parentshiftbook Chapter 75 Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Materials
Chapter 75 Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Materials
Lin Er drew his Moonlight Sword, and Flora and the others also drew their weapons.
They were led by Flora, who followed the tracks on the ground.
As they approached the marshland, some strange, noisy cries came from it. Through the thin mist, they could see that the shallow water was teeming with aquatic plants.
Some small, strange-looking creatures were moving among the water plants; at first glance, there seemed to be quite a few of them, numbering in the hundreds.
Lin Er glanced around carefully and didn't see any big goblins like the bear goblins. Most of them were green goblins, and there were probably not many that had reached the first tier.
Flora stopped and whispered, "There are so many goblins. Their lair must be nearby."
Talia and Keller both showed disgust upon seeing so many goblins.
Talia gripped her staff tightly, gritting her teeth, and said, "Senior brother, these goblins not only destroy Blackrock City's food production, but they also harm women. I had a distant cousin who was tortured to death by goblins."
Keller added, "I have a cousin who was also seriously wounded in a goblin attack and died on the battlefield."
"I understand." Lin Er frowned and said in a deep voice, "Now let's find their lair first, and then wipe them out in one fell swoop."
Upon hearing this, Talia and Keller were immediately filled with enthusiasm.
After finalizing the plan, Lin Er did not alert the enemy and had Flora continue to investigate.
After walking a few hundred meters, the four of them came to a few small mounds in the forest. Two entrances to underground caves had been dug out beneath them, and goblins would occasionally emerge from the caves.
This should be the goblin's lair.
Lin Er looked at the two holes again. They were only half a person high, and even if he bent over, it would be difficult for him to squeeze in. The environment inside must be very complicated.
Talia suggested, "Senior brother, there are probably a lot of goblins in this cave. Let's cut a bundle of grass and smoke them out."
Flora shook her head and said, "Goblins are very cunning, and they are very good at digging holes. It won't be easy to smoke them out."
Talia was unwilling to give up and said, "Isn't there a swamp not far away? I can summon water elementals to draw water in. If we pour water in, they probably won't be able to withstand it."
Flora said, "Your magic power probably hasn't fully recovered, and the speed of a peak first-tier water elemental is just too slow to fill the cave."
"Is there really no other way?"
Talia sighed deeply, at a loss for what to do.
Lin Er thought to himself that he had a quest to kill elemental entities and obtain essences, and he could test the effect when the time came.
He immediately said, "Let's seal the cave first, then the goblins inside won't be able to escape."
"Talia, you come with me to seal the cave entrance. Flora, you check the surrounding area again to see if there are any other exits."
Lin Er quickly gave the order, telling Keller to stay put and keep watch to prevent the goblins from noticing anything amiss and reporting to the swamp ahead of time.
Then, Lin Er covered Talia as they approached the cave.
At the entrance to the cave, a goblin was quite surprised by their appearance. Just as it was about to shout, a white sword shadow flew past.
The goblin was instantly cleaved in two and fell heavily to the ground, dying without uttering a sound.
"Talia, set up the vines."
Talia nodded upon hearing this. She raised her staff and cast a spell, and a patch of vines and thorns covered the opening, completely blocking it.
At that moment, Flora also leaped over from not far away.
"I've checked the area, and there's no third entrance."
"That's good." Lin Er nodded in satisfaction, then added, "Let's hurry over to the marshland."
The four quickly arrived near the swamp, but the goblins, who were still foraging, did not notice the danger approaching.
Lin Er lowered his voice and said, "Flora, you take Talia and Keller down below to block them, I'll block them up above. Try not to let a single one escape."
Flora nodded and said, "I understand."
At this moment, Keller couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, won't it be dangerous for you to go to the north alone to block the enemy?"
Talia patted Keller on the head.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could my senior brother be in any danger?"
Seeing this, Lin Er laughed and said, "If there is any danger, I will run away. You all should also be careful."
If there is any real danger, run downstream along the river to the trade route, and I will meet you there.
After giving his instructions, he immediately drew his sword and leaped northward, forming an encirclement with Flora and the other two.
Soon, Lin Er detoured to the north of the goblins. He silently calculated the distance and stood in a suitable position.
Just then, an arrow flew through the air and struck a goblin on the spot.
Seeing that Flora and the others had launched their attack, Lin Er immediately released his flying sword.
The sword flashed like lightning, striking forward with incredible speed, and cleaved three goblins in two wherever it went.
