Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Truly Enticing (Vote for Recommendation!)

Editor: Henyee Translations

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After the initial chaos, the players seemed to gradually get the hang of the goblins’ rhythm.

They stopped their offensive approach and started to defend, conserving their stamina while improving their coordination with each other.

Even though several players were slightly injured, they gradually gained the upper hand and shifted from passive defense to active defense.

As for the goblins, they gradually couldn’t hold on. Level 8 was still level 8, and due to their inherent racial disadvantages, even with richer battle experience, they began to tire.

Finally, after both sides fought for five to six minutes, the players started their counterattack.

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“Their speed has slowed down!”

“They’re tired, what a chance! Demacia, use your ultimate!”

“Unyielding…! Whirlwind Slash!”

Demacia roared, first applying an unyielding buff to himself which instantly increased his defense and attack power. Then, he performed his powerful attack skill, Whirlwind Slash, causing his little green skirt to be blown upwards, revealing the Holy Light underneath.

With three loud “thwack” sounds, the weapons in three goblins’ hands were immediately struck away by him.

“Charge!”

Following a loud shout, Boxed Lunch and Cuckoo Bird rushed forward, simultaneously using their skills to effortlessly eliminate two goblins.

The third goblin, seeing the unfavorable situation, turned to flee but was ensnared by a vine from Li Mu, and then reduced to ashes by a fireball from Little Xian Miao…

The three goblins were finally dead, and their bodies turned to ashes under the operation of the war sacrifice, leaving only their tattered equipment.

The five players received a system notification, each gaining a generous amount of experience points. Additionally, a new quest prompt appeared in their system tab: [Eliminate Goblins: 3].

As the goblins perished, Eve also felt two forces crossing the void towards her. The weaker one was the goblins’ life force, and the stronger one was the resentment of the Elf Souls, both feeding back into her, providing her approximately 0.03 points of Divine Power.

The players slumped to the ground, panting heavily while receiving treatment from Li Mu.

“Finally got rid of them.”

“I didn’t expect these goblins to be so troublesome.”

“Boxed Lunch, your moves were impressive earlier! If it weren’t for you, I might have died once.”

Demacia lay on the ground, speaking while exhaling.

Boxed Lunch didn’t say a word but nodded, silently collecting the weapons left behind by the goblins.

Seeing those weapons, Cuckoo Bird’s eyes lit up:

“These scimitars are nice, sharper than our wooden swords.”

“Haha, our first loot.”

*”Ah… no Divine Blood Crystal drop, a bit of a letdown.”*

The players chatted away.

Watching the players’ good mood, Berserker’s mood wasn’t as bright.

*”Why are you so proud of just eliminating three goblins at such a great expense?”*

*”Don’t worry, just keep watching.”* Eve smiled slightly, responding in his mind.

Berserker sighed, continuing his observation.

After some healing, the players finally recovered from their injuries.

The five players gathered for a meeting.

Li Mu had a somewhat serious expression. He sighed and said,

“I didn’t expect just three goblins to be this troublesome. It seems our coordination and combat skills need improvement.”

Cuckoo Bird nodded,

“Agreed.”

This game’s combat was too realistic, and the techniques they used on those mindless, weak monsters were almost useless against the somewhat intelligent goblins.

“However, this experiment proved that Demacia’s strategy was usable. Though risks still existed, the goblins had short legs and couldn’t run as fast as us elves…”

“Not directly entering Feilengcui was a wise choice. These were just the weakest three goblins; can’t imagine how strong the ones inside are.”

“A war of attrition is still possible; we can pick off the weakest ones first, improving our coordination and skills gradually, and confront the stronger goblins once we grow stronger.”

“Their endurance is quite poor, as long as you survive the initial frenzy, they become easier to handle.”

“Their vision seems a bit problematic; using high-attack-speed skills during battles might work wonders.”

“Agreed, and I think we could involve other players, but it’s best if everyone in the team is level 10. If not, it’s better to have two teams acting together.”

“Those with magic should be careful, as it’s too easy for friendly fire…”

“Everyone needs to stay quiet and develop stealthily. Don’t alert all the goblins; if they all come, we’re done for…”

“We can pull about a dozen at a time, have someone lure them far, then each small team targets one. We can’t handle them one-on-one, so we’ll gang up on them instead.”

“In a brawl, the goblins are no match for us. Once we grow stronger, we can counterattack!”

“Agreed.”

“Agreed.”

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The five players’ discussion also reached Berserker’s ears. Hearing their analysis, Berserker felt a slight surprise:

*”By the Mother Goddess… it seems, they aren’t entirely lacking in unity and discipline. Whether or not they possess the noble qualities of the elves, they do seem to share some human-like cunning and intelligence. Trapping and ganging up on goblins… what an idea they have.”*

Listening to Berserker’s exclamation, Eve shook her head.

*They were just a group of humans in elf skins…*

After their discussion, the strike team summarized their battle experience into a simple guide and shared it with other players through the live stream.

Meanwhile, the other players waiting at camp began to teleport through the completed Teleportation Array.

Before long, dozens of players appeared in the forest one after another.

“Let’s get the party started!”

“I’ve been looking forward to this! Watching the stream just got my blood pumping!”

“Demacia’s moves were so stiff! If it weren’t for Boxed Lunch showing up, I thought he would’ve been down!”

Seeing the excited players, the five pioneers quickly reminded them,

“Don’t get too worked up, these goblins aren’t pushovers, don’t let them get the better of you.”

The players remained optimistic,

“Haha, don’t worry, it’s just a matter of ganging up on them; five against one is always doable. Besides, we have three perfect revives.”

“The combat experience in this game looks incredibly realistic! I wonder if it can be used in real life once we get skilled…”

“Is anyone going to lure them? Demacia, how about you do it again?”

Demacia: …

Someone’s expression darkened, responding firmly,

“If you want to go, go yourselves, I’m not doing it again!”

What a joke, he, a strapping man, once was enough for the drag thing!

“If you lure them, our small team’s loot can be shared with you.”

“Our team could too.”

Demacia remained silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at Little Xian Miao, who was snickering on the side, and said blandly,

“Got any Magic Power left? Disguise spell, right? Alright, I’m all set.”

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