Chapter 34: Blood Upon the Leaves
The forest—once alive with sneering goblins and sinister laughter—froze under the oppressive aura surging from Lei Feng.
A low hum vibrated through the air, as if the earth itself trembled at his presence. His tattered robes whipped wildly around him. His eyes—blue, now tinged with a bloody red gleam—locked onto the goblins with the gaze of a predator baring its fangs.
The goblins flinched.
Those who had jeered and clacked their clubs now found their arms trembling. A primal fear screamed from the depths of their instincts, telling them to run.
But they couldn't.
Lei Feng's Killing Intent pinned their very souls to the ground.
He moved.
Swoosh!
A blur of motion. A whisper of death.
Before the first goblin could react, Lei Feng's sword howled through the air, cleaving from shoulder to hip in a spray of dark blood. The body collapsed with a wet splatter, terror frozen on its disfigured face.
> Ding!
Critical Kill! +75 EXP!
EXP: 285/300
Another one!
Lei Feng didn't slow. His body moved on instinct—faster, sharper—driven by survival and a rage that refused to yield.
He twisted, dodging a clumsy club swing, then countered with a brutal upward slash that tore through the goblin's abdomen. A grotesque gurgle escaped its lips as entrails spilled out, painting the grass crimson.
> Ding!
Critical Kill! +75 EXP!
EXP: 60/325
> Level Up!
Host has reached Level 10!
+20 Health
+20 Mana
+2 to all Stats
+10 Free Stat Points
The System granted double the usual reward for leveling up. Power surged through him, but then—
> Ding!
New System Update Unlocked!
Choose a Class Advancement!
A glowing blue screen flickered before his eyes—but there was no time.
The goblins screeched. Some dropped their weapons in panic. Others charged, desperate to end his rampage.
Lei Feng moved like a demon among them.
Slice! Slash! Thrust!
Each swing found flesh. Each dodge was sharper than the last. He wove through the horde with cruel elegance. Blood sprayed with every strike, coating the leaves and staining the forest floor in a gruesome mural.
> Ding!
Successful Kill! +50 EXP!
Successful Kill! +50 EXP!
Critical Kill! +75 EXP!
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Jejejeje!!
From above, goblin archers rattled in desperation, unleashing a volley of arrows.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Lei Feng didn't hesitate. He snatched up a fallen goblin corpse, using it as a makeshift shield as he dashed between the trees.
Thunk! Thunk!
Arrows thudded into dead flesh.
He grimaced, tossed the corpse aside, and vanished into the shadows.
He looked up.
Five goblin archers clung to high branches, their beady eyes wide with fear.
Good.
His bloodstained eyes gleamed murderously.
They thought they were safe?
They thought they could rain death from above?
Not anymore.
Lei Feng sheathed his blade, crouched low, and launched himself upward—an explosive burst of force scattering dirt and leaves behind him.
Boom!
He scaled the tree like a wild beast—leaping, grabbing, vaulting off branches—faster than the goblins could react.
The first archer shrieked.
Lei Feng seized its neck and squeezed until it snapped with a wet crunch, then hurled the corpse to the ground.
Thud!
> Ding!
Successful Kill! +60 EXP!
Another goblin pulled a dagger.
Lei Feng swung a thick branch like a club, caving in its skull with a sickening crunch.
> Ding!
Critical Kill! +90 EXP!
Two more archers leapt toward a neighboring tree.
Too late.
Lei Feng grinned, bloodlust in his eyes.
He vaulted forward, mid-air, drawing his sword in a spin.
Slash!
His blade carved through one goblin's neck mid-leap, sending its body flailing into the dark canopy below.
The last archer tried to nock an arrow.
Lei Feng landed in front of it, grabbed its face, and slammed its skull into the trunk.
Crack!
Blood and brain matter sprayed the bark.
He exhaled slowly, chest heaving.
The forest was silent—its laughter replaced by the whisper of blood-soaked leaves.
He looked down.
The goblins below stared up, frozen.
They no longer saw a human.
They saw a demon wearing human skin.
Lei Feng, silhouetted against the fading light, blood-drenched and feral, was a nightmare made flesh.
He wiped his mouth, tightened his grip on his sword.
The System window still hovered before him.
But there was still work to do.
He had to finish this.
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Lei Feng stood among the branches, sword gleaming with fading daylight.
Below, the spell shattered.
The goblins fled, shrieking, trampling over each other in terror.
Too late.
He descended like a falling star.
Boom!
His landing sent shockwaves through the clearing.
His blade sang again—death and judgment in every swing.
Slash! A goblin's head flew free.
Thrust! Another was impaled to a tree.
Spin! Slash! Reverse grip!
Lei Feng was a crimson storm.
> Ding!
Successful Kill! +50 EXP!
Ding!
Critical Kill! +75 EXP!
Ding!
Successful Kill! +50 EXP!
His mind was a blade—cold, focused.
No rage. No fear.
Only instinct.
A goblin fled into the woods.
Lei Feng hurled a fallen arrow, piercing its spine.
Squelch!
> Ding!
Successful Kill! +50 EXP!
A larger goblin in crude armor tried barking orders.
Lei Feng crushed it beneath his foot.
Literally.
CRACK!
With a savage stomp, he shattered the goblin's skull into pulp.
> Ding!
Critical Kill! +100 EXP!
The forest floor became a graveyard of twisted limbs and mangled bodies.
Some goblins begged.
Some tried to surrender.
Lei Feng showed no mercy.
They had made this forest a graveyard for travelers.
Tonight, it would be their grave.
He cut through the last of them like a reaper with a crimson scythe.
Minutes passed.
Then—
Silence.
No goblins stirred.
Only Lei Feng remained, standing amidst the carnage.
A faint breeze stirred the leaves, carrying the heavy scent of blood.
> Ding!
Level Up!
Host has reached Level 11!
+10 Health
+10 Mana
+1 to all Stats
+5 Free Stat Points
> Ding!
Level Up!
Host has reached Level 12!
+10 Health
+10 Mana
+1 to all Stats
+5 Free Stat Points
> Ding!
Level Up!
Host has reached Level 13!
+10 Health
+10 Mana
+1 to all Stats
+5 Free Stat Points
System notifications bombarded his vision—but Lei Feng barely blinked.
He could feel it now.
The power.
His body was sharper, faster, stronger. His senses expanded like a predator who'd tasted blood for the first time.
The Class Advancement window still hovered.
But he wasn't done yet.
A low rumble echoed through the clearing.
From the shadows, new figures emerged.
Larger. Bulkier. Clad in iron armor. Carrying axes and shields.
Goblin Warriors.
And among them—hunched, cloaked in tattered robes, chanting in guttural tongues, holding staffs crowned with bones—
Goblin Shamans.
A second wave.
A real army.
Lei Feng wiped his blade with slow, deliberate motions.
A twisted grin spread across his bloodstreaked face.
"Good," he whispered, voice cold and quiet.
He raised his sword toward the oncoming horde.
His Killing Intent flared again—denser, heavier, suffocating.
"Come."
Let the massacre begin.