Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem

"Impressive!"

After examining the attributes of these two pieces of equipment, Cao Xing was excited, yet also a bit regretful.

The attributes were quite powerful and could significantly boost both his and Liu Muxue's abilities.

However, both pieces of equipment had level restrictions and required reaching level 10 to be equipped.

"Oh well, it won't take long to reach level 10 anyway."

"By then, Liu Muxue can also equip that golden shield and, along with this Ice Crystal Sword, her power will soar!"

Cao Xing directly stored these two pieces of equipment in his backpack.

Then, he noticed the candelabras on both sides of the hall and the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling.

After he collected all these candelabras and chandeliers, the system prompt appeared.

[Acquired Gold-Plated Candlestick *1]

[Acquired Glazed Glass Chandelier *1]

[Acquired ...]

These glazed glass chandeliers and candelabras were all types of crafts.

Although they had no special effects, Cao Xing planned to take them back to decorate his Lord's Hut.

Alternatively, he could take them to town later to trade with merchants, which was a great choice.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

Then, Cao Xing went to the spot where the goblins had previously been kneeling.

There, it seemed to be a small altar.

This was also the place he had his eyes on from the start.

Cao Xing took a look.

[Demon Pattern Stone Altar: Special Item]

(It seems to be some kind of evil object that can be decomposed into high-grade materials, Demon Pattern Stone *15, Moonlight Treasure Pearl *3)

Cao Xing directly clicked to decompose it.

[Decomposition Successful: Acquired Demon Pattern Stone (Gold) *15]

[Acquired Moonlight Treasure Pearl *3]

"Hmm? It's actually golden material?"

This was the first piece of golden material Cao Xing obtained, and he checked the attributes of these two items.

[Demon Pattern Stone (Gold): Material engraved with magic patterns, can be used to create some high-level constructions.]

...

[Moonlight Treasure Pearl: Special material, can be inlaid onto equipment to increase 5 points of Charm, 15 points of Spirit, and casting speed +10%.]

(An extremely rare bead, containing intense magical fluctuations, highly favored by Great Mages.)

...

Seeing the description of the Moonlight Treasure Pearl, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

Obviously, the combined value of these three pearls definitely exceeded that of the [Black Diamond]!

That could be exchanged for a piece of golden equipment.

Moreover, even if he did not sell them, embedding them into his equipment would provide Cao Xing with a massive boost.

This trip was indeed worthwhile!

As for the Demon Pattern Stone, although it was a golden material, its use was unclear.

Cao Xing had no choice but to store it in his backpack for now.

And just as he was decomposing the altar,

a thunderous roar suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

"Roar!!!"

The roar carried an extremely strong penetrative power, like a fierce beast imprisoned for hundreds of years!

"What the... what kind of beast is this ferocious?"

Cao Xing couldn't help but look toward the passage behind the hall.

The sound came from inside the underground palace.

Everyone realized that there might be a terrifying existence inside!

But this did not stop Cao Xing from exploring further.

After sorting out the harvest from the hall, Liu Muxue, on the other side, continuously used the Purification Skill, successfully clearing the [Frost Ice Corruption] status from Andrew and the others.

Their blood volume was refilled, and everyone was back to peak status.

Cao Xing continued to lead the team forward.

Following the corridor, twisting and turning all the way, they passed many empty halls.

Cao Xing picked up whatever he could along the way.

[Gold-Plated Candlestick +1]

[Glazed Glass Pendant Lamp +1]

[Gold-Edged Picture Frame +1]

He took everything that could be removed from both sides of the passage.

He nodded in satisfaction.

Back when he used to play games, he would often enter special areas full of things that looked incredibly valuable.

However, these decorations couldn't be taken, which always made him feel regretful.

And now in this world, Cao Xing had finally realized this wish!

After walking for nearly five hundred meters, he felt he might have entered the center of the snow mountain.

These goblins actually dug such a grand underground palace in this snow mountain, which was truly impressive.

Soon, they arrived in front of a spacious hall.

A group of corrupted goblins, just like the ones they encountered before, was kneeling on the ground, numbering more than twenty.

They were kneeling in the direction of what seemed to be a massive door.

From behind that door came the continuous sound of ferocious roaring.

"Roar! Roar!!!"

Clearly, the sound they heard earlier was coming from there!

Behind that big door, Cao Xing sensed a dangerous aura.

With focused eyes, he scanned through the information about this group of goblins.

Aside from more than twenty ordinary goblins, Cao Xing spotted four that were different.

One held a battle axe and another wielded a magic wand.

The third was barehanded, yet its body was astonishingly over two meters tall!

Such a build was already a giant among goblins!

[Corrupted Goblin Warrior: Level 20]

[Race: Goblin]

[Rank: Second Order Elite Level Creature]

[Life Value: 11020/11020]

[Attack Power: 568~584]

[Armor: 223~254 (plus an extra 100)]

[Skills: Heavy Axe Slash, Flying Axe, Tornado Slash, Basic Corrupted Shell]

...

