Diao Chan, Si Teng, and Zhang San lead; dwarves follow; Zhou Yan and Zhen Mi guard the rear. Zhen Mi's spells ensure safety—no threat slips through.
Zhou Yan tests a goblin bow, drawing it taut. His strength—near 60—makes it look easy, earning Jerry's nod. Not everyone bends iron like that.
Goblins swarm, a green tide. Zhou Yan looses an arrow—it slams a foe back, toppling it into its kin. "Can't miss this crowd," he quips, nocking another.
Dwarves tense, but his team's calm steadies them. Diao Chan surges—lotus swordplay blooming. Phantoms trail her blade; she's a streak of light. Goblins fall in bursts, caves quaking from her strikes.
"Charge!" Zhou Yan calls. Si Teng, Zhang San, and the vine siblings dive in, attributes crushing their foes. Goblins crumple—no contest. Dwarves, spirits lifted, join the fray, finishing stragglers. Their trust in Zhou Yan grows.
A hulking goblin storms in—human-sized, rippling power. Jerry's eyes blaze. "That's their leader—razed our village, enslaved us!"
"Boss time," Zhou Yan grins, scanning:
[Monster: Goblin Lord]
[Quality: Enhanced Leader]
[Level: 20]
[Special: Spirit Boost, Strength Surge, Army Sweep]
[Introduction: A cunning, cruel commander fond of plundering weak races.]
Iron rod in hand, it's tougher than the piranha lord—skills and buffs make it deadly. Furious at its minions' failure, the lord roars, smashing its own with a swing, blood spraying.
"Savage," Zhou Yan mutters.
It charges Diao Chan, rod crashing. She dodges, the ground cratering. Zhen Mi strikes—mental waves stall its swing. Diao Chan's sword flashes for its head, but only gashes it—level 20 defenses hold.
The lord shakes off sleep, blood streaming, and swings again. Diao Chan leaps, evading the gust, then counters, carving more wounds. It flails, slowing, blood loss mounting. Zhen Mi hits again—sleep takes it.
Diao Chan seizes the moment, her full strike severing its head.
[Killed level 20 goblin lord. +600 soul coins, +600 spirit coins, black iron building chest.]
Goblins panic, fleeing. Diao Chan's team hunts them down, caves emptying. "Another building chest," Zhou Yan beams—black iron, better than basic. His space ensures S-tier evolution anyway. Three bronze chests sweeten the haul.
Jerry kneels. "My dwarves serve you, Lord."
Zhou Yan's might—avenging their kin—wins them over.
[Territory Prompt: "Dwarf patriarch Jerry offers his clan to Heavenly Court. Accept?"]
"Yes," Zhou Yan says.
[Territory Prompt: "Dwarves join Heavenly Court."]
[Territory Prompt: "Hidden trial task 'Race Submission' completed. +100 reputation points. Hide info for announcement?"]
Hidden task? Zhou Yan's stunned—trial secrets run deep. "Yes," he chooses.
[Newcomer Trial Announcement: "Territory [REDACTED], lord [REDACTED], nationality [REDACTED] completes hidden task. +100 reputation points."]
Chats erupt:
"Who's this freak? Hidden tasks now?"
"Same level 10 guy? We're doomed!"
"Two broadcasts? I'm out."