As a venomous snake, I evolved into a god through devouring.

The powerful leaping strike hit the scout goblin's head directly, and the branch in the goblin leader's hand shattered under the force.

The scout who took the hit head-on coughed up blood from his mouth and nose, clutched his forehead, and rolled on the ground howling in pain.

"gurrrr, gurrrrr, gu. (You have dirt on your lips. You were sneaking around eating outside. Did you think I wouldn't notice?)"

The goblin leader coldly uttered a few syllables.

The scout goblin on the ground was so badly injured that it didn't even have the strength to reply; it just twitched on the ground.

Seeing the former's miserable state, the other goblins quickly lowered their heads, not daring to meet their leader's sweeping gaze.

The group of people who were starting a fire and grilling meat suddenly became very busy, sweating profusely as they added firewood to the fire and carried ingredients, walking faster than usual.

Seeing that the intimidation had worked well, the goblin leader stretched a satisfied smile across his ugly face, which resembled dried tree bark, and then spoke to the bowing goblins.

"gurrr (There's not much food left)"

It paused, then continued in what it thought was an authoritative voice.

"gurrrr, gurrrrr, gurrrrr. (But it doesn't matter, we weren't born to hunt anyway, so I've made a decision.)"

"gurrrr, gurrrrr. (Three days later, on the night of the next day, go and plunder the nearby human settlements.)"

"gurrrr (Boss, we can't go.)"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other goblins, who had been keeping their heads down, suddenly objected. Seeing their leader's fierce gaze sweep over them, the goblin who had spoken hurriedly offered an explanation.

"gurrrr, gurrr, gurrrrr, gurrrr! (We are not numerous enough. Humans have sharp swords and shields, and they also know magic. They will kill us all!)"

This goblin spoke extremely fast, but what it said resonated with and was echoed by the other goblins.

"gurrrr (Yeah, yeah)"

"gurrr (That's too dangerous!)"

They spoke in hushed tones, their voices carrying a hint of humble negotiation, fearing that their leader might suddenly fly into a rage and draw his knife.

"gurrrrr, gurrrr (Don't worry, I've already seen it.)"

To their surprise, this time the leader did not get angry, but spoke calmly.

"gurrrrrr, gurrrrr. (The strongest among humans have all been drawn to the red calamity that fell from the sky a few days ago.)"

"gurrrrrrr, gurrrrr, gurrrrrr. (Now, only weak women, children, and dying old people remain in their homeland; they are utterly incapable of resisting our attack.)"

The leader's voice was deep and seductive.

"gurrrrrrgurrrr, gurrrr. (Think about how long it's been since you've had fresh meat; this is an opportunity you can't miss.)"

Upon hearing this, the goblins' expressions of fear gradually changed, and their amber eyes slowly reflected a greedy, greasy gleam in the light of the campfire.

Children with fair skin and tender flesh are the best food, as are women who can bear them offspring; they can give birth to several offspring for them in just two months.

Farm tools can be melted down into weapons and equipment, and the food stored by humans can sustain them through the coming winter.

If they succeed just once, the group will grow rapidly.

They could even occupy the hilltop before winter arrives, using it as a base to search for wolves in the forest and train a goblin cavalry force.

Goblin shamans with magical talents may also emerge from within the tribe.

At that time, they might even join forces to kill individual humans with great power!

The goblins had completely forgotten their previous fear; some of them were even salivating uncontrollably because of their imagined spoils, their foul-smelling saliva overflowing and dripping onto the ground.

It was as if they had already set foot on human territory and claimed all the resources for themselves.

The goblin leader leaped back onto the rock, drew the scimitar from its waist, and roared to the sky.

"gurrrrr! gurrrr! (Looting! Slaughter!)"

"gurrrrr! gurrrr! (Looting! Slaughter!)"

"gurrrrr! gurrrr! (Looting! Slaughter!)"

The goblins below echoed their leader's commands, shouting and screaming wildly.

Even the scout goblin, who had been nearly killed by the leader earlier, disregarded his injuries and howled along with them.

They pounded the ground and their meager armor with whatever they held, their leaping shadows crisscrossing wildly on the ground, the eerie sounds carrying far and wide, causing many animals in the darkness to retreat in fear.

……

"It looks like these goblins are planning to raid a village."

Late at night, Kasper hid among the branches of a large tree, observing the movements of the goblins not far below while pondering the situation.

Ever since his last encounter with goblins near his home, Casper has been investigating where these disgusting creatures are hiding.

They have a distinct stench and make no attempt to conceal their presence.

By tracking footprints and pheromones in the air, Casper finally located a ravine about 2 kilometers from his tree hollow and saw a fire coming from there on the night he began his search.

He lurked about 200 meters away from the fire, observing the creatures' every move, and discovered that they seemed to be in a restless and active state recently.

Recalling the occasional sounds of human children nearby during the day, and the smoke rising from chimneys in the distance at dusk, he quickly understood the reason.

Beside the campfire, a goblin was using stones he had picked up from the riverbank to sharpen his scimitar and spear, and repair his protective gear.

The other one skewered the fish and insects he caught onto tree branches and roasted them by the campfire.

The one atop the highest rock was exceptionally robust, a head taller than the others, and even wore the most complete leather armor; unsurprisingly, it was their leader.

"2 logistics, 1 command, 7 combat personnel. Among the combat personnel, 2 are scouts who run around to investigate. The remaining 5 consist of 2 spearmen, 2 front-line soldiers with swords and shields, and 1 archer."

The spears were made by binding a sharp stone to a wooden stick, the bows and arrows were extremely crude, and the leather armor was no match for the slashes of a decent standard sword.

However, such a configuration was more than enough to massacre the unarmed elderly, weak, women and children in villages.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early; this is an opportunity."

All the goblins were focused on preparing for battle, and since there were no other monsters nearby, they also stopped scouting the environment.

The food will be fully digested in about 8 hours, which is roughly noon...

Kasper flicked his tongue and slowly climbed down the tree trunk.

Silently.