Goblin Dependency-Chapter 674 - 339: The End, Wrapping Up

The garden emanated a blue-white glow, with the cold, emotionless voice carrying the plant fragrance of the Fog Lamp Grass, drifting faintly from the front.

It startled the Druid.

On his sharply defined face, there still lingered the earlier pretense of being aloof and superior while captivating Xia Nan and giving him a mission.

But now, like his legs entwined with plant roots, he seemed as rigid as a sculpture.

The sudden change in the black-haired youth’s demeanor was beyond his expectation; for a moment, he did not react and merely thought he misheard, instinctively asking:

"What did you... say?"

With dark eyes fixed on the evil Druid ahead, Xia Nan’s sharp gaze swept across vital spots on his neck and heart. As he quickly formulated a combat plan in his mind, he opened his mouth slowly, speaking calmly:

"The training method of [Fog Concealment Light Step], the physical form of [Green Grass Wood Ring] accessories, and the formula for [Fog Lamp Grass Concentrated Essence Potion]."

"Hand over everything you just mentioned."

"I don’t want to repeat myself a third time."

Whoosh—

The branches and leaves trembled!

The Druid suddenly looked up, a look of incredulous shock on his face.

What was he saying!?

The abrupt change in tone and attitude, the blatant threat in the words, made the Druid feel somewhat absurd at this moment.

"How dare you..."

A frail, inferior new professional who might not even dare to look up at him in his prime, how could he dare speak such words to him?

Did he really think his current state was just a lamb to be slaughtered?

His semi-plant form trembled violently, the vines of his legs entwined excitedly, making a grating sound of plant fibers rubbing together.

The mist swirling around him diffused, causing the blue-white glow from the surrounding Fog Lamp Grass to flicker.

Standing ahead, Xia Nan clearly felt the spiritual wave mixed with shock, anger, and disbelief emanating from the Druid at the garden’s center.

At the same time, with a Perception Ability of 11, he detected an unnatural slight vibration in the ground beneath his feet, as if something was rapidly tunneling through the soil below.

Having dealt with Fog Lamp Monsters, he already had some understanding of this type of attack tactic.

Without any hesitation, Xia Nan’s calves abruptly exerted force, and his whole body vanished from where he stood like a phantom.

The next second...

"Bang!"

Soil debris exploded from below.

Thick vines, like sharks in the depths of the sea, swung their thorn-covered limbs, breaking through the soil, producing a terrifying hollow sound in the air.

His head whipped around, pupil-less eyes, entirely made of whites, stared intensely at the figure who easily avoided his sudden attack.

As emotional waves surged in the Druid’s heart, he finally realized that the black-haired young adventurer in front of him might not be what he imagined.

That instantaneous speed and explosiveness were far beyond what an ordinary new professional should possess.

He really might have the ability to turn against him.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. The failed evolution ritual rendered his combat strength extremely poor; unless necessary, he did not wish to engage an enemy of this strength level.

His face changed drastically, suppressing the almost overflowing anger and resentment, seemingly wanting to say a few nice words to overcome this brief conflict.

But the next second, the sudden, sharp wolf howl on the field, accompanied by a faint but deadly sense of threat, choked the words at his throat.

Auuuu—

The black giant wolf with shaking mane and long limbs strode out.

It seemed to move slowly, yet its speed was like a phantom.

An inexplicable sense of threat climbed up his heart.

Not daring to underestimate it, the Druid, under his survival instinct, abruptly opened his mouth.

"Buzz!!"

The intangible wave symbolizing the special effect of Spiritual Control, in a piercing howl akin to plants rubbing to the extreme, spread out from the Druid as the center.

Xia Nan, who was closing the distance using [Teeth Hunting] as much as possible, almost collided head-on with this spiritual power wave.

The [Gaze into the Abyss] effect triggered, the Perception boost took effect, and the Immunity Check was instantly passed.

At the same time, the counter effect of his specialty was triggered.

For Xia Nan, he just felt a slight squeeze between his eyebrows, and the spiritual power trying to invade his mind was blocked outside;

While for the Druid on the other side, his emitting spiritual power seemed to collide head-on with an iron wall. It not only failed to take effect but backfired, causing a sharp pain in his own brain.

The long inability to act in a semi-plant state had made his willpower more resilient after years of torment; otherwise, just this would render him in a "temporary unconsciousness" state.

"Damn! Damn!"

The dark black wolf approaching closer and closer in sight, coupled with the increasingly strong sense of danger in his heart, placed the Druid in an extremely desperate situation.

Since being trapped in this garden after the failed evolution ritual, he once again felt the threat of death after so many years.

Already in such a terrible state with greatly reduced combat strength, facing the powerful enemy in front of him, the Druid instinctively used all his means.

Buzz—

The blue-white glow of the Fog Lamp Grass diffused abruptly, transforming into a pure energy field composed of light that enveloped Xia Nan’s entire body. In an instant, he only felt his stamina rapidly depleting under the shining glow, his body becoming visibly weaker.