I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

"Don't worry, just hide somewhere far away."

"but--"

“Aaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Just like desperate people being chased by some terrifying creature, the goblins completely ignored the thorns around them that would scratch their skin and rushed towards Ella desperately. Even when they saw humans in front of them, they had no intention of avoiding them. Compared to humans, the scorching heat radiating from their backs was more terrifying. If they slowed down, they would be crushed by the slime with flames all over its body.

Of course, Ella wouldn't let the goblins run head-on into her, and she didn't want them to rush past her and encounter her companions behind her, so—

"Strong Airflow, Wind Binding."

The strong wind that suddenly gathered in the forest formed a wind wall in front of Ella, and all the goblins that hit it were blown aside.

Compared to the ice wall created by Iris, the wind wall formed by the strong airflow is somewhat softer. You know, when I was first training with Angelini, I often used "strong airflow" to catch Angelini who was knocked away by Instructor Yajie.

After confirming that the goblins would no longer bump into her and her companions, Ella used the "Wind Binding" on the Fiery Slime that was a little further away. Although her vision was blocked by the dense bushes of the primeval forest, with the "Terrain Search" in place, the skill would hardly miss, and the slimes were confined to the spot by the "Wind Binding".

However, despite the restrictions, the bushes between Ella and the slime soon showed signs of being scorched, then quickly caught fire and fell to the ground in ashes. Ella had a hunch that if this wasn't a humid summer forest, it would definitely cause a forest fire.

As the bushes were cleared, everyone was able to see the appearance of the Fiery Slime. Apart from its large size and the flames burning on its surface, the Fiery Slime had a translucent body made of gel like ordinary slimes. Inside its body was a magic core only the size of a fingernail. Probably to avoid being targeted, the magic core kept flowing in the slime's body.

"Is this the reason I couldn't defeat the goblins... Putting aside the aiming issue, I already failed because I didn't have a long enough weapon."

Not to mention that the goblins had no decent weapons at all. Although she only took a quick look, Ella could only see weapons such as stones tied to branches with vines, which were similar to stone axes. Even so, it seemed to be a very high configuration among the goblins. Most of the thin goblins did not even have weapons, and only held stones in their hands.

As for wearing protective gear, it goes without saying. Except for the Goblin King who had simple clothes made of animal skins, the others only wore grass skirts that could barely cover their bodies. Now the grass skirts had disappeared due to the scorching flames, and many goblins were left completely naked.

The lack of equipment and the difference in talent as creatures doomed the goblins to be unable to defeat the Fiery Slime.

【If you think about it this way, Goblins might be unexpectedly pitiful.】

Of course, attacking humans was equally annoying. Camisia had written about goblins attacking passing merchants in her past reports, so she didn't have a good impression of goblins. If she had to say something, it was probably that although she felt it was pitiful that they were treated as food or toys by monsters, she didn't want to give them special equipment.

"Stopped?"

Seeing the Flame Slime stopped by the Wind Binding Technique, the Goblin King opened his mouth wide, his cloudy eyes filled with disbelief.

"Even the pit isn't working..."

With that kind of size, the pit won't work at all.

Although she wanted to say something, the preaching tone was not suitable for the current occasion, so Ella chose to continue focusing her attention on the slime.

After all, the slimes were not targeting her, so in order to avoid arguments, Ella chose to try to communicate.

"If you leave now, I'll—seem like we can't communicate anymore."

Before he could finish his words, one of the five fire slimes spewed flames at him. Of course, it was not as spectacular as a dragon's breath, but it felt more like spitting out a mouthful of burning saliva.

I'm such an idiot for choosing to communicate with monsters.

After cursing inwardly, Ella pointed the tip of the Heavenly Punishment Pestle at the immobile Fiery Slime. To deal with the Fiery Slime, just using auxiliary magic was enough.

""water"."

Without any warning, a huge water ball with a diameter of more than five meters appeared above the heads of each of the five Flame Slimes, and then wrapped up the Flame Slimes under the gaze of the Goblin King with his pupils constricted.

呲——

Just like red-hot charcoal being put into water, there was a constant hissing sound, and the flames on the Fiery Slime were extinguished in an instant. Its size also shrank to the size of a palm at a speed visible to the naked eye. The gel-formed body kept struggling in the water ball, and the translucent orange-red body even showed signs of turning blue.

The original Fire Slime turned into Swamp Slime due to a sudden change in the environment.

Ella, who witnessed this scene from the "Terrain Search", had a strange expression on her face. She originally just wanted to drive away these slimes, but she didn't expect that now she would directly change their attributes. Slimes are really too strange creatures.