The goblins in the swamp were startled and poked their heads out from among the water plants, seemingly still confused about what had happened.
Lin Er naturally wouldn't let this good opportunity slip by. With a flick of his finger, his flying sword danced in the air above the marsh, each strike killing a goblin.
Many goblins yelled loudly, creating a chaotic scene. They grabbed weapons such as harpoons, clubs, and spears and quickly gathered together.
Many goblins looked around and soon spotted Lin'er, then gathered and charged over.
Seeing this, Lin Er said in a deep voice, "Just what I wanted."
Seeing the goblins gathering together, he stopped acting and silently recited a sword incantation.
The flying sword hovered in the air, and the next moment it flew directly into the goblin horde.
In an instant, a large amount of blood splattered. With a single slash of the flying sword, seven or eight goblins fell to the ground, their limbs and chunks of flesh flying everywhere.
Like wheat, in the blink of an eye, swathes of green 'wheat' fell down.
"Croak!"
The surviving goblin was so frightened that its face contorted, and it screamed and ran away.
Lin Er followed after him. His attack range reached 200 meters. Although the attack power was greatly reduced beyond 100 meters, it was enough to deal with goblins.
Soon, Lin Er and Flora surrounded the goblin from both sides and successfully killed the last one that was still standing.
"Senior brother, this is too exaggerated. I didn't even see it clearly, and all the goblins were dead."
"Senior brother, I'm sorry, it seems that Talia and I weren't of much help."
Talia and Keller were both excited. They had seen their senior brother easily kill forest wolves with his flying sword, but they did not expect it to be so effective at killing a large number of goblins.
It was nothing short of a massacre.
Lin Er waved his hand and said, "Don't be so happy yet. Flora and I need to keep watch. There are so many goblins, you'll have to cut off their ears."
Talia and Keller turned around upon hearing this, only to see goblin limbs and fragments piled up on the ground, and their expressions immediately froze.
"Oh, Talia, let's get to work."
Keller was the first to come to his senses, took out a small knife and handed it to Talia. The couple often did odd jobs, so they quickly got into the swing of things and started searching through the pile of goblin corpses.
Lin Er withdrew his gaze, keeping an eye on the situation in the marshland while looking towards the lake to the north, but unfortunately, the fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything.
"I don't know where the water element is hidden."
An hour passed quickly.
Talia and Keller came over, panting and covered in sweat, carrying two sacks.
Talia wiped the sweat from her face and said, "Senior brother, we've finished counting. There are 210 ears."
Lin Er nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Talia smiled slightly.
"It's nothing, it's our duty to help our senior brother."
Just then, a strange noise came from the north side of the marsh, and a large number of water birds took flight from the shore and scattered in all directions.
Lin Er looked up and saw a huge, strange shadow looming in and out of the mist, its pair of oddly shaped antlers particularly conspicuous.
"Oh no, it looks like the Deer-Headed Demon! Flora, you guys run!"
Flora's expression instantly turned serious. Seeing that Lin Er was still standing there, she subconsciously asked, "And what about you?"
"I'm fast enough, you guys go first," Lin Er urged hurriedly.
Flora took a deep breath and said, "Be careful."
She left behind these words of concern and led Talia and the others to flee south.
Lin Er looked back and saw them disappear into the mist before he felt relieved.
At this moment, the Deer-Headed Demon walked over with heavy steps, and the ground trembled as a result.
Lin Er noticed that the Deer-Headed Demon was not paying any attention to him, so he did not launch an attack first, but instead leaped back a hundred meters to maintain a safe distance.
The stag-headed demon arrived at the goblin corpse on the shore, opened its blood-red maw, and began to devour it greedily.
"So it was attracted here by the goblin corpse."
Lin Er breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing this, he stopped trying to stop the Deer-Headed Demon.
At that moment, a message popped up.
During your patrol, you encountered a wood-attribute demon beast causing trouble. Defeating it will reward you with wood spiritual energy, one of the materials needed for building a foundation in the Heavenly or Earthly Dao.
Wood elemental energy? Foundation building materials for the Heavenly Dao?
Lin Er was startled.
After careful consideration, he calmed down and didn't let himself be blinded by emotions.
Before reaching the late stage of Qi Refining, he absolutely could not defeat the Deer-Headed Demon.
Without hesitation, Lin Er turned and left to rejoin Flora and the others.