Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The goblins, who were secretly monitoring the warriors, followed behind the warriors when they set off. They waited for an opportunity to observe the supplies carried by the warriors. The supplies were always heavily guarded, and the goblins had no chance to attack.
Notch was riding a domineering golden tiger at the front of the army. It was majestic and awe-inspiring. All the jackals, tigers, and leopards along the way were afraid when they saw the golden tiger and did not dare to approach it. This golden tiger had an impressive background. It was a spiritual beast mount that the king had bestowed to Nocci after Nocci had experienced hundreds of battles.
[Race: Tyrant Golden Tiger (Ferocious Tiger)]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: 10]
[Talent: Physical Attack 80, Physical Defense 80, Magic Attack 90, Magic Defense 80, Speed 80]
“Skills: Flame Burst, Flame Kick”
Tyrant Golden Tiger’s various talents were not bad, and its magic attack power was very strong. It had two fire-attribute skills, both of which were magic attacks. It had killed many enemies for Nocci and helped him with many of his military achievements.
When the goblins saw the ferocious tiger, they could not help but tremble. If they were discovered by the Golden Tyrant Tiger, they would not be able to defeat it or escape. They would most likely die.
The goblins carefully followed behind the army, not daring to get too close to avoid being discovered by the warriors.
At this time, the warrior army passed by the ruins of boulders on the hillside. The ground here was covered with stones, and the terrain was bumpy. There were a few strange-shaped rocks nearby. Among them, there was a huge rock that looked like a statue.
Nocci looked at the boulder as if he had seen it somewhere before. When he got closer, he realized that it was a statue of a goblin.
The statue had been carved by the goblins. Placing it here meant that the mountain belonged to the goblins, and the goblins were the bosses around here.
After Nocci saw it, he smiled contemptuously and said, “Who do these thieves think they are? Men, tear down this statue.”
Then, a few warriors came and destroyed the statue.
“Boom…”
The statue collapsed.
Then, the warrior army continued forward.
The goblins following the army also arrived at the ruins of the boulder. They were furious when they saw that their statue had been destroyed.
“Chee chee choo choo… (That guy pushed down our statue and even broke its arm. How outrageous!)”
One of the goblins immediately returned to the tribe and told Elder Goblin about the warriors destroying the statue.
Hearing this, the Goblin Elder became even angrier. He smashed his bowl on the ground and said angrily, “Chee chee choo choo…%%#… (How dare they! I want to let them know how powerful we Goblins are)”
Of course, the Goblin Elder could not take this lying down. Even a rabbit would bite when it was forced to a corner. Moreover, the statue had been carved by the goblins for months, and it was a symbol of their honor.
The warrior army had not gone far when Elder Goblin led a small group of goblins to chase after them. The goblins were familiar with the huge rock ruins, so they took a detour and arrived at the front of the warrior army.
On another mountain, the goblins piled up some stones and set up an ambush. When the Warriors arrived, they would push the stones down and smash them into pieces.
Elder Goblin was a vengeful person. If this plan succeeded, the warriors would suffer heavy losses.
Not long after, the warrior army was going down the hill. The scout in front ran over and reported, “Marshal, according to our observation, the terrain in front is very steep and not very conducive for us to move forward. Should we take a detour?”
Nocci pondered for a long time. If he wanted to bypass this road, he would have to walk another twenty kilometers, which would greatly delay their journey.
Not only that, if they were to delay the rescue of the feathered spiritual beasts in the Forest of Fog, no one would be able to bear the consequences if the King were to blame them.
Nocci asked the scout, “How long is the road ahead? How long will it take us to get down the mountain?”
The scout replied, “Marshal, after we get down this hill, we will go down the mountain. It is about five kilometers away.”
Notch thought for a moment and ordered, “Continue advancing. Get the warriors behind to follow closely. We’ll go down the mountain and advance quickly.”
Nocci, who had always been cautious, did not expect that the goblins had already set up an ambush for them on the path down the hill.
Elder Goblin arranged dozens of goblins to ambush on another mountain and prepared hundreds of rocks and logs.
Seeing that Notch had brought the Warriors over, the Goblins did not push the rocks and logs down immediately. When the warriors were halfway down, the Goblin Elder ordered, “Little ones, push the rocks and logs down.”
“Bang… Bang…”
In an instant, there was a deafening rumble in the mountain.
When Nocci saw the rocks and logs rolling over from the mountain top, his expression immediately changed. He said in horror, “Not good, there’s an ambush! Run!”
However, it was too late. Screams came from the mountains. The warriors were either killed or injured by the falling rocks and rolling logs. The scene became chaotic.
After half an hour, the rumbling disappeared, and the sounds in the mountains calmed down a lot. Only a few remaining soldiers were left wailing.
Among them, some of the supplies were overturned, and the boxes filled with gold coins were also smashed open and fell to the side.
When the goblins saw the shiny gold coins, their eyes widened. They rushed up like lightning and snatched the gold coins. This time, they prepared cloth bags to hold the gold coins. Each cloth bag was filled to the brim. Then, they immediately carried the gold bags and ran towards the mountain.
The speed at which goblins snatched gold coins was unparalleled in the world.
The rocks and logs scattered in the mountains blocked the path of the warrior soldiers. The warrior soldiers watched helplessly as the gold coins were snatched away. They also were unable to chase after the goblins.
After a long time, Nocci ordered, “There’s no need to chase anymore. Hurry up. Order the warrior soldiers to bury the dead soldiers on the spot and carry the injured soldiers away.”
According to a statistical survey that came later, there had suffered nearly a thousand casualties. Dozens of boxes of food and gold coins were snatched away. The losses were very heavy.
Nocci then wrote a letter and called a cavalryman over. He ordered, “Return to the palace as soon as possible and tell the King that a large number of goblins have committed crimes in the stone ruins. They have killed thousands of soldiers. Ask the King to send troops to destroy the goblins.”
In the letter, Nocci wrote about the goblins’ evil deeds, the reason for the casualties, and the consequences of his negligence.
It had to be said that the goblins had utterly defeated the Warriors. However, they had also formed a deep feud with the Locke Kingdom and Nocci.
The goblins had obtained a complete victory in this raid. Not only did they take revenge, but they also stole a large number of gold coins and food.