"We'll start by attacking that group of goblins in the mine," Zhou Yan said, carefully observing the terrain and coming up with a good plan.
"Let's sneak over and don't let those goblins find us."
They crept towards the foot of the mountain where the goblins were. The goblins didn't discover them, and they successfully reached the base of the mountain.
"Once we're inside, clear them out quickly. Don't let a single goblin escape. Si Hu, Si Long, you two guard the entrance. Any problems?" Zhou Yan began to give instructions.
"No problem!"
They all understood what they needed to do. Zhou Yan nodded and told everyone to get ready.
Diao Chan was as swift as lightning, her movements like those of a fairy, leaving behind a stunning figure as she charged towards the goblins.
Screams echoed.
His soldiers each possessed powerful attributes and innate skills. These goblins were no match for them and were soon routed, their cries filling the air.
Furthermore, it was a surprise attack, and no one expected them to be attacked.
It was a spacious stone cave with numerous side caverns. Torches were lit in many places, so it wasn't dark inside.
Zhou Yan hid outside a mine entrance. When a few goblins poked their heads out upon hearing the noise, he immediately cut them down with his sword.
The goblins behind them tripped over the bodies of their companions before they could react, and then they too were killed by Zhou Yan.
He waited by several cave entrances for these mole-like goblins to emerge, killing every single one.
It was like a game of whack-a-mole in the territory.
Seeing the flood of messages, he had earned a lot of soul coins from this wave.
Half an hour later, they had thoroughly searched every mine, confirming that all the goblins had been eliminated.
"Lord, the goblins that left earlier are coming back with carts," Si Hu reported to Zhou Yan.
"Discard the goblins outside. Let's catch them in a trap," Zhou Yan quickly ordered.
With their strength, they quickly moved away all the goblins on the ground.
This was a mine, so there was no shortage of stones.
They hid behind piles of rocks.
Soon, a group of goblins leisurely pushed simple wheelbarrows and entered the mine.
"Squeak squeak squeak!!!"
Translation: "Brothers, let's go mine some ore."
A group of goblins: "???"
Before they could think further, Zhou Yan, hidden behind the rocks, raised his weapon and brutally slew them.
"Leave one. Let it go," Zhou Yan said.
Although most of them didn't understand, they still let one goblin leave the cave.
This goblin, heavily wounded, reached the outside of the cave and cried out:
"Squeak squeak squeak!!!"
Translation: "Help me!"
"Pfft!"
Before it could run far, Qin Chuan threw a short spear, impaling the goblin and killing it.
Everyone: "???"
They let it go, so why did they kill it again?
"Drag that goblin back, move the surrounding goblin corpses aside, and wait for the goblins to attack."
Zhou Yan gave another order.
Diao Chan and Zhen Mi understood Zhou Yan's plan. This was a classic trap to lure the enemy.
Indeed, the goblin warriors training on the mountain were momentarily confused when they heard their companions' cries for help from the foot of the mountain.
They looked down at the foot of the mountain but saw nothing.
"What happened? I thought I heard something."
"What kind of sound? Was it Cuihua's panting?"
"Get lost. I'm going to check."
"I'll go too."
The dozen or so goblin warriors initially thought it was a monster, but seeing no monster, they walked directly into the mine.
As they were about to call out, they sensed something was wrong. They smelled a strong scent of blood.
Before they could speak, Zhou Yan and his men reappeared, engaging them in another group annihilation battle.
"Let one go."
This time, everyone understood Zhou Yan's plan.
They again let a heavily wounded goblin go.
Just like the previous goblin, as soon as it reached the outside of the cave, it shouted:
"Squeak ah squeak!"
Translation: "Yama Die!"
"Pfft!"
The goblin died with wide eyes.
Its body disappeared outside again, but this time the commotion was significant. The remaining goblins had all gathered and were heading towards the mine.
"We need to be fast this time. Once we're done, we leave the mine immediately," Zhou Yan ordered.
They were puzzled why Zhou Yan was doing this. Wouldn't it be better to lure the enemy in waves to their deaths, as they had done before?
However, they still obeyed the order.
This time, they didn't move the goblins on the ground aside. They left them lying there, waiting for the goblins from outside to enter.
The goblins from outside, seeing the fallen goblins inside, reflexively walked towards their companions' corpses, their attention completely diverted from Zhou Yan hiding on the sides.
"Get your weapons, attack!"
Under Zhou Yan's brilliant command, they completed annihilation after annihilation.
Crucially, he had acquired many bows and arrows.
"What the heck, where did these goblins get bows and arrows? They're all black iron equipment!"
Zhou Yan was very surprised and wanted to know what was hidden on the mountain.
After killing dozens of goblins this time, there were no more patrolling goblins on the mountain.
Then, he led his subordinates and immediately withdrew from the mine, proceeding up the mountain.
He had everyone block the entrance. Soon, a few goblins emerged, were knocked unconscious, dragged to the edge of the cliff, and then thrown down the mountain.
A "grass-cutting" activity began.
The goblins had no idea that the outside had already been completely occupied.
The previous goblins seemed not to have reported the situation outside to their leader, which impressed Zhou Yan.
He supposed it made sense; these were just goblins, their minds not a match for humans.
The pile of goblin corpses at the foot of the mountain was already a mountain, numbering at least a hundred.
This was essentially an action of "waiting for the rabbits" to catch goblins.
Good luck wouldn't last forever. Soon, a group of goblins emerged from the same cave, and a battle erupted.
The battle ended in about ten seconds.
However, the sound of fighting still alerted many goblins inside.
"Charge in and kill!"
Zhou Yan had originally planned to use some tactics, like fire attacks.
But he felt it was unnecessary to use his intelligence against these goblins.
Mainly, he was worried about other treasures inside, and if they were burned, it would be a loss.
He was a model citizen; arson was not good.
A man should fight fair and square!
Diao Chan led the charge, her terrifying destructive power like that of a war goddess.
Her attacks were swift as a gale, and the monsters were often cut down by Diao Chan's preemptive strike before they could even attack.
Her innate talent was too powerful for ordinary monsters to resist.