Chapter 267: 235. Aiko's Bet with Big Brother, Lin Da's Battle with the Goblin Prince_2
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"Go, Great Bear Thief, give us a good start to this punishment mission."
Lin Da stroked Kafni's head with his 'Hand of the European King'.
"Damn it, Lin Da, I warned you not to just touch my head, I'm not like those brainless bimbos you can compare to!" Kafni complained loudly, jumping up and down.
"Ow!"
But her voice had awoken the Goblin Prince.
The Magical Creature stood up, wearing a Crimson cloak behind it, gripping an Epic Weapon, the Sword of Royalty, spewing stench from its gaping maw that enveloped the cave.
"Damn it, trying to disgust me, are you? Eat shit!"
"Super! Thief! Steal!"
Kafni, with one hand on her hip, shouted the embarrassing skill name like a Magical Girl undergoing a Transformation, spun around beautifully, and stretched out her right hand towards the Goblin Prince.
A grey Magic Circle appeared in front of Kafni.
Then, with a flash of light, the cloak on the Goblin Prince's back vanished into thin air!
The garment, seeped with the putrid stench of the Magical Creature, appeared in Kafni's right hand.
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The Goblin Prince groped at his back in confusion, not understanding what had happened.
One of its most treasured possessions, the Crimson Goblin Cloak, why had it ended up in the hands of that blond human?
"Ow! Ow!"
In an instant, the Goblin Prince was furious, roaring and thumping his chest like a child who had lost its beloved toy!
"Ugh~ Erk!"
While Kafni, who had acquired the cloak, couldn't feel happy, but covered her throat, retching.
This thick coat-like red cloak emitted an odor that was both funky and foul, as if it had been soaked in a cesspool for seven times seven, forty-nine days, thoroughly marinated.
Lin Da and the others, however, were overjoyed.
"Kafni, well done!"
Lin Da laughed.
The Goblin Prince's defense capabilities had decreased with the loss of its cloak, indirectly reducing its Life Barrier.
Another point.
Although the cloak was on the Goblin Prince, whether it would drop after its death was based on luck. By stealing the cloak, Kafni had secured a piece of high-quality Magical Equipment.
Lin Da glanced at it; it was a level 25 Orange Equipment with quite nice attributes.
He decided to use it as a reward for Lia. Lia, an adventurer who cared a lot about equipment attributes, probably wouldn't mind the stench.
Lin Da took the cloak and put it into his Space Ring.
"Sil... ver, strike... sss!"
At this moment, the Goblin Prince uttered garbled human words, his steps suddenly swift as lightning.
It was one of his signature skills: Royal Assassination!
During the training session with Phoenix Tail Flower, Lin Da had emphasized the importance of avoiding being hit by Royal Assassination.
If it weren't for the Verdant Shield, someone like Monica or Kafni, the squishy types, would be gone in one hit.
But among the six, Lin Da was an exception.
His Agility wasn't very high, whereas the Goblin Prince was a strength and Agility type Magical Creature; moreover, Royal Assassination was particularly fast. If Lin Da were to be attacked, even if his eyes saw it and his brain was aware, he wouldn't be fast enough to avoid it and would still be hit.
Therefore, Lin Da didn't need to pay special attention to Royal Assassination.
Whether he dodged or not, he couldn't dodge it anyway.
He had already resigned himself to that fact.
Experience more on empire
A foul wind assaulted him, causing Lin Da's hair to lean back and his eyelids to sting, while the strong wind made his eyes water.
But he did not stop.
Royal Assassination would definitely come from the front, so as long as he initiated an attack towards the front, he would definitely hit!
"Dark Whip!"
Lin Da threw out a black Thorn Whip, lashing out fiercely in front of him!
This skill was a burst of single-hit damage and was fast. Lin Da heard a crisp 'snap' and a red -6320 popped up.
At the same time, Lin Da was hit by a violent force that pushed him back seven or eight steps.
A glint of cold light drew near, hitting his Verdant Shield, and a ghostly -4000 popped up.
The Verdant Shield became dim as if it would be destroyed if it was hit once more.
Small indentations were plowed into the ground beneath Lin Da's feet.
