Chapter 80 Altar, shining gem!
"Then let's go in!"

After saying this, Assam was the first to step into the gate.

Dabai followed closely behind.

Then, there were Rhaenys and Blot, as well as two Centaur warriors.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue sat on the tracked robots and walked at the back.

A group of people entered the passage in a mighty manner.

This is also Cao Xing’s confidence.

He believed that with his current strength, he would be able to deal with the dangers inside.

Tap…tap…

The sound of dense footsteps of a group of people could be heard, as well as the sound of tracked robots rolling over bricks and stones.

Cao Xing discovered that they were now in a brick and stone passage.

And as we went deeper, the space became much larger, able to accommodate two big whites.

Cao Xing began to look around.

This time, he really saw some good things.

There were several burning candlesticks on both sides of the passage.

These candlesticks are gorgeous in appearance and have a golden hue.

Seeing the golden light above, Cao Xing's habit of taking advantage of others came back again.

"Assam, help me take down the candlestick."

Assam did as he was told, took down the candlestick from the wall, and handed it to Cao Xing.

A system prompt appears.

[Get Gilded Candlestick*1]

"My goodness, this is gold-plated?"

Although it was not pure gold, it still surprised Cao Xing.

Because, just based on the exquisite carvings on this candlestick, it is already worth a lot of money.

[Gilded candlestick: an exquisite work of art, can be sold to the Chamber of Commerce for a high price.]

“Haha, it can really be sold. Hilton should like this batch of goods.”

Even if you can't sell it, it would be nice to take it to your territory and use it to decorate your own lord's cottage.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction and put it away.

Then he asked Assam and Andrew to take down all the candlesticks they encountered along the way.

[Get Gilded Candlestick*1]

[Get Gilded Candlestick*1]

【get……】

After everyone had advanced about a hundred meters, Cao Xing had already collected more than 20 gilded candlesticks, a rich harvest.

At this moment, Assam, who was walking in the front, suddenly said vigilantly: "I sense an evil aura!"

He held his sword high, ready for battle.

At the same time, Cao Xing also heard footsteps in front of the passage.

Click!Click!
The footsteps sounded strange, like an ice sculpture walking.

And as the footsteps got closer, Cao Xing could even feel that the temperature in the passage had dropped a lot.

[Current temperature: -37℃]

"What the hell? Such a grand occasion?" Cao Xing asked puzzledly.

Then, they saw the presence that made the footsteps.

They were two short creatures with pointy ears and short limbs.

Their iconic appearance makes it clear that these are two goblins.

However, the difference is that these goblins are covered with a layer of pale white, granular frost all over their bodies.

Their eyes were hollow and their skin was pale, as if they had been dead for a long time.

"Lord, be careful, there's something wrong with these goblins!"

Asam said warily.

At this moment, the two goblins saw Cao Xing and others and ran over instantly.

See the other party take the initiative to launch an offensive.

Cao Xing ordered: "Go, kill them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Assam rushed over.

Soon came into contact with the two goblins.

He swung his sword and swept it directly from bottom to top.

"Shh!"

However, the Frostwolf swordsmanship that had been invincible before now seemed to be chopping at a block of ice, making a crisp "ding" sound.

【-twenty four】

This damage doesn't seem to be low.

However, compared to Assam's attack power of nearly 500, it was at least reduced by half!
In other words, these two goblins that are like ice cubes have amazing defensive power.

The two goblins also fought back immediately.

They waved their claws and pounced forward.

Bang!Bang!
【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

The huge force caused the Frostwolf to retreat several steps in an instant.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was surprised and said: "Oh my god... so strong?"

At this moment, Assam found the right angle and slashed with his sword accurately.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

The two goblins were directly knocked away by Assam.

Having just become a boss-level creature, Assam is now terribly powerful.

Even though the levels of these two goblins were obviously much higher than his, Assam was not afraid.

Uh-huh! Swish!

The knight's long sword was wielded by him so tightly that no air could penetrate it.

Every time the two goblins tried to attack the Frostwolves under his feet, they would be directly knocked away by Assam.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he gave the order directly: "Let's go together and kill these two goblins."

Dabai was the first to let out a long howl.

"Moo-"

Then, it stepped forward with its heavy hooves and rushed forward madly.

