Chapter 221: The True King of Ogres
"Boss, Benben is just big, not stupid!"
"Uh... well, haha!"
Li Meng's loud laughter echoed through the forest.
Although Benben didn't align with Li Meng's aesthetic standards, the fact that Benben wanted to have little goblins with him still made Li Meng happy. This showed that Benben liked him a lot. Being liked was always better than being disliked.
Over the next few days, the two of them traveled northward. After leaving the Goblin Forest, they ventured deep into the Ogre Mountains. It took them another two days before they arrived at a peculiar ring-shaped mountain.
The circular mountain formed a natural wall, with a lake inside and numerous caves along the cliffs. At the entrance of the circular mountain, in a large canyon, Li Meng and Benben gazed at the entrance in the distance—a crack about twenty meters wide.
"Roar!"
Benben let out a thunderous roar toward the mountain. The deafening sound reverberated between heaven and earth.
Before long, the ring-shaped mountain erupted with noise, and roars echoed endlessly. Amid the rumbling sound of footsteps, a large group of ogres rushed out.
Since it was daytime, ogres dared not come out. However, upon nearing a distance of less than thirty meters from the two, the ogres hesitated to move forward. Their faces showed fear as they looked at Benben.
Such a massive figure—this was the true King of Ogres.
"Scram... scram! This is the territory of the mighty King of Ogres!"
The leading ogre mustered its courage to step forward, holding a stone club as it roared at Li Meng and Benben.
Li Meng grinned, raising his hand to mimic a handgun gesture.
"Bang!"
A stone bullet, condensed with magical light, shot out. It crossed dozens of meters in an instant and struck the ogre's head.
"Splat!"
A hole instantly appeared in the ogre's massive head, and its huge body collapsed with a thud amidst the splattering blood and brain matter.
This scene filled the other ogres with fear. Li Meng glared menacingly at them.
"Out of the way, you trash!"
Facing Li Meng's fierce gaze, the ogres fearfully made way.
"Benben, let's go. Time to wreak havoc."
Benben laughed with a roar, following Li Meng as they approached the entrance to the circular mountain.
"Boss, I still like it when you scold me!" Benben looked down at his boss as they walked.
"Why?"
"Because when you do, you seem just as silly as me, roar!" Benben laughed heartily.
"Benben, do you know what role-playing is?"
"No idea!"
"What do goblins look like to you?"
"Ugly, stupid little things!"
"If a goblin became as smart as a human, what would you do?"
"I'd remember it and then kill it."
"So, as your boss, I can appear strong but not overly clever."
A goblin, no matter how strong, would only be remembered for its strength and approached with caution. But if a goblin became as smart as a human, it wouldn't just be remembered—it would become a target.
Li Meng suspected that the Holy Kingdom had been provoked into forming a crusade army precisely because of his actions. At that time, he acted far too unlike a goblin, making the Holy Kingdom perceive him as a significant threat.
"Roar, boss, you're so smart!"
"Of course, otherwise, how could I be your boss?"
The two of them leisurely advanced deep into enemy territory, completely ignoring the ogres glaring at them from all sides.
"Boss, I smell it. It's inside." Benben pointed to a massive cave within the circular mountain.
"Let's go take a look!"
Under the gaze of countless ogres, the two entered the cave.
The interior was dark and smelled unpleasant. As they walked further, a larger space came into view.
This was a cavern-like area with water, a small stream flowing through, and many stalagmites standing upright. On a relatively flat area not far ahead stood a massive figure.
[Mutated Ogre (Elite)]
[Level: 57]
[Strength: 2471]
[Defense: 2578]
[Agility: 2374]
[Magic: 647]
[Physical Regeneration: LV4]
Its skills were no different from ordinary ogres, having only a physical regeneration skill.
"You dare come here? I'll kill you!"
A roar echoed through the cave as the six-meter-tall Mutated Ogre charged forward, wielding a giant, rusted spiked club clearly made by the demons for it.
Li Meng's expression remained indifferent as he extended his hand. Azure magic surged, and a water sphere quickly formed.
The next moment, a one-meter-diameter water sphere shot through the air.
"Boom!"
The Mutated Ogre's head exploded like a watermelon, its massive headless body collapsing heavily to the ground.
Although ogres had strong anti-magic constitutions, it didn't mean they were immune to magic.
Despite appearing to be a simple water ball attack, the move's power rivaled a king-tier spell.
In this world, magic was divided into seven tiers: lower, middle, upper, king-tier, saint-tier, emperor-tier, and god-tier.
Similarly, warriors and mages had seven levels: lower warrior, middle warrior, upper warrior, sword king, sword saint, sword emperor, and sword god.
Warriors were a general term for close-combat professions, and any fighter wielding a weapon could be called a warrior. Sword-magic dual cultivation also existed, such as with paladins.
Paladin was a title, not a profession rank.
Mages followed the same tiering, divided into lower mage, middle mage, upper mage, king-tier mage, saint-tier mage, emperor-tier mage, and god-tier mage. Depending on their elemental specialization, they were called by different names—for instance, a king-tier mage skilled in water magic would be called a King Water Mage, and one adept in fire magic a King Fire Mage.
These were the bits of knowledge Xiao Bai had shared with Li Meng.
The cave's commotion subsided quickly, and before long, under the terrified gazes of the ogres outside, Benben dragged the Mutated Ogre's headless corpse out.
Standing outside, Benben swung the massive corpse, tossing it in front of the ogres.
"From now on, I'm your boss, understand?"
Benben puffed out his chest and glared at the ogres. At the entrances of various caves, more and more ogre heads appeared, numbering over a hundred at a glance.
Terrified, the ogres nodded in unison.