After Ella released the water ball, these fiery slimes jumped away from her quickly like mice seeing a cat.

“This is truly wonderful, God!”

The Goblin King, who had witnessed the miracle with his own eyes, knelt on the ground again in sincerity. Although he had seen magic casters who lost their way in the forest before, those magic casters always looked extremely embarrassed and only took a passive attitude when seeing the monsters and did not fight head-on. Ella was the first person he had seen who defeated the Fiery Slime with just one spell.

You know, in order to resist these five Fiery Slimes, the Goblin Village mobilized all its possible combat forces, but even so, it had to end up being chased everywhere by them.

This made the Goblin King more certain of his faith. Not only did it give him wisdom, but it also helped him and his people in times of crisis. What could be more admirable than this?

At that moment, not only the Goblin King, but also the other goblins who realized that they were saved followed suit and kowtowed to Ella. However, ordinary goblins had obvious differences in language from the Goblin King. They could only speak very simple phrases, and some could only make "ga ga" roars.

[No matter how you look at it, this is too exaggerated...]

Ella scratched her cheek in distress.

"I didn't expect you could even capture goblins. Ella-chan is truly a weirdo."

"No... I think there's a deep misunderstanding here..."

The first thing to understand is the stone tablet that the Goblin King mentioned. But before that, he must first solve the problems that the Goblin King might be worried about, so that he can lead the way for him without worry. After all, according to the Goblin King, the place where the inscription is hidden is called the Death Cave, and the name sounds very ominous. Although he doesn't think there will be any problems, it is better to adopt a safe plan.

Unlike the Goblin King, the goblins that followed suffered even more severe burns. Many of their skin peeled off due to friction with the vines, revealing the blood-stained white flesh underneath. Some of them even lay directly on the ground, their chests rising and falling weakly, looking like they were about to die.

Of course, for Ella, who could only use healing magic, it was not a particularly difficult task. With the combination of healing magic and diluting magic potion, the goblins' bodies were quickly restored. Apart from the time needed to recuperate their physical strength, nothing else was needed.

As the goblins wiped their tears of gratitude, Ella looked at the Goblin King with some worry.

"Could you elaborate on what you just said about the Death Cave?"

"Yes……"

The Goblin King carefully glanced at Iris behind Ella, who was giving him a warning look that said, "If you lie, I will kill you immediately."

"It was probably not long after I was born. At that time, I was being chased by a silver wolf. I had no choice but to flee to the Death Cave, where the monsters dared not approach. That's where you can see the purple light emitting now."

The place the Goblin King pointed to was exactly his destination.

Ella asked.

"Is Death Cave the general name for that place?"

"Yes, besides me, all the other intelligent monsters in the forest call it that. Legend has it that no monster can survive the Death Cave, and coupled with the ominous purple light that holds up Sky Island, no one wants to get close."

Perhaps because of something he had experienced, the Goblin King's ugly face showed a lingering fear.

However, humans couldn't read the goblins' expressions, so Ella didn't notice this.

"But you said you'd been in the Death Cave, right? How did you get out?"

"I, I was lucky. The strange fish didn't notice me. I saw the inscription you left there and the fruit that can fill your stomach. After eating one, I found that I had the ability to speak. If it weren't for you—"

"We'll talk about that later. Could the strange fish you're talking about be the same calamity monster from a few days ago?"

Ella raised an eyebrow. She really didn't think that a beast of that size could hide underground. Even if it could, it would cause huge changes on the surface when it appeared in the outside world. In fact, from the picture she had just seen while looking down at the surrounding mountains, there was no sign of damage near the cave.

"The Calamity Behemoth? My Lord God, I've never heard of that name. If you're referring to the strange fish that swam in the sky a few days ago, I'm sure it was that creature I saw in the Death Caverns—but you said a few days ago... that means you also saw that strange fish. Could it be that you defeated it?"

"No...I didn't do that."

The person who actually took action was Luti.

But the Goblin King clearly took Ella's words as a sign of modesty. As proof, the look of reverence on his face deepened even more than before.

Ella coughed twice.

"Ahem, you're saying you're certain it's the strange fish you saw. Does that mean the Calamity Beast left the cave long ago?"

"That shouldn't be the case. I've always lived in this forest and have never seen anything come out of the cave..."

"Will there be two disaster beasts?"

Ella looked back at Iris in confusion, and Iris replied with an unknown answer.

"Well, you'll know once you see it with your own eyes. If there's a second one, leave it to me."

Mitis patted her chest and the wings behind her flapped slightly.

