episode_0035

“!!!???”

Even though she’s a secular nun kicked out of the convent for throwing drinking parties,

To suddenly reach into her breasts saying she has a solution at this important moment…

Eugene’s eyes widened in shock.

“Ta-da! If you periodically inhale this purified holy water, your respiratory organs can sufficiently purify that murky smoke.”

Afterward, Sophia took out three small bottles from her cleavage.

“Sister Sophia leveled up to Senior Nun this time and practiced her purification skills diligently. This bottle contains the result.”

“Oh, really?”

“Our Assault Captain, were you flustered because the place I took out the holy water bottle from wasn’t normal? If I were to explain, this skill isn’t complete enough yet, so I had to maintain a certain body temperature and divine power in this way. My hands have to fight, so this place is the most suitable, right? Hehe!”

“I, I see…”

Senior Nuns can use purification divine magic as well as healing.

They usually create holy water on their own through it.

But because Sophia has only been a Senior Nun for a few months,

Her new divine magic, purification divine magic, has some flaws in terms of perfection.

Therefore, the alternative to compensate for it was the use of her breasts.

“There are three holy water bottles. One of them will be used by Priscilla, who will find and eliminate the shaman goblin who is hiding somewhere casting spells. The remaining two will be used by me, the assault captain, and Thomas and Sophia as we go in. The swordsmen will prepare here for any unforeseen circumstances.”

Once the item was secured, Jeanne immediately formed the goblin cave infiltration team.

In the case of such a large cave maze, the shaman is likely to be hiding separately in a safe place.

Since the quest ends only when we catch him,

Expert level elven archer Priscilla, who is good at acting alone,

Will infiltrate in a different direction to carry out her individual mission, forming a two-track system.

“The inside is more spacious than I thought.”

“I heard that when there’s a boss goblin, they dig caves on such a large scale. So, even though we didn’t see any footprints, we were able to estimate that a boss goblin existed.”

Soon, the four members of the main infiltration team entered the goblin cave.

Eugene, who set foot in a goblin cave for the first time in his life, was quite surprised by the wide interior space, which didn’t match the image of a goblin.

Then Thomas answered his question.

The size of a typical goblin cave is dug to a height of 230cm to 250cm, suitable for 165cm tall hobgoblins, and about 175cm tall shaman goblins and goblin lords.

However, the 185cm tall boss goblin wields huge weapons, so it’s common to dig more than 3m 20cm.

“There’s a direction-disrupting totem. Judging by the amount of magic power being emitted, that shaman is no ordinary guy.”

Fssssssss…!

In the early section of the cave, assassin Thomas took the lead in dismantling the traps set by the hobgoblins and ordinary goblins.

Then, before the main infiltration team’s eyes,

A more complex underground tunnel layout unfolded, and

As if to announce the start of the maze, a stele with bizarre patterns

Was embedded in the middle of several branches.

Sophia stood nearly two steps away from the stele, stretched out her hand slightly, and activated her divine power.

She’s scanning the magic power in the totem placed by the shaman goblin.

“But this level of totem can’t disrupt me, who’s become a Senior Nun. Just follow my butt, everyone~”

Wiggle! Wiggle! Wiggle!

In the past, you had to diligently create and carry a shaman totem neutralization amulet.

However, since Senior Nuns have divine magic that defends against mental attacks,

Sophia’s body itself is a natural protection amulet.

Full of confident butt wiggles, Sophia fearlessly walked into the goblin cave maze.

“Wow, it seems we came really fast?”

Clack!

After walking for about 10 minutes, the maze ended,

And Eugene stopped, raising the corners of his mouth in admiration.

“Kieeek…!”

“Kueeeek…!”

Swarm! Swarm! Swarm! Swarm!

“It seems they released all the ordinary goblins to buy some time to draw out magic power to cast spells.”

A passage about 5m wide,

About forty ordinary goblins were deploying battle formations with various crude weapons.

“Captain, I’ll cover the rear!”

Swoosh!

Thomas took out something hidden in his cloak.

It was a crossbow.

Assassins are a kind of all-rounder class.

Therefore, in the case of the current main infiltration personnel combination, there are more than enough vanguards, so

Thomas intends to balance the overall class combination.

ㅡSwoooosh! Swoosh!ㅡThwack! Thwack!!

