Three Kills (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

This Goblin party numbered fewer than fifty. Just like last time, the Archers fired first, killing and wounding several Goblins. The Shield Bearers charged forward, with the Infantry following close behind.

Zhao Fu also cast two Fireballs, leaving him mentally exhausted. Including the Fireballs he had cast earlier, he had already used seven, so he could not cast any more for the time being.

The Shield Bearers and Infantry fought at the front while the Archers continued firing freely from the rear.

At that moment, a Goblin charged out of the battle, raised its blade, and rushed toward Zhao Fu with a shrill cry.

Zhao Fu was not afraid. He had long prepared himself for a fight to the death. Gripping his iron sword tightly, he charged forward and viciously slashed at the approaching Goblin.

The Goblin tilted its head aside and easily avoided Zhao Fu's attack. It babbled as if mocking him, then swung its blade at Zhao Fu's waist. Zhao Fu hurriedly retreated.

The Goblin pressed forward after him.

Though he had missed the first strike, Zhao Fu was exceptionally calm. He ignored the Goblin's mockery. In a real battle like this, it was kill or be killed. His heart pounded violently with tension as he watched his surroundings, retreated a little farther, then suddenly thrust his sword at the Goblin.

The Goblin easily dodged that thrust as well. Just as it was about to rush forward and slash at Zhao Fu, one foot stepped onto a stone with an uneven surface, instantly throwing it off balance.

Zhao Fu's plan succeeded. Seizing the chance, he slashed at the Goblin with his sword.

The blade cut into the Goblin's neck, and blood flowed out. However, Zhao Fu had not cut deeply enough, so the wound was not severe.

The Goblin let out a pained shriek, raised its blade, and prepared to slash Zhao Fu. Zhao Fu's heart tightened, and he used all his strength to wrench the sword embedded in the Goblin's neck.

Blood immediately sprayed everywhere!

Warm blood splattered all over Zhao Fu's body as the Goblin's corpse slowly fell to the ground, dead. Having killed a humanoid creature for the first time, Zhao Fu's heart raced as he panted heavily.

The battle on the other side soon ended as well. Bai Qi killed a Goblin Champion, then suddenly turned and saw Zhao Fu covered in blood. Startled, he hurried over and asked worriedly, "Your Highness! Are you alright?"

Zhao Fu had also recovered from the perilous struggle between life and death. He lightly shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Only then did Bai Qi let out a sigh of relief.

"Ask whether anyone is injured," Zhao Fu said.

Bai Qi nodded, checked on the others, and then replied, "Your Highness! No one else has suffered any serious injuries."

Zhao Fu relaxed. He looked up at the sky. The sun was directly overhead, and it was nearly noon. They would not be able to catch the third and fourth Goblin parties, so he decided to ambush the third party along its route back.

Li Si also brought a group of women to deliver food, and everyone temporarily entered a period of rest and recovery.

Time passed little by little. The third Goblin party returned carrying several Gray Wolves, more than a dozen wild rabbits, and a wild boar weighing nearly four hundred jin. They had returned with a full haul.

Zhao Fu and the others hid in the grass and waited for their chance.

Then, the Goblin Champion swaggering along at the front suddenly let out a huge sneeze, drawing the attention of many Goblins. At that moment, Bai Qi gave the order to attack.

Arrow after arrow shot out and fell among the Goblin party, immediately causing chaos. Several Goblins were directly killed, while several more were heavily wounded. After recovering for several hours, Zhao Fu had regained more than half of his mental strength and could cast Fireballs again, so he launched several as well.

Everyone had now fought twice before, and this was an ambush, so the battle ended even faster than the previous two. They suffered almost no injuries. Of course, this was also because the Goblin party had successfully hunted and returned exhausted and weak.

After resting briefly, Zhao Fu led everyone toward the route from which the fourth Goblin party would return. Unfortunately, the fourth Goblin party had already returned to the Goblin Village. Zhao Fu found this rather regrettable. If they had wiped out the fourth Goblin party, there would have been little left to fear from the Goblin Village.

With nearly one hundred and fifty Goblins dead at once, the Goblin Village sensed the danger as well. They did not know who their enemy was or how many there were, so they could only remain in a tense state of full alert.

Goblins stood around the outskirts of the village, watching their surroundings with grave expressions. At the slightest disturbance, they would swarm forward.

At the same time, Zhao Fu led his people near the Goblin Village and observed the village, now in a state of full defense. "The Goblin Village now has only around sixty Goblins capable of fighting. The rest are old, young, or female."

Though the Goblin Village's strength seemed greatly reduced, Zhao Fu had no intention of attacking. For one thing, he was not in a hurry. The Goblins had to hunt every day to secure food, so once their current supplies ran out, they would definitely have to come out again. Compared to attacking, ambushing was more advantageous.

On the other hand, Zhao Fu did not want to make any sacrifices. He had already developed a slight sense of belonging toward Great Qin Village and its villagers.

However, they could not simply wait for the Goblins to emerge. Taking advantage of the Goblins' reluctance to leave the village, Zhao Fu ordered his people to begin setting various traps nearby.

As night gradually deepened, he left several people behind to keep watch. They brought back the spoils that had originally belonged to the Goblins: the wild boar, more than a dozen wild rabbits, and several Gray Wolves. Wolf meat did not taste good, but it was better than nothing. Besides, wolf teeth could be used as arrowheads, and wolf hides could be made into leather armor.

The materials from the Fierce Fire Rabbit they had killed previously were blue-grade. Since the Tailor Shop owner, He Yun, only had the beginner-level Tailor skill, she could not make blue-grade leather armor, so the materials were left there for the time being.

After returning to Great Qin Village, they lit bonfires again. With the immediate crisis resolved, the atmosphere was no longer so oppressive and tense, and laughter filled the village.

As soon as Zhao Fu entered the village, several children of four or five happily ran over, gathered around him, and cried out with admiring faces, "Your Highness! You're amazing! You killed so many outsiders!"

Zhao Fu smiled slightly and explained, "It wasn't my achievement alone. Your parents deserve credit too."

"But you're our Highness. It was only under your wise and mighty leadership that we killed so many outsiders," a little boy said happily and excitedly as he hugged Zhao Fu's leg.

He already knows how to flatter people at such a young age. Zhao Fu chuckled and rubbed the boy's little head. The coldness in his heart seemed to gradually melt away.

Soon afterward, the children's parents apologized and led their children away one by one.

Zhao Fu returned to the Village Chief Hall. After thinking for a moment, he asked Li Si, "How were the gains from killing the Goblins this time?"

After a battle, it was impossible not to clean up the battlefield. However, because the situation had been urgent at the time, Li Si and the women's group had handled the cleanup.

A smile appeared on Li Si's face. He clasped his hands and replied, "There were 152 Goblin short swords in total, but they are too small and unsuitable for us humans to use, so they will need some modification. Killing the Goblins yielded 685 copper coins in total, while the seven silver coins came from killing the three Goblin Champions."