Ten bright magic circles materialized over Adam's head, and from them, ten Magic Missiles were created by pure mana. With a wave of his hand, the Magic Missiles shot toward the goblins.
Being taken off guard, many goblins died in the first round. The Magic Missiles pierced their chests and came out of their backs, then they continued to shoot toward the rest of the goblins.
Seeing their brethren die in front of them, the ten-plus goblins that were still alive, snapped back to their senses and hurriedly evaded the Magic Missiles. At the same time, some of them fired arrows at Adam, while the rest closed in on him with spears.
Attacking me instead of escaping?' Adam thought to himself as he effortlessly dodged the arrows. It's just as I'd read. Goblins are indeed irascible and find it difficult to overcome their short fuse.
While the group of goblins closed in on him, brandishing their weapons, Adam waved his hand and redirected the Magic Missiles to shoot the other group of goblins that were shooting arrows from a long distance.
Just when the former group of goblins had completely surrounded him and were about to attack, Adam stomped his foot on the ground.
A magic circle materialized on the ground underneath him. Following that, half a dozen thick wines shot out from underground and instantly coiled around the goblins. They tightly curled around their limbs and immobilized them.
Rank 1 Spell: Thorn Vine!
"Kieekk!" All of them struggled intensely to free themselves, but they were unable to.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Adam didn't pay them any attention at all. He focused on the goblin archers while directing the Magic Missiles at them. He had to admit, these goblins were really nimble creatures.
It took him about a minute to completely get rid of all the goblin archers. Only then did he turn his attention to the half a dozen goblins that had been tied up by the vines.
"Ah, sorry to keep you waiting." Adam displayed an apologetic smile.
However, to the goblins, this smile sent shivers down their spines. They struggled even harder to get free, but they realized that the harder they tried, the deeper the thorns on the wine dug inside their skins.
Through his Sphere of Resonance, Adam found that there were no other goblins or any other immediate danger in the vicinity. So now he was free to experiment as he liked.
He walked toward the nearest tied-up goblin and carefully observed it. When this goblin noticed the youth approaching, its body trembled in fear. Despite that, the anger and ferocity in his eyes did not vanish.
"Stay still, idiot!" Adam smacked the goblin in the head, instantly knocking it out. Then, he began examining it thoroughly.
Like the rest of the goblins, this one's height didn't exceed 1.2 meters. It had a flat face, broad nose, pointed ears that curled down toward the end, and small sharp fangs. The goblin's skin color was green with some small brown patches here and there.
Adam lifted the unconscious goblin's eyelids and muttered, "Eye composition is the same as other humanoids. Except this guy's pupils are red." Then, he looked at the other goblins and nodded. "So are the others'."
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})The youth then took out a scalpel from his earring and made a sharp cut on the goblin's arm. "Hmm, blue blood… Interesting."
He sanitized the scalpel and kept it away. Then, he checked out the goblins's clothing. Like the others, it wore minimal leather clothes. The youth also noted that their hygiene was extremely poor, something which he detested.
And finally, Adam crouched and checked the goblin's feet, more precisely its soles. He was very intrigued by the way these creatures silently moved. After examining it, he muttered in realization, "Nothing out of the ordinary. I see…"
He stood back up and dusted his hands. "It seems they've adapted to the environment here and learned to move in stealth to catch their prey."
Adam then walked to the next goblin and performed the same examinations. After confirming that the results were consistent, he weaved a hand sign, causing the vines to tightly coil around the goblins' necks.
The goblins struggled to breathe as their eyes turned bloodshot. The next moment, their necks snapped and they instantly died.
"Now, onto the next experiment," Adam muttered flatly. He closed his eyes and shifted his consciousness inside the mysterious space of the white lotus.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself floating amidst thousands of bright orbs. He flew into the distance, toward the boundary of this space. There he saw exactly twenty-five new orbs that had just now appeared.
These were the souls that belonged to the goblins he had just killed.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})He carefully examined all these orbs and confirmed that none of them contained any memories.
Adam couldn't help but wonder, The lotus seems to automatically suck all the souls of the people who've died around me. But what are the criteria for extracting the memories?
He had always thought about this, but he could never come up with a definitive answer. He pondered for a long time, but in the end, he shook his head. "I can only try to find answers through trial and error. There's no need to rush things."
The next moment, he shifted his consciousness back to reality. He opened his eyes and glanced at all the dead goblins. Then, he started looting these corpses one by one.
Anything that could help him survive this place, he would gladly take it. After taking what he needed, he searched for the goblins' footprints. His new objective was to trace these footprints back to their origin.
If he could find the goblins' lair, he might be able to get a surprise. After all, goblins were said to be greedy creatures and liked to hoard treasures. Or at least, what they considered to be treasures.
Regardless, Adam decided to raid the goblin lair. He was curious about the goblin society as well. But more importantly, he coveted what valuables these goblins might have accumulated since the last time the secret plane opened.
Adam's eyes shone brightly as he leaped from one mushroom cap to another, slowly making his way to the goblin lair.
"Hehe, let's see what you guys have been stockpiling for the last thirty years."
