Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

Chapter 131 Fire! Fire! Fire!

Before coming here, Sanyueqi had considered many possibilities, such as the possibility that the people he needed to rescue had already died or were severely tortured. He also believed that he was mentally prepared and would bring them back no matter what...

However, even if we bring a "person" like this back home, he will just live like a zombie, right?

Is giving birth really a good thing for them?

San Yueqi didn't understand. She didn't understand at all that she came here with good intentions, but the people she wanted to rescue had already lost all hope.

She hated the culprits who caused all this, but she didn't even have the courage to face the sins they had caused.

Witnessing this tragic scene, her stomach had already vomited out all the food she had eaten earlier. Her brain was trembling, and her reason kept urging her to leave here quickly.

However, Sanyueqi held Xing's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go. She kept apologizing in her heart.

sorry Sorry……

The same situation happened to the little priestess. Her face turned extremely ugly, as if she remembered something from the past. Her shoulders kept shrinking, and she backed away while holding her staff tightly, until she tripped over a stone and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Dan Heng was watching nearby. He helped the other person up with a hint of melancholy on his face.

This pioneering journey may need to be temporarily suspended. If March 7 continues in this state, it will only cause more harm to her.

Wendy looked at the Goblin Slayer who was walking silently towards the survivor. He had already taken out the dagger from his waist and was approaching the other person step by step.

It was not until the Goblin Slayer stood in front of her that the rare glimmer of light was blocked. The girl, who had been walking like a corpse, finally raised her head. From the outline of her face, one could barely tell that she had a good appearance, but it was now affected by several hideous scars and messy drooping hair.

More like a ghost than a human...

The figure reflected in the depths of the pupils remained indifferent.

"You're seriously injured. I'm not sure if the church will accept you when you return."

Goblin Slayer muttered.

“…Ahhh, ah…”

But the woman seemed to have lost her ability to speak. Her dry throat and lips opened and closed, as if she wanted to say something.

"So, I give you two choices."

As he spoke, he took up the canteen tied to his other waist and raised the short sword in front of the other man.

"If you want to live, drink the water. If you want to die, I'll help you get rid of it."

The Goblin Slayer's words caused the little priestess to react like a stressor. She regained her footing from Dan Heng's support and hurriedly grabbed the other's hand holding the dagger.

"Wait, she can still be saved. I can release Xiaoyu. As long as she survives, I'll definitely be able to find a way to properly place her later!"

She buried her face deeply and begged in a crying voice.

"So, please... don't kill her. Don't do this again..."

Goblin Slayer fell silent, then looked at Wendy, waiting for his answer.

The bard who had always acted carefree and approachable put away his usual smile and just looked at the girl seriously.

"Rather than leaving it up to us to decide, I think...she's made her own choice."

She was now leaning firmly towards Goblin Slayer's hand holding the kettle.

After her lips were soaked in water, she seemed to regain some energy and tried to drink with her head tilted back until she choked on the water.

The water that overflowed from her chin mixed with blood and kept dripping onto her filthy body. The girl who had been in hell finally chose the side of life.

The Goblin Slayer also retracted his dagger, rescued her from the shackles, and asked the little priest to release Xiao Healing for her twice in succession.

It was visible to the naked eye that the external wounds quickly scarred and healed, and the body's adverse conditions were partially dispelled by the continuously released small healing energy, and then the remaining healing energy was used to restore the body's internal organs.

Then he was fed the healing potion.

This special medicine, coupled with the miracle of two small recoveries, saved the girl from a near-death state to moderate injuries.

The girl who was rescued from the shackles fainted before she had time to express her gratitude. Dan Heng was responsible for holding her, and Wendy took off her cloak and put it on her.

March Seventh lowered his head and looked at the girl who was struggling to survive, his spirits dispirited.

"...I'm sorry. I know this is being willful, but... I want to put this adventure on hold for now."

"You know we won't force you."

Wendy just comforted him softly.

