Why can't humans do it too?

"..."

Ronnie's expression instantly turned ferocious. If Xin Ke's words were translated, they would be something like calling goblins worse than pigs or dogs, or something similar.

The pre-battle trash talk proved highly effective, perfectly igniting the anger of both sides. The only one who wanted to shout and cover his head was Suer—even now, Xinke hadn't abandoned him, meaning he was facing Ronnie's murderous intent head-on.

Rather, Suer actually hoped that Xin wouldn't abandon him... He hadn't even boarded the submarine yet, and he couldn't possibly jump over to some platform now that he'd been thrown there. But being stuck between two people who were about to start fighting didn't seem like a good thing either...

They exchanged glances, both wanting the other dead instantly, not even daring to say another word. Without a word of greeting, Ronnie vanished from his spot, his broad, sharp blade sweeping directly towards Xin Ke and Su Er. If they didn't dodge, he would cut them in two the next moment.

Without much movement, as if dancing, Xin Ke gracefully spun backward in mid-air to dodge the attack. Her slender arm drew an arc in the air, passing over Ronnie's head. There wasn't much color, only a dark green light flashing from her fingertips, but no one would feel safe if they were touched.

It was just a greeting.

Both of them knew that such an attack could not cause any real damage to the other. This exchange was not even an appetizer. After all, the two had fought each other in that desert and had a full understanding of each other's methods.

The only one that was different and unusual among this pre-dinner dessert was Suer.

He was clinging to Xin Ke.

Chapter Seventy-Three Throwing

The sudden attack and flip made Suer instinctively hold on tightly to Xin Ke to prevent himself from falling. His limbs twisted and wrapped around Xin Ke's body like ropes.

This man can be incredibly flexible when necessary.

Although Suer did not have a fear of heights, being suspended in the air with nothing beneath his feet still made him feel a chill in his heart, and he felt dizzy just by looking down.

The scene was so awkward that Ronnie, who had temporarily stepped aside, didn't take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Instead, he watched as Xin Ke, with a blank expression, pushed Su Er away from him.

"Mr. Monkey? You'll die if you do that?" Xin Ke said with a forced smile. The meaning behind Xin Ke's words was clear: if you keep doing this, I'll kill you myself.

Xinke casually tossed him onto another platform with magic, and Suer anxiously watched the two people fighting again.

The magical radiance intertwined, turning this spacious area into a battlefield between two people. From top to bottom and from left to right, streaks of light would occasionally tear the surrounding steel walls in half, not to mention those who were accidentally injured.

The submarine that was waiting for final assembly had been pierced by a stray bullet, whether from Xin Ke or Ronnie, and had fallen from the sky. It was unknown which unlucky person it would hit, and even Su Er was not spared.

The fan-shaped, rainbow-colored, light-forged shard that Xinke had just fired was gone in an instant. If Suer hadn't cleverly dropped to the ground when he saw them approaching, the shard would have not only sliced ​​the steel pillar behind him, but would have cut him in two as well.

A large number of damaged objects were falling downwards. Suer didn't know if the escaped goblins at the bottom had successfully boarded the submarine, or if they could survive. The only thing he was sure of was that the falling objects would undoubtedly tell the goblins that something had happened at the top of the city as well.

Ronnie probably came alone, but it won't be long before he's not the only goblin here.

This can't go on any longer.

There has to be a turning point that allows them to escape.

"Xin Ke! Divine Essence!!", Su Er shouted at Xin Ke with the shortest words possible, as he lay on the edge of the platform.

There was no reply, but Suer knew that the two men who were fighting had definitely heard his shout.

“…That makes sense~” On the other side, Xin Ke, who was holding her hands in front of her chest and forming a magic circle, suddenly winked playfully at Ronnie, who was raising a giant sword to fight her.

The next moment, Xin Ke vanished into thin air. Ronnie's expression suddenly changed, and the greatsword he was holding tilted slightly to one side. The enormous energy trapped between the two of them, after losing control from both sides, gently drew a small circle in the air along this tiny angle.

Bang! ! !

Boom!

The series of explosions were not an illusion. The only place where Suer could stand was tilting. The building had been cut in half, and the unidentified objects inside were exploding continuously, spreading upwards and shattering into the smallest fragments.

