Chapter 1155: An Unforgettable Scene
-The Southern Region-
The war that lasted a long time destroyed this rich and fertile land. Now, the land was burned by the flames of war, and holes were everywhere.
Many trees were chopped down, many mines were exploited, and grasslands were dug up.
Land degradation in this region was severe, and the goblins created dams and barriers, changing the paths of rivers.
As a consequence of the war, the land was scorched, and the corpses of humans, animals, and demon beasts were everywhere. These corpses were either completely rotten or were rotting.
A stinky odor of rotten flesh permeated the air, and many ugly goblin zeppelins flew over in the sky, making loud noises and leaving trails of black smoke. All the smoke made the blue sky look dark and gloomy.
This was a location 100,000 meters away from Bali Island.
This was already the territory that was within the goblins’ control.
Teams of goblins traveled around on the ground, trying to capture the humans who had escaped. Also, tragic screams sounded in the wilderness frequently.
There were less than two hours left before the sunset, but dark clouds already blocked the sun in the sky. It was quite dark, and the greenish-grey land and the dark sky seemed to have merged at the horizon, making the world seem desperate and on the verge of collapse.
A light breeze blew by, and the weeds on the ground lightly shivered.
Three figures were slowly crawling forward in the grass in panic.
It was a young mother and two little girls. They were covered in grass, hiding themselves as much as possible. They had confirmed the direction and carefully moved up north.
The young mother was quite pretty, and her long black hair was tied into a ponytail. She looked to be about 25 years old, and with some black mud on her face, she protected the two six to seven years old little girls like a hen guarding her chicklings.
The panic and fear couldn’t be hidden on the mother’s face.
She had seen too many tragic ends of humans who fell into the hands of goblins, especially females; it was worse than being dead.
This mother couldn’t imagine how the goblins were going to treat them if she and her two daughters were captured.
While fully aware of her surroundings, this woman slowly moved forward. Any movement of grass would make her heart shiver!
“Mom, I’m hungry…”
The little girl who was smaller lightly pulled on her mother’s clothes while crawling in the grass. Her bright eyes were filled with the desire to live, and her lips were dry and cracked. Since she hadn’t eaten in a long time, her spirit was low, and she was even hallucinating a little.
Pain flashed in this young mother’s eyes, and she hugged this little girl tightly. Then, she kissed her forehead and said, “Anna, listen to Mom. Just hold on for a bit longer. We will soon find some food…”
In reality, this woman didn’t know when they would find food. At this moment, even a mouthful of water would be wonderful.
They had been hungry for two days.
“Little Sister, behave. Big Sister will give this to you…” the older little girl took out the root of a plant, and it was full of bite marks. She passed it to the younger little girl and said quietly, “You can bite it; it has sweet juice!”
The younger little girl bit it a few times and cried, “It doesn’t taste good. Big Sister, you liar. Mom, I’m hungry. I can’t…”
This little girl’s cry broke her mother’s heart.
While escaping, her two daughters suffered more than they had ever imagined. The young mother truly doubted if she could escape from the Southern Region with her two daughters.
“Ah, water! There is water before us…”
The younger little girl suddenly discovered something, and she cheered and ran forward.
There was an open field before them, and vague water-flowing sounds could be heard. It seemed like there was a small river before them. Hearing this, little Anna couldn’t hold back and instantly stood up before running forward.
“Anna, be careful…” The young mother was shocked, and she didn’t get the chance to stop the younger little girl.
In the next moment, a series of high-pitched shouts and screams sounded.
Goblins!
The young mother’s face paled, and she instantly wrapped her arms around the little girl who ran forward. Before they could hide again, a team of green and ugly goblins appeared further away.
It was clear that the goblins had discovered this young mother and her two daughters. Like a pack of wolves that spotted prey, they rushed over in excitement, surrounding these three people who were shivering in fear.
“Oink! Oink! Humans! Women!”
“Beautiful women! Oink! Beauties!”
“I love little girls! Oink! Don’t let them run away!”
The goblins charged over in excitement.
“No…” the young mother screamed in desperation.
At this moment, she still hugged her daughters tightly, trying to use her thin body to protect them as if this would make them safer.
Pia!
A strong goblin charged over and slapped this poor woman away with force.
The goblins were short, but their strength wasn’t weak. They loved to assault human women, especially little girls who were about ten years old. These little girls were about the same height as them, and the goblins loved attacking them.
In just a flash, little Anna who was stupefied by fear was surrounded by several goblins, and her little dress was torn apart, revealing her thin body.
Anna shivered in the cold wind, and she was so terrified that she forgot how to fight back.
