Chapter 79 – Episode 79. Battle
The direction the large-scale goblin army was moving was the direction we were heading to, where Isua’s guild base was located.
It was said that an elementary school in this area was used as a guild base.
Did the goblins realize that it was a good base?
But it probably isn’t the only school in this area.
“It will be for display of power. Both as a job and as a food supply.”
At Juniel’s words, Jisoo tilted her head and asked.
“A display of power? Food supply?”
Juniel looked at Jisoo with warm eyes (?!) And answered.
“Yes sister. It’s a large-scale goblin faction that has just been created. It’s about informing the other monsters around you in earnest. We built this force. Weak goblins, but united, so don’t ignore us! Is it like this feeling? It would be a pretty effective propaganda if we attacked the group of humans gathered in this area and occupied the base. Besides, a group of humans would have gathered some food, and the humans there would also be good food for the goblins…”
Jisoo looks uncomfortable at Juniel’s words.
Listening from the side, I’m sure Juniel’s words are quite plausible.
I asked Juniel.
“No, you even think that way when it comes to goblins?”
Juniel answers my question again with an expressionless face.
“Goblins and Goblin Warriors are at the level of carrying their heads around to keep the center of gravity, but the Goblin Rod is different.
Even if you just think about it as a monster that basically knows how to use magic, doesn’t it make sense?
Are you smarter than most humans?”
Juniel speaks bluntly.
Why is there such a big difference in attitude between when you treat other girls and when you treat me, the owner?
It’s like a cheap year.
Wasn’t it fun to go to the event dungeon by yourself?
I’ll have to set up a proper training schedule sooner or later.
Anyway, there is a high possibility that the goblin army is going to Isua’s base, right?
I took a pebble communication device out of my pocket.
-Lee Soo-ah, can you hear me?-
When I asked about the location of the guild earlier, the answer came right away,
This time, even after waiting, there is no answer.
Just as I was about to blow up the communication again, I heard the answer I had been waiting for.
-Ah, yes Mingu. Sorry for the late reply. Things aren’t good right now…
Ah, did you know that the goblins were coming?
Pretending not to know, I asked Lee Soo-ah.
-What’s going on?-
-Ah, that’s…-
Sua, who had been resting for a while, spoke to me.
-They say a large army of goblins is on their way here. So it’s a bit… A hectic situation. What should I do? I invited Min-gu, but this happened…
Ha, that’s right What are you doing?
I have something to ask, and I need to retrieve the communication pebble I gave you.
This is a very expensive item worth 500 gold per pair.
As I was thinking, I heard Lee Soo-ah’s voice again.
-Excuse me…-
-Ah yes. Please speak.-
As if taking a break, another communication came from Lee Soo-ah, who had been quiet.
-Um… We didn’t have any special relationship, nor did we have any particular point of contact. Can you help our guild…
Ha, finally this is it.
Since the guild is in a sudden, desperate crisis, it is worth hoping for help from anyone.
But..
-…Do you think it’s a win-win fight? How strong is the guild’s strength?-
– It’s not like there’s no odds! The total number of guild members is about 100, and we are in a defensive position. There are also two guild members with skills specialized in base defense…
100 guild members.
There were about 30 guild members I saw in the dungeon.
The total number of non-combatants and agents left for guild defense must have been about 100 people.
I think the number of people capable of fighting probably won’t exceed 50.
Is there really any chance of winning?
-..I’ll get back to you after talking with the party.-
-Yes, please take good care of me.-
After I finished communicating with Lee Soo-ah, I told the party about the communication I had just shared.
“… I heard that this is so, what do you all think?”
The companions are silent, as if thinking about my words for a moment.
Jiyoon said carefully.
“With our help, can we defeat the goblin army?”
“Well. According to Isua, a certain amount of defense is possible… If we attack the rear of the goblin army attacking the guild, wouldn’t we be able to win enough? Honestly, I don’t think we’ll lose even if we fight a thousand goblins in the field.”
“You can’t think of it like that.”
At her Juniel’s words, I turned to her and asked.
“You can’t think of it as the same, what do you mean?”
Juniel looked at me with an expressionless face and said.
“Now, Master, you are thinking of an army of about a thousand stupid goblins you know. But they are different. It’s not just a bunch of goblins gathered together. Because there is a leader called the Goblin Lord. You have to think of it as a real army that moves hard under the direction of a smart commander.”
Hmmm, what does that mean?
You should believe it because it’s what Juniel, who knows a lot about monsters, said.
Juniel continued.
“… Of course, I don’t think we’re going to lose, though.”
