Chapter 104: Evolving into a Goblin Warrior
[You led the heavily damaged goblin army back to the tribe and rebuilt it.]
[Your tribe thrived and grew.]
[One day, you received news from the Yue Clan.]
[The Black Mountain Tribe summoned the Savage God Akuya.]
[The three-year deadline has arrived.]
[Simulation ended. Score: 100 points.]
[Please select one of the following rewards:]
[Each 10 points spent: Level +1.]
[Each 1 point spent: Attribute +1.]
[Each 20 points spent: Charisma +1.]
[Each 10 points spent: "Wind Blade" skill level +1.]
[Each 10 points spent: "Mind Speech" skill level +1.]
[Each 10 points spent: "Body Strengthening" skill level +1.]
"Choose to increase my level!"
This time was unlucky. All three skill upgrades were pretty useless.
The best option was to level up and improve the character's attributes.
Although "Body Strengthening" was a skill that enhanced attributes, the bonuses were so insignificant that even if upgraded, it would still be mediocre.
[100 points consumed. Level +10.]
The familiar, excruciating pain struck again.
This time, it was a deep, bone-penetrating agony, as if his entire skeletal structure was being crushed by a massive hand.
As Li Meng walked through the forest, his body crackled audibly, swelling visibly at a rapid pace.
His height also increased quickly: 2.2 meters, 2.3 meters, 2.4 meters, 2.5 meters, 2.6 meters…
"Boss… Boss?"
Gobu Di, trailing behind Li Meng, was startled by the transformation.
It watched as its leader's body grew taller and more muscular before its eyes. In just moments, the previously smaller boss had become larger than it was.
Li Meng glanced at his now burly hands and grinned. His body brimmed with explosive power.
At this moment, he felt like the Hulk from Marvel packed with muscle from head to toe.
"Gobu Di, am I handsome?"
Li Meng raised his arms, flexing. The bulging muscles exuded a robust beauty.
Gobu Di nodded enthusiastically.
"Boss, you've evolved into a Goblin Warrior?"
Scratching its bald head, Gobu Di couldn't fathom why its leader was evolving so quickly. Not long ago, the boss was just a runt—weak enough to be stomped to death.
Born in the stomach of a Ground Mouse, he shouldn't have grown so strong.
Li Meng grinned with satisfaction. "Yes, I've evolved into a Goblin Warrior!"
With a thought, Li Meng opened his character panel.
[Name: Gobumeng]
[Race: Goblin]
[Level: 35]
[Strength: 2717]
[Defense: 2664]
[Agility: 1497]
[Magic: 2399]
[Charisma: 0]
[Luck: 11]
[Skills:]
[Devour: Gain a chance to acquire the skills of beasts devoured.]
[Iron Skin: LV5 (Strength +1500, Defense +1500, Agility +500)]
[Wind Blade: LV1]
[Physical Regeneration: LV5]
[Mind Speech: LV1]
[Ice Elemental King: LV1]
[Berserk: LV1]
[Body Strengthening: LV1 (Strength +50, Agility +50)]
[Elemental Affinity: LV1 (Magic +1000)]
[War Stomp: LV1]
The stat increases from leveling up were decent—about 80 points added to each attribute per level.
Watching his leader from behind, Gobu Di's eyes gleamed with zeal.
Perhaps the boss would soon become the legendary "Goblin King."
If the boss became a king, all goblins in the Goblin Forest would come to worship him.
"Damn it, it feels like I've hit a dead end," Li Meng muttered, his excitement fading.
The thought of the bleak future ahead gave him a headache.
Without the trial-and-error simulations, he would have died countless times already.
This time's prediction indicated the worst possible future.
There were two unavoidable enemies on this path:
One was the Irisis Principality's human frontier army.
The other was the demon clan's Ghost Beastmen.
"The only turning point might be the Ghost Beastman's first appearance!"
As he walked through the forest, Li Meng pondered.
The Ghost Beastman couldn't die—not by his hand.
He could defeat him but had to let him escape.
Afterward, he could simulate life again to see if the future changed.
That night, under the full moon, chaos erupted in the northeastern part of the Gobu Di Tribe's forest.
Dark shapes moved through the woods, and the sound of footsteps rumbled.
A large number of goblins emerged from the darkness into the moonlit clearing.
The goblin army, returning from the Pigmen Tribe, headed back to the Gobu Di Tribe overnight.
"The boss is back! The boss's boss is back!"
Cheers erupted from goblins stationed on the wooden walls.
Even the Ogre resting on the barren land outside the walls raised its head.
Emerging from the forest, Li Meng spotted the massive steel frame of Benben in the moonlight. His eyes flashed with determination.
No matter what, he would never allow a future where Benben died to happen.
As the night deepened, the Gobu Di Tribe became overcrowded, unable to accommodate all the goblins.
The goblin army camped on the barren land outside the wooden walls.
By early morning, the outside of the Gobu Di Tribe bustled with activity.
A dense swarm of goblins moved westward into the forest like a dark cloud.
From the watchtower, Gobu Di watched its leader leave.
Soon, it would return to the Throne Cave Dwelling and spend the next half-year there, reproducing.
With rations in hand, the goblin army moved swiftly.
Covering the nearly seventy-kilometer journey in just a day and a half, they returned to the Throne Cave Dwelling.
With the goblin army back, life in the Throne Cave Dwelling returned to normal.
Goblin hunting parties spread out, swarming into the deeper parts of the forest like locusts.
Li Meng didn't idle after returning to the Throne Cave Dwelling.
The next day, he left for the Yue Clan.
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Northern Marshlands.
Yue Clan Tribe. Afternoon.
Under the blazing sun, an ice trail extended from the east.
Viewed from the sky, the trail spread rapidly across the water's surface, forcing the marshland creatures to retreat underwater.
A tall, muscular figure dashed along the icy path.
The figure was none other than Li Meng.
As he ran, Li Meng looked up slightly.
"There it is!"
With a grin, he slowed his pace, transitioning from running to a leisurely walk atop the water.
Ahead, in the swamp, stood a wooden stockade—just within reach.
"Yue E, are you there?"
Li Meng's loud shout caught the attention of the Lizardmen guards on the walls.