155: Golden Goblin

The peaks of the Great Snow Mountain are extremely high, and generally, few players come to this map to level up.

This is because, just like in reality, players will lose corresponding HP based on their level of coldness tolerance, similar to being underwater.

This kind of special map has both advantages and disadvantages; although the environment is more dangerous, it has more monsters than regular maps, making it easier to encounter BOSSes.

In his previous life, only some expert teams dared to enter and explore; legend says there is an Ice Temple at the deepest point, though he doesn't know if it's true.

Xiao Xing planned to explore it when he had time, but now was not the moment.

Soon, he arrived at the foot of a mountain.

The mountain body was perpetually covered in snow, appearing as a white expanse. Only at the bottom had the Goblins carved out a half-meter opening.

It looked unremarkable from the outside, but inside, it was a world of its own—an epic rank Mine.

In his previous life, this place was occupied by the Sky-Blowing Gang. At that time, he came here to Mine in order to forge an epic rank weapon.

However, he was just a regular gang member, and he had to hand over 60% of all the Ore he mined just to be allowed entry.

Seeing this half-meter entrance again now, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Without dwelling on his feelings, Xiao Xing immediately crawled inside.

As soon as he entered, he was discovered by the nearby Goblins.

Seeing someone appear, they roared in anger, declaring sovereignty over the Ore Vein, and then rushed toward Xiao Xing, wielding their mining picks.

These Goblins were one meter tall, entirely golden-yellow, and looked like a combination of a human body and a toad's head.

Don't be fooled by their small stature and simple mining picks; their strength was considerable. Every one of them was at least an Elite Monster, and their stats were significantly higher than those of typical Elites.

Golden Goblin (Elite)

Rank: 60

HP: 560,000

MP: 105,500

Physical Damage: 3,440

Magic Damage: 1,050

Defense: 1,990

Skill 1: Golden Skin (Passive)

Skill 2: Golden Pickaxe (Active)

Skill 3: Frenzied Strike (Active)

Skill 4: Golden Bloodline (Active)

Note: Golden Goblins possess a trace of the Golden Behemoth's Bloodline. If enraged, they will activate their Bloodline without regard for themselves.

These stats are relatively high. If a typical Rank 60 player were struck once or twice by the pickaxe, they would instantly die.

However, these stats posed absolutely no threat to Xiao Xing; they were only fit to be killed.

Not only was he carrying a super divine artifact, but he also ignored all of the target's Defenses. With the xuanyuan sword's power, he could eliminate a Goblin in just a few strikes.

Summoning his Rank 0 Mount, Xiao Xing immediately used a skill.

Aurora Slash!

Aurora Dance!

Facing hundreds of Goblins, he consecutively unleashed eleven stacked streams of Sword Qi.

If a skill could solve it, there was no need for close-quarters combat.

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...Currently, Aurora Dance is still Rank 2, dealing 5x large-scale area damage.

However, his manual casting method boosted the skill damage to 50 times, and combined with the damage from Aurora Slash, he instantly reduced all the Goblins to critical HP.

At this moment, the Goblins had arrived in front of him.

But because their HP had reached a critical threshold, they all stopped moving and activated their Ultimate Skill.

He watched as the bodies of the hundred Goblins began to change, becoming not only more muscular but also significantly taller, finally stopping when they reached two meters in height.

After activating their Bloodline, they looked much fiercer than before, and all their stats had doubled.

But before they could grow enraged, Xiao Xing's two Clones had already unleashed Aurora Slash, instantly killing all hundred Goblins.

After picking up all the drops, Xiao Xing glanced at his Mount, which had already risen to Rank 21.

He hadn't summoned Little Purity precisely so that the Mount could gain more experience.

Once the Void Thunder Beast's Rank increased, his speed when traveling to unexplored maps would also be very fast.

Taking advantage of the remaining duration of his Clones, Xiao Xing didn't linger and quickly arrived at the deepest part of the Mine.

This area was crisscrossed with paths, with intersections everywhere, and Goblins were mining in every spot.

This terrain was unsuitable for releasing Area-of-Effect Skills. Left with no choice, Xiao Xing drew his sword and went forward, killing the Goblins alongside his Clones.

Although he didn't use skills, relying on the xuanyuan sword's special properties, he killed most of them in less than five minutes and would soon wipe them all out.

Just then, ten Lord Rank Golden Goblins appeared from various corners.

Frenzied Strike!

Frenzied Strike!

Frenzied Strike!

...He watched as they accelerated and leaped up, raising the Golden Pickaxes in their hands and smashing them fiercely down toward Xiao Xing's head.

Doomsday Storm!

Doomsday Storm!

...Before the 10 Goblin Lords could strike, a terrifying Sword Qi Storm swept out, instantly freezing them in mid-air.

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...Dense damage numbers appeared. Not only the 10 Lords but also the remaining dozens of Elites were frozen in place, taking damage.

Doomsday Storm lasted for 10 seconds before ending, and each Goblin lost over 400,000 HP.

But as soon as the skill ended, Xiao Xing flashed away, dodging the strike while simultaneously unleashing Aurora Slash and Aurora Dance with his Clones.

Instantly, dozens of streams of Sword Qi swept out, instantly killing all the Goblins.

Roar! Roar!

Before he could make a move, two Great Lord Goblins suddenly appeared, roaring incessantly.

The death of all their subordinates filled them with extreme rage.

Xiao Xing glanced at the Goblins that had appeared in front of him, not paying them much attention.

Aside from having improved stats, the two Great Lord Goblins had no changes to their skills, and this level was still no threat to him.

According to the setting, if a player killed five Lord Goblins, the Great Lords would appear and besiege the enemy together.

But he was too powerful; using his Clones' skills, he killed them all instantly, giving the Great Lords no time to assist. That's why the two Goblins were so furious.

Frenzied Strike!

Frenzied Strike!

After the roar, the two Goblins no longer hesitated. With a flash, they arrived right above Xiao Xing's head.

Because of their high stats and the acceleration provided by their skill, their speed was extremely fast.

Due to the overwhelming pressure of their strength, Xiao Xing's body was completely immobilized and he couldn't dodge.

Just as the two Dark Gold Mining Picks neared his head, a beast roar sounded.

Grand Void Thunder Burst!

His Mount activated the Grand Void Thunder Burst skill.

Instantly, violent purple lightning spread out. Not only were the two Goblins' skills interrupted, but their bodies were also frozen in place.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

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...Taking advantage of the two Goblins' paralyzed state, Xiao Xing raised the xuanyuan sword and rapidly stabbed their necks repeatedly.

His attack speed was extremely fast. By the time the five-second paralysis ended, the two Goblins had each suffered 15 attacks, reducing their HP by over 3 million.

Despite 15 normal attacks, not a single instant kill was triggered, but both Goblins were already on critical HP.