Bang!
With a flick of his big white nose, both goblins were thrown away, and they slammed heavily against the walls on both sides.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

Two big damage numbers floated up.

at the same time.

Sarah and Andrew, as well as Renis next to them, all launched their attacks.

Sarah appeared behind a goblin like a ghost, and the shadow blade swept across.

Ding!
【-twenty four】

Obviously, Sarah's attack was also greatly weakened, but it still caused considerable damage.

This attack completely enraged the goblin.

It quickly stood up from the ground, stretched out its frost-covered claws, and pounced towards Sarah.

Swish!Swish!
【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

After two claw attacks, two damage numbers appeared above Sarah's head.

Only a little over 300 damage was caused.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing felt relieved.

With the blessing of multiple BUFFs, the damage Sarah suffered was greatly weakened.

At this moment, with other recruited creatures joining the battle, these two weird goblins can no longer cause any trouble.

Even Brent Brimstone and Renis didn't have to take any action.

Cao Xing began to check the attributes of the two goblins.

[Corrupted Goblin: Level 18]

[Race: Goblin]

[HP: 3212/6740]

[Attack power: 361~378]

[Skill: Corrupted Claw Attack (Waves corrupted claws, causing 2% of attack power damage to the enemy twice, and adds 80 layers of ice corruption mark)
Corrupted Shell (covered by corrupted ice, armor increased by 100 points, physical damage reduced by 10%)]

[Talent: Alchemy]

[Note: This is a group of goblins guarding the palace. For some reason, they were corrupted by the ice and lost their minds, but also gained more powerful strength.]

……

After seeing the above introduction, Cao Xing showed a look of realization on his face.

"I see. I was wondering why these goblins were so strong. Turns out it's because of these curses."

At this moment, the two goblins were besieged by the crowd.

Assam and Andrew continued to inflict horrible damage on them, and there were two big boss-level creatures beside them. There was basically no suspense in this battle.

Cao Xing also raised his staff and threw over three ice cones.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

Three damage numbers floated up.

Considering Cao Xing's attack power has exceeded 200, the damage seems very low.

Cao Xing sighed, "This Corrupted Shell skill is a bit abnormal!"

"It directly increases armor by 100 points, which is equivalent to the bonus of a whole set of equipment."

However, although Cao Xing's attack power is very low, the attack power of other recruited creatures is very considerable.

Sarah cooperated with the forklift robot to deal with a corrupted goblin, and the shadow blade kept flashing.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

【-1129! 】

Horrifying damage numbers appeared one after another.

After a while, the health of this corrupted goblin dropped below one thousand.

Sarah was also attacked four times.

Although the blood volume did not drop much, what was a bit tricky was that a light layer of white frost appeared on the parts of Sarah's body that were attacked.

Cao Xing checked Sarah's condition.

[Status: 4 layers of Corruption Mark (When the Corruption Mark accumulates to 10 layers, the upper limit of life will be reduced by 10% until the Corruption Mark disappears)]

See the description of this Mark of Corruption.

Cao Xing pondered and said, "It's a bit tricky."

"It actually reduces the upper limit of health by percentage. If we are besieged by a group of corrupted goblins, wouldn't the enemy's health be reduced to the minimum just by stacking the ice corruption state?"

"No wonder the system said this is a high-difficulty area. Just these two goblins at the door can wipe out many teams of survivors."

At this time, the Aurora Knight is needed.

Cao Xing looked at Liu Muxue who was standing beside him and said, "Muxue, remember to observe their conditions."

"If you see someone with more than 5 layers of corruption marks on him, cast a purification spell on him."

As Liu Muxue's attributes have improved, one cast of [Purification] can purify 3 layers of negative states.

Moreover, the cooldown time of this basic skill is not long, only 5 seconds CD.

Liu Muxue held the shield and responded solemnly: "Okay... I will, Xing!"

After saying that, she raised her sword and threw a ball of holy aurora towards Sarah.

at the same time.

Renis next to her was also attacking two goblins.

She stood straight, like a standing pine tree, showing off her figure perfectly.

The bowstring in his hand was slowly pulled, and an arrow shot out instantly.

call out!
The arrow hits.

