Chapter 109: Chapter 109

Clearly, she wasn’t the only one thinking this. Some people, after grabbing their share of Blood Raven corpses, were already calling their teammates to go check out the small forest to the north.

Mu Ying left the camp, cast Cat’s Grace on herself to boost her agility, then added Swift Step. With a leap, she transformed into a snow-white wolf, darting nimbly through the grass and trees toward the north.

“Did she just turn into a wolf?”

“You’re not seeing things!”

“Tsk, no wonder she’s ranked number one. That speed…”

In wolf form, her passive skills like Forest Stride and Shadowstep were still active. In areas thick with plants, she moved unhindered and soon found the place.

The small forest had clearly borne the brunt of the Blood Ravens’ attention—bloodstains and animal remains were scattered everywhere, but the fiercest fighting had obviously taken place at the goblin tribe.

This tribe was much more prosperous than the one she’d seen before.

There were two layers of spiked wooden palisades and quite a few squat huts.

But now, the place was littered with the corpses of both Blood Ravens and goblins, and several people were inside, frantically searching through the goblins’ belongings.

Judging by the delighted looks on their faces, they must have found quite a haul."

"Mu Ying observed for a while. There were quite a few goblin corpses here, but there was no sign of a goblin leader.

The bags carried by those people rummaging through the corpses looked bulging, with blood seeping out, but they didn’t seem very heavy. It was probably because the contents weren’t that weighty—most likely just blood raven corpses.

Judging by this, they probably didn’t get much money; the bags were probably filled with blood raven bodies.

Even the small goblin tribe she’d encountered before had a special little chest just for money. This tribe was much bigger—shouldn’t they have even more?

Mu Ying looked toward the largest house in the tribe and walked over.

The people scavenging the corpses silently backed away, keeping a considerable distance from the white wolf that had suddenly appeared.

Mu Ying nodded at them, then entered the big house.

“What does it mean when it nods?”

“How should I know? Hurry up and grab what you can. I bet more people will be here soon.”

“Got it!”

The house was filthy and messy. At a glance, she could see everything inside. In one corner was a pile of dry straw, topped with a piece of animal hide stiff with dried blood.

You could see the whole room at a glance. No wonder those people hadn’t paid attention to it—they’d probably already checked it.

Mu Ying’s ears twitched. Aside from the sounds of people rummaging outside, she could also hear deliberately lightened footsteps coming from… that pile of straw?

She walked over and used her paw to dig through the thick straw. Underneath, she found a trapdoor.

She pushed open the trapdoor, revealing a pitch-black cellar below.

Mu Ying squinted and listened carefully at the entrance. There was only one breathing sound below.

The cellar wasn’t deep—she could still see the dirt floor, which was clearly dug out in a rough manner.

Given the goblins’ intelligence, they probably didn’t have the ability to set up traps down here. She felt reassured and jumped into the cellar.

It was tiny. A short figure let out a shout and swung a spiked club at her.

Mu Ying had anticipated this. She rolled aside, nimbly dodging the blow, then quickly pounced.

The goblin leader was knocked flat on the ground. The hand holding the club was raked by her claws, leaving deep bloody gashes. Howling in pain, it dropped its weapon.

The injury drove the goblin to the brink of terror, but its survival instinct made it desperately try to find a way to escape. It struggled, trying to throw Mu Ying off.

Mu Ying gave it another swipe, then leapt away, blocking the cellar entrance. She also batted the spiked club behind her.

Though goblins were small, their physical stats weren’t bad. This was a perfect opportunity to practice her combat skills in wolf form.

Weaponless and badly injured, the goblin leader tried to break through several times, only to be beaten back each time.

Goblins were cowardly by nature. Even though the leader was stronger than the average goblin, its courage was now completely spent.

It charged once more, and as the white wolf raised her paw, it stretched out its own neck.

Mu Ying: …

Finally, she’d found a halfway decent opponent, and it just gave up?

Blood splattered all over her, dirtying her fur.

Goblin Leader: At least I died quickly—this demon won’t be able to torment me anymore.

A hint of relief flashed in its eyes as it went completely still.

“Is anyone down there?”

Hearing voices from above, Mu Ying quickly gathered anything valuable from the goblin’s body and grabbed the chest in the corner.

With a leap, she returned to the surface.

She found herself face-to-face with several people.

Mu Ying: That goblin sure died at just the right time.

The others: This wolf is kind of scary! Is it really that delicate little girl transformed?

“Mu Ying, is… is that you?” Niu Shun stammered.

Mu Ying glanced at him. She hadn’t bothered to hide when she transformed—what was there to ask?

She figured these people had come to check if there was anything left in the big house. Now, covered in blood and filth, she had no desire to change back—being human while this dirty would be even more disgusting.

So she just nodded and leapt out the window, leaving.

“I was really afraid it was going to pounce and bite me,” Guan Hai said, patting his chest in relief.

“In your dreams. Even if she’s a wolf, she’s still a young lady. Bite you?” Niu Shun replied with a look of disdain.

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Enough already. Let’s go down and take a look.”

“Hmph!”

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