Old Liu had just smashed the head of a common Goblin with a wooden club when he saw Chen Bugu flying out of the woods.
He was startled and quickly flew forward.
In Old Liu’s impression, this young man was very strong.
He clearly didn’t possess powerful abilities like Bai Ting, but he always seemed to be able to control the entire situation.
However, at this moment, before his eyes, Chen Bugu crashed heavily onto the ground not far away, his right arm bent at an odd angle, clearly broken, and his sleeve soaked in blood.
Chen Bugu lay on the ground, his clothes tattered.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood and slowly sat up from the ground.
Old Liu seemed to have been mistaken, as he vaguely saw a smile on Chen Bugu’s lips.
“What happened? Your hand?”
Old Liu had already arrived beside Chen Bugu, and Lin Ye, Wang Bin, and Lin Lin were also running towards them.
Chen Bugu let Old Liu help him up, then whispered a few words into his ear.
Subsequently, Lin Lin saw Old Liu hurriedly use Floating again to fly away.
“How did you get so injured? Hurry, I’ll heal you.”
Seeing Chen Bugu’s right arm, Lin Lin gasped in surprise, covering her mouth.
“No time, later.”
Chen Bugu stared intently in the direction from which he had flown earlier.
A Goblin Berserker with blood-red eyes and red bands tied around its hands emerged after sweeping down a tree.
Chen Bugu was severely injured at this moment, but the smile on his lips remained.
Because he knew that the other Goblin Berserker would never make it out.
Just now, at the last second of Bullet Time, Chen Bugu saw the wooden club sweeping towards him suddenly lose momentum and stop.
Chen Bugu suddenly thought of something and looked up.
Indeed, the blood-red color in the eyes of the Goblin Berserker that had first pursued him was rapidly fading.
At that instant, Chen Bugu, who had activated Bullet Time, could clearly see the opponent’s muscles twitching and trembling with extremely small movements, and its scorched right knee began to bend.
Chen Bugu realized that these were the side effects of the arrow that had previously struck its knee and the disappearance of its berserk state.
The Goblin Berserker couldn’t move!
Its defense was at its weakest right now!
An opportunity!
Chen Bugu hardened his heart, not retreating but advancing!
He pulled out the last Crossbow from his pant leg pocket and forcefully plunged it into the Goblin Berserker’s right eye.
Under Bullet Time, the Goblin Berserker’s eyeball burst, but before blood could splatter out, Chen Bugu quickly plunged it into the same spot again.
Due to his broken right arm, he could only use his left hand to firmly grasp the Crossbow and attack.
The Goblin Berserker’s skin was extremely tough; even in this weakened state, Chen Bugu’s strength wasn’t enough to pierce its brain with one arrow, which meant he had to follow up with a second arrow to ensure he pierced deep enough.
Then, maintaining this posture, Chen Bugu “enchanted” the Crossbow.
The arrowhead’s temperature instantly rose, and a spark appeared inside the Goblin Berserker’s head.
A burnt smell wafted over. Chen Bugu jumped back a step, and at the last moment before Bullet Time ended, he snatched the giant club from the Goblin Berserker’s hand, then turned and blocked in front of him.
Bullet Time ended, and there was no time to create distance. The giant club of the other Goblin Berserker was already sweeping horizontally. Chen Bugu could only hastily use the newly acquired giant club to block.
“Bang!”
A massive force struck, Chen Bugu felt his hand go numb, and he could no longer hold the giant club.
Immediately after, that immense force transmitted to his body. He felt a dull ache in his chest and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
But with this blow, Chen Bugu also took the opportunity to once again create distance.
Thus, Chen Bugu was thrown out of the woods, crashing heavily onto the initial open ground.
Then came the scene at the beginning, as everyone quickly gathered around.
Although Chen Bugu had a broken right arm and was in immense pain, Old Liu had not been mistaken; he was indeed smiling.
Just now, the moment Chen Bugu hit the ground, besides the severe pain, he felt a warmth throughout his body, and his cells emitted a joyful sensation.
A huge surge of energy entered his body just in time.
Chen Bugu knew that the Goblin Berserker that had first pursued him was dead!
And he had successfully broken through to Black Iron Three Stars!
Although Chen Bugu’s physical condition was extremely poor at this moment, due to the on-the-spot breakthrough, his spirit was highly stimulated.
The common Goblins killed in the previous few skirmishes, plus this Goblin Berserker, finally allowed him to complete the breakthrough.
In fact, if his body’s energy hadn’t been drained during his second awakening, he would have reached Black Iron Three Stars much earlier.
Currently, Chen Bugu’s information is as follows:
“Virus Type Ability: Cracking”
“Element-type ability: Space-Time”
“Skills: Fireball, Bullet Time”
“Strength: 25”
“Vitality: 30”
“Speed: 32”
“Spirit: 13 / 270”
In Chen Bugu’s Three Regions, Vitality and Speed both reached the level of Three Stars.
