There was no helping it. Though the language amongst goblins was simple, Du You just couldn’t understand it. He didn’t know what they were saying nor did he understand their habits, but he certainly had good luck on his side. After cleaning up the bodies, Du You settled down to wait right there. It wasn’t long before the second wave arrived, boasting an impressive thirty or so numbers. Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 Regrettably, there was no brave warrior leading them, so their formation was incredibly scattered. After some time, Du You realized that three goblins had fallen behind their main force. "Did they get lost? That’s an unexpected development," Du You muttered weirdly as he watched the scene unfold. He remained hidden, while Xiaozi flew to the other side, taking out the three lost goblins in one sweep and retrieving a singular light ball. She then continued to monitor the situation. The rest walked toward Du You, their formation disarraying even further, resembling a long line. "Such a formation... It’s like you’re here to be cannon fodder. Xiaozi, wait for my signal before you attack," he ordered. As soon as the goblins came into his shooting range, he loosed an arrow without a second thought. They weren’t like the sword-bearing goblin guards, so they didn’t dodge at all. With Du You’s basic archery skill at level 3, attacking these dummy-like targets was a piece of cake. One arrow was released, one goblin was down. Another arrow and the second goblin was down. It was only then that the remaining goblins realized they were being attacked. The leading goblin let out a furious roar and charged at Du You, while the ones in the back continued to saunter leisurely. Without a unified commander, these goblins were completely disorganized—a total ragtag crew. What initially felt like a somewhat challenging battle now seemed like a walk in the park for Du You. This time, the fight was surprisingly easy. Du You didn’t summon the brown bear, nor did he jump into the fray himself. Relying only on his long-range archery and Xiaozi, he disposed of the goblins with ease. In fact, because the goblins rushed him so quickly, he had to throw a few magic missiles, but his magical power remained abundant. After becoming an Awakener, his stamina recovery speed increased dramatically, leaving him bursting with energy. Plus, with no magic spells that consumed a significant amount of magic power, his endurance was even stronger than he thought. "Keep an eye on them. I want to see how many more they’ll send." Du You instructed Xiaozi to take flight as he set about cleaning the battlefield once more. Exactly like before, he simply dragged away the bodies without it affecting anything. In fact, leaving the bodies might attract other goblins for a meal, and that wouldn’t be a pretty sight. After dragging the bodies away and taking some rest, his stamina was fully restored, and his magic power was almost replenished. At this moment, more goblins emerged from their tribe. The goblin leader was hopping mad and seemed very worked up, but he just refused to make an appearance. "Two troops, huh? They’re quite spread out, all heading this way. Good. We’ll clean up those twenty-odd in front quickly, and then there are about thirty more behind them." Du You murmured, calculating silently while waiting. Just like before, the goblin troops were too sizable and lacked unified command, easily splitting into many small groups. Additionally, dusk was fast approaching, and the goblins didn’t seem to be acclimatizing very well. Finally, Du You understood why most goblin troops weren’t that large—it wasn’t an intentional strategy, but rather some form of inevitable dispersion during their march. It was commonplace, even for some goblins to be left behind. Du You even wondered whether some might fail to return at night. If it weren’t for the fact that the entire forest was goblin territory, and that goblins bred prolifically, wild beasts would’ve probably devoured these vagabonds. By the time the troop arrived again, Du You was all set, with harvested arrows and longbow at hand. When the enemy came into range, Du You didn’t hesitate to release an arrow, repeating his previous battle strategy. With Xiaozi’s help, they made short work of the dispersed twenty-odd goblins. The moment he finished off the first troop, the second one had just arrived. Without time to clean the battlefield, the goblins realized they were being attacked and madly charged at Du You in a swarm. "What a ragtag bunch," Du You scoffed, raining arrows mixed with occasional magic missiles upon them. In a matter of minutes, he didn’t even feel tired as he wiped out all fifty-odd goblins. "Just like before, carry on." Du You believed that while these goblins didn’t understand why they were exploring this way, they wouldn’t give up. After each massacre, he was certain there were more to come. In reality, just as he had speculated, the goblins served themselves up on a platter, making it much easier to purge their tribe. Throughout the night, Du You switched between fighting and cleaning up the battlefield. From an original number of over three hundred, by dawn, he had whittled down the goblin tribe to a mere handful. An eyeball estimate showed about fifty goblins left in the tribe. Even the most idiotic goblins had begun to sense that something was amiss. In the once bustling tribe, only a handful of their brethren remained—a glaring anomaly. The tribal leader, realizing the problem, became even more frantic, shouting loudly in what seemed like a strange language only the goblins understood. After some time, one of the remaining leaders, carrying a flagpole, unhappily led about twenty goblins away, still moving toward Du You. "Still splitting your forces at this stage? I don’t know what to make of you. I’d better rest up, I’ve exerted quite a bit," Du You mumbled to himself, leaning against a tree trunk to catch a break. Constantly focusing on archery had drained a lot of his energy. He felt his archery had improved significantly, but it still remained at level 3, not yet advancing to level 4. If basic skills leveled up so easily, there wouldn’t be so many people stuck at lower levels.