Following Brownie's words, 10 goblins crawled out from the grass. Two of them were wearing leather armor and holding swords and hatchets, while the others were holding crude bows, arrows and daggers.
Whether before or now, Griffith can easily destroy them.
"Good evening, Mr. Gosselaar," Griffith slowly walked forward and looked at Brownie, who he could kill with one movement. "For one minute, give me a reason not to kill you."
The goblins all had fierce looks on their faces, staring ferociously at the trainee knight.
"I know how to leave this forest, please come with me," Gosila smiled, "Is there anything else you want to know?"
"How do you know?" Griffith gently tapped Brownie's throat with a sharp wooden gun. "Where are the other goblins?"
"Before planning tonight's action, the Goblins have conducted a detailed exploration of the edge of the Whispering Forest," Gothra walked past the apprentice knight in a hurry, "My plan is not to He has no interest in capturing or killing the students of Homemonworth and exchanging hostages for wealth and status."
"Well," Griffith retracted his wooden gun, kept a little distance from Gothra and followed it, "Why is that?"
Gosila waved his hand and asked the goblins who were protecting him to disperse around. He said casually as if chatting with friends: "This decayed and corrupted forest contains many secret treasures, far better than those of Homon." Watts's Secret Collection.
“But this place is full of dangerous mutant creatures, and it’s impossible to explore it with goblins as assistants.
"For this reason, I thought of using your power. Of course, asking you directly is not possible. I will be treated as a madman and dealt with by Homemon Watts.
"However, after the human warriors and mages were introduced into the forest through the previous method, coupled with the blood shed by the battle, the mutated creatures in a large area nearby will be attracted, and they will start new killings for blood. Then, the great professors arrived, and I think you must have seen their terrifying thunderbolts and karma fire. After repeated cleaning like this, I was able to explore relatively safely."
"Even if the monsters in this forest have been weakened, it is impossible to explore with your power. Any mutant creature will kill you." Griffith said.
"Indeed. I have a escort team, and now there are only a few of them. All the other companions were killed not long ago," Gosila stopped and turned around to look at the tall trainee knight, "Do Let’s make a deal, Mr. Apprentice Knight, I think you have sufficient reason and a sound brain. If you can protect me for a while, I will tell you how to get out.”
Griffith stared into Brownie's big eyes: "How can I ensure that you didn't lie to me? I can break the neck of your guard, and then ask you how to get there."
"Don't be like this. It's not far away. There's nothing to lose if you come and take a look." Gosila pointed to a hill ahead. "The lost secret is there. Even without my guidance, you have to climb it." Go to that mountain peak and observe the direction to find the road."
Griffith thought for a while and felt that he really had no other good choice, so he followed Brownie towards the mountain peak not far away.
They hadn't gone far when a strong rancid smell appeared in the air.
Before Griffith could understand what it smelled like, a short figure staggered out of the darkness ahead.
"Is this?" Gosila narrowed his eyes and tried to look forward.
A dead goblin appeared in the moonlight. Its body was wrinkled and twisted, only half the size of a normal goblin, like a shriveled orange.
There was no usual greed, cruelty and cunning in its eyes, instead there was turbidity.
"This is one of my guards who was killed," Gothra said to Griffith. "There is some kind of monster hiding in the darkness, turning them into what they are now. They are already walking corpses."
Griffith looked at Gothra and then at the shriveled goblin corpse, showing no intention of taking action.
Without Gosla's orders, two of the guards jumped out from the surrounding goblins and pounced on them. They held daggers and stabbed at the walking corpses from left to right.
The moment the dagger hit the walking corpse, the monster suddenly became manic. It opened its skinny arms and embraced an approaching goblin like it was welcoming an old friend.
"Jie Jie Jie!"
The captured goblin immediately screamed. Their originally thin bodies became as dry as zombies, turning into a pile of skeletons in the blink of an eye.
Griffith and Goosra took a step back together when they saw this scene. Evil magical energy wandered in the air, making every living creature present shudder.
"What? Aren't you also twisted and chaotic monsters like this walking corpse? Since we are the same kind, what are you afraid of?" A voice like dry ice sounded from the darkness. Six humans in black robes slowly walked out of the darkness.
Professor Lordes!
