143 Chapter 9-2 Goblin Hunting and Shiloumal

"Tenma, the village in front of that mountain is where we're supposed to be today. There's still a lot of time for the sun to go down, but after that, it'll be all wild lodging."

With that said, Blanca pointed to the village. Originally the rest of the trip was at Blanca's disposal, so I just nodded and made Ryden turn.

It took me over two weeks to get here, and it was time to take a break somewhere safe. Incidentally, this is a village that is already in the Southern Autonomous Region and is present approximately two-thirds of the time, from Seigen to the destination of the journey.

The village of destination is not very large, but it seems that the mountain just around the corner is the treasure trove of resources, which is rare for the village and where the Adventurer's Guild is located. Well, the adventurers who come here seem to be mostly runaways and low-ranking people, and the building itself is small enough to say guild. On the other hand, most things come by carriage, so you think the grounds are huge?

"Is the entrance to the village over there...... hey Blanca. Something's guarding the entrance with the guys stiffening their gear to the bees... you, did you do something?

"It doesn't matter to me!... That's a serious and vivid vibe. I'm going to talk to you for a minute, so just stop away from the entrance."

I stopped Lyden about a hundred meters from the entrance because I thought he might be on guard.

Blanca got out of the carriage as soon as Ryden stopped and ran to the entrance. The people at the entrance were pointing their weapons at Blanca, who at first was surprised to rush over, but were immediately lowering their weapons and bowing their heads.

Blanca used to point at us from time to time and tell us something when she asked them to raise their heads. In time, some of them at the entrance ran into the village and Blanca also returned to the carriage.

"What happened?

"Oh, apparently this village is caught up in troublesome things. Because of that, they're getting more vigilant. In the meantime, the demonic horse pulled the carriage closer, and he was wary of it."

I'm worried about the troubles, but Blanca decided to rest in this village as planned. I guess you decided that it wasn't that dangerous to have Amur.

"Don't you dare, can we just keep going Ryden inside the village like this?

"Oh, when you get inside, go for the red roof building, straight ahead"

Copy that, sir.

As we proceeded with Lyden as directed by Blanca, we immediately saw the red roof building. The building was like a log house, with a sign above the entrance that said 'Adventurer's Guild'.

"Carriage, pull over where that pile is being struck. The village chief and the guild chief want to talk to you."

I mean, you want us to take care of the mess this village has.

"... excuse me"

"Well, fine. You decided we'd be okay with Blanca anyway, right?

"I'm sorry about our Blanca. He's a deadbeat bad boy, so forgive me, gush!

"I'm really sorry about the tenmas, but I don't think about your daughter, so don't get on with it"

As Amur joked next to Blanca, who lowered his head and apologized to me and Grandpa, the discerning Blanca fist fell on Amur's head. It's a familiar sight every time, but Amur doesn't really learn on this matter.

After seeing the two comics talent, I went all the way into the guild and there were two men at the biggest table. As soon as they noticed us, they stood up and bowed their heads.

"This is the village chief, next to him is the guild chief."

The village chief and the man introduced are a lot saggier in the head, but on the other hand, they have a disappointing figure. The guild length next to it is a skinny man who feels a little unreliable. If Blanca hadn't told me, I would have mistitled them both.

"Quick and bad, but let me tell you more. I'm at the entrance, too, and all I hear is that there's a massive outbreak of demons in the mountains."

Blanca says that and tries to listen, but we've never even heard that before. Well, I couldn't help pursuing that here, so I didn't say anything, but Branca, who noticed me and Grandpa's gaze, bowed her head again. And Amur was about to say something again, but Blanca was blocking her mouth.

"I'm sorry. For how many minutes, the whole village is flustered. It's the goblins that are experiencing mass outbreaks."

"The goblins?

There was a mix of surprises in Blanca's voice. Perhaps you are wondering why you are rushing so far with goblins rather than with more goblins.

If there were indeed a massive outbreak of goblins, it would be difficult to deal with them if they were ordinary villagers. But if there were a few adventurers with about C-rank power and villagers who could fight there, it would be possible to deal with about a hundred or two of the goblins.

You see what we're wondering, now the guild leader opened his mouth on behalf of the village chief.

