Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"Well... I just happened to rescue them, don't worry... They are safe and sound, and they are still thinking about you, so I came here."

Speaking of this, Kato Megumi hesitated for a moment and then asked.

"I saw those goblins looking for you just now. I thought... you escaped from there... Can you tell me where you came from?"

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 125 Chapter Sneaking into the Lair (I)

The topic about goblins seemed to have touched Norma's psychological shadow. When faced with Kato Megumi's questioning, Norma's face suddenly turned blue and black, and he looked terrified.

However, with Kato Megumi's sacred treatment and comfort, her emotions soon calmed down.

"S-sorry...I...I'm so numb just now."

"No, it's my fault... I reminded you of bad things." Kato Hui said apologetically, "I was too anxious. Seeing you like this reminded me of the women of the same kind who were captured, so I was anxious to ask you where they were and rescue them."

“Is that so? That’s great…”

It seemed that because of Kato Megumi's words, she resonated in her heart. Thinking of her own situation and other people in the same situation, the excitement and hope in her heart suddenly suppressed the fear engraved in her body and mind. After calming down, Norma took the initiative to provide information to Kato Megumi, including where she escaped from and how the goblins were distributed.

At first, Nona's speech was a little stuttering and halting, but looking at the gentle eyes of the person in front of her, her hope for the future, and her hatred for the goblins, her thoughts became clearer and more logical, and even some unintentional details during the escape were clearly expressed by her.

"You mean there are wolf-riding goblins and goblin shamans here?"

"Yeah, yeah... there are... a lot."

In response to Kato Megumi's question, he confirmed it hesitantly.

"Well, I already know the information you mentioned. Leave the rest to me. You can go to my space and have a good rest for a while... You must be very tired after escaping on the road, right?"

Kato Megumi consulted Norma, and with her consent, she took her into the space, while she sneaked into the place of imprisonment alone based on the information Norma provided.

"It seems that this nest is really big..." Kato Hui murmured, "I didn't expect there would be so many Wolf Goblins and Goblin Shamans. However, for the goblins, the greater the gap, the more unstable the order will be, which is still good for them."

Because the place where the women were held was a kind of concentration camp-like place, and seemingly for convenience, it was located inside a huge tree hole in the center of the city.

Kato Megumi looked up and saw a huge tree trunk standing in the center of the city, with a rough estimated diameter of about 500 meters. It was just a huge trunk with a crown, leaves and other things, but instead there were dense roots. Whether above the head or underground, the dense roots cooperated firmly with the magic barrier to fix this space.

Kato Megumi had never seen this kind of tree before, and of course she had never seen it in the information about the temple. Perhaps this was a masterpiece of ancient magicians, and its purpose was to support this space and prevent collapse due to earthquakes and other reasons.

But it doesn't matter, her goal is there anyway. Although the magic barrier also supports the stability of this space, its main function is not to support this space. On the contrary, this tree trunk is the most important supporting point to stabilize this space. If you want to blow up the ruins, you must blow up this trunk as well.

The trunk is in the center of the city, which means that any road can lead there. Because of Norma's escape, the defense of this route has been greatly strengthened, and there are more and more patrols.

Therefore, Kato Megumi extracted useful content from Norma's information center, chose a new path, and headed towards the center.

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As expected, due to the strengthened defense on the other side, the number of people on the road chosen by Kato Megumi was greatly reduced. Under the loose supervision of the goblins, Kato Megumi easily came to the vicinity of the tree trunk. The tree trunk that blocked out the sun suddenly came into her sight.

"So many goblins..."

When she reached the tree trunk, Kato Megumi could no longer move forward.

Because unlike the goblins wandering around outside, the area near the tree trunk is where the real goblins gather, whether they are big goblins, goblin shamans, or wolf-riding goblins. In the 10 minutes that Kato Megumi was hiding in the abandoned house and looking out, there were almost three waves of big goblins passing by. There were too many guards and people here.

How to do it?

Kato Megumi pursed her lips and tried hard to think about how to sneak inside.

