Just as the village chief said, the goblins' lair was located on the other side of the forest. It was not very old, nor was it very mysterious. It was just an abandoned small fortress. After years of exposure to the wind and sun, more than half of it had collapsed, but at least it was still functional.
"Are we really going in?"
Hui Hui gripped her staff with a bitter expression.
"Why don't I just cast an explosive spell here?"
"I think there's still time …."
The priestess shook her head and replied in a low voice.
"No no no, I don't think there's enough time."
"You just want to slack off."
"Isn't it good to slack off? If we don't make it in time, it'll only be more disgusting. "
"But we're adventurers."
At this time, Aisi whispered. Hearing Aisi's answer, Hui Hui let out a long sigh.
"Okay, you have to protect me …."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Looking at the three whispering in front, Mai Lu and the rest were also puzzled.
"Hey, Mai Lu, what are they talking about?"
"I'm not sure …."
As they spoke, the group arrived at the surroundings of the abandoned fortress. Soon, they saw the goblins standing guard outside the half-collapsed gate of the fortress.
"One, two, three …."
The priestess counted, then looked at Aisi.
"Aisi, let's stick to the original plan. I'll go first."
"Okay."
Aisi nodded and gripped her sword tightly. Then, the priestess stood up.
"Great Mother Earth, please protect us. Cover up the sound of this land — — Silence!"
As the priestess pointed her staff forward, a faint aura suddenly sprinkled down like powder. The goblins standing guard at the gate looked up in surprise at the beautiful aura falling from the sky. They panicked and stretched out their hands, acting as if they were shouting. But that was all they could do. All sound was blocked, and their actions looked more like a pantomime.
At the same time, Aisi's body flashed with a green radiance. She dashed forward like the wind.
The sword light flashed.
The Goblins who bore the brunt of the attack fell to the ground before they could see who the murderer was. Aiz dashed forward without hesitation and leaped onto the second floor of the collapsed Stronghold Gate. At this moment, the other two Goblins who were in charge of observing from above reacted. They brandished their weapons and charged at Ai Si. However, Ai Si only raised her longsword and easily deflected the Goblin's weapon. Then, she stabbed the Goblin to death.
In the blink of an eye, the Goblins who were in charge of keeping watch were wiped out. Aiz looked around and gestured to the back.
"Let's go."
Seeing Ayse's gesture, the priestess pulled Hui Hui and hurriedly ran forward. The others followed closely behind and quickly arrived at the entrance of the cave.
At this time, the power of the Silence Divine Art had also disappeared, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.
"Can we see people up there?"
The priestess looked at Aith and asked. Aith shook her head.
"No, they should all be down there."
While saying that, Aith shifted her gaze to a cave next to the ruins. From the outside, it seemed to be an underground warehouse or something like that, but it had now become a cave entrance for monsters.
"I can't take it anymore. Why do Goblins like to dig holes like mice?"
Seeing this, Hui Hui was even more upset. If they were on the surface, she could still blow them up with explosive magic. But now … She had no other choice but to endure it.
"Aith, you walk in front. Hui Hui and I will walk in the middle. Mai Lu, you guys walk at the back. Watch your back and your steps."
The priestess looked at the pitch-black cave, took a deep breath, and gave an order in a low voice. Then, the group walked into the cave.
"Ugh …!"
The first thing that greeted them was a pungent smell. Mai Lu and the other Crimson Oath adventurers couldn't help but reveal a pained expression. The red-haired magician instinctively opened his mouth to vomit, but Hui Hui quickly covered his mouth.
"Shut up. Do you want to die?!"
"Ugh … Ugh …!"
"Swallow it!"
Although the red-haired magician glared at Hui Hui angrily, Hui Hui glared back at him with ten times the anger. Her bright red eyes turned even redder. Under Hui Hui's frightening aura, the red-haired magician had no choice but to swallow the thing that was about to gush out.
"Don't make a sound. Not at all!"
Hui Hui glared at Mai Lu and the others and said in a barely audible voice. Mai Lu and the others, who were frightened by her reaction, nodded. They were very familiar with this great Red Devil magician. Although she could only use explosive magic, she was usually cheerful and easy to get along with. But now, she looked very anxious and impatient …. Perhaps it was because she couldn't use her explosive magic because she was underground?