He could already feel the scorching heat; the steel beneath his feet seemed to be melting. Suer could even see it gradually turning red and tilting. Before it became almost vertical, Suer could only push off with all his might while he could still barely stand, and leap into the air!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Unable to control his screams, he even forgot to call out Xin Ke's name. As he flew through the air, Su Er could clearly feel the heat emanating from his back. The expanding air felt like an invisible giant hand pushing him outwards, and in an instant, he was about to be slammed against the wall on the other side!

call!

A green figure flashed through the air, and Xin Ke caught him before he could turn into a pool of flesh and blood and slam into the wall.

His entire back and calves were burning with pain. The explosion that sent the building flying out wasn't just heat, but also tiny steel fragments. Even without touching it, Suer knew that his back was now a bloody mess.

"He can only choose the Divine Essence!" Ignoring the injury on his back, Suer instinctively hugged Xin Ke tightly, raising his voice to remind her, as if afraid the Forest Spirit wouldn't hear him.

Yes, Ronnie has no choice but to either protect the Divine Essence or watch Sur and Hinco leave. He can't have it all.

Even though the safe use of divine essence is by no means a simple matter, the unsafe use is much simpler. Unactivated divine essence is indeed not so easy to detonate, but the forest elf is not an ordinary forest elf. Ronnie could not be sure what preparations this extraordinary long-eared creature had made for the divine essence when he arrived—most importantly, he could not afford to gamble.

Regardless, this was his home, the most important city for the goblins.

This is not a matter of probability.

Whether the impact is good or bad, as long as it can affect that inactive divine essence, that's fine. This is what Su Er wanted to say to Xin Ke, but he didn't need to finish. Xin Ke already understood what he meant.

Like an arrow shot from a bowstring, Xinke carried Suer through the air, their destination the enormous robot that still stands there today.

"...Don't underestimate me!!!" Enraged even more by the two people's audacious actions, he completely disregarded the strength that his past spiritual weapon could withstand. The weapon, which Ronnie held tightly in his hand, continued to transform, flashing with blue and white lightning, and finally turned into a sharp lance-like weapon, which he then threw out with force!

The spiraling lance, though launched by Ronnie a step later, arrived before Shinko at a speed that seemed to transcend time and space—it could not proceed any further.

With keen insight and decisiveness, Xin Ke stepped on the magically formed air wall and veered back to the other side.

boom!!!

Who would have thought that even though this enormous robot was not yet completed, the first attack it would face would come from the very master who created it?

Xin Ke's figure paused in mid-air for a simple reason: after the smoke cleared, the spirit armor that Ronnie had transformed and thrown was safely embedded in the head of the giant robot.

The goblin species without its spirit armor is not a threat. Given the massive amount of spirit energy within Ronnie, he wouldn't even need Shinko to lift a finger; without his spirit armor, he would simply explode and die as soon as he casts a spell.

Chapter Seventy-Four Forging

He glanced at the lance stuck in the head of the giant robot beside him. Blue and white lightning occasionally spilled out from inside the spirit armor. Even though the special effects looked very cool and stylish, even Suer knew that this was a sign that the spirit armor could no longer control the spirit it contained. In fact, in that short time, small pieces were already falling off the surface of the lance, and it would be completely shattered in no time.

Xinke is making a decision: whether to swoop down and take this opportunity to kill this wretched gopher.

"Ah, if you're going to attack, now's the time?" Knowing what Xin Ke's pause meant, Ronnie grinned and mocked without flinching. "The time has come to test your courage and spirit, long ears... let's have a fight!"

A very clumsy provocation, but—the challenge was accepted.

With a wave of her hand, she flung Suer to a temporarily safe place. Xin Ke transformed into a bright green meteorite and fell from the sky under the acceleration of gravity, determined to completely obliterate Ronnie into ashes. Even the surrounding air was pushed aside by this attack.

boom!!!

The flames, expanding and spreading, showed no mercy in the city of the moles; this was the strongest attack Xin Ke could unleash, using all her knowledge!

Nervously lying on the marrow, Su Er didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He wanted to look down, but he was afraid of falling off the smooth edge. Yes, Xin Ke simply tossed him onto the marrow.

He unintentionally achieved something that Riku had never even heard of—stepping on a god and reaching the pinnacle of life.

Suer looked guiltily at the distant divine furnace... Very well, even now the God of Forging has not reacted in the slightest, and has not felt any anger at the thought of his kin being trampled by a wild beast.

