Big G, Coffee Machine and Goblin

Chapter 49 Barney in Despair

Barney stared at the corpse on the ground, his mind completely blank.

That was his nephew, Vigo, who was only fourteen years old this year. It was his first time traveling far away with a caravan, and his sister had repeatedly told him to keep a close eye on him before he left.

However, Vigo is now a corpse, his head cut off, and is being held and played with by a lizardman.

Meanwhile, on the other side, one of Barney's distant cousins ​​was also stabbed through the stomach by a lizardman with a spear, his intestines spilling out onto the ground.

The ferocious monster then hoisted the poor man, who was barely clinging to life, up and showed him off repeatedly in front of its companions, reveling in the death throes of its prey.

As for Barney's two fellow countrymen, they had already been killed in the first round of attacks.

Caravans formed by small merchants like Barney were mostly composed of relatives or fellow villagers, who were more or less related by blood.

Compared to outsiders, businessmen are more willing to trust their own blood relatives.

Most importantly, these people are paid very little, especially young people like Vigo. All they need is food, and his parents are happy to let him learn business from Barney. Maybe he can become a businessman when he grows up.

But now, it's all over.

Barney was still stunned when the lizardman's scimitar fell, but his bodyguard Marcus saved him from the clutches of death.

Marcus had been Barney's bodyguard for seven years and was one of the few people in the caravan who had no family relation to Barney.

Barney often complained to people about how high veterans' pay was, but at this crucial moment, Marcus proved that there's a reason why it's expensive.

Not only did he parry the blow with his half-hand sword at the last second, forcing back the lizardmen's attack, but he also managed to pull Banila back to the donkey cart, where he leaned against the cart and the scattered cargo boxes on the ground, barely managing to create a defensive perimeter.

Now, only he, Barney, and an apprentice named Bélion remain alive in the caravan.

The latter was the caravan's accountant, responsible for bookkeeping. Although he had somehow picked up a sword and was holding it shakily in his hand, it was clear that he could hardly be expected to play any role in the battles to come.

As for the businessman Barney, he was completely terrified.

Marcus didn't hold back, slapping him twice across the face, then shoving an oak shield into his hand and yelling, "Get ready, Barney!!"

Barney didn't even try to catch the wooden shield, letting it fall from his hands to the ground.

His face was deathly pale, and he kept repeating, "We're doomed, we're doomed. Those damned lizardmen weren't here when I came to collect the grain in October. I should have listened to you... and hired a few more guards before we set off."

"I was just thinking that since nothing happened last time, why waste money? Our profit margin isn't high to begin with, so every little bit saved counts."

"What's the point of saying all this now?" Marcus said impatiently. "Let's grab our weapons and fight!"

“But we can’t beat so many lizardmen,” Barney said with a mournful face.

His words silenced the veteran, while the young accountant burst into tears, crying, "I don't want to die! I haven't even gotten married yet!"

Seeing their cowardly appearance, the lizardmen were no longer in a hurry to attack. Instead, they surrounded the three of them and began to eat the corpses on the ground in front of them, while occasionally brandishing their weapons to scare and tease the three of them, just to have some fun.

Marcus was furious but helpless. He was confident in his swordsmanship and could easily defeat these lizardmen one-on-one, but there were seven of them in front of him. Moreover, they weren't on any major trade routes; the only village to the south was a small village called Whitewood Village, from which they had come. Obviously, it was unrealistic to expect someone to pass by and rescue them.

Could it really be as Barney said, that they're doomed today?
As Marcus was thinking this, he suddenly heard a beeping sound in his ear.

Not only him, but the lizardmen also heard the strange sound. They all turned their heads to look in the direction from which the sound came, and saw a strange-looking big guy rushing towards them from a distance.

Both the three surviving humans and the seven lizardmen were stunned when they saw the heavy truck; clearly, no one recognized what it was.

But just by looking at it, you can tell that it's definitely not to be messed with.

The lizardmen immediately dropped their playful demeanor, put down their still-warm food, gripped their weapons tightly again, and warily eyed the formidable enemy before them.

The large creature slowed down and stopped about 150 meters away from them.

I didn't get too close to the horse to avoid being hit in the face as soon as I got out of the car.

Not counting the two goblins he killed with his G-Wagon, this was his first time fighting monsters face-to-face on the continent of Revatres, so it was impossible for him not to be nervous at all.

However, there is a first time for everything.

He had made all the necessary preparations for the battle. He put on his bulletproof helmet, picked up the loaded Type 97-2 shotgun beside him, pushed open the car door, and jumped out.

Charles followed closely behind. The half-elf girl did not choose to get out of the passenger seat, but instead walked on the same side as Mario.

This wasn't because she hadn't learned how to open the door yet; it was simply because Charles remembered the task Mali had given her.
—Stay by his side and protect him.

Therefore, the half-elf girl stayed close by. At the same time, she was also eager to try her hand at the upcoming battles and show Mali her progress over this period.

However, Will and Melissa, who got off the train later, were not so optimistic. They knew that the lizardmen were not easy to deal with.

Even without having fought them, one could tell just by looking at the human corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

Moreover, neither Li Weier nor his apprentice are skilled in combat, nor do they know how to fight.

They only had five people, two fewer than the lizardmen. Well, if you include the three on the other side, they could barely gain the upper hand in terms of numbers.

However, Melissa only glanced at Barney and Berrian and knew that the two were of no use.

Five against seven, this is bound to be a fierce battle.

While Ma Li and the others were observing the lizardmen, the lizardmen were also observing this group of newly arrived humans.

However, their thinking was much simpler. That heavy truck was clearly something they couldn't handle, yet the humans inside were foolish enough to walk out on their own.

Moreover, they don't seem to be many in number, well within their hunting range! This is a rare opportunity; if we don't act now, it will be too late once those humans return to that iron lump.

With that in mind, the lizardmen left only two of them to guard Marcus and his two companions, while the rest charged towards them!
(End of this chapter)