Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

"Enemy attack—!!!"

Cecilia's clear shout pierced through the rain, instantly shattering the tranquility of Flower Stone Village.

Leo glanced at the elven archer's profile with some confusion.

Her perception was higher than her own 7 points, and she could detect the enemy's attack faster, but it didn't seem to be much higher.

Nine points of perception? That's probably not enough.

So, are those 8 points of perception?

"Croak!"

Accompanied by chilling screams, dozens of gaunt and grotesque short figures, interspersed with a few exceptionally tall individuals, surged towards Huashi Village from all directions like a burst dam of dark green water.

The falling rain, violently swept away by the onslaught, was smashed into scattered splashes.

"Village guards, proceed as planned! Elderly people, children, and anyone still outside, evacuate to the village center immediately!"

Hassen, the dwarf standing near the village entrance, reacted quickly. He grabbed the tower shield leaning against the side, rushed to the village entrance, and slammed the shield heavily into the mud.

Amidst the splashing sewage, he stood like an iron tower, blocking the entrance to the village from the direction where the most goblins were attacking.

Behind him followed five or six young men from the village, some carrying pitchforks, others wooden sticks. They were pale-faced and their eyes showed fear, but none of them flinched.

Behind them lies the village where they were born and raised, where their families still live. They have nowhere left to retreat!

"Leo, remove the temporary warehouse in the center of the village and protect the elderly and weak in the village. Leave this place to us."

Cecilia remained calm and swiftly moved, quickly reaching a watchtower.

Despite being called a watchtower, it is only a few meters high and was hastily erected in the past few days, making it appear somewhat rudimentary.

But as a commanding height, it is already qualified enough.

There were three such observation towers built.

This was to provide remote support to Cecilia and two other hunters in the village.

"Release the arrows!"

Cecilia arrived at the watchtower at the village entrance, where the goblins were the most numerous, the strongest, and the most pressured.

She gritted her teeth, ignoring the resistance of the damp bowstring, and suddenly released her fingers.

"Whoosh—"

An arrow pierced through the rain. During its flight, it was slightly disturbed, causing its trajectory to deviate slightly, but it still accurately struck the face of a goblin charging at the front.

The goblin let out a miserable cry and fell backward, but its fall did not affect the attack of the goblin horde behind it at all.

Cecilia maintained a firing rate of one arrow every three seconds, but there were simply too many goblins.

More goblins trampled over the corpses of their companions and charged toward the outskirts of the village.

The barricades and shallow trenches greatly slowed their charge, and the occasional arrows caused casualties. However, their overwhelming numerical advantage still allowed a large number of goblins to approach the village walls at the same time.

At this moment, Hassen, the dwarf who was guarding the entrance to the village, and a group of strong young men began to exert their strength.

They took cover and thrust out their pitchforks.

"Snap! Snap!"

The screams of goblins and the cracking of splinters mingled with the rain.

On the watchtower, Cecilia stopped targeting the goblin horde at the village entrance and began picking off the goblins trying to climb over the wooden wall.

Even so, a small number of goblins still managed to sneak into the village.

After all, the entire defensive line was too long, and Cecilia alone couldn't possibly eliminate them all from this direction.

Not to mention, the hunters on the watchtowers in the other directions were far less skilled with archery than Cecilia, and their accuracy plummeted in the harsh rainy weather.

On the other side, upon hearing Cecilia's instructions, Leo did not hesitate at all and turned to rush towards the temporary warehouse in the center of the village.

It was a reinforced wooden building used to provide shelter for the elderly and infirm of the village.

Once the gate is closed, even if goblins surround the area, they won't be able to break into the temporary warehouse for a short period of time.

"Quick! Everyone keep up! Don't look back!"

As he ran, Leo shouted to the fleeing villagers on the road, directing them towards the temporary warehouse.

The village had warned them beforehand that today was dangerous and that they shouldn't stray too far from the temporary warehouse, but there were always some self-proclaimed "clever" individuals who thought the Ge Mie Squad's words were just scare tactics to get more rewards...

There is never a shortage of fools in the world.

Of course, they are only a minority; most of them are children who sneak out and can't stay still.

Soon, Leo rushed to the door of the temporary warehouse.

At that moment, the door was wide open, and two women stood trembling on either side of it, looking as if they wanted to lock the door tightly but were also worried that people coming later would be blocked outside.

Upon seeing Leo, the two village women visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Leo looks young, he is, after all, one of the "members" of the adventurer's party.

In times of crisis, they are certainly more reliable than ordinary people.

"You are ready to close the door at any time."

Leo's gaze drifted into the depths of the temporary warehouse, where he saw little Eve sitting obediently inside, and he felt a slight sense of relief.

He barely spoke to the other villagers in Huashi Village, but Eve was different.

When the Goblin Slayer Squad went out to investigate the goblin situation, the little girl would always sit in a corner of the yard, obediently watching him practice his profession skills, and promptly handing him water or food when he stopped.

Over time, a certain "affection" developed between them. At least, Leo couldn't bear to see Eve being harmed by goblins in front of him.

Now that she is in the temporary warehouse, she is at least safe until the warehouse is breached.

Eve, who kept glancing towards the warehouse door, immediately noticed the look Leo was giving her.

The girl's big, gray-blue eyes lit up, she raised her hand and waved it vigorously, a smile as beautiful as a flower blooming on her face.

Leo nodded to her, then looked away and turned to the two village women guarding the gate: "You two stand here and close the gate immediately after I give the order."

"Yes."

"I understand."

With their "backbone" in their hearts, the two felt much more at ease.

Leo turned around and gazed into the distance through the slightly hazy rain.

A series of disheveled figures approached the temporary warehouse, with a few short, dark green figures hanging in the shadows behind them.

It's a goblin that has entered the village.

Their reddened eyes resembled pairs of ferocious flames burning in the rain.

"Clang—"

Leo slowly pulled out the iron sword from his waist.

On the one hand, he needed to buy time for the villagers who were heading to the temporary warehouse. After all, once the gate was closed, it would be quite complicated to reopen it, and the villagers outside, who were being chased by goblins, didn't have the time to wait.

On the other hand, isn't this scenario of facing a few scattered goblins exactly the kind of practical training opportunity he wanted?

One by one, disheveled villagers swept past Leo.

As they passed by, the villagers all cast grateful glances at Leo.

They knew very well that if this "adventurer" hadn't been standing at the entrance to the temporary warehouse, the door would have been locked by the other villagers inside who were terrified.

Ignoring the villagers' gazes, Leo focused his attention on a goblin charging towards him, clutching a rough wooden stick.

A few meters behind it were three other goblins.

There are four in total.

They ran wildly in the rain, their faces contorted with a ferocious and excited urge to devour humans.

Leo's eyes flickered with a momentary daze.

At this moment, it was as if he had returned to the time when he first came into this world.

At that time, he was also facing four goblins.

However, at that time, he could only flee in a sorry state.

but now……

"Bang!"

Leo suddenly exerted force with both feet, advancing instead of retreating, and launched a charge towards the four goblins.