When Ethan heard Charlie say someone was going to "ambush" him, the first thing he did was take out two stone statues from his chest.
One of them was naturally the Shadow Guard.
Ethan had long since attached an Obedience Talisman to the Shadow Guard.
Its command was, if anyone tried to harm him or attack him, the Shadow Guard could kill them without mercy.
And now it seemed, the wound on this dead goblin looked very much like it had been caused by the Shadow Guard's Shadow Slash.
As for the other statue, it was the Guardian Statue that Ethan had just obtained from the Third Temple.
This Guardian Statue required Life Spring Crystals as offerings before it would work. When Ethan had passed through the scorched spore cave earlier, he had been afraid that some spores might not be completely dead, so he had offered some Life Spring Crystals to the Guardian Statue.
Now, more than half of the Life Spring Crystals inside the Guardian Statue were gone.
'That means...'
'I somehow survived because of the Guardian Statue?'
'But how did the Goblin King do it?'
"Charlie, can you predict what happened just now?"
Ethan was really curious about what had happened.
"I can...", Charlie nodded and said, "But, Lord, could you return the crystal ball to me for a moment? Otherwise I can't make a prediction."
"Alright."
Ethan nodded at Bird One.
Bird One immediately took the crystal ball out of her backpack and handed it to Charlie, though she still didn't untie him.
Charlie had originally hoped to use this chance to get himself untied, but seeing that Ethan clearly had no such intention, he could only sigh helplessly before muttering to the crystal ball.
Very soon, a layer of mist appeared inside the crystal ball.
Then Charlie saw everything that had happened while time was frozen.
Especially the scene where the Goblin King rushed forward to kill Ethan, only to be cut down by Ethan instead. It left Charlie utterly amazed.
'This man...'
'How many more tricks does he still have that he hasn't used?'
"Reporting to you, Lord," Charlie explained, "It was caused by the goblin's skill, Time Freeze."
"Time Freeze?"
Ethan raised an eyebrow, 'That skill is pretty incredible.'
Skills related to time or space were usually unbelievably powerful.
He really hadn't expected...
'This goblin was so formidable?'
Yet this goblin didn't even have a colored hat on its head, only a bald head, making it hard for Ethan to tell what rank it was.
"Yes, Lord," Charlie continued, "After the goblin used that skill, time stopped, and it used the frozen time to ambush you. But its first attack failed, apparently because of the scales you were wearing."
"Then the Goblin King used its sword to pry open the scales on your neck. But just as it was about to kill you..."
"The stone statue in your hand that was holding a seed suddenly emitted a burst of yellow light."
"Right after that, the yellow talisman on that strange stone lion statue in your hand suddenly moved, and then the goblin was suddenly cut in half."
"Is that stone lion statue some kind of dark magic? It's amazing!"
Clearly, Charlie hadn't noticed the change in the stone lion statue's shadow.
But that was normal. The shadow was too thin, making it hard for anyone to notice it.
"So much actually happened..."
After hearing Charlie's explanation, Ethan was also quite surprised.
Fortunately, the moment he sensed something was wrong, he had immediately taken out the two stone statues.
He hadn't expected that they would make another great contribution this time.
[Goblin King's corpse detected. Collect?]
'This is the Goblin King?'
Ethan was immediately a little shocked. He had thought he would have to go deep into the Goblin Palace before encountering the Goblin King.
And then the two sides would fight a fierce battle?
But...
'This is it?'
'Didn't the Goblin King die a little too casually?'
'I didn't even have time to react before the Goblin King was cut in half?'
'Collect.'
'Forget it.'
'I should first see what good things the Goblin King has on him.'
[Crown +1]
[Curse Scroll · Object]
[Bloodsucking Vine · Flower Key]
[Belt Soft Sword +1]
[Flying Cloak +1]
[Spatial Ring +1]
There weren't many items, but they were all pretty good.
The crown was in the style of a Imperial King's, with many hanging tassels. It looked golden and beautiful.
No wonder the Goblin King hadn't worn it. It was probably afraid the crown was too heavy and would fall off.
[Crown of Command: After wearing the crown, Command is doubled.]
[Curse Scroll · Object: This is a cursed scroll created by the mysterious witch of the Black Forest. It can turn a person into a living object with a soul. They can even retain their own memories. Moreover, the cursed person can only break the seal after fulfilling the castor's requirements.]
[P.S.: The maximum curse duration is ten years, and the minimum is one hour. This cannot be chosen, but is determined by the amount of mental power the caster infuses into it.]
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