Fortunately, everyone in the party carried the blessing of wind and snow, granting extremely high immunity to cold damage, so compared to those goblins, they didn’t suffer much friendly fire.
This encirclement and slaughter lasted for about ten minutes.
By the time Gauss put away the Holy Water in his hand, there was no longer a single green-skinned runt standing around him; all he could see were corpses strewn across the ground.
Of course, he wasn’t sure if any goblins had slipped through the net and escaped.
After all, two thousand goblins was simply too many; even for him, it was hard to watch everything.
At least for now, according to the Biological Positioning Skill, there were no goblins in the vicinity.
"Total monsters killed: 21991."
This time, the number of goblins killed was around two thousand two hundred.
Gauss dispelled all kinds of Spell effects.
Once he withdrew the Magic, the dark clouds in the sky quickly dissipated.
The air temperature slowly began to rise.
Although Ice Storm could alter the climate of an area within a certain range, as a 4th Ring Spell it also had its limits; once dispelled, it couldn’t have a long-term impact on the environment.
However, it was said that a few high-level, powerful Spells would leave Magic Effects behind that were difficult to erase in a short time even after dispelling, unless someone deliberately intervened.
"Hoo—"
Aaliyah found a relatively clean platform, sat down, and rested.
Once that strengthened power faded, fatigue surged over her like the tide.
The others felt the same.
She hurriedly handed out some Magic olives to a few companions.
Gauss was in the best shape among them.
Thanks to the Bloodthirst effect, although he had consumed quite a lot of Magic Power, his physical stamina was still very abundant.
Looking at the slightly pale faces around him, he could tell this sort of empowerment clearly didn’t come without a price.
There were some side effects, but luckily nothing too serious.
Recalling the scenes of his teammates fighting just now, he now had a better grasp of the amplification from the[Leader’s Proof].
Aaliyah might only be Level 4, but thanks to the strength of the Moon Phase Walker Profession, plus what seemed to be divine blessings, her combat power surpassed that of most Level 5 Casters.
And after the bonus from Leader’s Proof, Gauss even felt that her offensive strength had already reached the threshold of Level 6.
The range and intensity of Moonlight she had just cast were both doubled, stronger than the effect most Level 5 Casters could achieve with a 3rd-level Spell—of course, those Level 5 Casters did not include him.
As for Ying, since she wasn’t a Caster, Gauss couldn’t judge the magnitude of the boost by Magic fluctuations, but her explosive movement speed had increased by at least 50%.
Everyone had gained a considerable boost.
And it lasted a long time; all the way until the battle ended, and only when he actively dismissed the feat did it stop.
Compared to the amplification, this slight exhaustion now was clearly insignificant.
He turned his gaze to Serdur, who was in the middle of casting the Mass Healing Word.
Mass Healing Word not only treated injuries, it could also dispel some negative effects caused by physical fatigue.
The severity of the side effects was also related to how much "activity" his teammates had during the activation.
As the team doctor, Serdur hadn’t thrown himself fully into killing enemies just now; his energy expenditure wasn’t high, so his side effects were much smaller.
"You all rest up for a bit first. I’ll bring the others in so we can loot the spoils of war."
Gauss glanced at everyone, then cast Flying Skill and flew toward the outside of the forest.
Back at the temporary camp at that moment—
The members of the Red Dragon Team were gathered around the silver wolf Ulfen, their expressions all different.
The booming blasts from deep in the forest just now had been loud and clear, even from where they were.
"What exactly is going on in the forest?"
"Can the Captain and the others win?"
"Have faith in the Captain."
No one could say for sure what was happening inside the forest.
But everyone knew that if Gauss and the others met with misfortune in there, most of them probably wouldn’t have a good end either.
There were as many as two thousand goblins; even sending just one-tenth of that could drown them.
Their safety was now closely tied to that of their Captain and the others in the forest.
"Clatter—"
Everyone, their attention fixed on the forest, heard the sound of something cutting through the air.
Their sharp gazes locked in the direction of the sound.
Suddenly, a blinding silver light entered their eyes.
Before they could react, Gauss had already descended from the sky above their heads.
"It’s the Captain!"
"The Captain’s back!"
Noticing the smile hanging on Gauss’s face, the members immediately erupted in excited shouts, as though a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
For some reason, they felt their young Captain now carried a special kind of Charm he hadn’t had before.
"Ahem."
After a light cough from him, the originally noisy crowd quickly quieted down.
"We’ve won the battle. Next, you’re coming with me into the monster nest to prepare to loot the spoils."
"Whoa!!"
Hearing Gauss declare victory, the members of the Red Dragon Team felt their moods shoot up like a roller coaster, each of them letting out celebratory cheers.
Maybe they hadn’t expected Gauss and the others to finish such a large-scale battle in so little time.
Though they didn’t know how Gauss had done it, they instinctively chose to trust their young Captain’s words.
Seeing a trace of fervor flash in the members’ eyes, Gauss knew this was most likely the other passive effect of[Leader’s Proof]taking hold.
As a leader, what could be more inspiring, more effective at winning loyalty, than seizing victory?