【-372! 】

The arrow hit the corrupted goblin's head, causing critical damage.

call out! Phew!

Shaman also has a totem skill that increases the critical strike rate and hit rate of friendly creatures.

Following the siege of several powerful creatures.

Soon, the health of the two corrupted goblins at the entrance was almost exhausted.

Sarah slashed with her sword, and the last goblin fell.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed the Corrupted Goblin lv18 and gained 200 experience points]

[Combatants gain experience points: 100 points]

[Your territory member: Renis Hawkeye killed the Corrupted Goblin lv19 and gained 220 experience points]

[Combatants gain experience points: 110 points]

……

The battle took less than thirty seconds in total.

Cao Xing was delighted.

"Although these goblins are difficult to deal with, they still give a lot of experience, which is comparable to killing a level 12 elite monster."

Cao Xing glanced at his experience bar.

[Current level: Level 8 16%]

Liu Muxue's level has reached 7% of level 4.

Currently on the rankings, the two of them are still ranked first and second, far ahead.

"Very good. In this way, we only need to wait until we all reach level 10, and with the help of the rewards on the leaderboard, we can advance directly."

"Not only that, there are two recruitment scrolls that can greatly enhance the strength of my territory."

Cao Xing's heart was full of anticipation.

But what is more important at the moment is to explore this goblin treasure house.

Then, Cao Xing came to the goblins as usual and began to search for the spoils.

[Get large dry food*1]

[Get the Magic Book, Medium*1]

[Obtain Corrupted Scales*7]

[Obtain primary element crystals*2]

As usual, Cao Xing checked the properties of the two newly acquired materials.

[Book of Magic·Medium: Increases the spirit attribute of friendly units by 2 points.]

(Note: Cannot be used on Lords.)
...

[Corrupted Scales: A type of scales tainted with the smell of corruption.]

(It can be used to make some special equipment, or after collecting a certain amount, it can be handed over to the "Dragon Research Society" to obtain rich rewards.)
"Is it related to the dragon again?"

Cao Xing shook his head and put the two things away.

Then he said, “Keep going.”

The group continued forward along this brick and stone passage for about two hundred meters.

Soon, they came to a wide space that looked like a hall.

There are ancient stone pillars and a black altar engraved with mysterious patterns in the middle of the hall.

A group of corrupted goblins knelt in front of the altar, as if worshiping something.

Their bodies were stiff and covered with frost, and they seemed to have remained in this position for a long time.

Cao Xing took a quick look and found that there were more than 10 goblins here.

Among them, he also saw a strong goblin wearing armor and holding a black hammer.

Take a look at their properties.

[Corrupted Goblin: Level 19]

[Race: Goblin]

[HP: 6840/6840]

[Attack power: 377~384]

[Armor: 137~154 (extra +100)]

[Skills: Corrupted Claws, Corrupted Shell. ]

...

[Corrupted Goblin Warrior: Level 20]

[Race: Goblin]

[Level: Second-order elite creature]

[HP: 10760/10760]

[Attack power: 554~571]

[Armor: 215~243 (extra +100)]

[Skill: Hammer on the Head (delivers a heavy blow to the enemy, causing damage of 150% of the attack power and causing the enemy to be stunned for 2 seconds)
Enraged (After being attacked 10 times, the player will enter an enraged state and his attack speed will increase by 20%)

Earthshatter (swing the hammer hard, causing 80% of the attack damage to enemies within 1 meters, and adding layer of Corruption Mark)
Primary Corrupted Shell (Armor +100)]

[Talent: Alchemy]

……

"Wow, this is an elite monster with 4 skills and a corrupted shell."

Obviously, with more than 300 pieces of armor, this guy's defense is absolutely terrifyingly strong.

In addition, there are eleven ordinary goblins nearby.

The goblins here are extremely powerful.

Can easily destroy a team of one hundred survivors.

Cao Xing did not rush over immediately, but continued to look for something in the hall.

Behind the group of goblins, Cao Xing seemed to see a row of treasure chests!
There are four treasure chests in total, two silver treasure chests and two bronze treasure chests.

"It really is the Goblin Treasure House! So many treasure chests appeared at once!"

What attracted Cao Xing's attention even more was the black altar.

There seem to be a few shining gems inlaid on it!
……

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