From Goblin to Goblin God - Chapter 418

Chapter 418: The Pot of Greed Descends, Lin Tian’s Counter!

TL: Sungmin

To counter the Headhunter, they had used the remaining Ganggu Alloy from the Dwarven Treasury to forge a neck guard collar.

As long as they could withstand a few hits at close range, they would have a chance to win, unless the opponent’s weapon could easily break through the Ganggu Alloy.

If that happened, it would be fate; they didn’t dwell on the possibility.

Dealing with the Taboo Death God was even simpler.

Lin Tian distributed a notebook to everyone. The notebooks were linked, so whatever anyone wrote, everyone else could see.

If they encountered the Taboo Death God, they would test actions one by one. As soon as they found out what action violated a taboo, they would write it down.

This tactic would greatly increase their survival rate.

Dealing with the Silent Lamb was simpler still.

Lin Tian taught them the Heart-Calming Sutra from Earth. For a few days, everyone ate vegetarian food and chanted sutras.

Through this, they had purified themselves to a great extent.

They could now perfectly control their inner hearts.

As for the Grotesque Clown, beyond its common-sense-defying circus tricks, they needed to prepare for its mental attacks. They steeled themselves psychologically, ready to overcome anything the opponent might summon from their fears.

Lin Tian had already used the Dreamland Domain to help everyone overcome this.

They were confident they had what it took to defeat the Grotesque Clown.

However, when it came to the Smiling Angel, they currently had no solution.

Its appearance was too random.

It was very difficult to avoid looking at the Smiling Angel.

After all, one’s eyes had to remain open. If the opponent suddenly appeared, one could only accept defeat.

But they were not simply resigning themselves to fate.

Their plan was that if someone made eye contact with the Smiling Angel, they must not look away. Instead, they would hold its gaze while the others attacked.

This was feasible because the Smiling Angel seemed to be a single-target attacker, while Lin Tian’s side was fighting as a team.

Lin Tian instructed again, “Remember, the strength of these Evil Gods is at the Top-Tier God King level. Their attributes far exceed yours. Absolutely do not try to withstand their attacks head-on. You can only deflect or dodge. Otherwise, if you get into a protracted battle, death is certain.”

Everyone nodded.

They had mentally prepared for this final, decisive battle.

“As long as we win this time, I plan to open a big tavern. When you all come to drink then, it’ll all be free, hahaha!” the One-Eyed Owl said excitedly, her face full of anticipation.

Grugia and Osius hurriedly chimed in, “We’ll be the tavern waiters! It would be best if the tavern had some special services, let us be the madams, hehehe…”

As soon as they finished speaking, they were both sent flying several hundred meters by a punch.

The One-Eyed Owl looked at Alice and asked, “Lady Alice, what about you? This battle might be the last one. If we win, what do you plan to do? Marry that guy and be his bride?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone pricked up their ears.

That included Grugia and Osius, who had just been sent flying.

They all cared deeply about Alice, and besides, the question was too explosive to ignore.

Hearing those words, Alice was flustered for a rare moment. A blush crept up her neck as she stammered, “I, I don’t know either. I’m used to following him. If possible, I’d like to continue following His Majesty Lin Tian…”

“We all understand, hmph hmph hmph,” Loael interjected.

Lin Tian also looked at her curiously. “Speaking of which, what about you?”

Although Lin Tian knew this would definitely not be the final battle, he still wanted to understand his companions’ thoughts.

After all, this journey had been too difficult and dangerous.

They were almost constantly fighting or preparing for battle.

Hearing this, Loael was momentarily stunned. She licked her lips and looked at Gobu Yue. “Of course, I’m waiting for Lady Xiya to recover her strength so we can spend the rest of our lives together until we’re old and gray~ What do you think, Lady Xiya?”

Gobu Yue retreated a few steps, a look of disgust on her face. “Don’t be like that. I’ll always follow Boss, just as I did at the beginning. I’ll do whatever he asks. Anyway, Boss is very good to me.”

“I’m good to you too…” Loael said, looking bitter and miserable.

The One-Eyed Owl said irritably, “Just shut up. Speaking of which, what about Lia and this one?”

The Elf Queen was stunned for a moment, her eyes filling with anticipation. “I am very grateful to have met His Majesty the Goblin King. However, the mistakes I have made can never be remedied. If possible, I would like to stay by His Majesty’s side as his personal maid and take care of his daily life…”

As she spoke, her watery, beautiful eyes gazed at Lin Tian with deep affection.

