Five arrows burst forth, and this time, four struck the Lord - Throwing Goblin, while the remaining arrow missed. Even so, the Lord - Throwing Goblin, struck by four soul-powered arrows, collapsed to the ground, howling in agony.
Of course, even four arrows didn't instantly kill the Throwing Goblin, but its health was already low, leaving it barely alive.
Before the other three goblins could react, Wang Teng, having conjured another five soul-powered arrows, fired them again.
This time, the Lord - Throwing Goblin's life was truly over; its remaining health was completely depleted.
As the Lord - Throwing Goblin's screams ceased, the remaining three unharmed goblins also ascended to heaven on the spot.
Clearly, in the dungeon, once the lord is defeated, the remaining monsters will also perish instantly.
To Wang Teng's delight, two bags of gold soul coins and a magnificent lord's treasure chest had dropped directly from beneath the former lord, the Goblin Thrower.
A surge of warmth filled his eyes; clearly, the 'experience' gained from defeating the lord was far greater than that from ordinary monsters.
[Notification: Cleared dungeon - Loran, obtained 100 Lord's Essence]
"Oh! so you only get Lord's Essence by defeating the lord!" Wang Teng had been wondering where to get Lord's Essence before. Turns out it comes from dungeons.
However, 100 Lord's Essence is far less than the 100,000 value Magic Box and Soul Bone in the system shop.
Coming to his senses, Wang Teng looked towards the location of the former lord, the Goblin Thrower.
After defeating the Goblin Thrower, he had seen a magnificent treasure chest appear; clearly, this chest was the dungeon's completion reward.
"I wonder what's inside?"
Picking up the two bags of gold soul coins from the ground, he counted them: one bag had 14 coins, and the other had 17. A Tier 1 equipment piece was complete. Wang Teng then opened the treasure chest.
Inside were two items. The first was a bag of gold soul coins; the chest was quite generous, giving 33 coins. The remaining item was a ring.
Wang Teng picked it up and looked at it.
"Damn! A ring made of straw?"
That's right, the ring was called the Straw Ring. Don't let its straw appearance fool you; it was a soul tool ring!
These were also sold in the shop for only 30 gold soul coins. Although not very valuable, Wang Teng equipped it immediately. Speaking of which, the equipment slot could equip five pieces of armor, three pieces of accessories, one weapon, and one title.
When the equipment was of the same tier as his own level, equipping five pieces of armor from the system shop would increase physical defense by 100%. Wearing these three accessories would also increase soul power defense by 100%.
Although he didn't need them now, having an extra accessory was always good. Afterward, Wang Teng exited the dungeon and purchased a cotton collar and two first-tier cotton wristbands from the system shop.
Now, he had all three accessories. Of course, these three accessories didn't look very appealing. Wearing the Sprout Light Armor before, Wang Teng already looked rather rustic; now, with these three accessories, he wasn't rustic anymore, but rather somewhat unique!
Thinking of this, Wang Teng silently shed tears!
Life forced him to this!
Shaking his head, he banished these chaotic thoughts, opened the dungeon panel, and looked at the next dungeon—Loran Depths.
Looking at the snarling, muscular minotaur soldier on the dungeon icon, Wang Teng felt helpless.
"This is completely unacceptable pressure for someone my age!"
However, when Wang Teng thought of his father Wang Chengkun's previous promise—"My son Wang Teng has the potential to be a titled ruler!"—he felt immense pressure!
As the saying goes, life is like sex; since you can't resist it, you might as well enjoy it!
Forced by life's circumstances, Wang Teng entered the dungeon - Loran Depths.
...
In the dungeon - Loran Depths, Wang Teng appeared fully armed, though his attire was rather unique.
It was still the somewhat familiar forest, though the appearance had changed slightly, the general background remained the same.
"This background feels about right!"
Knowing he needed to actively seek out monsters, Wang Teng didn't delay, heading straight along the grassy path to find them.
A short while later, Wang Teng encountered four monsters at a bend: two goblins and two throwing goblins.
"Is this a lord turned into a monster? It feels like the level has dropped a tiny bit!"
Looking at the two goblins that yelled and charged at him, and the two throwing goblins preparing to throw stones in the distance, Wang Teng didn't feel any pressure.
After all, goblins are quite short; if it were a burly man two meters away, it would be a different story.
He raised his short crossbow, channeled his soul power, and condensed five arrows.
Just as Wang Teng was about to fire, the two throwing goblins threw magic stones from afar.
Unfortunately, the two throwing goblins weren't very bright; the magic stones vanished in mid-air before they even reached Wang Teng, about seven or eight meters away.
Clearly, the throwing goblins' range was insufficient. Seeing this, Wang Teng knew he had it in the bag.
He then aimed two arrows at the two charging goblins. Not far away, one arrow struck the goblin in the forehead, instantly killing it; the other pierced its chest, causing it to collapse to the ground, bleeding profusely.
Wang Teng ignored the fallen goblin and instead aimed his short crossbow at the two throwing goblins in the distance.
Actually, if the two throwing goblins hadn't been positioned further away, unable to attack Wang Teng, he would have definitely chosen to eliminate them first.
After all, eliminating threatening targets was paramount to prevent ranged monsters from ambushing him. Two arrows severely wounded the two throwing goblins, demonstrating Wang Teng's increase in archery skills!
He then continued to finish off the remaining three goblins. A familiar warm current appeared; Wang Teng estimated that within ten days, his soul power level would reach level 10.
After all, when he awakened his soul power, he already had a level 9+ innate soul power, not far from level 10.
Moreover, this was just leveling up by fighting monsters; he could still cultivate through meditation outside. After all, he was a genius with innate level 9 soul power.
Following the grassy path, Wang Teng soon encountered some monsters. This time, it was three goblins and two throwing goblins clustered together.
Using the forest as cover, Wang Teng quietly crept to within 30 meters of the goblins. Just as Wang Teng was about to use his old trick to launch a sneak attack, one of the goblins turned its gaze to Wang Teng's location.
Instantly, the goblin's eyes widened, and it immediately began to howl.