She Finally Fell for It

Fortunately, Lin Yun had leveled up. Fortunately, Lin Yun had shielded the female mage. Lin Yun's head slammed into the ground, making him dizzy. His health, which was a high 24, dropped by almost half to 13. This meant that those two wolves had taken 11 health from just two bites. It was terrifying.

If it had been the female mage, she probably would have been wiped out in one turn.

Seeing Lin Yun fall, the female fighter grew anxious. She swung her club at the wolf on the right that had dragged Lin Yun down, then brought down a powerful overhead strike onto its waist. As the saying goes, "copper head, tofu waist," referring to creatures like wolves. This blow was heavy. Combined with the damage from Lightning Hands, the wolf collapsed the moment it hit the ground.

Stepping forward, the female fighter kicked at the wolf to Lin Yun's left. This time, however, the wolf seemed to be paying close attention to the female fighter, perhaps because its companion had been taken down. Seeing her kick, it leaped and dodged.

Meanwhile, Goddess Priestess, upon seeing Lin Yun fall, rushed over, almost dropping her light crossbow. But Lin Yun called out to her, "Attack those Goblins first." Lin Yun knew that the remaining two Goblins hadn't attacked yet because the wolves were blocking them. Now that the wolves were down, the Goblins could. And having taken damage from Lightning Hands, even if they dodged the main effect due to agility, they would have at least taken half damage, meaning they wouldn't have much health left. A single hit would be enough.

As expected, one Goblin charged at Lin Yun from where the wolf had fallen, its Iron Battle Axe about to strike.

"Ah, okay." Goddess Priestess, a little slow to react to Lin Yun's words, saw the Goblin about to hit Lin Yun and quickly raised her light crossbow, pulling the trigger. The bolt struck the Goblin, its kinetic energy transferring to the creature and sending it flying.

The fall of this Goblin created an opportunity for the other. Because Goddess Priestess had shot, the falling Goblin created an opening for Lin Yun. Lin Yun, wielding his Heavy Mace, swung it towards the Goblin's feet.

"D20+2+2-4=8, MISS." Well, that made sense. After all, this was a Goblin that could dodge Lightning Hands, so its agility was clearly high. Seeing Lin Yun's swing, it leaped, narrowly avoiding the attack. At the same time, it raised its Iron Dagger and unleashed a weakened version of Justice from Above, striking Lin Yun's Kidneys.

His already low health was further reduced by 3 points, putting him in a dangerous situation.

And that wasn't all; it had the Goblin's traditional special ability.

"D20+4+2+1=9, Failed save."

To make matters worse, Lin Yun felt a chill in his Kidneys, and his health dropped by another point, leaving him with only 8.

Watching the Goblin now on top of him, the remaining wolf lunged at Lin Yun again. Since Lin Yun was down, he was an easy target, and all that meat...

It bit down on Lin Yun's backside, eliciting an involuntary yelp of pain. It was truly miserable. In his previous life, no dog had dared to bite Lin Yun. Now, in this world, he had been bitten by wolves multiple times...

His health was critically low, only 2 points left. Lin Yun was like a candle in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.

"Die." The female mage gritted her teeth, watching the wolf bite down on Lin Yun's backside. From a certain perspective, if Lin Yun hadn't blocked for her, the wolves would have been biting her. She raised her light crossbow and fired at the nearby Goblin.

Although the female mage was anxious about Lin Yun's condition, she was a mage known for her intelligence and had to remain calm. For Lin Yun, the Goblins were the biggest threat. She was confident in the power of her Lightning Hands and believed one shot would take the Goblin down.

So she fired. And this shot... finally... finally... finally... she hit! Yes, that's right, she finally hit! It was truly unexpected. Cough, cough, cough.

The bolt embedded itself in the Goblin, pinning it to the wall behind it. Its eyes rolled back, and it passed out.

Seeing the Goblin dealt with, the female fighter picked up her staff and swung it at the remaining wolf. Perhaps out of resentment for the wolf biting Lin Yun's backside, she hit the wolf's rear. The wolf let out a howl but didn't fall. Instead, it glared ferociously at the female fighter.

"What are you looking at?" Seeing the wolf dare to stare at her, the female fighter kicked it. This powerful kick landed directly on the wolf's head, sending it to the ground.

