Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 109: Poison

StatusRaceGoblinLevel45ClassKing; 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

In the black of the night, spider threads landed on the ground. I thought the only thing I had to worry about were the humans and the elves, but it seems I'll have to look over the reports on the araneae again.

Did I trust Nikea too much?

Araneae fell from the ceiling, wielding short spears, but the shaman, Gi Za Zakuend's, wind took their weapons away. And when they landed on the ground, the ferocious Gi Ba was waiting for them with his three normal goblins.

The araneae screamed as the normal goblins attacked their legs while Gi Ba cut off their arms. There was another araneae approaching from another corner, but Gi Ji Arsil quickly dealt with it with a blow from behind.

"Goblin boss!" Shumea said.

"Stand back," I replied.

There was a secret battle occurring right now in this huge lodging of ours.

The darkness didn't matter much to us goblins, but to the humans and the elves, it was a huge disadvantage. I had Shumea and Selena hide behind me. The araneae that approached them were dealt with by the wind mage, Gi Do's, wind bullets.

"Quite the enthusiastic welcome we have here, Your Majesty," Gi Za said.

I chuckled. "Let us receive them with hospitality then!"

Leaving the approaching araneae from the flanks to my subordinates, I dealt with the araneae before me with a single blow. A closer look at the fallen araneae showed a faint light coming from the area around their eyes.

"Moss?"

I touched it and then examined the glowing moss on my fingers. They were well prepared.

It seems Nikea failed to convince the araneae.

"Try not to kill. I want to know who's behind them," I said as I kicked the dying spider.

The goblins wordlessly nodded, reminding me again of how reliable they were.

Well, then... Just how much of the araneae have become hostile, I wonder.

I pondered on the situation as I conserved my strength.

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"Chief!" An araneae cried.

That cry was enough to make the entire Nikea faction turn. Nikea drew cold sweat as soon as she saw the desperate expression on the araneae's face.

"The Nerou Faction attacked the goblins!" The araneae said.

"Impossible!" Nikea said as she immediately ran past the messenger and looked down to the goblins' lodging from the tallest tree in the village. Hope and despair mingled within her. Perhaps the messenger was mistaken, or then again, perhaps the worst has happened. She didn't want to look, but her eyes were still drawn to the lodging.

"Nerou..."

Nikea watched the goblins' lodging as she unconsciously grit her teeth. There were araneae clinging to the roof. When the araneae kicked open the door of the lodging, an araneae was thrown out from inside. The araneae was covered in lacerations, one of its arms was missing, while several of its legs had been cut. When Nikea saw that, she ran faster. She used her eight legs to run vertically down the trees, swinging from tree to tree with her spider threads.