Silence filled the cave after the last goblin collapsed.
The air still trembled with the aftershock of Wang Chen's devastating attack. Dust drifted slowly through the dim torchlight, settling over the battlefield that had once been crowded with monsters.
Liu Ningning's body trembled slightly. Her beautiful eyes were wide with disbelief.
"How… how is that even possible?"
Beside her, Lian Yunxi stared at Wang Chen as if she were looking at something completely unreal.
"That was insane."
The two girls exchanged a glance.
Both of them were thinking the same thing.
Who exactly is Wang Chen?
Every student who awakened a powerful profession during the recent Awakening Ceremony was well known among the schools. For example, Ren Yinian from Luohai No.1 High School was famous throughout the entire district.
But Wang Chen?
Neither of them had ever heard his name before.
And more importantly...
Was he really just a mutated Mechanic?
Wang Chen turned around and noticed the three of them staring at him like statues.
He almost laughed.
If they knew he had not even used one tenth of his strength, their expressions would probably be even more exaggerated.
Inside his Mechanical Space alone were more than two hundred mechanical worker bees and worker ants. Just releasing those machines would be enough to flatten the entire goblin cave.
And that was not even counting the Super God Armament.
If he truly went all out, these three would probably faint from shock.
Wang Chen coughed lightly.
"Stop standing there. There are still a lot of goblins inside that are only seriously injured. If anyone wants experience points, go finish them off."
His words finally snapped them out of their daze.
"Oh… right."
The two girls nodded quickly.
They swallowed nervously before walking deeper into the cave and finishing off the remaining goblins.
Liu Qiang was already very familiar with this process. He rushed forward enthusiastically and killed several injured goblins without hesitation.
As for the loot that dropped from the monsters, the two girls quietly handed everything to Wang Chen.
They understood the situation very clearly.
Without Wang Chen, they would already be dead.
Wang Chen did not refuse. He simply stored everything inside his spatial ring.
The moment the ring flashed, both girls froze again.
"A spatial ring…"
Their eyes were filled with envy.
Such an item was extremely expensive. For ordinary students like them, it was almost impossible to afford.
After the battlefield was cleaned up, the two girls suddenly realized something strange.
Wang Chen had not left.
Lian Yunxi hesitated before asking carefully.
"Wang Chen… aren't you leaving?"
Wang Chen replied calmly.
"I came here today to help my friend level up. He hasn't even reached level ten yet. Why would we leave?"
The moment those words came out, Lian Yunxi's eyes widened.
"But deeper inside the cave there's a Level 25 Goblin High Priest. You're not thinking about killing it, are you?"
Liu Ningning also stepped forward anxiously.
"Wang Chen, the High Priest is completely different from those normal goblins. You can't solve that kind of enemy with brute strength alone. If its magic hits you even once, you're finished."
"And from what we know, there are also elite goblins around level twenty guarding it. They're four or five levels higher than you."
Once monsters reached level twenty, their strength changed drastically.
They were on a completely different level.
Liu Qiang suddenly felt nervous.
He grabbed Wang Chen's sleeve.
"Chen-ge, maybe we should just forget it. It's not worth risking your life for me. I've already reached level six. That's enough."
But Wang Chen was staring quietly into the darkness of the cave.
After a moment, he spoke.
"I'm afraid… it's already too late to leave."
The three of them froze.
"What do you mean?"
They followed Wang Chen's gaze toward the deep tunnel ahead.
Suddenly, furious roars echoed through the cavern.
Heavy footsteps shook the ground.
From the darkness, enormous figures began to emerge.
One.
Two.
Ten.
More and more goblins stepped into the faint light of the cave.
There were more than twenty of them.
These goblins were completely different from the ones before.
Each of them stood nearly two meters tall. Their bodies were packed with bulging muscles like professional bodybuilders. Veins crawled across their green skin.
They held massive spiked clubs in their hands.
Some of the weapons even emitted a strange humming sound as the goblins swung them slowly.
A system panel appeared in their vision.
Name: Enhanced Goblin
Level: LV20
Strength: 868
Constitution: 121
Agility: 32
Spirit: 21
Skills: Lick, Expansion Spell, Old Goblin Cart Charge, Rampage
Description: Goblins summoned from the Abyss by the Goblin High Priest. Possess terrifying physical strength.
The moment they saw the stats, the three students felt their hearts drop.
"Enhanced goblins…"
Lian Yunxi's voice trembled.
Their faces turned pale instantly.
Strength approaching one thousand.
That number alone was enough to crush their confidence.
Even now, none of them had broken one hundred strength.
If these monsters got close, escape would be impossible.
"It's over…"
Lian Yunxi stared at the giant clubs in their hands, her imagination spiraling out of control.
She could almost picture those monsters grabbing her wrists with one hand, lifting her into the air, and pinning her helplessly against the wall.
Doing things she did not even dare to think about.
"No… no way… absolutely not…"
Liu Ningning's gentle face was filled with panic as well.
Clearly she had imagined the same horrifying possibility.
But the person most terrified was Liu Qiang.
He clutched his staff tightly, his voice shaking.
"These goblins… they probably don't like men, right? Even if I get caught, they wouldn't do anything weird to me… right?"
Unfortunately, reality quickly shattered that fragile hope.
Among the twenty enhanced goblins, another group stepped forward.
More than ten of them.
These goblins had exaggerated chest muscles and thick bodies.
And when their eyes landed on Liu Qiang, their expressions suddenly lit up with excitement.
They pointed at him while whispering and laughing.
Liu Qiang's face instantly turned white.
"…Wait."
His voice cracked.
"Don't tell me… there are female goblins too?"
At that moment, deep inside the cavern, a dark chant echoed through the stone tunnels.
Something ancient had awakened.
And the true ruler of the cave was finally about to appear.