Devouring Slime

(The section about the ambush in the previous chapter has been revised - students who read it before 6 PM yesterday can refresh it.)

Duo Lai's level, like Undead Bone, was Zero Order Level 6, and it was not far from Level 7 'Late Apprentice', far surpassing the other Great Slimes which were only Level 3 or 4.

Not only that, it had also consumed some cultivation-type treasures, and its basic attributes in all aspects far exceeded those of its companions.

With the idea of gaining more power, Mu Yuan bestowed Evolution Power upon Duo Lai.

The evolution time was very short.

The sudden white light startled the Goblins for a moment, and after that moment, a brand new Duo Lai was presented before Mu Yuan.

It still had that jelly-like appearance, but its body was slightly larger, its overall color had become somewhat dark, and its surface flowed with a faint purple brilliance like star sand.

"Ding!"

"Hint: Your unit 'Great Slime · Duo Lai' has bathed in Miracle Power and begun to transform, evolving into..."

"Hint: Great Slime · Duo Lai possesses a Hidden Talent, and a mutation occurred during the evolution process. It has evolved into a special mutant 'Devouring Slime (Rare Grade One Star)'."

"Hint: Your unit Duo Lai has been completed during the evolution process, learning the skill 'Leap Strike' and gaining a new skill 'Liquid Shaping'."

"Hint: Your unit Duo Lai has awakened the talent 'Devour (Beginner)'."

"Devour (Beginner): Can increase its absorption efficiency of Soul Sand, medicinal materials, treasures, etc., and can enhance certain characteristics by devouring various items. When the devoured quantity reaches a certain Cheng Du, it is also possible to acquire additional abilities."

Two skills, one talent!

With just one evolution, Duo Lai had received an Epic Grade version upgrade.

Not only that, he had previously fed Duo Lai some Abundant Fruits. Duo Lai, with its Hidden Devouring Talent, absorbed them extremely quickly and also learned a little bit of energy manipulation from this.

Mu Yuan was not worried that the newly evolved Duo Lai would be unable to use its skills; at most, it would just be less proficient.

Compared to the Skeleton Soldier Undead Bone, which was only Level 1 at the time, Duo Lai's foundation was more than several times higher.

It was born in a good era.

Mu Yuan reined in his scattered thoughts, having no time to think too much, and continued to command Bone Two and Bone Three to charge the enemy formation and find that old Yin coin Goblin.

At this moment, Duo Lai, still in a daze, saw three Goblins charging up with howls, fiercely stabbing their sharp long spears into its body.

"Jee—!"

The jelly-like body caved in, and the long spears seemed to pierce into a viscous liquid, quickly becoming blocked.

The pained Duo Lai let out a fierce roar. Its liquid-like body slowly bulged on both sides, and as it extended, its shape continuously solidified, forming a pair of huge arms over two meters long, displaying an Azure color.

Duo Lai grabbed the two Goblins on its left and right like lifting little chickens, and then clapped its hands together towards the Goblin in the middle, instantly flattening them into Goblin sandwiches.

At this moment, Bone Two and Bone Three in the distance also erupted once again.

Bone Two swung its sword, exchanging blows with the Great Goblin opposite it as usual, trading injury for injury.

Bang!

Its armor caved in, cracks spreading, and several of the ribs inside its chest were broken, but...

The greatsword, faintly glowing with black light, also slashed down diagonally, cutting through the Great Goblin's plate armor and slicing through a good portion of its massive body.

Bone Two was severely knocked back by the dying Great Goblin's burst of power, but it remained standing while the other fell.

Around the same time, Bone Three, holding a bone spear, didn't throw it but instead fiercely thrust it into the back of a certain Great Goblin, charging up for a powerful strike.

The advantage began to shift towards Mu Yuan's side.

Whoosh—

Another thick, long wooden spear tore through the air and shot over. The angle was extremely tricky, and the timing was precisely when Bone Four and Duo Lai were being held up.

This Goblin truly had no martial ethics!

It even knew to constantly target his fatal weak point. Was there any reason left in this world?

However, ever since the attack began, he had been hiding within the protective circle of the three Sentries, and had ordered the Sentries to slowly escort him back to a Giant Stone, using the stone as a base for a three-sided overlapping shield defense.

