Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 38 Petrification
The real world is not a video game.

Before the boss appears, there will not be a sudden animated CG, or a grand and open venue, or loud and exciting background music to set off the upcoming tough battle.

The battle, like its end, was sudden and brief.

most of the time,
Just like a hare in the claws of a falcon or a mosquito in the mouth of a tree frog, facing more powerful predators in nature,
The adventurer didn't even know what kind of danger he was facing before he became a corpse.

First, there was Larry, who was closest.

Wearing tight armor, with sweat dripping down his face, he was half-turned, showing Doris behind him the exquisite sculpture he had found.

But then, the sudden loss of consciousness from the back and the frightened look of the blonde girl made him realize that something was wrong.

There was no time to look back.

Larry instinctively stretched out his hand as far as he could, as if he wanted to use all his strength to push Doris away from danger.

What was unexpected was Larry's actions.

This thin blonde girl, who seemed like she could be blown down by a gust of wind, showed a courage that was completely different from before at this moment.

Instead of turning around and running away, she even took a step forward, her face pale and determined, and held Larry's hands tightly with both hands.

The body suddenly leaned back, and the slender arms trembled as they exerted force, trying to pull the other person's body out of danger.

The two people, who had been awkward since the beginning of the mission, finally clarified their relationship under the catalysis of life and death crisis.

But, that’s it.

No matter how deep and touching the love is, facing the terrifying power beyond the standard, it will eventually disappear like ashes in the wind.

A lifeless, pale gray spread from Larry's back at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It swallowed up the vitality and color together.

Back, chest, abdomen, arms...

Just one breath.

Larry and Doris continued to look at each other and pull each other, and one could even clearly see the flying strands of hair on the side of the girl's cheek and the bulging blue veins on Larry's neck.

But the two people at the moment were like the sculptures of snakes and scorpions on the ground.

They became two motionless and silent pale stone statues.

Next is the half-elf Haian and his guard Wood.

Even though they were far away, they still couldn't escape the invasion of that unknown force.

Almost at the same time the "alert" sounded.

"Ding!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of something fragile breaking on the half-elf's body.

Then, a ray of green light as lush and green as tender sprouts after the rain suddenly burst out from Hai'an's waist and enveloped his entire body in an instant.

The air in front of him twisted and deformed, as if there was an invisible force that was blocked by the green light on the half-elf.

Just for a moment.

There was even a hint of confusion on Hai'an's face.

It was not until the next second that he realized that he and his companions had been attacked, and that the magical items they had used to save their lives had also been consumed.

Wood is the only professional in the entire team.

Even if it is not an outstanding existence among them, it is far from reaching the boundary called "supernormal".

However, the super high agility granted by the "Wanderer" still allowed him to react immediately.

The figure blurred in an instant, and the black shadow beneath him dragged with his footsteps.

He neither dodged nor blocked.

Instead, he gathered all his thoughts and concentrated all his attention in an instant, like a monk on the coast welcoming the waves, with his teeth clenched and his whole body tense, facing the invisible force surging in the air like a tide.

hum-

The body suddenly stiffened and then suddenly relaxed.

The outstanding physical fitness brought by a professional allowed him to withstand the erosion of this invisible force.

There was no time to rejoice.

This usually calm and composed wanderer now looked extremely embarrassed.

He turned suddenly and pounced on the half-elf who was protecting him.

"run!"

Finally, there is Xia Nan, who is located on the other side of the courtyard.

He had already decided to go back home, thinking of exploring the ruins again in the future, and had no intention of taking any souvenirs back.

He was not impressed by Larry's excited shouts and fell to the end of the team.

And it is precisely because of this that

Whether it was the pulling and petrification of Larry and Doris, or the green light bursting from the half-elf behind them,
He saw almost everything that happened on the field.

But just like the ripples caused by dew drops falling on the water and the subtle arcs drawn by the flapping wings of birds, those pictures that seem extremely clear and detailed in your eyes are actually the most hurried moments in time.

Xia Nan felt that he had reached the limit of what he could achieve.

Larry looked back—he had stopped approaching.

Wood was alert—he instinctively reached back to grab the hilt of the sword.

A green light flashed on Hai'an's body—and an iron-gray beheading sword was drawn from his back.

And when the wanderer's shout of "run" reaches the ears, it is converted into understandable information by the brain, and the command is issued, which is transmitted by the nerves, and the muscles drive the bones to take the first step.

The invisible force that seemed to have filled the air like mist also came in front of him.

boom--

The world seemed to be muted, and the bright colors before my eyes gradually faded.

It is difficult to describe in words how Xia Nan feels right now.

It's like winter swimming in temperatures of minus twenty degrees Celsius.

First, the skin surface felt cold and stinging for a moment, and the chill in the river water seemed to want to penetrate into the muscles and bones through the pores;

Then came numbness, and the sensations in those parts affected by the cold gradually disappeared as if they were frozen;
Then, the body, sensing the crisis, instinctively contracts its blood vessels, and the accelerated blood circulation causes streams of warm current to flow throughout the body, resisting the intrusion from the outside world.

The "Mastery" level of [Spin Slash] gave Xia Nan two valuable attribute points, plus he had a strong willpower after having lived two lives as a human.

At this moment, the "body" and "mind" form a wall to prevent the petrifying force from continuing to erode the body.

Let him pass the test that decides life and death.

My mind suddenly became hazy, and the colors before my eyes reappeared.

The fingertips, knees, and even the toes of the leather boots on his feet were all covered with a layer of pale gray.

In the sight, Hai'an was being carried by Wood towards the dense forest outside the courtyard.

The half-elf's face was filled with panic, and his bloodless lips moved up and down, shouting two words to Shanan:
"Run away!"

It was not until this moment that the culprit who nearly wiped out the entire team in the blink of an eye was discovered.

It also dragged its bloated and huge body and slowly crawled out from the dense foggy forest behind the courtyard with the leisurely and calm steps unique to a predator.

　There will be another chapter later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)