Goblins were very evil and dangerous creatures. They were almost at the beginner level, and their individual strength was not strong. However, in terms of threat and destructive power, they were firmly in the top few of all kinds of monsters.
The key to their problem was their strong reproductive ability and amazing adaptability. There was almost no place in the world that they could not reproduce. Even in the Ashes Forest that was filled with negative energy, as long as one was near the edge, they could be seen.
Their reproductive ability was even more terrifying. Goblins could get pregnant all year round, and after being pregnant, they could give birth about a month later. They could give birth to about four to six children. Goblin babies could eat all kinds of things after they were born, and if they had enough food, they would grow up in about three months. In other words, these things could produce a real 'generation' in four months, and one year was enough to breed three generations. Among the monsters, apart from Slimes, there was almost no other monster that could reproduce faster than them.
The most shocking thing was that if there was enough food, there would be a so-called "Brood Mother" among the goblins. This was a strange female that had degenerated all other abilities except for giving birth. The "Brood Mother" could reproduce by parthenogenesis, and would give birth to a batch of about ten in about twenty days. After resting for four to five days, it could give birth to another batch, which was comparable to the queen ant. And the little goblins it gave birth to would be stronger and faster than normal goblins, and naturally, more dangerous.
Some scholars had studied that if there was enough food, a pair of goblins could reproduce to more than two hundred in a year. It was simply insane. What was even more insane was that from the second year onwards, there would be brood mothers in their tribe, and their reproduction rate would increase exponentially.
Therefore, many adventurers felt that the goblins were like weeds, and that they could not be killed. On the contrary, there were often cases of inexperienced new adventurers being besieged by large groups of goblins, and losing their lives in vain.
One of the reasons why Baron Dahl set the first target of this winter raid to be the goblin tribe was because of their reproductive ability. If these guys got the news and ran away, and hid in the forest, perhaps by next winter, Dahl's territory would not be facing a single goblin tribe, but an alliance of several goblin tribes.
Of course, it could not be calculated that way. Goblins weren't powerful monsters, so it wasn't possible for them to have enough food. Moreover, they were fond of infighting, and once their tribe expanded, it was easy for them to fall apart, and then they would become food for other monsters.
Therefore, for so many years, goblin tribes could be seen everywhere, but goblin tribal alliances were rarely seen. The legendary "Goblin Khan" that could unite several goblin alliances and eventually form the embryonic form of a country was just a legend.
For example, rabbits were much more fertile than goblins, but who would be afraid of a group of rabbits?
After a volley of arrows, the gnome tribe panicked. The fully armed soldiers were already shouting all sorts of slogans and charging forward with weapons in hand.
They mostly used long weapons, such as spears, spears, forks, and long knives. Spears, spears, forks, and long knives … These weapons all had long handles.
These professional soldiers were all strong and wore heavy armor. The Goblins' weapons couldn't hurt them, but the weapons in their hands were always able to injure the Goblins. As soon as the two sides clashed, a few Gnomes fell to the ground, and more than 20 were injured.
Not only that, but not far behind these soldiers, the archers were raining down arrows in a frenzy. These skilled archers used crossbows of different lengths, and they could hit an enemy with about three to four arrows. From time to time, Gnomes were struck by arrows. Many of them were hit in their vital spots and collapsed on the spot.
Baron Dahl was very satisfied with this good start, but what he saw next was even more satisfying.
Under the leadership of the priest, the twelve clergymen of the Church of the Void Mask formed a phalanx with an arrowhead and charged into the goblin tribe.
The arrowhead was naturally the Saint Samurai who was as strong as a bear. He swung the sword with both hands like an axe, chopping down the goblins one by one. Even those Gnome Warriors who wore simple leather armor and were stronger than ordinary Gnomes were like wooden stakes in front of him. They were powerless.
The other Saint Samurai who followed him weren't as powerful as him, but they weren't weak either. They waved all kinds of weapons and knocked down the Gnomes one after another. Unlike the professional soldiers, they were much more experienced in battle and much stronger. Even if the Gnomes they knocked down didn't die on the spot, they completely lost the ability to fight again.
At the same time, two middle-level Rangers started shooting arrows from time to time. Their targets were the Gnome Archers who were also holding bows and arrows, or the Gnome Hunters who were ready to throw short spears.
Their archery skills were much better than the archers under Baron Dahl, and their bows were also more powerful. In particular, they were all cast with support spells by the priests, which made their arrows sharper and more powerful.
So every time they fired an arrow, a Gnome Archer or Gnome Hunter would definitely fall. Not a single arrow missed its target.
Soon, the group of people killed their way to a place not far from the two adjacent tents in the center of the goblin tribe.
And at this time, the leader of the goblin tribe, the chief, and the shaman finally appeared.
The Gnome chief was a guy so strong that he didn't look like a Gnome. He was even taller than ordinary people. He was covered in thick leather and held a huge wooden stick in his hand. He looked extremely fierce.
As soon as he jumped out of the tent, he let out an angry roar. Hearing his roar, the originally panicked Gnomes quickly regained their morale and gathered towards him in a mess, as if they were going to form a battle formation.
As for the Gnome Shaman, the guy hiding in the corner was old and skinny, and looked malnourished. He had many bone ornaments on his body, especially the magic staff in his hand, which was even more terrifying — it was a long leg bone connected to a human skull. There were still faint traces of blood on the leg bone and skull. No one knew what kind of evil and terrifying method was used to make them.
He didn't make any sound, but just touched the magic staff and looked at the people sinisterly. But as long as his gaze swept over them, no matter how strong the soldiers were, they couldn't help but shiver, and their movements slowed down.
Facing these two dangerous enemies, the Saint Samurai temporarily stopped and prepared for a big battle.
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