It is definitely not possible to just break in. One person cannot fight four hands. Breaking in by force is undoubtedly seeking death, so the best way is to sneak in quietly without being discovered by others.

But the problem is how to sneak in quietly. Such tight defenses cannot be simply reduced to avoid being discovered. After all, presence is not invisibility. If someone is particularly alert, he will definitely be discovered. Moreover, even if he is invisible, it is not necessarily a foolproof plan. Invisibility only hides the body shape, but the breathing, breath, heartbeat, and smell. These cannot be hidden and will be discovered by the goblins sooner or later.

Through the cracks in the ruins, Kato Megumi looked at the goblins coming and going outside, and her eyes couldn't help but become empty.

In fact, she was not without a solution. When she came here earlier and decided to blow up the tree trunk, she already had an idea in her mind: is there anything that could be more useful than space?

The answer is no...

As long as you hide in the space, no one will discover the existence of the space.

Of course, at least not at this stage, because in this world, there is a gap in magic. Space magic and invisibility magic seem to have been lost. There is no powerful spell to fight. In the words of Miss Witch, this world is too low-end. It can only be used as the foundation of magic. Fighting one against ten thousand? Maybe it was possible in the past, but it is definitely not possible now.

Just as Kato Megumi was lost in thought, the saxophone king insect that had been serving as an ornament on her hair suddenly flew up. It seemed that it had digested the food in its stomach, and it began to circle around Kato Megumi, and from time to time it sent Kato Megumi a desire to act coquettishly and beg for food.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Are you hungry..."

Getting a definite answer from the vague thought, Kato Megumi produced a little holy light and attached it to the tips of her fingers for it to eat. The king insect also obediently lay down between Kato Megumi's fingers and slowly gnawed them.

Kato Megumi just stared at it eating and became dazed.

"Ah! Perhaps this is the way..."

Kato Megumi clapped her hands and suddenly realized something. She took off the necklace around her neck and remembered a function she had not used before, which was to change the shape of the space carrier.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 126 General Chapter Infiltrating the Lair (Part )

The exquisite carrier gathered a wisp of light in the light silver-white light and turned into a gauze, emitting a faint glow.

Kato Megumi fumbled with the space carrier in her hand, then extended her mental power to wrap the carrier, and began to use the authority of the space to change the shape of the carrier; ever since she contracted the space using the method taught by the witch lady, Kato Megumi has had the authority to change the space carrier, but because the shape of the sun necklace was beautifully shaped by the previous owner, Kato Megumi did not change the appearance of the necklace.

However, at this moment she should perhaps use this authority to change the appearance of the space, making it as small as dust so that others would not be able to easily find it, and then attach herself to the king insect and let it take her in.

Even if there are bugs in the ruins, I believe they would not care about a lone bug.

She shaped the shape of the carrier in her mind, and in her hand, the necklace began to change along with the model she presented, then became smaller and smaller, and finally became a small black dot the size of a sesame seed. "This is it..." Kato Megumi touched the sesame seed in her hand, "Well... Although it doesn't look good, it's small enough, so it's fine..."

Looking at the saxophone that was gnawing on the holy light, Kato Megumi took out glue from the space and stuck the black sesame seeds in her hand under its body.

"Buzz?"

"Be good~don't move"

Because Kato Megumi was the owner, the saxophone did not resist her actions until Kato Megumi glued the black sesame seeds on it. Then the saxophone felt a little uncomfortable. It used its tentacles to pull at the black sesame seeds under its body, trying to remove the foreign object from its body.

"Be good, don't move. Take it with you and I'll give you more delicious food later..."

Kato Megumi conveyed her thoughts to it.

Delicious food? Lots!

When the naive Yi heard that there would be more delicious food, he immediately behaved himself, stopped scratching, and even used his extra tentacles to protect the black sesame seeds under his body to prevent them from falling, looking a little silly.

"Mm~ You're so good... You must listen to my instructions later..."

Kato Hui gently stroked the silver bug with her index finger, and with a thought, she disappeared from the spot and entered the inner space.

"???"

"Buzz!"

Noticing that everything around it was disappearing, the silvery-white bug suddenly became panicked and started searching everywhere.

