Chapter 96: Those goblins shouldn’t be strong (4,000 words)
Realizing that something was wrong, Irwin tightened the reins tightly, and the horse under his crotch neighed in terror. He raised his front hooves high and his huge head shook left and right in pain. If he was a person with poor horse skills, he would probably be killed on the spot. About to be thrown off.
When other soldiers saw the deputy captain suddenly stop advancing, they also braked one after another. Some of the fast-running recruits almost lost their center of gravity and almost fell to the ground.
"Vice Captain Irwin, what's going on?"
It is taboo to suddenly stop when marching at full speed. If such an accident occurs while tens of thousands of soldiers are on the road, it is likely to cause a terrible stampede.
There must be a very important reason why Vice Captain Irwin did this. A veteran realized something was wrong, felt uneasy in his heart, and stepped forward to ask.
"Something's not right with those goblins."
"Not only do they drive carriages, but they also have red and blue variants. They are most likely new monsters created by the devil by the fallen who sacrificed their souls!"
Irwin comforted the war horse and looked at the advancing goblins in the distance. His eyes were full of anger and worry, and he gritted his teeth even when he spoke.
After hearing this, the veteran also looked attentively into the distance. On the busy plain, the figures of the goblins were a little blurry. If you didn't look carefully, it would be hard to see anything strange.
"It's really a mutant..." The veteran wrinkled the thick wrinkles on his forehead, his tone full of shock.
The monsters created by the demon god are completely outside of common sense, but without exception, they will be several times stronger than the original race, and the higher the level of the sacrificer, the more terrifying this change will be.
Hahaha!
So that’s it, that’s it!
No wonder Team Silver disappeared inexplicably.
As professional adventurers, those guys have rich experience and are masters of dealing with monsters. They often hunt in the outer reaches of the forest. They know where is dangerous and where is safe, so it is difficult for them to make any mistakes.
But if a mutant goblin created by the devil appears in the forest, then everything will make sense. This kind of monster that is beyond common sense cannot be guarded against by the Silver Team.
That old guy Toheti actually concealed such an important thing and put all the adventurers and town residents in invisible danger. Could he be crazy?
Irwin thought about it carefully and noticed something fishy, and he suddenly became furious.
Damn it, Guild Toheti has been in the imperial capital for a long time and has created such a mess. It's really too much of a lie to let soldiers like them take the blame.
The safety of the residents is actually not important. What Irwin is more concerned about is that if the group of goblins in front of him are really the culprits who killed the three silver squads, then their strength is beyond what he and the soldiers behind him can handle. Yes.
Damn it!
It's completely over now!
To be able to kill the Silver Squad, two of these mutant goblins must be at level 20. With the few soldiers they brought, they couldn't be killed at all.
However, even if there are fallen ones, they probably won't be too powerful in this remote area. Creating two level 20 goblins should be the limit, right?
Irwin quickly analyzed the current situation and came to the same idea as President Toheti at first.
After all, Aiwen Town and Qiming Town are located in remote, remote mountains and bad lands. It is hard to imagine that high-level degenerates would be willing to target these places.
The two level 20 goblins were the highest strength he could imagine.
Such a monster, if fought to the death, coupled with the cooperation of the Fallen, can indeed trap and kill the Silver Team.
Although the quality of the Kingdom soldiers he brought was not as strong as that of the Silver Squadron, they were numerous in number. If he used the human sea tactic, it would not be a bad idea to hold them back.
When the captain comes with more men to support, there should be hope of victory.
Irwin was thoughtful, got off his horse, and then solemnly spoke to the veteran in front of him: "I will lead the soldiers to hold back those goblins."
"You ride on this fast horse and quickly return to the sentry post. Let the scouts quickly sound the alarm and ask the captain to lead troops for support."
The situation is urgent. Once the alarm bell rings, the news of the monster invasion will definitely not be hidden, and the scandal will spread throughout the world.
The only thing these soldiers can do is to concentrate all their strength to kill these monsters and the corruptors behind the scenes, and try to save the empire's face as much as possible.
Facing the mutant monster that could kill the Silver Team, it was impossible to say that he was not afraid. Irwin's thoughts were more of comfort, but in fact he was very unsure.
But now, apart from fighting bravely, there is no other way to go.
