Blood tax

Chapter 11 Goblin Trolls

At the mouth of a gravel-covered rock cave, Galadia stopped.

"right here."

Griffith looked inside. This is an ordinary cave. The tortuous tunnel is as high as one person. It can allow several people to run side by side and extend to invisible depths.

"Spread out and check if there is any exit nearby," Griffith said. "The person with the shield will go down with me, and the others will guard here."

The elf bit his lip, summoned up his courage and said, "I want to go too."

According to the prior arrangement, half of the militia followed the captain to ensure the back road, Griffith and Galadia covered each other and advanced along the dark cave passage.In this narrow cave, more troops could not be cast.

The unbearable stench became more and more intense, and Griffith was a little worried that the torches would explode or suffocate in this place.

"Ah!" Suddenly, several militiamen shouted.In front of them, large and small eyes twinkled in the darkness, looking at the humans outside with extremely vicious eyes.

Goblins... Griffith beckoned, and four militiamen armed with wooden shields immediately stepped forward to form a solid line of defense.

"Prepare for battle!" The trainee knight shouted, he had no plan to hide from the beginning, "Galadea, do it!"

The elf ignited the feather arrow and shot it towards the eyes in the darkness.Then came 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 swarmed out immediately, swooping towards the shield line in front of them.

Galadia fired a dizzying barrage of rockets through the crowd.Her rate of fire was extremely fast, and the continuous sound of arrows and strings made the sound of tearing sackcloth.The fire even formed a line, sweeping across the enemy in front.

Griffith was shocked.In the battle last night, Galadia's archery skills were indeed superb, but not to the point of exaggeration.The elf's wrists and arms looked slender and delicate, but the explosive power and sustained power of this round of bursts had already surpassed those of the warriors in the army.Even those veterans who are physically strong and specialize in ejaculation can't match her.

Could this be a Extraordinary from the "Ranger" path!
The intensive shooting knocked down a dozen enemies one after another, and swept away the rushing shadows.The flames and the grease from the arrows ignited the slain goblins and lit up the dark cavern.

Griffith put one hand on the shoulders of the front line of the militia.

"go ahead."

The team stepped past the dead goblins and walked into the depths.When they walked around a corner, a dozen or so monsters suddenly rushed out from the darkness.

"Stay steady."

"Jie Jie Jie!" The screaming goblin slammed into the wooden shield line of defense.The militiamen held up their shields and could not see the situation in front of them. They only knew that there were more than a dozen little monsters waving a variety of weapons to beat them desperately.

"Attack, kill them!" Griffith took the lead and stabbed a spear down from the top of the shield, pinning a small monster to the ground on the spot.

The militiamen in the back row followed closely behind, constantly thrusting from the gap or above the shield.The goblins crowded in front of the shield were slaughtered in the blink of an eye.

The third wave of attacks soon followed, and more than a dozen goblins rushed forward.This number must be the upper limit of the number of goblins that can be thrown into the hole at a time.In the narrow space where they couldn't turn around, no matter how hard these goblins tried, they couldn't penetrate the defense line of the large wooden shields held by 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. water break.

Immediately afterwards, the fourth and fifth waves of goblins launched an attack. With the cooperation of spears and shields, they left a few corpses and retreated to the depths of the cave screaming.

"What an insidious tactic~" Galadia had no chance to attack since the first round of bows and arrows, "Last night, and now, your tactics made the goblins unable to exert their power at all. Did the frontline learn from this kind of war experience?"

If these goblins rush up together, they may be defeated by a round of arrows from you.Griffith added a shot to a corpse on the ground, and said calmly:
"War is unscrupulous. Use defense to drain the enemy's physical strength and courage, and rely on formations to fight unorganized stragglers, so that we can leave the battlefield alive, and this is not a war, but a security war at most. Be careful, the road ahead changes. open."

After breaking through this road, the human militia arrived at a larger circular cave.It is very spacious here, and it is no longer a road that 4 militiamen can block.

"Let's get some light!"

Galadia and the militiamen in the back row threw torches and straw piles forward, illuminating the big hole in front of them, and then they could see the whole picture here.

"vomit……"

The moment they understood the scene in front of them, several militiamen vomited.

In this spacious cave, four or five incomplete human skeletons were scattered on the ground.There were also torn strips of cloth hanging from the bones.

