Chapter 7: I Am the Boss, You Are the Leader
"Go over and take a look!"
The goblins in the forest quickened their pace, breaking into a jog.
Before long, Li ng heard the noise of goblins ahead in the forest.
In a clearing in the woods, a group of goblins was enjoying a feast.
Each goblin held a piece of at with fur still attached and gnawed at it.
"Who's there!"
One goblin seed to sense sothing.
It stood up alertly and let out a shout.
Its warning drew the attention of the nearby goblins.
The goblins, who had been dining, quickly picked up various weapons and stood up.
"It's , it's !"
Under the watchful gazes of the goblins, Li ng erged from the bushes with a group of goblin underlings.
Seeing their own kind appear, the goblins lowered their weapons.
"What have you guys been up to these past few days?"
At that mont, a rough voice ca from the rear.
A tall hobgoblin, holding a spiked club, walked over.
Looking at Li ng's group of goblins, it glared at them angrily.
This was Gobuka, the small leader of this hunting team.
Seeing Gobuka approach, the goblin underlings behind Li ng shrank their necks, stepping back repeatedly with anxious and fearful expressions.
Li ng remained unfazed, holding a wooden stick and pointing it at Gobuka.
"Gobuka, I challenge you!"
This guy wasn’t strong. Although it was a hobgoblin, its stats were pitifully low.
[Na: Gobuka]
[Race: Hobgoblin]
[Level: 16]
[Strength: 26]
[Defense: 24]
[Agility: 21]
[Magic: 6]
"Hahaha, Gobung, have you eaten too much filth? How dare you challenge ?"
Gobuka laughed loudly as if he had just heard the funniest joke.
The goblins behind him also burst into laughter.
They laughed so hard that they waved their arms and stomped their feet, so even rolling on the ground clutching their bellies.
"What, are you scared?"
Li ng grinned, a mocking look on his face.
Seeing that Li ng was serious, the smile on Gobuka's face vanished.
It grinned hideously and greedily looked at Li ng.
"Gobung, you look tender and tasty. Today, I’ll eat you. Roar!"
Gobuka roared and charged at Li ng, holding its spiked club.
It swung the club, aiming a heavy blow at Li ng's head.
If struck, Li ng’s head might explode like a smashed waterlon.
Gobuka grinned maliciously, its face filled with excitent and greed.
It could already imagine Li ng's head shattering into pieces.
Then, just as the club was about to smash into Li ng's head...
Li ng moved. His right hand suddenly shot out, grabbing the spiked club.
With a loud "thud," Gobuka's club was firmly caught in Li ng’s hand.
Although the spikes on the club caused blood to drip from Li ng's hand, Gobuka’s strike was completely blocked.
"Impossible!"
Gobuka scread, frantically pulling at the club.
But in Li ng’s hand, the club was as immovable as a mountain, no matter how much force Gobuka used.
"Boss, it’s my turn now!"
Seeing the panicked Gobuka, Li ng grinned.
He waved the hand holding the spiked club, easily prying it from Gobuka’s grasp.
Then, he swung downward!
The handle of the spiked club smashed into Gobuka’s face with a "thud."
Gobuka's entire face twisted, and its body was flung over five ters away before crashing to the ground.
"The boss… the boss lost?"
The goblins watching this scene were dumbfounded.
"The boss won, the boss won!"
The goblin underlings behind Li ng jumped and cheered.
"Gobung! Gobung!"
Gobuda shouted excitedly.
The other goblin underlings quickly joined in, shouting in unison.
Their synchronized chants soon spread to the other goblins, who also began shouting together.
For a mont, the forest echoed with cries of "Gobung! Gobung!"
Facing the goblins’ reverent gazes, Li ng grinned.
Good. From now on, this hunting team was his.
Of course, to avoid a "life simulation" ending, the process had to change a bit.
Li ng raised the spiked club, and the chants in the forest fell silent.
In the forest, Li ng, holding the spiked club, walked toward Gobuka.
Seeing Li ng approach, Gobuka, who was struggling to stand, turned pale.
It stepped back repeatedly, looking at the advancing Li ng with a face full of fear.
"Gobung, you win. From now on, you’re the boss!"
Li ng approached Gobuka with a smile.
"Do you submit?"
Gobuka nodded vigorously.
"I submit! I submit!"
Satisfied, Li ng nodded, flashing a grin at Gobuka.
That smile sent a chill down Gobuka’s spine.
"Here, this is yours."
Li ng handed the spiked club to Gobuka.
Gobuka looked at the club in Li ng's hand, then at Li ng himself.
Hesitation flashed in its eyes, but ultimately, it forced a flattering smile despite its reluctance.
"Boss, let offer this club as a gift to you."
"I don’t need it!"
Li ng tossed the spiked club to Gobuka.
Gobuka hurriedly caught it and hugged it like a treasure.
"From now on, you’re still the boss, the leader of the hunting team. But you’ll follow my orders. Understood?"
***
Although Gobuka didn’t understand why Gobung did sothing so incomprehensible to goblins, it didn’t think too much. It nodded.
"Hand over the magic crystals. All of them!"
Gobuka quickly removed a pouch made of animal hide from its waist.
Li ng weighed the pouch in his hand.
It was heavy, indicating Gobuka had hoarded plenty of magic crystals.
But magic crystals weren’t of much use to goblins.
To goblins, magic crystals were just glowing stones.
"Boss, we should head back. We can’t carry more prey."
After nearly ten days of hunting, the team had gained a lot.
Most of the prey were ground mice, which were goblins’ staple food.
Without ground mouse at, the goblin nest couldn’t sustain so many goblins.
"Let’s head back!"
The cooldown for the life simulation was still half a month away.
During this ti, Li ng planned to lie low as a weak goblin.
This world was too dangerous. The more you did, the more likely you were to et an untily death.
Without the life simulation to predict the future, it was simply too risky.
"Stop eating! Set off! Return to the nest!"
Under Gobuka’s shouts, the hunting team began its return journey.
When they had set out, the hunting team had 87 goblins.
On the way back, only 64 remained.
"Boss, boss, I… I think I’ve grown taller and stronger."
In the dim forest, a group of goblins marched along.
The long line stretched for hundreds of ters.
Gobuda approached Li ng, waving its fists excitedly.
Li ng glanced at it.
With that glance, he realized Gobuda had leveled up.
Its stats had also improved.
Li ng looked at the other goblin underlings.
Those who had eaten the Earth Demon Bear’s at had all leveled up once.
It seed eating high-tier magical beasts’ at sped up goblins’ evolution.
This thought made Li ng’s expression shift as he recalled the bodies in the traps.
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