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

early morning.

Elf Archer, Dwarf Warlock, Goblin Slayer, Lizardman Monk, and Human Little Priest.

The five of them gathered at the exit of the ancient ruins, hiding in the shadows of the bushes and observing the goblins guarding the place.

As the initial intelligence revealed, the goblins had grown to a very large size and had even domesticated dog-like monsters as their companions.

At this moment, two goblins, holding simple stone weapons and wearing leather armor stripped from adventurers, appeared in front of everyone. They were yawning from sleepiness.

These guys actually lived on the surface a long time ago and were huge in size, which can be seen from the atavistic individual "Big Guy".

Although it is unknown why they later switched to living in caves, it is generally speculated that it may have been caused by some kind of disaster in the past, forcing them to gradually degenerate in size to adapt to the environment.

At the same time, due to living in caves for a long time, their rhythm of life is opposite to that of humans, working at night and resting during the day.

Moreover, once a goblin group has grown to a certain size, some of them will be responsible for daytime vigilance.

"Well, in this case, if we want to attack, we must be careful not to alarm them..."

The Lizardman monk whispered as he hid himself in the pile of leaves.

"After all, the little ghosts whose sweet dreams were disturbed will not let any intruders go."

The dwarf warlock stroked his braided beard, his tone slightly solemn.

"Tsk, this time I really took over a mess."

"Hehe. If you were the only ones here, it would be a very troublesome matter indeed. But it's because the princess was so worried that she sent me here anyway!"

The goblin archer hiding on the other side raised his lips slightly, and that smile seemed particularly proud.

"Huh? So, little girl with long ears, you have a way to kill them without anyone noticing?"

The dwarf warlock said this with great skill.

"Of course, just keep your eyes open!"

Getting up from the ground, the goblin archer brushed off the dust on his hands, then took out his hunting bow and aimed from a distance. There were emerald leaf patterns on both sides of the bow.

Almost at the moment of drawing the bow, the fairy archer, who originally gave people a lively and lively feeling, became restrained, and was replaced by a very calm and solemn feeling like a master.

call out--

The sound was so light that it was like leaves being blown by the wind, and along with it was the sound of an arrow being shot out instantly.

Arrows made by the forest people naturally have the effects of "speed", "silence" and "armor-breaking".

More importantly, under the fairy archer's meticulous control of strength, the arrow shot out of the bowstring like a technological weapon that automatically guided to the target.

It was obvious that the arrow was not fired in the direction where the goblins were. Even the Goblin Slayer thought it was a missed shot. However, the arrow made a sharp turn in the air and instantly pierced through the heads of the two goblin guards at the door. It even hit the throat of the monster dog that had just realized something was wrong and wanted to bark.

In the end, the two goblins and the dog couldn't even give a warning and just fell down limply.

What transpired in that brief moment was truly eye-opening. Even the knowledgeable Lizardman monks couldn't help but praise her, saying, "Miss Archer's archery is truly a feast for the eyes. It's more of a miracle bestowed by the gods than a skill achievable by ordinary humans."

"This is a skill honed over time. It can't be compared with just any magic."

Although it may sound a bit arrogant, in today's world where most people can only cast three spells a day, the technology mastered by the fairy archers means that as long as they have arrows and physical strength, they can cast unlimited magic and miracles that others need to consider carefully and even avoid wasting.

This is also something she can be proud of.

However, unfortunately, not many people on site understand the value of this technology.

The Goblin Slayer, in particular, had already gone directly to the two fallen goblins and started to perform an abdominal dissection to check the contents of their stomachs.

According to the examination results, apart from some semi-digested contents such as fingers, there were no breasts with extremely high fat content, or other parts that could be used to identify the sexual characteristics of the deceased.

As the goblins on duty, they must have the right to eat first. Judging from the degree of digestion, the men who were abducted by the goblins have unsurprisingly become food, while the women are still there. It's just that this is not because the goblins have pity.

After reproduction and playing, they will also eat females, but this phenomenon occurs more often in goblin nests that lack a leader. Nests with a leader will make rational use of the mother for reproduction, which is another not very good evidence.

To keep such a large number of goblins alive and prevent them from eating the captured prey, the leader's strength must be at least superior to that of an ordinary leader monster, otherwise it will be impossible to effectively control the goblins' restlessness.

