[{"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-628":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},1311280,1741,"Chapter 628 - 338","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-628",628,"\u003Cp>Gauss’s team came to the riverside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the small town, there was no human activity anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the information about demon beasts causing harm that the Raven Squad was gathering, the increasingly cold weather also forced civilians to stay within the settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin layer of frost covered the ground, likely left behind after last night’s temperature drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come out, Hephaestus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Gauss decisively summoned the Red Dragon Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, upon its appearance, the surrounding temperature quietly rose by several degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A natural \"little sun,\" indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlock Hephaestus’s new features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss contentedly patted its increasingly robust physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for its expression full of resentment, he just silently ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Red Dragon, how can it fear the cold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weaker the spot, the more one has to think of ways to overcome it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Much more comfortable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaliyah and a few others quietly moved a few steps closer to Hephaestus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the weather was cold, the river flowed incessantly, so the surface hadn’t frozen over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss, with sharp eyes, immediately saw a few blue-purple heads floating and poking out from the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Water Ghosts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss didn’t take action, so as not to alert them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ominous feeling he sensed didn’t come from these common aquatic demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rather from the river itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the Water Sword made from Holy Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dipped the Water Sword toward the water surface, and the sword body quickly glowed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reaction signifies the presence of an alien energy in the water naturally repelled by this holy force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried several locations in succession, and the Water Sword remained bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the glow was very faint, indicating relatively weak intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the increase in demon beasts and pollution of the water body be related?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss withdrew the Water Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s get to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Total monsters killed: 10,677\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last battle with the Dragon Worship Sect, hundreds more monsters were slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the low river temperature, many amphibious demons had left the water to build nests and live on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the reason why townspeople had recently been frequently attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for many days, returning to duty now, he surprisingly felt a bit of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued walking along the riverbank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he saw a series of obvious footprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the footprints on the ground, Gauss found a nest of Water Ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their skin was blue-purple, limbs very thin, but their bellies were slightly bulging, looking like someone with a bizarre disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the monster camp, several frozen corpses were hung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The limbs and trunks had been dismembered and were hung like reserve food on wooden racks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss knew those were likely the slain townsfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of fists can’t fight against four hands; ordinary hunters would naturally gain no advantage against this nest of Water Ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just use this nest of Water Ghosts to practice and test the effectiveness of his profession specialty [Cannon Mage].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved them off, signaling the others not to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he concealed his aura and walked alone toward the Water Ghost camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, the Water Ghosts remained vigilant, but seeing he was alone, they barely maintained their position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, having just hunted a few humans and tasted good meat, despite the ominous aura Gauss emitted, they didn’t flee immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss walked into the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Ghosts bared their teeth at him, raising their weapons to encircle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he remained unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his current defensive power, even if he stood still and allowed the Water Ghosts to attack freely, breaking through his protection would probably take them half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So pathetic...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t even intuitively recognize the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the Water Ghosts let out a low growl; the surrounding Water Ghosts gripped their Wooden Spears, stepped forward, and thrust them at Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharpened Wooden Spears stabbed at the seemingly soft and smooth magic robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they could progress no further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow wow wow!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Ghosts gritted their teeth, their large feet continuously digging into the ground, trying to pierce the human body present in the camp with the Wooden Spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how hard they tried, the spear tips barely penetrated the surface of his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective power of the purple equipment is extremely difficult for ordinary monsters to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss didn’t even feel much wear on the protective layer of the Lunar Magic Robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he had overestimated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss took out the White Magic Wand, raising it above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Water Ghost leader somewhat realized the unfavorable situation and howled toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This howl conveyed the command to retreat when encountering a formidable opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by then, it was already too late to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That magic wand raised high began to emit a deadly blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magic Missile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss’s heart stirred slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant of casting the spell, he felt a sense of control like never before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This 1st-level Spell, which he used most often and smoothly, seemed to have undergone a qualitative enhancement after surpassing level 6 and mastering the profession specialty \"Cannon Mage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful blue Missile shot out from the tip of the wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, almost simultaneously, a second one emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third, fourth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Missiles poured out like a rainstorm, each missile able to effortlessly take one or two Water Ghosts’ lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, about twenty missiles were discharged almost in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss looked at the nearly slaughtered Water Ghost camp, nodding in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the Magic Missile had completely changed, and the scene was like a rainstorm; however, unlike ordinary raindrops, these \"raindrops\" were lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously releasing more than twenty missiles is his current limit, but clenching his teeth, releasing more at once isn’t impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>",972,"2026-06-05T18:36:49.748Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c8061c893c1c12b26f011c0fdd05f9b38aa4e299d931abf0443bf407d3d8060","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-629","i-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-chapter-627",640,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-a-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]