Goblin Dependency

"Hey!"

"Stay away, don't come near!"

This was Xia Nan's first reaction.

In the midst of a fierce battle, he was still thinking about the next strategy just a second ago.

The slender figure suddenly approaching from the sidelines instinctively made him think of a resident of the nearby slums, prompting him to issue a warning.

Though not to the exaggerated extent of Barbarian Fugang, whose mere combat shockwaves could destroy half of Kalanfor,

it was at least a professional-level battle where ordinary people getting caught up and accidentally getting brushed by something could count themselves lucky if they only lost a limb or two.

Even just a slight injury, if it got infected with Beastification, would be no different from directly dying for these impoverished poor folks struggling to feed themselves...

However, maybe due to the influence of the beast roars from the field, he didn't hear; or perhaps because he was inherently a drunkard.

That staggering, slowly approaching figure, though his steps were unsteady, didn't stop at all.

It's as if he was aiming directly at Xia Nan's position, step by step, slowly closing in.

He instinctively furrowed his brow.

Already considering letting the person fend for himself.

Xia Nan might have found the battle particularly easy due to the Teeth Hunting and Gravity Control,

but if he also had to carry dead weight... he couldn't ensure he would protect the person from the bear beast's claws.

After all, he's already warned. If the person insists on not listening, then he can only...

His thoughts suddenly halted.

Soft, bright moonlight forcefully squeezed into the narrow gap between the two dilapidated buildings.

The elf's bright white face, shrouded in shadow, flashed in clarity amidst the swaying.

The feeling of déjà vu intensified, fragmentary images emerged in his mind.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to several months ago, at the adventurer association shortly after Hunting Day began.

Behind him came the urging voices of Green Blood Adeline and teammate Abi, while ahead was the advanced adventurer team descending from the association second floor.

The blue robe mage with a genteel appearance, the wild and reckless half-orc, the silent and steadfast heavy armored warrior, and lastly...

The tall male elf with long golden hair.

"It's him!?"

Xia Nan exclaimed inwardly.

Having already attained professional level, his perception ability significantly improved, aware that the person should be a high level Professional.

But at this point in time, at this location...

Was he sent by the Association to support him?

Or, was it just a coincidence?

Xia Nan's gaze lingered on him, as the inner calm he maintained since the start of the battle started to stir a bit.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the field.

Buck had already completed beastification, transitioning from a burly human to a four-legged, giant brown bear larger than a typical house.

He couldn't care less about such entanglements.

With a sword blade embedded, the piercing pain in his spine, along with the increasingly intense smell of blood in the air, had Buck's human reason consumed by animal instincts, nearing a berserk state.

In those bloodshot crimson beastly eyes, there was a unique bloodthirsty and violent rage inherent to enraged beasts.

The tiny, clear footsteps from the edge of the field seemed like an invisible fuse, thoroughly igniting the wrath brewing within his heart.

Roar——

Ignoring the vigilant Xia Nan standing opposite him.

The bristling mane shook, the solid physique akin to a small meat tank, charged towards the golden-haired elf amidst the roaring.

Xia Nan's mind raced.

Under normal circumstances, in facing such a reckless beast that even a freshly achieved professional level fighter like himself could effortlessly handle,

the golden-haired elf, a high level Professional, likely wouldn't find it troublesome.

Eliminating the opponent might just take a few rounds.

However, at the moment, not knowing what's happening, this high level Professional's state is clearly off.

He certainly could choose to take no measures and just watch their battle.

If the elf still retained some combat ability, directly resolving Buck would be ideal, saving him from the risk of Beastification infection, in close combat.

But if the opponent currently didn't have adequate capability to deal with the brown bear, then he...

As thoughts raced, Xia Nan's gaze suddenly paused.

He saw not far ahead, where the massive brown bear was lunging towards the field edge.

At some point, it had already stalled in its tracks.

Not only that.

Like a frame of video abruptly paused, space-time seemed to freeze in that moment.

The bear beastified from Buck remained in its forward-charging roaring pose.

The fierce mouth brimming with jagged teeth gaped open, drool dripping over its teeth, the coarse long tongue rolling outwards, he could even see the deeper writhing throat.

Yet, the expected ear-piercing roar was mysteriously absent.

Instead, the brown bear appeared fixed, limbs off the ground, in a pouncing pose suspended mid-air.

The reason for such a state was merely a casual glance from those unfocused, emerald eyes beneath the trailing golden hair.

Seeing this, Xia Nan couldn't help but sigh with relief.

Clearly, despite the unusual state, the golden-haired elf who abruptly appeared at the field edge still possessed combat ability at the level of a high level Professional.

An ordinary Beastification infectee like Buck couldn't possibly be his match.

Guessing the elf might be a powerful spellcaster, Xia Nan thought of turning around to greet the golden-haired elf.