The increased number of Goblins guarding the chest didn't surprise Jason; he had anticipated it.

  The number of Goblins would only increase further in the future.

  The importance of team strength was gradually becoming apparent. If other RV owners only focused on improving their own strength without cultivating followers, they probably wouldn't even be able to take down a Bronze Chest.

  Jason looked at Chloe and the three girls. "I want you all to defeat the next three Goblins. I won't intervene."

  Upon hearing this, the four girls, except for Kira, were nervous.

  After all, Kira had experience fighting in the zombie world, while Chloe and the other two had never faced more than one monster at a time.

  Ellie nervously asked, "What should we do? Should we split up and lure them away to kill them one by one?"

  Jenna chimed in with her opinion, "I think... we should form a formation and use the advantage of our Wooden Spears and hand crossbows to deal with the Goblins."

  Jenna believed that since there were only four of them, it wasn't suitable to lure the Goblins away. Staying together would allow them to support each other.

  Kira didn't say anything; she believed that either method could defeat the three Goblins.

  They had advantages over the Goblins in terms of numbers, strength, and weapons. The only things they lacked were combat experience and courage.

  So, the three girls all looked at Chloe, the eldest among them.

  After thinking for a while, Chloe decided to confront the Goblins in a formation.

  She had the Spirit Shock skill. As long as she timed it right, she could instantly take out one Goblin.

  Soon, the four girls finalized their plan and got out of the RV with their hand crossbows and Wooden Spears.

  Jason accompanied them.

  Although Jason wouldn't directly fight the Goblins, he could provide the girls with combat experience from his past life.

  As soon as they got out of the RV, a strong wind blew, causing everyone to squint.

  "This... the wind is too strong, isn't it?" Ellie felt like her small frame was about to be blown away.

  If her Physique attribute wasn't decent, she probably would have been blown away already.

  Chloe suddenly remembered that she had goggles among the sundries she had collected, and now was the time to use them.

  So, Chloe went back to the RV and took out five pairs of goggles. After everyone put them on, they felt much better.

  Then, Jason took out five towels and distributed them to the four girls and himself. The towels could be tied around their faces as masks to prevent sand from entering their mouths and noses.

  After preparing their defenses against the sandstorm, the five of them walked towards the Goblins like bandits in the desert.

  The four girls first tried to shoot the Goblins from a distance with their hand crossbows.

  However, the wind was too strong, which greatly affected the accuracy of the crossbow bolts. Plus, the three Goblins weren't stupid; they knew to dodge.

  Even though Ellie had a shooting talent, she didn't hit a single Goblin.

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  Kira stopped using her hand crossbow and instead switched to a Wooden Spear, leading the charge towards the Goblins.

  Chloe and Jenna also picked up their Wooden Spears and followed behind Kira. The three Wooden Spears pointed forward, making it impossible for the short-armed and short-legged Goblins to get close.

  Ellie continued to hold her hand crossbow in the back, ready to shoot at the Goblins if they got closer, giving her a better chance of hitting them.

  The three Goblins, seeing four human females approaching, excitedly shouted.

  As long as they could cripple and subdue the four women, it would be enough for them to enjoy for a day.

  So, the three Goblins surrounded the four girls from the left, center, and right.

  Seeing the Goblins surround them, Kira frowned, but she quickly calmed down. She stopped and waited for the Goblins to get closer.

  The four girls gathered together, forming a good formation, and watched the Goblins approach.

  Jason, who was not far away, offered reminders and imparted team combat experience, as well as some details to pay attention to.

  As long as the four girls didn't panic, there wouldn't be any problems.

  After all, after putting on their combat boots, their speed was D-Rank, and their Physique was E+ Rank. Plus, they had long weapons like Wooden Spears, so there was basically no chance of losing.

  Soon, the three Goblins were in a team fight with the four girls. Kira attacked decisively, instantly injuring one Goblin.

  Although Chloe and Jenna didn't cause any damage to the Goblins, they also didn't allow the Goblins to get close.

  Seeing that they could suppress the Goblins with just one Wooden Spear, the two girls immediately gained confidence.

  Yesterday, they had killed Goblins in a three-on-one situation, so they really didn't expect that they could suppress a Goblin on their own.

  "Ellie," Chloe suddenly called out as she launched a Spirit Shock attack on the Goblin in front of her.

  The Goblin instantly lost its mind and stood there blankly. Ellie, who was already prepared, immediately fired her crossbow bolt, which instantly pierced into the Goblin's body.

  At the same time, Chloe continued to stab the Goblin with her Wooden Spear.

  By the time the Goblin regained consciousness, its life had come to an end.

  The situation quickly reversed, turning into a four-on-two encirclement of the remaining Goblins.

  Soon, the other two Goblins also died under the Wooden Spears and crossbow bolts. During the fight, one Goblin threw a dagger before it died, almost injuring Chloe.

  Luckily, Chloe reacted quickly and dodged in time.

  After the battle, the four girls all had their own insights and experiences about team combat.

  Opening the Bronze Chest, they found only a barrel of bottled drinking water and a dozen Escape Coins.

  After a quick cleanup, they picked up the crossbow bolts they had missed and returned to the RV to continue searching for chests.

  Next, all the chests they encountered along the way were left to the four girls to handle.

  The four girls accumulated combat experience.

  Even Ellie temporarily abandoned her hand crossbow and started using a Wooden Spear to kill monsters.

  In such a windy environment, crossbow bolts had no ranged advantage at all. They could only hit enemies when they were close, so sometimes it was really more convenient to use a Wooden Spear.

  Jason gradually became more relaxed, watching them take down chests from the driver's seat.

  Inside the RV.

  The four girls huddled together, excitedly discussing their experiences of killing Goblins.

  Ellie jumped up and down excitedly, showing off to her sister how powerful she was, and then running to the driver's seat to ask Jason how she performed.

  If Jason didn't praise her, she would kiss him on the face a couple of times.

  But Ellie's performance wasn't really good. She hid in the back and randomly poked with her Wooden Spear, almost accidentally injuring Kira in front.

  Jason really didn't want to lie and praise Ellie.

  It wasn't until Ellie's saliva was all over Jason's face that he had no choice but to surrender and praise her courage.

  After Ellie received Jason's praise, she was mocked by her three older sisters for using such a dirty and despicable trick.

  Ellie naturally couldn't argue with her three older sisters, so she started playing around with them, and for a moment, the RV was filled with the girls' laughter and playful noises.

  Time quickly reached a little after ten in the morning.

  Just as Jason was thinking about going to the bus stop to pick up Lily and the three girls later, a fork in the road appeared ahead on the once straight highway.

  On the Wasteland outside the fork in the road, there were two Ogres, three meters tall, wearing primitive animal skins.

  Between the two Ogres, there was a silver-white chest, exactly the Silver Chest that Jason had been longing for.

  And on the other side of the road fork, there was a heavy truck parked.

  When Jason drove the RV near the fork in the road, he immediately heard the system prompt.

  [Congratulations on discovering a high-level chest, activating the chest contention mechanism, the participation conditions of two teams have been met]

  [Scanning the number of people on both sides, starting to randomly select the contention method...]

  [Contention method: Follower personal battle.]

  [Contention number: Three matches of one VS one.]

  [The RV owner has the right to concede for their followers, until one side wins two matches.]