"Also, I think Mimiya and the others' carriage will be arriving soon. Could you and Dan Heng please take her to wait for us outside the cave?"

"……Um."

San Yueqi nodded heavily, and then together with Dan Heng, he was the first to leave the team.

The remaining stars looked at Wendy and asked with some confusion, "Why don't you let Sanyue stay? I think she needs our company more now."

"No, she's not that fragile yet. She just needs to calm down for a while—"

After taking off his cloak, the frail young man shook his head slightly, his eyes fixed on the young priest who looked as if he had been redeemed.

"Besides, one of our greatest freedoms is deciding how to respond to things. March will certainly feel sad and confused about things like this. These are inevitable experiences on the road of pioneering, but I don't think she will give up so easily."

In the face of Xing's slightly confused gaze, Wendy, who thought she had said something very cool, smiled again.

"So, trust her. Sometimes, instead of just worrying about it, it's better to witness her choices."

"……I hope so."

Xing seemed to understand but not quite.

"——Okay, it's time for us to move on."

Wendy maintained the transformation of the Zephyr Bow, and his tone was also serious.

"It's important to care about everyone, but it's also important to deal with the goblins."

"Well said."

Goblin Slayer interrupted, saying that as an outsider, he couldn't interfere with what had happened in the other team, but he was somewhat worried about whether such a reduction in personnel would affect the team's combat effectiveness.

But judging from the results, there are still trustworthy people in the other team.

He looked at Wendy and told her about the next battle plan.

"There are still many goblins in the cave, but they probably won't come out on their own right now. They'll all hide in their nests, waiting for us to fall into their trap."

"I've been meaning to ask this before. Aren't goblins described in the guild's monster book as having low intelligence? Why do I feel like they're actually quite cunning all the way here?"

Xing asked a question.

Goblin Slayer narrated calmly.

"Goblins may be clumsy, but they're not stupid. I've studied them before. They may not seem very smart most of the time, but when faced with adventurers, they quickly learn their lessons and come up with better strategies to deal with the enemy."

"So, the type that grows rapidly during battle?"

"No. They will grow during battle, but to grow to the size that would threaten Silver-ranked adventurers and below, the process would take more time than just one battle."

When talking about what he knew, Goblin Slayer did not hide his knowledge, but taught it to others.

"If you fight them enough times, you'll find that the goblins' fighting style adapts to the weapons you use.

For example, if you use a stick as a weapon, they will gradually learn how to swing the stick during the battle with you, and send out bait in front of you to attract attention, allowing other goblins to attack you from behind.

Many new adventurers, once within their attack range, are quickly tricked into revealing their weaknesses, thus ignoring their true intentions and being attacked en masse. Once they're pinned to the ground, you're in great danger.

As he explained, the young priest recalled the new warriors in his previous team.

Because he was swinging his sword in the cave, the blade bounced off the stone on the ceiling and he was directly surrounded and overwhelmed by goblins. Then the goblins grabbed his struggling arms and legs and stabbed him with poisoned knives.

In that situation, unless a miracle happens, there is no possibility of survival.

"So, try not to give them the chance to gain experience and escape. Otherwise, they'll quickly figure out a countermeasure and try to trick you into attacking."

At the end of his words, Goblin Slayer's tone was particularly serious.

"So, what do we do next?"

"It's simple, use fire attack."

If it was before, we also need to consider how to expand the fire before the other party reacts. After all, there are shamans in the other party's settlement, and it is hard to say whether they will be commanded by a big guy and directly tear the two goblins apart and kill them.

After all, a goblin has far more blood than an adult.

He had truly seen this kind of brutal, yet effective response.

But on the other hand, if the fire can be started before they are discovered, then no matter how many people are added, it will only add fuel to the fire.

"I will then throw the black kettle into the nest, and you will be responsible for shooting the rocket to start the fire. Once you confirm the landing point is correct, use wind magic to spread the fire immediately.

