Waaaaagh!!!

On the outskirts of the ruins, three kobolds sat huddled around a campfire, enjoying fragrant roasted magical beast meat. Grease dripped onto the fire, sizzling softly, as happy smiles lit up their three green faces.

“Guga~ Guga~”

Right then, two strangely shaped “kin” swaggered over, walking with arrogant strides and contemptuous gazes—practically screaming “we're here to stir up trouble.”

The three kobolds looked up, staring dumbfounded at these uninvited guests.

Before they could react, one of the “kobolds” familiarly reached out and snatched the roasted meat straight off the campfire.

“???”

The three kobolds froze.

“Gugu??”

“Gaga?!”

Their CPUs fried on the spot. Their tiny brains ground to a complete halt, utterly incapable of processing why their own kin would steal their food.

Disguised as kobolds, Momozi and Bruce exchanged a look. Their eyes lit up instantly as a brilliant idea popped into their heads.

“Baka yarou!” Momozi wound up his arm and delivered a resounding slap right across the green face of the nearest kobold.

Crisp and loud.

“???”

Covering its face, the kobold's expression shifted from utter confusion to shock, and then from shock to outright rage.

“Waaaaagh!!!”

It sprang to its feet, flailing one claw to counterattack while desperately reaching out with the other to grab the stolen meat.

“Oho? You even bark like a dog? Heh-heh, off it goes!” Bruce grinned mischievously and tossed the roasted meat far into the distance with a flick of his wrist.

The roasted meat arced gracefully through the air before disappearing into the bushes.

“Pfft—” Unable to hold it in any longer, Momozi broke character on the spot, twitching with laughter.

“Waaaaagh!!!” All three kobolds blew their tops, stomping their feet in fury. Though not very bright, they clearly grasped one indisputable fact—

These two kin were definitely looking for trouble!

Raising their fists, they howled and lunged forward, ready to fight to the death.

“Bail!” The two quit while they were ahead and spun around to run, their movements so synchronized they might as well have rehearsed it.

Seeing that the kobolds weren't keeping up, the two deliberately slowed down, turning back to mock them with a “come at me” hand gesture.

Howling with rage, the kobolds scooped up spiked clubs from the ground and gave chase.

To avoid resetting the mob's aggro, Momozi and Bruce kept a leisurely pace, keeping the kobolds dangling right behind them.

The kobolds chased relentlessly, running farther and deeper off course, completely oblivious to the fact that they were being walked like dogs.

—After all, a kobold's brain was only slightly larger than a chunk of roasted meat.

A few minutes later, dizzy and disoriented from being led around in circles, the three kobolds followed the pair into an open clearing.

Only when they realized there was nothing around but dense bushes did they belatedly come to a halt. Their tiny eyes darted around as they finally sensed that something was off.

“Hahaha! You blockheads fell right for it!” Stopping in his tracks, Bruce slapped his thighs laughing. “Momozi, how did you manage to get ambushed to death by these things earlier? How embarrassing!”

“Fuck off, nobody's gonna think you're mute if you keep your trap shut!” Momozi's face darkened, snapping back on the spot.

A flash of light erupted over the two, their hideous kobold disguises fading away to reveal two human males.

The three kobolds stared with wide, bead-like eyes, freezing completely in place as their brains crashed once more.

Before they could figure out why two of their kin had “evolved” into humans, several glowing skill attacks blasted out from the surrounding bushes!

Arrows, Wind Blades, and small Fireballs pelted down in a barrage, slamming straight into the kobolds.

Caught completely off guard, the three kobolds were instantly peppered with wounds of all sizes, wailing and howling in pain.

Immediately after, Nan Cheng, Hao Bai, and the other three ambushers leapt out from three directions. Combined with Bruce and Momozi, seven players surrounded the three kobolds in a tight circle.

“Brothers, charge!”

Rubbing his hands in excitement, Bruce pulled out his wooden sword and charged in first, howling at the top of his lungs.