“Huh? It was clear just before-“
“I just said it because my master seems to think it’s easy to fight a thousand normal goblins. It’s not that easy. But that doesn’t mean we’ll be pushed back when we fight them. Because I have at least the level of weapons I had during the Demon King’s days.”
Juniel speaks while showing his Grand Tail and bracelet.
The Grantail, which was about the size of a small hatchet when I first saw it, has already been transformed into a large ax with a handle about 1m long.
In addition, the Berserker Armor received as the 1st prize in this event dungeon.
The stats may be lacking compared to when he was active as the commander of the demon corps, but at least the level of arms is similar to that time, right?
If that kind of Juniel runs rampant…
Well, I don’t think I’m going to lose for sure.
Besides, Sieun, Jiyoon, and Jisoo are not normal stats either.
Even if a little dangerous situation arises, I have a super fraud skill, the door of rest, right?
It’s enough to just take them all into the cradle of rest.
After thinking for a while, I told everyone.
“Ok, fine. Let’s help Lee Soo-ah’s guild. There doesn’t seem to be anything that could harm us.”
The companions who nodded at my words.
There are several reasons for deciding to help Lee Soo-ah’s guild.
First, a large group of monsters is equivalent to a large amount of experience and gold.
Isn’t this a great opportunity to get a lot of experience and gold?
You can’t miss this great opportunity.
And second, the relationship with Lee Soo-ah.
It’s not certain, but Lee Soo-ah is one of the candidates for the hero.
If I give grace to Lee Soo-ah and her guild, it will all become a good force for me later.
Besides, if Sua Lee suddenly died in this battle, if she was a hero…
That’s just the end.
That should never happen.
And, the last third.
Even if we help Lee Soo-ah’s guild, there is no particular loss to our party.
There’s no need for us to risk our lives in this battle (we won’t die in the first place), and it doesn’t seem particularly dangerous.
There must be quite a lot of things that could benefit, but there is no loss.
You don’t have to refuse such a good investment, right?
That’s why I decided to help Lee Soo-ah’s guild.
I put her pebble in her hand and sent a message to Lee Soo-ah.
-I’ll help you.-
Perhaps he was waiting for my words, Lee Soo-ah immediately answered.
– Oh, are you really? Thank you! Thank you! We will definitely repay you! Thank you!!-
Seeing him say thank you again and again in such a thrilling voice, he must have been quite desperate.
I told Soo-ah Lee that we and I would attack the enemy’s rear, and then we ended her communications.
“Now, let’s go right away. Dong-seok starts the engine and everyone prepares for battle. So that we can fight as soon as we arrive.”
At my words, the companions take out their weapons and fix them.
I said to Juniel, who held up the Grand Tail.
“Juniel, try to target the Goblin Lord as much as possible. Is it possible?”
Juniel nodded.
“It won’t be easy. As the king of the enemy, the defense must be enormous. If you find out that they are targeting you, your defense will be even worse.”
“Doesn’t care. If that Goblin Lord turns his troops around to protect himself, the burden on the side of the guild that is being attacked will be alleviated.”
After a short strategy meeting, we boarded a vehicle that started.
Soon the car started and ran in the direction the goblins were heading, passing obstacles around it.
Jiyoon, who was looking out of the car through the front window, spoke.
“I see you there! The elementary school you can see down there… It looks like the battle has already started?”
While driving on the road, I began to see a large army of goblins and an elementary school down there.
Since the school is located in a relatively lowland area, the battlefield is clearly visible.
At some point, the Goblin Legion’s troops arrived at Isua’s guild.
As I got closer to the enemies, I could properly identify the goblin holding the staff in the center of the goblin army.
Is that a Goblin Lord?
It sure looks corrupt, but to gather and lead such a large group of goblins.
He won’t be an easy guy.
I looked at the confrontation between the guild and the goblins.
Elementary school surrounded by a fence.
The fence isn’t that high, so if you want to get over it, you can get over it, but…
The goblins couldn’t cross the fence.
It was because two huge barriers shining bluish were erected on both sides of the school gate to prevent enemy invasion.
What skill is that
Does the skill specialized in base defense that Sooah Lee mentioned refer to that barrier?
I tried to hit the barrier with the clubs that the huge goblin warriors were holding, but it seemed very solid that they didn’t budge.
The goblins were blocked by a huge barrier and unable to cross the wall, struggling to break through the tightly closed school gate in the center.
However, the reality is that only the goblins who tried to break through the school gate are dying due to the long-range skills and attacks coming from inside the school gate.