Three young women were pinned to the ground naked, with beating and gnawing wounds all over their bodies, and disgusting filth all over them.

How dare these ugly, wretched goblins...

Galadia clenched her silver teeth, trembling with anger.The militiamen on the side were also furious after vomiting, and were about to rush forward gasping for breath.

Griffith scanned the scene nervously, and was surprised to find that there were only more than 50 ordinary goblins here.

what happened?Where is the high-ranking species that gathers goblins?No goblin warriors?

"Steady, don't move!" Griffith realized that the situation was not good, "Everyone, keep your positions and don't spread out."

But everyone present has been dazzled by anger and humiliation, and everyone is eager to get revenge.

At this moment, a naked goblin suddenly lifted the lower body of the woman in front of it, and slashed at her flesh with sharp claws.

"Ah!" The dying girl screamed.

Heck!Griffith grabbed the hand of Galadia who was about to charge.Beside him, the angry militiamen roared and swarmed up, rushing towards the little monster in front of him without any formation.

"Stop, it's a trap!" Griffith yelled in vain.His shouting only reminded Galadia.Before the militiamen had passed half of the cave, the soft ground suddenly collapsed.

"Wow!" Three or four militiamen fell into the hole filled with sharp wooden stakes and were killed on the spot.The rest of the people panicked.

Fifty or so goblins swarmed up at this time, besieging the chaotic militia with various weapons.

Galadia hurriedly bowed and shot, knocking down several of the strongest and fastest goblins, and then immediately attracted a large group of enemies to besiege from all directions.

"Retreat, retreat into the passage!" Griffith threw away his spear and raised his round shield to resist, while drawing his sword to attack.A long sword was not suitable for wielding in a dark cave, and he waited patiently for his chance to stab, killing a goblin with each blow.

The besieged militia gradually fell, and the rest were forced to retreat into corners to fight to the death.

"Hold on for a while!" Galadia blew a whistle as she ran out, calling for help from the militiamen outside the cave.

But not only did the militia not come to support, but there were screams and shouts, as well as the sound of blade fighting.

Griffith and Galadia fought and retreated, and it took a while to reach the entrance of the cave.

Under the dense shade of trees that the sun cannot penetrate, the main militia force behind the palace has disintegrated.There were broken corpses lying on the ground, and only a dozen people were left to resist in groups of despair.

Before the two could see the situation clearly, a strong giant creature waving a thick tree trunk rushed towards them.

The two subconsciously dodged to the side, almost being hit.

In front of them was a three-meter-high green-skinned creature.It is not as wretched as an ordinary goblin, with a rough 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 Trolls!?" Galadia's voice was filled with surprise and panic.This is a higher and more powerful variant of goblin than goblin warriors and shamans.

No wonder it was the shaman who led last night's attack.This troll 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 burst open on the spot like a smashed watermelon.The headless corpse was thrown to the ground, twitching slightly.Only at this time did Griffith recognize from the leather armor that this was actually the warrior of the Aiden family.

Thirty or so goblins followed the troll, some of them besieging the remaining militia, and the rest swept the slender elves from top to bottom with eyes full of desire.

"Woohoo!" The giant goblin swept over with a huge stick.

Its attacks were as unstoppable as a gust of wind, and apprentice knights and elven archers were knocked back by the raging wind without even being hit.Galadia seized the opportunity to shoot two arrows, the sharp arrows pierced deeply into the monster's chest as if they were nailed to the city wall.

The troll didn't even shake.A strong body and fat is the best defense.

If I fall into the hands of something like this... can I escape now... Galadia looked at this terrifying creature, her heart beating so fast, her hands clenching the bow and arrow were dripping with sweat.She first looked at the treetops above her head, and found that the distance was too far to reach, so she couldn't help but looked pale at the apprentice knight beside her.

Griffith landed on one knee, stared at the goblin troll, slowly lowered the round shield in his hand, and breathed calmly on his face.

The elf's eyes widened in surprise.In front of her, this human soldier in rough mail armor seemed to be immune to fear, as calm as a cold rock.

"Galladia," Griffith slowly got up and trotted towards the goblin troll, "shoot it in the head!"

When it was too late, Galadia fired three arrows at the troll like lightning.

The troll raised his hand to block, and two feathered arrows shot at the eyeball into its arm, and the other arrow shot through its throat.However, the sturdy body was indifferent to the arrow shot into the throat, and swung the big stick at the humans in front.