"You do think to the extent of goblins, but that goblin herd is not normal. Just confirmed. The number is over five hundred. And the biggest problem is that Goblinking is leading the herd. Moreover, the presence of other superior species has been confirmed. When this happens, even though they're goblins, the difficulty jumps, and at least they need more than one party above B-rank."

So the guild chief said he asked Viscount Robo for backup in the city where he lives. But he wants us to stay in this village and help him until backup arrives, as soon as possible.

"Well, I get the point... if that's the case, wouldn't it be quicker and surer for us to go crusading?

Even if there are more than five hundred goblins, they are goblins. Even the King of the superior species is said to be about B- in rank, so the four of us here can defeat it without a problem... or we can drive the herd itself to destruction. Even if you let them get away with it, you can use my Exploration to find them.

"Sure, but the question is, what are we going to do with the protection of this village? Even if we can destroy it, if the rest of the party enters this village, we'll be sure of the damage.

"That'll be fine. Tenma has dozens of golems, as well as slurrins and sillowmalls. Just in case the villagers get stuck and evacuated and focus the golem around them, the protection will be complete."

"And if we leave Slalin in the village as our commander of the Golem and Ryden in the assault, at least one of us will have time to come back."

"Then are you okay? Village chief, guild chief, what place in this village is likely to accommodate all the villagers?

To our conversation, the chief of the village and the chief of the guild looked pokant, but Blanca suddenly shook the conversation, stuck in words for a moment, but said that this guild of adventurers and the nearby assembly hall could accommodate everyone in the village.

"Then let us evacuate immediately. We'll be ready by the time the evacuation is complete, and then we'll head right for the crusade."

So we left the Adventurer Alliance and headed for the carriage. Out of the Adventurer Alliance, there were several villagers out there who I didn't see until earlier. Apparently, he came out to take a glimpse of Ryden and Shiloumal.

"It's just the Southern Autonomous Region, and the villagers are full of beasts."

"Well, you are. If you go to a bigger village or city, it's not uncommon for anyone but the Beastman, but it's a small village like this, because it's full of people who've lived there for a long time."

When the villagers noticed us, they had a mild meeting. Blanca seemed familiar to some of the villagers, and told them to explain the situation and start evacuation, asking them to tell the other villagers as well.

"Well, shall we begin the discussion? For once, I left Slalin and Lyden in the village, and Gol and Jill waited in the carriage. Other than that, I'm thinking it feels like we're headed for a crusade, but what do you guys think?

"There won't be a problem"

"Right."

"It's okay."

This place was as originally planned. As for the golem, it was decided to turn eight large, sixteen medium and forty small to shelter protection. I think this is enough, but I placed ten other medium sized bodies in and out of the village as an assault, registering me first in command in all the golems and me second as a slalin. Slalin is second, but since I leave the village for the crusade, it is de facto first. I wonder if I can put this in first place, but if you don't keep me in first place, I always do this when I give someone the right to order because I have more trouble adding or fixing it.

Slalin climbed over the Adventurer Guild when he was briefed and began looking down around him. Adventurer Alliance buildings are the most expensive around here, so it's just right to look around.

"You're about to complete your evacuation. So, when you place the golem and say hello to the village chiefs, do you want to go to the woods? Everyone's ready."

"Of course not."

"Whoa!"

"You can go anytime!

Grandpa has his usual outfit equipped with his favorite cane. Of the members, they have the heaviest weapon, but muscularly it doesn't matter how many times they wield it (although I feel a little strange given their age), and they magically fly out of the sky, so they never lag behind other members.

Blanca is also the usual light outfit, but the weapon has a shorter spare spear than usual so that it is easy to pick up in the woods, giving him the short sword I gave him at the waist. By the way, the short sword is stamped with the family crest of the Ootri family (no Namitaro version), so that you can tell from my associates. It should be noted that if you use this engraving on your own without permission or for any reason other than being given to you by me to obtain and abuse it, depending on the extent, a rather heavy punishment may be imposed.

In addition to his usual tiger gear, Amur says he's going with the short sword I gave him and Matchett's duplicity. My favorite spear is difficult to get around in the woods, and I have a few spare spears that are long, so they won't use it this time.

