175: Robbing the Goblin King

"Ant, what did you just say?"

Howard's obese body trembled slightly.

"A level 54 punk dares to speak so brazenly?"

However, before he finished speaking, Huang Chen's figure had already vanished.

The next instant, an excruciating, bone-chilling pain, like the sharpest ice pick, fiercely stabbed into the indescribable spot on Howard's lower back.

"Ah~"

A gruesome, spine-chilling wail echoed throughout the entire Goblin Empire.

Howard's obese body shot straight up as if electrocuted, causing the mist concealment spear, nearly a quarter of which had penetrated him, to tremble violently.

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Every Trial Taker and Goblin present simultaneously clenched their rear, feeling a jolt of electricity shoot up their tailbone to their head.

Four million was insignificant compared to Howard's hundreds of millions of HP.

"Your Majesty!!"

"Protect His Majesty!!"

The Goblin Ministers and Imperial Guard who witnessed this scene let out screams of utter terror.

However, Huang Chen's movements showed no pause.

He reappeared like a phantom before Howard in mid-air.

A pull, a thrust—it was the same formula, the same flavor.

"I will kill you!!"

Howard roared, and a vivid red flame instantly covered his entire body.

His obese body completed a half-turn in the air in an instant.

Such agility made it impossible to associate him with his massive, obese physique.

Whoosh...!

The flame-covered palm, accompanied by a shriek of air being torn apart, slammed down fiercely toward Huang Chen!

Huang Chen merely tilted his body slightly to dodge Howard's attack, then fiercely swung his left hand.

Crack...!

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A slap, simultaneously crisp and loud to the extreme yet dull and heavy to the extreme, exploded like thunder before the Royal City gate!

Howard's massive head was fiercely slapped sideways by this irresistible force, causing his neck to emit a sickening "crack" sound!

Boom!

Howard's obese body smashed into the hard bluestone slabs like a cannonball, leaving a large crater.

Half of his fat face instantly swelled up like fermented dough, and several teeth mixed with blood foam shot out like projectiles, embedding deeply into the distant city wall!

"Ugh... Pfft!"

Howard's vision went black, he saw stars, and a large mouthful of foul blood spewed out.

At this moment, he only felt his head buzzing and his consciousness hazy.

Humiliation! Unprecedented humiliation!

The dignified Goblin Emperor was slapped in public by a lowly human?!

"Ant!! This Emperor will tear you to shreds!!"

He suddenly raised his head. The Five Elements of the entire Goblin Empire Imperial City instantly rioted, surging toward Howard, drawn by the Imperial City Array Formation.

However, Huang Chen was faster!

The moment Howard's arm was raised, Huang Chen delivered a direct knee strike to his round belly!

Pfft!!!

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Howard's swollen belly violently caved inward, forming a terrifying deep crater!

His entire massive body left the ground again, tumbling backward at high speed like a giant kicked soccer ball.

Every time he hit the ground, a dull crash sounded, leaving behind circular craters!

Architectural debris and unlucky Goblin Soldiers along the way were all smashed to pieces!

Huang Chen's figure followed like a shadow. Every time Howard landed or bounced, he was met by Huang Chen's irresistible fists.

Moreover, if the position was right, Huang Chen would even perform the move of Spear-Stabbing the Chrysanthemum.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dense damage numbers flew up wildly.

Completely unable to fight back, Howard gave up resisting, his eyes filled with humiliation.

He now only wanted the opponent to quickly finish him off, even though this was just his clone guarding Area 49101.

But the pain inflicted on this body was genuinely transmitted back to his main body.

Finally, after twenty minutes, Howard's HP had dropped to about 20%.

His small, scarlet eyes peered through the swollen slits, staring intently at Huang Chen as he slowly approached. His gaze was full of boundless malice, but deep within, there was a trace of almost imperceptible confidence.

"Hehehe..."

Howard spat blood foam, his voice hoarse: "Human... you have successfully angered me. Do you think killing me means victory? My true form will definitely find you and make you endure the cruelest torture in the world!!"

Huang Chen stopped at the edge of the ruins, looking down at the Emperor, who was like a pile of rotting meat, with a playful smile on his face.

"Who said I was going to kill you?"

He slowly raised his left hand, and the blue light representing the Water Attribute frantically gathered in his palm.

"Pure Sound Chanting!" x N

Both of his hands moved so fast they were a blur, using the most potent area-of-effect Group Healing spell available to Water Element users.

In less than a minute, Howard's blood-red HP bar was instantly restored to full.

Howard and all the Goblins stared at him in astonishment.

What kind of move is this?

Healing our King?

"Hehe!!" Huang Chen looked at his masterpiece and revealed a satisfied smile.

"What exactly do you want?" Howard questioned, confused.

"Alright,"

Huang Chen did not reply. He withdrew his hand, and the smile on his face became increasingly "gentle,"

"The HP is full. Let's do it again."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spear went in and out... a new, even more brutal round of torment began!

Heal—Beat—Re-heal—Re-beat!

The Forbidden City Legion and the Goblins present watched this absurd and terrifying "game."

Every single one was struck dumb with fear.

"This is truly... too savage."

Everyone involuntarily backed away from Huang Chen's combat zone.

Time passed minute by minute.

One hour... Howard went from initial malicious curses to painful wails, and finally to broken cries for mercy.

"What exactly do you want?"

Howard wailed, "Just kill me already!!"

Seeing that it was enough, Huang Chen finally withdrew his spear and slowly walked up to Howard, saying with a faint smile: "I heard... that your Goblin Imperial City collects many items like Skill Books, Master's Cores, Grandmaster's Notes, and so on... I would like to borrow some from Your Majesty to look through. How does Your Majesty feel about that?"

"Notes? What notes? I don't have any!" Howard shook his head in denial.

Hearing this, Huang Chen threatened: "None? Hmph hmph!! You better think carefully..."

Howard shook his head resolutely without hesitation. "I am just an NPC exiled here by the rules, I can't remember! Just kill me!"

"Can't remember?" Huang Chen leaned closer to Howard, displaying that particular smirk again,

"In my homeland, there is a secret technique we call... the Great Memory Restoration Technique!!"

Two hours... three hours... Finally, when Huang Chen once again pulled out his long spear and raised his hand, preparing to cast Pure Sound Chanting.

"No! Stop healing!! I remember! Kill me! Please kill me!"

Howard struggled to turn his head, roaring toward the Imperial Palace: "Give... give it to him! Whatever he wants, give it all to him!!"

Following his command, heavy and disorganized footsteps sounded from deep within the Royal City.

Teams of Goblin Laborers, under the numb "escort" of the Imperial Guard, nervously carried bundles of ancient-looking scrolls to Huang Chen, piling them up into a small mountain.

Huang Chen's gaze swept over the mountain of "ransom," and he finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

With a wave of his hand, all the books were put away.

"If you had been this sensible earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer, right?"

"Now... you can die!!"