Chapter 263: An Unquiet Journey
Cold arrows pierced the squeaking goblin's skull, piercing its eye socket to the back of its head, and the ugly monster screamed and brandished its worn weapon under the horrific death attack, before falling headlong to the ground and never moving. But soon, its compatriots trampled on its corpse without hesitation. It was excited to see that the half-elf archer in front of it was no longer able to shoot arrows, and her quiver was empty, which made the goblin more and more excited, and it grew its mouth and screamed and pounced forward. But in the next moment, the scimitar that jumped out of the half-elf archer easily swept away the spear clenched in the goblin's hand, and then stabbed it into its heart.
The Half-Elf Archer kicked away the hapless goblin who "didn't blink to death" and looked around. The next moment she rolled backwards as fast as she could, dodging the spears thrown by the other three goblins. The goblins were apparently quite excited by their enemies pushing back, and they were chirping and calling friends, intending to rally and give the pesky half-elf a hard blow.
But the next moment, a black shadow descended from the sky and crushed the three excited dancing guys into a puddle of bloody meat sauce.
The dwarven warrior roared and writhed his body on the ground, the sharp spikes of his armor tearing apart the corpses of the goblins like shredded flesh. Then he raised the battle axe in his hand and slashed out horizontally, and for a moment he saw the stumps splashing everywhere, and the next moment the goblins who pounced on him were suddenly half gone. Then the dwarf stood up from the ground with a carp, and the huge axe in his hand slashed forward into the head of a goblin, knocking it to the ground. Then the dwarf didn't even try to split the poor corpse with his own axe. With that, he picked up the axe and slammed it forward again. The goblin head embedded in his axe struck another goblin in the abdomen with no bias, and its ugly head burrowed into it. flew to the rear with the other party's thin body.
"Filthy evil, there's no place for you here!!"
The paladin in silver armor roared loudly and raised his longsword. The next moment, a light that was enough to blind the eyes of the blind man burst out from the sword and shone on the goblins. The sudden light caused the goblins to panic, and not only that, but their movements also began to become slow and sluggish, as if at that moment, a thousand pounds of weight had been artificially placed on their bodies.
Almost at the same time, the red-robed mage finished chanting the incantation, his hands held high, and a series of fireballs erupted from his hands. Flying towards the evil creatures that were immobilized by the holy light, they saw that with the sound of explosions and roars, the scorching light enveloped them. By the time black smoke and flames flew up, the army of goblins had been completely destroyed. Seeing that nothing could be done, the other remnants did not continue to die, but turned away screaming, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Phew, damned bugs! I wish they could disappear from the continent completely!! ”
It wasn't until the last goblin disappeared into the darkness that the dwarven warrior smacked hard. He cursed in a low voice. He wiped the blood from his axe, and seemed to value his weapon very much, though it was not necessary, because the blood on his body was several times that of the weapon.
"We've been getting more and more attacks lately."
The red-robed mage glanced at the dwarf, who apparently didn't care about his personal hygiene, with a slight disgust, and then frowned. whispered.
"Bearmen, goblins, bandits. Bandit ......... Of course, I know that the road to Phantom Star City is not going to be easy, and these guys obviously know the value of those 'fat sheep' who go there incognito to have fun. But are we getting too many attacks? ”
"What's this. Red robe! ”
The dwarf grinned, and he stroked his beard excitedly. The already dark and dirty bloodstains spread more and more, staining a large area.
"This is the way to Phantasmal Star City, and the people who go here are a bunch of complete idiots! What's the difference between them taking untold riches and abandoning them in that damn place without a trace, or being snatched away by these guys? Hey, trust me, it's not a big deal. Even the buffalo knows how to find pasture with good pasture! ”
"This time our mage has a point."
At this moment, the paladin from before also walked over with a deep and shallow foot, his handsome face looked a little helpless, but more vigilant and uneasy.
"Since we set out, we've been attacked several times in a row, from bandits and bandits to goblins and orcs. I've asked about the road to Phantasmal Star City, and while there are more attacks here than elsewhere, they aren't as frequent, and they've slowed us down considerably, and we've spent five days now and we're barely a third of the way through. ”
Saying this, the paladin glanced melancholy at the well-protected carriage not far behind them.
"To be honest, I don't know if our friends will be able to make it to Phantom Star City."
"But that's all we have to do anyway."
With this voice, the previous half-elf archer also walked over, and deep sadness and helplessness also appeared on the young and even slightly childish face.
