“Proficiency in Magic Missile +2. Current: Lv.3 (1/40).”
“Magic Missile Lv.3 Skill Effect—Explosion 2: Upon impact, the missile triggers a secondary explosion within a 3-meter radius, dealing 50% of the missile's damage.”
Having not leveled up for a long time, Magic Missile finally reached Lv.3 after he killed this kobold spellcaster.
Lynn was now only one step away from condensing his Mage class.
He only needed to practice a single cantrip to Lv.5 to immediately condense the class.
Setting aside these improvements,
Lynn looked up again. There were still three Kobold Sorcerers remaining.
Seeing this terrifying adventurer look at them again, the group of Kobold Sorcerers was visibly startled.
In truth, if they went all out and attacked Lynn with First-Circle spells, they could have broken through his defense if they managed to hit.
However, Lynn's display of taking several Zero-Circle spells head-on had completely terrified the kobolds, leading them to make a grave misjudgment of his strength.
Seeing Lynn raise his staff and aim at them again, the terrified Kobold Sorcerers hurriedly urged the winged kobolds to glide toward the back of the stone chamber.
Only then did Lynn notice that there was an extremely hidden tunnel about forty to fifty meters behind the stone chamber.
For some reason, the other ordinary kobolds did not dare to flee in that direction.
Even with eyes full of despair, those ordinary kobolds did not dare to follow when they saw the Kobold Sorcerers fleeing toward the back.
“Let's deal with these ordinary kobolds first,” Lynn said in a low voice to Hilda beside him.
If the Kobold Sorcerers snapped out of it now and turned back to surround them along with these ordinary kobolds, it would still be very dangerous for Lynn and his party.
They had to clear out the ordinary kobolds before the Kobold Sorcerers could react to prevent getting overwhelmed.
Fortunately, without the aerial fire support from the Kobold Sorcerers, this poorly equipped group of kobolds posed virtually no threat to Lynn and the others.
Crack—
Just then, a kobold snuck up behind Lynn. Delighted to find that Lynn didn't seem to notice it, it hurriedly thrust its spear at him.
Only to watch its crude spear snap right down the middle, as if it had struck a solid stone wall.
Such low-quality iron weapons could barely leave a scratch on leather armor made from Tier 2 monster hides.
Lynn glanced back at the kobold.
Terrified, the kobold actually dropped its weapon on the spot and spun around to flee.
Naturally, Lynn had no intention of letting a monster that had tried to ambush him escape.
Too lazy to even draw his shortsword, he simply swung his staff, letting the wooden-guarded butt of the staff make intimate contact with the kobold's head.
Thud—
With Lynn's Strength of over ten points behind the blow, the kobold was knocked straight to the ground, out cold.
“Killed one kobold. Obtained Bloodline Points (Kobold) *2.”
Next, with no other ranked monsters on the field, the situation in the stone chamber tilted completely in favor of Lynn's party.
It didn't take long for the ordinary kobolds in the stone chamber to be wiped out.
“Should we give chase?” Hilda pointed in the direction the Kobold Sorcerers had fled.
Lynn pondered for a moment, ultimately giving up on the idea of pursuing them.
There were two reasons for this.
First, with five mage-type Tier 1 monsters still alive, rashly chasing after them might not end well for the three of them.
Second, the actions of this group of kobolds were highly bizarre.
For Kobold Sorcerers and winged kobolds to cooperate was unprecedented...
Lynn suspected that there might be some external force behind this group of kobolds.
Considering that the Kobold Sorcerers had all fled into the tunnel behind the stone chamber while the ordinary kobolds didn't dare enter, Lynn figured this tunnel was highly likely to have something unusual about it.
Perhaps some high-level monster resided there...
Their quest was merely to clear out the kobold tribe. Having basically achieved this goal, there was no need to take unnecessary risks for extra matters.
As the saying went: if an adventurer wanted to live long, they must never take unnecessary risks.
It would be better to return and investigate once he had condensed his class.
For now, they should head back and report this news to the guild.
After sharing his decision with his teammates, Hilda and Henry naturally agreed.
Thus, the three of them gathered rocks from the collapsed stone pillar to block the tunnel where the Kobold Sorcerers had escaped, then began searching the stone chamber.
Because kobolds possessed a trace of dragon blood, they inherited the draconic habit of greed, loving to hoard shiny things.
A kobold tribe would often leave behind a small treasure hoard.
In a place where dozens of kobolds lived, valuable items were piled together with worthless junk.
This was where Henry's looting talent shone once again.
“Oh my god! These guys actually hid a gold nugget!”
While Lynn was still picking through the junk, Henry had already dug out a fist-sized ore from some unknown corner.
Flecks of gold dust were clearly visible on the surface of the ore, indicating a very high gold content at a glance.
Just as Lynn was about to comment on Henry's luck, Hilda spoke up from nearby.
“Hey, come look at this! What is this...”
Lynn and Henry walked over and found Hilda standing before a recess in the stone chamber.
In their living area, the kobolds had carved recesses into the stone walls to serve as various rooms, such as sleeping quarters or mushroom farms covered in humus soil.
The recess in front of Hilda had a bottom layer of dried leaves and branches, which served to keep the area warm and moist. Nestled inside were dozens of milky-white, translucent eggs, surrounded by shed scales and mucus.
Clearly, this was the kobold tribe's hatchery.
Lynn looked in the direction Hilda was pointing.
A white eggshell, significantly larger than any kobold egg, came into view.
Even though it was just a broken shell, Lynn could still sense an aura from it that belonged only to top-tier magical beasts.
“What kind of monster's eggshell is this? It looks huge,” Henry muttered in confusion.
Meanwhile, Lynn had subconsciously held his breath.
The creature inside this eggshell had already hatched, but even though it was only a broken shell, its height still reached Lynn's knees.
It wasn't hard to imagine that if the egg had been whole, it would have been at least a meter tall.
Lynn and Hilda locked eyes, both seeing the same realization in each other's gaze.
Dragon egg!
“These damn kobolds actually fucking hatched a dragon!”
Lynn's face flushed slightly with excitement as he couldn't help but swear.
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