"Alright, I think we might have a little battle ahead, nothing importante, just some goblins, or perhaps...", Milcar murmurs before walking forward.
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As the group ventures deeper into the forest, faint screams of a woman can be heard, along with several goblin cries.
"Is it...?" Kazuma squints his eyes, Eris does the same, Darkness puts on a serious face, and Aqua moves a little closer to Milcar. However, Milcar remains calm.
"There's no need to rush. First, we must check if the enemy is weaker than us", Milcar says coolly. He's been thinking for a long time about how he should act in the face of the problems of this world. Milcar doesn't want to be caught between life and death like the time he fought those Kobolds.
So, Milcar can simply calm down and worry about his own life.
The group nods, following Milcar's orders unconsciously.
It didn't take long before Milcar could see a goblin camp. From his position, the huge tree leaves can cover his body, allowing him to see the camp full of goblins without being seen.
This is a camp of at least three hundred goblins. They've built a one-meter-high wooden fence around several stone houses. The screams of the woman that were heard earlier are no longer audible, and several goblins that were surrounding the fence gather inside the small village.
The theory of Qi is simple: everything has and will have Qi, the basic energy of the universe. Combined with his new ability to see Qi gained last night, Milcar can roughly estimate the enemy's power based on their Qi quantity.
No goblin has a large amount of Qi, however, in the center of the village, Milcar can feel a large accumulation of black Qi. If a goblin owns this Qi, then that goblin should be at least the same level as Milcar.
Milcar smiles, he slightly draws a small sword previously bought before leaving Axel village and licks the blade.
If Milcar is alone, he wouldn't dare to attack this goblin village. However, with his team here, Milcar has no concerns.
Even a scene where his team betrays him crosses Milcar's mind, however, if that were to happen, then Milcar can escape from this place without any problems.
"Would you like to learn to fight today?", Milcar asks quietly. The whole group looks in Milcar's direction. Kazuma's eyes widen in surprise, Eris swallows nervously, Darkness feels her heart tremble with pleasure at seeing Milcar, and Aqua simply tilts her head in confusion.
Milcar's few words were enough for everyone to understand that Milcar plans to attack the goblins. What does that mean?
A village of over three hundred goblins, just thinking about it makes the backs of both Eris and Kazuma cold with sweat. Darkness breathes heavily and looks at Milcar with affection in her eyes.
"It's our team's first mission and you're going to make us fight against three hundred goblins? I... hehehe, I... Milcar, Milcar, with a captain like you, our team is the heaven on eart, I... I... I think I love you", Darkness murmurs as her entire face turns as red as a tomato.
Aqua, on the other hand, doesn't panic because she trusts Milcar. She simply watches Milcar and Darkness, looking for a way to help Milcar kill goblins.
Eris and Kazuma were about to open their mouths to convince Milcar to retreat, however, Milcar leaped forward, leaving the protection of the forest and running towards the small goblin village.
"Human!! Human!!" several goblins shout at the same time, their green bodies like small green balls about a meter tall running in different directions.
Inside the small village, several goblins ready their arrows and take position behind the fence. Many other goblins with slightly more muscle grab crude wooden shields and wooden stakes, forming a line in front of the archers. Some other goblins in tattered robes prepare behind the archers; these seem to be goblin mages.
"One!!, Two!!..." a goblin in shiny leather armor begins to shout, all the goblins move in an orderly manner like a well-trained army under the command of this goblin in golden armor.
However, running, Milcar's speed exceeds 60 miles per hour in just an instant, the ground beneath him crackling with each of his strides, a light layer of white Qi covering his body as Milcar's muscles spring into action.
Every fiber, every muscle, every tendon, every cell of Milcar receives the accumulated Qi in his dantian.
In just an instant, Milcar opens his eyes, flexes his knees, the ground beneath him cracking as Milcar leaps forward.
The archer goblins swallow nervously, their eyes fixed on the fence, the goblin in shiny armor quickly feels a sense of danger that numbs his skin.
A second later, the goblin in shiny armor raises his head upwards. In the sky, a man of fairly common appearance holds a short sword, his body shining slightly white and his smile wide.
"Fire!!, Attack!!" the goblin in shiny armor shouts with all his might. The several archer goblins who have already noticed Milcar's position in the sky quickly aim their arrows at Milcar.
In just an instant, several wooden arrows whistle as they approach Milcar with speed, their sharp tips ready to cut through anything in their path.
Milcar in the sky smiles, unfazed by seeing dozens of arrows just meters away from him, his body shining slightly brighter and Milcar covers his face with his two arms.
Clash Clash
Several wooden arrows shatter upon contact with Milcar's body, as if these arrows were hitting against thick metal.
The sound of several arrows hitting against something solid is audible.
The goblin in shiny armor and the other goblins watch this with their mouths open. What does this mean?, Their hearts begin to beat intensely, their bodies trembling, but they force themselves to react.
"The shield bearers surround the enemy now!!, Archers fall back!! Mages await my command!!", the goblin in shiny armor shouts orders quickly.