[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer":3,"chapter-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-247":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not A Goblin Slayer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1310949,1741,"Chapter 247 - 196: Hyena Squad (Part 2)","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>\"Bang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white sphere smashed beside Gauss, flames enveloped in shockwaves exploded with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gauss had dodged at the first moment, the aftermath still swept over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force field hummed, steadily isolating the scorching flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss pushed himself up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two other figures grasping ghastly green daggers lunged at him from two different directions, their cold killing intent seemed almost tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crossbow in the distance had locked onto him tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss’s mind momentarily blanked, but only for a flash, then he quickly shook off that suffocating feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand shook, and the fine steel longsword was firmly grasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, monstrous strength surged forth, the previously smooth muscles of his arm instantaneously bulged with tautness, like twisted steel wires, veins popping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fine steel longsword in his hand felt weightless, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle, an arc like a crescent moon traced towards one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss chose not to block but to fiercely counterattack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to target their team, he would show no mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang! Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash of metal rang unexpectedly in the quiet environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wanderer’s ghastly green dagger broke with a sound, and the longsword traced a deadly semicircular arc, fiercely slashing at his armguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man screamed and flew backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His forearm, along with the armguard, were severed, a terrifying wound appearing on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the other attacker’s dagger and the crossbow arrow were blockaded by Gauss’s unbreakable force field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team of wanderers underestimated the strength of Gauss’s protective spell, assuming that after taking the explosion head-on, it must have been severely weakened, or even completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in fact, even after enduring so much attack, Gauss’s force field protection was still more than half intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they believed in close combat, as wanderers, they surely had the advantage over Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such misjudgments led them to make this decision which they would regret deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the distant camp, Aaliyah and Serdur had already swiftly risen from the tent upon hearing the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting the tent flap, without seeing Gauss by the campfire, alarm bells instantly rang in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing toward the direction of the explosion, they indeed saw glints of blade and sword flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serdur immediately slid out at high speed, his entire body transforming into a golden flash racing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaliyah mounted the drowsy Ulfen, closely following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite Gauss, the leader of the wanderers’ eyes continuously narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss’s swelling arm, and that extremely fierce slash, were beyond his comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did a skill go wrong? Could this person be a warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing from a distance, their own companions quickly coming to assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While on their own side, it would be difficult to take down the opponent in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively shouted to the other two companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the injured companion, in such a critical moment, naturally, he was left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss re-cast a Gauss force field, yet found the remaining wanderers’ figures slowly fading into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected their retreat to be so decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he felt a bit anxious inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let these snakes eyeing him and his teammates escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they couldn’t win a direct confrontation against him, having a few wanderers lurking in the shadows meant always having to guard against possible sneak attacks on the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the three wanderers decisively abandon their injured companion and swiftly flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss made a decisive choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Mode, activate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Aaliyah and Serdur were right behind him, and even if he was exhausted, they would protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, his body underwent a transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His originally neat jet-black hair crazily extended, the color fading visibly, from jet-black to deep gray, then turning purely, immaculately frost-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his forehead, energy condensed into two sharp, bone-like glossy white horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grating \"ka-ka\" sound emitted from within him, his body stretching to two meters in height within just a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering Ghost Mode, Gauss’s mind became icily cold, a surge of abundant strength coursing through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"elegant\" aura typical of a caster diminished slightly, replaced by a blend of primordial savagery and icy killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his appearance had greatly changed, the process was extremely brief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three runners had only covered a few paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss exhaled a turbid breath, flexing his now more slender and powerful fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ka-ka-ka!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crackling sound emitted from the joints of his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, his cold gaze, like an ice spike, locked onto the backs of the three fleeing figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stomping down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hard ground issued a muffled explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered at his landing point, spiderweb cracks rapidly spread, tiny stones shooting into the air by explosive force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After upgrading his strength to level 9 yesterday, the explosive power in his Ghost Mode became even stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure suddenly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, to be precise, he was so fast that normal eyes could no longer clearly capture him, only a stretched, blurry white shadow could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distant Aaliyah’s astonished gaze, in the fleeing figures’ hastily glancing pupils, that remnant shadow tore through the thin dim light, carrying a piercing sound of tearing through the air, instantly traversing the seemingly safe distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to feel the intense threat was the crossbowman at the rearmost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Gauss approached, a bone-chilling cold climbed up his back. He didn’t even have time to make any evasive or protective moves before a slender, icy yet inhumanly powerful hand clamped like an iron vice on his nape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That slender hand didn’t pause for a second, clutching and then pressing down fiercely at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling sound of neck bones snapping rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbowman’s entire body, as if struck by a battering ram, was slammed down to the ground by an irresistible great force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head collided violently with the hard rocky ground, issuing a sound like a watermelon bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red and white matter instantly spattered between the slender hand and the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbowman couldn’t even let out a scream before collapsing limply like a rag doll, completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process was as quick as if it were an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activate, close-in, capture, kill—all done in one fluid motion without any hesitation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss’s gaze turned to the other two who had again fled further in the time bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two no longer dared to look back; the immense disturbance that erupted behind them, as well as the sight of Gauss’s ghostly, godlike form, had already scared them out of their wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their survival instinct flared unprecedentedly as they finally reached a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They split, going left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that white shadow of death quickly pursued once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure did not slow down at all, and at the instant he approached the wall, his thigh kicked fiercely against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the wall, like a spiderweb, rapidly cracked open, and using the rebound force, the white shadow instantly halted his advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a hawk’s eyes, Gauss’s gaze locked onto one of the wanderers, fingers clutching the air, a white magic wand appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magic Missile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five missiles wrapped in pale energy instantly materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then in the next moment, they shot towards the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firing the missiles, Gauss without looking back, turned and charged at the last person to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of dense explosive sounds came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the explosion sounded behind him, Gauss also closed in on the last wanderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he lightly tapped his foot, his body appearing directly above the wanderer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, while his opponent’s hairs stood on end, his slender fingers once more clasped the wanderer’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deep breath, dizziness is normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss’s other fist came down, the force intentionally restrained, smash hitting the back of his opponent’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last wanderer passed out, lost consciousness, his body dragged by Gauss skidding several meters across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>",1333,"2026-06-05T18:36:35.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","9895e6e6a25f1ca450d57dc037f9d54b97ef6dee8c83c423649c815d1affdb73","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-248","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-246",640,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]