[Corrupted Goblin Monk: Level 20]

[Race: Goblin]

[Rank: Second Order Elite Level Creature]

[Life Value: 7640/7640]

[Attack Power: 663~691]

[Armor: 204~221 (plus an extra 100)]

[Skills: Corrupted Healing, Soul Link, Pain Transmission, Basic Corrupted Shell]

...

[Corrupted Goblin Warrior: Level 20]

[Attributes as above]

...

Besides these three elite goblins, there was an even more terrifying presence.

[Corrupted Bear Goblin: Level 20]

[Race: Goblin]

[Rank: Second Order Boss Level Creature]

[Life Value: 14020/14020]

[Attack Power: 870~891]

[Armor: 312~334 (plus an extra 200)]

[Skills: Bear Power (increases power by 30% when entering combat status)

Bear Rage (increases attack speed by 20% after accumulating 10 attacks)

Storm Strike (immobilizes the target, then leaps high to deal 300% damage, if the target's size is too large, directly knocks it down, causing 150% damage)

Intermediate Corrupted Shell (Armor +200, reduces damage taken by 20%)]

[Talent: Barbarian Bear Bloodline (additional 20% increase in life value)]

...

"What a brutal creature," Cao Xing commented.

This Bear Goblin, whether in strength or skills, was almost neck and neck with a Mammoth.

Though the Mammoth had the infinite healing status, its opponent's corrupted shell could increase armor by 200 points.

With this calculation, if Da Bai were to solo it, the outcome would be hard to predict.

Cao Xing thought for a moment and then had an idea.

"Da Bai, you go solo that Bear Goblin."

"Sarah, the two goblin warriors are yours."

"Assam, you go take out that goblin monk."

"Andrew, Kandar, Kanter, your task is to hold off those ordinary goblins."

"Everyone else, follow me and slay these ordinary goblins as quickly as possible!"

With battle tactics delivered, Da Bai immediately raised his head, initiated [Frenzy Charge], and charged fiercely.

"Roar!"

Seeing Da Bai charge, the Bear Goblin extended its thick black bear paw, grabbing Da Bai's tusk.

It seemed to want to forcibly interrupt Da Bai's charge!

However, as both were boss-level creatures,

after a moment of stalemate, it was still Da Bai's power that prevailed.

Bang! Bang bang bang!

The Bear Goblin was slammed back, smashing one stone pillar after another.

Da Bai drove this boss-level goblin entirely out of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Sarah emerged from stealth.

She appeared right in front of one goblin warrior, slashing out twice swiftly.

[-472]

[-483]

The goblin warrior was just about to raise its magic wand to counterattack.

But Sarah vanished like a phantom.

When she reappeared, more damage numbers hovered above the goblin warrior's head.

This goblin warrior was being completely overpowered by Sarah.

The adjacent goblin warrior saw this and moved to assist.

Sarah made a taunting gesture, leading these two elite goblins away from the battlefield as well.

At the same moment, Assam rode his Frost Wolf up to the goblin monk.

The Frost Wolf pounced on it, biting frantically.

And Assam's longsword issued slash after slash, pushing back the goblin monk.

At the same time,

three robots, along with two centaurs and Andrew, simultaneously engaged the remaining ordinary goblins.

The entire hall was engulfed in chaotic fighting.

Currently, Cao Xing's side had the upper hand in all battlefields.

Da Bai dominated the Bear Goblin, back and forth between the two.

Though Da Bai's attack power was significantly diminished,

it had the Healing of [Ice Healing Skill].

Their blood volume stayed at about the same rate of decline.

There was even less worry on Sarah's and Assam's end.

They were originally boss-level creatures, effortlessly crushing elite monsters.

Now, as long as they quickly took down these ordinary goblins, they could secure victory.

Cao Xing continually conjured Ice Cone Skill and Ice Ball Skill.

[-77]

[-71]

[-112!]

The damage was decent. To speed things up, Cao Xing directly pulled out the [Barrett].

After the battle with the Cave Dweller, he had 82 bullets left—his ammo was still adequate.

Bang!

With one gunshot, the thick Frost Ice Shell on one goblin was shattered.

[-574]

"Ha ha, that damage is impressive!"

Cao Xing was quite pleased, adjusting his aim and pulling the trigger again.

Beside him, Renice's right hand, pulling the bowstring, seemed to blur with afterimages.

Whiz! Whiz whiz!

One after another, arrows flew out.

They struck the corrupted shells of the goblins with a 'ding ding ding,' crisp and clear.

Meanwhile,

Blot Sulfur Stone had already dropped two totems.

Simultaneously, he continuously conjured clouds of smoke, attacking those ordinary goblins.

Puff! Puff puff!

Black mist engulfed the goblins' bodies, corroding them.

[-314]

[-323]

Though Blot's damage was a notch below Sarah's, considering he was five levels lower,

this damage was commendable.

The battle gradually reached an equilibrium...

...

At the same time,

hundreds of kilometers away from the Borialis Mountains, there was a deep valley.

At this moment, led by Ji Jun of the Three Heroes Association, dozens of survivors marched grandly into this valley...

...