Of course, also because of the artificer, the protective gear that ordinary warriors can buy is more cost-effective.

Therefore, the magic wand did not become an invincible weapon. After all, ordinary spellcasters could only "synchronize" three magic wands at most.

"One, two, three... six in total?"

Hiding behind the fence of the arrow tower, Carl popped his head out from time to time, counting the hideous monsters that ambushed him.

"It's impossible to wipe them out all at once, we can only deal with a few first!"

Having made up his mind, Carl began to chant the spell.

At the same time, he jumped directly from the arrow tower and rushed behind the wall where three enemies gathered.

While running, his hands were still making some slightly childish gestures.

【Thunder Wave】

When he came near the three enemies, the spell was finally released. An invisible shock wave spread out in a spherical space with a radius of 15 feet around Carl's power armor.

Two of the three enemies vomited blood and flew backwards. The remaining one did not fly out, but he also looked like he was about to die.

Without any mercy, Carl raised his left arm and shot him in the head.

The enemy was paralyzed by the sound waves and had no time to dodge, so he was hit directly in the vitals.

“Whoosh!”

At this moment, the mutant monster hiding in other places launched an attack.

The ultrasonic attack brought by the thunder wave was dispersed because of the buildings, and they were not affected too much.

Carl dodged the attack by moving sideways and followed the opponent's trajectory.

“Boom…”

Suddenly, there was an earth-shaking noise coming from another direction.

In the tribe built of wood and tents, Hope, who was nearly three meters tall, held two huge axes and kept slashing around.

The tent and the mutant were crushed directly. In just a turn, Hope cleared all the enemies around him.

"When I learn how to grow giant, I'll do the same thing!"

With this in mind, Carl used the Mage's Hand to knock aside the dagger thrown by the enemy.

These guys have very limited crossbows and arrows, and they are probably out of ammunition and food now.

"From the appearance of those crossbows, it seems that these guys haven't replaced them for more than ten years. The fact that they have been preserved until now is definitely because the materials used in their production were better. How could the technology of these goblin tribes have deteriorated so seriously?"

Picking up the door panel beside him, Carl directly blocked the weapon flying from another direction.

He didn't know that goblin craftsmanship is usually passed down from common goblins.

However, in this dungeon, ordinary goblins have almost no status in front of the bear goblins and hobgoblins, and are easily beaten and killed.

As a result, their craftsmanship gradually declined until it became the horrible state it is today.

After all, in the underground world, personal force is the important criterion for determining the right to speak, and the bodies of ordinary goblins are simply unable to compete with those of giant goblins and bugbears.

"Bang!"

Just as Carl was moving quickly, a heavy wooden board suddenly dropped from mid-air.

Those mutants actually know how to use the things around them to create obstacles! Without any pause, Carl directly used his elbow to smash the door panel with the help of the power armor.

The mutant hiding behind the wooden board obviously did not expect that this iron man had such strong strength. Caught off guard, he felt the power of the iron elbow head-on.

The already distorted facial features became like an overturned seasoning bottle after this blow, with all kinds of shapes.

Those eyebrows and eyes look like they are playing a game.

The lightning flashed in an instant, and the monster's body fell to the ground like a torn sack, twitched twice and then stopped moving.

In the distance, two huge flying axes came from the sky and smashed into two tents not far from Carl.

Blood spurted out, and the last two monsters died from Hope's flying axe.

At the same time, Hope's rampage period ended and he returned to his normal size.

"I didn't expect these guys to be so difficult to deal with. I originally thought that I wouldn't need to use Berserk."

Putting the two hatchets back on his waist, Hope walked over from a distance, looking very relaxed.

The challenge level of an ordinary hideous monster is only half, and even if it has obtained a profession, it is estimated to be only around level 1.

"Very good. Now that we have dealt with these guys, we don't have to worry about anything for the time being. Follow me. I can clearly sense the source of that malicious intent."

With the feedback from exploring the dragon patterns, there are no enemies around.

But the malice that Carl sensed before has become even stronger now.

Following the induction, Carl and Hope soon found the goblin tribe's arsenal.

Looking at the weapons and armor placed on the wall, Carl frowned even more.

"They are all made of fine iron, and some are even mixed with mithril. Although the magic patterns have been completely destroyed, they are all very good raw materials."

The sizes of the armor and weapons are standard for use by bugbears and hobgoblins, and judging from the size of this tribe and the specifications of the tents, there should be quite a few bugbears and hobgoblins here.

But now, the main fighting force of these goblin tribes has disappeared without a trace, leaving only these mutant monsters...

This strange situation made Card think more.

"Over here."

Arriving at the innermost part of the warehouse, Carl quickly discovered an open tunnel.

Greeting Hope, the two of them entered the tunnel together.

“Wow—”

As soon as they entered the tunnel, the first thing that caught their eyes was dragon crystals, plenty of dragon crystals.

At the exit and the front half of the tunnel, the walls on both sides were almost completely embedded with Khyber dragon crystals.

Deeper in the tunnel, the rolling black fog blocked Carl and Hope's vision, making it difficult for them to see clearly.

Looking at the tunnel in front of him, Carl was so surprised that he was speechless.

The places where Khyber Dragon Crystal is bred are often where evil spirits appear. Although this has not been confirmed, judging from past data, the possibility is very high.

"This place is a bit weird!"

Although he said this, Carl had already deftly taken off the outermost Khyber Dragon Crystal and put it into the dimensional bag.

Hope at the side also joined in to help, and they finally stopped when the dimensional bag was mostly filled.

"Hope, don't follow me for the rest of the journey. I have psychic powers, and I can keep myself sane no matter what situation I encounter. From now on, I will explore alone!"

Looking at the tunnel ahead, Carl stopped Hope who wanted to follow.

The closer he got to the depths of the tunnel, the hotter his exploration dragon pattern became.

For safety reasons, Carl planned to go alone.

(End of this chapter)