When Chen Bugu walked back to the ward building, everyone else came out of Ciyun Building.
"What did you go to the inpatient department for?"
Facing Lin Xiaoxiao's question, Chen Bugu revealed everything about Huang Yuanzhang's remains and Lin Ye's wife's name tag.
"Good riddance! It's a good thing that scumbag died early, otherwise I wouldn't have let him off."
It was clear that Lin Xiaoxiao utterly detested the director she had never met.
Chen Bugu, however, was no longer so angry; it was enough that the person was dead.
Now, as long as Lin Ye could adjust quickly, this matter would be over.
After agreeing that no one should mention this matter to Lin Ye again, the group spent some more time exploring Changde Building.
Overall, this search didn't yield much.
Aside from some clothes for changing, they did find a few flashlights, but the batteries were all dead.
Bai Ting could continue to use them with the Thunder Sprite's thunder elemental power, but in the hands of others, these flashlights were useless.
Medicines had long expired, but items like cotton and gauze were still relatively well-preserved. Chen Bugu took them all, as they would just go into his storage ring anyway, without much trouble.
When the group returned to the guardhouse, Lin Ye was already waiting at the entrance.
He seemed to be back to normal.
"Where are we going next?" Bai Ting looked at Chen Bugu.
"I have a bold idea."
Chen Bugu smiled, a hint of madness in his eyes.
...
After a night of rest at the guardhouse, Chen Bugu led his team on a frenzied hunt for the Goblin patrols in the vicinity.
Chen Bugu changed his strategy: regardless of whether the Goblin squads carried food or supplies, he would kill them all upon encounter.
He wanted to weaken the power of this Goblin settlement to the greatest extent possible and strengthen his own team's capabilities.
As for the Lianxin Crossbow, Chen Bugu had completely handed it over to Liu Shifu.
Among the group, Liu Shifu currently lacked sufficient offensive means, and as the team's scout, he had ample mobility but insufficient attacking power, so compensating for his weakness was necessary.
Moreover, Chen Bugu already had the Wind Gale Dagger, and the Lianxin Crossbow was more suitable for Liu Shifu to conduct ground strikes from the air.
As long as he didn't encounter creatures like Cat Apes, Liu Shifu's Floating ability could provide him with enough safe space to aim and attack.
Along the way, Chen Bugu also told Liu Shifu many precautions for using a crossbow in combat, including the angle of the arm when raising the crossbow, and standard standing and kneeling postures.
"Have you specifically practiced with crossbows before?"
Bai Ting was still curious.
Chen Bugu paused, then recalled the time in his previous life when he diligently practiced bow and crossbow type weapons.
To be honest, he was more skilled with bows.
"Yes, I did, purely out of interest."
Chen Bugu told half a lie; he had indeed practiced, but not out of interest, but to save his life.
In his previous life, Chen Bugu's awakened ability was Revival, which meant he had no offensive means whatsoever in the early stages.
For him, close combat was too dangerous; a slight carelessness could lead to instant death.
Therefore, to save his life and avoid being abandoned by his team, he could only diligently practice long-range offensive weapons like bows and crossbows.
He had also dabbled in firearms for a period, but firearm ammunition was a significant expense, whereas bows and crossbows were lower in cost by comparison.
"By the way, regarding that plan, how confident are you?"
After these few battles, Bai Ting already fully trusted Chen Bugu's strength, and he even wasn't sure how strong Chen Bugu was now.
When they left Yu Tan Tunnel, their strengths were still similar, and he was even slightly stronger than Chen Bugu.
But now, with just "Bullet Time," Chen Bugu might be able to sweep through all of them.
To be honest, perhaps only Lin Xiaoxiao's Mind could offer him a little resistance.
But even though Chen Bugu already possessed such strength, Bai Ting still felt his plan this time was somewhat crazy.
They were going to attack the Goblin settlement!
When Chen Bugu proposed this idea at Tiancheng City First Hospital, everyone was surprised, as Wang Bin had brought up this idea before, and Chen Bugu was the first to reject it at the time.
According to Chen Bugu's explanation, the Goblin settlement nearby should be a small Goblin tribe, making it impossible for a Goblin King to be born. In fact, the tribe's leader was most likely Black Iron Four Star or Black Iron Five-Star in strength, definitely not reaching Black Iron Six Stars.
Because Goblins are a type of monster with extremely strong territorial instincts, they absolutely do not allow other creatures to appear within their territory, which is why Goblins directly attack them every time they see them.
One must know that even low-level intelligent races possess intelligence.
The biggest difference between intelligent races and other monsters is their ability to communicate.
However, low-level Goblins are an exception; their territorial instincts override any other thoughts, so anything that appears within their territory is inevitably considered an enemy.
Even so, the Black Iron Four Star "Vine Dream" had always lived intact within the Goblin's territory.
At Tiancheng City First Hospital, Chen Bugu had already noticed that the widespread dust indicated no Goblin visits.
It made no sense!
Such a large building, and Goblins, as an intelligent race, shouldn't ignore it.
Then there's only one possibility: "Tiancheng City First Hospital" is also a tough nut to crack for the Goblins nearby!
Or, "Vine Dream" is also difficult to deal with for the strongest Goblin in this Goblin tribe.
Chen Bugu, of course, didn't think that killing "Vine Dream" meant he could defeat this Goblin tribe.
After all, his killing of "Vine Dream" was largely attributed to Breaking's counter to illusions.
But this incident sent a signal to Chen Bugu!
That is, this Goblin settlement has no Goblin King!
How can others sleep soundly beside one's bed!
This also applies to the Goblin royalty; the royal family will not tolerate other monsters appearing within their territory.
Moreover, judging by the dust accumulation in the hospital, at least for a long time, the Goblin tribe had not sent patrol teams to scout.
A Black Iron Six Stars Goblin corresponds to a Goblin Great Shaman, known for their powerful mental strength, and would not so easily fall into the illusion woven by "Vine Dream."
If this Goblin tribe truly had a Goblin Great Shaman, they wouldn't be so wary of "Vine Dream."
So Chen Bugu guessed that this Goblin tribe had not been established for long, the number of Goblins was probably around 100, and the strongest Goblin might be a Black Iron Five-Star Goblin Shaman.
They had already hunted more than 30 Goblins in these two days. As long as they continued to weaken the Goblin tribe's combat power and their own strength increased,
This Goblin tribe might not be impossible to take down.
Of course, the first step of the plan was to ensure the entire team broke through to Black Iron Three Stars, and it would be best if Bai Ting, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Yan Kuan all reached Black Iron Four Star.
Therefore, Chen Bugu and his group engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Goblin squads, slowly but steadily eroding the strength of this Goblin tribe.
...
Two days later, Liu Shifu stood on a tree, spotting a Goblin squad not far away.
This squad had two leading Goblin Berserkers.
Liu Shifu's task was to severely wound one with the Lianxin Crossbow first, while the others, taking the Lianxin Crossbow as a signal, would immediately charge out from the grass on both sides.
After two days of fighting, Lin Ye, Wang Bin, and Liu Shifu had all broken through to Black Iron Three Stars.
Their combat experience was also richer; they could now encircle Goblin squads in reverse without being discovered.
"Whoosh!"
A sound of something cutting through the air rang out, and a Goblin Berserker cried out in pain, clutching the bleeding hole on his face, one eye already shot blind.
"That's great, Liu Shifu is getting more and more accurate!"
Wang Bin was about to get up but was held down by Chen Bugu beside him.
"Wait!"
"That's not Liu Shifu's arrow!"