Taunt

The Goblin King's troops were so unwavering when attacking the people lying in ambush in the forest because they obeyed the Goblin King's orders without question.

Even as their own kind fell one after another, they never doubted their king's commands, believing that as long as they kept charging forward, victory would surely be theirs.

"My plan is perfect. Even if the army obeys me without the slightest doubt, what could possibly go wrong?"

The problem lay entirely with them.

Facing a Goblin army several times their own size, they had no way of holding out, especially with my most elite assassination unit among them.

"Who exactly is commanding the Rescue Corps?!"

Turning around, the Goblin King swept its gaze across the chaotic battlefield. The Goblin troops remained steadfast. Though a few retreated, they continued launching assaults amid the torrent of the larger army.

The adventuring party fought from concealment among the trees. All kinds of magic flew through the air, and they grew fiercer the longer they fought. Since they rotated their rest periods regularly, none of them showed any signs of fatigue.

At the center of the Rescue Corps stood an unremarkable, very young adventurer directing the battle. He was the very boy the Goblin King had seen through its crystal ball two days ago, the one who had won by playing tricks during combat.

"So he has been commanding the army all along."

Shock was written plainly across the Goblin King's face as it ground its teeth.

Damn it. If I go over there and defeat him now, there is still time. As long as I deal with him, my army can flatten them completely.

Its body trembled. Just as the Goblin King took a step forward, Andeno's fist tore through the air, his punch howling like a hurricane. "You can't lose focus in battle, BABY! Take my Supreme Fist!"

"Get lost!" The Goblin King swung its staff without dodging, taking Andeno's punch squarely in the chest before kicking him hard in the abdomen and sending him flying.

Andeno soared through the air like an arrow and crashed into the wooden palace. The boards making up the palace snapped on impact, and rows of crystal balls clattered onto the planks before rolling down from the structure.

Blood streamed from Andeno as he lay in an extremely sorry state, unable to continue fighting. The Goblin King did not go over to finish him off, instead rushing anxiously toward the area where the two armies clashed.

To its surprise, the boy who had been directing the battle rubbed his shoulder and stepped forward to the very front of the Rescue Corps.

"So you came out to die on your own."

Holding its staff horizontally, the Goblin King filled it with magic power. It had absolute confidence that a single blow would smash the boy before it into pulp.

However, Yang Yu merely bent at the waist and completely evaded the Goblin King's attack, causing its staff to strike a tree instead.

The huge tree snapped in half at the trunk. The Goblin King turned back in disbelief. The boy before it had effortlessly dodged its fatal strike.

Clearly, weakness radiated from every inch of him. Clearly, the gap in their strength was enormous. Yet there was not the slightest trace of fear in his eyes.

"Who exactly are you?!"

"You really rushed over the moment we met. How passionate." Yang Yu teased, confidence written all over his face as the corners of his mouth curved upward. "Your next line is, 'How did you dodge my attack?'"

"How did you dodge my attack?"

What?

The Goblin King's eyes widened.

"How did I dodge your attack? Hmm... probably because I saw through all your moves. I thought you would be impressive, but you keep using the same few tricks over and over."

"Impossible! How could you observe my movements and find my openings while commanding your troops so well at the same time? Even I can't do that—"

How should I explain this? My teammates were simply too dependable. Every decision I made, they carried out even better than I imagined. Before I knew it, I had plenty of free time, so surely it was not too much to ask to spare a few glances.

Naturally, Yang Yu could not tell it the truth. He had seen at a glance that this BOSS was charging straight for the Rescue Corps.

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean no one else can. And why can't you do it? Probably because you're stupid."

Now that the Rescue Corps' defenses were on track, the Goblin army would only be run ragged. Victory was merely a matter of time. The only way to turn the tide was for the BOSS to take the field itself.

Yang Yu had not expected the Goblin King to take Andeno's blow head-on, forcefully kick Andeno away, and rush over here.

So he could only hurriedly give a few instructions, hand command over to Seka Mens, and step forward to face it.

"Listen up, trash-eater. This isn't how you fight a war. Don't think that having an overwhelming numerical advantage means you can just stomp all over your enemy. An excellent commander can easily turn the tide and win against greater numbers. And I just so happen to be excellent."

Yang Yu relentlessly hinted to the Goblin King, As long as you defeat me, your troops can win, desperately drawing its hatred so that the Goblin King's attacks would focus solely on him.

"Besides, you have nearly ten times as many troops. Any commander with a functioning brain wouldn't get counter-killed so easily. As expected, you're all brawn and no brains. Put simply, you're just garbage."

Since he was going to draw its hatred anyway, he might as well Taunt it while he was at it. The more he taunted, the sooner he could obtain the [Taunt] skill.

"You bastard!" The Goblin King roared, tightening its grip on its staff. Flames burst forth from it, their glow dancing constantly across its black armor. "Do you think I got to where I am today by accident?!"

"I don't know, but if it were me, I would probably have done better than you." Yang Yu continued to provoke it.

"You know nothing of the immensity of heaven and earth!"

The Goblin King flew into a rage and swung its staff at Yang Yu. Yang Yu took one step back, and the attack missed completely.

After being worn down by Andeno, the Goblin King had only half its health remaining. Yang Yu, meanwhile, was left with exactly 70%. He could use [Sudden Killing Intent] and still withstand one attack from the Goblin King, making his health control perfect.

Enraged beyond measure, the Goblin King continuously swung the staff in its hands, but Yang Yu saw through every movement and every skill it used.

Compared to all the traps in Cat Mario, the Goblin King's attacks were far too easy to dodge.

Because its attacks were so weak, Yang Yu had never intended to defeat the Goblin King by himself. He had only one goal.

That was right: stall for time.

On one hand, he was waiting for the Rescue Corps to gain a complete advantage. On the other, he was waiting for the priest he had sent over to heal Andeno's Severe Injury and let him rejoin the battle.

After having its attacks dodged countless times, the furious Goblin King gradually calmed down instead.

Why did he only dodge and never attack? If he had truly seen through all my movements, why couldn't he find an opportunity to counterattack?

Could it be that he truly did not want to attack me? Was he fighting me like this merely to stall for time? How could that be? Without his command, the longer this dragged on, the worse it should be for them!

The Goblin King deliberately exposed an opening and looked toward the two armies slaughtering one another. During the time it had become quantum-entangled with Yang Yu, the Goblin troops had actually fallen into a disadvantage.