Even if they are really defeated and die at the hands of monsters, the kingdom's senior officials may consider their heroic fighting and treat their families as martyrs, which is much better than taking the blame, becoming deserters and then being executed.
"I understand, Captain..."
Seeing Irwin's dull expression, the veteran also realized the seriousness of the matter. After replying in the same serious and low tone, he didn't dare to waste a moment, took the reins, mounted his horse, turned around and headed back towards the town.
"Soldiers!"
"When you fight the monster later, you must remember the strategy you used during training, attack in turns, pay attention to rhythm and coordination, and never fight head-on!"
"Our mission is just to hold the monster back and wait for the captain to come for support!"
Irwin solemnly warned each recruit that they were facing a life-and-death battlefield for the first time. These passionate young men were the unstable factors most likely to make mistakes.
The kingdom has been living a comfortable life for a long time. The high-level dignitaries lack great virtues and the military is slack. It is really a helpless move to sharpen one's weapons in battle.
"receive!"
Sensing that the vice-captain's mood was a little depressed, the veterans looked solemn, and even the originally high-spirited recruits couldn't help but become nervous at this moment.
Most passionate young people are like this. They have high aspirations, but when they really go to the battlefield, they all lose their confidence.
Irwin did everything he could. After the warning, he led the team on foot to continue moving forward.
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Completely different from the team on the other side, Paris rode a war horse and led a group of soldiers to rush on the grassland. Since they were all busy on their way, no one saw anything strange about the goblins from a distance.
Of course, we can't blame them for being careless. After all, the observers had reported in advance that the invading monsters were goblins.
Who would think such a low-level monster is a threat?
And not every soldier, like the veteran in Irwin's team, has excellent eyesight and can still pay attention to the specific situation of the distant goblins during the attack.
Paris, who has a big and flamboyant personality, is having an excited carnival "woohoo" with the recruits at the moment, completely immersed in the passion of hunting monsters!
“My goddess!”
"These goblins actually drive a carriage?"
When he was fifty meters away from the goblins, Paris finally noticed something strange. Not only did these goblins look strange, but they actually got the carriage from nowhere!
A carload of goblins?
Can these monsters have such intelligence?
Parris noticed something was wrong, but it was too late. The horse was still running wildly, and the soldiers behind him were also advancing at full speed.
If they brake suddenly at this time, their formation will immediately disperse and they will lose the opportunity to fight the goblins.
So if you stop now, you will really end up dead. You must rush forward with all your strength!
"Soldiers!"
"Something is wrong with these goblins. Don't be too eager to fight. First, rush over quickly and stop the carriage. Then use the tactics you used during training to start a protracted battle!"
Paris made a prompt decision, issued an order to the soldiers, then whipped his horse whip, leading the entire team to charge towards the goblins at the fastest speed.
【Jiejiejiejie! 】【Those humans are finally here, Brother Ice, it’s up to you! 】
In the front right, Parrish led dozens of soldiers to charge. The sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and shouts were like thunder and drums, and the power was astonishing.
Facing such a terrifying posture, the lewd goblin showed no signs of nervousness, and his tone was full of joking, as if this group of menacing men and horses were just a group of noisy "toy rubber soldiers" in its eyes.
The Ice Goblin stood up from the carriage, with his abdomen sunken and his chest raised. After taking a sharp breath, he exhaled a burst of white ice mist forward.
"Damn it!"
"What the hell is this!"
The biting ice mist hit his face. Paris's pupils tightened and his heart was shocked. He quickly pulled out the shield on the side of the saddle to block it.
This blue goblin actually breathes ice!
This is a variant created by the devil!
The cold air was insubstantial and pervasive, and the shield had little blocking effect. A layer of frost instantly condensed on Parrish's armor, and his unwrapped face felt bursts of severe pain.
War horses fare even worse.
Because it only had a layer of saddle covering its whole body, it was almost completely exposed to the cold fog, and its limbs had no protection. Facing the bone-eviscerating cold, it immediately lost consciousness, let out a painful neigh and fell to the ground. Rishi was also thrown away.
The frostbite was already very painful, and he fell to the ground hard. When Paris stood up again, his left arm was broken, and his face was covered with blood-red scratches and dark purple frostbite.
The ice mist was so big that it covered and spread for more than thirty meters. The soldiers following the war horses also suffered varying degrees of frostbite, with their bodies stiff and their hands and feet numb.