With the gesture of the Goblin Lord, I saw a small number of goblins trying to bypass and enter the side, but it is also difficult to enter as some guild members are firmly guarding the place.
The guild’s defense looks pretty solid.
The point is how long that barrier can last.
Whether it was possible to attack from the inside of the barrier to the outside, skills and arrows began to fly from inside the school.
The goblins collapsed without being able to enter.
In a situation where I couldn’t do this or that, I saw the goblin lord raising his staff toward the sky.
As if muttering something, time passed for a moment, and as he waved his staff in the direction of the school,
Kaaaaang
With a loud sound, a barrier that was in charge of one axis of the guild’s defense shattered and disappeared.
As the barrier on one side disappeared, the goblins started charging towards the open wall.
As if the guild was also preparing for the disappearance of the barrier, it immediately began to respond.
The battle started in earnest.
Goblins and Goblin Warriors trying to climb over the fence.
The moment when the guild members’ fierce fight to stop it begins.
The vehicle my party and I were riding in arrived at the rear of the goblin troops.
“Dong-seok drags the car and hides. Let’s all go out!”
My friends and I got out of the car.
With a churrrr., Juniel, clad in stylish black armor, strode forward holding a large axe, Grand Tail.
“Juniel, like I said earlier, aim for the Goblin Lord. Sieun, Jiyoon, and Jisoo think that the three of them are one and move together. Got it?”
Juniel, who nodded her head, immediately jumped forward.
The goblins attacked from the rear by Juniel were completely cut away, and at the same time, Shieun’s fireball fell into the middle of the goblin group.
Kwaaaaang
A fireball exploded with a loud sound.
A few goblins instantly turned to ashes, and the goblins caught fire by the sparks scattered around them rolled around in agony.
At the same time as the first attack, the goblins in the rear immediately recognized our presence.
The goblin lord also turned around and looked at us, but with a stern look on his face, he gave instructions to the goblins around him, and the goblins from behind started charging at us.
Definitely a situation where aggro was turned off.
The burden he felt in the guild would have been much less.
Between the rushing goblins, Juniel started to run.
Every time he swings the Grand Tail, goblins are sliced into piles.
Following the path Juniel had pierced, Jiyoon stepped forward holding a large shield, and Jisoo began to slice through the enemies approaching from the side with his sword.
And from time to time, even the magic of Sieun that flies into a group of enemies.
After all, the combination of these three is the best.
Juniel runs in a straight line towards the Goblin Road, slashing the surroundings at random.
As he charged through the dense barrier of goblins, the goblin lord raised his staff with an urgent face and began chanting spells toward Juniel.
When the Goblin Lord waved his staff at Juniel and shouted something,
Kwaaang
A single bolt of lightning fell from the sky with a loud sound.
I hit Juniel as it was, but
Juniel continues to cut through the goblin barrier without even moving her.
That armor had an option to nullify magic.
This is a really deceptive item.
The goblin lord let out a scream filled with astonishment at Juniel’s fine appearance.
Juniel pulled the large Gran Tail behind her shoulder as if she thought she had gotten closer to her goblin rod, but she threw it in front of her with all her might as it was facing the goblin rod.
Hong hong hong hong
The Grand Tail flies towards the Goblin Road with a sound and destructive power that is incomparable to the previous one.
The Grand Tail, which flew as if it would split the goblin rod in half at any moment, failed to achieve its purpose.
It was because the Goblins and Goblin Warriors threw their bodies to block the flying Grand Tail.
After dozens of goblins and goblin warriors were split, Grand Tail fell to the ground.
After Juniel held out her hand again and summoned Gran Tail, she tried to charge at the Goblin Lord again, but the charging speed was inevitably slowed by the Goblin Lord’s escort, which was more closely blocked than before.
There,
The goblin lord raises his staff again and casts a spell.
Magic wouldn’t work on Juniel.
However, the target the goblin lord used his magic on was not Juniel.
Ominous magic emanated from the staff wielded by the Goblin Lord,
A red haze rose from the bodies of the goblins that were tightly wrapped around her as if to escort her.
Just looking at it, it feels like the goblins have gotten stronger.
Is it buff-type magic?
As expected, Juniel, who was charging toward the Goblin Road, increased his speed even more.
It is because of the power that has been strengthened by the buff, and not taking care of her life, clinging to Juniel.
It’s said that it’s a high-level entity, so it’s definitely not easy.
I never thought there would be magic to buff her minions.
When Juniel was tied up by enemies, and the battle was temporarily lulled as a result,
Aaaaang
A large fireball shot from the school landed in the middle of the goblin army, causing a huge explosion.
