More than forty goblins, along with one adult hobgoblin.
In the vast majority of cases, for bottom-rung adventurers who had yet to gain a Profession Level, they were terrifying enemies that absolutely could not be overcome by force.
The goblins' numbers, almost enough to fill every gap between the trees, and their frenzied fearlessness, combined with the hobgoblin's on-the-spot command, were enough to tear an ordinary, properly configured adventurer party to shreds.
Even back when Xia Nan had yet to advance but had already mastered [Tooth Hunt], using the greenskins in Thin Mist Forest to earn extra income and practice combat skills, he had rarely been willing to take the initiative and venture deep into those goblin nests that clearly had hobgoblin leaders and many traps laid out.
But now, the situation had changed.
For one thing, although the goblins were numerous, the terrain was not a narrow, cramped underground nest that made it inconvenient to use combat skills.
Instead, it was a dense forest with flat ground and no rock walls blocking the surroundings.
Perhaps those tightly packed trees were troublesome too, but compared with a goblin nest, the combat environment was undoubtedly much better.
For another—and this was the most crucial point—Xia Nan had now become a Level 2 professional, and his combat ability had soared along with it.
It was pure crushing superiority in strength.
With 8 points of Strength and 10 points of Agility, without enough comparisons, he did not know what level his current physical attributes would count as among normal professionals.
But against those ugly goblins with thin arms and legs, Xia Nan could already "tear them apart with his bare hands" in the literal sense.
Yes, tear them apart with his bare hands.
On this point, he had already tested it on the