Mercenary Wars

Chapter 14 Goblin

For Gao Jianuo, Carlo's sudden change of mind was undoubtedly good news. After all, it would provide him with an excellent guide for his trip to Nanhai Town.

The two then set off together, heading southwest along the forest path.

They first need to reach Duke Road.

The so-called "Duke's Road" refers to important roads protected by the Duke of Nordalon. They are usually maintained and patrolled regularly, the road conditions are good, and they are rarely attacked by bandits and wild beasts. There are also inns along the way for people to rest.

Leaving Driftwood Town, it takes about two days of walking to reach the nearest Duke's Road. Then things will be simple. If you are willing to spend money, it is also easy to find a carriage to South Sea Town and take a ride.

At night, the chirping of insects can be heard from the nearby forest.

The two sat in front of the fire and ate dry food.

Carlo's gaze lingered on Gao Jianuo's neck for two seconds: "What is that?"

"What are you talking about?" Gao Jianuo took out Raymond's brass necklace from his collar.

Carlo nodded, his expression a bit strange. "I didn't expect you to wear a tripod necklace. Even the edges are smoothed out. I originally thought only true Mosaic believers would do that."

"This is a commemoration and has nothing to do with faith." Gao Jianuo did not explain further.

"Anyway, this makes you look very pious." After finishing his dry food, Carlo touched the ring on his hand, and a small portable tent appeared out of thin air.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen Carlo use a storage ring, Gao Jianuo couldn't help but feel a surge of envy. In comparison, he could only take out a piece of cloth from his bag and spread it on the ground, looking quite poor.

After making the "bed", Gao Jianuo took out a bottle of potion and sprinkled it around. This was an animal repellent potion he specially prepared, which could repel some wild animals and mosquitoes.

After that, the two of them lay down and rested.

Using hypnosis to achieve suspended animation, Gao Jianuo was able to maintain some awareness of the outside world while sleeping. As for Carlo, he had the ability to foresee danger, so of course he had nothing to worry about.

As the night deepens, some nocturnal creatures become more active. From time to time, distant howls or rustling sounds of grass can be heard in the forest.

Occasionally, some animals would appear nearby, but the repellent potion and fire made them move away and did not disturb Gao Jianuo and Carlo's rest.

Until one day, Karklo, who was sleeping in the tent, suddenly opened his eyes, took out a dagger from his storage ring, held it in his hand, and whispered, "Gao Jianuo, wake up!"

There was no need to remind him, the sound of him getting up had already woken up Gao Jianuo who was sleeping.

"Do you feel anything?"

"Danger is approaching," Calcloe said across the tent, his voice tinged with nervousness. "It's behind me. You should see me soon."

Taking advantage of the cover of the tent, Gao Jianuo took out the wolf-tendon bow and three long-feather arrows, his eyes fixed on the night behind the tent.

About half a minute later, several short figures appeared vaguely. They moved closer to this place and occasionally made sounds that sounded like a language but Gao Jianuo could not understand them at all.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, Gao Jianuo could finally see the other party's appearance clearly - several short, ugly green-skinned creatures. Compared with their child-like bodies, their huge heads and ears stood out.

Goblin.

A ferocious, less intelligent creature, they aren't powerful, but they are repulsive enough. Their powerful reproductive capacity is the foundation of their existence, and humans hate them to the core, yet they are unable to completely eliminate them.

Even though goblins were no more dangerous than ordinary wolves, Gao Jianuo still looked serious.

The reason is simple, there are six goblins in this group.

He only had two men, and Calclo seemed incapable of combat, his greatest role being to provide early warning. "Six goblins," Gao Jianuo breathed, pulling out several long-feathered arrows from his quiver. His gaze shifted between the approaching goblins, "Prepare for battle."

"Okay." Carlo's face was a little pale, and he held the dagger tightly in his hand.

Gao Jianuo put four long-feathered arrows on the bow at the same time and aimed at the goblin.

Carlo was stunned when he saw this: "Four arrows?"

Without any explanation, Gao Jianuo instantly created four swift breezes attached to the arrow feathers, and then pulled the bowstring to the limit of his strength.

"call out--"

Then there was a sound of breaking through the air, and four long-feathered arrows shot out.

Immediately afterwards, under Gao Jianuo's control, four swift breezes guided the long-feathered arrows to adjust their direction, and finally successfully hit three goblins.

"Ah——" The goblin that was shot let out a sharp scream.

Although three were hit, only one lost its combat capability. The remaining five goblins immediately rushed forward with roars, brandishing their spiked sticks.

Gao Jianuo did not stop and followed the same method, nocking four long-feathered arrows again.

Four arrows were fired at once, hitting three goblins again.

This time two fell down, leaving three.

Gao Jianuo once again drew his bow and shot four arrows at once.

However, although goblins are not as good as humans, they are still intelligent creatures. After being hit by two rounds of four arrows, they dispersed their formation.

Therefore, in this final round of shooting, four long-feathered arrows only knocked down one goblin.

There are two goblins left.

All twelve long-feathered arrows had been shot, and the distance between the two sides was not enough for Gao Jianuo to complete a shot. Therefore, after the arrow flew out, Gao Jianuo immediately picked up the dagger and rushed towards the nearest goblin.

Calcro rushed at the other one with sword in hand.

Two humans versus two goblins, the result is no surprise.

Even though Calcro had almost no fighting skills, he still managed to injure the goblin in many places with a flurry of attacks and gained the upper hand.

Meanwhile, Gao Jianuo had resolved the battle.

Before leaving Driftwood Town, he practiced his archery to level 3, which brought his agility attribute to 16 points. His reaction speed far exceeded that of ordinary people, and naturally even exceeded that of goblins.

With his huge advantage in agility, the goblin's spiked stick could not hit him at all, and he pierced the throat of the ugly creature with just a few sword strikes.

"Waaaaaaaaa——" Seeing that all its companions had fallen, the last goblin, no matter how ferocious he was, could not maintain his fighting spirit and ran away howling.

Carlo tried to chase after it, but he was tripped by the goblin's corpse on the ground and fell to the ground.

Gao Jianuo stared at the fleeing goblin, holding the dagger in his hand, attached four clusters of swift breeze, and then threw it out fiercely.

With the guidance and help of the swift breeze, the flying dagger drew a powerful curve in the air, and then hit the goblin's back with a sharp wail!

(End of this chapter)