It was an incomparably sincere look.

Although Lin Tian felt this was rather unconscionable, he thought to himself, if conscience is set aside, won’t happiness follow?

Naturally, he would not refuse.

Lia pondered for a moment. “Since the Queen wants to be Boss’s maid, then I’ll go manage the Elf Kingdom.”

“This is good. The Elf Race should break conventions. The Queen should be chosen based on ability, not the decision of the Holy Mountain,” the Elf Queen said with a gratified expression.

Lin Tian then looked at Gobu Kuang and the others.

These fellows had already developed sufficient wisdom and strength.

He wondered what their plans for the future were.

Gobu Kuang felt awkward under Lin Tian’s gaze, scratching his head and saying flusteredly, “I… I don’t know what to do either. Anyway, as long as Boss gives me food to eat and a few women to be happy with, that’s enough for me, hehe…”

Hearing this, Lin Tian wanted to take back his earlier assessment. This fellow’s wisdom was clearly no match for Gobu Tian and Gobu Shan.

“I still want to help Boss manage the empire he rules, just like before. But after winning this battle, it will be managing the entire world.”

“And me too. Although managing the world is difficult, our management methods don’t require much brainpower, so we can still handle it,” Gobu Tian and Gobu Shan said, bowing in unison.

They looked perfectly willing to serve diligently.

At this moment, Gobu Kuang also reacted. “Yes, yes, I want to do that too!”

Lin Tian could not help but smile. “That’s good. Then you all must carry on my spirit.”

His “spirit” was no longer just about using violence to curb violence.

Rather, it was about using brutal tyranny to curb violence.

He believed this was the way to achieve a perfectly harmonious world, and it would also be very easy to rule.

Athena, who was cleaning the palace nearby, couldn’t help but glance at Lin Tian with a humble and wary expression.

Unexpectedly, their eyes met.

Athena blushed shyly. “I… I want to find someone, have a child, and live the most ordinary but happiest life…”

“Wait, did anyone ask you?” the One-Eyed Owl deliberately teased from the side.

The jibe made Athena extremely ashamed and angry.

During her time here, she had often felt like she had turned into a Ninja Turtle.

But since she had made her own choice to integrate into Lin Tian’s team, she could only endure it helplessly.

After all, she was inferior to Lin Tian. In terms of wisdom, she had lost. In terms of military combat ability, the army she led had been defeated by him during the early stages of the bunker battle.

An existence like him was one she deserved to join and rely on.

A smart person understands the principle of a wise bird choosing its tree.

Just like Zhuge Liang, who was clearly smarter than Liu Bei but chose to assist him rather than become emperor himself.

Moreover, Lin Tian’s wisdom and strength far surpassed Athena’s.

The mocked Athena was ashamed and angry.

Everyone felt that the One-Eyed Owl’s joke had gone too far.

They thought Athena would go berserk.

Unexpectedly, she looked at Lin Tian with teary eyes. “Your Majesty, look at her. What she said was really hurtful~ Sob sob sob…”

“Holy crap…”

“Good heavens…”

Poseidon, Hades, and the others were stunned on the spot.

Was this Athena smart or shameless? To gain Lin Tian’s approval, she would actually put aside her dignity to act cute and coquettish.

So it wasn’t that goddesses were cold and hard to pursue.

It was that you weren’t a male god, or you lacked money and power.

Just as everyone was joking around, a strong sense of unease frantically surged through them!

It was as if densely packed insects had bitten through their hearts and were crawling out from within.

Everyone rushed outside the bunker and looked in unison toward the distant sky.

Dark clouds were pressing down.

An ominous aura enveloped the horizon.

The pressure made it difficult to breathe.

Loael walked a few steps forward and stared intently, then hurriedly said, “They’re here! And if I’m not mistaken about this aura, it’s the Pot of Greed! That terrifying existence…”

Long ago, he possessed the power to kill the Top-Tier God King Phoenix.

It was unimaginable how perverted his power must have become by now.

Although everyone was already prepared, it would be a lie to say they weren’t nervous.

After all, the weakest of the Evil Gods were already at the Top-Tier God King level.

And this Pot of Greed was the second strongest among the Evil Gods.

He did not have too many heaven-defying, bug-level abilities.

He was just purely strong.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, a dense volley of thick, huge tentacles flew from the distance!

