Rocket Boots

Upon seeing the small goblin operating a massive steel robot, the group instinctively sensed danger. After hearing Shi Feng's warning, they didn't even bother to pick up their dropped loot, sprinting toward the forest without a moment's hesitation.

Shi Feng naturally didn't stay behind either.

The Risk Goblin before them was a dangerous monster, especially upon its initial appearance; it was even stronger than Werewolf Ferrot when he activated Death Frenzy.

Risk Goblin
Special Elite
Level: 5
HP: 1600/1600

It had a very low chance of appearing after clearing out Wandering Goblins and Goblin Overseers, and its arrival was a nightmare for players.

In God's Domain, there was a saying: never underestimate a goblin's intelligence just because of their small stature. If you provoked them, they could wipe you out in a heartbeat.

In his past life, Shi Feng had encountered a Risk Goblin once by chance. An elite party had been farming ore collectively and, after slaughtering a field of goblins, the Risk Goblin appeared. The elite party had been thrilled, never expecting to encounter a rare special elite, and charged in excitedly. The result was a tragedy for that twenty-man team.

Don't let the Risk Goblin's 1600 HP fool you; its defense was extraordinary, boasting 80% damage reduction. A level 4 Berserker's axe strike only dealt 2 damage. Even worse was the Risk Goblin's attack—a single volley of bullets sent everyone back to the city for free.

Although Shi Feng's party did their best to flee, the Risk Goblin was clearly disgusted by the atrocities they had committed. The rockets on the back of its robot ignited, causing the three-meter-tall steel machine's speed to soar as it charged straight at them.

During the chase, Heizi ran while firing Shadow Arrows.

Though he hit the Risk Goblin, he only dealt 4 damage.

Seeing this, Heizi's small eyes widened, and he muttered speechlessly, "This is disgusting! If this goblin weren't wearing that armor, I'd have finished him off in seconds!"

"Don't worry about that now, just run and watch out for the bullets. As long as we get more than 1200 yards away from the mountain, the Risk Goblin will turn back." Shi Feng hadn't expected Heizi's skills to improve so much after his guidance, allowing him to hit targets while running, but facing a Risk Goblin head-on was foolish.

Heizi understood Shi Feng's intent and switched to casting Evil Lash, causing the Risk Goblin, which had just caught up, to be tightly bound by five thorns. Its speed plummeted, allowing the group to put some distance between them.

When the Risk Goblin broke free from the five thorns, a string of high-damage numbers—23, 24, 23, 23, 24—popped up over its head, and its HP instantly dropped to 1479.

The damage from Evil Lash was simply outrageous.

Heizi was stunned himself. A level 3 Shadow Arrow only dealt 4 damage, yet Evil Thorn had dealt over a hundred. The gap was too large; did the Risk Goblin have a weakness for this?

Seeing the Risk Goblin's HP drop sharply, Shi Feng saw a glimmer of hope. It turned out the Risk Goblin wasn't immune to plant-based attacks. He immediately commanded, "Everyone stop! Kele, go draw the Risk Goblin's aggro and keep your back to the group. Everyone else, attack! Watch your positioning—as soon as the goblin raises its gun, dodge immediately. Heizi, use Evil Thorn the moment it's off cooldown. We have a chance to take it down."

Trying to run 1200 yards was a gamble with their lives, so they might as well fight. They might even manage to kill this Risk Goblin.

In his past life, no player had ever killed a Risk Goblin. If they succeeded, who knew what kind of loot might drop.

Currently, the Risk Goblin's aggro was on Heizi, but Lonely As Snow charged in first, using Whirlwind to deal 3 damage.

Although the damage was low, it caused a brief stun, creating an opening for Kele. A Holy Strike followed by Retribution dealt 3 and 2 damage respectively, and the extra aggro firmly locked the Risk Goblin onto him.

The Risk Goblin extended the mechanical chainsaw on its right arm and slashed at Kele. Kele blocked with his shield, stumbling back three steps as 147 damage appeared over his head. Kele was shocked. Facing the next chainsaw strike, he hurriedly rolled to the side to dodge. Sleepy Sloth immediately cast two heals, barely recovering nearly a hundred HP.

"That damage is brutal!" Lonely As Snow exclaimed, not daring to linger. He turned and flashed 10 yards away; if he were hit once, he would definitely die.

Shi Feng wasn't afraid. He moved directly behind the Risk Goblin and unleashed his skills: Wind Thunder Flash, Double Strike, and Slash. Occasionally, a critical hit would deal 16 damage, which was already high compared to the others.

However, the Risk Goblin cast a look of disdain at Shi Feng's attacks and continued to swing its chainsaw wildly at Kele.

A series of fierce attacks forced Kele to retreat repeatedly. His HP dropped lower and lower, and Sleepy Sloth in the back couldn't keep up with the healing, watching helplessly as Kele drew closer to death.

At the critical moment, Shi Feng used Abyssal Bind. Nine pitch-black chains trapped the Risk Goblin, giving Kele a chance to breathe.

In those 3 seconds, even with everyone attacking frantically, they only shaved off 7% of the Risk Goblin's HP—not even as much as one of Heizi's Evil Lash attacks.

As the 3 seconds ended, the Risk Goblin regained its freedom. A mocking smile appeared on the green-skinned goblin's face. Its small hands moved the control knobs, and the chainsaw arm executed a Whirlwind, carving a beautiful arc. Shi Feng was sent flying, crashing heavily into a tree and losing 286 HP.

Kele, whose HP had recovered to over half, rushed up and used Holy Strike and Retribution again, trying to pull aggro.

However, the Risk Goblin ignored Kele, instead raising the firearm on its left arm and aiming it at Shi Feng, unleashing a barrage of fire.

A dense hail of bullets flew toward the just-landed Shi Feng, leaving him with nowhere to hide.

Phantom Kill!

Shi Feng's clone instantly appeared before him, waving its weapon to deflect the incoming bullets, while the real Shi Feng activated Gravity Liberation. With a powerful leap, he vaulted onto a tree branch, escaping the Risk Goblin's attack range, though his clone was destroyed.

Once the volley of bullets was spent, the Risk Goblin began to reload. After reloading, it charged at Shi Feng again. The others had no choice but to keep attacking, slowly whittling down the Risk Goblin's HP.

However, Shi Feng, with Gravity Liberation active, wasn't so easy to hit. By using the trees for cover, he managed to dodge the incoming bullets and kite the monster.

Heizi used Evil Lash whenever it was off cooldown.

The Risk Goblin's HP continued to drop: 64%, 50%, 30%, 20%, 10%...

Just as its HP hit 10%, the Risk Goblin jumped out of the steel robot, wearing rocket boots, and began to flee.

"No way, the monster is actually running away?" Heizi watched the Risk Goblin dash toward an empty area at high speed, stunned.

The others were also taken aback, not expecting the goblin to be so intelligent that it knew to run when it couldn't win.

"Can't let it get away, or our efforts will be for nothing!" Kele immediately gave chase. He had been bullied quite thoroughly by the Risk Goblin and was filled with rage; he couldn't let the goblin take advantage of them and just walk away.

"You're not getting away!" Shi Feng dashed forward with Wind Chasing Sword.

However, the Risk Goblin remained calm. It made a face at Shi Feng, pressed a button on its waist, and the rocket boots spewed a massive amount of crimson flame, clearly preparing to fly away.