After the Short Axe Goblin killed one of the fakes, he knew he hadn't run in the wrong direction.
He continued tracking along the marks on the grass.
When he reached a certain spot, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and his steps involuntarily slowed down.
His two pea-sized eyes kept darting around, observing his surroundings.
The short axe was held in front of him, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
"This guy has such strong Perception!"
Adrian , hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this scene.
The Short Axe Goblin probably hadn't discovered Adrian 's ambush, but he could sense danger and entered a state of alert.
"As expected of a Goblin above Level 5!"
Adrian admitted that he felt a lot of pressure.
This was a feeling he had never experienced when facing a Large Slime.
Tightening the shield and short sword in his hand, Adrian waited quietly.
When the Short Axe Goblin walked into the center of the ambush, three Summon Goblins hidden behind trees rushed out simultaneously, raising their weapons and attacking the Short Axe Goblin's head, heart, and other vital points!
"Wuwah!"
The Short Axe Goblin roared, not retreating but advancing.
With a light flick of his short axe, he parried the thrusting spear.
Then the short axe sliced horizontally through the air, knocking away the weapons of the other two Summon Goblins.
Without Adrian 's control, the Summon Goblins' fighting style was as crude as it had been in life.
One of the Summon Goblins, after his weapon was knocked away, stood stunned for a moment.
Then he was caught by the Short Axe Goblin.
Under continuous heavy chops from the short axe, he dissipated into light.
In a three-on-one confrontation, Adrian 's side actually lost a combatant.
"This is too strong!"
Adrian , who had been hiding in the shadows, swallowed hard.
He felt that even if he went up, he wouldn't dare to take the Short Axe Goblin's attack.
If that axe strike landed and he couldn't dodge, he wouldn't die, but he'd be crippled!
Originally, Adrian had planned to use numerical superiority to surround and attack the Short Axe Goblin.
Now, it seemed this idea had fallen through.
Adrian took out Goblin claws and a left ear from his bag, and with his last ten points of magic, he Summoned another Goblin, which circled around and then joined the battle.
The reason for circling was to prevent the Short Axe Goblin from discovering Adrian 's hiding place.
However, even with the replenished numbers, the Short Axe Goblin still held the advantage in the battle.
The Level 5 Summon Goblins were no match for the Short Axe Goblin; their health plummeted rapidly!
The battle had barely begun for two minutes when one Summon Goblin fell!
"Damn it, the difference is too great!"
Adrian hid in his hiding spot, not daring to breathe.
When Summoning monsters, they could only appear within about ten meters of Adrian .
He was far from the battle site, so if he recalled a Summon when it received a fatal blow, it wouldn't be able to approach the battlefield when Summoned again.
It might even expose his position.
Therefore, Adrian could not deal with the Short Axe Goblin by using the instant attack method of Summoning monsters, as he had with the Large Slime.
The Short Axe Goblin looked at the Goblin dissipating into light at his feet, a smile spreading across his face, revealing sharp teeth.
"Die!"
The Short Axe Goblin roared in the demon language.
The skill [Charged Strike] split a Summon Goblin in half without any surprise.
At the same time, the Summon Goblin who had been hiding in the tree branches, bow drawn and arrow nocked, finally found an opportunity and swiftly shot his first arrow after the Short Axe Goblin finished using his skill!
This Summon was controlled by Adrian , constantly looking for an opportunity.
Now.
The opportunity had arrived!
The steel-forged arrowhead tore through the air, shooting towards the Short Axe Goblin's back.
There was less than twenty meters of straight-line distance between them, and the arrow crossed the distance in the blink of an eye, hitting its target.
However, Adrian had aimed for the torso, the area with the highest hit rate, but it hit the Short Axe Goblin's thigh...
The arrowhead embedded itself in the Short Axe Goblin's thigh, causing him to cry out in pain.
Although the first arrow did not achieve the desired effect, it ultimately hit the target.
Seeing the Short Axe Goblin injured, Adrian immediately controlled the Summon to shoot a second and third arrow.
At the same time, he had the remaining two Summon Goblins next to the Short Axe Goblin seize the opportunity to attack.
He had thought that after the Short Axe Goblin was injured, his mobility would decrease.
But unexpectedly, the subsequent arrows did not cause the Short Axe Goblin any injury at all.
It wasn't that they missed.
It was because after being hit by the first arrow, the Short Axe Goblin noticed the position of the archer Summon Goblin.
He used his axe to block all the incoming arrows!
As for the attacks of the other two Summon Goblins, they were all dodged by the Short Axe Goblin.
"GG!"
After the last arrow was shot, the Short Axe Goblin had not sustained any further injuries, and Adrian was greatly disappointed.
Without the archer's restraint, the Short Axe Goblin completely overwhelmed the two Summon Goblins.
Adrian immediately controlled the Summon Goblin to jump down from the tree and flee into the distance, deliberately leaving a clear trail in the grass.
He himself lay motionless in the bushes.
The two Summon Goblins stalled for about a minute and a half, then both dissipated into white light.
After the Short Axe Goblin killed the last fake Goblin, seeing no new fake Goblins appear, he prepared to pull the arrow out of his thigh.
The arrow had penetrated about three centimeters into the flesh.
But the Short Axe Goblin's expression did not change after pulling out the arrow.
He tore off a piece of the tattered cloth he was wearing, wrapped it around the wound, and his face showed anger.
Having been toyed with until now, he hadn't even seen the real enemy.
"I must catch up with those human women; they are a tribute to the Great King!"
The Short Axe Goblin picked up the weapon on the ground, searched around for a while, then chased in the direction the archer Goblin had left.
Five minutes after he left, Adrian , who was controlling the archer Goblin to escape, saw the Short Axe Goblin about to catch up.
At this point, Adrian immediately crawled out of the grass, carrying his bag, and fled in another direction.
He hadn't run far when the Summon Goblin, who had diverted the Short Axe Goblin, was struck by a thrown axe from the latter, severely wounded, and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the Short Axe Goblin was about to go forward and kill the Summon Goblin, Adrian quickly recalled the Summon Goblin, who was left with only half his life.
The Short Axe Goblin looked at the Goblin disappearing before his eyes, at first somewhat confused, then an angry roar spread around.
There was no other way.
Unable to defeat him, Adrian could only use a trick to distract him.
The tracks left by the women had been destroyed by the archer Goblin while the Short Axe Goblin was delayed.
After the archer Goblin shot its last arrow, Adrian 's task for it was to lure the Short Axe Goblin.
And the Short Axe Goblin, as Adrian expected, fell for it!
"Crisis averted!"
Adrian looked at the severely wounded Goblin he had recalled, letting out a sigh of relief.
Then, following the marks he had left on the trees, he quickly moved through the forest.
Soon he caught up with the fleeing women.
After running with the women for about ten more minutes, Adrian and the others finally left the Forbidden Forest!
As the last ray of sunset fell, Brook, who was guarding the gate of Gruer Town, saw several figures slowly approaching.
10 Power Stones = 1 extra chapter