Chapter 81 Go Again

"I said, what happened" (first general).

Finally raising his voice at the fourth Goblin general after he had asked the first time and was met with no reply.

"I got closer to him and attempted to make him unconscious with my axe, but I was brushed away by his fist, and i had to use the axe to control my fall" (fourth general).

Answering as meekly and fast as he could, the fourth general ran his mouth.

"fourth general, don't tell me you...., you...., you have become so weak you cannot even handle a mere Goblin" (second general).

The second general said, snickering in moderation.

"step aside and let the third general take care of this" (second general).

"No" (first general).

The first Goblin general raised his hand to stop any interference from the third or second general.

"go again" (first general).

harkening to the command of the first general Goblin, the fourth general Goblin stiffened his grip on his axe with the bladed part pointed upward.

One footstep at a time, he slowly makes his way towards the Goblin.

"I don't understand why you are so hell bent on having the fourth general do the deed" (second general).

"i don't want to hear one more word come out of your mouth" (first general).

He said so with a sound tone, signifying total obedience to his words.

The fourth general, got to where the Goblin stood and swung his axe down at him.

Having the fourth Goblin general up close to him, the height difference was now more visible, to the point where the fourth Goblin general knew he could pick up the Goblin before him with just a thrust of his palm.

in retaliation to the axe coming down on him, the Goblin with a calm demeanor easily jumped up to an height where the fourth Goblin general's face was within sight.

He stretched out his hand with his palm wide open, and erected out a thorn from it.

The thorn lengthened, wanting to stab the fourth Goblin general in the face, but the fourth Goblin general however was quick to react.

His right hand was what he used to swing the axe down, and with his left hand free, he used it to block his vision and obstruct the Thorn from getting to his eyes.

In exchange for protecting his eyes, the thorn stabbed through the fourth Goblin general's hand before halting.

Having protected his eyes, the fourth Goblin general swung his axe upwards at the Goblin who evaded it by withdrawing the thorn stuck in the fourth Goblin general's hand, and moving away from the fourth Goblin general.

"enough, return" (first general).

the first Goblin general, gave out the order that had been immediately executed by the fourth general.

"hmm...." (first general).

The four Goblin generals were no doubt shocked at the combat prowess displayed by the Goblin.

It was a short exchange that was enough to tell them who had lived their whole lives fighting that the Goblin before them wasn't the same as the Goblin that faced the Goblin champion.

"It seems our dear Goblin here has gotten a little stronger, or is it that the fourth general is the one getting weaker" (second general).

The second Goblin general's question sounded like a trick question or a mockery but in truth, it was none of those.

From the first Goblin general's point of view, this version of the Goblin he is witnessing seemed a lot more combat oriented unlike when he had first seen him fight.

His analysis on the Duel with the Goblin champion was that the Goblin, although calculative in setting up his next attacks, had a lot of loopholes that can be easily exploited.

This Goblin however, had none of those loopholes he once had.

Quick thinking and perfect execution of actions are the qualities befitting of a warrior, said qualities are what the Goblin had just shown.

The first Goblin general started to be wary of the Goblin.

He had participated in a lot of combat so far, and has gotten to a position where he is second only to the Goblin king.

The Goblin before him, isn't the same Goblin they once knew, or the same Goblin that had just cowered in fear when they made eye contact.

That is what his urge as a warrior is hinting at him.

".....?" (first general).

The first Goblin general, turned his head to face the second Goblin general standing at his left side.

"..." (second general).

The second Goblin general, without being spoken to, and no formal verbal communication made, perfectly understood what the first Goblin general was saying.

they are not on friendly terms, but they are both Goblin who have managed to survive their harsh reality by relying on their individuality.

The first Goblin general would find it absurd for the Goblin who holds the position of second general to not have felt the distinguished difference in the Goblin.

The first Goblin general having confirmed that he and the second Goblin general were on the same wavelength, he turned his head to observe the third and fourth Goblin general.

What he saw, was the both of them being wary of the Goblin, especially the fourth general who seems even more on edge.

The first Goblin general presumed that the fourth Goblin general's reason for being that on edge is because he had personally exchanged hands with the Goblin and managed to glimpse through what he capable of doing.

Seeing the expression worn on each of the Goblin generals faces, the first Goblin general felt relieved.

With the four Generals thought process heading in a single lane, they released their bloodlust and directed it at the Goblin.

The amount of bloodlust emanating from them, was enough to engulf hundreds of goblins with no possible chance at survival.

that wasn't the case with the Goblin as he tanks their bloodlust with an unbothered expression.

The first Goblin general saw this and became more certain of the speculation he had cooked up.

When their king ordered for the capture of the Goblin, the second and third general were not the only one questioning their king's decision.

Deep inside of him, the first general was also questioning why the four of them were needed to search for a single Goblin.

Now, he felt like he had found the answer to his question.

Obviously, their king already had the knowledge that the Goblin they were going to capture was obviously going to be an improved version of the Goblin they once knew.

The more baffling question is, how did their king know that the Goblin was going to improve by this much?....

could all this have been a stage set up by their king?...

But for what purpose?, the first Goblin general questioned.

What if?..., from the beginning, their king knew that the Goblin was going to escape from his cell?,

Or what if?..., their king actually wanted the Goblin to escape from his prison?....

The first Goblin general had all this speculation going through his mind, and none of them could be confirmed as true because there was no purpose or a connecting dot for it.