The Goblin Prince, with blood-red eyes staring at Lin Da and green ears twitching, seemed puzzled as to why this human wasn't injured.
One [Royal Assassination], unable to break even Lin Da's shield.
"Just as I expected, the first stage Goblin Prince poses no threat to me," Lin Da muttered to himself.
A move that was extremely threatening to ordinary adventurers could not break through his defense!
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Then, let's move into the second stage as soon as possible.
Under the bewildered gaze of the Goblin Prince, Lin Da chanted the spell of Verdant Shield again.
The flimsy green Light Shield became thick once more.
And that wasn't all; Lin Da 'wasted magic power' by casting a Healing Art right in front of the Goblin Prince.
Attacking the Goblin Prince would draw its enmity. Healing Art could do the same, and even more so than attacking.
No enemy would let the healer of the opposition live. The first thing to do when taking down an adventure team was always to kill the healer!
Lin Da's public act of 'drinking milk,' which is what they called healing, was nothing short of a provocation to the Goblin Prince!
This human must die!
The Goblin Prince roared and launched his Wind Sword Spell.
A dense rain of sword lights aimed at Lin Da.
"Now is the moment!"
Lin Da charged head-on, letting out a loud roar.
He was signaling to his teammates, now they could attack the Goblin.
This magical creature's enmity had been firmly grasped by him!
"Hmph, like I needed you to tell me that," Lia, who had been charging her energy prematurely, grunted. Her face was flushed red, the veins on her forehead bulging. If she didn't release soon, it would damage her magic circuits.
Hearing Lin Da's command, she and Isa rushed up from the left and the right, their red and silver Battle Qi streaking through the air like long rainbows, aiming for the Goblin Prince's back.
"Flame Slash!"
"Silver Frost Sword Qi!"
They each unleashed their signature skills.
Flames scorched the Goblin Prince's back, and Lia's Greatsword landed a solid hit.
Meanwhile, Isa's silver rapier penetrated five centimeters deep, with the Silver Frost Sword Qi expanding and frostbiting the Goblin Prince's skin.
-12200!
-3100, -2700, -2200!
The former was Lia's burst damage after Energy Charging, extremely powerful, delivering over ten thousand damage in one go.
Isa was a Swordsman with high attack speed, stabbing several holes into the Goblin Prince's back in quick succession.
At the same time, Lulu's attack arrived.
Lulu, like a giant bird soaring through the air, swung her wolf tail and crossed her claws, with a shimmer of crossed cold light flashing.
Skill: Sharp Claw Strike!
-4400, -4700!
She also dealt significant damage to the Goblin Prince.
But Lia could tell that among the three of them, her damage was the highest.
The young girl's lips curved in pride, her old habit of wanting to outshine her teammates threatening to surface again.
Fortunately, Lin Da noticed Lia's action and sharply ordered her to stop, preventing a bad situation from occurring.
As Lia and Lulu passed by each other, Lia boasted, "My damage is higher than yours."
Lulu replied coolly, "Everyone has their role to play; we just have different positions. Besides, I'm only using half of my strength right now."
"Half? You must be bragging," Lia's face was full of disbelief.
"You'll see when Lin Da lets me use 'that' skill," Lulu said with aloof confidence.
As the three girls outputted a round of damage, Lin Da easily withstood the Goblin Prince's Wind Sword Spell.
Before Verdant Shield could break, he'd already chanted the next Verdant Shield spell.
No matter how the Goblin Prince attacked, he couldn't break through Lin Da's defense.
Then Monica attacked.
Lin Da continued to draw aggro with Healing Art.
The Goblin Prince was almost driven to a brain hemorrhage with anger.
What was up with this Healer, his skin tougher than a turtle's!
Weren't Healers supposed to be the most fragile among adventurers?
Every Magical Creature has instincts, even if it was their first encounter with a Healer, they knew that this was their priority target.
But in Lin Da's case, this didn't apply.
Lin Da might just be the tankiest Healer in history.
"Venom Magic Sphere, Dark Whip!"
"Cross Slash!"
Lin Da used a set of skills and a basic attack to take away ten thousand of the Goblin Prince's health points.
Lulu and the others also initiated their crazy output mode.