That's amazing survival skills!

Lin Yuan led the way, Gu Siyu brought up the rear, Wang Xi stood on the left, and Han Miao stood on the right. The four of them formed a diamond shape and made their way into the forest with light steps.

There was no noise, only the rustling of leaves in the wind; the woods were unusually quiet.

There were no insects chirping or birds singing; apart from the sound of four people walking quietly on the damp, withered leaves, there was no other sound in the forest.

After walking about thirty meters, messy footprints were left on the road.

The shadows of the trees thinned out, revealing a small open space.

Ahead was a small, slightly raised mound, in front of which stood two dog-headed, human-bodied monsters holding long spears. In front of them, a group of children were playing, frolicking, chasing and running.

Not far away, three or five kobolds were gathered. A thick wooden beam stood upright, and a goat was hanging upside down with its two hind legs bound by vines, emitting a weak, fearful tremor.

A faint smell of blood lingered in the air.

Accompanied by a ticking sound.

Blood was flowing from the wound on the goat's neck, pooling in the wooden basin below.

"These are kobolds?" Han Miao squatted down, his disgust undisguised. "They're so ugly."

"Should we charge in and kill them now?" Wang Xi asked.

Having never seen anything like this before, it was inevitable to feel a little nervous, even with a touch of inexplicable excitement and anticipation.

After a moment of silence, Gu Siyu said, "I think we can deal with the situation outside first."

"Nobody knows how many kobolds are inside." Lin Yuan observed the number in front of him.

The requirement on the panel is to kill twenty people.

If we include all the cubs, there are about ten of them. Conservatively speaking, there should be at least ten of them.

The quantity is neither large nor small!

Lin Yuan compared the combat strength of the two sides and decided to deal with the immediate problem first.

"wait for me."

Lin Yuan felt around on the ground and gently tossed the pebble forward.

The pebbles rolling forward quickly attracted the attention of the cubs, who stopped and looked over curiously, their noses twitching as they cautiously stepped forward.

He picked up the irregularly shaped pebble, examined it closely, and then, finding it wasn't anything of value, threw it away in disgust.

Just as it was about to turn around, a pebble hit it squarely on the back of the head.

"Awoo!"

The kobolds on guard and skinning cast their gazes over, but upon realizing it was just the howling of cubs, they turned their heads away and continued with their tasks.

"I'll go out first, you guys follow," Lin Yuan said, pointing to the cubs in front of her. "You deal with them."

"Why?" Han Miao asked, somewhat annoyed.

Why should he, the big guy, let them deal with these defenseless cubs?

"I also think we can wait a bit longer, lure the cubs over with pebbles, and then..."

Wang Xi was interrupted by Lin Yuan before she could finish speaking.

"A sneak attack won't work." Lin Yuan pointed at the kobolds who seemed nonchalant but were actually secretly observing the cubs' movements. "We've been discovered."

"How is that possible?" Gu Siyu exclaimed in a low voice.

They were well hidden; a patch of low bushes completely concealed their figures, giving them no chance of being exposed.

Lin Yuan pointed to her nose.

"Don't forget, a dog's nose is the most sensitive."

The three women's expressions changed slightly.

Thinking he had hidden himself well, he never expected to be exposed right under their noses. His face turned pale, feeling that he, as a human being, had been tricked by those ugly creatures.

Before the three women could react, Lin Yuan had already rushed out.

The previously ignorant kobold cub instantly shed its disguise, becoming ferocious and baring its teeth as it pounced on the intruder.

"Get out of here."

As Lin Yuan advanced, he kicked aside the cub in front of him and charged towards the kobold on guard without stopping.

The spear thrusts forward.

Lin Yuan gripped the thrusting spear with one hand, dodged another attack, and swung the fire axe in a wide arc.

puff!

A head flew into the air.

As my gaze spun around, I saw the human who had been discovered long ago suddenly wielding a long spear, which he plunged viciously into the chest of his fellow human.

The immense force pinned the body of its kind to the mound, where it struggled incessantly.

The invading human took three steps in two, swinging his dark red weapon in a wide arc, separating his companion's body.

This... looks like my weapon?

The vision went completely dark.

