I’m not Goblin Slayer Chapter 013

At this moment, the battle in another area was already teetering on the brink.

Despite four goblin corpses lying on the ground, Bell, the main combatant, was writhing on the ground, groaning in pain.

The flesh around his right Achilles tendon was a bloody mess, looking as if a large hole had been gouged out of it.

Mia, panting, anxiously looked in Bell’s direction.

When she saw two goblins sneaking up on Bell, her face turned pale. She tried to get closer to Bell to prevent the goblins from attacking him.

But blocking her way was a goblin much larger and sturdier than its peers. Unlike other goblins, which were the size of human children, this one was two meters tall, with developed muscles, thick bones, and a fierce face with sharp fangs that made it look imposing.

It held a black iron machete, roughly crafted but with a wide blade. In addition, it even wore ill-fitting leather armor.

If other goblins were mere cannon fodder, it was undoubtedly the elite leading them.

Its larger size, stronger muscles, and superior equipment compared to ordinary goblins gave it a clear advantage when facing low-level adventurers head-on.

The goblin blocking Mia swung its machete down. The blade cut through the air, emitting a shrill whooshing sound.

In a moment of desperation, facing the sudden attack, Mia only had time to raise her twin daggers to parry in front of her.

“Bang!”

The instant the weapons collided, a flash of light seemed to spark in the night.

Then Mia was sent flying by a massive force.

Gauss watched everything, a hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes.

Mia, who used two daggers, was undoubtedly developing towards nimble and stealth-focused professions like Ranger or Rogue.

Coupled with her small stature and the inherent disadvantage of daggers against long blades in a frontal confrontation, it was not surprising that she struggled against this large goblin.

Moreover, she was anxious to save someone, and her mind was in disarray.

“Damn it! The mission description said they were all ordinary goblins!” Gauss cursed inwardly.

According to the memories in his mind, in this world, among the vast number of goblins, elite individuals with professions would also emerge, such as Hobgoblins, Goblin Shamans, Two-Headed Goblins, and so on. However, these elite individuals were rare compared to ordinary goblins.

The goblin that seemed like a captain might have intentionally hidden in the deep night earlier, or it might have emerged from the cave after the battle broke out. In any case, Gauss hadn’t noticed its existence before.

But now, it was undoubtedly a special individual that had begun to evolve towards the Hobgoblin path.

Its strength might be far from that of a true Hobgoblin, but it was far superior to its smaller kin!

Perhaps for true professionals, this was still just an ordinary, unremarkable monster, and the difficulty of killing it might be similar to killing an ordinary goblin.

But for low-level adventurers who had not yet stepped into the professional realm, this was a terrifying existence capable of wiping out a team.

Goblins under the leadership of a powerful individual had a stronger desire to fight. No wonder four goblins had already been eliminated on that side, yet the remaining goblins were still united in dealing with their respective enemies.

Three goblins pinned down three villagers.

Two other goblins coiled around Bell like insidious vipers, waiting to deliver a fatal kiss.

The core, large goblin suppressed Mia, the only one retaining some combat capability.

But it was visibly clear that there was a significant disparity in combat power between the two.

Mia’s ability to hold on until now might not even be due to her strength, but simply because she was a human female, and it coincidentally wanted to capture her intact.

Gauss watched everything, his brain once again rapidly thinking.

Mia and the villagers were pinned down by their respective opponents, and Bell was injured and had lost his combat ability.

The two goblins were clearly very insidious. Bell painfully swung his longsword, but tormented by pain, he had lost his composure, merely futilely expending his remaining meager strength.

When he was exhausted, the two goblins would pounce and end his life.

The battle would completely turn in favor of the goblins.

Gauss struggled to stand up from the ground.

If the battle there collapsed, he and Helyell would also not survive.

But as soon as he stood up, a wave of dizziness washed over him, like a hypoglycemic attack, and the world began to spin.

Many people might have had this experience: if you set a long-distance running training plan, you cannot rest in the middle, because once you stop and restart, your body will bear several times the previous heaviness and fatigue.

As for Gauss, the struggle he had just experienced consumed far more physical strength than long-distance running, so the situation would only be more severe.

Moreover, he discovered the drawbacks of entering that state similar to a super-low-end bullet time just now. Although his reaction and on-the-spot combat ability were greatly enhanced, because his body couldn’t keep up with his overclocked brain, this state consumed and damaged his body too much, and he didn’t even realize it during the battle.

At this moment, his thighs felt as heavy as if filled with lead, every movement accompanied by soreness and stinging throughout his body. Small wounds rubbing against his cloth armor made him constantly wince in pain.

His condition was much worse than expected.

“Hiss—hoo—”

He felt as if every muscle in his body wasn’t his own. Standing still, his calf muscles kept trembling, as if persuading him not to overexert himself and to lie down and rest.

Mia, who had been knocked flying, got up and saw Gauss looking like he could barely stand.

The last shred of hope in her heart was shattered.

In truth, she was also nearing her limit. Repeated use of the skill “Thrust” had caused strains in her calf and arm muscles.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The burly goblin gave her no time to catch her breath, quickly closing in and swinging its long blade repeatedly.

Each swing made Mia’s hands, tightly gripping her daggers to block, tremble even more.

Gauss took a deep breath.

At this moment, everyone seemed to be pushed to the edge of a cliff, the death line approaching.

But this was not an irreversible dead end!

There was still hope.

Enduring the sharp pain in his body, he looked at Helyell, who was equally exhausted and leaning against the tree trunk.

Now, everyone was in the same boat; they had to exert their utmost effort.

He pointed towards the two goblins cautiously circling Bell and feigning attacks, gathering his strength to shout at her.

“Helyell, just like before, create another attack opportunity for me!”

“Please!”

Even though his hands had started to tremble, the depths of his emerald eyes were exceptionally firm.

That firmness seemed to cross the air and transmit to Helyell.

Although she couldn’t understand what purpose creating another opportunity to kill an ordinary goblin at this moment would serve, she chose to trust Gauss unconditionally.

Simply because Gauss’s heroic demeanor in the bloody battle just now had earned her trust.

Even though they had been teammates for less than two days, even though she didn’t understand Gauss’s thoughts.

Taking a long breath, and as the air filled her chest, Helyell, who had barely managed to calm her breathing, nodded to Gauss. Her chestnut hair, soaked with sweat, clung tightly to her forehead.

She brushed away the messy strands from her forehead, and her trembling arm smoothly drew a long arrow from the quiver behind her.

The fletching gently rested on the bowstring. She didn’t exert force to draw the bow, but instead looked at Gauss, signaling that she was ready.

She had little strength left; she would likely completely lose her strength shortly after the next draw.

Gauss wobbled as he picked up his dagger.

He moved his sore, aching, and stiff-as-stone thighs, beginning to shuffle towards Bell.

One step, two steps…

What was he doing?

The large goblin fighting Mia noticed Gauss’s labored movement.

A hint of confusion flashed in its eyes.

It already possessed a rudimentary level of thinking, comparable to a child, but it didn’t understand what threat that human, who couldn’t even stand steadily, could pose by approaching its two subordinates.

Withdrawing its gaze, it no longer paid attention to the harmless Gauss.

“Roar!”

It roared at Mia, her continuous resistance having made it irritable.

Like a child about to lose interest in a toy, it narrowed its eyes, and its pupils, looking at Mia, became fierce.