It took them five and a half hours reach Ulmer village. It was a small village and had a population similar to that of Seldis.
There was not much to see in this village and they were staying for one day here. Gojo and Grisella went to practice their skills in the nearby forests. There were a lot of horned rabbits and slimes in the forests nearby Ulmer village. They trained for the entire day.
The next day as they were leaving Ulmer village, Eric Flavel met with one of his acquaintances.
" Herman, how have you been ? Fancy meeting you here. " said Flavel.
" Long time no see, Eric how has your business been doing at present ? Also where are you headed to ?" asked a well dressed man in another horse cart. Gojo and Grisella had heard about him before. His name was Herman Klaust. He was an affluent merchant just like Eric Flavel.
" Well, all is fine for me and we are headed to Mornock village next. Where are you
headed ?" said Eric.
" We are headed to Mornock village as well. We can go together now. By the way, have you heard about the goblin attacks on the road to Mornock ?" asked Herman Klaust.
" Yes I heard that carts belonging to some merchants being attacked twice on the way to Mornock. No one was killed although a few people were hurt. Later adventurers went to search for goblins in the forest but couldn't find anything. It sounds dangerous but I have confidence in the fighting skills of the adventurers escorting me. " said Eric.
" Alright, now I feel more confident. Let's begin our journey towards Mornock village. " said Herman as the carts sped out of the village.
For the next two hours nothing happened as the carts continued moving through the forest. It seemed all will be well.
" Do you people hear any sounds of birds or animals nearby ?" Barett asked Gojo and Grisella suddenly.
They both tried to listen carefully. Really there was no sounds of any animal or bird. It seemed like that carts were passing through an empty forest.
" I have a bad feeling about this. We need to be alert. " said Barett.
By this time Gojo had detected some movement from bushes a little far away from him.
" Grisella, prepare your sword, we will meet them soon. " said Gojo and he stood up.
" Why ? Are there any goblins near- " Grisella tried to say but her speech was cut short when an arrow struck the cart right above them making a hole through the roof.
As the horse carts slowed down Gojo and Grisella jumped out of the cart followed by Barett and Claret. Outside they saw a number of goblins hiding in the bushes and they were being showered with arrows.
Gojo used his six eyes to find the archers hidden in the nearby trees and used reverse red to eliminate them. As the archers fell one by one the goblins emerged from the bushes. They charged towards Gojo and the others. Gojo took out most of them with reverse red, the goblins he missed were slayed by Grisella or the beastmen siblings.
Soon, Gojo saw goblins riding wolves charging towards him. He ran behind the wolves and grabbed one by the tail. He then hurled the wolf at a nearby tree along with the goblin. Both the wolf and the goblin fell unconscious on the ground. Another wolf mounted goblin attacked him. He punched the wolf on it's face and sent it flying along with the goblin on it's back.
He then looked back to see if any more goblins were left. No goblin charged towards him but he could detect a movement a little away from him behind the bushes.
He walked in through the bushes and saw a goblin running away into the forest. He followed it very silently in order to see where it went. As he was following the goblin he came across a place with large boulders inside the forest. There he saw hundreds of goblins either standing or sitting around one big boulder. On the big boulder sat a hobgoblin wearing a boarskin over it's head. It was the goblin berserker as Gojo had read back at the orphanage at Seldis.
Gojo tried to aim for the goblin berserker, but the berserker jumped away as soon as he took aim. Then he was met with a shower of arrows and stones. The goblin army started to charge at him with their weapons. He used reverse red to blow most of his enemies away. Soon the hobgoblins joined the attack. Gojo used his skills to eliminate them as well.
Hundreds of goblins died by his hands. Suddenly a rock came towards him and hit his infinity. He looked at the direction from where the rock came. There he saw the goblin berserker standing with a pair of axes in both of his hands. The berserker then ran at him and jumped. He tried to hit Gojo with his axes but due to infinity nothing happened. Gojo then ran behind the goblin berserker.
The berserker turned around and tried to hit him again with the axe but it was Gojo's fist that landed on his mouth. The berserker moved a few feet back and then attacked again. Gojo punched the goblin again and again. At one point the berserker struggled to get up.
" I think it's time to end you. " said Gojo and he aimed at the berserker.
The berserker suddenly got up. He had taken notice of Grisella. He then turned towards Grisella and charged at her. Gojo managed to hit him once with reverse red and only hit his left hand which fell off. He tried to aim for the berserker again but Grisella was in his line of fire so he refrained.
However Grisella was no pushover. As soon as she saw the berserker coming for her she took a stance to counter it. When the goblin struck at her she managed to dodge it's strikes and struck the berserker at the side of it's belly. She then got behind it and stabbed it from behind. The berserker turned towards her and she walked back. The berserker tried to attack her but since it lost a lot of blood, it's movements slowed down.
Soon the goblin berserker got hit with reverse red blowing it apart. It fell to the ground lifeless in the pool of it's own blood. Seeing this the rest of the goblins who were alive dispersed and fled into the forests.
" I guess we won. Let's go back now. " said Gojo to Grisella. They then headed back to the horse carts. Eric Flavel and the others were patiently waiting for them.
" Did we come back too late ? Forgive us but there were many goblins so it took us a little time. " said Gojo.
" Well, we were attacked by goblins. But no one was injured in the attack and so I will overlook it. Now get on the cart we will hurry to Mornock village. " said Eric.
After that the journey to Mornock was pretty smooth. After reaching the village they broke the news of the goblin attack as well as that they took care of the goblins. The villagers were overjoyed to hear it. Since it was getting dark they all retired to their homes soon.
They left Mornock the very next day. Their next destination was Bulim town.