Galadia stopped at the entrance of a cave covered with gravel.
"right here."
Griffith looked inside. It was just an ordinary cave. The winding tunnel was as tall as a person, allowing several people to walk side by side, extending to the invisible depths.
"Spread out and check if there are any exits nearby," Griffith said. "Those with shields will go down with me, while the others will guard here."
The elf bit his lip and plucked up the courage to say, "I want to go too."
According to the prior arrangement, half of the militiamen followed the captain to ensure the retreat. Griffith and Galadia covered each other and advanced along the dark cave passage. In this narrow cave, more troops cannot be deployed.
The unbearable stench became more and more intense, and Griffith was a little worried that the torch would cause an explosion or suffocation in this place.
"Ah!" Suddenly, several militiamen shouted. In front of them, large and small eyes flashed in the darkness, looking at the humans outside with extremely vicious eyes.
Goblin... Griffith waved, and four militiamen holding wooden shields immediately stepped forward to form a solid line of defense.
"Prepare for battle!" the apprentice knight shouted. He had no plan to hide his tracks from the beginning. "Garadia, do it!"
The elf lit the arrow and shot it towards the eye in the darkness. Then there was a scream and the sound of falling to the ground. Bright flames ignited the goblin's corpse, illuminating the road ahead.
"Jie Jie Jie!" The Goblin guards immediately swarmed out and rushed towards the shield line in front.
Galadia fired a dazzling series of rockets into the crowd. Her shooting speed was extremely fast, and the continuous sound of arrows and strings merged into the sound of tearing linen. The fire even formed a line and swept across the enemies in front.
Griffith was shocked. In last night's battle, Galadia's archery skills were indeed superb, but not to an exaggerated level. The elf's wrists and arms looked slender and delicate, but the explosive power and sustained power of this round of shooting had surpassed the strength of the warriors in the army. Even those veterans who are strong and specialized in archery are unable to compete with her.
Could this be an Extraordinary from the "Ranger" path!
The intensive shooting knocked down more than a dozen enemies one after another, sweeping away the shadows that came towards them. The flames and grease on the arrows ignited the shot goblins and illuminated the dark cave clearly.
Griffith put a hand on the shoulder of the militiaman in the front row.
"go ahead."
The team stepped past the dead goblins and headed deeper. When they turned a corner, a dozen more monsters suddenly jumped out of the darkness.
"Hold still."
"Jie Jie Jie!" The screaming Goblin slammed into the wooden shield defense line. The militiamen held up their shields and couldn't see clearly what was going on in front of them. They only knew that there were a dozen little monsters waving a variety of weapons and beating them hard.
"Attack, kill them!" Griffith took the lead and stabbed the spear downward from the top of the shield, nailing a little monster to the ground on the spot.
The militiamen in the back row followed closely, constantly thrusting hard from the gaps between the shields or above. The goblins who crowded in front of the shield were killed in the blink of an eye.
The third wave of attacks soon followed, and more than a dozen goblins pounced on them. This number must be the upper limit of the number of goblins that can be put into the cave at one time. In a narrow space with no way around, no matter how hard these goblins tried, they could not break through the defense line of the large wooden shields in the hands of the militiamen.
"Replace!" Following Griffith's command, the militiamen in the second row held up their shields to replace the militiamen in the first row during the battle. The replaced soldiers were unscathed and retreated to the back to drink with a relaxed look. Water breaks.
Immediately afterwards, the fourth and fifth waves of goblins launched attacks. With the cooperation of spears and shields, they left a few corpses and retreated into the depths of the cave while screaming.
"What an insidious tactic~" Galadia had no chance to attack again since she fired a round of bows and arrows at the beginning. "It was the same last night, and it's the same now. Your tactics made it impossible for the goblins to exert their power. From then on. Is this all the war experience learned on the front line?”
If these goblins rush up together, they may be defeated by a hail of arrows from you. Griffith shot a corpse on the ground and said calmly:
"War is unscrupulous. Use defense to consume the enemy's physical strength and courage, and rely on formations to attack unorganized stragglers, so that we can leave the battlefield alive. And this can't be called a war, at most it can be regarded as a security war. Pay attention, the road ahead changes. It’s wide open.”
After breaking through this road, the human militia arrived at a larger circular cave. This place is very spacious, and it is no longer a road that can be blocked by four militiamen.
"Get some lighting!"
Galadia and the militiamen in the back row threw torches and straw piles forward, lighting up the big hole in front of them, and then they could see the whole place clearly.
"vomit……"
The moment they understood the scene in front of them, several militiamen vomited.
In this spacious cave, four or five mutilated human skeletons were scattered on the ground. There were torn strips of cloth hanging from the skeleton.
