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However, as soon as it arrived, it felt strangely unsettling, as if it were being watched by something.
Without much thought, it was normal for the goblins around to hide and watch since they had never seen such an important figure as themselves.
On the other side, the Leaf Warrior, who was observing all of this, suddenly held his breath.
That's...?!
Goblin King's Servant?!
The Goblin King's servant has already arrived in this forest?!
Ye Zhiyong dared not move an inch.
The town is a good 20 kilometers away. Even a goblin king's servant couldn't possibly rush into the city in one go and have time to observe the other party's actions.
【叶之勇者9：发现哥布4林王侍，正在8观察2中。】4♂〖3】々3▲0∷±5〃
Twenty kilometers is beyond the reach of the chat group, but a brave soul will be on duty every five kilometers to relay the message.
So, almost instantly, the Forest Hero, responsible for relaying the message, had the information reach the eyes of all the heroes in the town.
The heroes who were just opening champagne were thrown into complete chaos again.
"What?! The Goblin King's Servant has appeared?!"
"Wait... We just killed a bunch of goblins below level three! Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?!" The Poison Hero stood up excitedly.
If the Mist Hero could sweat, he would definitely be drenched in sweat right now.
If he hadn't listened to Ye Zhiyong and continued on his way, he would have faced a level seven demon, the Goblin King!
If he encountered that kind of monster, he would probably die without using any special abilities!
He was glad he had followed instructions, but...
What will the Leaf Hero, who is responsible for continuing the observation, do?!
[Sword Hero: Don't panic, continue to observe.]
Holy Warrior: Yes, if the other side clearly shows any signs of aggression, report back immediately!
Hero of the Thorns: Wait a moment, I'm on my way.
Layton held a wine glass in one hand, staring seriously at the direction of the forest outside, his brows furrowed.
Lycorina was also looking in the direction of the forest, and the followers who had been surrounding her dispersed to make way for her.
An Yi did not get up, but remained sitting calmly.
Because standing or sitting doesn't affect his movement.
Milu rushed to the scene not just to observe the situation, but to prepare to rescue people.
Chapter 36: A Letter to the Hero of Slaughter (4k)
Even Miluko cannot afford to be careless when facing an enemy of the level of Goblin King's Servant.
Because in the last battle, the opponent had shown a speed that was comparable to their own.
Although they kept running away, they couldn't create any distance between themselves and the enemy.
Even though Miluko's level was higher than last time and she had invested more in agility, she was still unsure if her opponent had any other means to increase speed and strength.
Just like when I first encountered the Goblin Centurion, a Goblin Shaman inexplicably appeared and buffed him.
Finally, she stopped in the area where the third hero responsible for delivering the message was located.
They didn't communicate with the other party; they simply found a place to lie in wait.
What's the whereabouts of the Goblin King's servant, the Hero of the Assassins?
Leaf Hero: It looks like he's examining a corpse.
Hearing Ye Zhiyong's words, Milu breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, it's normal for them to come and check the bodies after so many goblins died in one go.
We need to investigate the cause of those goblins' deaths so that we don't know nothing about the humans who are our enemies.
Of course, even if they investigated, they would still know nothing.
……
Gomon sat cross-legged on the ground, watching the corpses that had been collected and piled up in front of him.
These corpses had all suffered greatly before their deaths; all of them had vomit at the corners of their mouths and their eyes were rolled back; some of them showed signs of having hit their heads against trees.
It must be because of the pain that he wanted to end his life as soon as possible.
"It looks a bit like poisoning," Gomon said suddenly, frowning.
"Poisoned?!" the accompanying goblin centurion exclaimed in shock.
Gomon didn't continue speaking, but simply picked up a goblin's corpse, placed it on the ground, and easily sliced open its abdominal cavity with his fingernail.
He found the stomach inside the internal organs, tore it open, and then smelled it.
A moment later, it tossed the body aside, then picked up several other bodies and did the same thing.
The only way he could think of to die was by poisoning. Some foods have a strong hallucinogenic effect after being ingested, and then the body will immediately vomit as a protective mechanism.
However, when vomiting occurs, the toxins may have already begun to spread throughout the body, eventually leading to death.
But... what did they eat that caused such a large-scale mass death?
"What were they doing before they died? Did they organize a feast for them?" Gomon asked.
"No, we just gathered them together and sent them toward human territory," the goblin centurion replied.
Gomon scratched his head.
Judging from the smell emanating from these goblin stomachs, they had indeed eaten different things.
Which of the substances in the question is actually poisonous?
And... if this was done by humans, how could they have added all the poisons to the goblins' food?
Thinking of the various rumors about humans, Gomon's thick brows furrowed even more.
Perhaps humans used strange magic to warn them?
For example, entering a certain range will result in being killed by humans using strange methods. (The last part, "陆≠肆," appears to be a typo and can be left as is.)
Goblins currently know too little about humans and have few opportunities to observe them.
Attacking is risky.
They've become caught in a dilemma.
The most urgent task now is to acquire more intelligence on humanity while avoiding further conflict with them.
We must figure out what humanity is really like before we can fight them...
……
"The Goblin King's servant has appeared. This is good news." An Yi walked to the center of the venue and looked around.
"Appearing so close to the town is definitely not good news!" a hero said pessimistically.
“No, this means…we can launch our expedition in a different direction,” Annie said.
"Wait! Wait a minute!! Sword Hero, what if the Goblin King's servants come knocking on our door if you leave?!" a local hero asked excitedly.
The Saintess Squad is the only one capable of standing up to the Goblin King's Servant. If the Saintess Squad goes on another expedition, what will happen when the Goblin King's Servant arrives?!
"Ring, bring out the map," An Yi commanded.
Rin, who had been following him, put her backpack on the ground and took out a folded map from it.
By the way, because Ling's hair, which was spread out on the floor, was in the way and she kept stepping on it, it was cut shorter, down to her waist.
Back at the scene, Annie used her slime sword to clear a table and spread the map out on it.
"It's about two and a half days' journey from here to Shiwei Town. If we move at full speed, it will only be faster."
"What if we go from here to the east of the Goblin Empire?" An'i asked.
"About five days?" Lycorina didn't know An'i's plan either, and looked at her with suspicion.
"Well, so it will take 'us' a week to get here."
Anyi pointed to the east of the Goblin Empire.
"However, what appears here is not the real us."
"Huh?" Layton scratched his head. "Then should we send one of our puppets, like Bell, over there?"
If it's not real, then it's fake!
What a coincidence, there's a mannequin here!
"No, just contact the local heroes directly."
There are more than just a few dozen of us fighting against the demons in this world.
"It's more accurate to say that the Goblin Empire itself needs a large number of brave warriors to fight against them," An'i said.
This is the first large-scale dungeon for these new adventurers!
The local heroes present breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the hero team was not leaving.
but……
"What do you mean by 'not really us'?" Lycorina asked the question everyone wanted to ask.
“One week,” An Yi said first, then slid his hand across the map from left to right. “Within one week, we will cease our goblin extermination efforts here.”
A week later, another group of humans appeared in the east of the empire to hunt goblins.
From a goblin's perspective, what do you think would happen?
"We were originally in the west, but we've ended up in the east?!" one of the brave warriors immediately realized.
“Yes.” Annie nodded.
"Um... I've always wanted to ask, how exactly do you determine whether the Goblin Empire is in the west or the east?"
"And why do you think Svetland is right in the middle of the Goblin Empire?" A hero looked at the map, puzzled.