The flow of time seemed to slow down.Griffith, who was trotting, accelerated at the moment the feather arrow hit, and the moment the troll raised his stick, he was already at the feet of the enemy.

The apprentice knight landed on his knees, leaned back to the limit, raised the long sword in his hand and slid between the troll's legs.The blade of the sword cut through the flesh, and before the red and yellow liquid gushed out, Griffith had already appeared behind the giant monster, with his left hand supported, he jumped sideways from the sliding state.

"Ow!" The goblin troll knelt down to the ground with a twisted face.Before its knees touched the ground, Griffith had adjusted his posture in mid-air, and the long sword in his hand pierced into the troll's broad shoulders from top to bottom.

"Cough!" The goblin troll didn't even have time to scream, and the long sword pierced into the fat without the protection of the collarbone.It spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, shook it and fell to the ground.

Just now, Galadia, who was still thinking about whether she could jump on the treetop to escape, couldn't accept what happened in such an instant.

Also shocked were the militiamen and goblins present.They didn't even understand what happened, and the terrifying body of the troll had slowly smashed to the ground.

Griffith took out his long sword and swung a cold light towards the goblin who was still in a daze, and his two heads flew up immediately.

"Mum!" The goblins who were present exploded their nests on the spot.The goblins who were still besieging the militia and the goblins who coveted Galadea screamed at the same time, and ran away.

Griffith picked up a long sword from the body of the militia leader without stopping, and rushed into the chaotic goblins with both hands, dancing wildly.These little monsters howled and left the corpses of their companions, and fled towards the depths of the forest without looking back.

"Win?" 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 grand knights and elite rangers.

He was killed so easily?

Griffith chased and killed for a while, then immediately turned back and shouted to Galadia and the militiamen who were still in chaos: "Take up arms, follow me, we will go back to the cave to support!"

After saying this, the trainee knight put his sword back into the scabbard, picked up the captain's long sword and picked up a shield to lead the way into the cave.

Galadia and the militiamen were stunned for a moment, and then they followed.

There were scattered goblins pouring out of the cave.They obviously knew the troll's attack plan and thought they were winning, so they walked unhurriedly.

Then, they saw the troll who fell to the ground and died, as well as Griffith who swung a sword in the face.The apprentice knight smashed a goblin's head with a swing of his shield, trampled one to death with one foot, and chopped down two fleeing fellows with his sword.

The goblins who reacted slowly were immediately killed by the oncoming trainee knights, and the rest pushed and fled towards the cave.

Galadia and the militiamen followed closely behind, unable to keep up with Griffith's assault.When they chased into the cave, it had already turned into a flesh mill.

Griffith, who was in full swing, chased after the goblins, constantly killing enemies who stopped and tried to counterattack.

"Hey~" Some goblins seemed to understand the situation.The return of the human warriors to the cave means that the mighty Goblin leader has been defeated.These ugly monsters showed terrified expressions, and some even curled up on the ground and wailed to Griffith for mercy.

Griffith did not listen to the cry for mercy, swinging his sword and slaughtering among the chaotic enemies.In the end, not only did he rescue the desperate remaining militiamen, but he also drove the remaining goblins in the cave to run around.

"Hold up your shields!" Griffith stopped and shouted to the militiamen who had gathered. "Drive them to the corner!"

The goblins who had been defeated were immediately surrounded from all directions.Although there are more of them than human beings, they are crowded together and cannot be used, so they can only be forced into a corner together.

Several goblins also tried to take the captured girls hostage, but they were killed by Galadia's longbow in the first place.

"Cuckoo!" The last dozen or so goblins didn't even have any weapons. They huddled together, looked at the humans surrounding them with wide-eyed and terrified eyes, and grunted like pigeons.

"They're begging for mercy." Galadia pointed to 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 higher species. Ordinary goblins can accept orders from higher species, but they have no language ability, only the instinct to obey, eat, drink, kill, and mate. Even if they use mind control magic, they can only obtain fragmented chaotic memories. ," Galadia said as she took out medicines to treat the three girls who were horrified, "it's very difficult for them to surrender honestly."

"That's useless." Griffith pushed the militia away and stood in front of the terrified Goblin with two swords in hand.

"You don't have the concept of repentance either.

"That would save trouble."

(End of this chapter)