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

[I should have brought An Jie Ni here earlier.]

With Angeline's eyesight, she should be able to tell who is the captain among the ten people.

"The Holy Academy?"

After finishing this sentence, Ella heard the other party whispering. It is also worth mentioning that the other party's voice gave people a feeling of slurred speech, which seemed to be caused by long-term isolation from the outside world.

After a brief discussion, the goblin who should be the captain spoke again.

"Are there only four of you?"

"No, we have companions following us. There are twelve of us in total, and we have six horses."

"The North Gate still serves as a checkpoint. If you pay the entrance fee of two silver coins, I will—"

"Captain, they are from the ground."

"What if they're here to gather intelligence?"

When the goblin captain was about to let Ella and her group into the city, the goblins standing on both sides immediately tried to dissuade them, and seemed to be very wary of the people on the ground.

However, this was already expected by Ella, so she proposed a compromise.

"We can wait in the lounge of the city wall first, and then have someone responsible use interrogation magic on us."

As long as they know that our group is from the Holy Academy and poses no threat to the goblins, they will naturally not make things difficult for us. Judging from the fact that they did not show hostility right from the start, the goblins may be much easier to get along with than we imagined.

After discussing for a while, the goblins agreed to Ella's proposal. Except for one goblin who was responsible for observing Ella's movements, the rest of them all walked down the city wall.

"Captain, where's the hinge?"

"How should I know? We just got here today."

"Wow, no one even reported the gate rotting, so what is this? A rat's nest? It stinks."

"Captain, I found the hinge!"

"Oh! Open the gate quickly."

"But it's rusted and can't be used anymore."

A hilarious conversation came from inside the heavy city gate. Ella couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and tilt her head with a very strange expression.

"It seems like we've encountered some difficulties."

"The garrison didn't even report the decay of the city gates. Even in the kingdoms with their imperfect systems, they would be sentenced to death. They actually made the princess wait outside the city for such a small matter. Humph."

"I don't think it's a big deal, or maybe I just want to help them. Lotte feels the same way, right?"

“Eh…”

In response to Ella's malicious question, Lotte could only give a wry smile.

After waiting for a while, the goblins made a surprising proposal.

"The city gate hasn't been repaired in a long time. You should climb up using a rope."

After saying this, the soldiers were kind enough to drop a rope from the city wall, one end of which was tied securely to the battlement.

"Just hold on tight, we'll pull you out."

“No matter how you look at it, this is outrageous…”

Even if the other party drove her away because the city gate could not be opened, Ella thought it was normal. But now that they kindly offered her a way to enter the city, Ella felt at a loss. Leaving would seem inhumane, but following the other party's wishes would damage the dignity of the demon clan.

"Let us help open the gate! You push from the inside, and we'll help from the outside."

Berg shouted his proposal, but the goblins scoffed.

"Huh? This is birch wood wrapped in mithril. Even with a siege engine, it would take ages to break it open. How can we open it so easily with just a few of us? Are you crazy?"

"If you don't want to use the rope to come up, then go back. We're just temporary reserves here. The north gate was originally abandoned—"

Quack, quack, quack——

Like a gear that hadn't been oiled for a long time, the city gate made a low and shrill scream. With the combined efforts of Camisia and Ella, the city gate was easily opened. Not only that, even the second upper and lower opening gate inside was lifted by Ella, and finally fixed in mid-air by the "solidification" magic.

The goblins who took in this scene opened their mouths wide, as if an egg was stuffed in their throats, and made sounds of shock that were incoherent. By the time they came to their senses, Ella and the other three had already walked into the city.

"You must be kidding!"

The first sentence was filled with shock and exclamation, and then all the goblins wiped their eyes in disbelief. However, the fact was that Ella lifted the city gate with one hand. With the help of level 30 basic strength and multiple "strength enhancements", it was not difficult to lift the fence-like city gate.

"Even the seven knights protecting the kingdom can't lift the city gate with one hand, right?"

"This power... is so beautiful."

"She will definitely become the most beautiful woman in the kingdom."

Putting aside the fact that the Seven Knights sounded weak, first of all, there seemed to be something wrong with the goblins' aesthetics - it was as if they were a race that regarded strength as beauty.

"Well, since there's a race that uses twintails as a beauty pageant standard, it's understandable that strength is considered beautiful. It feels like it's no longer strange at all."

While thinking this, Ella introduced herself to the goblins who came to her with fiery eyes, concealing their identities. Goblins are generally short in stature, and even adult goblins look about the same height as Ella.

