Chapter 129 | Cold Hearted Hero
Dexter’s face changed.
"Level 12, Fiend Class Monster."
Six levels higher than Dexter.
This particular Goblin was different. It was much bigger than the others as it stood nearly two meters tall with a large crude hammer in its massive arm.
And its eyes weren’t particularly bloodshot like the rest, but it had a tinge of intelligence in them.
The goblin’s nostrils flared as it caught the children’s scent. The moment its eyes landed on them, its mouth stretched into a grin as thick saliva dripped from its jaws.
It stepped forward and appeared half a meter away from them as it stretched three of its four arms at the kids.
One of its hands stroked the kid’s hair as if fascinated by the brown hair of the kid.
Its mouth watered, and the drool in its mouth increased. It had never had such fresh and tender meat before.
Before the invasion, the commander promised so much meat that they could never finish, but he didn’t expect to see such premium and fresh meat. Not to mention, there were two of them.
The older kid seemed to have felt the arm on its head, and it looked back.
"Waaaaaaah!"
The kid screamed, which caused the goblin to scream more as its mouth slowly spread open.
The air shimmered with heat as a dark saber flashed through the air in a large arc.
"Whoosh!"
The blade caught the goblin’s lower-right arm at the elbow, severing it cleanly as green blood sprayed in a wide arc.
However, it was able to react quickly, saving its three other arms from being severed.
"ROOOOOOAR!"
The goblin roared in pain as its severed arm flew in mid-air. The sound was so loud that the glass windows of the nearby vehicle and shops vibrated.
That was because, along with the roar, it had also activated its crowd control skill without hesitation.
It was so deep and powerful that the windows of nearby cars vibrated. But the roar wasn’t just sound. It was a technique.
[Intimidating Roar]
The sonic roar hit Dexter’s brain like a sledgehammer.
With his enhanced senses, he received more than double the effect!
The entire world blurred as his vision spun.
His thoughts scattered like leaves in a hurricane as an invisible, crushing pressure invaded his consciousness, trying to stun him.
"Bang!"
The Abyssal Emperor Flame erupted within his body as the violet fire blazed through his meridians, his blood, his very soul.
The divine-demonic flame didn’t just resist the mental intrusion; it incinerated it.
The two children weren’t as fortunate. The roar’s mental attack overwhelmed their young minds instantly as they collapsed to the ground.
Although Dexter managed to recover, he had been stunned for 0.2 seconds.
In this world, 0.2 seconds was more than enough time for one to die three times over.
"Graaaa!"
The goblin growled as it swung its hammer in a wide arc, slamming it directly against Dexter’s skull.
"Whoosh!"
Dexter managed to shift his head to the side as the hammer slammed directly to his shoulder.
"BOOM!"
A massive shockwave erupted from the point of impact as it radiated through the air like stone dropped into still water.
Every car within ten meters had its windows explode simultaneously as glass fragments showered the street like rain.
The pavement beneath Dexter’s feet instantly shattered as his body transmitted the force directly to the ground.
This was one of the benefits of Iron Body Stage, transmitting force easily without damaging the body!
Any normal level 7 Superhuman hero’s body would have shattered immediately, but Dexter was not just cultivating a 7th Tier body technique; the Slaughter Extraction System also extracts attributes from dead monsters, strengthening his body to a terrifying level!
Dexter’s brows furrowed slightly. "That hurts."
The goblin’s eyes widened in panic, and it punched out with another fist.
"Bang!"
Dexter caught the fist with his left hand.
"My turn."
"Bang!"
He instantly kicked out, and the entire body of the Goblin was sent flying like a bullet as it collided against the wall of a building.
It wasn’t even able to recover when Dexter appeared before it.
The Macro Splicing Saber swept upward in a single, devastating arc.
"Whoosh!"
The goblin tried to block it with its hammer, but it was too slow.
The saber swept upwards as it cleanly passed through the goblin’s body.
The goblin stood frozen there in disbelief.
Then a thin, crimson line appeared at the center of its body. The line spread slowly at first, then rapidly until it divided the goblin into two perfect halves.
The two pieces fell apart in opposite directions, hitting the ground with twin wet thuds.
[Kill Count — 17/51]
[Extracted: +5 Strength, +4 Agility, +3 Physique, +2 Mana]
Dexter didn’t pause to admire his work. He sheathed his blade, scooped both unconscious children from the ground, activated Flame Burst Step, and carried them to the nearest intact storefront.
He kicked the door open, gently laid them on the floor behind the counter, and checked their pulses.
Stable but unconscious, and they were breathing normally. The Intimidating Roar’s effect would wear off soon.
He stepped back outside and launched himself back into the chaos.
***
Dexter moved through the market like a rotor blade, his Flame Burst Step easily carrying him with bursts of speed as his blade slashed through one goblin after the other.
His kill count climbed steadily.
[Kill Count — 21/51]
[Kill Count — 22/51]
[Kill Count — 23/51]
Then, at the far end of the main street, he spotted another hero.
The hero was a tall man with broad shoulders. From his energy wave, he was a level 12 superhuman. He wielded a spear that crackled with blue mana.
Dexter immediately recognized the hero from TV as Bullet Spear.
A popular neighborhood E-rank hero loved by the masses and popular amongst the children for his fast spear attacks.
He is said to have cleared multiple F-rank dungeons and responded to multiple monster outbreaks, saving countless lives in the process.
Currently, Bullet Spear moved through the goblin ranks as he pierced through them with his spear, moving like a bullet.
Each strike found a vital point—throat, heart, spine. Goblins fell before him in rapid succession.
By Dexter’s estimate, his killing speed was impressively faster than Dexter’s simply because he wasn’t stopping to rescue civilians!
And that was the problem.
Unlike his hero title, Bullet Spear wasn’t saving anyone, he was using the civilians as bait to clear monsters and upgrade his rank!
Dexter coldly watched from fifty meters away as the spear-wielding hero engaged a group of four-armed goblins.
The creatures had been attacking a cluster of trapped civilians huddled inside an overturned bus.
Instead of drawing the goblins away from the civilians, Bullet Spear waited until the goblins were fully focused on their prey, killing them.
With their backs turned, it was then he struck, killing them from behind while they were distracted.
It was effective and efficient but incredibly cold-hearted.
Dexter found himself grudgingly impressed by the idea. But shook his head.
Bullet Spear was treating the outbreak like a hunting ground, and the civilians were nothing more than bait to lure his targets into vulnerable positions.
Dexter shook his head and continued his kills.
At that time, more heroes began to arrive with vehicles. One after the other. It was obvious that they too had received the alert.
Small groups of E-rank and F-rank heroes rushed in rapidly to help kill monsters and save civilians.
They fanned out through the district, engaging goblins and evacuating civilians.
It was at that moment that the sky suddenly changed.