Chapter 223: Easy Slaughter

The pointed-at Goblin dared not refuse, trembling as it picked up the empty water skin from the ground, while the Goblins that had been packed tightly around it instantly parted to form a path.

The little Goblin walked outward step by step; whenever it showed the slightest tendency to stop, the remaining Goblins would bare their fangs and brandish their claws, intimidating it.

Once it was out of the pile of Goblins, this little Goblin immediately stretched its short legs and headed toward the river, though as soon as it ran out of the sight of its kin behind, it immediately slowed down.

On the other side, Xia Duo led Jibu and the others along the path they had cleared earlier, saw the Goblin Xia Duo had killed, and then walked a bit further.

The further they went inside, the more traces of biological activity there were, until they saw the small hill not far away, and the various strange-looking "houses" built of stones and wood around the hill.

"My Lord, it's a Goblin settlement; it looks like there are at least 30 of them." As a veteran who had spent years mixing in the Green Pearl Forest, Jibu immediately made a judgment and was eager to try.

A mere 30 Goblins were nothing; their squad could easily crush them. The only concern was that the sky had already darkened, and there might be fish that slipped through the net.

Xia Duo nodded; there was no need for him to teach these experienced soldiers. "I will cast a spell to imitate the sound of a fierce beast later; you do not need to panic."

"My Lord, is it the Magic that Wuke talked about?" Jibu's eyes suddenly lit up; he had long heard Wuke mention the experience of carrying out a mission with Xia Duo in the West Town Olive Grove.

They were very interested in that Magic capable of scaring Goblins until they couldn't move; in the past, when they cleared out Goblins, most of their time was spent searching and chasing.

Goblins were not wooden stakes; they would scurry everywhere the moment they encountered an enemy they couldn't defeat. It was often easy to crush them, but very difficult to kill them all.

"It is that Magic!"

Just as they were speaking, Xia Duo suddenly saw a little Goblin dart out from behind those "houses," and then it walked toward them with a waddle.

"Jibu, shoot it!"

"Yes!"

Jibu responded, stuck the Long Spear in his hand into the ground, raised the standard military crossbow hanging behind his waist, and made a slight adjustment.

Hearing only the slight rebound of the crossbow arms, the vibration of the bowstring, and the sound of the bolt piercing the air, that Goblin hadn't even understood what had happened before it was hit by a bolt shot from the gaps in the sparse trees.

The bolt was already nailed into its neck; the Goblin still blankly went to cover its neck, but then its head tilted, and it fell down.

Xia Duo chopped away the last layer of branches and leaves blocking his view and came to the side of the fallen Goblin. The empty water skin clutched in the Goblin's hand made him understand that this was another unlucky fellow sent out to run errands.

"Captain Jibu, follow me!"

Xia Duo said, walking in front, while Jibu and the others behind followed closely. While walking, they also deployed their attack formation.

Approaching the Goblins' "houses," Xia Duo gave a reminder to the soldiers behind him and then cast 【Ghost Sound】, emitting a low-frequency tiger roar.

Although the frequency was low, the volume was by no means low. Even with the warning, Xia Duo still heard the sound of Long Spears dropping behind him, followed by Jibu's shouting.

Xia Duo controlled the sound source to hover in the air, and immediately after, a roar came from the front, as if it wanted to compete with the sound of Xia Duo's Spell.

This was definitely not a Goblin!

Circling around a few small "houses," Xia Duo saw the situation in the clearing—Goblins had fallen all over the ground, and the few that were still standing were also full of fear, shivering.

Of course, there was also that tall creature emitting the roar; it looked like an Orc, but seemed even sturdier than an Orc.

It had no clothes on its body, but was covered with a layer of gray fur. Realizing the situation had changed, Xia Duo immediately ordered: "Defensive formation, clear the Goblins first; I will deal with this big guy."

As he spoke, Xia Duo scooped up the military crossbow from behind his waist and, without even aiming, fired an arrow based on feeling. At this time, Xia Duo was more than twenty paces away from the tall creature, so of course, he didn't hit it.