“No! Let go of my children! Let go of them!”
The young mother was held down by several goblins who were grinning viciously, but she ignored her own situation and tried to charge over and rescue her daughters.
However, this woman’s strength couldn’t be compared to those goblin warriors.
“No…” the woman screamed in desperation.
In the next moment, she was pressed down on the ground by the goblins.
The most tragic fate was about to land on these three poor humans.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, a series of rapid arrow-howling noises sounded.
The woman suddenly felt like her body became light. All the goblins around her flew back, and a series of screams sounded non-stop.
“Children! My children…” the woman ignored the fact that her own clothes were torn apart; she rushed over to her children.
She was pleasantly surprised that even though the two little girls’ clothes were torn, the most tragic situation didn’t happen to them. There were only a few scratch marks on their bodies.
“Mom…” the two little girls were terrified, and they rushed into their mother’s embrace while shivering.
The woman looked up. She wasn’t sure when, but a few valiant female human warriors appeared on the hill further away. They loaded their bows, and arrows were flying out like raindrops in a storm. Every arrow would take away a goblin’s life.
“Oink! More women…” The goblins became crazy.
The women who appeared on the hill were all extremely beautiful, and they were dressed in military uniforms. They were alluring like sweet poison, making goblins scream and rush toward the hill.
Sharp howls and shouts resonated in the area.
Many goblins came out of nowhere, and they formed a green wave. In just a flash, goblins filled the land and rushed toward the hill.
“Quickly run!” the young mother screamed in panic as she thought, “Those little over a dozen female warriors can’t defeat so many goblins that are charging at them.”
In just a few seconds, the goblins rushed forward from three directions and were about to surround the hill.
At this moment, a series of crisp military bugle sounds resonated in the open wilderness. Dust flew into the sky, and many human cavalry teams appeared and charged out from behind the hill.
Many long flags fluttered on the hill, looking like majestic dragons.
“A human troop?” The woman suddenly understood something, and joy appeared on her face while her body shivered in excitement.
The arrival of this human troop meant that she and her daughters were saved.
“I wonder if this troop is from the Ormond Empire or the Munich Empire?” she thought to herself.
Instead of backing away, the female archers charged down the hill like bolts of lightning.
These female human warriors drew out the longswords on their waists. Wherever they went, sword lights sparked, and goblins fell to the ground like wheat that was being harvested by sickles.
In just a flash, the female human warriors already got to the young mother and her two daughters.
“Come with us.”
The three were taken back onto the hill.
The young mother looked behind the hill and saw a human troop that couldn’t be sized-up in one glance. The soldiers in this troop were dressed in black armor, and they extended to the horizon. Also, many human masters flew in the sky, supervising the area. The impressive and shocking presence soaring into the sky and filled the space between sky and land.
This was an extremely powerful human troop, and the number of soldiers and its combat force was beyond these three’s imagination.
“You are safe now. You should quickly go to the back camp.” A beautiful female archer who was about 18 years old passed each of the little girls a big piece of bread, and her gentle and friendly smile was like a spring and calmed these two little girls’ panicking minds.
“Big Sister, thank you for saving me, my mom, and my big sister,” little Anna said as she devoured the bread.
“Big Sister, where did your troop come from? Are you here to kill those scary goblins?” the older little girl took the courage and asked.
“I’m from the Northern Region Empire, and it is the great Human Emperor of the North who sent us here to eliminate the goblins. Little Sister, quickly go to the back camp. A war is about to begin.” The female rogue smiled and patted the little girls’ heads.
The tragic scenes in the Southern Region made the female rogues recall the tragedy that once took place on the rogues in Diablo World. Therefore, they were really empathetic towards these two little girls.
“Big Sister, I want to kill goblins as well. Can you teach me how to shoot arrows with a bow?” Little Anna looked up and asked.
“When you get older, Big Sister will teach you,” the female rogue replied and ordered a soldier beside her to take the young mother and the two little girls to the campsite in the back.
Many clear military commands were issued in the troop.
The young woman and her two daughters got off the hill and looked back for the last time, and they saw the beautiful archers surrounding a gorgeous, noble, and goddess-like female general with red hair.
Standing on the hill, many brave warriors charged past this female general and rushed toward the goblins further away.
This scene was unforgettable in the minds of these three, and the title ‘Human Emperor of the North’ was also stuck in their minds.
About ten years later, little Anna and her older sister became famous godly archers in the Southern Region who were looked up by many people. When mentioning the Human Emperor of the North, they were filled with gratitude. They had joined a cavalry legion of the Northern Region Empire and became the most loyal followers of the Human Emperor of the North!