Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 103: Demihuman Village

StatusRaceGoblinLevel37ClassKing; RulerPossessed SkillsRuler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the Gods; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld GoddessDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (Altesia)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv20); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

"I've brought news, Your Majesty."

To strengthen the horde I had the rare goblins hunt the surrounding area, while I had the noble goblins go to the west to look for a path.

Gi Ji Arsil came to report their findings.

"We found a demihuman village. It's about a four-day's distance to the west and another day's distance to the south. I was warned not to get any closer when I approached, so I took the others and went back."

—Demihumans. After hearing about them from Shumea, I did expect there would be some villages to the west, but I didn't think we'd actually stumble onto one. How fortunate.

"They warned you, did they? That's not bad at all."

Since they didn't attack immediately, they must be intelligible. It's good to avoid needless fights. I hope they're willing to hear us goblins out, but if not, I'll just have to take the human, Shumea, or the elf, Selena, along.

"So, describe to me these demihumans. How did they look?"

"They had legs like a spider's, but their upper body was like a human's. There might be other types in the other villages."

Creatures not humans, but look like them. According to Shumea, some of these demihumans are friendly with humans, but there's an even greater number of them living in the border afraid.

They were created by the god of wind and the god of earth, right?

I hear they used to live in the plains, but...

"Gi Ji, is that village situated in the plains?"

"No, it's inside a forest. They built a nest of some sort. At first, I even thought it was a nest of annie spiders or giant spiders, but someone called out to us when we tried approaching."

"Hrm."

Well, it's not like everything you hear is true.

I don't know whether that's always been their home, or they were driven away and forced to live there, but it is a fact that they are living in a forest now.

"Alright, good job. I'll be paying that village a visit tomorrow. I'll be relying on you to lead the way."

"As you command."

The next day, I took Gi Ji, Shumea, Selena, the shaman, Gi Za Zakuend, the wind mage, Gi Do, and the ferocious Gi Ba with his three-man cell group to the demihuman village.

I took only a few people with me to avoid alerting them. To ensure we had enough firepower, I made sure to bring the druid-class goblins.

According to Selena, the demihumans prefer to fight upfront rather than rely on magic. I've been talking with her to gather information ever since I got that report about the demihumans' sighting.

It seems there is an old oath between the elves and the demihumans.

They would protect each other's territories as long as they did not encroach on each other's domains. The elves excelled in magic, while the demihumans used their strong bodies to hunt. I learned all sorts of things from Selena, from the way they marked their territories to the way they greeted each other.