Chapter 63 Leave None Alive!

Tang Zhen could not possibly allow this group of bloodthirsty goblins to run amok in the area he had designated for building his city. Therefore, he had already made up his mind to completely annihilate these dirty and ugly monsters.

Taking a bomb out of his storage space, and under the startled and suspicious gazes of the crowd, Tang Zhen swung his arm in a full circle and hurled it straight into the fleeing pack of bloodthirsty goblins, followed immediately by a deafening explosion.

The shockwave of the blast tore the bloodthirsty goblins to shreds, sending flesh and blood flying in all directions. Their shattered bodies were tossed high into the air before crashing heavily back down onto the ground. The fragments of gravel kicked up by the earth carried terrifying kinetic energy, piercing countless bloody holes through the foul bodies of these bloodthirsty goblins.

A single bomb alone was enough to blow half of the densely packed, fleeing bloodthirsty goblins to death or severe injury. Such terrifying lethality practically made the eyes of the people standing behind Tang Zhen pop out of their sockets.

High-end weapons like bombs were things ordinary wanderers rarely had the chance to touch, even if they had heard of them. Therefore, the terrifying power of this bomb completely shocked them to their cores!

"What... on earth is that?"

One of the six wanderers clutched his wound and asked his companion in a trembling voice, only to find that no one paid him any attention. Instead, they just stared blankly at the huge crater on the ground and the limbs scattered all around, lost in a collective daze.

Although Qian Long had also been startled, he quickly came to his senses. Leading Big Bear—who was preparing to dig out brain cores—he continued to pursue the remaining bloodthirsty goblins.

The six wanderers also dragged their bruised and battered bodies forward to deliver finishing blows to the injured and dying bloodthirsty goblins, finding the slaughter immensely satisfying.

Tang Zhen and the other two followed closely behind, continuing the pursuit until every single bloodthirsty goblin had collapsed and the grassy lakeshore was littered with corpses before finally stopping.

"Damn, that felt so good!"

The sensation of slaughter was intoxicatingly easy to fall into. Tang Zhen had been swept up in a killing frenzy just moments ago. As he calmed down now and looked at the sea of intestines and severed limbs scattered about, a sudden urge to vomit rose within him.

With a hard effort to steady his emotions, he managed to suppress that sickening and wretched feeling.

After cleaning the blood and flesh residue off his weapon and straightening his clothes, Tang Zhen walked toward the six wanderers.

With the crisis completely resolved, the scarred and battered group of three men and three women looked at Tang Zhen with eyes full of awe and gratitude. After all, Tang Zhen and his companions had rescued them at the most critical moment. Moreover, their weapons and equipment were exquisite, the combat power they displayed was quite extraordinary, and they possessed that terrifying weapon capable of emitting such a thunderous roar.

From no matter which aspect, the six of them felt utterly inferior.

The heavily armed Qian Long following closely behind Tang Zhen, along with the stocky, muscular Big Bear who could crush a bloodthirsty goblin's skull with a single punch, were figures they dared not underestimate either.

"Who are you people, and how did you get surrounded by these monsters?"

Tang Zhen asked expressionlessly, his stern face making him look quite imposing.

"We are an exploration team from a nearby wanderer camp. We came here to fetch water and happened to run into these wandering bloodthirsty goblins. If you and your friends hadn't stepped in to save us in the nick of time, we probably would have become food for these bloodthirsty goblins."

The blond-haired, broad-shouldered man in his forties who led the group looked at Tang Zhen and replied in a deep, heavy voice.

Tang Zhen noticed that the man's features appeared to be of mixed descent, a phenomenon that also existed among the others. However, there was nothing strange about this; after all, intermarriage and having children among wanderers of different races was a very common occurrence.

Hearing this, Tang Zhen nodded. Their respectful attitude toward him indicated that he had already seized the upper hand in terms of momentum, which would be very favorable for his subsequent actions.

"Apply this medicinal powder to your wounds, then take me to the camp where you live."

