Five minutes later, after everyone had rested, Chen Bugu checked the remaining food in his backpack.
There was still one bottle of water, five chocolate bars, two almond shortbreads, and one bag of bread.
For eight people, it was only enough for one meal at most.
“It seems we need to solve the food problem first.”
He had searched all the cars in the tunnel, and there were only some snacks and water; he had brought out everything he could.
Food could certainly be found in the Starting Forest, like many wild fruits on trees, but most were poisonous and could not be eaten directly.
Other food sources depended to some extent on luck.
For example, a certain type of pig-like magical beast had tender, succulent, and chewy meat, and eating it could also replenish a small amount of energy.
However, this type of magical beast was not common.
There was nothing for it; they could only take it one step at a time.
After setting off again, the group explored north.
However, three hours passed, and no food was found; instead, they had encountered two groups of Goblins consecutively.
Fortunately, their numbers were not large, and their strength was not great, so everyone dealt with them without alarm or danger.
Wang Bin and Old Liu also finally completed their breakthrough, upgrading to Black Iron Two Star.
Although the team's strength had increased, Chen Bugu had a faint feeling that something was amiss.
The frequency of encountering Goblins was a bit too high, and they hadn't encountered any other monsters along the way, which gave him some uneasy suspicions.
Just as Chen Bugu decided to change their route, the group encountered another group of Goblins.
They stood about ten meters away, numbering around 10, but the situation was clearly different from before.
Because this time, two different Goblins appeared.
These two Goblins still had green skin all over their bodies and stood on two feet, but their height was similar to Bai Ting's, clearly exceeding 1.8 meters.
They also didn't look as scrawny as the other Goblins beside them; their arms were noticeably much thicker, showing some muscle definition, and their fangs by their mouths were also longer.
Each of them held a giant wooden club nearly 1.5 meters long, and the top of the club was even studded with iron nails of various sizes.
Goblin Berserker!?
Chen Bugu could now be sure.
In the direction they were currently heading, there was probably a Goblin gathering place.
Perhaps this entire area was even Goblin territory, which was why they hadn't encountered any other magical beasts along the way.
Goblins had a strong sense of territory, and generally, low-level magical beasts would not casually enter Goblin territory.
However, if there were only two Berserkers, it meant they hadn't gone too deep yet, and retreating after killing them would still be possible.
“Those two leading ones seem quite strong.”
Lin Ye had already summoned his Animal Taming skill and quickly commanded it to attack forward.
Yan Kuan placed his hands on the ground, raising a stone wall behind and on both sides of the two Goblin Berserkers to prevent them from dodging.
The Animal Taming skill charged straight in.
“Bang!”
After a loud crash, everyone simultaneously discovered that one Goblin Berserker had grabbed the antlers on the Animal Taming skill's head, then forcefully stopped it and pinned it in place.
No matter how the Animal Taming skill kicked its hooves, it could not move forward an inch.
Lin Ye was startled and quickly ordered the Animal Taming skill to pull back and retreat.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
The other Goblin Berserker had already raised the wooden club in its hand and, taking advantage of the Animal Taming skill's inability to move, forcefully smashed it down onto its head.
The moment the Animal Taming skill's head was smashed on the spot, the eight ordinary Goblins on both sides had also charged forward.
“Bai Ting, you and I each take one, leave the others to them!”
Chen Bugu shouted and raised the already strung Lianxin Crossbow in his hand, shooting an arrow at the Goblin Berserker holding the Animal Taming skill's antlers.
While its hands were still clasped, he would send it to meet the King of Hell first!
With this arrow, Chen Bugu activated “Lian Xin”; a red energy arrow followed the Crossbow closely, shooting out and carrying a strong gust of wind towards the Goblin Berserker's head.
Goblin Berserker, Black Iron Grade Low-Rank humanoid magical beast, equipped with a wooden club about 1.5 meters long for attack, its strength corresponds to roughly the early Black Iron Three Stars level for an Awakened.
This was why Chen Bugu immediately activated “Lian Xin”.
The two arrows shot by “Lian Xin” would be boosted by 1.5 times and 2 times Chen Bugu’s own attack power respectively; if they hit successfully, it wouldn't be difficult to achieve a kill.
