Lu Li could not come up with an answer for the moment.
It was not that he could not think of one, but the situation at hand did not allow him to spare any attention for thought.
Following the mark's guidance, Lu Li had unknowingly left the lush forest.
What now lay before him was a modestly sized settlement.
A Goblin settlement.
The Goblin he had secretly marked earlier was currently standing at the settlement entrance, being sniffed by a Hellhound.
The aura radiating from the three-headed hound showed that its Talent Ability, [Spellbreak Domain], was active.
Clearly, this was the standard inspection procedure every Goblin had to undergo before entering the settlement.
Much like the inspections Players returning to a Shelter on Earth had to go through after venturing outside.
But whether the Hellhound had discovered the mark Lu Li had secretly placed or for some other reason, the Goblin remained stuck at the settlement entrance, unable to enter.
Although Lu Li, while Invisible, would not be detected by a low-level monster like the Hellhound, he was unfamiliar with the settlement, and the Goblin was blocking the entrance, so he could only stand there and wait for the time being.
Until a conflict broke out ahead.
"You bastard, even the Hellhound has determined that something is wrong with you. What are you still arguing with me for?!"
"Either tell me honestly everything that happened earlier."
"Or stay right here and wait for the Goblin elders to come pass judgment!"
The Goblin guard holding the Hellhound's leash shouted sternly.
He was clearly short, his head not even reaching the Hellhound's chin, yet his bearing was incomparably forceful, as though he might lash out at any moment and tear the Goblin he had stopped at the entrance into pieces.
"But I