Moreover, this breakthrough also significantly increased his spiritual power.
Chen Bugu guessed that this was related to his awakening of the Space-Time ability.
But no matter what, at least at this moment, his strength had increased.
Taking advantage of this moment, Chen Bugu observed the situation of his other teammates.
All eight common Goblins had been killed.
Yan Kuan and Lin Xiaoxiao were helping Bai Ting restrain the other Goblin Berserker.
Its eyes were blood-red, indicating it had also entered a berserk state.
Bai Ting’s white suit was already covered in a lot of dirt, looking somewhat disheveled, presumably having been caught off guard.
At the moment, only Lin Ye and Wang Bin could help him.
Lin Lin’s Holy Light had a calming effect, which might be able to eliminate the Goblin Berserker’s berserk state.
However, Holy Light’s current reach was at most 2 meters, and Chen Bugu didn’t dare to let Lin Lin take that risk. Moreover, his right arm still needed her Holy Light, so it was better not to consume her spiritual power.
“Lin Lin, give me your wooden club.”
Chen Bugu had previously suggested that everyone take a common Goblin’s wooden club, and Lin Lin was no exception.
Lin Lin looked at the Goblin Berserker charging towards them and realized it was not the time for healing. She quickly handed the wooden club to Chen Bugu and then retreated.
“Teacher Lin, Binge Ge, help me!”
Chen Bugu shouted, picked up the wooden club, and ran to the other side.
Indeed, as soon as the Goblin Berserker saw Chen Bugu start to move, it quickly chased after him.
Although Chen Bugu had broken through to Black Iron Three Stars, his speed was still no match for the Goblin Berserker in its berserk state, and the distance between them was constantly closing.
But Chen Bugu no longer needed to rely on Bullet Time to kite as he did before.
Ten seconds! Only ten seconds!
After the previous delay, Chen Bugu confirmed that the berserk state of this Goblin Berserker only had ten seconds left.
Wang Bin summoned two Fireballs in his hands and threw them consecutively at the Goblin Berserker.
The Goblin Berserker swung the giant club in its hand, shattering the Fireballs as it ran, but its momentum was hindered, allowing Chen Bugu to take the opportunity to widen the distance again.
Lin Ye had already re-summoned the Unicorn Rock Sheep early, and this open space was just enough for the Unicorn Rock Sheep to charge.
Horn Strike was activated, and the Unicorn Rock Sheep’s horn glowed with a brown light.
It cut into the battlefield from the side, charging straight towards the Goblin Berserker.
The Unicorn Rock Sheep’s full-power strike made the Goblin Berserker feel threatened, and it instinctively made an evasive move.
The Unicorn Rock Sheep’s Horn Strike missed, and due to the inertia from its charge, it couldn’t immediately turn back to support Chen Bugu.
Wang Bin’s speed also couldn’t keep up with them at all, and the Fireballs in his hand could no longer hinder the Goblin Berserker in the slightest.
Chen Bugu still had two Crossbows in his pant leg. Seeing the distance getting shorter and shorter, he simply pulled out a Crossbow with his left hand and turned to assume an attacking stance.
The Goblin Berserker saw that the “insect” in front of it had finally stopped. It charged rapidly, its giant club already raised.
“One!”
After counting the number, Chen Bugu no longer evaded. He gripped the Crossbow tightly with his left hand and advanced towards the Goblin Berserker.
The Goblin Berserker’s berserk state ended, and its entire body went stiff for an instant.
Chen Bugu knew he had counted correctly.
He used all his strength to plunge the Crossbow deep into the Goblin Berserker’s eyeball.
However, this time, without the Bullet Time enhancement,
As soon as the Crossbow in Chen Bugu’s hand pierced the Goblin Berserker’s eyeball, it seemed to be stimulated, and the giant club in its hand continued to swing.
There was no time to enchant, so Chen Bugu gave up the attack and quickly dodged.
However, the attack could not be completely avoided. Chen Bugu was still struck by the tip of the giant club and knocked to the ground by the immense force.
If he hadn’t advanced to Black Iron Three Stars, increasing his Vitality to 30 points, and if the monster hadn’t exited its berserk state, Chen Bugu would probably have fainted on the spot from this single blow.
Seeing the Goblin Berserker charge towards him again.
Chen Bugu tried to stand up but found that his right leg was also broken.
In a flash, the Goblin Berserker was already four or five meters in front of him, its giant club raised over its head again.
Chen Bugu couldn’t escape.
But he didn’t need to escape anymore.
The second before he drew his Crossbow to counterattack, he had already seen Old Liu flying towards him.
“Chen Bugu, catch!”
Old Liu’s voice came from behind.