"Are you guys … going to save that human girl?"
Just at this moment, a tender voice suddenly rang out.
The three of them immediately looked toward the source of the voice and saw a thin figure carefully crawling out from a pile of rocks behind a big tree. The figure was less than one meter tall, had a strange yellow skin, and pointed ears. It didn't look like a human at all.
"Goblin?" Asuna froze.
"Yes, my name is Toby, and I'm a goblin." The little goblin named Toby stood next to the pile of rocks. He looked a little scared and reserved, but he still mustered up his courage and asked, "Are you adventurers? Are you here to save that human girl? "
Tang Hao asked back, "How much do you know about that human girl?"
"I'm not very sure, but I know where she went." Toby opened his hand, revealing a beautiful bracelet. "This morning, when I was adventuring in the forest, I saw that human girl. She seemed to have something important to do, and she looked a little panicked. I like adventures, so I quietly followed her. Suddenly, a huge Tauren ran out, and the human girl cried out 'Sauta' in surprise. Then, she was kidnapped by the Tauren, and she dropped this bracelet in the process."
"Are you saying that she entered Grand Woods on her own accord?"
"Huh?"
"Then, when she was kidnapped by the Tauren, did she struggle?"
"I don't think so." Toby recalled for a moment, then gestured. "But that's Sauta, the Guardian of Grand Forests, Sauta. To us Goblins, he's an invincible Beast King. Even if that human girl wants to struggle, she can't do anything."
Toby spoke matter-of-factly, but Tang Hao had another thought.
In Toby's description, Celia was just an ordinary human girl who couldn't fight back against Sauta. But Tang Hao knew very well that Celia's background wasn't simple. She could even be said to be the most mysterious person in the entire Arad Continent.
A long, long time ago, about five hundred years ago, Celia came to this world as an elf. Not only did she possess the memories of the ancient elves, but she also possessed power that even the elves could not understand. Thus, her status was high, and she was equivalent to the Saintess of the elves.
After that, Celia had been living in Grand Forest with her people, maintaining the large magic circle. The Minotaur King, Sauta, was the guardian of Grand Forest. Strictly speaking, Sauta was a subordinate of the elves.
A long time later, a great fire destroyed Grand Woods and destroyed the Great Magic Formation. If the big magic array was destroyed, the entire Arad Continent would be destroyed. That was why the Elf Clan, including Celia, sacrificed their lives to protect the magic array.
From then on, the Ancient Era's Elves were completely exterminated. However, perhaps because of that mysterious power that even the Elves were unable to understand, only Celia miraculously survived. Merely, she was no longer an Elf. The Celia that survived had completely lost her Elf powers, memories, and physical characteristics. She became an ordinary human girl, the Celia that players were familiar with.
From then on, Celia became an online swindler. In the past ten years, she used her cute appearance, sweet voice, and gentle smile to empty the wallets of countless adventurers.
Okay, this is a digression.
In short, with Celia's identity and status, even if she lost her memories and power, Sauta would never forget her. In Tang Hao's memory, this Minotaur had always been guarding Grand Forest. Even though it had gone crazy, it hadn't forgotten its mission. How could it suddenly capture Celia … At least, it wouldn't be like what Tang Hao had said, where it would capture Celia to give birth to its children.
Maybe there was more to it.
Da Bendan: Kaguya, do you know what's going on?
Tang Hao immediately asked in the chat room. Since Kaguya had seen the plot of the new DNF, he should know the inside story.
"Of course I know, but …" Kaguya said with a smile, "You guys are on an adventure. Do you know what an adventure is? It's an exploration of the unknown. If you know the plot in advance, what's the point? It's better to explore step by step. That's more interesting, isn't it? "
Wow!
This guy, what kind of weird hobby is he?
Tang Hao was speechless for a while, and even Kirito and Asuna were dumbfounded.
But thinking about it carefully, Kaguya's words were not completely unreasonable, especially for Tang Hao. He had always relied on the omniscient view to act. This time, perhaps it would be a good experience for him to change his perspective. Besides, he just didn't know the plot that well, but there was no need for him to follow the plot!
In the past, when they played the game, they could only act according to the game's script. They would either be ordered around by this person or be bullied by the Empire's army. They were as unhappy as they could be. In the end, all the players' actions were under Herde's control. They were practically Herde's puppets, manipulated by her like a knife, killing this apostle, f * cking that apostle.