The veterans were the ones rushing at the front. Fortunately, they reacted in time and dodge in advance, so they did not end up in the same tragedy as Parris and suffered a broken bone.
【Jiejiejiejie! 】
Easily dealing with the menacing stormtroopers, the lewd Goblin drove the carriage in a swaggering way and flashed past Paris, while not forgetting to wink and smile sarcastically.
【Jiejiejiejie! 】
The evil fire goblin followed closely behind, and after taunting with a sinister smile, he also ran away, raising smoke and dust all the way with his rapid pace.
"Damn, these damn monsters!"
Parris covered his seriously injured left arm and watched the lewd goblin leave gracefully. Looking at the arrogant face full of ridicule, he was already extremely angry, but the evil fire goblin swaggered away from him again. He ran over in front of him.
This naked humiliation almost made this ten-year veteran angry and internally injured.
Damn it!
What kind of shameless degenerate can he be to create such a despicable alien monster!
"Vice Captain, how are you?" A veteran quickly ran to Parris' side.
Paris took out a bandage and wrapped his left arm with his hands and mouth to fix it. His expression was ferocious: "You can still continue to fight if you break your arm."
"That goblin can spit ice. It is definitely a mutant created by the Fallen. We're afraid..." The veteran looked frightened. Before he could finish his words, he was harshly interrupted by Paris.
"What? Do you still dare to be a deserter?"
If you become a deserter, not only will you be wanted, but your family will also be implicated and killed. Naturally, the veteran does not dare to admit the idea of cowardice and shakes his head to deny it.
"How is that possible!"
"We are glorious soldiers of the kingdom, how can we run away from the battle!"
"It's just that the monsters created by the Fallen are completely beyond common sense and powerful. I think we should make a strategic retreat first."
"Go and ask for support from the sergeant!"
Paris frowned, looking into the distance in despair, his angry face already filled with haze.
Strategic retreat?
He didn't want to.
Although facing a formidable enemy, calling for reinforcements is the wisest choice, doing so now is definitely a dead end.
Those goblins rushed straight into the town. By the time they completed their strategic retreat and called the sergeant for rescue, I'm afraid Aiwen Town would have been completely destroyed.
By that time, their behavior of running down the town to ask for reinforcements would never be understood by anyone, and they were destined to be executed in public outrage.
The only thing they can do now is to continue fighting without fear of death.
But there is good news now.
He had just fallen off his horse and was injured, but those goblins did not take advantage of the danger, but ran straight towards the town, obviously taking the initiative to avoid the battle.
They should do this because they are afraid that getting into a fight with them will delay a lot of time and attract the attention of more kingdom troops.
From this point of view, the commander behind this group of monsters did not have the confidence to let his men go into full-scale war with the kingdom's army, so he let the monsters go straight to the town to quickly plunder supplies.
Paris thought about the lewd goblin's "blitzkrieg" behavior without killing him, and came to a conclusion in his mind.
Although those Goblins are mutants created by the Fallen and have strange abilities, their real strength should not be strong, at least not enough to fight against the entire Kingdom army in Aiwen Town.
So asking for reinforcements now is a dead end. Only by working together to encircle and annihilate these monsters can we have a chance of survival!
Parris pondered for a moment, thinking clearly about the current situation, then shook his head and ordered to the veteran: "It's too late to ask for reinforcements now!"
"Hurry up and organize your team and continue to stop the goblins from entering the city. This is the only way to survive!"
The veteran's eyes were complicated and his face was full of worry. He did not dare to refuse the military orders, so he could only tell others to sort out their equipment and continue the attack.
Even the vice-captain was injured, and the recruits' limbs were numb. At this time, all of them were exhausted. They no longer looked excited at all, but their hearts were full of nervousness.
Why is it completely different from what you imagined?
We are glorious soldiers of the kingdom, how could we not defeat a group of goblins?
These naive little guys don't know much about the Fallen, and until now they haven't realized what a terrifying group of enemies they are facing.
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ahead.
The lustful goblin was still galloping towards Irwin Town, and had already encountered the Irwin troops intercepting from the side.
However, unlike Parris who was unprepared, Irwin had already noticed something strange about the goblin, so he did not choose to attack rashly.
He lurked on one side of the road. When he saw the lewd goblin approaching, he loudly ordered the soldiers: "The time has come, release the magic!"
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