Chapter 103: Simulated Life of the Ghost Beastman
"Looks like Benben and the others are of no use now!"
Looking at the approaching Ogre, Li Meng grinned.
Bringing the Ogre along was a precaution, just in case.
Li Meng hadn't expected the Pigmen to collapse so quickly.
"Let's go and take a look at the Pigmen tribe!"
With a wave of his slightly numb hand, Li Meng headed toward the forest in the northeast.
Gobu Di glanced back at his dwindling subordinates.
He scratched his head and finally followed behind his leader, wagging his tail.
Meanwhile, the surviving Goblins in the wooden stockade watched as their leader and the leader's leader departed.
Many Goblins in the wooden stockade were injured.
The incessant cries of "Wah wah" filled the air.
Injured Goblins who could recover mobility within a day would survive; otherwise, they would become food for their companions.
In the afternoon, before the sunset—
"Wah wah!"
The forest west of the Pigmen tribe's settlement became noisy.
A dense swarm of green-skinned figures charged out of the forest, shouting "Wah wah!"
Thousands of Goblins turned into a dark tide and stormed into the Pigmen tribe's settlement.
But all they found was an empty settlement.
"Go inside and check! There's a Pigman scent!"
Under the scolding of a small boss, the Goblins rudely barged into the wooden houses.
The sound of crackling and smashing filled the air.
Before long, the Goblins emerged empty-handed.
"Boss, bad news! The Pigmen have fled!"
A Goblin ran out of the settlement and dashed toward Li Meng.
Outside the forest west of the settlement, Li Meng was gazing at the Pigmen tribe from a distance.
From afar, he could already smell the stench of the Pigmen's latrine pits.
This made the slightly cleanliness-obsessed Li Meng keep his distance from the Pigmen's settlement.
"If they've fled, so be it. Withdraw!"
Li Meng waved his hand in disgust at the stench lingering in front of him.
His tall figure turned and entered the dark forest.
Gobu Di twitched his nose, sniffing the air.
It smelled good to him. Why did the boss seem displeased?
Unable to figure it out, Gobu Di turned and followed his boss.
"System, begin the Life Simulation!"
Walking through the forest, Li Meng activated this month's Life Simulation attempt.
Whether the future had changed or not, Li Meng didn't know.
But this month's Life Simulation attempt was still unused.
Whether the future had altered or not, a single simulation would reveal the truth.
[Life Simulation begins]
[You and Gobu Di are walking through the dark forest]
[You drove out the Pigmen tribe and claimed ultimate victory]
[You led the Goblin army back to the settlement]
[You found Bai Ling and instructed the Yue Clan tribe to monitor movements along the western river]
[Your settlement grew and flourished]
[One day, you received news from the Yue Clan tribe that a fleet was advancing upriver along the Goblin River]
[The Irisis Principality's pioneering legion launched a massive assault]
[You led your army to the northern marshlands' western forest to ambush the human fleet]
[A Ghost Beastman appeared outside your settlement, and your settlement was destroyed]
[Furious, you returned to the settlement alone upon hearing the news]
[The Ghost Beastman awaited you in the settlement, and you killed it in a rage]
[You rushed back to your Goblin army, only to find that the human fleet had left the ambush zone]
[The Yue Clan tribe was discovered by the human fleet, and the Irisis Principality's pioneering legion launched a full-scale invasion]
[Please make a choice:]
[1. Lead the Goblin army back to the settlement]
[2. Lead the Goblin army to the Yue Clan tribe to jointly defend against the Irisis Principality's pioneering legion]
[3. Continue ambushing on the northern bank of the Goblin River with the Goblin army]
[4. Pursue the fleet for a frontal battle]
"The Ghost Beastman arrived early?"
Walking through the forest, Li Meng frowned slightly.
In the previous simulated future, the Ghost Beastman merely came to challenge him.
But this time, it destroyed his settlement outright.
"Could it be because the Pigmen were driven out early?"
This seemed likely, but there was no way to be sure.
Li Meng didn't dwell too much on the issue.
He focused his attention on the four options.
Option one was too passive to choose.
Returning to the settlement meant abandoning the Yue Clan tribe.
While it was tempting to rely on the settlement's defenses to repel the pioneering legion's assault, the high wooden walls of the settlement would likely be useless against the human army.
The human army included strong individuals who could kill Benben and Yue E.
The settlement's defenses couldn't withstand magic.
Option four, although proactive, was foolish.
Options two and three were the best choices.
But the former required a significant sacrifice, while the latter was fraught with uncertainties.
"Option two!"
Rather than fighting alone, it was better to unite all available forces.
The marshlands outside the Yue Clan tribe had only the southern shoals suitable for human landings.
Choosing the battlefield near the Yue Clan tribe would at least offer a terrain advantage.
[You led the Goblin army to retreat to the Yue Clan tribe]
[The Yue Clan defensive battle began in earnest]
[Your unparalleled strength led to the defeat of the Irisis pioneering legion]
[One day, you received news of a demonic army led by the Pigmen attacking your settlement]
[The Gobu Di settlement was destroyed by the demonic army]
[The Throne settlement was destroyed by the demonic army]
[The Iron Cavern was destroyed by the demonic army]
[The Irisis pioneering legion launched another assault]
[Hearing about the demonic invasion, the Irisis pioneering legion hastily retreated to avoid battle]
[One day, a Ghost Beastman appeared outside the Yue Clan tribe, challenging you]
[Please make a choice:]
[1. Accept its challenge]
[2. Submit to it]
"This must be the worst future line!"
Walking through the forest, Li Meng sighed inwardly.
Humans came, and so did demons.
He was like the cream in the middle of an Oreo.
One side was the humans, and the other was the demons.
And both were coming for him.
"Fine, let's try being a bit more cowardly this time!"
"System, option two!"
[You chose to submit to the Ghost Beastman]
[You knelt in humiliation before the Ghost Beastman]
[For killing its clansmen, the Ghost Beastman punished you]
[You were hung on the eastern gate of the Yue Clan tribe, enduring a thousand lashes of poison daily]
[Your descendants submitted to the Ghost Beastman out of fear]
[One day, Benben and Yue E attacked the Ghost Beastman]
[Hearing the commotion, you broke free of your restraints but arrived too late]
[The Ghost Beastman kicked Benben's head to your feet]
[Sitting on Yue E's corpse, the Ghost Beastman taunted you]
[In a fit of rage, you used the Berserk skill and devoured it alive amidst its screams]
[With Benben and Yue E's deaths, your hatred for the world grew]
[You led the Goblin army to attack the hesitant Irisis pioneering legion]
[You emerged victorious, annihilating the Irisis pioneering legion and shocking the human nations]
[The demonic army retreated in panic after their leader's death]