They landed in the area of the Dwarven Bunker like air-to-ground missiles.

Instantly, explosions roared for tens of miles around!

A terrifying sandstorm was kicked up.

In a brief moment, the entire area was devastated.

This was merely the Pot of Greed’s approach.

Yet it was already equivalent to Loael’s strongest full-power attack.

Several thousand tall, thick tentacles erupted, forming a shocking scene like the Myriad Elephant Forest!

They surrounded everyone.

In the distance, a sphere—the Pot of Greed’s main body—flew rapidly toward them along the tentacles.

Before they could even see the being clearly, they were dizzied by another round of explosions.

Such was the Pot of Greed’s entrance. Merely walking was enough to destroy huge cities.

“Are these the cute little things…” In the sky, the Pot of Greed hovered, looking down at Lin Tian and the others.

His eyes were filled with an evil, twisted expression.

His lips could not help but curl into a heavy, unsettling grin.

Beside him, Zeus floated in the air, his spirits high. “Goblin! Loael! Your death is here!!! And…”

“Athena! You foolish bitch! You will definitely pay a painful price for your choice!” His voice was sonorous and forceful.

The grievances he had suffered while being toyed with by the Evil Gods had completely vanished.

Because now it was his time to show off, his time to reclaim everything.

Hearing this, Lin Tian looked at the Pot of Greed in surprise. “One hundred and fifty thousand combat power…”

Currently, their strongest member was the Elf Queen, with one hundred and thirty thousand.

Lin Tian himself only had one hundred and twenty thousand.

The One-Eyed Owl, Alice, Loael, Athena, Lia, and others were around one hundred thousand.

The rest were around eighty or ninety thousand.

One had to know that the gap between a Top-Tier Prime God with ninety thousand combat power and a Prime God with one hundred thousand combat power was already huge.

And the Pot of Greed was, on average, thirty to forty thousand combat power higher than them.

“Zeus! You despicable villain! Is betraying your own world and the lives of your own kin the only way you could gain this laughable rule!?” Loael’s beautiful eyes, filled with extreme hatred, stared fiercely at Zeus.

The longer the Evil God stayed in this world, the greater the harm caused, and it might even be irreparable.

Even if the Evil God left, the aura left behind would create many ominous creatures, harming the world.

Zeus could not help but laugh loudly. “What right do you have to say that about me? To reclaim your rule, you didn’t hesitate to ally with a goblin! Don’t you know what kind of species that is!”

“You seem to hold a great prejudice against goblins, huh?” At this moment, Lin Tian’s cold voice sounded.

His crimson eyes, like sharp blades, stared intently at Zeus.

He had let him escape last time; this time, it seemed he really had to be dealt with.

He then gave everyone a look.

If they all simultaneously consumed mana to use the Time Pendulum, they could definitely gain enough time to kill Zeus.

“Click!”

Instantly!

The sound of a rapidly turning clock echoed, then abruptly stopped.

The world seemed to freeze.

“Kill this main culprit first!” Lin Tian instructed as he charged at Zeus, the Ten Thousand-Wheel Blade spinning at high speed, determined to cut him open.

The One-Eyed Owl had already accumulated a Level-3 Compression.

If her punch landed squarely, its force would be enough to completely rupture Zeus’s internal organs.

Alice, on the other hand, instantly activated her three forms: angel, demon, and Darkspawn, plus her already half-Weapon Race body.

The power of her sword strike was comparable to the One-Eyed Owl’s and possessed many attribute effects, such as the demon’s corrosive effect, the angel’s restraining purification effect, and the Darkspawn’s ruin effect.

With these effects, the more she fought, the more significant the damage could become.

Loael had also gathered a starlight attack, capable of piercing several large mountains without issue.

Athena and the others were just as quick.

She activated her Valkyrie Form, sprouting wings of light and donning the armor of an ancient Roman War God.

She charged and threw the War Spear in her hand.

Poseidon and Hades also did not hold back, each using their signature moves.

The moment this dense series of attacks was unleashed, the Pot of Greed’s unsettling eyes, in the already stagnant world, suddenly turned to look towards Lin Tian.

A contemptuous smile formed on his lips.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Numerous flesh tentacles gushed from the opening of his pot like a flood.

They writhed and danced crazily.

The scene was so shocking it made one’s scalp tingle; from a distance, it looked like a giant, flesh-colored sea urchin whose spines swayed back and forth, a bizarre giant mountain.

