ocean-life Chapter 42 Amazing Execution
Chapter 42 Amazing Execution
Wang Yang remained frozen in place, still in the posture of raising his axe to chop.
The goblin in front of him was completely dead.
The axe blade struck empty air, and the resulting gust of wind only stirred up a few weeds.
"I……"
Wang Yang opened his mouth, but the phrase "national essence" got stuck in his throat.
He turned around abruptly.
Dozens of meters behind.
Zhao Yanzhi and the members of the archery club were lowering their longbows, with mocking smiles on their faces.
"You're welcome."
Zhao Yanzhi mimicked Wang Yang's tone and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"We're all classmates, it's only right that we help each other."
"Our specialty as ranged classes is providing firepower coverage."
"Don't bother with close-quarters combat with these weak monsters. It would be better if you got hurt."
Wang Yang was so angry that his face turned green.
He wiped the goblin blood off his face, turned to look at Jiang Ming, and looked as aggrieved as a 200-pound child.
"Godfather..."
"These bastards are stealing my monsters!"
Jiang Ming watched this scene, but he wasn't angry.
Instead, he looked thoughtfully at the arrows stuck in the goblin corpses.
This is the advantage of range.
In open terrain, large-scale long-range firepower can indeed inflict devastating damage on melee units.
He had previously managed to steal the archers' monsters by suddenly joining the battlefield, which made the enemy hesitant to act.
Right now, the other side is just using the advantage of long-range weapons to get back at the enemy.
"Stop howling."
Jiang Ming stepped forward and patted Wang Yang on the shoulder.
"This is a good thing."
"Keep it; there will be plenty of monsters for you to kill later."
He turned around, looked at Zhao Yanzhi, and gave him a meaningful smile.
"It seems that President Zhao's team is stronger than I imagined."
"This gives us a much better chance of taking that camp."
Li Bin adjusted his glasses, looked at the archery club members who were coming over to remove the arrows, and said in a low voice:
"These people have become shrewd."
"If we don't control the pace when we attack the camp later, they might eat all our experience points."
Jiang Ming nodded slightly.
"That's what I think too."
"Let them be smug for a while."
He glanced at the deep woods on the opposite bank of the river.
"Once we break into the camp, we'll encounter those goblin thugs, or goblin shamans..."
"At that time, they'll have to beg us to go up and take the lead."
"That's when we can ask for the absolute best price."
After cleaning up the battlefield, the group did not linger.
Under Jiang Ming's command, the team quickly adjusted their formation.
The melee fighters with shields were at the front, the archers were in the middle, and Li Bin and two other boys with long-handled weapons were responsible for flank cover.
This standard RPG advance formation instantly transformed the two previously scattered teams into a disciplined army.
Watch your step.
"The stones on this riverbank are slippery, be careful not to twist your ankle."
Jiang Ming walked in front, using his sword to clear away the weeds while giving a reminder.
His senses were fully activated, scanning everything around him like a radar.
Soon, they arrived at the observation point that Li Bin had marked earlier.
Through a thicket of bushes, the campsite was clearly visible in the distance.
It was a camp surrounded by rough logs.
In the center of the camp, several huge campfires burned, with the carcasses of unknown wild animals roasting and sizzling.
Dozens of goblins roamed around the camp.
There were ordinary goblins patrolling with wooden sticks, goblin warriors sitting on the ground sharpening their axes, and goblin thugs standing guard at the tent entrances like statues.
And in front of a large tent at the deepest part of the camp.
The two goblin thugs, whose size was comparable to that of normal humans, stood there like two guardian deities.
Even from this distance, everyone could feel the oppressive aura emanating from the two monsters.
"What...is that thing?"
A boy from the archery club swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.
"This is huge! It's more than twice the height of those little guys we just saw!"
Zhao Yanzhi's expression also turned somewhat solemn.
He picked up a pair of binoculars brought by a member of the commune and carefully observed the two thugs.
"The muscles are very well-developed, and the skin looks like a stratum corneum, so its defense is estimated to be very high."
"Ordinary arrows would probably be unlikely to inflict a fatal wound on it."
Jiang Ming nodded.
"That's a goblin thug, a level 6 elite monster."
"Besides them, there should be an even higher-level BOSS in that big tent."
"Goblin Shaman".
Upon hearing the word "shaman," everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.
In the game, magic-based bosses often mean wide-range damage skills and disgusting control methods.
"Then how do we fight?"
Zhao Yanzhi put down his binoculars and turned to look at Jiang Ming.
Since it was Jiang Ming who organized the event, he naturally wanted to hear the tactics of this "leader".
Jiang Ming squatted down, picked up a twig, and drew a simple sketch on the ground.
"It's very simple."
"Lue the snake out of its hole."
"We can't just rush in; otherwise, we'll be surrounded and killed by all the goblins nearby."
"This is the shallows of the river, and also the only point to cross it."
Jiang Ming made a heavy dot on the sketch with a twig.
"We used this terrain to hold our position."
"Wang Yang, Zhong Chengyu, and the rest of you with shields, block this side of the shallows."
"President Zhao, your men are spread out on both sides of the riverbank, forming a crossfire network."
"Shoot them in the river if they dare to cross."
"The water flow will slow them down, making them perfect live targets."
Zhao Yanzhi's eyes lit up.
This is indeed a good idea.
Utilize the terrain to maximize the lethality of long-range firepower while reducing the pressure of close combat.
"How do we lure them out?"
Li Bin raised a key question.
"We can't expect them to run out and get themselves killed, can we?"
Jiang Ming threw away the tree branch, stood up, and took out the few remaining [Paralysis Smoke Stones] from his pocket.
He then pointed to the blazing battle axe in Wang Yang's hand, which was still steaming hot.
"That requires a little 'provocation'."
"Old Wang, you're coming with me later."
"Let's go give them some 'gifts'."
"Remember, after I throw it and yell, I'll tell you to run, so run without hesitation."
Wang Yang grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth.
"Understand."
"They'd jump up and mock you, then get a beating."
"This is something I'm best at."
Jiang Ming turned to look at the grove of trees behind him.
Judging by the time, the reinforcements that Zhao Yanzhi ordered his men to fetch should be halfway there by now.
"Once everyone's here, we'll get started."
"Today, we're going to level this camp!"
His tone was calm, yet it exuded an undeniable confidence.
That is the control of power, and the absolute control of the situation.
This time, he not only wants to capture the camp, but also gain experience.
Furthermore, he must use this battle to firmly establish his leadership position among these survivors.