Three young women were naked and pressed to the ground. Their bodies were covered with wounds from beatings and bites, and disgusting filth was smeared everywhere.
How dare these ugly, wretched goblins...
Galadia clenched her silver teeth and trembled with rage. The militiamen on the side were furious after vomiting, gasping for air and about to rush forward.
Griffith glanced around the scene nervously and was surprised to find that there were only more than fifty ordinary goblins here.
what happened? Where is the upper level plant that gathers the goblins? No goblin warriors?
"Hold still, don't move!" Griffith realized that the situation was not good, "Everyone, hold your position and don't disperse."
But everyone present was overwhelmed by anger and humiliation, and everyone was gearing up to take revenge.
At this moment, a naked goblin suddenly raised the lower body of the woman in front of it and dug into her flesh with its sharp claws.
"Ah!" The dying girl screamed.
Damn it! Griffith grabbed Galadia's hand as she was about to rush forward. Around him, the angry militiamen roared and swarmed forward, pounced on the little monster in front of them without any formation.
"Stop, this is a trap!" Griffith shouted in vain. His shouting only reminded Galadia. Before the militiamen could get through half of the cave, the soft ground suddenly collapsed.
"Wow!" Three or four militiamen fell into a hole filled with sharp wooden stakes and were killed on the spot. The remaining people panicked.
At this time, more than fifty goblins swarmed forward and used various weapons to attack the chaotic militia.
Galadia hurriedly bent her bow and shot, knocking down several of the strongest and fastest goblins, and then immediately attracted a large group of enemies to attack from all directions.
"Back up, back into the passage!" Griffith dropped his spear and raised his buckler to resist, while drawing his sword to attack. The long sword was not suitable for wielding in the dark cave, so he patiently looked for opportunities to stab it, killing a goblin with every blow.
The besieged militiamen gradually fell, and the remaining people were forced to retreat into corners and fight to the death.
"Hold on a little longer!" Galadia blew a whistle while running outside, calling for help from the militiamen outside the cave.
But instead of the militiamen coming to support, there were screams and shouts, as well as the sound of fighting with weapons.
Griffith and Galadia fought and retreated, and it took them a while to reach the entrance of the cave.
Under the dense shade of trees that the sun cannot penetrate, the main force of the militia at the rear has collapsed. Broken corpses lay scattered on the ground, and the remaining dozen or so people were divided into several groups to resist desperately.
Before the two could clearly see what was going on at the scene, a huge, powerful creature rushed towards them waving a thick tree trunk.
The two of them ducked aside subconsciously and almost got hit.
In front of them was a three-meter-tall green-skinned creature. It is not as vulgar as ordinary goblins, with a rough and tough face and a body as thick as a bucket. The giant stick in its hand was a broken tree trunk, covered with flesh, blood and bones.
"Goblin monster!?" Galadia's voice was full of surprise and panic. This is a variant of Goblin that has a higher status and is more powerful than Goblin Warrior and Shaman.
No wonder it was the shaman who led last night's attack. This giant monster is the ruler of this group of goblins.
"Crack!" The Goblin giant squeezed its left hand, and the head of a human soldier caught in its hand exploded on the spot like a crushed watermelon. The headless body was thrown to the ground, twitching slightly. Only then did Griffith recognize from the leather armor that this was actually the warrior of the Aiden family.
More than thirty goblins followed the giant monster, some of them were besieging the remaining militiamen, while the rest were looking at the slim elf from top to bottom with lustful eyes.
"Whoa!" The Goblin monster swept over with its giant stick.
Its attacks were as irresistible as the violent wind, and the trainee knights and elf archers were driven back by the violent wind pressure without even being hit. Galadia seized the opportunity and shot two arrows. The sharp arrows pierced deeply into the troll's chest like nails on a city wall.
The troll didn't even shake. A strong and bulky body and fat are the best defense.
If I fall into the hands of such a thing... Can I escape now... Galadia looked at this terrifying creature, her heart beating hard, and her hands holding the bow and arrow were covered with sweat. She first looked at the treetops above her head, and found that the distance was too far to reach. She couldn't help but look at the trainee knight next to her with a pale face.
Griffith knelt on the ground, stared at the Goblin monster, slowly put down the buckler in his hand, and breathed calmly.
The elf's eyes widened in surprise. In front of her, this human soldier wearing crude mail armor seemed to be immune to fear, as calm as a cold rock.
"Garadia," Griffith slowly stood up and trotted towards the Goblin troll, "shoot it in the head!"
Soon enough, Galadia shot three arrows at the giant monster like lightning.
