Assassin at Range: The Sniper's Lethal Power-Chapter 70 - : The Fire Demon Goblin

With Tristan’s current damage output, even elite-ranked Greater Goblins couldn’t withstand his attacks—let alone ordinary goblins.

No matter how many came, he cut them down without stopping.

Especially with Toxic Blood Plague—

It was practically a leveling cheat code.

One Shadow Dagger, and within seconds—

Dozens of experience notifications flooded his screen.

Some goblins didn’t even appear in his field of vision before dropping dead.

His EXP bar climbed at an astonishing rate.

These goblins were around level 10-15, meaning they still gave him nearly full experience.

If there was one issue limiting his progress, it was mob density.

Sure, goblins were plentiful, but they weren’t spawning in massive waves of hundreds at a time.

"I need to find a goblin nest."

That was the real jackpot.

The ones wandering outside?

Just scraps—the true treasure trove lay inside their lairs.

And based on goblin behavior, if there was one nest, then within a five-kilometer radius, there was bound to be a second.

That was Tristan’s next target.

Tracking the Next Goblin Nest

Slaughtering his way through the wilderness, Tristan eventually looped back to the first goblin nest he had wiped out.

A fresh batch of goblins had moved in—

But they hadn’t recovered their strength yet.

Only sixty or seventy weaklings, and not a single Greater Goblin—let alone a Goblin Leader.

A little disappointing, but Tristan still cleared them out.

The EXP was decent, and he even picked up two pieces of Common-grade gear—nothing fancy, but they’d make good filler stock for his shop.

However, the biggest gain wasn’t loot—

It was evolution points.

After this one trip, he had racked up another two points, bringing his total to 12.

"Just 4 more to evolve Shadow Stealth again."

That was the real goal.

If his guess was correct, upgrading Shadow Stealth to Gold Grade would grant it a unique passive effect, just like Rain of Corruption.

As for why Toxic Blood Plague didn’t unlock a trait at Gold Grade?

Simple—

It wasn’t a class skill.

Tristan had experimented with skill evolution in his past life, and he knew the differences.

Class skills gained traits at Gold Grade.

General skills required higher rarity for the same effect.

That’s why he hadn’t prioritized evolving Toxic Blood Plague—

Not only were evolution points limited, but Shadow Stealth had way more value.

Of course, eventually, he’d evolve everything.

Not just for damage, but also for unique abilities.

Take Shadow Dagger, for example—

If it gained a trait, it would likely turn into a multi-target attack.

Either by piercing all enemies in a line, or by bouncing between targets for secondary damage.

It was just a theory, but he was pretty sure he was right.

With so many skills needing upgrades, he was more determined than ever to find a proper goblin nest.

If he hit the motherlode, a few hundred kills could easily net him three or four points.

But if he somehow found an underground goblin city—

With Toxic Blood Plague running wild?

That’d be an evolution point goldmine.

He’d easily walk away with over a hundred.

That was why he was so focused on this mission.

Why run around blindly when he could just follow the trail straight to them?

In ExoGenesis, leveling wasn’t about grinding—it was about strategy.

The Fire Demon Appears

Fwoosh!

A fireball streaked toward Tristan, leaving a fiery tail in its wake.

With his insane agility, he sidestepped it effortlessly and countered with a Shadow Dagger.

He had been hunting goblins for over 30 minutes now, and they were starting to appear in greater numbers.

And more importantly—

A new type had shown up.

Flame Goblins.

That could only mean one thing.

There was definitely a goblin nest nearby.

"WHO DARES INVADE MY DOMAIN?!"

A thunderous roar shook the clearing.

From behind the goblin horde, a massive figure emerged, surrounded by its elite guards.

Its body burned with red-hot embers, and flames flickered across its skin.

[Fire Demon Goblin] (Bronze Grade)

Level: 15 HP: 400,000 / 400,000 ATK: 1,350 DEF: 1,250 Skills: Fireball Barrage, Flame Shockwave, Ground Eruption, Fire Spear Description: A mutated goblin wielding devastating fire magic.

And it wasn’t alone.

Beside it, several other powerful goblins stood ready:

[Goblin Shaman] (Black Iron Grade) (Lv. 12) [Mighty Goblin] (Black Iron Grade) (Lv. 13) [Hammer Goblin] (Black Iron Grade) (Lv. 13)

And behind them, at least seventy Greater Goblins.

As for the regular ones?

Easily over three hundred.

If a normal player saw this—

Their knees would buckle.

Under normal circumstances, taking down a goblin army of this scale required two or three full raid parties.

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At minimum.

A single tank?

Wouldn’t last five seconds.

But for Tristan?

It was just another day at the office.

Raising his dagger, he sent out his greeting—

Shadow Dagger!

Then, without hesitation, he activated Shadow Stealth and vanished.

Because only an idiot would stand still and take that many hits.

BOOM!

The ground exploded as a volley of fireballs landed, each leaving half-meter craters.

FWISH!

A rain of arrows followed, covering a ten-meter radius.

If he’d been even a second slower, he’d be dead ten times over.

In the past, he might have stayed hidden and whittled them down slowly—

But now?

With Blink, he could play way more aggressively.

First move—Rain of Corruption!

Fifteen goblins instantly dropped, and Toxic Blood Plague began spreading.

"GUAH! GUH!"

The goblins cried out, scrambling to spread apart—

Keeping ten meters of distance from each other, completely shutting down the plague’s spread.

Smart.

Tristan wasn’t surprised.

Toxic Blood Plague had a very obvious weakness—it needed close proximity.

And at Bronze Grade, the Fire Demon Goblin wasn’t stupid.

It had clearly studied the way this ability worked.

No problem.

Now that Shadow Stealth was off cooldown, Tristan went for Plan B.

He locked onto the Goblin Shaman—

Shadow Dagger!

-45,555! (Weak Spot Attack!)

In a single hit, its HP dropped by nearly a quarter.

And thanks to Rend and Toxic Blood Plague, it lost another 10,000 HP instantly.

A single attack had shredded through a third of a Black Iron Boss’s health.

For a moment—

Even the Fire Demon Goblin looked shocked.

It had expected just another human invader.

It hadn’t expected this.

"Where the hell did this guy come from?!"