At this point, they will definitely run towards the exit. At this time, I will have her use the miracle of the Holy Wall to directly block the exit."

Goblin Slayer's method is very direct, even so simple that even a child can figure it out.

But for the goblins, the simpler, clearer and more direct the method, the more helpless they are.

Once the fire spreads, their instinct for survival will overwhelm their reason, and even with the presence of a shaman, they will lose their composure for a moment.

At this time, as long as you quickly get rid of the goblin leader, the rest will only scream and run around in circles.

"I'm OK!"

The young priest agreed.

After using the Minor Healing Technique twice, she still had one chance left to use the Miracle Technique, which was perfect for releasing the Holy Wall.

And Xing asked, "What about me? What do I do?"

"The dog hole here might be connected to somewhere inside the lair, so we need to wait here as well. If any goblins come out, just smash their skulls."

Goblin Slayer pointed to the dog hole found outside the garbage dump and arranged.

“Basically, these are the only things you need to pay attention to. I’ll set up some trip rope traps on the rest of the main road to prevent the big guys from rushing out directly.

If there are no problems, then we will implement it this way.”

"That's a good idea, let's do it!"

Wendy nodded in agreement.

After a brief discussion, the four of them immediately took action.

Although the number of people has decreased compared to the beginning, the efficiency has been greatly improved because the plan is simple and direct.

After Goblin Slayer set up the trip rope, he signaled Wendy to follow him deeper into the lair, while the little priest and Xing took their respective positions.

Arriving at the entrance of the lair, it was pitch black inside. The goblins seemed to have known that there were invaders and had extinguished the fire in advance. Only some heavy breathing could be vaguely heard.

Goblin Slayer listened intently, then accurately reported the number of the large men: "There are four bodyguards in total. Two on our left, one on our right, and one further in. If nothing goes wrong, it should be serving as the Shaman's human shield."

"Then shall we continue as planned?"

"Ah."

After saying that, he took out a black water kettle from his waist bag and threw it out with all his strength. The porcelain kettle made a crisp sound and gurgling black water flowed out.

The goblins hiding in the dark were stimulated by the sound and suddenly became agitated.

The big guy closest to this side immediately rushed towards the fire where they were, but what moved faster than them was the fire arrows shot by Wendy.

Like a spark that ignited a prairie fire, the flaming arrow fell straight towards the landing point of the black kettle. The fire instantly ignited. With the help of the suddenly bright flame, the two were able to get a glimpse of the situation inside the dark interior.

A large group of goblins were crowded together like rats, and many leftover bones could be seen on the ground.

The two big guys that Goblin Slayer had discovered earlier were now covered in flames. They were flapping their bodies and howling for help.

A little further on, there was the shaman being protected by a large man.

The ugly long nose hidden under the leather mask, after smelling the smell of burnt flesh, immediately raised the staff to cast a spell, and muttered an obscure spell.

As it cast its spell, a large amount of water elements floating in the cave were mobilized, forming water vapor that gathered on the ceiling, like an artificial dark cloud.

Despite this unexpected situation, Goblin Slayer did not panic, but immediately asked Wendy to prepare to use the wind-dispelling magic.

"Hehe. Keep your eyes peeled for what's next!"

Wendy aimed the West Wind Bow at the center of the flames, and then the arrow in his hand gathered a large amount of wind elements, almost as if the whistling gale was condensed on this arrow, and then the bowstring trembled slightly.

An emerald green arrow once again streaked across the cave like a meteor. The moment it hit the flame, a vortex of wind stirred the flame, and a hurricane of fire rose from the ground.

The rain clouds that had not yet landed were evaporated by the flames, forming a large amount of hot steam that burned the goblins. The goblin shaman looked at this scene stupidly, as if he could not understand why such a thing happened.

The rest of the goblins were screaming from the burns and tried to escape, but the vortex's strong suction force sucked the smaller ones into it, spreading the fire further. Even the big ones were frightened and hurriedly fled towards the exit.