Ashen God
Chapter 477 - 476: Swarm-Type Goblin

Chapter 477: Chapter 476: Swarm-Type Goblin

Conserving a bit of physical strength allowed Zhang Yanhang to avoid collapsing into a snoozing pig, ready for slaughter; moreover, the lesser energy consumed meant reducing the recovery time needed.

According to Zhang Yanhang’s test results, now that the energy consumption for Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil had doubled, his endurance would shrink from nine and a half hours to about nine hours, shortening only by a mere half hour.

Indeed, although the consumption had doubled, Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil was no longer the ’energy hog’ that had once reduced his endurance from eight hours to two during the First Tier period for Zhang Yanhang, whose physical strength had become quite substantial.

Compared to the real ’energy hog,’ Death Wave, the energy drain of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil seemed pitifully small, which is why its usage was measured in hours.

After waiting a few seconds on the spot and picking up a green-quality treasure box, Zhang Yanhang quickly tucked it into his waist bag and sprinted off into the distance.

If you ask what Zhang Yanhang was up to now? Naturally, he was off to hunt Dragon Vein Goblins! The specific target of the hunt was slightly different; these were a cluster-type group of Goblins that had moved from the Middle Layer to the Outer Zone, which could also be directly referred to by their name—the Nu Dao Tribe.

That’s right, after waiting for over an hour, the Goblin Wolf Cavalry of the Nu Dao Tribe, which Zhang Yanhang had purposefully left alive to return with news, had finally come back successfully.

Therefore, after scanning the group of Dragon Vein Goblins from a distance, Zhang Yanhang immediately set out toward them, preparing to take the initiative and eliminate them.

Otherwise, by the time these slowly-moving Dragon Vein Goblins actively searched for him, Zhang Yanhang might have finished his Third Stage cleaning plan, and this group of Dragon Vein Goblins would still likely be wandering around nearby trying to track him down.

After all, Zhang Yanhang’s movement speed was simply too fast; it wasn’t something any Dragon Vein Goblin could hope to catch up with.

However, what was somewhat regrettable was that Zhang Yanhang had actually hoped the Goblin Wolf Cavalry he had sent back would lead the Goblin Chief directly to him, compelling the Goblin Chief to gather the majority of Dragon Vein Goblins from the Middle Layer and the Core Area to launch an assault against him.

But now it seemed that the Nu Dao Tribe’s Dragon Vein Goblin had merely returned to its tribe and reported to the Goblin Shaman; it hadn’t caught the Shaman’s significant attention, so in the end, only the Dragon Vein Goblins from its Nu Dao Tribe group came to ambush Zhang Yanhang.

Therefore, in terms of number, it was a big disappointment for Zhang Yanhang. He had thought the Goblin Wolf Cavalry might bring back a few thousand Dragon Vein Goblins at best, but now it seemed there weren’t even a thousand, just a few hundred.

This was also related to Zhang Yanhang’s previous cleaning of the Outer Zone; the Dragon Vein Goblins scattered there by the Nu Dao Tribe had been cleared out by him in advance, leaving only those that were originally meant to protect the Middle Layer and the Core Area.

Otherwise, the Nu Dao Tribe should at least have been able to muster a four-digit number of Dragon Vein Goblins to come together and kill Zhang Yanhang, rather than the current situation of merely a scattered few hundred.

So, with only this small number of Dragon Vein Goblins, it would have been somewhat of a loss for Zhang Yanhang to make a special trip if he were too far away, but luckily, he was already situated on the edge of a Middle Layer zone, so he immediately rushed over.

Even so, Zhang Yanhang, considering the efficiency of the hunt, continued to target Dragon Vein Goblins along the way, much like the Goblin Spear Thrower he had just squashed into a pile of mush with a direct collision.

With his current strength and movement speed, basically, no creature on the Goblin Plain could withstand his charges except for the Third Tier One-star Goblin Chief.

Thus, Zhang Yanhang casually hunted creatures along the way; he simply had to accelerate and plow through any monsters he encountered rather than avoiding them.

Zhang Yanhang felt that he could now somewhat experience the joy of a Tyrant activating their Charge Skill, that primitive attack method of smashing enemies to bits. Indeed, the joy derived from destruction was deeply engraved in the DNA of the Terrifying Upright Ape.

"But alas, this charge of mine is a false one. I wonder if I’ll ever be able to obtain some sort of ability to charge. If I could, then the movement speed bonus from charging would further improve my efficiency in hunting monsters."

If he indeed developed the ability to charge, then whenever Zhang Yanhang encountered those cluster-type monsters, he would surely charge through them to carve a bloody path, and then halt in the middle to whip out the Six Roots Pure Soul Passage Spear and start a 360-degree rotational fire.

"Alright, maybe this hunting plan isn’t so reliable; spinning around in a 360-degree firing circle strangely feels a bit comical. It’s probably better to stand in front of them and shoot in one direction; that’s not only more convenient, but it also makes it harder for the enemies to escape."

By the way, this was the current hunting plan Zhang Yanhang was using; it belonged to practical hunting strategies and had been proven effective by tens of thousands of Zombies, Crimson Iron Ants, and Dragon Vein Goblins.

But even though this was the most effective hunting strategy derived from practice, Zhang Yanhang still pondered whether he could incorporate spells in the future to construct an even better hunting plan.

"Sigh, if only I could acquire some sort of Taunt ability, it would be great. With that power, I could shout ’Come at me!’ and the monsters attempting to flee would immediately turn and charge at me.

In addition to that, it could be used to gather monsters, like those hiding in nooks and crannies, all to one place, and then simply eliminate them altogether with Death Wave."

Compared to the previous charge, Zhang Yanhang felt maybe the Taunt ability could provide an even greater increase in hunting efficiency.

"Speaking of which, both charge and Taunt are warrior abilities found in MMORPGs; I wonder if it’s possible to acquire a related warrior-type Talent in the future and gain abilities like charge and Taunt through Talent like the Scroll Dragon Bloodline."

Zhang Yanhang thought this method of acquisition seemed quite good.

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