Chapter 21

"Slow down, slow down, *huff*~"

Tang Ruan hurriedly said: "Everyone, slow down, the lord can't keep up."

"Okay." The women slowed down.

Gu Qing even came to support Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi felt a wave of warmth and softness on his arm.

It made one linger and forget to return.

But he couldn't let Gu Qing support him like this.

Zhao Chi panted: "*Huff*~ Who... who said I can't keep up? We are going to fight... we can't consume too much stamina, run slower, save stamina... *huff*~"

Tang Ruan asked strangely: "We haven't consumed too much stamina, have we?"

She has 8 points of Physique, so of course she isn't tired.

Gu Qing gently pulled Tang Ruan away: "The lord cares about us, and... he thinks more deeply. Whatever he says, goes."

Tang Ruan nodded: "Oh."

The women also nodded one after another.

They were indeed all panting a little.

But Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, who have 8 points of Physique, were at most slightly panting.

Zhao Chi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It would have been better to bring some water just now.

Although three kilometers is not far, there is grass underfoot and forests all around.

Not only do you have to watch your step, not trip, and not sprain your ankle.

You also have to change direction from time to time to avoid trees, which can be considered light cross-country running.

Running like this is very tiring.

After resting for a while, everyone's stamina recovered.

Zhao Chi said: "We are already very close. Don't run anymore, just walk slowly, watch your step, the goblins might have set traps."

The women immediately looked around, carefully watching the ground.

There is still grass everywhere here, and the trees are relatively sparse.

"Continue moving forward, if you hear or see anything, you can report it."

"Yes!" The women replied in a low voice.

Tang Ruan walked at the very front.

Gu Qing protected Zhao Chi from behind.

The other women were further behind.

They walked another 100 meters or so.

Through the trees, they could see a pure white wall appearing in front.

That wasn't a real wall, but a wall of mist made of white fog.

This mist wall towered into the clouds, and the ends could not be seen on either side.

That was the edge of the territory.

Zhao Chi's entire territory, or rather the territory world of all lords, is surrounded by this mist wall.

The mist is very thick.

It's as pure white as clouds.

But it's very dangerous inside.

Once you enter, you will get lost.

Chief Instructor Li Li Ruanyu has repeated this many times.

Entering the mist will affect people's senses.

Vision, hearing, and feeling will all be abnormal.

You might hear a sound coming from the front, but it might actually be from the left.

You might be sure you are walking in a straight line, and even made marks, but you are actually walking in circles.

You might feel someone pat your left shoulder, but it's actually your calf hitting a stone.

These are all personal experiences of people in the mist buffer zone.

So once you really enter the mist, you are trapped inside and can't find the way back at all.

And it's not safe inside either.

Legend has it that there are magical beasts.

But this is just a legend.

After all, no one has ever come out from inside.

The mist wall is very dangerous.

But there is also a buffer zone of several dozen meters.

If you return immediately after accidentally entering, you can be safe.

As for how many meters this buffer zone is, no one knows.

Those who know can't come out.

In short, staying away from the mist wall is definitely the right thing to do.

But strangely, the refugees that appear in the territory every day come from the mist wall.

Yet they have absolutely no memory of the mist.

"My lord, there are some buildings ahead, they should be the goblins'."

Tang Ruan hid behind a tree and pointed forward.

Zhao Chi looked up.

There was an open space ahead, which was muddy ground.

It was full of trash, dirty and messy.

Among them were 2 low tents, built of animal skin and wood, crooked and looking like illegal structures.

Next to it was a low wooden shed, which should be where the supplies were kept.

In the middle was a campfire.

A dozen or so goblins were sitting around the fire, roasting meat.

One could smell a burnt, savory scent.

Next to it was more than half of a skinned wild deer.

The wild deer was just thrown on the ground.

The blood stained the soil a reddish-brown.

There were also two mongrel dogs tied up nearby, sniffing around.

I don't know if they were sniffing the meat or something else.

"My lord, should we charge?" Tang Ruan looked expectant.

It was completely different from her state just now.

Zhao Chi whispered: "There are 17 of them in the camp, and there might be more in the tents, everyone be careful later."

The women nodded one after another, but didn't make a sound.

To avoid being heard by the goblins.

Gu Qing added: "Everyone, feel free to fight, if you get hurt, I will treat you in time."

The women nodded again.

Zhao Chi continued: "The goblins have poor morale, once they are at a disadvantage, they will quickly collapse, and then we can take prisoners. Those two dogs are tied up, don't kill them, we want to capture them too, understand?"

The women continued to nod.

Zhao Chi said: "This is your first battle, you might lack experience. But don't worry, I will be the first to rush up, you just follow me. The enemy is weak, you can fight boldly, if you encounter difficulties, call me immediately."

The women nodded again.

"Good, follow me!"

Zhao Chi rushed out directly.

Taking the lead and setting an example.

The women followed closely behind.

But 2 seconds later, Zhao Chi saw pairs of long white legs extending from both sides of his field of vision.

The next moment, white legs stepped on the ground, and the other legs swung forward.

In just one second, these women had all overtaken him.

Their faces were filled with expectation, excitement, and... a hint of joy?

In his astonishment, those women ran further and further away.

Leaving behind only white backs.

Gu Qing took the time to look back and comfort him: "Don't worry, leave it to us."

Then she swung her two soft watermelons and rushed forward.

At this time, the dogs began to bark wildly.

The goblins were startled and all picked up the wooden spears beside them.

"The dogs are barking, are there enemies?"

"Where?"

"South side, south side."

"Is it a pack of wolves?"

"Not wolves, it's human women!"

"Wow, human women?"

"Wow, wow, wow, it really is women! There are more than ten of them!"

"Great, they can be eaten, the meat is tender!"

"They are so white, beautiful, enjoy them first! Then eat!"

"Right, enjoy first then eat!"

The goblins were stunned.

They looked at the rushing women with surprise.

They couldn't understand why such a good thing would be delivered to their door.

But things that are delivered to the door are often not good things.

The women looked at them with a smile.

The next moment, it was a rain of blood and blades.

Tang Ruan rushed forward first, but was overtaken by Gu Qing.

Facing the stunned goblins, Gu Qing smiled and swung her blade.

"Fly!"

Splat!

A head flew up.

First kill!

Tang Ruan arrived shortly after, imitating Zhao Chi's fighting posture, and slashed.

Crack!

Second kill!

The other women also rushed over.

Sounds of dull thuds as blades entered flesh.

Splat, crack, thud, thud, splat, crack!

Eight kills!

In just a few breaths, 8 goblins screamed and fell to the ground.

The attribute suppression was too strong.

These goblins had no power to fight back at all.

The remaining goblins didn't hesitate and turned to run.