After the initial panic, players seemed to gradually become accustomed to the goblins' rhythm.
They no longer took the initiative to attack but began to defend passively, preserving their stamina while their cooperation improved gradually.
Although several players began to show signs of injury, they gradually seized the initiative, switching from passive defense to active defense.
However, the goblins were slowly losing their stamina. Being level 8 after all, and coupled with their innate racial disadvantages, despite their richer combat experience, they gradually began to falter.
Finally, after battling for five or six minutes, the players started their counterattack.
"Their speed has slowed down!"
"They're tired, this is a good chance! Demacia, use your ultimate!"
"Unyielding...! Whirlwind Slash—!"
Demacia roared, first buffing himself with Unyielding to instantly boost his defense and attack, then he unleashed his powerful skill Whirlwind Slash, his green little skirt ferociously lifted by the whirlwind, revealing the faint Holy Light beneath the dress.
Accompanied by three "snap" sounds, weapons in the hands of three goblins were instantly knocked away.
"Go!"
Following a roar, Boxed Meal and Gugu Bird surged forward, unleashing their skills and ruthlessly dispatching two goblins.
Seeing the situation turn sour, the third goblin turned tail and ran, only to be entangled by a vine from Li Mu, and turned to ash under a Fireball from Little Xian Miao...
The three goblins finally died, and their bodies turned to ashes under the operation of the War Sacrifice, leaving behind tattered equipment.
The five players received a system notification, earning a hefty sum of experience points each. A new task also appeared in their system tab [Eliminate Goblins: 3].
As the goblins died, Eve felt two forces traverse the void, the weaker one being the goblins' vitality and the stronger one the resentment of Elf Souls, both nourishing Her body, providing Her with about 0.03 points of Divine Power value.
The players sat collapsed on the ground, panting heavily while receiving healing from Li Mu.
"Finally took them down."
"Didn't expect these goblins to be so tough."
"Boxed Meal, you were pretty skilled just now! Without you, I might have died once."
Demacia slumped on the ground, exhaling as he spoke.
Boxed Meal didn't make a sound, just nodded, silently gathering the weapons left by the goblins.
Seeing those weapons, Gugu Bird's eyes lit up:
"These scimitars are nice, sharper than our wooden swords."
"Ha ha, our first share of the spoils."
"Ah... a pity no Divine Blood Crystal dropped, a bit disappointing."
The players chattered among themselves.
Seeing the players in good spirits, Berserker was in a less favorable mood.
"Just to eliminate three goblins, we exhausted so much effort, what's there to be proud of?"
"Don't worry, just keep watching."
Eve replied with a slight smile in his heart.
Berserker, helpless, continued to watch.
After some healing, the players' injuries finally recovered.
The five players gathered to hold a meeting.
Li Mu's expression was somewhat serious, he sighed:
"Didn't expect that just three goblins would be so troublesome; it seems both our cooperation and actual combat abilities need improvement."
Gugu Bird nodded:
"Agreed."
The combat in this game is just too realistic, and all those techniques they had used before against unintelligent weak monsters were almost useless against the barely intelligent Goblins.
"However, this experiment has proven that Demacia's tactics can be applied. Although there are risks, Goblins have short legs, and they don't seem to run as fast as we Elves..."
"Not directly entering Feilengcui was a wise choice. These are just the three weakest Goblins; it's hard to imagine how strong the ones inside must be."
"A war of attrition is still viable. We can just pick on the weak ones, lure them out, and gradually improve our coordination and techniques through battle. Once we grow stronger, we can then confront those powerful Goblins."
"Their stamina is poor; if we can withstand their initial frenzy, the latter part of the fight will be much easier."
"It seems they also have some issues with their eyesight. If we use high attack speed skills during battle, it might be surprisingly effective."
"Agree, I think we can also start including other players now, but remind them that it's best if the whole team is level 10. If not, it's better for two teams to move together."
"Those who can cast Magic need to be careful not to cause friendly fire..."
"Also, we need to keep quiet and grow in a low-key manner, don't startle the snake by the grass; if we end up attracting all the Goblins, it's game over..."
"We can do it this way: lure about a dozen at a time with one person coordinating the monster luring, then drag them far away. Each squad then selects their target to fight against. We definitely can't take them one-on-one, so we'll just mob them."
"In a mob fight, Goblins are definitely no match; we'll attack back once we become stronger!"
"Agree."
"Agree."
"..."
The conversation among the five players was also overheard by Berserker, who felt slightly surprised at their analysis:
"Mother Goddess above... it seems they also possess unity and discipline. Not to say whether they have the noble character of Elfs, but they do have a measure of the cunning and intelligence typical of humans. Luring and mobbing Goblins... they came up with that idea."
Hearing Berserker's sighs, Eve shook her head.
After all, they're just a bunch of humans disguised as Elves...
After some discussion, the special attack team's five players summarized their combat experience into a simple strategy guide and shared it with other players through the live stream.
The rest of the players, who had been waiting at the camp, also began to teleport through the newly established Teleportation Array.
Before long, dozens of players appeared in the forest.
"The battle starts now!"
"I've been waiting for so long! Just watching the live stream got me so pumped!"
"Demacia's movements are too stiff! If not for the heroics of Boss Boxed Lunch, I think he would've been kneeling by now!"
Watching the excited players, the five pioneers quickly reminded them:
"Don't get too excited, these Goblins are not weak, don't let your guard down."
The players were quite optimistic:
"Haha, don't worry, we'll just mob them; five against one, we can surely win. Besides, we still have three perfect revives."
"The combat experience of this game looks so real! I wonder if I can apply it in real life after I get skilled..."
"Is anyone going to lure the monsters? Demacia, how about you go again?"
Demacia: ...
One person turned dark with an indignant refusal:
"You go if you want, I'm not doing it again!"
What a joke, he, a mighty man of eight feet, dressing up as a woman was enough for once!
"If you lure the monsters, our squad can share some of the loot with you."
"Our squad can share too."
Demacia stayed silent for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at Little Xian Miao, who was snickering on the side, and said woodenly:
"Do I still have Magic Power? Disguise spell, right? Come on, I'm ready."