But now, he was free. Why should he still follow the script?
Since he was a free man, he could play his own game as he pleased. One day, he would make Held reveal his HP bar, and then he would smash Held's d * ck!
Of course, with his current strength, even if Held revealed his health bar, there was nothing he could do. So, he refocused his attention on the mission to save Celia.
He looked at Toby and asked, "What happened after that?"
"After that, I escaped and wanted to go to the human village to report the situation. On the way, I met those three adventurers …" Toby pointed at the three corpses in the distance that had been eaten beyond recognition by the cat demons, his face filled with sorrow. "These three adventurers had originally planned to challenge the Minotaur King Sauta, so I told them about the human girl, and they quickly agreed. In the end, we were attacked by the Venomous Cat King just as we arrived here. I barely escaped because I hid beforehand, but they …"
Tang Hao walked to the three corpses. The bloody scene in front of him made even him feel a little nauseous. However, he suppressed his discomfort and carefully examined their hands. In the end, he discovered that although they were all swordsmen, they didn't have Ghostly Hands. In other words, they were just ordinary adventurers.
If they were swordsmen with Ghostly Hands, how could they die in the hands of the Venomous Cat King? If they were people from the Demon Realm, Heaven Realm, or even the Phantom Ancestor, they wouldn't be so weak.
"Well, I have a general understanding of the situation." Tang Hao got up and returned to the little goblin. "We are indeed here to save that human girl. Since you know who kidnapped her, can you lead the way for us?"
After experiencing what just happened, Toby was a little hesitant, but he still had the heart of an adventurer. In the end, he agreed and nodded. "I can bring you to Grakar, which is the territory of the Minotaur King Sauta. But I can't go in because Sauta is the king of the forest. If we goblins resist him, we will suffer. And before we reach Grakar, we have to pass through the Frost Dark Forest. There's a crazy magician living there, and he's sealed the entire forest in ice. He's very powerful. "
"I know that, but you've seen our strength. A mere crazy magician is nothing." Tang Hao didn't take it to heart. An ice magician, and Kirito had the power of an elite fire element, which was the perfect counter to the opponent.
Then, the four of them prepared and set off.
Although Toby was only a young little goblin, because he often adventured in the forest, he was very familiar with the environment here. Soon, he brought the three of them out of the Poison Thunder Ruins.
On the way, Toby told the three of them many things, such as which lords in this Grand Forest shouldn't be provoked, and which lords were easier to get along with. He told them about the weak position goblins were in. After admiring the three of them for their strength, he also expressed his gratitude for killing the poisonous cat king.
"You don't know how scary that poisonous cat king was. It always led its cat demons everywhere. When adventurers barged in, it killed them and ate them. When there were no adventurers, it ate us goblins. I had a lot of goblin friends, but they were all eaten by those cat demons. Now that you killed it, I want to thank you."
"From what you've said, you goblins are at the bottom of the food chain in this forest?" Asuna asked in surprise.
"Yes, yes, we goblins are very weak, and we are always bullied." Toby nodded repeatedly.
"Don't you have a goblin called Luo Lei Keno? The one that can discharge electricity, he should be very strong. "
"That guy is also a bad guy, and he always bullies us," Toby said angrily.
Obviously, goblins weren't that peaceful among themselves. Just like humans, as long as there was a society, there would be conflicts.
As they spoke, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, as if there was a sudden cold air. Not only Toby, but even Tang Hao and Asuna were shivering.
The only one who didn't feel anything was Kirito. He had the constitution of a fire elf, and his cold resistance was top-notch.
"Look, that's the Frost Dark Forest." Toby rubbed his body and pointed ahead.
The three of them looked over and saw a vast expanse of white in front of them. The entire forest was covered in a thick layer of ice. Not only were there plants and rocks, but even the roads were blocked by the ice, as if it wouldn't melt for tens of thousands of years.
"This …"
Even Tang Hao was a little stunned. It wasn't like this in the game!
This kind of large-scale freezing ability, that crazy Magician Frost Kerache, seemed to be much stronger than he thought … There were only three of them, wouldn't it be a little overconfident?
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