"I'm Ella, a third-year student at the Sacred Academy. These people are my friends. We'd like to travel to the elven territory of Malborune through your country. I hope you can inform them for us."

"What's the point of reporting this? There's absolutely no need. Beautiful women don't lie. I believe you."

"Hey, I'm the captain!"

"You are the temporarily assigned captain! Human lady, please allow me to lead the way. We are unable to complete the entry procedures. Please follow me to a place where we can complete the entry procedures."

"Don't go too far, you bastard!"

"Human lady, please choose me! I know which inn has the cheapest food!"

Feeling embarrassed by the goblins pushing and shoving each other to the point of a fight, Ella looked behind her at Lotte, who had a complicated expression, and Camisia, who was frowning repeatedly, before speaking hesitantly.

"As for the entrance fee—I only have Demon King coins and the continent's common currency."

"Why would we need an entrance fee at this time—?"

Halfway through his words, the goblin suddenly changed his tone and turned his gaze to the elven amulet hanging around Berg's neck.

"Is this... proof of being a friend of the elves?"

Chapter 37: The Fire Fairy's Riot

"What's the problem?"

Following the goblin soldier's gaze, Berg picked up the pendant from his neck and showed it to everyone.

The goblins looked at each other and took a step forward solemnly.

"Could you please show it to us? We, the goblins, and the elves have an agreement that those who hold a token must be treated with noble courtesy."

"That's fine, but I'm only holding the amulet temporarily. I need to return it to the Sacred Academy afterwards."

"We only recognize the token. As for why that place called the Holy Academy gave the token to you, it is not something we need to know."

[This is truly outrageous... What if it's taken away by someone with malicious intentions?]

Seeing the goblins holding the tokens in their hands and examining them carefully, Ella couldn't help but think that the goblins would be a rigid race. However, Ella didn't know that in history, the elves had given away very few tokens, and because of their preciousness, there had never been an incident of a token being lost. The person holding the token would enjoy equal aristocratic treatment within the elves according to the level of the token. This has been a tradition of the elven kingdom since its birth.

After looking it over carefully, the goblin returned the leaf carving to Berg.

"It is indeed a token of the elves. According to the agreement, you and your companions will enjoy the same treatment as barons within the territory."

"Baron? If that's the case, the token Kiru gave us should be equivalent to a viscount or earl, right? Well, we're just passing through the goblin territory anyway, so there's no need to take it out."

The tokens of her group were more exquisite than the ones Berg wore, so they should be able to enjoy the treatment of viscount or even earl. Of course, taking them out specially had a sense of showing off, and Ella did not mention here that her group also had amulets.

"Your Majesty, please go to the city with the goblin warriors. I'll go get Her Highness Iris, Ina, and the others."

"Leave this small matter to us. Please rest in the city first, my lords."

Before Ella could answer, one of the goblin soldiers stepped forward and suggested going on her behalf. However, Berg felt that if only one goblin soldier went, he might be regarded as an enemy by his companions. After some debate, they finally decided that two of them would go together, while the remaining three Ella and the others went to the temporary residence of the nobles in the royal capital to rest first.

After crossing a steep slope at least three kilometers long, Ella, Luty, and Camisia, led by the guards, arrived inside the goblin kingdom.

Unlike the stone urban style of cities on the ground, the country of the goblins is more like a cave city carved out of a huge rock. Looking up from the lower level where Ella was standing, the whole city was like a large shopping mall on Earth, with layers of circular structures extending upward to form a cylindrical shape, and the hollows in the middle were filled with straight passages for easy passage. From Ella's point of view, if neon lights were added to the roadside and escalators were built between the floors, it would be a completely surreal world. Of course, this was just Ella's imagination. In fact, the goblin territory was just an ordinary place. Except for the fact that there was no damp feeling in the air, the whole space was dim and had a strange odor, which made people frown repeatedly.

"From your looks, this is your first time in the Goblin Territory, right?"

After seeing Ella nod, the short goblin captain wearing metal armor began to act as a guide for Ella and the other two.

"This is the city our clan built six hundred years ago, led by the great King Kusk I. Although it has experienced several rebellions and invasions by fire goblins throughout history, it still stands strong today. What you are seeing now is the lower class, where the common people and slaves live. For some reason, those with ill intentions may come and go at night. We recommend that you do not go there alone—no, for a beautiful woman like you, this is nothing."

The captain's admiration made Ella feel a little helpless, and she could only focus on the surrounding scenery and pedestrians. Just like what she had seen before, the residents all lived in excavated caves, and their clothes were generally short clothes. Almost no one wore clothes without patches, and their unkempt appearance was no different from the residents on the ground - people in this world did not have the habit of taking regular baths, so Ella could fully understand.