The smell in the tunnel was extremely unpleasant. To be honest, Mai Lu and the others couldn't wait to pass through the tunnel immediately. But Aith and the priestess were very cautious. The priestess raised the scepter in her hand, and a magic lamp hung at the top of the scepter. The soft light illuminated the darkness in front of them. They walked forward step by step. During this time, they did not forget to remind Mai Lu and the others behind them.
"Don't lean against the wall."
"Don't step on the puddles."
"Be careful of the darkness."
Just like that, the group reached the fork at the end of the tunnel.
"Should we go left first?"
"Right."
Facing Hui Hui's question, the priestess thought for a moment and gave an answer. This made Hui Hui show a look of despair again. But she did not say anything else and just followed behind silently.
The stench on the right was several times stronger than on the left. Mai Lu could not stand it anymore, and the others around her also showed unbearable expressions. But the priestess and Aith's expressions were unusually serious. They walked to the door at the end of the tunnel on the right. The two looked at each other, and Aith suddenly pushed the door open. She pulled out her sword and jumped back.
There was nothing inside.
"… ….."
Huh?
At that moment, Mai Lu suddenly froze.
"What's wrong? Mai Lu? "
The stench here made people want to vomit just by speaking, but another companion beside her still asked in a low voice.
"I think I heard something …."
In fact, there was no need to listen anymore.
When the group walked into the room, they saw everything in front of them.
It looked like a toilet, with goblins' excrement and food residue everywhere. But other than that, there was something even more shocking. In the corner of the room, a young girl was lying there. Under the illumination of magic, they could clearly see that she was naked. Her whole body looked like it had been burned by fire. Her skin was cracked open, and thick, rancid liquid was flowing out.
"This is …..!"
"Hurry up and save her!"
Before the priestess could say anything, the blonde female knight in Mai Lu's group immediately ran towards the girl. She came to the girl's side in a few steps, squatted down, and stretched out her hand to the girl.
"Are you okay? We're here to save you …. "
"Swoosh!"
The female knight did not know what was going on.
Because just as she stretched out her hand, Aise suddenly appeared beside her. The sword in her hand stabbed towards the girl in front of her. Before the female knight could scream, the sword in Aise's hand stabbed into the garbage pile beside the girl. At this moment, a goblin armed with a short sword suddenly jumped out from the rubbish pile and pounced towards the female knight. In the next moment, the goblin's head was pierced by Aiz's long sword. It didn't even have time to scream before it fell to the ground and became a corpse.
"Be careful."
Ai Si sheathed her longsword and glanced at the dumbstruck blonde female knight indifferently. She then said. At that moment, the female knight seemed to realize what had happened and fell to the ground.
"These goblins are very cunning. When you let your guard down, it's time for you to die."
After saying this, Aisi walked to the girl's side and sized her up carefully.
"She should be the village chief's daughter."
"That's serious …."
In fact, even if the priestess didn't say it, the others could more or less tell. The girl's body was full of scars and burns. At this moment, her entire body was rotting and turning green. She was on her last breath.
"Do you have a solution?"
"I … can try."
While saying that, another girl in Mai Lu's party walked up and stretched out her hand.
"Great response!"
With a flash of magic, the girl's scars gradually healed. Seeing that, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then, please send her back."
The priestess looked at the female knight and said.
"But …."
"This is the mission entrusted to us. For now, the mission has been completed, but it's not over yet. We need to continue exploring, so we'll leave it to you, okay?"
"… I understand."
The female knight hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. She carried the unconscious girl on her back and ran out of the dungeon.
Seeing this, Mai Lu and her companions looked at each other uneasily.
What's going on?
They were not fools. Of course, they saw the scars on the girl's body and could imagine what happened to her … But, who did this?
Goblins?
Such weak monsters?
Would they do such a thing?
"Let's move on."
The priestess sighed and walked to the other side. Looking at their backs, Mai Lu and the others hurriedly followed.
But unlike before, the uneasiness in their hearts grew stronger.
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