Chapter 55

You clearly hear a sound from ahead, but in reality it might be from the left.

You're absolutely certain you're walking in a straight line — you even marked it — but in reality you've been circling in place.

You clearly feel a pat on your left shoulder, but in reality your calf bumped a rock.

These are all firsthand experiences people have had inside the mist buffer zone.

So once you actually enter the mist, you're trapped inside for good, completely unable to find your way back.

And it's not safe in there either.

Legend has it there are also magical beasts.

But that's only legend.

After all, no one has ever come out of there.

The Wall of Mist is very dangerous.

But there's also a buffer zone of several dozen meters.

If you turn back immediately after stumbling in, you'll come out unharmed.

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

Anyone who knew never came back out.

In short, stay away from the Wall of Mist — absolutely no mistake there.

But the strange thing is, the refugees that refresh in the territory every day all come out from the Wall of Mist.

Yet they have absolutely no memory of being in the mist.

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

Tang Ruan hid behind a tree, pointing ahead.

Zhao Chi looked up.

Ahead was an open patch of dirt ground.

The ground was covered in trash, filthy and chaotic.

Among them were two low tents, built from beast hide and timber, crooked and lopsided like illegal constructions.

Beside them was a low wooden shed, which seemed to hold supplies inside.

In the middle was a campfire.

A dozen or so goblins sat around the campfire, roasting meat.

A charred fragrance wafted over.

Beside them was more than half a skinned wild deer.

The wild deer was just tossed on the dirt.

Blood had stained the earth a reddish-brown.

Beside them, two mongrels were tied up, sniffing left and right.

Hard to tell whether they were smelling the meat or something else.

"My lord, shall we charge?" Tang Ruan looked eager.

Completely different from her state just moments ago.

Zhao Chi whispered, "There are seventeen in their camp, and there may be more in the tents. Everyone be careful in a bit."

The women nodded one after another, but made no sound.

To avoid being heard by the goblins.

Gu Qing added, "Everyone just fight with confidence — if you get hurt, I'll heal you right away."

The women nodded again.

Zhao Chi continued, "Goblins have terrible morale. Once they're at a disadvantage, they'll rout fast, and then we can take prisoners. Those two mongrels are both tied up — don't kill them either, take them prisoner too. Understand?"

The women kept nodding.

Zhao Chi said, "This is your first battle — you may lack experience. But don't worry. I'll be the first to charge in; just follow me. The enemies are very weak, so you can fight boldly. If you run into trouble, call me immediately."

The women nodded once more.

"Good — follow me!"

Zhao Chi charged straight out.

Leading the way, setting the example with his own body.

The women followed close behind.

But two seconds later, Zhao Chi saw a row of big white legs shoot out from both sides of his field of vision.

The next moment, the white legs hit the ground and the other legs kicked up.

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

Their faces carried anticipation, excitement, and... a hint of delight?

Stunned, he watched those women run farther and farther away.

Leaving behind nothing but a row of pristine white backs.

Gu Qing took a moment to turn back and reassure him: "Don't worry, leave it to us."

Then she charged forward, her two soft watermelons bouncing.

At that moment, the mongrels began barking wildly.

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

"The dogs are barking — enemies?"

"Where?"

"South, south."

"Is it a wolf pack?"

"Not a wolf pack—it's human women!"

"Wow, human women?"

"Wow, wow wow, they really are women! More than ten of them!"

"Great, we can eat them—tender meat!"

"They're so white and pretty—enjoy them first! Then eat!"

"Right, enjoy them first, then eat!"

The goblins were all dumbfounded.

They watched in pleasant surprise as the women charged toward them.

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

But what comes to your door of its own accord is rarely a good thing.

The women smiled as they looked at them.

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

Tang Ruan charged in at the front, but was overtaken by Gu Qing.

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

"Fly!"

Pfft!

A head flew into the air.

First kill!

Tang Ruan arrived right after, mimicking Zhao Chi's fighting stance, and slashed out.

Crack!

Second kill!

The other women also charged over.

One after another, dull sounds of blades sinking into flesh.

Pfft-crack-thud-thud-pfft-crack!

Eight kills!

In just a few breaths, eight goblins wailed and collapsed to the ground.

The attribute suppression was too overwhelming.

These goblins had no power to fight back at all.

The remaining goblins didn't hesitate, turning to run.