Finally, it's me, but I'm wearing a chock-like jacket made of Seigen on top of my clothes, not my usual protective gear. This chock can actually be tougher than coarse armor because it looks seemingly less durable but uses bicorn leather throughout and has a thin misrilled plate inside the chest and back area. There are many pockets inside and outside of this chock, so I have my back sword in there. And he's wearing a belt pouch and a waist pouch, and he's got a handsword and kunai in there, too. This time it's all avant-garde, so I fight with ranged weapons and magic centers so I can handle any style. Well, the real deal is that I want to try hand-backed swords and kunais in practice.

"Then let's go. Everyone remembers where the herd is. Shiloumal goes around behind me and the herd. Grandpa and Solomon, plunge into the herd from the sky. Blanca and Amur from the front, please. The order is Grandpa and the others after Blanca and the others penetrated. At that point, I think the superior species will either attack everyone or escape. If you turn to everyone, me and Shiloumal will focus on reducing the amount of miscellaneous fish, but if you run away, we will target the top species. While we're dealing with the top species, we need you to keep cutting back on the mutton fish. The herd should start breaking down at the point of annihilating all the superior species. There's no choice but to escape somewhat, but definitely don't miss only the top species. And don't let Grandpa and Solomon use extensive magic if they make mistakes. Instead of goblins, it doesn't make sense if we destroy this area."

"Copy that..."

"Cui......"

You were even thinking of appearing flashy, and Grandpa and Solomon replied with a voice that seemed discouraged.

I made the final confirmation of the operation in a way that ignored the two of them, and me and Shiloumal stepped into the woods one foot away. The location of the Goblin herd confirmed by the Alliance is said to be about five km from the village, but when I looked in my "exploration," it was closer to the village than one km from the position examined by the Alliance. Moreover, it makes a place where trees can be cut down and rested in groups. Maybe he was going to base there and launch a raid even today and tomorrow.

"Shiloumal, we're gonna go a little farther, but we're gonna bypass the mountains and get closer. The planned route could match Goblin's repulsion."

"Wong."

Turning a little farther behind the herd, he hid himself in a place that was easy to see around. In that place, I decided to constantly expand my exploration. According to that information, the kings and the goblins, supposedly the superior species, seemed to be forming in the center of the herd, with more goblins weak enough to go outside.

"Coming!

Grandpa and Solomon came down from the sky as I whined. It's a battle in the woods on boulders, so Grandpa was sealing fire magic and firing wind magic in a row. Solomon hunted for goblins after repeated sudden descents from above, targeting goblins that were outside his grandfather's magic range.

When Goblin's attention was directed at his grandfathers, now Blanca and Amur hit him from the front. The goblins are dancing through the universe with dozens of bodies torn apart in the form of being taken behind them, with little response.

As soon as I wondered if I could just finish with my grandfathers like this, Blanca and Amur stopped moving and my grandfather began to be surrounded by goblins.

"Has the superior species gone? Still, I think it'll only buy me some time... you know what? Shiloumal, it looks like you're here."

"Au?"

After his free time, Siroumar, who was depressed, stood up with a dumb voice. With such a gentle slap on the back of Shiloumal, I pointed to where the goblin herd was.

"Apparently, King's taking a few escorts and running away from this place. Seems wise enough to use all that herd in your eyes."

The moment I said that, a goblin with a large body, with several superior species, pulled the bush apart and appeared.

"Shiloumal, say hello to him. By mistake, here..."

"Grrrr...... Grrrrrr!!!

The goblin kings seemed to have lost their hips in greeting Shiloumal, who had just said it sounded as far as the village. The Kings were trying to escape first with their hips slipped, bumping into each other and teasing at the tree crawl they were teasing. But the person who suffered the most from the chirping of the sillowmall was undoubtedly me, who was to be heard right next to him. In addition to the tinnitus from earlier on, my head can't stand up straight as a flutter.

"Ugh, my legs snap... Shiloumal, you barked before I said, 'Bark him in front of those guys', not directly next to me..."

"K, K ~ Nk ~ N"

Flying before he finished listening to my instructions, Shiloumaru was making a sound like he was showing his belly and begging forgiveness.

"Shiloumal, treat me when you get home. However, if I lose by the number of goblins I defeat (...), there is no punishment!

"Ga, Gau!

Where the sense of equilibrium had returned, conditions had been placed on Shiloumal and then pushed into the Kings. Shiloumaru ran out in a rather hurry as he fell back on his back and started rather late than me.

"One first! Then the second one!