Tang Zhen said in a flat tone, tossing a medicine bottle over to the six of them before squatting down to examine the corpses of the bloodthirsty goblins.

Upon hearing Tang Zhen's request, the six of them hesitated. After exchanging a few glances, they could only shake their heads with resignation.

These bloodthirsty goblins still looked ferocious even in death. After taking a few glances, Tang Zhen picked out a small animal-skin pouch from around one of their waists. Casually opening it, Tang Zhen unexpectedly discovered a few gold coins and a gold ring.

Good stuff; this was precisely what he wanted.

Seeing Tang Zhen, Qian Long, and the others searching the corpses to harvest brain cores, the six men and women exchanged a glance and stepped forward to help. However, they were much more thorough in their scavenging, collecting everything on the goblins into a single pile, and refusing to let go of even the weapons.

Just as Tang Zhen was rummaging through the corpse of the goblin chieftain, he heard a timid voice ring out beside his ear: "Sir, these are all the spoils of war!"

Tang Zhen looked up and saw the tall, silver-haired girl among the six standing to one side. She was holding a bag filled with dozens of gold and silver ornaments and brain cores, looking at him with eyes full of adoration.

Her tattered clothes could not conceal her slender, bony figure, and the snow-white skin exposed through the holes was dazzling and mesmerizing. Her silver hair, paired with an Eastern-looking face, made her look exceptionally charming.

"Thank you, this is exactly what I need."

Tang Zhen unceremoniously took the jewelry and brain cores, smiling and nodding at the girl.

Seeing that Tang Zhen had accepted the brain cores, the girl hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking, "Then... Sir, do you still want these tattered things? I mean, apart from the brain cores... If... I mean, if you don't want them, would you mind giving them to us?"

When the girl finished speaking, she looked at Tang Zhen with eyes that seemed to say she would be endlessly grateful, making him involuntarily chuckle to himself. Thinking about what use he could possibly have for this scrap metal, he waved his hand generously and said, "Aside from what is in my hands, everything else is yours!"

"Haha, that's wonderful!"

The six of them cheered as they gathered all the items together. This had been a large group of bloodthirsty goblins, and the miscellaneous spoils of war were abundant—including dozens of weapons. Although tattered, taking them would save them the expense of spending brain cores to buy new ones.

For impoverished wanderers, purchasing weapons was an absolute luxury, and very few could afford it.

The wanderers gathered up these scraps in Tang Zhen's eyes, each of them loading a large pack onto their backs. Enthusiastically taking the lead, they guided Tang Zhen toward their place of residence.

Wanderers possessed nothing, so they had no fear that the well-equipped Tang Zhen and his group would harbor malicious intents toward them, and everyone felt quite at ease.

Qian Long muttered to himself as he walked behind Tang Zhen, feeling that it was somewhat a pity to give away the spoils of war. Although his horizons had broadened ever since he began following Tang Zhen, these items which Tang Zhen considered trash were equally beneath Qian Long's notice. Still, being meticulous and thrifty was simply a habit he had cultivated over many years of wandering the wilderness, and if these spoils were truly handed over to him, he wouldn't actually want them anyway.

The stench emanating from the bodies of the bloodthirsty goblins was truly unbearable, to the extent that even Tang Zhen only kept the gold and silver jewelry and brain cores that could be sold for money; wild horses couldn't have dragged him into taking anything else.

During the journey, the six wanderers frequently glanced sideways at Tang Zhen, filled with deep envy for their fine equipment. The blond-haired giant who led the group kept his eyes locked tightly on the bow and quiver on Qian Long's back, a look of profound longing in his eyes.

As for the young female wanderer, her face was flushed red as she stole frequent glances at Tang Zhen. Seeing this, Murong Ziyan puffed out her little cheeks and intentionally or unintentionally walked right between them, blocking the young wanderer girl's line of sight to Tang Zhen.

The six wanderers' dwelling place was quite far from the lake. Tang Zhen and his group walked for a full half-hour before finally arriving at the habitation spot located beneath a steep cliff.