Panic struck the kobolds initially, and they tried to flee, but seeing no escape, their feral instincts took over. Baring their teeth, they lunged insanely at the players.

However, the next second, the battle turned utterly ridiculous and hilarious—

Bruce swung his sword forward, but his foot slipped. Instead of hitting a kobold, his blade struck Momozi's butt with a loud clang.

“Holy crap! Bruce, are you blind?! Why are you hitting me?!” Momozi stumbled, nearly landing face-first.

“Slipped! My foot slipped!” Bruce cleared his throat awkwardly.

He scrambled up and gathered himself, ready to slash the nearest kobold. But this time his hand slipped—his sword tip merely grazed the creature's green skin, and momentum carried him tumbling right between the other two kobolds.

“Holy shit?!”

The two kobolds exchanged a glance before lifting their weapons together to smash him.

“Ow! Help meeeeee—”

Seeing this, Momozi tried to rescue him, preparing to cast Starlight Slash to separate them. But after aiming for a long time, the skill ultimately struck—right on Bruce's butt.

“Yowch!!!” Bruce clutched his rear and leaped into the air, blood spurting wildly from his backside. “You fucking hit me!!”

“Slipped! My hand slipped!” Momozi yelled back with zero sincerity.

Bruce: “...”

Meanwhile, Energetic Foxfox's small Fireball missed its target by a mile. Instead of hitting a kobold, it scorched a teammate's hair, leaving it smoking black.

“Holy crap! My hair! Energetic Foxfox, do you even know who the enemy is?!”

Hearing this, Energetic Foxfox felt a bit embarrassed and giggled awkwardly. “Sorry, sorry!”

But the next second, a kobold locked its eyes on her. Clutching a spiked club, it rushed toward her, waving its claws menacingly.

The moment Energetic Foxfox saw it, she shuddered in terror, her smile instantly vanishing. “Don't chase me!! So ugly! So scary!”

“Woof!” The kobold ignored her, chasing her with even greater gusto.

Seeing this, Bing Lin tried to support with an Ice Spike spell. Far from stopping the kobold, it only made the creature chase Energetic Foxfox even harder.

Bing Lin froze, looking slightly bashful.

Only Nan Cheng and Hao Bai remained somewhat calm. Nan Cheng wanted to give orders, but his teammates were in utter chaos, running around and fighting independently so that no one heard a word.

Hao Bai, on the other hand, was far more experienced than the rest.

He skirted around the perimeter, poking a kobold with his dagger every now and then, but immediately went into Stealth after every jab, leaving enraged kobolds spinning in circles trying to find him.

“Waaaagh?”

Seven human players against three Level 7 kobolds—the battle was abnormally fierce, the scene abnormally chaotic, and the struggle unexpectedly intense.

Netizens in the livestream room were utterly stunned by this spectacle.

Since this was the first main quest since the game's server launched, Nan Cheng naturally had his stream turned on.

“Hahaha! I'm dying! Bruce and Momozi are such a wicked pair of jokers!”

“Pfft... Bruce sure is great at playing the fool.”

“Factually speaking, he doesn't even need to act [doge].”

“Bruce: I suspect Momozi is getting revenge on me, but I have no proof.”

“Momozi: Guess whether I did it on purpose or accidentally on purpose? Haha, hilarious.”

“Oof, watching the streamer's group fight is exhausting me! I wish I could jump in and do it myself!”

“Hahaha, master human outline artists!”

“666, dead from laughter! They've left Brother Cheng totally speechless.”

“I can't take it anymore, streamer is just staring incontinently at his teammates.”

“Damn it! That's 'in disappointment'!”

“Teakettle enlightenment! [doge]”

“666, isn't it divine enlightenment?”

“Holy crap, why didn't you say so earlier?”

“Fuck! Reminds me of playing Delta Porridge when both sides are left with only their worst player!”

“666, the legendary divine battle!”