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Chapter 225 - 225: Goblin Merchant

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Goblin Merchant

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Upon hearing that someone was actually inside the theater, Lin Dong’s face darkened. The sudden burst of light from the theater had attracted one of their team members who had been out hunting monsters in the street. The others hadn’t noticed the theater, but an archer resting and recovering his Vitality Points caught a glimpse of the light and called out loudly.

Lin Dong’s team consisted of five people, and upon seeing the light in the theater, they thought it might be some kind of treasure. They quickly abandoned their monster hunting in the street and began to surround the theater.

In fact, this theater in the Level-io monster area was quite well-known. Previously, a team of three had tried to enter it to search for supplies, only to attract hundreds of Level-io monsters. Needless to say, the three-person team was wiped out, but other players witnessed the spectacle of monsters pouring out of the theater as well.

As a result, the danger of the theater began to spread among the players, and in this Level-10 zone, it soon became an off-limits area. However, it wasn’t long before people realized that as long as they didn’t enter the theater itself, even yelling at the top of their lungs nearby wouldn’t attract the attention of the monsters inside. Gradually, the theater began to be ignored by the players.

At first, Lin Dong and his team were a bit hesitant, considering the sheer number of monsters inside. In the end, they couldn’t resist the temptation. The plan was to have the person who smashed the glass draw all the monsters, and the rest of the team would enter the theater to search for treasure.

The team member chosen to attract the monsters was a thief, who had a strong forced stealth skill. Just like the old temporary teammate of Song Jian, Lin Sheng. Even in battle, he could instantly enter stealth mode.

Furthermore, the thief profession also had an Acceleration Skill, so as long as he was careful, even if all the monsters from the theater were drawn out, he wouldn’t necessarily die. As long as he hid in a corner, the monsters would not find him and naturally return to the theater. By that time, Lin Dong and his team would have completed their search.

Just as the thief broke the glass, he saw Song Jian running from the stage towards the backstage, and the stage was filled with slowly dissipating sparkling light points, indicating that the treasure had already been taken. He immediately began to yell in desperation.

Lin Dong and the others were initially hiding in a shop across the street, waiting for the thief to attract the monsters so they could enter the theater. Yet, when they heard the thief’s sudden cry, they were startled and rushed over.

“Big Mouth, what are you shouting for? There’s someone inside? How is that possible?” The archer who had first noticed the theater’s light asked incredulously. The theater was filled with a swarm of monsters; who would dare to go inside and court death?

“The monsters inside are gone. I just saw the stage covered with light spots, which have now disappeared. The light that appeared earlier must have come from the stage; the treasure must have been taken by that person,” the thief insisted anxiously.

Everyone turned to look at Lin Dong.

“Let’s go in and take a look!” Lin Dong took the lead, jumping through the window and charging towards the backstage.

The five of them chased after him, only to find that the person had already vanished when they reached the backstage.

“Split up and search. 1 don’t believe it! Big Mouth, go guard the passage. There’s only one entrance and exit to this theater unless that person can fly!” Lin Dong looked at the row of dressing rooms, his expression turning ugly.

“Master Lin, look at the black ash on the ground. Could it be that all the monsters here have been killed by that person?” One of them carefully examined the ground

“Impossible! There were hundreds of Level-io monsters. That person isn’t a god; how could they kill so many monsters?” Master Lin immediately refuted.

The thief stealthily walked towards the passage in the back, and the remaining four scattered to search the dressing rooms one by one.

“Master Lin, it seems like someone has searched through these dressing rooms!” Someone shouted.

“Master Lin, someone has searched here too!”

Lin Dong’s face grew darker and darker. This was a chance encounter they had just barely missed, and he couldn’t accept it.

“Master Lin, I found an attic here! It seems like it can lead outside!” Suddenly, a team member called out.

Lin Dong’s expression changed, and he hurriedly rushed towards the last dressing room.

Climbing the stairs in the dressing room to the attic, Lin Dong looked at the gaping skylight above him and stomped his foot in frustration.

At this time, Song Jian had already left the area and had headed to another street to hunt monsters. Having killed hundreds of monsters in the theater, his experience points for Level n had already reached 91%, and he would soon level up to Level 12.

The only disadvantage of hunting monsters during the day was that he had to find them himself. These monsters were hiding in nooks and crannies, making them time-consuming and difficult to find.

Since real alliance guilds hadn’t yet appeared, many players were forming small groups to hunt monsters together. To find a monster, they had to pull it into the sunlight. Under the sun, the monsters’ defense and attack would decrease, and their movements would become somewhat slower, making them much easier to kill.

After all, everyone had only one life, and most people chose safety first.

But Song Jian didn’t need to go through so much trouble since he could now completely crush monsters of the same level. A 35% increase in attack speed was no joke. Even merely using his basic attack, he could stand toe-to-toe with Level-10 monsters without any fear.

In just over half an hour, over thirty monsters had died at the hands of Song Jian. However, the duration was mainly because it took a lot of time to find them.

Following the road, Song Jian turned into a dark alley, where he faintly heard the roar of monsters. He walked more than a hundred meters down the alley and saw five Level-10 mutant zombies. It seemed that they were surrounded and fighting over something.

“You ugly creatures, leave me alone! I only have one piece of wild boar meat left, God, who will save me!”

“Don’t come any closer, fine, I’ll give you one more piece. This really is my last piece! I’m giving them all to you, really! Don’t come any closer…”

A sharp voice emerged from the group of zombies, sounding desperate and furious.

“Are these monsters attacking an NPC?” Song Jian was surprised to discover that in front of the five zombies, a creature no taller than the thigh of an adult was carrying a large bag and constantly yelling.

This creature had pale green skin, long ears, deep-set eyes, and a high, prominent nose. It was wearing a simple gray hemp garment and carried a package on its shoulder almost the same size as its body. The package’s surface was covered with patches, making it look very worn.

“LV15 Goblin Merchant – Canaan: Vitality Points 1000/1000, Spirit Points 500/500; Traits: Stingy, Super-Speed; Skills: Miserly, You Can’t Catch Me! Title: Miser.”

The five mutant zombies kept approaching, and whenever they were about to pounce on the Goblin Merchant, he took out a fresh piece of pork from his bag and threw it at them.