Chapter 60: The Goblin General
The two ogres had exerted all their effort, but not a single blow had landed on the Goblin Slayer.
The goblins who arrived only saw the back of the Goblin Slayer as he fled. It was clear that the Goblin Slayer had waited for the goblins to arrive before making his escape.
His goal was obvious: to provoke this group of goblins.
"Damn it, if this continues, we'll all be wiped out sooner or later."
"Leave one goblin and an ogre to guard here, the rest come with me."
The goblin leader led the remaining goblins, who weren't too severely injured, in pursuit of the Goblin Slayer.
The Goblin Slayer noticed the goblins catching up.
"Finally can't hold back, huh?"
The Goblin Slayer hid in a tree in the woods, quietly waiting for the goblins to arrive.
The goblin leader cautiously entered the woods.
"Everyone be careful, he is likely to launch a sneak attack."
As soon as the words were spoken, a rustling sound came from the bushes, and an arrow was shot out.
The goblin leader slashed the arrow in mid-air with his sword and jumped toward the bushes to strike.
"Die, you bastard!"
But he missed. The only thing in the bushes was a crossbow, along with tangled vines.
"Twelfth one." The Goblin Slayer appeared behind the goblins, and with a swift motion, he pierced a goblin's neck with his knife.
The Goblin Leader immediately understood; the thing was a decoy, like some sort of trap mechanism. The arrow that had been shot earlier also felt slow.
"Bastard!" The Goblin Leader, mad with rage, abandoned all defense and attacked the Goblin Slayer, exposing his entire body to vulnerabilities.
The Goblin Slayer didn't even pay him any attention. He turned and dashed back into the forest.
The Goblin Leader followed closely behind, but as soon as he stepped into a patch of grass, his foot slipped, and he fell into a small pit. The pit wasn't deep, but it was enough to throw off his balance.
The Goblin Slayer's short sword stabbed into his neck without hesitation.
Because he lost his balance, the Goblin Leader couldn't make any last-ditch attempts to fight back before his death.
Just as the Goblin Slayer thought the Goblin Leader had finally breathed his last, the Goblin Leader's sword suddenly stabbed toward him, piercing into his chest.
"How is this possible? I clearly pierced your neck," the Goblin Slayer said, baffled. Such a thing had never happened before.
The Goblin Leader did not respond and collapsed onto the ground.
At that moment, Anri was praying, "Goblin, please don't die!"
All the already-dead Goblins were glowing faintly with a pale green light.
The Goblin Slayer immediately stepped back, and while retreating, he quickly bandaged his wound.
"Careless, I didn't expect that even with a pierced neck, they could still retaliate. These Goblins are definitely not ordinary. I must eradicate them completely to prevent future troubles."
After a quick bandage, the Goblin Slayer confirmed that he was fine—the wound wasn't deep.
The Goblins, carrying two half-dead Goblins, retraced their steps. The Goblins had already disappeared from the previous location, but the bloodstains marked the direction they had taken.
"Boss, you have to hold on! You can't die!"
The Goblin Leader was completely unable to move, looking as though he were already dead.
Watching from the sidelines, Peroroncino found it a bit boring with no one around, so he summoned a few beautiful Vampire Brides from the first floor of Nazarick. There was nothing more enjoyable than watching a battle while being surrounded by beautiful women.
Peroroncino was also curious about how the Goblin Leader could retaliate even after having his neck pierced.
Peroroncino used his "Eye of Insight" to check the Goblin Leader's information.
"Jugem"
Race: Goblin
Level: 28 (Maximum 40)
Health: 1/500
........
A halo in the status bar caught Perorocino's attention.
<Goblin General's Halo>
Perorocino carefully examined the <Goblin General's Halo>.
"When a Goblin under the command of the Goblin General receives a fatal injury, it will not die but instead enter a near-death state with 1 health point. This state lasts for one hour, and if not healed, the Goblin will die. During this time, if attacked again, it will also die."
"Goblin General? Isn't this Goblin the leader of the Goblins? So the Goblin General is... Anri? That woman?"
"I've never heard of the Goblin General class in the game."
"The Goblin General's Horn..."
Peroroncino took out the same type of horn that Anri had in her hand.
"Is there some special condition required to awaken the Goblin General class?"
Peroroncino instructed Lupusregina to change the display to show Anri.
"Insight Eye"
"Anri"
Race: Human
Class: Goblin General
Level: 12 (Max 100)
Skills:
Word Spirit (Can forcefully command the goblins under her command)
Goblin General's Halo (When a goblin under her command receives a fatal injury, it does not die but falls into a near-death state.)
Perorocino was shocked when he saw this panel. The level cap was actually 100.
Using the Staff of Administrator Privileges, he had created many new classes, but none of them had a level cap that reached 100.
This human woman, Anri, had awakened a class that could reach the 100-level cap.
At this moment, Goblin Slayer caught up with the other goblins who were carrying the goblin leader.
The goblins had already reached the village's fence.
"Lord Jugem, how could this happen..." Anri saw Jugem, who seemed to be as good as dead, his legs giving way, about to fall to the ground. Nfirea hurriedly supported him.
"Dead goblins are good goblins," Goblin Slayer suddenly spoke coldly.
It seemed like he was speaking to Anri.
Goblin Slayer made his move. None of the goblins present were his match, and Goblin Slayer slaughtered them as easily as a wolf entering a flock of sheep.
The scattered dozen or so goblins were no match for Goblin Slayer.
"Mr. Goblin, save me!" Anri took out another "Goblin General's Horn" and silently prayed.
However, a throwing knife struck and knocked the horn from her hand.
Goblin Slayer instinctively sensed that the horn in Anri's hand was extremely dangerous. If blown, it might summon enemies he couldn't deal with.
It could be the Goblin General, or even the Goblin Paladin, or the Goblin High Shaman. Goblin Slayer didn't know exactly what would be summoned, but he was certain it would be difficult to deal with.
Anri reached out to grab the horn, but Goblin Slayer was faster and snatched it away.
In the sudden movement, Goblin Slayer was also wounded in several places by the other goblins.
Anri felt like she had lost everything without the horn.
"Arrow of Acidity!" Initially, Nfirea was worried about hitting their own, but now there was no time to worry.
As a result, Goblin Slayer turned around just in time, and another goblin was struck.
The goblin struck by the acidic arrow felt intense pain as part of its body was corroded by the acid.
At this moment, Anri recalled the scene of her family being slaughtered. She didn't know if the man in front of her would kill her, but she didn't want to be helpless like in that scene, watching her family slaughtered without the strength to resist.
"Goblin Sir, please grant me strength."
"All goblins, obey my command! Kill this man!"
Only seven goblins remained, and they all rushed forward, but they were no match for Goblin Slayer. In one strike, they were all killed.
Just as Goblin Slayer thought it was over, Goblin Leader Jugem suddenly stood up. Wielding his large sword, he briefly suppressed Goblin Slayer, and the other goblins who had been killed also stood up. All the goblins moved like puppets.
It was as if they were zombies, moving without relying on their own will.
At this moment, Goblin Slayer found himself in the center of a circle of goblins.
Jugem's attack prevented him from turning to escape, and there was no space for him to retreat, as he was surrounded by goblins.
"How could this happen!"
Goblin Slayer was overwhelmed and killed by the entire group of goblins.
End of chapter
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