But this action also enraged the tall creature. It could no longer care about the seemingly threatening sound in the sky; the human before it was provoking it!

Seeing this, the tall creature grabbed the weapon beside it and charged toward the human who had provoked it.

Having such a tall, sturdy creature charge at him was quite impactful, but Xia Duo, whose skills made him bold, actually still had the heart to consider what kind of creature this guy was.

"My Lord, watch out!"

The other soldiers did not fully follow Xia Duo's order to clear the Goblins, but instead used their military crossbows to shoot at the tall creature. However, the bolts hit the creature but did not achieve the desired effect.

Most of the bolts just slid off its body, and even if they hit directly, they seemed unable to pierce its flesh. Jibu's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and he shouted:

"My Lord, this is a Bugbear, its strength is extremely powerful!"

Without Jibu's reminder, Xia Duo had also thought of it. Over two meters tall, sturdy build, sharp fangs in its mouth, hard fur on its body, and a nose like a bear—wasn't this exactly a Bugbear!

It was just that the time before was too short, and he hadn't thought of it, but when Xia Duo saw that the bolts had difficulty hitting it, he realized that this was a mutated variety of Goblin—a Bugbear.

Books said that a Bugbear's strength was even greater than an Orc's. Most veterans in the Savile Territory had seen Orcs, but very few had seen a Bugbear.

If they didn't have shields, it would be almost impossible for an ordinary squad to contend with it, just because of that layer of hard fur on the Bugbear's body.

This was like an Orc clad in armor all over, extremely difficult to deal with.

Xia Duo had a mind to test his strength against this Bugbear, but for the sake of caution, he still used Magic—

Just as the Bugbear was about to charge in front of him, Xia Duo instantly extracted the 【Imprisonment Sphere】 he had previously stored from the Magic Net!

Two in a row! One entangled its lower leg, and the other covered its head!

Thump—

This tall, sturdy Bugbear, carrying a weapon, fell down suddenly just four or five paces away from Xia Duo.

The weapon in its hand also slipped out. Xia Duo leaned slightly to the side to let it pass, then immediately took a step forward and slashed his sword into the two arms the Bugbear had stretched out.

With Xia Duo's strength, plus the sharpness of the Adamantine Sword, the parts of the Bugbear's two arms extending beyond its head were directly severed.

First remove the enemy's ability to threaten; this was something Xia Duo did subconsciously, but then he felt a bit annoyed. A rare Bugbear could be worth at least 100 Gold Coins.

But now, it was like an Exchange Voucher for 100 Gold Coins that had been slashed in two by him. His heart was even bleeding a little; the Magic Scrolls he was currently making hadn't even sold for 100 Gold Coins for a single one!

However, in the eyes of Jibu and the others, this scene was the Lord displaying great power to defeat the ferocious Bugbear!

Hearing the cheers behind him, who knew the pain in Xia Duo's heart!

He turned his head and roared, "Are you all new recruits? Why aren't you hurry up and clear out these damned Goblins!"

As for himself, he walked toward the Bugbear that was still struggling desperately. Two legs might be able to break free, but the head could not be split in two.

Now that it was covered by the Force Sphere, it could see and hear, but it could not blink or breathe. The more it struggled, the faster it would die!

"This damned 100 Gold Coins!" Xia Duo cursed in a low voice and chopped off the Bugbear's head with one sword stroke; the struggling stopped instantly.

Without looking at the Bugbear again, Xia Duo came to the place where the Bugbear's weapon had fallen. Compared to the dead Bugbear, he was still more interested in this weapon.

The Bugbear's weapon was, of course, not a well-crafted sword or blade, but a bone nearly the length of an adult's arm, its exterior filthy and unbearable.

One end was thicker, like a hammer head, with traces of dried black flesh and blood hanging on it; the other end was thinner, like a grip, which had been touched until it was gray and dirty.