Instantly!

The stagnant time flowed again, forcibly broken by the Pot of Greed.

But the attacks would not disappear.

However, once Zeus was no longer restrained, killing him was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Even the Black Goat Mother Goddess might not necessarily be able to do it.

Swish!

Almost at the instant time stop was broken, Zeus transformed into a beam of lightning and fled.

All those attacks landed on the Pot of Greed’s numerous tentacles.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Fierce explosions rang out.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, severed segments of tentacles were seen writhing on the ground.

And on the tentacles, eyes opened, and mouths gaped, roaring at everyone.

Lin Tian and the others were stunned; this scene made their scalps tingle.

They felt an extreme discomfort, both physically and mentally.

Swish!

The next second, the Pot of Greed’s body spewed out numerous tentacles that flew towards Lin Tian and the others.

His goal was very clear: to plunder weapons.

“You low-level creatures from the Forgotten Land, if you don’t have weapons and equipment, you can’t display any powerful abilities, can you? Jie jie jie!” the Pot of Greed said with a cold, sinister smile.

This was also why he had evolved towards plundering.

The weaker a person was, the more they relied on external objects to become stronger.

This was unlike the Evil Gods, who possessed innate, perverted abilities.

Lin Tian, being closest, immediately tried to pull away.

However, his speed was still no match for the Pot of Greed’s tentacles.

Instantly, he was subjected to a binding play.

This was the most troublesome aspect of tentacle monsters.

Because there were too many tentacles, they could attack from all directions.

Once one’s hands and feet were bound, even with the strongest abilities, there was no way to use them.

“Boss!”

“Goblin King!”

Lia and the Elf Queen immediately prepared to go help.

But Lin Tian directly used War Cry.

It made the tentacles holding him immediately go limp.

Surprisingly, the cry could not directly burst them.

It only tore the flesh tissue.

“As expected of a guy whose basic attributes are higher than mine. Looks like I’ll have to put in some effort,” Lin Tian said warily as he pulled away.

Both its defense and strength were terrifying.

Even a full-power attack on it could, at most, kill one tentacle.

But there were far too many.

Moreover, a broken tentacle meant almost zero damage to the Pot of Greed.

His main body was always protected.

Lin Tian hurriedly instructed, “All of you, pull back first!”

Lia, seeing the attacking tentacles, immediately entered the shadows.

The Elf Queen, on the other hand, manipulated the earth, creating a stone wall and then using a gust of wind to escape.

Having lost their targets, the tentacles then attacked the One-Eyed Owl, Alice, and the others.

“Damn it!” The One-Eyed Owl’s expression changed. Because her Compression Armor required a brief charge to escape quickly, she was approached by the tentacles during that charging interval.

She had no choice but to swing the Eternal Shield-Axe to chop.

Unfortunately, cutting off a section wasn’t even enough to effectively damage one tentacle.

It could regenerate instantly.

This was because, within the Pot of Greed’s body, there was still an army of hundreds of millions of Abominations, which could not only be brought out to fight but also be devoured as nutritional supplements.

The densely packed tentacles grew more and more numerous.

The One-Eyed Owl, with only two fists, was no match and was grabbed by one leg and lifted into the air.

Feeling the slimy, foul-smelling, disgusting tentacles sliding and touching her body, she struggled frantically.

Unfortunately for her, she had no escape skills, so her struggling was futile.

Even her weapon fell.

Seeing this, the Pot of Greed’s lips curled into a grin, and a tentacle instantly flew over, preparing to catch the Eternal Shield-Axe.

Zeus, watching this scene from the distant sky, said disdainfully, “Looks like it’s about to end. This is only the Pot of Greed’s first stage; he hasn’t even brought out his own weapons. If all these guys’ weapons are taken away, they will undoubtedly die…”

But the scene that unfolded before him, and before the Pot of Greed, was completely unexpected.

The fallen Eternal Shield-Axe instantly disappeared.

It returned to the ring on the One-Eyed Owl’s hand.

Taking advantage of the Pot of Greed’s surprise and distraction, the One-Eyed Owl once again took out the shield-axe.

With a powerful twist of her firm, refined waist, she severed the tentacle binding her ankle.

Then she quickly fled.

However, her escape was only possible thanks to the Elf Queen’s help, who used a stone wall to block the tentacles; otherwise, it would have been very difficult for her to get away.

