novelsite Chapter 44: Stirred up a goblin's den!
Chapter 44: Stirred up a goblin's den!
"Chirp chirp chirp!!"
However, the moment the shaman was controlled, several goblin warriors standing on the periphery, unaffected by the smoke, immediately sensed something was wrong.
They suddenly turned their heads, and their murky eyes instantly locked onto Jiang Ming and Wang Yang, who were hiding behind the bushes.
"uproar!!!"
A sharp, piercing scream rang out instantly.
The goblin warriors pointed in the direction of the two men, jumping up and down and shouting warnings, instantly causing the once quiet camp to erupt in chaos.
"run!"
Jiang Ming gave a low shout, grabbed Wang Yang, and turned to run.
Just as the two turned around, the wisp of purplish-gray smoke gradually dissipated.
"┗|｀O′|┛Aww~~!!!"
A roar filled with rage and humiliation came from the center of the camp.
The goblin shaman finally broke free from that damned paralysis.
Its wrinkled old face twisted in rage, and it pointed its bone staff sharply in the direction Jiang Ming had fled, uttering a shrill command.
"!!!"
At the shaman's command, the entire camp erupted into chaos.
The two goblin thugs who had been standing there in a daze let out a deafening roar, smashed through the simple fence, and rushed out like two out-of-control heavy tanks.
Behind them, four or five goblin warriors wielding large axes and scimitars followed closely.
Further back, a dozen or so ordinary goblins, wielding wooden clubs and spears, surged out of the camp like a swarm of insects.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"
As Wang Yang ran, he glanced back and was terrified.
"The whole family came?!"
"Don't look back! Run!"
Jiang Ming moved with incredible speed, always maintaining a half-body length ahead of Wang Yang.
The two of them, like two startled hares, frantically darted through the dense forest.
The branches stung their faces, and the ground beneath their feet was a muddy mess of decaying leaves, but no one cared about any of that at the moment.
The heavy footsteps and violent roars behind me grew closer and closer.
"The riverbank is just ahead!"
Jiang Ming shouted, and he could already see the light coming in from ahead.
"Hurry up!"
The two rushed out of the woods and jumped into the waist-deep river without hesitation.
The icy river water instantly soaked through their clothes, but it also calmed their feverish minds a bit.
They scrambled onto the shallow water on the opposite bank, using both hands and feet.
"They're here!"
Jiang Ming, panting heavily, roared at the crowd lying in ambush on both sides.
"Ready!"
The voice just fell.
Two enormous goblin thugs smashed through the bushes on the opposite bank of the river, emerging covered in wood chips and leaves.
Upon seeing Jiang Ming and Wang Yang climbing the slope, they let out an excited roar and jumped directly into the river.
Next came the goblin warriors, followed by a large group of ordinary goblins...
Dozens of monsters poured into the river like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
The once clear river water was instantly churned up.
As the leading rioters waded into the middle of the river, their speed visibly slowed down.
The resistance of the water flow, coupled with the slippery pebbles on the riverbed, made it difficult for these clumsy monsters to move.
"Well done!"
Jiang Ming drew his black iron longsword and pointed it directly at the enemy.
"Zhao Yanzhi! Shoot already!"
Zhao Yanzhi, who had already drawn his bowstring taut, released his finger after aiming at the goblin thug's eye socket.
"collapse--"
"Bengbengbengbeng——"
The sound of the bowstring vibrating together was like the whisper of death.
Dozens of sharp arrows, accompanied by a piercing whistle, rained down continuously and rapidly from both sides of Jiang Ming.
This is not a burst shot.
This is a barrage of arrows covering the area.
"Puff puff puff puff!"
Blood blossoms bloomed on the river surface.
The goblin thug at the very front was the first to be hit, and was instantly struck by several arrows.
Although it was covered in rusty iron armor, it could withstand ordinary carbon arrows, except for a few that hit parts not covered by the armor.
But it has thick skin and flesh, so the attack only made it roar in pain and halt its advance again and again.
The ordinary goblins following behind it were not so lucky.
Without armor, they were like paper in the face of the rain of arrows, falling in droves in an instant, their corpses floating downstream.
The river water was dyed a ghastly green.
"Keep shooting! Don't stop!"
Zhao Yanzhi roared and swiftly drew a second arrow from his quiver.
He knew very well that once these monsters reached the shore, the archers' advantage would be completely lost.
"This is what long-range suppression looks like..."
Wang Yang, standing to the side, couldn't help but gasp at the horrific scene in the river.
"That was fucking awesome!"
"Stop looking."
Jiang Ming's gaze was fixed on the two thugs who were still charging forward despite the rain of arrows.
"Two big guys are coming up."
"Prepare for engagement!"
Before he could finish speaking...
The goblin thug, its body and head riddled with arrows, let out a deafening roar.
Ignoring its injuries, it suddenly leaped out of the water like a cannonball, covering several meters in one bound.
"Bang!"
Its heavy body crashed heavily onto the gravelly ground of the riverbank.
It brandished its spiked club, its scarlet eyes fixed on the nearest archer, disgusting drool dripping from its mouth.
That was the gaze of a predator.
The archer, a freshman, was so frightened by the sudden, menacing aura that his hand trembled, and the arrow went astray and flew into the sky.
"ah--"
He retreated in terror, but tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
The thugs raised their spiked clubs high and brought them down with a whooshing sound.
If that blow lands squarely, his head will definitely explode like a watermelon.
"when!"
A deafening clang of metal rang out.
There was no brain splattering as I had imagined.
An iron shield painted with a hideous ghost face suddenly appeared at the critical moment, forcefully blocking the spiked club.
Jiang Ming's feet sank deep into the mud, the muscles on his arms bulged, and the black iron shield groaned under the enormous impact.
But he blocked it.
The two sides are evenly matched!
"Damn it..."
Jiang Ming raised his head from behind the shield, his dark eyes filled with not a trace of fear, but only a boiling fighting spirit.
next second.
A crimson axe shadow swept in from the side.
"Die!!"
Wang Yang roared, his blazing battle axe, radiating intense heat, slammed into the thug's unsuspecting ribs.
"Snap!"
The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible.
The thug's tough, calloused skin was like paper in front of a high-quality weapon, instantly tearing open a deep wound that exposed bone.
Fire effects triggered.
The flesh at the wound site instantly turned black, emitting a pungent smell of roasted meat.
"Aww!!!"
The thugs let out a piercing scream and staggered backward.
"I'll finish him off!"
Jiang Ming gave it no chance to breathe, withdrawing his shield, stepping forward, and drawing his sword.