I threw my back sword at Goblin, who was still out of hips, and took the life of a superior species as I stood. Shiloumal was also waving his forelegs late to me, slitting them with one or two pieces.

"Well, the other one... oops"

Confirming the results of Shiloumal's battle, I stepped back a lot as I tried to kill another one. Where I jumped out, there was a big stick slapped and a hole in the ground.

The killer is goblinking. He seemed unlike any other superior species on the boulder, and was regaining his posture as soon as possible.

"You're not King to Dada...... still!

King pulled out the stick at his disposal and was about to shake it again, but I quickly took out the knife, stepped in its arm and cut it off at the same time, chopping off its neck with a knife to return.

"Okay. That's it."

This herd is over now that the biggest goal, King, and the crusade of the superior species around it, is over. Even if we missed the rest, we wouldn't be able to build a herd that would be a threat just by running away goblins.

"What is the effect of Shiloumal's battle... three?"

"On!"

"Well, that's a draw...... sorry to hear that, Shiloumal"

"One?"

Why? It felt like Shilowmall, but if I lost, it was a retribution, and "Defeating More Goblins Than Me" was the condition imposed on Shilowmall. By "draw," I didn't lose, so Shiloumal failed to avoid punishment.

"Wah-wah."

Shiloumal entered the woods with the face that he had just noticed the matter. Perhaps he went to defeat the goblins that were swarming his grandfathers.

I also retrieved the bodies of the Kings, and then hurried to everyone, where a goblin corpse that just covered the area greeted me with a beaten look Shiloumal and three neat expressions around the rampage + Solomon.

"Tenma, Shiloumal is depressed, is something wrong?

Amur noticed me approaching Tokotoko, pointing at Shiloumal and visiting him. So when I talked about the terms I put out to Shiloumal, Grandpa and Blanca had sympathy for Shiloumal, but Amur and Solomon were laughing.

"Guru...... Guru?

To those two, Shiloumal ran out realizing something, wondering if he was staring at them with his jitsu eyes.

Coming back some time later, Shiloumal dragged the corpse of a goblin wrapped around a tree. The Goblin corpse that Shiloumal dragged is one thing, and that would mean he outdid me. Nevertheless, I guess the fact that you've deliberately dragged the corpse by using the spreading means that even just silowmalls don't want to get dirty goblins.

"But was that voice still Shiloumal? For a moment, I was surprised another demon showed up. Most of all, the goblins were more surprised and frightened than us."

Blanca started talking about when she was massacring goblins with pleasure.

"I'd love to hear about Tenma, but shouldn't we collect Goblin's body first? Leaving you here alone could attract another demon."

"Both of you, get to work!

To Grandpa's words, Amur, who was about to join me and Blanca's story, began collecting Goblin's body as soon as possible. With such a bitter smile, we decided to join the goblin retrieval operation, but because there were too many, we decided to send out a few golems to help.

But even when I said I would collect Goblin's body, the goblin at heart had a good chance of getting his body torn apart, and it was quite a hassle to pick it all up. So we decided to focus only on the torso, which has a demonic nucleus that can be called the only material of the goblin, and the ear, which is the proven site of the crusade, and dug the hole appropriately and threw it away. This alone was considerably easier and the speed of the work increased considerably.

"It's time to burn it"

"Whenever you want."

Now that all sorting and collection is complete, I will magically burn and dispose of the goblins dumped in the hole. Where everything was ashed, he covered the soil with care not to splash, and finally wet his surroundings with water magic. This was a precaution because if the fire was smoking in the soil, it could become a mountain fire.

We're done here. We're going back to the village. And on the way home, no one expected anything to happen that wasn't expected at this time.

"Was there a survivor?"

Yes, I ran into a bunch of surviving goblins. The first thing I noticed about that group was that I used my back sword to destroy it with a second kill, but a whole bunch of Goblins that destroyed it was ten. Which means I outnumbered Shiloumal by a huge reversal. If Shiloumal is to outsmart me again, I'm going to have to look for ten goblins.

Shiloumal was shocked by that fact and was desperate to smell the surrounding smell, but I don't see any shadows or shapes of goblins in my "exploration," so the goblins that were gathering around here were the last of an earlier group.

Whatever you said, Shiloumal didn't try to stop the goblin hunt, so in the end those bunch were achievements after hours, and what I said about making it no count, Shiloumal finally stopped looking for goblins.