At the same time.
The other 62 Adventurers had also quickly dealt with the Archers in the watchtower and rushed into the stockade.
They engaged the remaining hundred-plus Goblins inside the stockade.
From the perspective of quality and level, the Goblins collectively held an advantage.
Especially some Goblin Chieftains, whose quality had reached Excellent-grade, with combat power far exceeding that of the Adventurers.
However, there was a Tank Zombie, which not only fought back and forth with the Wild Boar Rider but also managed to charge into the enemy formation when it had a chance.
Plus, some Adventurers would transform if they couldn't win.
Smoker, Fatty... they would transform at the drop of a hat, catching the Goblins off guard.
The green-skins were utterly bewildered.
What the hell? How did they suddenly transform?
Several Goblin Chieftains tried to make a move but were immediately taken care of by Li Ruoshu and her two companions.
After they became Contract Adventurer, they gained common skills, making them even stronger in combat.
Chu Ruoxue, who had cultivated the Mage talent, casually conjured a Fireball and threw it, sending a Goblin Chieftain stumbling back a few steps.
She then cast a Buff on Chen Yuxuan.
With the Fire Attack skill imbued on her arrow, Chen Yuxuan shot an arrow that exploded upon hitting the Chieftain, instantly killing him.
"Baka!" The Goblin Chieftain roared in exasperation, charging forward with his large saber.
Li Ruoshu also made her move; as she possessed both Swordsman and Ranger professions, her combat power far exceeded her displayed combat index.
Even though the Goblin Chieftain was Excellent-grade ★★★★ and had a combat index of 300, he still found it difficult to parry against Li Ruoshu.
The feeling that his large saber could easily cut down the girl in front of him, yet he couldn't hit her, made the Goblin Chieftain feel increasingly powerless.
Under the enhancement of the Wind attribute, Li Ruoshu's agility greatly improved, and her attacks also carried the Wind attribute, which could penetrate armor.
With a health bar.
What else was hard to kill?
Gradually, the Goblin Chieftain began to struggle, turning back and shouting strange words at the Mage in the camp.
At this moment, the Goblin Tribe had suffered heavy casualties; the Wild Boar Rider was already struggling to defend himself under the combined efforts of the Tank Zombie and several Adventurers skilled in backstabbing and poking butts.
Seeing the situation turn out this way.
The Goblin Mage's eyes were filled with immense anger, and his long-chanted ultimate skill also descended.
"Fire Rain! Everyone, scatter!"
Li Ruoshu turned back and shouted, telling everyone to defend carefully.
Flames rained down from the sky.
They fell throughout the entire Goblin Tribe, burning fiercely.
A series of wails continuously rang out.
The Goblins who couldn't escape were also burned to death in the great fire.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the Goblin Mage escaped directly through a secret passage.
Li Ruoshu was just about to give chase.
However, she found that the Goblin Chieftain wanted to destroy the Guardian Stone.
If the Guardian Stone were shattered, this territory couldn't be absorbed, and these few hours would have been for nothing.
Li Ruoshu couldn't accept that, so she moved swiftly, braving the Fire Rain attack, and prioritized killing the Goblin Chieftain.
When the Fire Rain ended.
The Goblin Tribe was engulfed in raging flames, and the Adventurers actively participated in extinguishing the fire, putting out the flames as quickly as possible.
They also mercilessly killed any Goblins that hadn't died completely.
"Ruo Shu, are you alright?"
Chu Ruoxue stepped forward, looking at the burn wound on Li Ruoshu's shoulder, and couldn't help but ask.
"I'm fine, just apply some Life Potion when we get back," Li Ruoshu replied. Life Potions could be bought in the system, and their price wasn't expensive.
Moreover, even if one died, it was fine; they could still resurrect in the Adventurer's Hut.
It's just that the pain felt would be clearer than when descending with a spirit essence, which was unavoidable.
"Let everyone sort out the spoils of war. See if those Chieftains' bodies can drop magic crystals."
"Okay."
Chu Ruoxue turned to arrange it.
"Sister Ruo Shu, come and look!" At this moment, Bai Feifei's tearful voice came.
Li Ruoshu immediately went over and saw countless burned bodies near the dungeon. Those were the slaves burned to death by the Goblin Mage under the Fire Rain.
"This is..."
Li Ruoshu's pupils couldn't help but contract.
Chu Ruoxue covered her mouth and said, "No wonder that Mage deliberately focused the Fire Rain in this direction. He probably thought we were here to rescue these captives, so he wanted to use this method to delay us."
"Damn it, I didn't even notice at the time."
In fact, even if they had noticed, it wouldn't have mattered; the Fire Rain had already fallen.
As a Rare-grade Mage, the ultimate skill that the Goblin Mage had chanted for so long before releasing it was not something that could be easily blocked.
"Too despicable."
"I'm definitely going to kill all these Goblins."
"That Mage actually got away; I won't be able to sleep tonight thinking about it."
The other Adventurers were also shocked and furious.
Most Adventurers were very kind, only hostile towards evil races, and Goblins were one of the races they hated the most.
"Oh, right, Zombie Dog!"
One of them said, "Captain Li, let us transform into Zombie Dogs to pursue him!"
"Yeah, whether we catch him or not, let us go, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Twenty Adventurers spoke up in unison.
Logically speaking.
Their mission should have ended after defeating the Goblin Tribe, and they wouldn't need to stay here anymore.
But clearly, the Goblin Mage's actions had ignited their wrath.
Even if they couldn't defeat him, they wanted to rush over and bite that bastard.
Seeing the anger in everyone's eyes.
Li Ruoshu didn't hesitate at all; she used the Zombie Dog card on every Adventurer who wanted to give chase.
In an instant, more than twenty Zombie Dogs rushed into the secret passage, chasing in the direction where the Goblin Mage had disappeared.
In the territory, only a few girls remained, responsible for cleaning up the aftermath.
The other thirty-plus Adventurers had already sacrificed themselves and returned to the Adventurer World, including the Adventurer who had transformed into a Tank Zombie.
During the great fire, it was the Tank Zombie and other transformed Adventurers who protected everyone, preventing greater casualties.
Li Ruoshu sighed, unable to bear looking in the direction of the dungeon.
She arrived before the Guardian Stone.
【Do you want to absorb the Goblin Tribe's Guardian Stone?】
The prompt appeared in Chen Yu's mind.
Chen Yu immediately chose yes.
Absorb.
Activate the protective shield.
Then he called over the idle Half-elf and Rabbit-Ear Person villagers to rebuild the tribe that had been burned by the fire.
Crucially...
They also needed to bury the bodies.
In this Goblin Tribe, the amount of fertile land reached three mu, which could provide food for another 60 people.
Although it was little, at least it was something.
Bai Feifei and a few others stayed to help, while Li Ruoshu and her two companions returned to the territory.