Having finished preparing for battle as smoothly as that, Eugene Schneider and his party,

Soon, their battle against numerous ordinary goblins

Began inside the goblin cave.

Jeanne and Sophia stood at the forefront.

The two received ranged support from Thomas and butchered the onrushing goblins.

ㅡFwoom!ㅡFwooang!

At that moment, the sound of arrows flying through the wind was heard from the goblin camp, where the sounds of impact and screams began to overflow.

Some goblins climbed onto small rocks and began shooting crossbows.

Shaman goblins and goblin lords are quite intelligent.

Therefore, they can imitate human tools to a certain level, and

It’s possible to instruct ordinary goblins to create them as if brainwashing them.

Crossbows were also tools within that realm, so

The shaman goblin here, with its outstanding abilities, had even created a considerable number of goblin crossbow soldiers.

“Not a chance, you bastards!”

ㅡClang! Clang!

However, Jeanne and Sophia easily knocked away the goblin arrows that flew in.

Even if they imitated it, the goblins’ weapons are very crude.

In other words, the goblins’ crossbows were far inferior to those of humans, and

It was close to a miracle for the two vanguard level awakened users to withstand them.

ㅡThwook! Thwook!

“ㅡKieeet!” “ㅡKueeet!”

“Cut! Cut those archer goblin bastards! Cut!”

The reloading time also took a long time.

Assassin Walker Awakened Thomas never missed that timing, and

Conversely, he fired counter crossbow arrows, making holes in the heads of all the opposing crossbow goblin.

“…..”

While his companions were fighting so hard,

Eugene stood in the middle of the vanguard and rearguard, just standing there with his hand on the hilt of his greatsword.

‘Good, I thought they would attack like that.’

Swoosh!

Then, looking up slightly, he showed a confident look.

ㅡSwoooooosh!!ㅡSwoosh!!

“Kieeet!!”

“Kueeet!!”

And on the side that Eugene looked up at,

About six goblins were pouring down using ropes like Tarzan.

“I had a bad feeling about the sudden change in the underground tunnel structure to three floors!”

ㅡVwooooooooosh!!!

The spot where many goblins gathered, that place was rapidly widening in width.

And it wasn’t just the width,

The height also increased enough to have separate floors.

Therefore, in Eugene’s view, the number of goblins immediately identified

Clearly matched the total number of ordinary goblins that the Red Fox Mercenary Corps had calculated in advance, but

It was judged that it would be good to consider the possibility of some level of deviation.

Based on that thought, Eugene Schneider imagined an aerial attack according to the terrain change,

That prediction was accurate, and

Eugene swung his greatsword at the vertically falling goblins.

ㅡThwuuuuuck!! Thwuuuck!!

“ㅡKuek!!” “ㅡKieeek!!”

Then a dull impact sound erupted,

If you cut goblins in half in the air,

Their blood can be scattered like a sprinkler, causing problems with the vision of their companions.

So Eugene struck the goblin airborne unit with the wide surface of his greatsword.

But even that was so brutally heavy that the lump of iron was swung like a flail,

The goblins’ heads were shattered like pumpkins.

“Thomas, how’s your stamina?”

“I’m still okay, Captain.”

After finishing off all the ordinary goblins, the four members of the main infiltration team went further inside.

Mana Awakened Walker level definitely increases physical ability, but

It’s still within the human realm.

Therefore, Jeanne checked Thomas’ stamina status.

“Okay, hold on a little longer. Now all we have to do is finish off those guys.”

After cleanly clearing about 40 ordinary goblins and walking for about 1 minute,

A space the size of a small gymnasium appeared inside.

“Is this cave really made by goblins? Wasn’t there already some level of space?”

“That’s what I’m saying… For goblins to dig out this much, even humans would have a hard time…”

Seeing that sight, Sophia and Thomas couldn’t help but be amazed.

Honestly, the three-story high passage just before was also questionable.

However, the space that is currently being shown seems to far exceed the goblins’ abilities, even when judging with as much discretion as possible.

‘Hmm… Priscilla said that elves lived here, could the traces of those elves still remain?’

Eugene’s eyes also widened in surprise.

Unlike Thomas and Sophia, however, his gaze soon showed signs of calming down.

Something passed through his head.

It was the story he had heard from Priscilla yesterday.

It seems that this place was a space where elves lived during the ancient Prasia era.

