Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 238: Chapter 159: Level 3 Knight, New Skill: Earth-Splitting Strike

"Everyone, fall back into formation immediately! Prepare for battle!"

The increasingly difficult battle, coupled with Torren’s shout, snapped the Adventurers back to their senses. They quickly rejoined the main group, reforming the line they had held previously.

At the same time, the sound of dense, hurried footsteps echoed from ahead.

A large horde of Goblin Guards was rushing toward them!

Lin Mo looked up. The number of Goblin Guards leading the charge alone probably exceeded two hundred!

Behind them followed many equally powerful Mutated Goblins, Quasi-Bronze Goblins, and even Bronze Goblins.

Furthermore, based on his earlier observations, the enemy had at least one Level 4 Ranger, one Level 4 Caster, and one Level 4 Warrior among their ranks.

’The Caster isn’t necessarily the strongest of them... it’s most likely that Warrior!’

Lin Mo stared at the massive creature, which stood over three meters tall, its entire body a mass of rippling muscle. ’So this must be the so-called Giant Goblin,’ he thought. ’It definitely looks strong.’

Torren had exchanged a few blows with it moments ago and was clearly at a disadvantage—a significant one, at that.

However, the creature didn’t press its advantage. After knocking Torren back with a swing of its Curved Blade, it didn’t pursue. Instead, it chose to fall back and merge with the approaching Goblin Army.

The appearance of these powerful Goblins also allowed some of the regular Goblins who were being cornered to escape, and they too flooded into the main host.

’This isn’t going to be an easy fight...’

Lin Mo frowned. He refused to believe that the enemies who had shown themselves were the final bosses of this operation. ’That means there’s a high probability of something even stronger than those Level 4 Goblins lurking in the shadows, directing all of this.’

’If the enemy is Level 5, dealing with it probably won’t be easy for me.’

’Might as well clear out these grunts first!’

The battle had begun. The Adventurers clashed with the front line of Goblin Guards, while the Giant Goblin, under the cover of its allies, charged forward again, heading straight for Torren.

Meanwhile, Lute drew his bow and nocked an arrow, but he didn’t fire immediately. Instead, he cautiously scanned his surroundings.

Suddenly, a whistling sound tore through the air. He instantly dodged to the side and fired an arrow.

The arrow, suffused with powerful Qi and Blood, spun rapidly as it flew. It precisely collided with another arrow in midair, piercing straight through it!

In the next moment, Lute fired two more arrows in quick succession, aiming in the direction the enemy arrow had come from.

Unfortunately, he failed to hit his intended target, only managing to kill a few Goblin Guards.

The enemy was hidden while he was out in the open. The situation was extremely disadvantageous for him...

But the pressure on Lute was nothing compared to what Landon was feeling.

Beads of sweat were already forming on the forehead of the renowned Level 4 Mage from Silver Stream City as he cautiously scanned his surroundings.

Mages posed an immense threat to the weaker members of any group. Landon had been on the beneficial end of this fact in many past battles, where a single spell could wipe out a whole swath of Demons.

He knew this all too well, which was why he didn’t dare to cast a spell recklessly now.

The enemy had a Caster as well, and they were also Level 4.

A spell from a Level 4 Caster would mean instant death if it hit any of the Level 1 or Level 2 Adventurers. If it was a large area-of-effect Skill, they could lose several, or even more than a dozen, Adventurers in an instant!

That was a loss they absolutely could not afford.

The Goblins had numbers to spare and could die without consequence. But there were only so many Adventurers. They had already taken some casualties in the fighting so far. If they suffered another heavy blow like that... if the enemy Caster succeeded just once, the fight would be over for them.

Therefore, he had to do everything in his power to intercept any spell from the enemy Level 4 Caster as quickly as possible. He couldn’t afford to be even a fraction of a second too late.

"Here it comes!"

Landon’s focus sharpened. The instant he sensed a fluctuation in the Elements, his Magic Staff had already gathered sufficient Wind Element. A Wind Blade shot out, successfully neutralizing an incoming Fireball just before it reached its target.

The targeted Adventurer broke out in a cold sweat as he watched the Fireball explode only a few meters away from him.

Compared to Landon and Lute, who were drenched in sweat but still managing, Torren’s situation was far more dire.

The Giant Goblin swung its enormous Curved Blade, and Torren hastily sidestepped to dodge. But the blade immediately changed its trajectory and continued to pursue him.

Left with no choice, Torren had to block it head-on. He was forced two steps sideways. Though he’d managed to stop the blow, his face was grim.

There was a gap in Strength between him and the Giant Goblin, but it wasn’t so large that he couldn’t contend with it.

However, the Giant Goblin’s Constitution was also incredibly high, which meant it was almost completely unaffected by the force of the recoil.

He, on the other hand, was not so fortunate. With the existing gap in Strength, the recoil was even more devastating for him. With every direct Collision, he felt as if he’d been struck by a Giant Dragon, and the impact seemed to shake his very organs out of place.

The situation on the battlefield was grim. With the team’s three Level 4 Professionals tied down, the other Adventurers were struggling to hold their own against the formidable Goblin Guards and Mutated Goblins.

The few Level 3 Adventurers had initially been able to show their prowess and relieve some of the pressure, but they were soon targeted and pinned down by powerful Bronze Goblins. Forget helping others; they were now struggling to even fend for themselves.

If the battle continued like this, their defeat was all but certain.