Goblin

"Ouch! My left hand feels broken..."

In the pitch-black underground, Sun Lei, who had miraculously survived, regained consciousness.

His body screamed in pain, and Sun Lei furrowed his brows, but he couldn't open his eyes at all!

"They're all dead... all dead... those monsters... too strong!"

Rumble...

Dada-da-da...

The sewer continued to shake, and a rapid patter of footsteps sounded from a distance, followed by Luo Wei's voice.

"Hurry! We must destroy the Realm Gate before it fully stabilizes, or it'll be trouble!"

Sun Lei gripped his sword hilt, leading his team as they followed the main group.

He turned his head, looking left and right, and his brows creased.

It was too dark, and the passage had become so wide!

In such a situation, the chance of being ambushed by monsters would greatly increase!

Some cunning monsters would even deliberately let prey pass, only to trap them between themselves and other monsters from behind!

Don't think monsters are unintelligent animals; some monsters' intelligence isn't much lower than humans'!

Sensing this hidden danger, Sun Lei quickly picked up his pace and approached Luo Wei, saying to him:

"Captain Luo, we should be careful!"

"We still don't know what kind of monsters these are!"

"It's so dark around here, and if we move this fast, we're likely to be ambushed by monsters!"

Luo Wei glanced at Sun Lei, nodded, then shook his head.

He agreed with Sun Lei's assessment in his heart, but the current reality didn't allow for it!

Sun Lei was, after all, just a young, inexperienced kid; his three years of experience were still too little!

The descent of a Realm Gate would bring a portion of another world's space!

Once the Realm Gate stabilized, this portion of the alien space would be fixed in place, becoming a teleportation point for monsters!

You could imagine what would happen if a new space was crammed into an already fixed space.

The space would be compressed and filled until the original terrain transformed into a new one!

This phenomenon was manageable on the surface, but now they were underground, in the sewers!

The situation would become troublesome; if they weren't careful, the place could collapse!

Furthermore, the magical circuits of the city's protective magic array were buried beneath this area. If the circuits were damaged due to a collapse...

The city gate, currently under assault by monsters, would likely be instantly toppled, and the monsters would pour into the city!

"So, we can only go fast, not slow!"

Luo Wei's explanation silenced Sun Lei, and he said no more.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and continued moving forward.

Yes, they couldn't afford to slow down now.

The team pressed on, and before long, the scouts ahead brought back news!

"Monsters have appeared. We can only see Goblins so far, about thirty of them!"

A scout, emerging from the darkness, ran towards Luo Wei as he spoke.

"Goblins..."

A serious look flashed in Luo Wei's eyes, and he immediately turned to shout at the team behind him:

"Careful! It's the monster vanguard, everyone prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

A unified shout echoed from the team, and everyone grabbed their weapons, ready to face the upcoming battle!

As the captain, Sun Lei also issued combat orders to his team.

The sound of swords being drawn filled the air, and the team's formation began to shift. Over a dozen Shield Guards, holding shields, stepped forward to form a front line!

Sun Lei also gripped his sword hilt, slowly drawing the sharp blade at his waist!

And at that moment, a voice laced with fear suddenly sounded from behind Sun Lei.

"Captain, are they really Goblins? I heard they're terrifying monsters..."

Sun Lei felt his light armor being tugged a few times, and he couldn't help but turn his head.

It was a petite, beautiful girl, wearing the same City Guard gear as him, with a look of fear and panic on her face.

Sun Lei's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered that this was a member of his squad.

The newcomer who just joined the City Guard three days ago, her name should be Zhao Xiaoqin.

Sun Lei recognized the person in front of him, gave a comforting smile, and said to Zhao Xiaoqin:

"It's okay, they're just goblins."

"But I heard from my teachers at school that these are dangerous monsters comparable to dragons… capable of destroying cities with ease."

Zhao Xiaoqin recalled the monster knowledge her teachers had imparted, and the hellish scenes of goblin attacks from documentaries. Her voice trembled involuntarily.

"It's just thirty goblins, this number is not a problem for the City Guard."

"The kind you're talking about are at least a hundred thousand goblins, a goblin horde composed of various high-ranking goblins."

Sun Lei reached out and patted Zhao Xiaoqin's head, his voice carrying a serious tone of encouragement:

"Cheer up! You're a genius who passed the assessment after all. As long as you stick close to the team during the fight, you'll be fine!"

"Y-yes!"

Zhao Xiaoqin flinched at Sun Lei's shout and responded loudly.

"Thank you..."

Just as Zhao Xiaoqin was about to thank Sun Lei, a slightly nervous shout suddenly came from ahead!

"Careful! It-it's goblins!!!"

This shout immediately put the entire team on edge!

Everyone looked forward in unison, and several white lights also shone forward!

Tap, tap, tap...

In the dim sewer, footsteps echoed one after another, and several small, dark figures appeared under the illumination of the lights.

They had dark green skin and long, pointed ears. They were hunched over, appearing to be only the size of children.

As these few goblins were spotted by the team, dozens of eyes emerged from the darkness beyond the reach of the lights behind them.

They silently approached the City Guard, making no sound other than the faint footsteps.

"As expected of monsters skilled in ambushes. If we hadn't scouted ahead, we might have actually been ambushed by them."

Luo Wei held his longsword, looking at the monsters exposed in the light, and curled his lips without a smile.

"Yaa~! %#@#%!!"

Seeing that they had been discovered, the goblins let out sounds of unknown meaning and raised their crude wooden clubs, charging towards the City Guard!

"Attack! These are just the most common goblins, let's finish this quickly!"

Luo Wei roared, grabbing his longsword and charging into the goblin horde!

"Charge—!"

The warriors following closely behind also raised their weapons and charged forward under the cover of the Shield Guards.

The Archers and Mages standing at the rear also launched their attacks!

Dozens of arrows and flames were the first to land among the goblin horde!

"Let's go, we'll flank them from the side!"

Sun Lei watched as Luo Wei and Li Wen's teams had already begun engaging the goblins head-on. He turned and shouted to the team members behind him.

Immediately, Sun Lei led his team members to charge to the right. On the other side, Wang Xian's squad was also executing a pincer attack as planned!

The two squads quickly reached the left and right flanks of the goblin horde. With a three-sided attack, the situation instantly turned in their favor!

Battle Qi Slash!

Sun Lei swung his longsword, which was emitting a white light, and directly charged into the now chaotic goblin horde!

Swish! Slish!

In the blink of an eye, a white light flashed!

Accompanied by the sound of flesh being cut, a spinning goblin head flew into the air!

Sun Lei paid no mind to the goblin he had just decapitated, his longsword continuously flashing as he struck at the goblins before him!

In less than a moment, four or five goblins had already fallen to Sun Lei's sword!

The thirty goblins were quickly dealt with by the City Guard members, and the team began to clean up the battlefield!

"You're so amazing, Captain!"

Zhao Xiaoqin stood beside Sun Lei, panting heavily, and looked at him with admiration as she said:

"Captain, you killed several goblins in one go. I didn't even get a chance to make a move following behind you."

"It was alright, these monsters aren't very strong..."

Sun Lei replied faintly. He flicked the blood off his sword and sheathed it.

"Let's go, after we finish collecting the goblin corpses, we need to keep moving."

"Okay!"

Zhao Xiaoqin nodded with a smile and quickly walked towards the goblins, her face no longer showing any fear.

After all, with such a powerful captain, Zhao Xiaoqin felt that this mission should be without danger.