Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 124: Elf Princess

StatusRaceGoblinLevel53ClassKing; 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); Warrior's Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld Goddess; Guided OneDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (Altesia)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv1); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

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Weaving through the dark of the night to approach the forest, Gi Ji Arsil saw the giant fields being cultivated on the other side of the walls. Gi Ji's eyes opened wide. These were the same fields that Mattis once plowed at the Gi Village, but they were much bigger. Gi Ji did not fully grasp the importance of these giant fields, but he knew that their being here was not a good thing. On top of that, there were no trees past the walls. The land was being changed to fit the humans.

It had only been a meager 40 days since the king swore an oath with the humans not to fight, yet the humans had already changed the land to this extent. The ability of the humans to accomplish so much in so little greatly shook Gi Ji.

"As expected..."

The humans had no intentions of keeping their promise with the king; they would not wait until the promised time.

Gi Ji believed the humans needed to be weakened before they could set up a foothold here, but was this really the right choice? Gi Ji wasn't sure. While Gi Ji was caught up in his thoughts, he heard the footsteps of a human clad in armor.

Gi Ji took out his dagger and stifled his presence.

"...Who goes there?" The soldier asked to Gi Ji, who was currently concealing himself.

Gi Ji did not have the time for doubts. If he just ran away like this, there wouldn't be any point to him sneaking here in the first place.

He had to at least cross swords with the enemy.

Thinking that, Gi Ji decided to cut down a soldier first before running away.

As Gi Ji jumped out quietly, the soldier took out his sword. Sparks flashed as their weapons clashed.

"Identify yourself!" The man asked again.

Gi Ji's surprise attack had failed. Cold sweat slid down his back.

"Enemy attack!" The soldier cried.

Sensing the human soldiers gathering, Gi Ji concluded that there was no point to further fighting.

It was unfortunate, but he had to retreat. Scouting out the enemy was one thing, but if he were to fall to the humans here, then he would truly be throwing mud on the king's orders. Gi Ji made a run for it.

He weaved through the darkness, dodging the arrows that came his way, then he jumped for the stone wall. His hands raised him up, and within a single breath, he managed to get past the walls. But before he could get down, an arrow managed to find its way into his back.

Pain jolted through his body, but he didn't have the time to writhe. He dragged his body back to the forest.

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The night was still dark when I decided to make my way back to the goblin camp. Along the way I felt someone watching me. When I turned around, there was no one, only the presence of a person under the countless shadows of the trees.