"Don't worry, I'm here with you... just follow my instructions."

Kato Megumi discovered that the insect was looking for its owner everywhere, so she communicated with it. After many times of persuasion, the confused silver-white insect finally realized that its owner had not disappeared, but was by its side, but it could not see him now.

As long as it listens to its owner, the owner will reappear by its side and it can eat those delicious foods again.

Seeing that the saxophone outside had become well-behaved and even wanted more delicious food, he might find it a little funny. He agreed to it without hesitation and began to order it to fly towards the tree trunk.

The tree trunks that block out the sun are like a mountain standing on the ground, and countless buildings are located in a trapezoidal shape at the foot of the tree roots, embracing the tree trunks. It looks quite romantic and fantasy-style. It's a pity that most of these buildings are dilapidated and the goblins don't use them.

According to Norma's information, there is a huge nest inside the trunk. The inside of the tree is like the blood vessels in the human body, densely packed and winding. The most important thing is that it also depicts the ancient magician's space stacking technology and the temperature regulating formation. This means that the inside of the trunk is the real nest of the goblins.

As for the buildings built by humans outside, the goblins simply disdained them and did not use them. This was not only because of their living habits, but also because the houses outside were no match for the inside of the tree trunks.

Outside, the silver bug found a hole and flew in in an orderly manner, but the guards on both sides of the hole didn't notice it at all and let the bug break in unscrupulously.

The passage inside the trunk is large, but it is enough for three or four people to walk side by side. As soon as I entered, countless forks appeared in front of me. If other adventurers came in, they might be at a loss because of the countless forks. However, Kato Hui was different. She had the Sax King Bug to lead the way. The little bug had been exposed to the smell of Norma before, and the Sax King Bug's sense of smell was always very sensitive. It was best to let him find it.

Sure enough, as soon as it entered the cave, the silvery-white bug was not disturbed by these forks at all. Instead, it followed the smell in the air and flew straight to one of the forks. It flew over the heads of countless goblins, and countless forks appeared in front of it.

As the silver-white little insect moved forward, it encountered a total of more than a dozen forks in the road, which were so densely packed that it would easily get lost if it was not careful, which made Kato Megumi sigh.

Fortunately, she came by herself and had a smart little creature like the silver-white bug in her hand. If it were someone else, it would be very dangerous. If they got lost here, they would be discovered by the goblins sooner or later and finally be trapped to death.

Soon, the silvery-white insect turned a corner and finally came to a wide passage. The passage was very long. Unlike the crooked passages in other places, the passage here was wide and large, with countless caves on both sides of the road.

Directing the little bugs to fly into the cave, Kato Megumi saw a disgusting and filthy scene. A group of women were stripped naked and tied to pillars with iron chains, like animals.

Their eyes were numb and lifeless, and the goblins on their bodies were moving mechanically, making puffing sounds. The ground was covered with feces and stains, and some unknown mixture of mud was stuck to all the goblins and humans.

Dirty. Filthy, disgusting, sympathetic, Kato Hui's eyes narrowed unconsciously.

"I originally thought that my plan was rather cruel. After all, those goblins are also lives. If I stand on the position of racial opposition, wouldn't my behavior be the same as a massacre?"

"But... now it seems that I was a little naive before..."

Kato Megumi whispered softly.

This method of treating humans as tools for reproduction and trampling on and insulting them is engraved in the goblins' blood. As long as humans still have reason and civilization, the goblins' behavior will inevitably make the contradiction between the two irreconcilable.

All in all, this has nothing to do with stance or race; it is an inherent opposition between the two.

The god who created goblins probably thought the same thing, which is why he made goblins extremely greedy but as smart as babies. Compared with humans, goblins are similar and yet different, the same and yet different. Is this god using his creations to mock humans for their well-dressed appearance?

Human beings appear gentle and refined on the surface, but secretly they are scheming, with unlimited ambitions and desires, but there is a kind of rules and reason called reality and morality that constrain these.

From another perspective, goblins are like humans without the restraint of reason, with no limit to greed and insatiable desires.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 127 Chapter The Relics in the Tree Trunk

Then, Kato Megumi directed the silver-white insect to look at other caves, and the scene inside was the same.

