Chapter 208: Savage God Skill Transformation
[Consumes 10 points: Skill level of "Stone Bullet" +1]
[Consumes 50 points: Skill level of "Word Spirit" +1]
[Consumes 10 points: Skill level of "Wind Blade" +1]
[Consumes 10 points: Skill level of "War Stomp" +1]
[Consumes 10 points: Skill level of "Transformation" +1]
Was there not even a turning point this time?
Turning his gaze slightly, Li Meng looked toward the demon army in the grand canyon.
"Margarita, leave immediately and retreat!"
Margarita will die—she will be killed by Iron Mask.
Knowing this future, Li Meng could not let it come to pass.
The demon army had not yet reached the walls of the garrison fort.
It was still possible for Margarita to retreat now.
At that moment, on the right flank of the demon army, Margarita, who was marching with the troops, was taken aback.
"Your Majesty, retreating now may draw the demons' attention."
"It doesn't matter. Just take the tribe and leave the demon army now. Quickly, go!"
A fleeting glance caused Margarita's face to change slightly.
She saw Pig Dajin and Wolf Howl running toward the Ghost Beastmen.
Margarita knew those two intended to report her actions.
Hesitating for a moment, Margarita took out the horn from her waist and blew it.
"Whooo!"
The sharp sound of the horn immediately echoed through the grand canyon.
With the horn's blast, the centaurs on the demon army's right flank suddenly began to run.
Five thousand centaurs turned back and galloped toward the direction they had come from.
The thunderous sound of hooves reverberated throughout the grand canyon.
This commotion caught the attention of the Ghost Beastmen.
"What are the centaurs doing? Why are they retreating?"
"Sir! Sir! Lord Douglas!"
At that moment, Wolf Howl came running, gasping for breath.
"Lord Douglas, the centaur queen has betrayed you. They've allied with the goblins to destroy the demon army!"
Wolf Howl was faster than Pig Dajin.
By the time Wolf Howl finished his report, Pig Dajin had just arrived.
"It's true. Chief Pig Dajin can testify!"
Having just reached the Ghost Beastmen, Pig Dajin had no time to catch his breath before he saw Wolf Howl winking at him.
Pig Dajin quickly nodded.
"It's true. Margarita even wanted us to switch sides at a critical moment, but... but how could we agree to that?"
"Why are you only telling us now?"
Iron Mask looked at Pig Dajin and Wolf Howl with a stern expression.
Startled, the two shrank their necks.
"Well... we... we just found out ourselves."
As he spoke, Wolf Howl subtly nudged Pig Dajin.
Pig Dajin quickly nodded.
"Margarita feared we wouldn't agree, so she waited until the last moment to contact us."
"Yes, yes! When she saw we were going to report her, she ran away!"
Iron Mask frowned and turned to Douglas.
"My lord, what do you think?"
Douglas gazed impassively toward the distant garrison fort.
"Whether the goblin army is heading to the southern border of the Irisis Principality or is right behind us, our priority is the garrison fort. Everything else can wait."
Hearing this, Iron Mask nodded slightly.
He turned to Pig Dajin and Wolf Howl.
"Go back and keep advancing!"
Pig Dajin and Wolf Howl quickly turned and ran off.
"Lord Douglas, what should we do about the centaurs?"
Iron Mask moved closer to Douglas.
"Deal with them after the war is over."
Iron Mask slightly bowed his head.
"Understood, my lord."
Thus, Margarita successfully escaped unscathed.
"Iron Mask, have the goblins truly broken the alliance?"
"They're goblins. Anything is possible with them."
The Ghost Beastmen glanced back at the distant mountains.
What made the goblins so confident they could eliminate them?
"Hochi hasn't sent any messages. Could it be..."
Hearing this, Iron Mask's expression shifted.
Hochi was among the most capable of the centurions.
To have no news for so long—could he have fallen to the goblins?
Iron Mask tightened his reins and approached Douglas again.
"My lord, the goblin army might be behind us. We can attack the garrison fort anytime; there's no rush. It would be better to focus our forces on eliminating this goblin threat first."
Douglas turned his cold gaze to Iron Mask.
Under Douglas's icy stare, Iron Mask's face paled.
He quickly lowered his head and fell silent.
Meanwhile, on a distant hill.
Seeing Margarita successfully retreating with her tribe, Li Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Upgrade level!"
Just one more step to evolving into a true Goblin King.
Li Meng decided not to wait for that step.
[Consumes 70 points: Level +7]
[Max level reached. Successfully advanced to "Goblin King."]
[Innate skill "Devour" upgraded to "King of Devourers."]
[Consumes 100 points: Level +2]
[Note: Remaining points will enhance panel attributes.]
The familiar pain surged again.
Within the heavy armor came the cracking sound of bones breaking.
To prevent his body from bursting out of the armor, Li Meng forcibly used the "Transformation" skill to maintain his current size.
"Master... Master, are you alright?"
In his mind, Xiao Bai's anxious voice sounded.
After a while, the strange noises from within the armor subsided.
"Hu!"
Inside the helmet, Li Meng panted heavily.
Every time he leveled up, it felt like his body was being shredded into pieces.
The pain was excruciating yet oddly satisfying and overwhelming.
"I'm fine, Xiao Bai. Did you sense anything?"
"A massive surge of life energy just flowed into your body from the earth."
Life energy from the earth?
With a thought, Li Meng opened his character panel.
[Name: Gobumeng]
[Race: Goblin King]
[Level: 2]
[Strength: 33337]
[Defense: 26197]
[Agility: 24147]
[Magic Power: 2765411]
[Charm: 0]
[Luck: 11]
[King of Devourers: Devour flesh to gain the devoured target's skills and enhance panel attributes.]
[Iron Body: LV5 (Strength +5000, Defense +5000, Agility +2500)]
[Wind Blade: LV1]
[Undying Body: LV2]
[Word of Command: LV1]
[Ice Element King: LV1]
[Berserk God (World-Class Skill): LV1]
[Limb Strengthening: LV6 (Strength +300, Agility +300)]
[Elemental Affinity: LV1 (Magic Power +1000)]
[War Stomp: LV1]
[Stone Bullet: LV1]
[Transformation: LV1]
[Water Elemental Spirit (Symbiotic Innate Skill)]
After evolving into a Goblin King, the panel attributes had indeed skyrocketed.
Agility had increased the most, almost catching up to his defense.