This kick seemed incredibly effective, hitting the wolf's head and knocking it out.

A... tragic victory.

One Goblin escaped, which would change Lin Yun's tactical plans. Lin Yun was severely injured, in a most embarrassing way...

Goddess Priestess hurried over to Lin Yun, placing her hands just above his thighs. "Merciful Mother Earth." A soft light shone on Lin Yun's thighs, making him feel a ticklish sensation.

"D20+4+2+1=16, Save successful." Just then, Lin Yun's constitution began to resist, and he finally got rid of the poison.

As expected, Lucky Healer was Lucky Healer. Lin Yun watched his health increase by 8 points, barely reaching 10. Considering that level 1 spells were still important, especially since he had used two, leaving him with only two, or strictly speaking, one level 1 spell, Lin Yun decided not to convert a level 1 spell into healing minor injuries for now.

He stood up from the ground. Thanks to Lucky Healer, Lin Yun's injuries had improved slightly, but he could still feel waves of pain when he moved.

First, he took out the Silverleaf Grass he had gathered on the road. Unfortunately, he hadn't had enough time to dry it and grind it into powder to make healing potions. So, he resorted to the simplest, most brutal method: chewing the grass and applying it to his four injured areas.

After consuming 4 portions of Silverleaf Grass, Lin Yun's health recovered by another 4 points, bringing it to 14. Without being made into potions, Silverleaf Grass could at most stabilize injuries and provide minor healing, with each portion only restoring 1 health point. It was a stroke of luck.

However, it wasn't enough. Lin Yun raised his shield and began to pray, "O All-Knowing Eye." As Lin Yun raised his shield, a soft light appeared on him.

"D6=4." Lin Yun's health recovered again, but it still wasn't enough. He still had several uses of channeling divine power, so he refreshed.

"D6=2." "D6=2." "D6=2."

... Lin Yun blinked, looking at the three consecutive divine power channels. Was this a sign that he was a 2?

This was too terrifying, three 2s! But finally, Lin Yun's health was almost fully restored. Although it cost him four uses of channeling divine power, considering he still had three uses left, it was acceptable.

Then, it was time for the usual harvest.

Each of the two wolves gave 400 experience, totaling 800 for Lin Yun. These Goblins were all stronger than the ones in the first cave Lin Yun cleared, each giving over 150 experience. Seven Goblins yielded a total of 1050 experience. These were the more elite ones. Adding the 3 scouts and the 2 at the entrance, which were worth 120 each, gave another 700 experience. In total, Lin Yun now had 5800 experience, still needing 1700 to level up. It was brutal.

"This isn't working. That Goblin has gone back to report. The next battle might be the toughest," Lin Yun thought with a slight frown. He then said to the villagers, "I apologize, but the operation has failed. You should return for now. We'll stay and assess the situation." Lin Yun spoke to the villagers and then had the female fighter go to the cave entrance to call for the young warrior's help.

Honestly, if he could, Lin Yun would have retreated. But this wasn't a game, or rather, it was a game, but a different kind of game. In any case, this was at least close to reality. In reality, you couldn't just provoke someone and expect to get away scot-free.

With a desire for revenge, this group of Goblins would definitely attack the village if Lin Yun and the others retreated. And with their wolves as mounts, they would be unstoppable over such a large area. They had only managed to deal with those two wolves by luck...

What else could he do? The first encounter had knocked Lin Yun down, and he couldn't get up without a kiss, resulting in a bite to the backside.

So, retreat was not an option. Moreover, Lin Yun had already killed nearly 10 Goblins. Even if this tribe had more Goblins, there couldn't be more than about 30. Lin Yun had calculated this. If there were over 40, or even 50 Goblins, the resources they would need would be enough to completely destroy the village below the mountain. Especially with the wolves. The fact that the village below hadn't been destroyed proved that the number of Goblins wasn't too high. Lin Yun had gathered this information through the quest log and various sources in the village.

People nowadays just accept quests without understanding them. They only care about what to fight, where, and the rewards, without proper understanding. They are too impatient.

Speaking of which, there was another dangerous method.

That was to block the entrance and kill them. Before, Lin Yun and the others didn't know about this back entrance. Plus, blocking the ventilation hole was indeed a good strategy, so they had continued with it. Now that Plan A had failed, it was time for Plan C. As for Plan B, it was best not to know.