An Excellent Mage

It's funny, there's a very mysterious situation. Originally, the Thief wanted to be fully prepared, so the Goddess Priestess wore Chainmail, which goes without saying. And the Female Fighter was given a dagger... but the dagger dropped on the first hit. Can you believe it?

The young warrior's longsword was deflected, so he switched to a short sword. As a result, the short sword only hit once when it was almost a guaranteed hit, and then it was all for nothing. He was forced to switch back to his longsword, and instantly became a god of war...

Honestly, following this pattern, if the original deflection incident hadn't happened, with the strength of this group of novice adventurers, they could have managed. Well, except for the Giant Goblin, they probably couldn't beat it, but otherwise, they could have.

What they lacked was experience and caution, not combat power.

But that's the problem, isn't it? Lin Yun estimated that the players who ran away might have been stronger than these newbies in terms of combat power. However, the issue was that those players weren't newbies; they were outsiders, which is a bit delicate.

Playing Mount & Blade on a table is completely different from playing Mount & Blade in reality.

Even Lin Yun, who had once fought with fire, encountered all sorts of accidents in battle, let alone others.

However, speaking of the young warrior, even though he suffered a lot of setbacks... he at least had moments of glory, and even several of them. As for the poor female mage... originally the most noble existence in this small team, and also the top student in the magic academy, something like this happened, which is a bit delicate.

"Speaking of which, aren't you a mage? Can you only use Flame Arrow?" Lin Yun suddenly asked this question because he was really curious. Was this person really a graduated mage?

Look at her teammates. In the original work, although they were quickly defeated, with Lin Yun's help, they all became incredibly fierce. From a certain angle, if Lin Yun hadn't revived them in the end, they might not have been as powerful. Their output was as fierce as a tiger. Even the Goddess Priestess, this novice, was a lucky healer. But this female mage... it felt like she was just there to put on a fireworks show, which made Lin Yun very curious.

Honestly, mages are called "mage lords" because they are truly awesome. Even at level 1, mages can learn all level 0 cantrips and at least three level 1 spells, which increase with their intelligence modifier. Although theoretically, a level 1 mage can only cast a maximum of two to four level 1 spells per day because the magic item they are linked to, such as this female mage's staff, can also cast one spell from their spellbook.

Moreover, mages have many utility spells, and they gain two more spells for each level they gain. And if they have colleagues, theoretically, they can copy the opponent's spells and learn them, which is very convenient.

"Because I left in such a hurry today... so..." Hearing Lin Yun's words, the female mage blushed, then pulled her hat down slightly, lowering her head, looking like she didn't dare to speak.

"So..." the young warrior asked subconsciously.

And with that question, it was like igniting dynamite for a volcano. The female mage walked up to the young warrior, shedding her previous cold and arrogant demeanor, and stared fiercely at the young warrior.

Then she shouted, "In the end, it's all because you barged into my room this morning! Before I was ready, you said we were going to fight Goblin, and then you just dragged me away, causing my spellbook to fall in my room."

"You blame me?" The young warrior blinked, looking like he hadn't reacted.

"..." Lin Yun's eyes, hidden behind his helmet, also blinked. Didn't bring a spellbook????? What kind of operation is this? It's as ridiculous as a warrior going out without a weapon. For a mage, a spellbook is essentially their means of casting spells. Without a spellbook, they can't cast spells at all. Or rather, it's already incredibly impressive that this female mage could forcibly cast the emanating Flame Arrow without a spellbook.

As expected, this team is very impressive, but... they're just not very reliable. The female mage probably thought it was just a bunch of Goblin, so she couldn't be bothered to go back for her spellbook and followed the young warrior with her usual cold arrogance...

So, if this female mage hadn't forgotten her spellbook, let alone the Goblin shaman, even Giant Goblin could have been dealt with directly by everyone. That's how awesome they are, right?

"Cough, cough, cough, let's continue. Didn't we say before, didn't we say before that we were going to save the village girls?" Lin Yun, realizing it was best not to dwell on this issue, coughed and changed the subject.

Hearing Lin Yun's words, the female mage angrily tugged at the young warrior's collar and followed Lin Yun inside. Lin Yun and the others went deeper and saw something similar to the totem at the entrance.

"Mr. Silent, what is this thing? A Goblin toy?" The young warrior had been curious at the entrance, but because they were about to start fighting, he hadn't asked. Now, seeing the thing again, he curiously asked.

"This is something to attract your attention. Look." As he spoke, Lin Yun shook his Lantern Staff, illuminating the other side of the totem. There was actually another path.

"If your attention is all focused on the totem, then this path will be ignored. Then, as you go deeper, Goblin will come out from this back path. Once you lose your formation, you will be ambushed. I was afraid this would happen, so I kept you at the back to be vigilant about any potential situations behind us. In the end, you just rushed forward. However, it's probably because we haven't gone too deep yet, so it's fine."

Lin Yun didn't dare to completely trust the original work. What if there were other forks from other places? Then it would be Gate of OpeningGate of Opening. That's why Lin Yun had the young warrior guard the rear. He didn't expect that this guy would rush to the very front instead.

Sigh, wait, speaking of which, shouldn't the Priest be hiding at the very back? Cough, that's the trash Priest from the adjacent World of Warcraft. Didn't you see the little prince wearing full armor and wielding a greatsword?

"So that's how it is. I'm really sorry, Mr. Silent, I've disappointed you." Hearing Lin Yun's words, the young warrior's face changed. It was clear that having witnessed the strength of the Goblin now, he understood what would happen if Goblin attacked from behind.

The thought of the casualties that could result, or even a total wipeout, filled him with guilt. He then bowed deeply to Lin Yun.

"Forget it. Since it's already passed, there's no need to dwell on it. Now, let's continue deeper. I hope the Goblin we encountered just now were the last ones." Honestly, Lin Yun was already very tired, but to finish quickly and go back, he could only endure.

"Yes." Unconsciously, Lin Yun had become the most authoritative person in this team. If not for his absolute word, at least his instructions were followed. Even... a certain Female Fighter was looking at Lin Yun with sparkling eyes and a flushed face. However, in the darkness of the cave, and with the dim light of the Lantern Staff, it wasn't very clear.

Lin Yun and the others first went into the cave of the fork. Lin Yun remembered that it seemed to be inside here that the real cave was. So, holding the Lantern Staff, he walked in.

Because it was different from the original work, in the original work, this newbie team had already been wiped out. Only the Goddess Priestess who was chasing the newbie, and at most a half-cost female mage, were left. So the Goblin shaman didn't react much, allowing Goblin Slayer to go straight for the main target and almost instantly kill the Goblin shaman, and only then did they clear out the Goblin one by one.

But here, they first fought with players. Because the players fled collectively, a group of Goblin chased them out, thus encountering Lin Yun. Then the Giant Goblin was dispatched. And after the Giant Goblin was dispatched, the Goblin shaman was also dispatched. That's why the situation became like this today.

And when Lin Yun arrived at the place where the Goblin shaman was originally located, it was a place resembling a cave dwelling. On both sides were some items that should be spoils of war, as well as food. In the middle was a chair made of bones, which looked quite imposing. This was a tool used by the Goblin shaman to display his authority and wisdom.

The main room appeared to be devoid of any living creatures, but... Lin Yun quickly focused his attention on the chair and then...

"D17+2+3=23, Success."

Lin Yun's eyes suddenly gained eagle-like vision. He keenly noticed that behind the bone chair, there seemed to be a wooden board, and faintly, he seemed to hear a sound.

Clearly, there was something else behind the bone chair.