"What's up there? It looks a lot cleaner than here."

Lotte's exclamation drew the captain's attention back to the introductions.

"The middle floor is where the slightly more affluent live, while the upper floor is where the nobles and royals live. The upper floors are clean and well-lit, and those who live here believe they have worked hard to live there."

At this point, the captain's eyes revealed a mixture of envy and hope.

"If you live upstairs, you won't have to worry about food and safety."

"Food? Even a soldier like you would go hungry?"

The one who spoke was Camisia, who looked surprised. The captain looked away with a look of "Oh no!" and then spoke nervously in a low voice.

"Although such rumors have been circulating throughout the city recently, I hope you gentlemen will not say that I told them."

"Yeah, I got it, I promise."

The captain breathed a sigh of relief at Ella's assurance, and then he explained to everyone as he walked upstairs.

"Actually, the capital has been in dire straits recently due to the fire goblin rebellion. Not only has the important farming area of ​​Feolland been engulfed by lava, but even the trading city of Ent, close to the capital, recently fell. It won't be long before the fire goblins reach the capital. As a soldier, I used to be able to at least have three meals a day, but since Feolland was invaded, I can only eat a full meal on the day I'm on duty."

"Fire Fairy? What's that?"

"Fire fairies are sentient beings born from lava. They usually appear in the form of flames and can attach themselves to lava, controlling it to transform into monsters. They are completely different from the fairies in the Elven Territory. Fairies in the Elven Territory have the same intelligence as goblins, but fire fairies attack goblins and elves indiscriminately, just like monsters. That was the conclusion before. Now, according to the Lord of Water, the fire fairies are commanded by some kind of intelligent being to gather and attack the World Tree. The fire fairies threatening the capital are led by one of the larger intelligent beings, who I believe is called Baphomet by the people above."

"Baphomieth..."

Hearing this familiar name, Ella's expression became strange. If she remembered correctly, Baphomet was a demon with a goat's head and a human body that only existed in mythology. Using the name here really made people pay attention.

"Yes, Baphrodite is a powerful monster of at least level 60. The soldiers on the front lines are losing ground because of Baphrodite's presence. Although the Water Spirit said that he would help us expel Baphrodite soon, he hasn't arrived yet. I hope—"

boom!

Before the captain could finish his words, the entire underground world shook violently as if hit by some huge object. Some fragile aerial walkways even broke. Huge rocks smashed to the ground, stirring up dust all over the sky. If there was no one below, the people who were hit would have died on the spot.

"What's wrong!"

"what happened?"

"Look over there!"

All the residents of the underground world looked towards the south at this moment, and then their eyes were filled with fear.

A huge gap appeared on the south side of the cylindrical city due to the impact, and fiery red hot lava also poured into the city along with the huge arms extending from the gap.

Chapter 38 Cleaning

Like the residents of the underground world, Ella also looked at the huge arm that penetrated the city. It was just a palm, but it was the size of an ordinary house. It was speculated that the main body should be not far from the size of a dragon.

Along with the palm, there is also fiery red lava. If you look closely, you can find that this lava is actually a kind of monster. Once it falls to the ground, it will turn into the shape of a fire snake or a fire giant, and attack the surrounding residents indiscriminately.

In just less than a minute, the underground city turned into a mess. The goblin residents ran desperately to the upper levels regardless of the guards' obstruction, while fire snakes and fire giants chased the crowd and fought with the soldiers on guard. The streets were a sea of ​​fire, and the shouts and roars mixed together, forming a scene like hell.

"Princess, would you like to meet the attack?"

Camisia said solemnly after leading Ella, Lotte, and the captain who served as their guide to a safe corner.

Just in case, Ella scanned the terrain. The creatures formed from the lava were fire fairies ranging in level from 10 to 20, while the giant creature destroying the wall was undetectable, presumably at least level 50. While it wasn't impossible for Camisia to engage, if the opponent was a monster above level 60, she might be injured.

As Ella was considering what to do next, a powerful male voice echoed from the cylindrical city.

"Don't panic! Soldiers will fight the monsters, and the seven knights of the kingdom will handle the big guys!"

Shortly after she finished speaking, four goblins flying in the air appeared in Ella's field of vision. Judging from their identification skills, these four goblins were the "Seven Knights of the Goblin Kingdom" and were at the top of the country's power.

"Are they okay?"

Ella frowned worriedly.