"We've got to resupply, these damn and wicked guys have completely depleted my arrows, and if I don't go find some to replenish, then I'll probably have to fight alongside you with a dagger the next moment."
"And that's not all."
At this moment, the red-robed mage spoke again,
"I think we'll starve to death before then......... You know I checked our supplies, and those damn goblins set fire to more than half of our supplies, and I'm not sure if the other half was poisonous. We must find a town in front for resupply, and stay at least one night. ”
"Damn!!"
Hear here. The dwarven warrior suddenly complained.
"The next town is still a day away!! No one knows if something will attack us on the road!! If you want me to say, we should kill the goblin lair now. Chop up all those stinky green skins and throw them in the pot to cook so we can have a good meal!! ”
"So that we will die before dawn. And go to that world to wait for him far earlier than our friends! ”
The red-robed mage glared coldly at the dwarf beside him, looking at his appearance, he wanted to turn this guy who moved faster than his brain into a stone statue to warn future generations -- but unfortunately, the dwarf's magic resistance was as high as that of the dark elves, and the red-robed mage's little tricks might not be taken seriously by him.
"So let's go now."
It was at this moment that the paladin stood up and made the final decision on the dispute in front of him as a leader.
"We can hunt some animals as a supplement and we can also drink some stream water, which is not a difficult thing to do. We have to hurry up and get to the next town before dark tomorrow. That way we'll be able to resupply and recuperate, but we'll only be there for one night and then we'll set off right away, and that's it. ”
"Okay."
Now that the paladin has made a decision, it is natural that the others will not argue about anything anymore. The dwarven warrior shrugged his shoulders and turned away with his battle axe on his shoulders. The red-robed mage frowned tightly, looking uneasy.
"I felt bad, and to be honest, there was something wrong with the trip from the start."
He waved his hands nervously. Staring at the paladin.
"I don't think we should take on this task, and now that premonition is getting stronger, I always have a sense of foreboding, if we continue. Probably nothing good will come of it. ”
"I trust you, mage."
The paladin's expression was very calm, even a little solemn.
"My gods also sue me. There is a great danger ahead, but we have no choice......... You know. In any case, we cannot afford to give up on our friends. ”
"yes..............."
Hear this. The red-robed mage, who was still nervous just now, softened like a punctured ball at this time, and he glanced at the carriage not far away with a complicated expression, and a somewhat complicated expression flashed in his eyes.
"No matter what, we can't leave our friends behind."
Saying this, the red-robed mage shook his head, and then turned to leave.
What they didn't notice was that on the hillside not far away, several dark figures were watching the exhausted adventure party.
"That's a good thing to say, I won't give up on my companions......... Well, I must admit that sometimes demons need some similar beliefs as well. ”
Jenn reached out and touched the mask on his face, then squinted his eyes and said with a slight smile. Hearing what he said, Elise frowned, revealing a contemplative expression. She is no stranger to friendship, Black Onyx Stone City is a special existence in the dark region, snake people, half-vampires and Tevrin can work together because of this friendship. In fact, Elise did not think that such noble feelings were unique to humans, and she was angry and disgusted that humans always flaunted their practices. It's like if a goblin and an orc are supporting each other, then in the eyes of humanity they are an evil alliance. But when they abandon their old suspicions, it becomes a noble and admirable affection.
Elise could never understand this, and her only explanation for it was what her father had told her.
Humans are the most evil, vile, and cunning race in the world.
For now, at least, Elise thinks this is the most correct assessment of the race.
"Do it now?"
Sofina does not have the great idea of "serving the country and the people" like Jenn, nor does she hate human beings like Elise, on the contrary, her purpose has only one from the beginning to the present -- it has always been the same.
"No, no, Sofina, it's not the time yet."
In the face of the Red Dragon Princess's inquiry, Jenn shook his head.
"Now the guy we're looking for hasn't shown up yet, we still have time, wait patiently, I think, that guy will definitely show his tail."
As reported by Borg, in fact, Jenn has also discovered that there is indeed a powerful aura that has been following these adventurers, considering that he has followed these people for so long, but still did not do it when they are sleepy, then it is very likely that the other party is the "insurance" sent by the Tour de France, and now Jenn is naturally reluctant to do it, on the contrary, he has time to continue the game.........
"I see."
Hearing Jenn's answer, Sofina nodded, and then stopped talking, and listening to the Red Dragon Princess's words, Jenn looked at her helplessly.
Does this princess have a four-character mantra obsessive-compulsive disorder? (To be continued......)