Regrettably, at the last moment, that Goblin Berserker forcefully raised the Animal Taming skill's body to block in front of itself.
The Crossbow pierced into the Animal Taming skill's thigh root, penetrated its entire body, and then re-emerged from its already shattered head.
Due to the obstruction of the Animal Taming skill's body, the Crossbow's speed was delayed for an instant.
However, it was precisely this instant that allowed the Goblin Berserker to barely complete a head twist.
The Crossbow and energy arrow pierced through the Goblin Berserker's left ear, and green blood splattered on the spot.
“Roar!”
The Goblin Berserker cried out in pain but did not retreat in the slightest; instead, it roared!
Immediately after, its eyes instantly turned blood-red, and it directly picked up the 1.5-meter-long wooden club from the ground, charging furiously towards Chen Bugu.
The other Goblin Berserker also followed closely, charging towards the group together.
Looking at the Goblin Berserker charging at the very front, Chen Bugu recognized the opponent's skill.
Its eyes turning red was a sign of skill activation.
Bloodlust Skill!
Berserk State!
The Goblin Berserker's strength and speed both increased by 20%, and its power increased again.
Chen Bugu turned and ran frantically in another direction; he had been locked onto by the enraged Goblin Berserker and had to split the battlefield.
Just by looking at the length of the weapon, it was clear that the Goblin Berserker's attacks would be wide and sweeping; if a group of people fought together, his teammates would probably be in more danger.
He had to buy time!
Once Yan Kuan and the others had killed the ordinary Goblins and were free, everyone would focus their fire together to kill these two Goblin Berserkers.
Just as Chen Bugu's thoughts settled, halfway through his run, he suddenly felt a shadow behind him, and he instinctively bent down and rolled forward.
“Boom!”
A massive wooden club slammed heavily into Chen Bugu's original position.
Dust flew, and countless fallen leaves were shaken into the air.
Everyone looked over in shock.
“It’s over, he wouldn’t have died, would he!?”
Wang Bin had just used Ignite on an ordinary Goblin when he was startled by the sound of combat from Chen Bugu's side.
He had just wanted to volunteer to deal with the large Green-skinned monsters, but now he felt cold sweat dripping.
Fortunately, as the smoke and dust cleared, he immediately saw Chen Bugu's back.
He was still alive.
After completing his roll, Chen Bugu got up and continued to sprint.
The Goblin Berserker in its Berserk State had increased its speed significantly, making it much harder to deal with than he had imagined.
He only hoped Bai Ting could hold off the other one, otherwise everyone would be finished.
Chen Bugu gripped the Lianxin Crossbow tightly, his speed attribute reaching 28, every step bursting with full power, sprinting in a straight line.
Judging from that last strike, the Goblin Berserker after going berserk had at least increased its speed and strength to over 35.
Chen Bugu ran at full speed, his brain rapidly strategizing.
The Berserk State could only last for 1 minute, with side effects of frenzy, loss of reason, and a brief period of weakness after exiting the state.
From the start of the battle until now, although there had been several exchanges, in reality, only about 20 seconds had passed.
He only needed to stall for another 30 seconds or so.
Thinking this, Chen Bugu plunged into the forest, attempting to use the trees for cover and maneuver around the Goblin Berserker.
Indeed, the Goblin Berserker in its Berserk State had long lost any concept of dodging.
It swung the giant wooden club in its hand, intending to flatten everything in its path.
“Boom!”
A small tree was “cut in half”.
But the Goblin Berserker's speed was also forced to slow down.
Chen Bugu looked back, realized the plan was feasible, and decided to use the forest to maneuver around it.
However, the next second!
Chen Bugu felt a shadow behind him, and a huge sense of crisis instantly enveloped him.
He had just stopped and had no time to dodge.
At this moment, Chen Bugu felt the world stop.
His eyes were fixed on the Goblin Berserker several meters away, swinging its giant club and breaking trees, yet he seemed to hear the sound of the wind caused by the giant club swinging.
There was another one!
A third one!
The moment he turned his head, the swinging giant wooden club was less than 50 centimeters from his face.
Chen Bugu could even see that some of the iron nails on the top of the wooden club had already become rusty.
At this moment, the world was silent.
A silver light flashed in Chen Bugu's eyes.
Space-Time activated!
“Bullet Time!”