"Come on, you ugly little runt, your courage is commendable!
But sometimes, courage is just another word for foolishness."
The beautiful archer sneered, not taking Chen Yao seriously at all.
Chen Yao knew he couldn't run now, and facing an archer, distance would only be more disadvantageous!
So, he had only one way out.
And that was to get close!
As long as he could touch the beautiful archer, he might inherit her skills and gain power!
He might even break through to level 3.
The only way out was to fight!
Shadow Step!
Swish!
Chen Yao channeled his fighting spirit into his legs, and his figure vanished in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already behind the beautiful archer.
He swiftly slashed his dagger towards her thigh.
It wasn't intentional; he was just that short, and attacking higher was impossible.
The beautiful archer was shocked, not expecting this goblin to be so fast.
But she was also a level 10 adventurer, and her reflexes were up to the task.
With a casual swing of her short sword, she easily deflected Chen Yao's attack.
The immense force sent Chen Yao flying, and he landed heavily on the ground, looking quite disheveled.
"I didn't expect you to be so fast. If I saw correctly, you actually practiced a skill?"
The beautiful archer held her short sword, her face serious.
Goblins weren't suited for practicing fighting spirit or magic. If they could, there was only one possibility.
A special breed!
One that could potentially become a Big Goblin, Goblin Paladin, or even a Goblin King.
"Today is my lucky day, encountering a future goblin powerhouse! But your luck isn't so good, die!"
The beautiful archer moved swiftly towards Chen Yao.
Encountering such a goblin, there was no way she would let it go.
Not to mention a Goblin Paladin, even a Big Goblin, once grown, would be very powerful.
It would certainly pose a huge threat to humans in the future.
Chen Yao knew explanations were useless. He could only channel his dantian's fighting spirit quickly throughout his body to dodge her attacks.
The beautiful archer wasn't primarily a melee fighter; she was overconfident, thinking she could handle a goblin, which was why she hadn't used her bow.
But this gave Chen Yao an opportunity.
Using Shadow Step, Chen Yao kept dodging, finding an opening, and suddenly threw his dagger.
Ding!
The beautiful archer flicked her short sword, knocking the dagger away.
But she also exposed herself.
After all, she was an archer, and her melee experience was clearly lacking.
"Miss, watch out!" The burly man roared, rushing over quickly.
But it was too late.
Chen Yao smirked, activated Shadow Step, and appeared right in front of the beautiful archer.
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"Ah!"
Seeing the ugly face so close, the beautiful archer screamed in fright, colliding with Chen Yao with a thud.
"You... get off..."
The beautiful archer was disgusted, as if she had touched something filthy, desperately trying to push Chen Yao away.
But how could Chen Yao let go of such a good opportunity?
He hugged her soft waist tightly, refusing to let go.
"You..."
The beautiful archer suddenly froze, her eyes wide with shock.
Both she and Chen Yao felt a surge of fighting spirit entering their bodies, spreading instantly to every part.
"Ugh~"
The beautiful archer went limp, collapsing to the ground, losing all strength.
Chen Yao felt the same.
The moment he hugged the beautiful archer, he felt a torrent of fighting spirit pouring into his body.
The swelling pain in his dantian shattered instantly, and he directly rose to level 3.
Then, another wave of swelling pain came, and he quickly rose to level 4.
"Holy crap, is it that strong?!"
"Miss, are you alright?"
The burly man finally arrived, seeing the goblin holding his lady, who lay motionless on the ground, with a look of bliss on her face?
What the hell is going on?
"Damn goblin, die!"
The burly man was furious, his hand as big as a basin reaching for Chen Yao.
Fortunately, Chen Yao had just leveled up twice, his senses enhanced. He quickly let go of the beautiful archer and jumped away.
He didn't dare stop, activating Shadow Step upon landing, darting into the grassland and quickly disappearing.
The burly man couldn't chase him, hurriedly helping the beautiful archer up.
"Miss, are you okay?" the burly man asked worriedly.
The beautiful archer stood up with a complex expression, staring silently in the direction the goblin had disappeared.
"What was that feeling just now, it felt so good..."
She looked at her slender fingers, gently clenching them, as if she had leveled up again?
"Miss? That damn goblin didn't do anything to you, did he?" The burly man was even more worried seeing her expression.
"Nothing!"
The beautiful archer denied it immediately, "Chris, let's head back!"
"Alright..."
The beautiful archer was extremely curious, why did touching a goblin cause such a reaction?
And leveling up so fast?
She had just reached level 10 a few days ago, and it would take at least half a month to level up again, right?
Unexpectedly, in just a moment, she had leveled up. What was going on?
***
Chen Yao ran for several kilometers before finding a hidden spot to hide.
"Damn, I almost couldn't escape!"
He panted heavily, his legs a bit sore.
"But it was a blessing in disguise, leveling up twice in one go!
And I also gained..."
Chen Yao searched his memory carefully and indeed found a light orb.
Inside was the archer skill, Rapid Arrows!
Once activated, it could shoot three arrows in an instant, with incredible power.
Moreover, after acquiring the skill, his proficiency with the bow increased rapidly.
"Great, with this skill, I won't have to engage in close combat, greatly increasing my safety!"
Grumble!
His stomach suddenly growled, and Chen Yao felt a wave of emptiness.
Hungry!
But he didn't dare go out now, so he had to hide for a while and wait until nightfall to find food.
When night finally fell, Chen Yao felt relieved.
They hadn't pursued him, so they must have left.
"Seems like I gained benefits, and that woman did too, right?
Will she come looking for me in the future, begging for another close encounter?
Hehehe!"
Under the cover of darkness, Chen Yao quietly slipped out of the cave.
Outside, the roars of beasts could be heard occasionally, along with the chirping of insects.
"What should I eat tonight?"
At night, small animals would definitely hide, making hunting impossible.
"Better go back to that place and see if the food has been taken..."
Chen Yao headed towards the spot where the wolf pack had hunted human adventurers, moving stealthily, afraid of encountering any powerful demonic beasts.
However, this area wasn't dangerous, with few powerful beasts, allowing him to safely reach the site of the earlier battle.
It was quiet here, the smell of blood in the air had faded.
Goblins had night vision, and he quickly found the items left by the adventurers.
Some backpacks and weapons.
The young warrior probably didn't care for these scraps, leaving them all behind.
Seeing no danger around, Chen Yao quickly started gathering them.
With his current level 4 strength, collecting these items was no problem.
After gathering the weapons and broken backpacks, he quickly returned to the cave.
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