No one could answer the question troubling Gauss.
What he had to face now was a group of goblins whose strength and numbers were unknown, and who were surrounding them in the darkness with a large number of followers.
If they were all ordinary goblins, then unless they numbered in the thousands—enough to form an entire army—they would basically just be serving themselves up on a platter.
But if there were powerful Elite Goblins among them, that would be another matter.
The Goblin Bat Rider loomed in the sky. Gauss still couldn't determine its exact strength, but judging by the destructive power of the attack it had just thrown, it was already a considerable threat.
Most importantly, the other side had air superiority. They were on the ground and couldn't pose an effective threat to it.
Whether to fight, retreat, or pursue—it could decide freely at any time.
That thought couldn't help but cross Gauss's mind.
After this mission, when he collected his reward from the guild, he would have to consider improving his ability to fight airborne enemies.
Whether through spells, mounts, or some other means.
"For now, let's deal with the enemies in front of us first."
Gauss looked at his companion beside him, Shadow.
"Shadow, please keep an eye out for attacks from above."
If they fought the enemies on the ground, they would inevitably let their guard slip against the Bat Rider watching them from overhead.
Even though he was already aware of its presence, combat itself demanded concentration. Unless he was strong enough to completely overwhelm the enemies in front of him, he couldn't keep an eye on everything.
"Don't worry. I'll watch." As usual, Shadow was a woman of few words. "I'll watch the others, too."
But after experiencing her teleportation ability firsthand just