Watching a group of goblins gesturing wildly and baring their teeth, Mo Qingchen's mind conjured an image of a fishwife hurling insults on the street.
It wasn't just similar, it was exactly the same.
However, these goblins could only curse and rant, indulging in a verbal frenzy.
Perhaps they were tired of cursing, or maybe the meat of their companion roasting on the bonfire was done, these green-skins gathered together again to start tearing at the roast meat.
The wary demeanor they had earlier vanished entirely, and there were even two green-skins fighting over the roast meat.
"Are they really so lax? Without any necessary vigilance, it seems there are no patrolling goblins around either."
Mo Qingchen was a bit slow to realize that he had been hiding outside this camp for quite some time and hadn't seen any patrolling goblin squad.
The goblins he encountered earlier in the forest were not a patrol squad but teams searching and capturing food.
At this moment, Mo Jin launched another airstrike, but this time it was different from the previous two.
The speed wasn't as fast as before, but it still pierced two goblins with the Riding Spear, while the sharp stinger of the Great Needle Bee shot a silver needle, precisely stabbing into the brain of a goblin.
After killing three goblins, Mo Jin once again turned into a beam of golden light, ascending before vanishing into the forest canopy.
A group of goblins with weapons, screaming "wah-la wah-la," gave chase, but seeing no sign of the golden light, they had to stop and angrily return, resuming their seats by the bonfire.
Eating the meat of their freshly roasted companion, they skewered the bodies of the recently killed three goblins onto long sticks, placing them over the bonfire to roast again.
For the next period, these green-skins let down their guard once more, starting to tear at the half-cooked meat.
But accidents often happen when least expected.
Without Mo Jin needing to act again, three goblins eagerly tore off meat from the unfortunate green-skin shot dead by the Great Needle Bee's stinger, devouring it ravenously.
And then, there was nothing more.
These three goblins clutched their stomachs, fell to the ground, rolling painfully from side to side, and after 5 seconds, each one started convulsing, foaming at the mouth.
In less than 15 seconds, the three goblins stopped breathing, their bodies still twitching instinctively.
Meanwhile, on Mo Qingchen's side, the Attribute Panel popped up a notification indicating that his Guardian Beast, Jin Jin, had poisoned three goblins to death.
"The fierce poison of Jin Jin is ridiculously lethal."
Thinking back to when he had touched Mo Jin's Knight's Dual Pistols and sharp stinger, Mo Qingchen shivered involuntarily.
"Damn, I'll never be so reckless again."
The Abyssal Rules don't state that a Beastmaster is immune to his own Guardian Beast's skill damage.
If he got a minor scratch, would he be taken out by his own beast?
At this moment, Mo Jin launched yet another airstrike.
With a flash of golden light, two cold glimmers struck first, followed by the spear thrust like a dragon.
Same tactics, same approach; under extreme speed, dozens of green-skinned goblins could only curse in frustration.
Even if they threw their weapons, they still couldn't reach Mo Jin's tail and even injured a few of their companions.
Time and again, airstrikes, repeated kills, until the goblin numbers dwindled to fifty, no longer lax, all gathered together, warily arriving outside the stone-wood house.
These little green-skins were scared enough to call for reinforcements!
Hidden in the shadows, Mo Qingchen stared intently at the stone-wood house entrance, and as a tall figure gradually appeared, a new Goblin species Attribute Panel appeared before him.
[Exotic Beast Name: Great Goblin]
[Talent: D (Excellent)]
[Attributes: Evil Type]
[Level: Level 20]
[Talent: Brutality]
[Skills: Frenzy, Heavy Strike]
[PS: Don't compare me with those ugly green-skins. I'm neither short nor ugly; I'm mighty and majestic!]
This was a Tier Two Great Goblin, standing two meters tall compared to the little green goblins barely over a meter tall.
Yet its figure was as thin as a bamboo pole, not even remotely matching the description of mighty and majestic, with a face shaped like a cone, still green enough to scare.
"So ugly it's almost cute; this Great Goblin seems to hit the mark on ugly-cute."
Mo Qingchen complained, but his face turned serious.
Having killed quite a few goblins in the dungeon, Mo Jin's Level had now reached Level 16, still a Tier One Guardian Beast.
So, Mo Qingchen was somewhat worried if Jin Jin could defeat this Great Goblin, especially since it had 48 minions by its side.
"Troublesome."
Hiding behind a big tree and retreating some distance, he communicated with Mo Jin to reconvene through the Beastmaster and Guardian Beast's Contract.
"Master, not continuing with the assassination?"
Having fun slaying those green-skins, why call me back suddenly?
"The previous speculation was correct; a Tier Two Great Goblin appeared in the camp. The next hunts must be cautious since the opponent is numerous and strong.
You can use your aerial advantage to directly use the [Poison Needle] skill for lethality, maintaining altitude to avoid being hit by the goblins' projectile attacks."
From the attributes fed back by the Guardian Beast, Mo Qingchen knew how low the constitution of the Great Needle Bee was.
So if Mo Jin got injured, it could lead to major problems.
Plus, as it had just evolved into a Great Needle Bee, all its attributes were still growing and hadn't reached their peak, so whether it could fight across tiers was still a question.
Mo Qingchen remembered that textbooks had a positioning of basic attribute combat power for Guardian Beasts of Tiers 1 to 3.
For Tier One, each basic attribute is limited to 30 points, Tier Two to 60 points, and Tier Three to 99 points, breaking 100 enters Tier Four.
This means a Guardian Beast at Tier One can exert a maximum of 30 points in each attribute of combat power.
The fact is, each Guardian Beast's basic attributes will have a focus; it's only when at low tiers that a "rectangle-shaped" versatile Guardian Beast might appear, while at higher tiers, they'll tend to specialize.
When Mo Jin evolved into a Great Needle Bee, the attribute boost it fed back to him was roughly one-tenth of the Attribute Value at the time of evolution.
So according to Mo Qingchen's estimate, the values in Mo Jin's hidden Attribute Panel should be at the minimum:
[Mo Jin's Attributes (Minimum Guarantee): Power 80, Agility 160, Spirit 40, Constitution 40]
It can be said that Mo Jin's Attribute Value now certainly exceeds the scope of Tier One, which is the basic reason why high-talent Guardian Beasts are stronger than low-talent ones.
But Mo Jin, still at Tier One, can only exert a maximum of 30 points of combat power in each of the four attributes.
This means, at Tier One, it's definitely a "rectangle-shaped" Guardian Beast.