[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-not-goblin-slayer":3,"chapter-i-am-not-goblin-slayer-i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Am Not Goblin Slayer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1030710,1343,"Chapter 56: Abandoned Mine 2","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Taking advantage of this time, Gauss’s gaze wandered around the Adventurers Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense that the number of people in the hall had slightly increased recently, with many new faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change among the lower-tier adventurers was not the most obvious; the most direct difference was that the number of professional-level adventurers who could access the second floor had also increased somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the surge in the number of quests around Grayrock Town attracted adventurers from other places?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Grayrock Town was adjacent to the Emerald Forest, which could rightly be described as a monster kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss often heard others in town talking about it; it was said the Emerald Forest was a barrier between the Kingdom of Carlos and the southern non-human territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside the Emerald Forest lived a diverse range of monstrous species: green dragons, lizardmen, gargoyles, ogres, minotaurs, wyverns, hydras, and many other terrifying creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grayrock Town originally served as an outpost stationed on the edge of the Emerald Forest and gradually developed thereafter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Emerald Forest seemed relatively stable for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retracting his gaze, the other teammates had already chosen their quests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think this one is good. What do you all think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clear out the goblinoid group entrenched in the abandoned mine; their numbers are around twenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Gauss’s old friend the Goblin, the goblinoids’ combat strength was even weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a burrowing reptilian humanoid species, oviparous by nature, worshipping dragons and considering it an honor to serve as a dragon’s minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covered in scales, these goblinoids often claimed to possess a very diluted dragon bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides serving the strong, goblinoids were naturally excellent diggers and builders, preferring to lurk in various caves and transforming them into living environments suited for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to their construction and digging talents, their combat abilities were not outstanding; most goblinoids rarely lived healthily past ten years old. They relied on numerical advantage to fend off predators but often suffered heavy losses because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss had no objections to the task chosen by his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most goblinoids were about 1.2 meters tall and not very strong in direct combat; the only thing to watch out for was the traps they set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their team, they had Meva, who was skilled in traps and mechanisms, and Gauss, who had silently learned from Meva over several missions and mastered Mage Hand, a probing magical skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they were cautious, the goblinoids’ traps would not cause too much trouble for the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss could fully utilize Mage Hand’s abilities to inspect suspicious dangerous areas one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other teammates probably chose the goblinoid commission for the same reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the quest, everyone returned to rest and gather their equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly regrouped at the town entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were more quests to choose from, everyone could pick ones closer to reduce travel fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission was no more than half a day’s journey away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quest location was an abandoned mine west of Grayrock Town; the mineral veins had been depleted many years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission was issued by the Grayrock Town Adventurers Guild, which occasionally released monster clearance quests, even in uninhabited areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad it’s an abandoned mine; otherwise, given goblinoids’ habit of hoarding shiny things, we might have hit the jackpot,” Daphne sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that were the case, the mission wouldn’t be ours—it’d have been taken by others already,” Levin reassured her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many savvy adventurers thought along these lines; in the lower-tier adventurer world, “high-reward” quests were snatched up the fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some large teams even hired people to stay in the Adventurers Guild hall to grab high-reward quests immediately. The missions left for others were usually low-yield, at least according to the quest details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for several hours, the group arrived at the designated mission location: an abandoned mine whose name had long been forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just past noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from their team, the mine was eerily silent and deserted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knee-high wormwood grass grew in patches along the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden supports at the main mine entrance had collapsed, with severely decayed wood fragments scattered all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale green sewage dripped continuously from above the mine entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “drip, drip” sound could be heard from far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss noticed fresh soil and stones piled not far from the mine entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering no one lived here, the only ones digging must be the mission targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master diggers—the goblinoids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever they arrived in a cave, they would remodel it to their liking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Levin and the others collected some basic intel, they didn’t act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they moved a bit away to set up camp, rest, and eat to restore strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike all previous missions Gauss had undertaken, this time he needed to venture deep into the cave to fight the goblinoids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the open wilderness, the deep and unknown mine was obviously more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin oxygen, cave-ins, falling rocks, lack of light, and easy disorientation were all hidden hazards of the cave environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, even though the targets were not powerful, the team remained vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Careless adventurers rarely survived long in this line of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fully restoring their strength, Meva and Gauss took the lead to enter the cave for reconnaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering, Meva sprayed both herself and Gauss with a deodorizing agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This helped suppress their body scents to some degree, avoiding early detection in the confined space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gauss cast an invisible Mage Armor on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t cast it on Meva because, first, after using Mage Armor twice consecutively, his magic reserves were running low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he hadn’t yet learned to cast it on others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casting on others was much harder than self-casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drip, drip.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, the environment was dark; they could barely make out their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Gauss had a mental map recording the mine’s layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have to worry about getting lost, and with an Agility of six, he could keep pace with Meva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cautiously explored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mine twisted and turned, and they could distinctly smell a peculiar stench from the goblinoids—a strange odor like rancid mutton fat burning mixed with faint sulfur and rust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meva activated her skills upon entering the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, she occasionally stopped to hold her head, easing the discomfort caused by the intensified smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved carefully, coordinating with Gauss’s Mage Hand to probe points intermittently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after tens of minutes of careful scouting, Gauss emerged from the cave with a pale-faced Meva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re definitely goblinoids, with about twenty adult individuals and a few kids.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They use daggers, pickaxes, and some other wooden weapons. No ranged weapons, but traps are set at several entrances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mine’s air flows; there should be hidden passages and ventilation shafts inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The layout is complicated. Be careful not to get lost when entering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impressive, Meva!” Doyle didn’t hesitate to praise the intelligence officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s actually Gauss’s credit,” Meva shook her head and looked at Gauss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides constantly using Mage Hand to scout, Gauss even led them out of the cave, or else she’d have had to fumble around longer in the complex, dark mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about Gauss’s claim of being naturally good with directions, she felt a strange sensation, even a bit sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he was more suited to be a rogue than herself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1231,"2026-06-03T09:23:13.438Z","2026-06-03T09:23:16.563Z",1,"novelbin.me","21d28c82b1b288400ffd14d7e7bf8f924c21aea08d952f295c2ce356265122d1","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-57","i-am-not-goblin-slayer-chapter-55",414,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-not-goblin-slayer-cover.jpg"]