A wooden spear over a meter long was still stuck in the outermost shield.

Not only that, Mu Yuan, hidden behind the Sentries, had already half-crouched down, relying on the War Falcon's vision to observe the battlefield. He hadn't shown his head at all.

His Amulet also had two more uses left to block attacks.

If absolutely necessary, he would take out the Djinn Crystal Lamp from his embrace.

But it wasn't necessary yet.

Boom—

This wooden spear strike was even more powerful, shattering more than half of the outermost shield and causing the Sentry's body to uncontrollably fall backward. But the other two shields were also overlapping, and the three Sentries worked together to absorb this impact.

Good job, lads.

Mu Yuan quickly directed the War Falcon to continuously scan the area from which the wooden spear had been shot. He finally spotted a figure, Azure and almost blending in with the leaves, half-crouching on the branch of a large tree.

The old Yin is here!

"Duo Lai!"

Leave it to me, gurgle!

Under the cultivation of the Undead Bone, Duo Lai also deeply understood the principle of flanking the backline in a group fight. It just hadn't found the backline position before. Now, upon receiving the hint, its body began to stretch upward, then compressed downward like a spring.

Just like before, but this time it was different. Duo Lai shot up like a rocket, disappearing without a trace.

The next moment,

Boom—

A massive object crashed down, breaking the branch and collapsing the tree, but at the last moment, this old Yin Spearman still managed to avoid it.

Broken branches and fallen leaves scattered everywhere. In the messy undergrowth, the Spearman stared intently at Duo Lai's figure.

It whoosh whoosh whoosh—

With lightning speed, it continuously threw wooden spears, one after another, embedding them in Duo Lai's body, causing its body to constantly shake and tremble.

Pain! So much pain!

Duo Lai finally understood at this moment why Undead Bone Big Brother always said that Goblins had a death wish. It strongly agreed with Gu Ji!

"Goblin Spearman (Two Star): Zero Order Level Nine."

Its skin was dark green, its body short but not hunched. Its arm muscles seemed particularly explosive, and the necklace of sharp teeth hanging around its neck seemed to indicate its unusual status. The wooden spear on its back was also thicker, longer, and more refined than common throwing wooden spears.

It seemed to be the leader of this group of Goblins, almost a mini-boss elite.

However, this Goblin Spearman was also a bit confused. The wooden spears it continuously threw at Duo Lai seemed to have little effect.

It seemed to understand something and actually pulled out a crumpled, light red scroll from its body, aimed it at Duo Lai, and forcefully tore it open.

Whoosh—

A ball of flame suddenly appeared and rolled towards Duo Lai.

Duo Lai, with limited combat experience, was completely bewildered. It instinctively opened its mouth wide and swallowed the ball of flame with a gulp.

"Burp~"

It let out a satisfied burp, exhaling a faint smell of gunpowder.

Goblin Leader: "???"

Mu Yuan: "???"

Duo Lai: It tastes pretty good.

The Goblins did not leave peacefully. After the death of this small leader, the other Goblins finally reverted to their true nature and began to scatter and flee.

Of course, Mu Yuan didn't let a single one escape. He had Bone Two, Duo Lai, and other units chase them for hundreds of meters, smashing each of these Goblins who had fully embraced the path of death.

Only then did Mu Yuan wipe the sweat from his forehead and have time to review everything that had just happened.

Undoubtedly, he had been ambushed. These Goblins had deliberately set up an ambush here to launch a sneak attack on him.

Even the War Falcon's reconnaissance hadn't detected anything unusual beforehand.

Of course, he was also a bit careless because this place was very close to his Territories and there were few Monsters. If he had sent out Skeleton Soldiers to search the area two hundred meters ahead, he would naturally have discovered the Goblins hiding in the grass.

"It's not uncommon for Monsters to attack player Territories, but for Goblins who understand ambushes and sneak attacks, and are well-equipped, to attack me, a new Lord, this is going too far."

Mu Yuan suspected that when he was scouting the Goblin Camp to the north, he had also been discovered by the other side.

However, were a group of camp-level Goblins really this elite?

He didn't know, but regardless, he would remember this grudge against them.