But it's okay. Everything the goblins do is for reproduction. They do this only when they are not pregnant. Once they are pregnant, these women will be transferred to another place where there are countless stalactite-like branches. These branches are constantly dripping with green liquid, and the pregnant women eat this juice to supplement their nutrition.

After exiting the cave and standing in the huge passage, Kato Megumi could not see the end at all. The caves on both sides were densely packed and extended in rows into the distance along the passage. One could imagine how many women who had been abused like this were in these caves.

"I'm here to save you, can you hear me..."

"Hello, can you hear me?"

"What's your name? Do you want to get rid of these goblins?"

Commanding the King Insect, Kato Megumi communicated with those women through mental power, conveying his thoughts. Everyone has mental power in their minds, regardless of whether it is developed or not, so these women can definitely hear his voice.

But there was one thing that troubled Kato Megumi. No matter how she talked, the other party seemed to have no response, and even the expression on his face was numb.

Kato Megumi knew why... Even the open-minded women in the modern world would collapse if they were treated like this, not to mention the simple people in the other world...

Kato Megumi thought about it and felt that she couldn't waste time like this. She observed carefully and discovered a problem. There seemed to be no adventurers here. Most of them were ordinary women, and they didn't have any magic power.

Is this another breeding area for goblins?

It is said that large goblins generally have two breeding areas. One is where the captured female adventurers are placed to provide them for breeding with powerful goblins, thus increasing the chance of producing powerful goblins. The other is where some ordinary women are captured from villages outside the forest, mainly to expand the total population and provide space for the breeding of ordinary goblins.

After careful observation by Kato Megumi, there were indeed no powerful goblins here, only ordinary goblins.

This made Kato Hui troubled. Since this was the breeding ground for ordinary goblins, what about the big goblins and wolf-riding goblins?

Since these ordinary women have not responded yet, why not go find the whereabouts of those female adventurers first?

"Follow him..."

Seeing another Goblin Shaman passing by, Kato Hui commanded the silver-white insects to follow him quietly. Not long after, the king insect followed him out of the breeding ground and came to a corner of vines.

Then Kato Megumi saw the Goblin Shaman take out a white stone the size of a finger and press it against the wall. Then, an invisible wave spread out from the inside of the stone, as if it had melted. The entire wall suddenly became hollow, and a gap appeared.

"Follow me in quickly..."

The king insect followed the shaman into the cave. When Kato Megumi looked back, she saw that the original cave entrance had already returned to its original state.

This Goblin Shaman didn't notice that there was a small insect following him, but continued to walk forward, and Kato Megumi continued to command the King Insect to follow him.

However, as time went on, the shaman seemed to penetrate deeper and deeper into the tree trunk, and more and more holes were opened. Even Kato Megumi felt something was wrong. This didn't seem like the route leading to another breeding area. In any case, the breeding areas of those adventurers couldn't require so many procedures. The small white stone was obviously the switch to activate the hole, and there must not be many of them. How could so many goblins have one?

"Strange... Could it be that I followed the wrong person?"

Kato Megumi was full of doubts and was about to ask Norma about the location of another breeding area. Before, she didn't want to let Norma suffer another blow so she didn't ask again, but relied on the breath of the king insect to track it. But now something seems wrong. In order to prevent wasting time, she can only disturb her again.

"You're not an adventurer!?"

"No, no, sir..."

Kato Megumi was a little surprised. Looking at the weak and magic-less girl in front of her, she realized that she was an ordinary human. Before, she thought that the girl's body was damaged, she had no nutrition and no time to practice, which caused the power in her body to dissipate and could not be sensed. She didn't expect Norma to be an ordinary human. No wonder the insects followed her scent to the breeding area of ​​ordinary humans.

Seeing Kato Hui frowning, Norma looked at her and stammered; "Sir, have I caused you any trouble? Don't you want me anymore?"

"How could that be... I just didn't expect you to be an ordinary person... The Misty Forest is so dangerous, why would your teammates bring you in here..."