Griffey immediately saw the face of the visitor clearly. Why is the chief winter camp leader here, shouldn't he be supporting the others? Is it possible that everyone is out of danger? Great, it's finally safe.
"Woo!" The remaining goblins shouted in unison, rushing towards the humans who appeared from all directions.
"Stop!" Gosila and Lordes shouted at the same time. But the professor added after this: "Don't kill them, I am useful."
A man in black robes following Professor Lordes stood out. He lifted his cloak with lightning speed, and several snake-like shadows pounced on the attacking goblins, knocking them to the ground in the blink of an eye. .
Centipede-like black shadows crawled along the goblin's hands and feet, binding them tightly. Tiny threads seemed to spread out from the black shadow, easily piercing the goblin's skin and squirming in their flesh.
A frightening blood vessel immediately bulged out near the skin where the thread had been pierced. The goblins struggled for a while and then gave up resistance one by one. They stood up like puppets under the control of the black shadow and looked at Griffith and Gothra silently.
"Demon hunter, you came so quickly. Have you been waiting nearby for a long time?" Gosila sighed feebly, took off his hat and saluted Professor Lourdes, "I didn't expect that I would be so helpful to you."
The high-ranking mage of Homemonworth waved his wand contemptuously, and a black magic pattern immediately attached to Gosila: "Lead the way, lowly creature, take me to the storehouse where your master hides his secrets."
Gosila turned around submissively, without any resistance, and moved towards the dark mountain peak.
"Professor," Griffith, who already had a chill down his spine, looked at the cold Professor Lourdes, "Thank you for your help. Please tell me how to leave this forest. I need to return to Miss Larmore as soon as possible."
Lourdes ignored the trainee knight, but nodded to the demon hunter beside him: "Watch him, I suspect that he has been contaminated by mutated creatures. While I am exploring the ruins, he must stay with me at all times."
The five demon hunters following Lordes hesitated for a moment, and the man who had just controlled the goblin raised his hand to signal to the other two:
"Pella, Hank, check the trainee knight's equipment."
Two young demon hunters, a man and a woman, were immediately ordered to surround them. The girl looked Griffith up and down, and the male demon hunter named Hank beside her collected all his weapons and handed them into the hands of their leader: "Captain Karius, these are all his weapons."
"Wood-cut short spears and daggers," the demon hunter captain Karius identified the weapons in his hands one by one, and suddenly exclaimed, "Corrupted holy weapon? Where did it come from?"
Professor Lordes glanced at Griffith with a razor-sharp gaze, his eyes seemed to say - "Give me an explanation."
"This is the trophy I obtained in the battle to protect Miss Larmore, from a fallen blood baron," Griffith said calmly, "Miss Larmore can prove it to me."
"This weapon has the special effects of shadow attributes solidified on it. It is a very powerful weapon, far better than enchanted equipment." Karius repeatedly inspected the feather fencing sword. "The corruption has imprisoned its original ability. If it can be Purification will be a rare weapon. Pella, examine him carefully with your discerning eye."
After saying this, the demon hunter Karius put the feather fencing sword around his waist without any intention of returning it to Griffith.
The girl named Pella then closed her eyes. When she opened them again, a blue light appeared in her left eye.
Several demon hunters present took a alert posture, and they would take immediate action if Griffith behaved abnormally. Hank, Pella, and Raven form a combination of shield-carrying vanguards, hunters, and long-range shooters. The equipment of Karius and Hakan seems to be more focused on spellcasters than melee combat.
This is a well-organized team of witchers that can flexibly deal with many complex situations. They must be following Lordes on a certain mission.
What is certain is that the mission was not to search and rescue Griffith.
Griffith felt the blue light penetrate through him, and even his soul was being examined repeatedly. He couldn't help but worry about whether the extraordinary characteristics of the vampire he had just acquired would remain in his body, and whether the bone ring Minos would be noticed.
"Nothing abnormal, Captain." Perla's strange eyes found nothing. "His mind is a bit confused, as if he has just advanced from Sequence 9 to Sequence 8."
The majestic Lourdes swung his cloak and walked quickly towards the dark mountain peak without looking at the people around him.
"Let's go, Hank, return the dagger to him. I will keep this corrupted weapon," Karius hurriedly followed Lourdes, "We have to hurry up."
