Lin Baici led the way, torch in his left hand and a bronze sword in his right, slashing through a storm of blood and gore.
The Bartender made a beeline for the young goblins.
"Not one of you is getting away."
The Bartender began a massacre.
It was an overwhelming victory; even the old man got into the spirit, feeling that getting into such a fight occasionally wasn’t so bad, quite a stress reliever actually.
But just when everyone thought the situation was under control, a dozen torches were thrown in, burning and emitting a black smoke.
"Damn, reinforcements!"
The old man shouted, "Run!"
He ran like a rabbit chased by hunting dogs toward another tunnel entrance.
The side that threw the torches indicated the presence of goblins, no going that way.
The old man charged in but didn’t run far before stopping again.
Because in the tunnel opposite, there hid a large group of adult goblins, so many they were packed tight.
At that moment, they fixed their ferocious gazes on the old man.
The old man turned and ran.
The goblins drew their bows and spears, launching them at their prey.
The arrows were coated with poison capable of easily taking down an elephant.
"Commander, it’s an ambush!"
The old man became frantic.
This confirmed the suspicions that the goblins attacking them earlier were bait and cannon fodder, meant to wear Lin Baici and his group down before the main force struck.
The goblins yelled, charging out, a whole host of adult monsters with formidable physiques, clad in leather armor, wielding war axes and cleavers—a few notches above what they’d faced before.
Some even wore iron armor and swung meteor hammers, looking exceptionally fierce.
Lin Baici shouted, "Fight your way out the way we came!"
He figured the goblins in the tunnel where the torches came from couldn’t be too numerous, because normally, when ambushed, one wouldn’t think to break through from that side—they’d do as the old man did and choose another exit.
The thick smoke spread rapidly, and Lin Baici quickly donned his gas mask.
[This is poison smoke made from the juice extracted from the seeds of a type of nettle plant, inhaled in a certain dose, it paralyzes the body and causes the heart to suddenly stop!]
Xia Hongyao and the female boss also put on their gas masks, but it was worse for everyone else.
The woman in leather pants, already wounded and in poor shape, suffered the most.
"Fight your way out!"
Lin Baici was helpless; he had no healing Taboo things.
Xia Hongyao, fast as a cheetah, overtook Lin Baici and charged the tunnel—only to cry out the next second.
"Monsters in large numbers!"
Seven large nets woven from vines aimed for Xia Hongyao.
Behind the group of goblins stood an old Goblin Shaman, dressed in a filthy black robe, holding a Magic Wand made of withered wood.
At the head of the Magic Wand was a sheep bone skull, with a pair of fist-sized gemstones embedded in the eye sockets.
He pointed the Magic Wand at Xia Hongyao, immediately a thumb-sized blue spark flashed across it, followed by an explosion.
A thick chain of lightning, like a serpent, roared through the tunnel, striking Xia Hongyao.
High Ponytail saw she couldn’t dodge the vine nets in time, suddenly Teleported, and reappeared amidst the crowd of goblins.
Lin Baici’s expression grew grave. He hadn’t expected such Magic Species Monsters to be among the goblins, appearing very strong, but he was even more surprised by Xia Hongyao’s recklessness.
She clearly had the powerful move Teleportation but didn’t use it to escape; instead, she attacked.
However, Lin Baici admitted it was the best choice.
Otherwise, if they dragged on, the poisonous fumes would kill everyone.
Xia Hongyao, Dagger in hand, spun her body!
The sharp blade sliced through the goblins around her, cutting off their limbs; then Xia Hongyao continued to charge forward.
The Goblin Shaman tossed a handful of Magic dust with his left hand.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Magic dust quickly ignited, turning into chestnut-sized Fireballs, shooting like a meteor shower at Xia Hongyao.
A golden light shield sprang from Xia Hongyao’s body, blocking the Fireballs, and she kept charging without slowing down.
The Goblin Shaman seemed to panic and hastily retreated.
"Red Medicine, be careful!"
Lin Baici shouted a warning because the Goblin Shaman’s eyes showed no panic, only a bloodthirsty crimson gleam.
Its retreat resembled a trap.
True enough, from a depression beside the tunnel, a two-meter-tall Two-headed ogre with bone-crushing clubs burst out, swinging at Xia Hongyao’s head.
Roar! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel•fire.net
The Two-headed ogre roared in fury.
The old Goblin Shaman pointed the sheep bone skull Magic Wand at Xia Hongyao.
A circle of black ripples rushed out swiftly, like a tide, washing over Xia Hongyao.
High Ponytail felt a jolt in her head, a brief intense pain and dizziness, causing her to be half a beat slow in her intended response.
The Two-headed ogre’s bone-crushing club smashed down.
If it connected, it would not just be Xia Hongyao’s head, but half of her body might be pulverized.
Fortunately, Lin Baici was there. He feared mishaps and hadn’t thrown his flying sword at the Elder Goblin Shaman; now it proved to be the right decision.
The flying sword was released, skimming over the goblins’ heads, piercing the Two-headed ogre’s right hand and deflecting the bone-crushing club.
Xia Hongyao regained her senses, didn’t retreat, gritted her teeth, and continued her assault on the Goblin Shaman, "Little Linzi, you take care of the big brute!"