However, no matter what the situation is, he came here to kill goblins, and other things just need to proceed according to the established plan.

After pouring goblin blood on everyone to prevent them from detecting the smell due to their keen sense of smell, the group officially entered the ancient ruins.

After eliminating the boring exploration process along the way and avoiding many traps, they also discovered the "garbage dump" built by the goblins.

This is not surprising. Although goblins look sloppy, they actually have basic "hygiene knowledge".

For example, living quarters are separated from excrement, and here you can also find many inedible parts dropped by deceased adventurers.

Most of the time these things can be used to identify the number of people out of control -

Here, everyone found a forest man who was tortured beyond recognition, and a goblin hiding in a crevice and trying to attack those who came forward to rescue him.

After dealing with the attackers and summoning the Dragon Tooth Soldiers to bring them back to the camp above, everyone continued to move deeper.

The lower level was a ruined building similar to a gladiatorial arena. Many goblins were lying on the ground to rest, with only a few on guard duty.

Through the dwarves' magic of "sound sleep after drinking" and the little priest's newly learned miracle of "silence", this group of guys were quickly and silently dealt with by everyone.

The stench of blood was nauseating and also alarmed the leader behind all this.

It was a troll with dark green skin. Its burly body almost reached the height of the pillars in the hall, and its hideous face was enough to stop a child from crying at night.

Appearing with him was a dark wizard who was extremely short and deformed, resembling a skinny old man.

"Wow, I was wondering why those noisy goblins suddenly quieted down. I didn't expect them to be killed before they could even guard the gate."

The troll spoke first, his expression full of contempt and disdain.

"Don't say that. After all, they were invaded by adventurers. Judging from this combination of classes, they must be a group sent by a heretical country to die."

The dark wizard sneered sinisterly, while his eyes remained fascinated on the little priest and the fairy archer.

"But at least they sent some women for entertainment, so that's not bad."

"Ha! A mere rat, chased about everywhere and forced to hide in the gutter, has the nerve to say that!"

The goblin archer was the first to retort.

"Hehe... I hope your mouth will be as hard as it is now. If you faint from crying after just a few plays like that forest man before, I will be very bored."

There was a very obvious look of sarcasm on the thin face of the Dark Mage.

Although the forest people and the miners have a bad relationship, they can occasionally fight side by side.

As for the dark people who committed the crime of burning trees to summon evil gods, the forest people never had anything to say and would kill them on sight.

The battle is about to begin.

Contrary to their rough appearance, trolls have the ability to control magic.

As he chanted the ancient magical spell, the fire spirits in the air quickly gathered on his palm, and the fireball grew until it was large enough to easily devour a human.

"Kalibunkels Craskent [Fire Disc Growth]!"

The scorching heat was not much lower than the temperature in the furnace where miners smelted iron, the dwarf warlock shouted hurriedly.

"The fireball is coming!"

"No, it's too late to dodge now!"

This was originally a very spacious plain with no place to hide, not to mention that they might be caught up by the fireball before they could run two steps.

In this situation, there was no need for the Goblin Slayer to give any orders. The young priest, with whom he had cooperated many times, immediately closed his eyes and prayed.

"Merciful Earth Mother, please use your power of the earth to protect us, the fragile ones! [Holy Wall Protection]"

A smooth holy wall instantly rose from the ground, and a giant fireball that had already burned the troll's skin, which had a slight magic resistance, red was also thrown towards it with all its might.

"Jacquetta! [Projection]"

boom--!

The violent collision began to spread from the contact surface of the holy wall, and a large amount of building debris was shaken off by the aftermath. As a newly promoted young priestess, the durability of the holy wall protection she cast quickly decreased to zero.

The light wall was already as fragile as glass, cracked everywhere. Undoubtedly, the holy wall's protection, cast by a single miracle, could not possibly withstand this attack. Furthermore, due to the flat surface of the holy wall, the flames had completely dispersed, covering most of the venue.

In this situation, once everyone is directly hit by the flames, they will definitely lose most of their combat capabilities.

The young priest gripped his staff tightly, and then chanted the prayer for the protection of the holy wall again. The miracle was released for the second time, supporting the light wall that was about to break.

After a long time of attack, the anxious fire elf was pushed back by the holy wall, causing the troll who was the spellcaster to suffer a backlash.