The troll raised his hand to block, and two arrows aimed at the eyeballs were inserted into its arms, and another arrow was shot through its throat. However, the strong body was indifferent to the arrow shot into the throat, and swung the big stick towards the human in front.
The flow of time seems to have slowed down. Griffith, who was trotting, accelerated the moment the arrow hit him. The moment the troll raised the club, he had already fallen to the enemy's feet.
The trainee knight fell on his knees, leaned back as far as he could, and raised the long sword in his hand to slide between the troll's legs. The blade of the sword cut through the flesh, and before the red and yellow liquid could spurt out, Griffith appeared behind the giant monster, raised his left hand, and jumped sideways from the sliding state.
"Ouch!" The Goblin monster knelt down on the ground with a twisted expression. Before its knees touched the ground, Griffith had already adjusted his posture in mid-air, and the sword in his hand pierced the giant's broad shoulder from top to bottom.
"Ahem!" The Goblin monster didn't even have time to scream, and the long sword penetrated the fat meat without the protection of the collarbone. It spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, shook for a moment and then fell to the ground.
Galadia, who was just thinking about whether she could jump onto the treetop to escape, couldn't accept what happened in this flash of lightning.
Also shocked were the militiamen and goblins present. Before they even understood what was happening, the monster's terrifying body was slowly hitting the ground.
Griffith drew out his sword and swung a cold light at the goblin who was still in a daze. The two heads immediately flew up.
"Ouch!" The goblins present exploded on the spot. The goblins who were still besieging the militia and the goblins who coveted Galadia screamed at the same time, and ran away in piss.
Griffith picked up a long sword from the body of the militia captain without stopping, and rushed into the chaotic goblins with both hands, dancing wildly. These little monsters howled and abandoned the bodies of their companions, and fled deeper into the forest without looking back.
"Won?" Galadia could hardly believe her eyes. Goblin trolls are very rare and powerful creatures. Their amazing strength and vitality allow them to fight against both great knights and elite rangers.
How could he be killed so easily?
Griffith chased for a while, then immediately turned back and shouted to Galadia and the militiamen who were still in chaos: "Pick up your weapons and follow me. Let's go back to the cave to support!"
After saying this, the trainee knight put his sword back into its scabbard, took the captain's sword and picked up a shield and took the lead into the cave.
Galadia and the militiamen were stunned for a moment, and then they followed closely.
There are scattered goblins pouring out of the cave. They obviously knew the troll's attack plan and thought they had a chance to win, so they walked calmly.
Then, they saw the giant monster lying dead on the ground, and Griffith, who was swinging his sword in front of them. The trainee knight smashed a goblin's head with his shield, trampled one to death, and chopped down two more escaping guys with his sword.
The slow-reacting goblin was immediately killed by the incoming trainee knight, while the rest pushed and fled towards the cave.
Galadia and the militiamen followed closely behind, unable to keep up with Griffith's assault. By the time they chased them into the cave, it had become a mill of flesh and blood.
Griffith, who was excited to kill, chased the goblins, constantly killing the enemies who stopped and tried to fight back.
"Guji~" Some goblins seemed to understand the situation. The return of the human warriors to the cave means that the powerful leader of the goblins has been defeated. These ugly monsters all showed expressions of fear, and some even curled up on the ground and whimpered for mercy toward Griffith.
Griffith didn't listen to the cry for mercy at all, and swung his sword to slaughter the chaotic enemies. In the end, he not only rescued the remaining desperate militiamen, but also drove the remaining goblins in the cave to run around.
"Raise your shield!" Griffith stopped and shouted to the militiamen who had gathered, "drive them into the corner!"
The goblins who had been killed were immediately surrounded from all directions. Although there are more of them than humans, they are crowded together and unable to perform their functions, and can only be forced into a corner together.
A few goblins also tried to take the captured girls as hostages, but they were shot dead by Galadia's longbow immediately.
"Cuckoo!" The last dozen or so goblins no longer even had weapons. They huddled together and looked at the humans surrounding them with wide, frightened eyes. They made a grunting sound like a pigeon's cry.
"They are begging for mercy." Galadia pointed at the huddled goblins.
"Can you ask anything from their mouths?" Griffith put down his shield and drew another long sword from his waist.
"No, there is no superior species. Ordinary goblins can accept the orders of superior species, but they have no language ability. They only have the instinct to obey, eat, drink, kill, and mate. Even if they use the magic of mind control, they can only obtain fragmented and chaotic memories. ," Galadia said as she took out medicines to treat the three miserable girls, "It's very difficult to make them surrender honestly."
"Then it's useless." Griffith pushed away the militiamen and stood in front of the frightened goblin with two swords in his hands.
"You don't have the concept of repentance either.
"That will save trouble."