Compared to Lin Yuan's decisiveness, the three women seemed much more flustered, as it was their first time dealing with the situation and they were somewhat at a loss.

The grand pronouncements made before were not so easy after actually trying them out.

Lin Yuan had no intention of helping them. She hooked the spear with her toe, held it in her hand, and quickly threw it out.

The kobolds, preparing to charge towards the three women, had one of their chests pierced through. The immense force propelled it backward, and with a clang, the spearhead embedded itself in the beam next to the goat.

"Awoo!"

The piercing pain made it howl madly.

puff!

puff!

Two dog heads detached from the neck and spun in the air, until the headless fountain collapsed straight down.

The continuous notifications of killing kobolds echoed in his ears, but the increase in experience did not allow Lin Yuan to break through his level.

"Not all the killing is over yet?"

"Almost there!" Han Miao raised the iron axe in his hand and slammed it down onto the ground. "Don't rush me!"

Compared to her wild, sweeping swings...

Gu Siyu and Wang Xi seized the opportunity and killed them with a single blow.

The kobolds rushed out from the mound, but they didn't do much good. As soon as they showed their heads, Lin Yuan killed them with a spear and chopped off their heads with an axe.

[Mission: Kill the Kobolds (19/20)]

The cub was cornered, surrounded by three hairless, ugly human women standing on all three sides, baring their teeth and pouncing fiercely, ready to bite.

The metallic, jet-black iron axe fell down from ahead.

boom!

The cub's head was split open.

With a single blow of his axe, Han Miao killed the cub in front of him. He then struck it twice more, saying gleefully, "Serves you right for running around like a mudfish!"

"There's another one?"

Lin Yuan frowned and looked towards the mound as the data for the last end of the hill was still not being tallied on the panel.

It was too dark inside, with no torches or lighting, making it very dangerous to go in.

Should we take the risk?

Just as Lin Yuan was pondering, a fire suddenly burst forth from the mound, moving very quickly.

"spread!"

Just as Lin Yuan was about to dodge, she noticed the three women looking flustered and scrambling to escape.

But the fireball in front of them was moving too fast. By the time they left, they might have been roasted into pieces, scattered and broken.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

Lin Yuan stood still and silently activated the skill "Hardness".

His entire body had a rusty sheen, and his muscle fibers were thickening and his skin was becoming increasingly firm.

Even without checking the increase in defense on the panel, Lin Yuan could clearly feel the surge in defense, giving him enough confidence to block the fireball in front of him.

boom!

The fireball exploded, and Lin Yuan forced himself to withstand it, feeling his skin burning hot. The clothes he had bought for 49.9 yuan for two on Pinduoduo spontaneously combusted under the impact of the heat wave.

He quickly took it off, revealing his strong upper body bare, and rushed towards the mound with a fire axe in hand.

Upon entering the mound, strange, chattering sounds emanated from within, and the air still carried the lingering warmth of the fireball's journey.

Lin Yuan could clearly feel a warm current flowing in the air toward a certain place, as if it were being sucked away by a vacuum pump.

The cave was pitch black, and it was difficult to see clearly.

But Lin Yuan could sense the direction of the heat flow, the source of which was right in front of him, and the chattering sound was the most obvious.

"Die!"

Even though he couldn't see clearly, Lin Yuan still chose to raise his fire axe and chop forward.

puff!

The sound of flesh being pierced was exceptionally clear after the chattering disappeared.

There was a momentary resistance in front of the fire axe, but with Lin Yuan's enhanced arm strength, it was impossible to stop it. The fire axe continued to move downwards until it landed on the dry ground and embedded itself in it.

It was accompanied by a clanging sound, like a wooden stick hitting the ground.

[Mission: Kill 20/20 Kobolds (Completed)]

"hiss!"

Lin Yuan gasped, her whole body burning with pain.

Kill the kobold priest, gain 150 experience.

[Level 3 - 4]

Ignoring the joy of the kill and the level increase, Lin Yuan quickly walked out of the mound.

The cold wind made the burning pain on my skin even more intense!

The three women couldn't help but feel worried when they saw the burn marks on Lin Yuan's upper body.