Chapter 277 In Danger In Forest

Chapter 277 In Danger In Forest

Tyler excavated the magic cores from the goblins around him, storing the first-tier ones in a bag to sell later and feeding the second-tier ones to the Shadow Sword Blaze Steed, increasing its experience by 20 points.

Then, he randomly chose one of the fleeing convict's footprints, accompanied by Moto-chan, and resumed tracking.

As Tyler ventured deeper into the forest, traces of demons became more frequent.

In addition to the traps set by goblins, there were occasionally demons that mimicked their surroundings to ambush passersby, such as Rock Scorpions and Treants.

With the aid of the Divine Eye of Transcendence, Tyler detected these demons' intentions to attack and easily evaded and defeated them. However, ordinary labyrinth explorers might have suffered some hardships.

After nearly ten more minutes, Tyler finally caught up with the fleeing convict, who was now a corpse.

This time, he made an important discovery near the body: in addition to the convict's footprints, there were also human footprints.

(Sibyl's footprints...)

The identification of the footprints provided Tyler with crucial clues.

Tyler remembered the names of all ten death-row inmates, and there was no "Sibyl" among them. In other words, this Sibyl must be one of the people sent by the Scarlet Family.

Tyler then examined the convict's corpse. Apart from some injuries sustained during the previous battle with the goblins, there was a fatal wound on his back, as if pierced by a long spear or similar weapon.

Combined with the footprints discovered earlier, it was evident that this injury was inflicted by Sibyl.

(Good, it seems I'm getting closer to the truth.)

Tyler changed his tracking target and began to follow Sibyl's trail.

As they walked, Moto-chan, who was following behind Tyler, suddenly bit his arm gently and whined softly. Within seconds, several red light indicators appeared from all directions, pointing at different parts of Tyler's body!

(Ambushed!)

Based on the thickness of the red light indicators, Tyler quickly deduced that the enemy was using crossbows or similar weapons. In this surrounded situation, breaking through was the safest option.

"Moto-chan! Break out!"

As Tyler leaped onto Moto-chan, he swung his sword towards the densest source of red light indicators. The neighing blazing stallion galloped through the air, devouring not only the arrows shot at them but also continuing to burn into the forest!

Tyler noticed that there was no information about killing demons in his field of vision, indicating that a single Blue Blaze Steed was not enough to kill these ambushers.

(Something's wrong. If they were first-tier goblin archers, they shouldn't be able to withstand the damage from the Blue Blaze Steed... Could it be that all the demons surrounding me are second-tier or higher?)

As Tyler pondered, arrows from other directions approached. Tyler activated the "Calculation Boost: Overclock" skill to enter bullet time and used the ironwood round shield he acquired in Delis Town to block the arrows.

Immediately after, he drew the "Fir Dragon Bow" from Moto-chan's horse armor and aimed at the goblins emerging from the shadows. With the "Heart of Focus: Intentness" skill assisting his aim, he fired several "Power Arrows" in succession, each one hitting its target's head, eliminating five enemies in one breath.

(Goblin Rogues, levels 43? 45? 47? ?)

Seeing the identification information of the enemies, Tyler was surprised. The Goblin Rogues that ambushed the convicts were only level 26, so why did they become nearly level 50 when facing him?

(I shouldn't have ventured too deep into the forest... Is it just bad luck?)

After withstanding the first wave of attacks, Tyler pulled the reins to change Moto-chan's direction and charged towards the goblins who had ambushed him.

Although this was Tyler's first encounter with goblins, based on his understanding of them from various anime and movies, the only way to truly deal with these cunning and treacherous creatures was to eradicate them completely.

Upon Tyler's shift to a confrontational approach, the goblins' tactics underwent a transformation.

Although his vision was somewhat obscured, Tyler could faintly discern the green-skinned goblins dispersing throughout the forest for cover.

Concurrently, a formidable goblin, standing three meters tall and brandishing a battle-axe in each hand, leaped forth from the woods, positioning itself directly before Tyler!

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Goblin Fearless Warrior, Male, 47 years old

Goblin Fearless Warrior - Lv61

Skills: 3/3

Life Energy: 6102/6118

Endurance: 3001/3021

Magic Energy: 1215/1215

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(Third tier? Truly?)

Tyler was not surprised to encounter a third-tier enemy within the labyrinth, but he was merely in the peripheral area. If the outer monsters were already this formidable, how terrifying would the labyrinth's core boss be?

(Slightly troublesome.)

(I must engage in swift combat.)

(Otherwise, if more goblins are attracted, escape will be impossible.)

Tyler did not allow the Goblin Fearless Warrior to distract him excessively. Surveying his surroundings, he was devising? a strategy to swiftly conclude the battle.

At that moment, the Goblin Fearless Warrior unleashed a piercing roar, and a red glow enveloped all nearby goblins, their murderous intent palpable.

(As expected of a third-tier creature, capable of bestowing group enhancements...!)

Tyler did not falter, promptly summoning the "Shadow Behind" and entrusting it with the Shadow Sword Blaze Steed to charge the enemy lines!

"Moto-chan! Let's assault the rear ranks!"

Seizing the opportunity while the shadow duplicate engaged the Goblin Fearless Warrior, Tyler rode Moto-chan into the forest.

Moto-chan seemed to activate a special ability, disregarding the trees and shrubs' obstruction, charging like a tank. This allowed Tyler to freely target the goblin sharpshooters hidden in the trees!

(Two left...)

(One left...)

As the final Goblin Rogue attempted to flee, Tyler unhesitatingly hurled the Venomous Blade - Poison Dragon Claw, striking the enemy's calf. Capitalizing on the enemy's stumble, Tyler followed up with an arrow to the head, concluding the battle at the rear.

At that moment, the distant Goblin Fearless Warrior charged toward Tyler with a roar. The shadow duplicate persevered until the last moment but failed to return the Shadow Sword Blaze Steed to Tyler.

Tyler hurled a smoke bomb and dismounted, splitting with Moto-chan to evade the Goblin Fearless Warrior's charge.

The shadow duplicate was defeated, but the issue was not significant. Tyler's command to the duplicate was: Do not use magic power; inflict as much damage as possible while holding off the Goblin Fearless Warrior.

Now, with no concerns remaining, it was time to send the Goblin Fearless Warrior on its way.