"Well--!"

As he raised his arms to block the attack, the adventurers on the other side took the opportunity to quickly decide on a battle plan.

First, the Goblin Slayer picked up the little priest who was about to collapse from exhaustion and hid him at the back, while the goblin archer leaped onto the audience seats that looked like a colosseum, quickly drew his bow and shot. The instantly fired arrow pierced the arm of the dark wizard who was about to cast a spell.

"Ugh! Damn Mori!"

The dark mage growled angrily, but he did not lose his mind. Instead, he immediately hid behind the troll.

Unable to score in one strike, the Dark Man no longer exposed himself. Although he could always reach the shooting range by adjusting his position, the Dark Man Mage's countermeasures had already been deployed.

Using the troll as a shield, he quickly summoned a large number of dark hands. These arms, emitting a strong curse, crushed the incoming arrows one by one, while also protecting the dark mage firmly behind them.

The goblin archer could only keep moving angrily and continue looking for opportunities.

At the same time, the Lizardman Monk also summoned Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

"The horns of the ancestors of the ornithopods are claws, four legs, two legs, run on the ground!"

As the Dragon Tooth Soldier Skeleton stood up, he also used his last spell to summon the Velociraptor Claw.

He was so agile that he just said "Please cover me" and picked up his machete to lead the charge.

"learn."

In response, the dwarf warlock chanted a spell and threw stone chips into the air.

"Get to work, get to work, earth elves! Even a grain of sand will turn into stone if rolled long enough!"

The stone chips floating in the air gradually changed from the size of fine sand to stone diamonds with sharp edges.

During this process, the troll who had recovered from the backlash also roared angrily.

"Just a miner!"

Just as he was about to bring down the huge club in his hand, an arrow from the other side hit his eye socket, destroying his eyeball and getting the corners stuck in his eye bones, causing blood to flow.

"Hey! Too slow, miner!"

The goblin archer, who attracted hatred while running, did not forget to scold.

"I have my own way of fighting, so please be more polite with your words, little long-eared girl!"

After the bickering retort, the dwarf warlock also pushed the stone spike that was suspended in the air.

"Stone bullet!"

Like a volley of artillery shells, smoke and dust flew everywhere. The stone bullets quickly left pebble-sized blood holes on the troll's skin. The kinetic energy contained in them pushed it back several steps, almost crushing the dark mage hiding behind him.

However, thanks to the protection of the Hand of Darkness, the Dark Mage, who was almost reduced to a shell, did not fall due to the unintentional actions of his allies, but immediately ran back.

However, the moment he revealed his figure, a lizard man rushed out from behind the cover and cut his throat with his extremely sharp Velociraptor claws!

The dark wizard used his dark hand to block, and a sound like some rags tearing a curtain spread out, and a line of blood suddenly appeared on his throat.

However, although this attack successfully broke through the Dark Hand's defense, it only cut the Dark Mage's skin, and was still a little short of slitting his throat and killing him.

The dark wizard hurriedly covered his throat and waved his staff angrily. The dark hand protecting him quickly stretched out like a snake, binding the lizardman monk. One black handprint after another fell on his scales, making a hissing sound.

“—Ugh!!”

The lizardman monk roared in pain, but his mouth was forced shut by the Hand of Darkness just as it was half opened.

"Die, you swamp crawler!"

The Dark Mage spoke hoarsely, preparing to activate the Hand of Darkness to strangle him.

But his joy was obviously premature, as a shadow of a shield flashed past the corner of his eye, followed by a "bang".

The small round shield hit his ugly face hard, and as he flew backwards, the sound of his nose breaking was heard at the same time.

The Goblin Slayer's timely assistance prevented the Lizardman Monk from suffering further damage, and the Dragonfang Soldier also filled the gap, creating a situation where the few outnumbered the many.

However, just when everything was going in a good direction, the attack from the other side came again!

"Danger!"

The dwarf warlock shouted anxiously, and on the other side, the young priest, whose mental strength was weakened due to continuous miracles, also saw this scene.

Ignoring his recovery from injuries, the troll swung his iron rod and hit the two people who had no time to dodge. Both the Lizardman Monk and the Goblin Slayer drew an arc in the air like a rag ball, and then crashed directly into the stone pillar, with blood splattering all over their bodies.