"Run right!"
"Whoa, she's catching up again!"
"Run left!"
"No, there are more women over there!"
"What do we do? We're surrounded!"
Gu Qing was like a sheepdog.
She kept herding the Goblins, cutting off their escape routes.
Soon, they were driven into the encirclement.
Several women closed in.
They could no longer escape.
Breathing a little hard, Gu Qing wore a grim expression. "I'm a little tired, and I'm not happy. If you don't surrender, I'll slaughter every last one of you!"
Her eyes were full of murderous intent.
The other women raised their weapons too.
"I surrender! I surrender!"
"I surrender too."
"Me too."
By the time Zhao Chi rushed into the camp, the fighting had already begun.
By the time he reached the center of the battlefield, it was practically over.
There really was a noticeable gap between 5 agility and 6 agility.
Over a charge of just a few dozen meters, Zhao Chi had fallen several meters behind.
And these women were fierce.
They charged in swinging without a word.
In just a few seconds, eight corpses lay on the ground.
Every one had been killed with a single strike.
They were far stronger than women who couldn't bring themselves to slaughter chickens or ducks, or were even afraid of bugs.
Their courage really did rival that of Orcs.
Although they lacked the Orcs' morale-boosting talent.
They had the Skeletons' Fearless talent instead.
They had a little less of the Orcs' reckless ferocity, but they would fight to the death without retreating.
"Woof, woof, woof! Woof, woof!"
The two mongrels kept barking loudly.
But they were securely tethered to the ground and couldn't help the Goblins.
Tang Ruan and three other women were capturing Goblins inside the tents, trapping them with no way out.
There were two tents in total, with two women in each.
One blocked the entrance while the other attacked.
With their escape routes blocked front and back, all the Goblins surrendered.
Gu Qing had taken six women to chase down the fleeing Goblins.
They hadn't returned yet.
Zhao Chi gave one of the wildly barking mongrels a knock, then went to help Tang Ruan tie up the prisoners.
He felt a little frustrated.
He had planned to lead the women through a successful first battle.
He hadn't expected them to need no leadership at all.
Instead, Zhao Chi hadn't even managed to get a single enemy for himself.
Before he could strike, the battle was already winding down.
No wonder Yang Xiong had just said it felt great to lead Orcs into battle.
Now he understood.
It certainly saved a lot of trouble, but there was a downside too.
He didn't get any experience this way.
Experience was important.
Still, it was fine.
After all, the total amount of experience hadn't decreased.
Although he hadn't gained any himself, the women had gotten it all.
At least the benefits stayed within their own ranks.
Besides, experience could be gained through training as well as battle.
He could just train alone with Gu Qing once they got back.
Gu Qing also had a healing skill.
If he got hurt, she could heal him right away.
Perfect.
It wasn't appropriate to use blades or guns against his own people.
He would spar barehanded with Gu Qing instead.
They could trade solid punches and fight until the world went dark.
Zhao Chi tied up the Goblins as he thought.
"Phew... My lord, they're all tied up. Their tents stink so badly."
Tang Ruan pulled on a rope, dragging four Goblins out of a tent.
The other three village women were dragging Goblins along too.
There were twelve in total.
Zhao Chi smiled. "I think they stink too. They have no concept of hygiene at all."
Tang Ruan complained, "I want another bath when we get back. I've gotten foul stuff all over me, and even my new cloth shoes are dirty."
There were black stains on her arms and calves.
They stood out sharply against her fair, soft skin.
Some had gotten into her hair too.
The women behind her were in the same state.
Zhao Chi said, "Once we get back, I'll buy you shampoo and body wash, along with soap and towels."
Tang Ruan brightened and said sweetly, "Great! Thank you, my lord."
Just then, Gu Qing returned, herding the Goblins along.
There were nine Goblins in total.
Not a single one had escaped.
Their left cheeks bulged as though they had something stuffed in their mouths.
Four of the Goblins were carrying an old Goblin.
At a glance, Zhao Chi recognized the old Goblin as the chief.
He looked no different from an ordinary Goblin, except that he was older and his stats were slightly higher.
Now he was grimacing and yelling.
One leg dangled limply.
It was clearly broken.
Gu Qing pointed at the ground. "Drop him here. The rest of you, go line up and wait to be tied."
At her command, the Goblins immediately dropped their chief.
Then they lined up, holding their hands together and stretching them forward.
A woman approached. "My lord, I need to borrow the rope."
"Oh, sure." Zhao Chi handed it to her.
The woman divided the rope among the others, and they tied up all the Goblins.
The Goblins didn't resist at all and cooperated obediently.
Zhao Chi watched in bewilderment.
"What's going on?"
Gu Qing smiled. "They get slapped if they don't obey. But their faces are so dirty, all covered in greasy grime. It's disgusting."
Gu Qing shook her hand in disgust.
No wonder the Goblins' cheeks were all swollen.
Gu Qing had slapped them that way.
Tang Ruan said, "Our lord said he'll buy body wash and things like that when we get back."
Gu Qing said happily, "Wonderful! I was worried river water wouldn't wash off all this grease. Body wash will do the trick."
Zhao Chi nodded. "I'll go buy it right away when we get back."
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