Meanwhile, Alice was rapidly weaving through the air on the other side.

Densely packed tentacles attacked from all directions, each one very large, causing severe visual obstruction.

It was like weaving through a forest of towering trees.

Soon, she lost sight of Lin Tian and the others.

Or rather, she got lost among the tentacles.

Zeus’s expression was ferocious as he smiled. “Then she should be dead for sure. As long as this main combat force is lost, victory will definitely be mine!”

Alice dared not stop for a moment. If she stopped or even hesitated, she would be caught by these tentacles.

So she could only keep rushing forward.

“Got you!” the Pot of Greed said with a strange laugh.

From the very beginning, he had been driving Alice in one direction like a hunted animal, straight into a trap.

Over there, numerous magical tentacles had already extended, forming a mana shield.

Going there was a dead end.

Sure enough, Alice suddenly discovered a honeycomb-shaped, translucent wall condensed from mana appearing out of thin air in front of her.

Beside it were three tentacles emitting a faint blue magical glow.

Swish!

She directly unleashed three sword qi slashes, instantly severing all those magical tentacles.

She continued to look for a way out and escape.

The Pot of Greed was somewhat surprised. “This girl’s sword is actually so strong? It seems to have the aura of a high-ranking race’s power! No wonder!”

The Weapon Race was an innately powerful race.

When they held a sword, they could unleash their full power and would directly master perverted abilities centered around the sword.

Unfortunately, the Darkspawn had also held back, not teaching Alice abilities centered around the sword.

Her current sword skills were simply not up to par for this level of battle; the strongest was only World-class.

They were not even as good as the attacks unleashed by relying purely on the power of angels, demons, and Darkspawn.

If she obtained sword core skills, her strength would undergo a heaven-and-earth transformation.

At this moment, the others had also escaped the ‘sea’ of tentacles.

Lin Tian could not help but worry. “Alice isn’t out yet. She must have lost her way. You guys find a way to guide her. I need to take care of something else.”

It was time to use the Life Simulation System charges he had been saving up.

He had not used them to predict which Evil God would appear this time, waiting for this very moment.

By predicting the situation after knowing which Evil God it was, he could minimize casualties and maximize the possibility of victory, a far greater benefit than if he had simply predicted which Evil God would descend.

“Mm! Lady Alice, please don’t get into trouble!” The One-Eyed Owl unleashed a compression strike that produced a thunderous roar, rushing towards the sky.

She then kept firing them, trying to use the sound to guide Alice.

Sure enough, Alice, in the sea of tentacles, understood after hearing the sound.

She changed direction and fought her way to the right.

Wherever her blade passed, foul-smelling, dark Evil God blood splattered everywhere.

The severed tentacles also writhed and struggled on the ground.

The Pot of Greed began to feel some pressure. “This girl, is she human or some kind of monster! Why can’t I find an element to restrain or limit her?!”

Physical tentacles would be instantly severed. Elemental tentacles were all ineffective because her angel and demon forms countered everything.

Magical tentacles were too clumsy, and their speed could not keep up.

Finally!

Alice, riding a sword qi that seemed capable of tearing the sky apart, rushed out of the sea of tentacles.

Immediately after, Lia rushed up and cast an Assassination Star Domain to prevent her from being locked onto and pursued.

The Elf Queen and Loael also released their abilities to block the tentacles.

“What!” Zeus’s face was gloomy. He had not expected the Pot of Greed to miss.

After fighting for so long, he had not managed to kill a single person, not even the one who was isolated.

Even the Pot of Greed was enraged.

Numerous elemental and magical tentacles, longer and faster than before, gushed out.

They flew towards the fleeing Alice with full force.

“We can’t fight in place, we must engage in hit-and-run tactics! Everyone, fall back!” At this moment, Athena’s voice suddenly rang out.

Fighting in place would result in being attacked by tentacles from all directions.

But with hit-and-run tactics, the tentacles could only come from one direction. While this wouldn’t be easy, it would be manageable.

Hearing this, everyone immediately began to pull back.

Fleeing while counterattacking, they could also easily dodge the ranged attacks released by the magical tentacles.

If they were surrounded by tentacles, the magical attacks from all directions would inevitably be impossible to dodge completely.

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Hi everyone, sorry for the late update today. It’s over 4,000 words today.

Also, someone volunteered to be an anonymous and unpaid (haha) editor. In any case, the writing should be a bit better now.