Looking around for a place to grab onto, Suer's eyes lit up. He grabbed the edge of the elevated structure on the side of the giant robot's head and tried his best to press his head against the edge of the divine probe to look down.

Leaving aside the debris from the destroyed and fallen buildings, the flames that rose and expanded in a cloud-like pattern gradually dissipated into the air after reaching their end, leaving only the surging air and scorching heat in front of Suer.

Ronnie is not dead; in fact, he and Hinco are right in the center of the explosion.

Blood slowly trickled down his forehead, but compared to this insignificant injury, what he was actually holding in his hand, which was barely larger than his palm, was a round shield that had been torn to shreds. It was this shield, which was radiating an elven light, that had blocked most of the damage for him. No one knew where he had produced such a magical garment out of thin air.

"...Not bad at imitation, huh?" Ronnie praised in a cryptic way, but his words, though meant as a compliment, only made Xin Ke's face grow even darker.

Something is making a creaking or groaning sound.

Fine cracks were gradually appearing on the surface of the small shield blocking Ronnie's way, and Ronnie wasn't the only one who noticed it.

Suddenly, the ground beneath Ronnie's feet shattered, but he didn't panic at all. It was all under his control. He fell downwards following the guidance of gravity. Xin Ke's downward slash passed right across his forehead, and the man's arrogant smile remained unchanged.

Even though he had been forced into this seemingly hopeless situation where he could die at any moment, Ronnie was still confident that he would not die. Shin's plan to kill him directly or force him to skip the Spirit Armor and use magic directly failed.

The small shield deformed beneath him, and in the next moment it acted like a spring, propelling Ronnie into the air, even higher than where Sull was at that moment.

As the goblin soared into the sky, its crimson eyes fell squarely on him. Sul stared intently at the goblin looking down at him, as if trying to see right through him.

The shield shattered.

"Ah, it's still a bit too weak since it was just something hastily made," Ronnie clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, raising his voice and stretching out his arms as if he were in a huge theater full of audience members, "Anyway~ welcome to the Goblin Spirit Armor Lecture!"

ha?

Suer was completely bewildered. His first thought was that this goblin, whose language skills were clearly not very good, might have learned the wrong words, resulting in unclear expression... But wait, wasn't this sentence quite coherent?

And it seems that's true; this goblin is practically overflowing with a desire to perform.

Ronnie casually placed his hand on the steel wall behind him and pulled out a small hammer from his person.

It feels like it's becoming increasingly meaningless.

Although he didn't know why the enemy had suddenly gone mad, Suer decided to make good use of the time. While maintaining his balance, he began to look for something he could do to help Xinke. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the divine essence beneath him was not directly welded to the robot's body, but rather a groove had been created in the robot's shoulder beforehand and then secured with a frame.

After taking out his small dagger and brandishing it a couple of times, Suer wisely abandoned the idea of ​​prying off the restraints.

"...all you need is the right amount of materials, and then—"

boom!

Before he could finish speaking, the area where Ronnie was standing was engulfed by a beam of light.

It was obvious that Xin Ke had no intention of listening to his rambling.

"Cough cough cough! He really is impatient. Are all long-eared people this rude and disrespectful?" Ronnie coughed and mocked as he quickly rolled and jumped onto the wrecked wreckage next to him.

"I just don't want to waste time on trashy Digletts," Xin Ke said mockingly as she slowly flew up from below, her hand brimming with Pokémon.

"Ah~, you're clearly stealing our inscription techniques but still saying things like that?" Ronnie burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. "You really are a dishonest long-eared fellow—"

boom!

Boom boom boom!

One explosion after another followed. Almost as soon as Ronnie jumped to a safe spot, Xinke's attack arrived beside him. Compared to Suer, Ronnie, who could not use magic and could only jump around with his body, looked more like a monkey.

Perhaps realizing this himself, after several escapes, Ronnie became so enraged that he turned around, placed one hand on the wreckage at his feet, and all Sull saw was him forcefully slamming down the small hammer in his hand!

The wreckage was shrinking, deforming, and everything happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that Suer could barely see it. It wasn't an explosion caused by Shinko, but rather the sound that Ronnie himself made, like a massive bomb being stuffed into a confined space, resulting in a deafening explosion that seemed to come out of nowhere.

Immediately following all this was Xin Ke's subsequent attack.

Chapter Seventy-Five: The Power of the Goblin Seed

"And so, the spirit dress was completed..."