Chapter 222: Famous Four
A group of three creatures walked leisurely cackling amongst themselves. They looked like goblins with green-colored skin but were slightly taller and sturdier.
They also had certain beast characteristics like fur on their body and horns on their head.
[Level 38 Goblin Beast]
[Level 41 Goblin Beast]
[Level 31 Goblin Beast]
"So these guys are the ones causing all the troubles..."
Liam first carefully observed these creatures and tried to gauge their strong points and weak points.
He then moved after a couple of seconds.
"Alright, let's start."
Just as he was gathering mana to materialize a huge ball of fire to start the fight with a bang, suddenly something strange happened.
Three feral arctic wolves barged into the cave and started attacking the goblin beasts in a frenzy.
Liam immediately stopped moving. He felt that something was off. "Where did these come from?" He quickly backed away so as to not expose his presence.
The three wolves continued to attack the goblin beasts and following them a group of four players barged in.
"Blacky 1, watch your back! Three more are coming!" The fat chubby guy at the back roared.
He had a bow in his hand that gave off a golden luster and he was apparently controlling the wolves because one of the three wolves responded to his shout.The link to the origin of this information resides within Nøv€lß¡n★
This guy was calling a snow-white arctic wolf blacky?
Liam, however, did not have any time to be amused. Rather he was busy watching the group in awe.
At first, he did not understand why this group seemed extremely familiar but when he looked at them closely, all of four them bore a remarkable resemblance to four of the very popular experts.
The chubby Indian beast tamer...
The flat-chested Russian blonde with clear emerald eyes who relied on nature magic to heal...
The American thug berserker who liked to shave his head...
And last but not least...
The thin average height Japanese who was the only normal-looking person in the group... and the one wielding undead monsters.
So he was not very confident that he would be able to get one for him.
Derek's strength and progress would have to depend on his own efforts. Not to mention, he had already considerably altered the man's life.
Would he still have the same drive and hunger for power?
And as for Shen Yue, she had a special class, something that could become powerful in a skilled player's hands, but she completely lacked the foundation.
She needed lots and lots of combat experience and then some more to actually be of any help.
Considering all of this, it was instantly apparent to Liam that he was at a significant disadvantage.
While they might be strangers for now, if there was ever a confrontation, he had no doubt that he would lose.
"Fuck." Liam clenched his fist, his heart thumping loudly in his chest.
Everything was against him.
His gaze lingered on the excellent coordination and teamwork the four experts displayed in front of him.
The group slaughtered all the goblin beasts as they casually cruised through with terrifying ease.
With just one look anyone would be able to tell that they were no ordinary players. Every skill, every move was properly executed.
And if they also managed to comprehend the true talent behind all these skills and magic... then it was once and for all game over.
Liam dug his nails further into his palm and calmed himself down.
"This is not the time to worry about this. I should focus on what's important now."
The more important and pressing question right now was... whether these guys joined forces and came together to this spot hunting for him or hunting for the flame fragment?
Based on the way things were unfolding, Liam could tell that it was probably the latter.
So he saved the rest of his theories, conjectures, and concerns for the future and focussed on the present.
If he knew anything, it was that nothing was set in stone. They might have the upper hand right now but he was also not that helpless.
Besides, he had an additional advantage that they did not have yet.
He knew that they existed when they probably had no clue about his existence.
Liam grinned. He suddenly knew what he had to do.
He had to make use of this exact same advantage right now to steal the flame right under their noses.
Rumbling sounds continued to echo from the depths of the cave as Liam started to move once again.
"Luna, stay back.." He ordered the small fox, made sure that his [Stealth] was still active, and slowly followed the trail of blood and goblin beast corpses.