Close Encounter

Sometime later, the punitive expedition group reached the northern outskirts of the Red Goblin Mountains.

The area was filled with dense trees from the forest and wasn't ideal for a large camp spot due to the poor visibility.

However, Helia descended from one of the magic airships and felled many trees with a single [Water Slash] spell in a short instance.

"Pitch camp! We will set up our base here! The logs are yours to use!" Helia stated.

As everyone started setting up their own camps, Vaan scouted the edges of the cleared land.

His Omni-Sense spread out and picked out multiple life signals of goblins lurking deeper in the forested mountains. Among them, some were not far from the edge of the campsite.

However, the green goblins did not make any move on the people from the camp. They only secretly watched while staying out of sight.

Given the cowardly nature of the green goblins, they wouldn't dare to ambush such a large group with so few numbers.