Goblin Dependency-Chapter 247 - 134 Attempt

The roar from Captain Adeline, which had already sparked some guesses in Xia Nan due to the changes in the expressions and actions of those around, finally made him fully realize the situation.

"Taunt?"

Firstly, the first feeling in his heart...

Was absurdity.

In his previous life, although he buried himself in work after graduation, he had played quite a few games during his student days, so he naturally knew about the special skill "Taunt" that attracts enemy aggression.

But in his impression, those who used such a skill were usually warrior-type players with outstanding defense ability and strong bodies, aimed at creating output space for other team members or drawing enemies away to relieve pressure on their companions.

After crossing into this world and learning about the existence of "Battle Skills" and "Magic", he had also envisioned similar abilities during training.

He even considered how to use it to the best effect in combat if he or his teammates possessed such a skill.

He just didn’t expect that his first encounter with the enemy would be in this manner.

"Have I turned into some small fry?"

After the absurdity came a cold chilling sensation rising from the bottom of his heart.

Thoughts were silently altered, indirectly controlling his body to perform actions against his original will.

It made him feel a tingling scalp and a chill in his heart.

Fortunately, Xia Nan’s body physique, enhanced by the panel’s attribute points and the improved perception ability from extra training in recent days, helped him withstand most of the external energy invasion.

Although he was still affected by the "Taunt" and unable to escape,

at least he could realize that he was being controlled on the battlefield by some special skill from the Bear Goblins.

Unlike Abi and the ordinary villagers beside him, who were full of hot blood and fighting spirit, seemingly unaware, charging forward bravely just to protect the village.

"Resisted, but not completely resisted."

On the other hand, it was somewhat fortunate.

The group Taunt from the Red haired Bear Goblins, at least for now, seemed to have no additional effects other than "Taunt".

It made villagers, who should have been fleeing in panic, pick up grass forks and hoes, and even Abi, who had never seen such a powerful enemy, was fired up with a fighting spirit far surpassing before.

In a way, it even enhanced their overall combat power.

Xia Nan was very aware of his own body.

He was energetic and clear-headed.

The only thing was that when he thought of retreating, a strange sense of resistance would inexplicably arise from the bottom of his heart.

In other aspects, he was not affected.

Suddenly, a moment of inspiration flashed through his mind.

As if it was a bodily instinct, the right leg, which was firmly standing in place and could not move no matter what, unexpectedly stepped back in a direction away from the Bear Goblin.

"You... you resisted successfully!?"

A startled cry from Berg sounded by his ear.

Face pale, holding his Longbow, he looked at Xia Nan ahead with amazement, eyes full of incredulity.

To this, Xia Nan just shook his head without explaining.

And from then on, he still couldn’t take a second step backward.

Of course, it wasn’t a coincidence.

The reason he could move backward was not because he broke free of the control of the Taunt skill.

At that time, he just thought that by using his combat style, he might achieve better results by flanking from behind the village against such a physically powerful enemy like the Bear Goblin.

Hence unconsciously, he stepped back.

He had no thoughts of avoiding battle and retreating.

But afterwards, when he thought he found a loophole...

When he truly tried to leverage this mechanism to leave the battlefield with thoughts like "return to River Valley Town to rest and recover, then come back to fight at full strength", or "I’m not strong enough right now, wait until I become a professional to have a decisive battle with them"...

He couldn’t move at all.

Suddenly he understood.

The "Taunt" skill from the Bear Goblin, after failing to resist, had already become an invisible shackle on his consciousness.

No matter how much he convinced himself that temporary retreat was for a better future battle,

If he had even a bit of retreat intention, all his efforts would be in vain.

After all, you can’t deceive yourself.

And if there truly exists some tough man able to break free from Taunt constraints through sheer willpower, suppressing the body’s survival instinct in such an exaggerated way...

A person with such a level of mental toughness likely wouldn’t fall into the trap in the first place.

Thoughts turned and countless ideas flashed through his mind, in reality, only a few seconds had passed since Xia Nan stopped moving.

"Drip, drip..."

Raindrops kept pattering down.

There were no signs of the rain intensifying, but the dark lead-grey clouds above remained dense and unmoving.

This cold drizzle was evidently going to last for quite a while.

Knowing that there was no longer any chance to escape, battle was inevitable.

Xia Nan also stepped forward, coming to Adeline’s side.

Compared to the others who initially planned to retreat, the ones plan on remaining on the battlefield, despite facing the Taunt spell from the Bear Goblins, were not much affected.

The footsteps from behind made her turn her head slightly for a glance.

Fueled with anger, her tense face slightly shifted, seemingly surprised at how quickly Xia Nan could adjust.

In the presence of a formidable enemy, there was no need for unnecessary words.

Her gaze fixed on the distant Bear Goblin, she explained her battle strategy to the teammate beside her possessing abilities not lesser than hers, and possibly surpassing.

"Later, I will try to hold back that Bear Goblin, but I can’t ensure how long I can last."

"It’s much stronger than its usual kind!"

"You’re fast and have strong explosive power, if I can’t hold on, I might need you to step in and let me catch my breath."

The current four-person team.

Abi being a newcomer, charging into such a high-level battle would be suicidal; staying with the villagers might play a better role;

Berg... being at the farthest end of the battlefield, he resisted part of the "Taunt" effect as well, finding himself in a very awkward position.

He neither had the fighting spirit like Abi and the villagers nor could continue his previous retreat actions, stuck in place.

Although holding a Longbow, his expression showed unease, face pale, darting eyes secretly exerting force, seemingly trying hard to break free and escape.

Definitely unreliable in a short time.

On the entire field, the only ones who could confront the Bear Goblin head-on were Adeline and Xia Nan.

Regarding Adeline’s arrangement, Xia Nan had no objections.

He nodded in agreement, but slightly frowned, sensing the implication hidden in her words:

"The Bear Goblin will be dealt with by us two, but Abi and those villagers, influenced by the Taunt, can’t just stand by and watch, if..."

Before he could finish the sentence.

Screech—

A familiar sharp wail suddenly came from the air.

He looked up, gazing distantly toward the dense forest behind the Bear Goblins.

The branches and leaves shook violently, the small hunched figures, like moldy green mats spreading rapidly from the forest, surged toward the village at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With a stench and bloodlust.

Numbers already exceeded three digits, reaching a transformation point.

It was a massive swarm of Green-skinned Goblins emerging from deep within the Mist Forest!

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