Failed Awakening, Summoning a Divine Beast, I Take Off On the Spot – Chapter 20

Ch 20: Matryoshka Mode

Looking ahead, Chu Qiu’s gaze instantly froze, discovering that a group of Archer Goblins were cleverly hidden in the distant dense forest, among the green grass, and behind the jagged rocks.

They wore rough leather armor, their bows were drawn, and they were arranged in an orderly manner, clearly after careful deployment.

【Exotic Beast: Archer Goblin, Tier: Bronze Second Tier, Skill: Precise Shot】

【Exotic Beast: Archer Goblin, Tier: Bronze Second Tier, Skill: None】

【Exotic Beast: Archer Goblin, Tier: Bronze First Tier, Skill: None】

……

The Nightmare difficulty is indeed well-deserved, even Goblins, such low-intelligence creatures, are displaying tactical wisdom.

The ambush location they chose was perfect in terms of concealment and angle of attack.

Chu Qiu sighed inwardly. If not for the “Book of Life and Death’s” magical function of “Samsara Eye: Insight into the Future,” which allowed him to foresee danger in advance, he would have been caught off guard if he had rashly stepped into the ambush.

“Flame Storm”

Diting suddenly burst into Netherworld Flames, transforming into a violent Flame Storm, and charged towards the Archer Goblins.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

As it advanced irresistibly, the Archer Goblins realized they had been exposed. A dense sound of air being torn apart rang out, and several arrows shot towards Diting.

However, when these arrows came into contact with the Netherworld Flames surrounding Diting, they melted under the scorching heat, turning into wisps of green smoke that dissipated in the air.

Diting darted through them like lightning. With the sound of sizzling flames, the Archer Goblins were scorched without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving only scorched earth and the smell of burning in the air.

“Ding, killed Archer Goblin X10, gained 100 experience points, Soul Shard X10!”

The prompt sounded at the right time, and Chu Qiu’s experience bar rose slightly again, but unfortunately, there was still a considerable gap before the next level up.

At this time, Chu Qiu had a calm expression, while Diting looked smug, diligently showing off its strong forelimbs to the Bloodstained Phoenix.

“Building a house by the sea is simply too extravagant.”

Standing aside, Fang Yan’s eyes moved back and forth between Chu Qiu and Diting, and a wry smile involuntarily appeared on her face, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

Recalling her past disdain and ridicule, and looking at herself now, she suddenly discovered the true meaning of life: “Life is not a mess, happiness is half less.”

Enjoying the life of unearned gains, she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: “The feeling of being ‘kept’ is so good!”

As the fog gradually faded, the figures of the two gradually became clear in the haze.

They walked not far along the winding path when a hoarse shout suddenly came from ahead, the voice with a bit of urgency and unease.

Immediately afterward, a burst of rapid footsteps came from far and near, as if someone was rapidly approaching them.

Chu Qiu and Fang Yan looked at each other, a trace of vigilance flashing in their eyes.

“After the small ones come the big ones. Who designed this Secret Realm? The combat difficulty is nested layer upon layer, a real Russian Matryoshka doll.”

This time, what appeared in front of them were no longer those Goblin Warriors and archers who could only wield crude weapons and were scantily clad.

Instead, it was a group of Frost Goblins holding Frost Magic Staffs, wearing ice armor, and exuding a cold aura.

Chu Qiu couldn’t help but complain, but didn’t notice the flash of embarrassment on Fang Yan’s face.

After all, this Secret Realm was one of the masterpieces that her ancestor often talked about and was proud of, saying it was to let challengers experience the thrill of “every step is startling.”

【Exotic Beast: Frost Goblin, Tier: Bronze Third Tier, Skill: None】

The data displayed on the information panel didn’t add much of a threat to these Frost Goblins, at least not in Chu Qiu’s eyes.

These Frost Goblins obviously didn’t intend to be polite with him either. With a burst of ear-piercing sounds, several ice arrows whistled towards Chu Qiu and Fang Yan.

The ice arrows were so fast and so cold that they almost left solidified white lines in the air.

Just then, another burst of messy footsteps came from behind, accompanied by a jumble of slogans. A group of Flame Goblins holding Flame Magic Staffs and wearing fire armor emerged out of nowhere.

In stark contrast to the Frost Goblins, in the middle of the Flame Goblins’ team, there were also several Goblin Priests wearing robes and holding Magic Staffs!

These priests were obviously of higher status, and their equipment was more gorgeous, emitting a fiery glow.

Looking at the priests gesticulating wildly, Chu Qiu disgustedly “spat,” purely monkeys wearing hats, scabies growing on the soles of feet, not biting but disgusting.

【Exotic Beast: Flame Goblin, Tier: Bronze Third Tier, Skill: None】

【Exotic Beast: Goblin Priest, Tier: Bronze Fifth Tier, Skill: Elemental Summoning】

Faced with the sudden double attack, Chu Qiu and Fang Yan’s expressions didn’t change much.

The Flame Goblins were obviously more polite. Realizing that the Frost Goblins’ ice arrows might freeze the two, they acted quickly, and countless fireballs covered the area where the two were.

On Diting’s white fur, strands of black flames danced, condensing its strength, and it suddenly leaped up, transforming into a swift black shadow in the air.

Before the ice arrows could touch its body, they were evaporated into clouds of steam and dissipated in the air.

Before Diting’s body could land, its sharp forelimbs suddenly popped out, and with the sound of tearing through the air, accurately struck the Frost Goblins’ ice armor.

“Crack…”

The ice armor was instantly split, and the Frost Goblins’ bodies were smashed into pieces by the powerful force. The scattered ice shards sparkled in the sunlight.

Diting rotated left and right, its attacks were as continuous as a storm, and the Frost Goblins’ formation was instantly thrown into chaos.

They lacked close combat ability in the first place, and now they were suppressed by Diting and had no power to fight back. In a moment, they were all killed, leaving only a ground of frost and wreckage.

At the same time, the Bloodstained Phoenix, which had been standing silently on the side, finally moved.

It spat out a hot and long pillar of fire from its mouth, and its two flame-covered claws were extremely sharp, and with raging flames, it killed the Flame Goblins like lightning.

Faced with the Bloodstained Phoenix’s fiery offensive, the Flame Goblins, who were also good at playing with fire, didn’t seem afraid. Several brave Flame Goblins greeted it, trying to eat a bird.

Then, they used their lives to prove the principle of “small fire is pleasant, big fire hurts the body, strong fire turns to ashes,” and were soon burned to black charcoal and turned into nothing.

“Fire pillar, sharp claws, it’s worthy of being an SS-level talent, using two skills at once, awesome!”

Chu Qiu watched in stunned silence and couldn’t help but admire, “Sure enough, when the hot pot starts, happiness is with you and me!”

Watching the Bloodstained Phoenix slaughtering in the Flame Goblin formation, Chu Qiu couldn’t help but feel a little heartache. Those Flame Goblins who were killed in seconds were all naked Soul Shards!

Fortunately, Diting rode himself and arrived in time, punching and kicking the remaining Flame Goblins.

At this time, Fang Yan was also afraid of hurting Diting, and timely summoned back the Bloodstained Phoenix, and Chu Qiu finally managed to get some soup to drink.

“Ding, killed Frost Goblin X20, gained 400 experience points, Soul Shard X30!”

“Ding, killed Flame Goblin X17, gained 340 experience points, Soul Shard X25!”

Listening to the prompt, a trace of doubt rose in Chu Qiu’s heart. He felt that his Soul Shards were being blacked by the “Book of Life and Death,” but he couldn’t find any evidence.