"I always feel that it's a little unreliable..."

"Ella, that's so rude!"

“Ahahaha…”

In response to Mitis's anger, Ella could only give a perfunctory wry smile.

Chapter 63 Cutscene

"God, the Death Cave is just ahead."

The Goblin King pointed to a cave hidden behind dense trees ahead. If it weren't for the unusually strong purple light emitting from it, it would definitely be mistaken for the nest of some burrowing creature.

"We're finally here! I definitely don't want to come to a place like this a second time."

Mitis waved her hand in disgust. She had had enough of the poisonous insects and thick humidity.

"Sir, if you don't mind, you may apply this leaf on yourself."

In order to prove that they were not poisonous, the Goblin King, who was almost as tall as Shen Gan, smeared the picked leaves on himself. An extremely pungent smell immediately rushed into everyone's nostrils. Although it was not unbearable, it was definitely not pleasant.

Everyone, including Ella, subconsciously avoided the situation. Mitis, who had brought up the topic, immediately reached out to stop the Goblin King.

"Stop, stop! I get it, but we're almost at the cave. If there really is a strange fish in there, it would be bad if we were discovered by this smell, so let's forget it."

"Is there any strange smell?"

The Goblin King frowned—if he had eyebrows—and looked utterly puzzled.

Perhaps because he has been applying tree sap on his body for a long time to avoid mosquitoes, he has become immune to this smell. Ella couldn't help but look at the Goblin King's body. Perhaps the goblin's gray-green skin was stained by this sap.

There was a rustling sound in the bushes on the right, and Linglan and others who were responsible for removing the traps lined up in front of Ella.

"Lord Aira, there are no other monsters around."

"Well, we're going to go in and investigate something. Linglan, you guys just wait outside—stay alert."

"Yes, Lady Ella, if you find anything unusual, please return immediately. Your safety is the most important thing."

After waving to Lingran, who bowed slightly, Ella extended the terrain search underground. Although she had not originally intended to use the "terrain search", for safety reasons, it was better to adopt a safe plan.

Unlike expectations, the underground structure was not an intricate one like an ant nest, but a simple structure with only two forked roads leading obliquely to the ground. If there were no obstacles in the middle, it would not take more than a few minutes at the speed everyone was moving.

[It would be nice if there really was nothing...]

Ella couldn't help but smile bitterly inwardly. For the first time, the "Terrain Search" showed an unexplorable blank area here. The ends of the two forks in the road were covered by a blurry white light, making it impossible to see inside clearly.

"Is it because my level isn't high enough? Or is it really related to the Loli God, so it's not working? Well, either way, it can't be put into practice."

Linglan and the soldiers were nearby, so it was impossible for him to switch professions in public.

[As expected, I can only go down and take a look. If there are no obstacles or traps on the road, I can retreat immediately even if I encounter anything.]

Having said that, Ella actually didn't think there would be any danger at all. After all, even the Goblin King walked out of it safely, so there would be no problem for her. If there was a disaster beast hidden in it, it would be nothing under the control of Mitis's monsters. And if it was related to the Loli God, then it would not be a problem at all. Although the Loli God seemed difficult to communicate with, he was actually a very kind person - probably.

"Sir, do you want to come in?"

Perhaps because he was afraid of the strange fish, a look of fear appeared on the Goblin King's face.

"Your people should be waiting for you in the village."

The subtext is to let the Goblin King go back.

The Goblin King, realizing this, hesitated for a moment and took a deep breath.

"No, I will wait here for your triumphant return."

“Is that so…”

This statement, which was like raising a flag, made Ella feel a little troubled. Of course, she would not forcibly drive away the Goblin King who wanted to stay. She could only put on an expression of "I understand, let's do it" and then turned to look at Iris behind her.

"Can you see what's inside the cave, Elise?"

"Of course you can, but going deeper underground will require more mana. Currently, there are no monsters in the tunnels within a hundred yards. Has Ella-chan found anything?"

"There's a fork in the road that leads to two different locations. I can't see what's inside."

"It's the same as always, this abnormal detection ability."

Elise sighed helplessly.

"Even Miss Ella can't see clearly what's inside..."

"Yeah, but I don't think there should be any danger. There are no traps in the cave. If you encounter anything, just run out immediately."

"It's safe... Ella-chan, should we split into two teams?"

Hearing that there was no danger, Angeline, who had been very quiet all the time, immediately came to Ella with a sickle in her arms, her sapphire eyes full of anticipation.

"If we split into two teams, we can find the stone tablet with little Ella's portrait engraved on it faster, right?"