“Everyone focus, now is not the time to worry about that.”

However, Jeanne, the captain of the Red Fox Mercenary Corps, who was standing at the very front,

Called attention to the surroundings with a wary voice.

“Kuet! Kiet…!”

“Kueeeek…!”

In that wide circular space,

There were about ten hobgoblins, and

“Krrrrrrrr…!”

“Karrrrrrrrr,,,!”

Two boss goblins boasting tremendous size were also located there.

“No, those guys, that appearance.”

Thomas, who was hidden by Eugene’s huge build and was the last to check the situation at the front,

Was horrified to see the twelve higher-tier goblins.

“They’re even wearing armor????”

The reason was that both the hobgoblins and the boss goblins, although shabby, were equipped with fairly heavy-looking armor.

In particular, the boss goblins had steel armor on areas that could effectively neutralize damage and even wore helmets.

In that state, they were holding lumps of iron.

“The intelligence of the shaman goblin here is really considerable. Should we also think about this in connection with the increasing number of monsters recently, Captain?”

Sophia mentioned the shaman goblin.

Goblins carrying weapons and wearing clothes are definitely common.

Therefore, armored goblins have been sufficiently discussed in theory.

However, since iron armor is even more difficult to obtain than wooden crossbows,

The prevailing opinion was that it was unrealistic.

But the shaman goblin, who had been nesting here for quite some time,

Had made that appearance, which only existed in theory, a reality.

And

Fssssssss…! Flash…!

At that moment, both eyes of the two boss goblins glowed red.

This is because the shaman goblin’s buff had begun to be applied.

“He’s really an amazing guy with a considerable level of ranged buff as well.”

For Sophia, it was nothing but a series of surprises.

Because the shaman goblin wasn’t mixed in with the heavyweight goblins,

She kept looking around for him.

Buffs are a high-level technique, so the effective range is generally short.

However, despite the fact that Sophia’s side had not found the shaman goblin, the buff magic had already begun,

The shaman goblin here is a high-level individual with a tremendous effective range of magic power, enough to cast buff spells while safely hiding its body.

“I’ll buy some time while fighting the two boss goblins. The rest of you three quickly eliminate the hobgoblins and come support me.”

Recognizing that the situation was not easy, Jeanne

Immediately instructed her companions on countermeasures.

In a normal situation, a head-on battle would be possible immediately, but

The ability of the main villain, shaman goblin, continues to exceed expectations.

Therefore, Jeanne intends to be cautious.

“Captain, I think it would be better for me to buy time with that plan. In terms of durability and the defense area of the weapon.”

Then Eugene requested a role change.

Eugene’s general physical durability is much higher, but Jeanne’s sword user’s aura is superior, so the overall durability is similar.

However, due to the difference in armor, Jeanne focused on mobility and weakened the defense aspect,

Eugene’s armor state is relatively heavy because his technical mobility is less than that.

“I can buy enough time with my mana footwork. I wouldn’t care normally, but in the current situation, any further objections will be considered insubordination, Eugene.”

However, Jeanne concluded that she would mark the two boss goblins, taking comprehensive aspects into consideration.

Her resolute expression,

It was beyond the logical realm and contained her sense of responsibility for bringing Eugene into the mercenary corps.

Eugene’s words were clearly persuasive, but

She can’t entrust the most dangerous task to him, who is now on his first quest.

‘Oh dear, should I come out even belatedly?’

Eugene could read that expression, even if no one else could, so

He fell into deep thought.

But at that moment

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A bizarre sound echoed through the space.

“What is that sound????”

It was a truly eerie and nerve-wracking voice.

Thomas couldn’t help but be flustered when he heard that bizarre voice.

The bizarreness that Thomas felt was clearly not a generally heard sound, but

It was clear that it was a feeling that was spreading while carried on energy.

Therefore, although he can’t understand it, Thomas is also keenly aware of the unusualness of it.

“It’s a debuff spell! To be able to use even this advanced magic, it seems that this guy was a Crimson Shaman Goblin, a rare species counted among the goblins.”

Secular priest Sophia immediately identified the identity of the bizarre voice.

Not a level that causes simple confusion such as making you wander around a maze,

A spell that directly affects the opponent and restricts their abilities,

The spell that is currently being cast is the high-level debuff spell.