Chapter 102: The Defeat of the Pigmen
Li Meng glanced at the ground and bent down to pick up a large cleaver belonging to the Pigmen.
Then, he extended his left hand.
Holding the cleaver in his right hand, he suddenly slashed at his left arm.
"Shhh!"
His left hand was severed at the wrist, and blood spattered everywhere.
The intense pain caused Li Meng to frown slightly.
With an expressionless face, he dropped the cleaver, picked up the severed hand from the ground, and tossed it to Gobu Di.
"Eat it!"
At that moment, something miraculous occurred.
From the wound where Li Meng's hand was severed, new flesh and bone began to grow visibly.
"Ah!"
In the distance, screams from the Pigmen echoed from the wasteland.
The rumbling sound of hooves reverberated as it drew closer to the fleeing Pigmen.
The charging Goblin boar riders first unleashed a volley of arrows.
With the added speed, the crossbow bolts gained greater range and power.
Hundreds of bolts rained down like a dark cloud upon the Pigmen.
Hundreds of Pigmen were immediately pinned to the ground.
After the first volley of arrows, the Goblin boar riders closed in on the fleeing Pigmen.
At the forefront of the charge, the leading Goblin wielded a lance.
Before the Pigmen could retreat into the forest, the Goblin boar riders thundered into their ranks with an unstoppable force.
The fleeing Pigmen were thrown into disarray.
The sound of "bang, bang" collisions echoed across the battlefield.
Many Pigmen were sent flying by the tusks of the boars.
Some Pigmen were impaled and flung into the air by the lances.
When the Goblin boar riders finished their charge, they left behind a field of wailing Pigmen.
The once-dense Pigmen scattered and fled into the forest.
Meanwhile, at the breach in the wooden wall.
In less than five minutes, Li Meng's left hand had fully regenerated.
This scene left Gobu Di stunned.
"Eat it now!"
Gobu Di snapped back to his senses.
He hurriedly stuffed the severed hand into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
"My hand... My hand!"
Shortly after swallowing, Gobu Di's severed hand began to respond.
New flesh and bone grew from the wound.
Ignoring the pain, Gobu Di hopped around joyfully.
"Boss, you're incredible!"
Gobu Di dropped to his knees with a "thud."
He crawled forward and kissed Li Meng's foot.
Li Meng grinned and patted Gobu Di's shoulder.
"You, kid, didn't even flinch in the face of death. Not bad, very good!"
Gobu Di grinned sycophantically in response to the praise, his large front teeth making him look comical.
Li Meng had discovered the regenerative properties of Ogre meat by chance.
It happened the day he met Benben.
A Goblin with a severed finger had regrown it that day.
Although Li Meng hadn't paid much attention at the time, he later realized it must have been related to Benben's flesh.
The Ogres' regenerative ability came from their "Flesh Regeneration" skill.
If they had it, their flesh must have similar effects.
Today was the first experiment.
As Li Meng had expected, the result was exactly as he anticipated.
Li Meng bent down and picked up another cleaver from the ground.
Then, he approached the lower half of a Pigman corpse nearby.
With a single slash, he severed the left leg of the Pigman.
Pulling off the beast hide from the leg, he tore off a chunk of fatty meat and took a bite.
The unique, rich flavor made Li Meng's eyes light up.
"This Pigman meat is quite good!"
Not just good—excellent.
It was ten times better than wild boar meat.
[Devour skill activated, gained skill "War Stomp"]
The system notification made Li Meng grin.
Judging by the breach in the wooden wall, Li Meng deduced that the Pigman who fought Gobu Di must have had magical abilities.
It turned out to be an offensive magical skill.
"Boss! Boss!"
At that moment, Gobu Qiang rode a boar and came galloping over.
Reaching the breach, he dismounted and scurried to his boss's side.
"Boss, should we pursue them? I'm not familiar with the terrain over there. If we encounter uneven terrain, it could spell trouble for us."
Hearing this, Li Meng's face showed a trace of appreciation.
"Very good, Gobu Qiang. It seems you haven't forgotten my teachings!"
Gobu Qiang grinned obsequiously.
"I'll never forget what the boss says."
The saying "Avoid forests when in pursuit" was just as applicable to Goblin boar riders.
Boars were only suited for charging on relatively flat terrain.
Encountering uneven ground would render them ineffective.
Without speed, cavalry would lose its advantage.
Turning to look at the battlefield littered with corpses inside the wooden stronghold, Li Meng fell silent.
There were Pigmen corpses, but even more were Goblin corpses.
If he had been a little later, Gobu Di's Goblin squad would have been annihilated.
"Boss, what should we do now?"
After a moment's thought, Li Meng shook his head.
"Don't pursue them for now. Marching all night must have been exhausting. Let the boys have a good meal!"
Hearing this, Gobu Qiang's eyes lit up.
He quickly turned and hurried back to his boar.
"Boss, got it!"
Gobu Qiang mounted his boar and eagerly galloped toward the battlefield outside the forest.
Soon, the Goblin boar riders stationed outside the forest stirred.
One by one, the Goblins dismounted, eagerly pouncing on the Pigman corpses to devour them.
Some Pigmen were still alive, their screams echoing in the night.
"They really do resemble hyenas."
Watching his Goblin underlings show the most interest in the half-dead "meat," Li Meng chuckled and shook his head.
Perhaps because he had once been human, eating prey alive still unsettled him slightly.
However, he had no intention of stopping his Goblin underlings from doing so.
After all, it was their nature.
As their leader, he couldn't easily change their instincts.
An hour later, the western forest once again erupted with noise.
A dense crowd of armored Goblins emerged from the woods.
Their numbers were so vast that they quickly filled the wasteland.
Seeing the Goblin boar riders feasting so contentedly, they furiously screeched and rushed to snatch the food.
For more than half an hour, the chaotic cries of "wa wa" echoed around the stronghold.
Eventually, the battlefield inside and outside the stronghold was cleared.
Apart from the bloodstains, even the bones had been devoured by the Goblins.
With full bellies, the Goblins lay down and slept contentedly.
Goblins were like that—lazy after eating, only active when hungry.
"Get up, you lazy worms!"
Under the rebukes of their leaders, the Goblins reluctantly got up and stood.
The densely packed Goblins moved like snails, slowly disappearing into the forest.
As the Goblin army continued its advance deeper into the northeastern forest, the western forest once again grew noisy.
Massive figures emerged.
Benben had arrived with the Ogres.