I’m not Goblin Slayer Chapter 032

Gauss, who was hiding, had already silently activated Mage Hand.

Fearing that their scent would give them away, the remaining team members were hidden relatively far away.

Only Gauss, due to the limited casting range of Mage Hand, stayed within ten meters of the area.

However, his hiding spot and scent concealment were all handled by Meva.

So the six goblins, who were getting closer and closer, didn’t notice anything unusual.

Walking up to the gray rabbit, one of the goblins cautiously threw a stone in the direction of the gray rabbit.

“Thud!”

The stone hit the gray rabbit, and still nothing happened.

Seeing this, the goblins obviously relaxed a lot.

One by one, they observed their surroundings, confirming that there were no other creatures in the open area within a few meters, then they impatiently came under the tree.

The largest of them, the leading goblin, grabbed the gray rabbit with both hands.

An excited and cruel smile appeared on its face, and turbid saliva flowed from its thick lips. As its yellowed claws exerted force, the dying gray rabbit was strangled to death.

“Waaah! Waaah!”

The other goblins all crowded around, jumping up and down around the gray rabbit in the leading goblin’s hands.

It seemed that this free food made them very happy.

After all, goblins are omnivores, and they don’t always have meat to eat.

Before they could celebrate.

“Click!”

A subtle sound of a triggered mechanism sounded.

The goblins, as if hearing the movement, raised their heads and looked in the direction of the sound.

What they saw was a large net rapidly falling.

After the capture net was triggered by Mage Hand, it was released by the mechanism.

Under the action of the weighted magnets on the edge of the net, it fell rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it reached the goblins’ heads.

The goblins, realizing what was happening, were about to run away, but it was clearly too late.

Clumped together and unable to run away in time, the goblins were directly covered by the large net.

The capture net tightened under the action of the special closing mechanism driven by magnets, trapping the goblins like a tightened pouch.

“Waaah! Waaah!”

“Waaah!”

The iron barbs tangled on the net dug into the goblins’ bodies, instantly making them scream in pain.

And as they instinctively struggled, the disturbed capture net trap became entangled, and various iron barbs dug into their flesh. The more they struggled, the tighter it became, trapping them more securely.

At the same time, the poison applied to the iron barbs in advance also began to take effect.

“Is it that simple?”

Gauss, who was closest, saw it most clearly.

The mechanism made by Meva, the Rogue Apprentice, worked even better than he expected.

A group of goblins, enough to cause some trouble for everyone, were directly trapped.

But he didn’t know how long they could be trapped.

Gauss had already noticed that a few goblins were enduring the pain and beginning to cut the capture net with their weapons.

The other members of the Night Owl Squad emerged from their hiding places one after another.

However, their speed was not as fast as Gauss’s, who was closest because he was responsible for triggering the mechanism.

While they were coming over, Gauss had already strode quickly towards the goblins with his rapier.

This was a perfect opportunity to get kills, and he wouldn’t miss it.

Walking up to the trapped goblins, the rapier in his hand mercilessly and quickly stabbed at the vital points of each goblin.

Every stab went deep into the flesh!

Each thrust left a blood hole in their bodies, and thick, foul-smelling blood gushed out like a spring.

He had no feelings for goblins, including sympathy.

The sword in his hand was as cold as a fish-killing knife.

“Total monsters killed: 12”

“Total monsters killed: 13”

“Total monsters killed: 14”

……

“Total monsters killed: 17”

All 6 goblins, under Gauss’s merciless rapier, turned into cumulative kill numbers on the monster log.

He was one step closer to the next stage of 50 kills.

And he didn’t know if it was an illusion, but after killing the 6 goblins, he felt that wielding the rapier in his hand became much smoother and more coordinated.

The extra tacit understanding was as if he had practiced the rapier for a few extra days out of thin air.

By the time Gauss finished his rapid “slaughter” of the goblins, the others arrived late at the trap.

Considering there was no emergency, everyone didn’t rush over very quickly.

Coupled with seeing Gauss had already started the slaughter, the few of them were even less anxious.

Who killed them didn’t matter, and Gauss’s rapier wouldn’t easily damage Meva’s capture net.

“Gauss, let’s make it clear first, we don’t allocate quest rewards based on the number of monsters killed, okay?”

“Although you did contribute to triggering the mechanism, we can’t give you all the quest rewards for these six goblins, okay?” Levin said jokingly.

“Understood.” Gauss nodded, feeling delighted. He had already received the most desired reward, and everything else was just a bonus. He wouldn’t miss out on his share of the quest rewards anyway.

“I just purely wanted to hone my sword skills on the goblins,” he explained casually.

He was quite happy. Compared to the goblins he had painstakingly killed in Birch Village last time, these 6 kills felt like they were given for free, effortlessly.

This was all thanks to the pre-arranged mechanisms.

Gauss silently kept it in mind.

As long as he made good use of tools and traps, even he alone might be able to easily and unharmed eliminate a small goblin group?

He was good at making animal traps, which were relatively small-scale. For large capture traps like this, he might have to secretly learn from Meva.

His half-baked hunting skills in making traps were clearly inferior to Meva’s, who was a Rogue Apprentice.

Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why Meva was not very sociable in the team and didn’t like to talk to others, yet her position in the team was as solid as a rock.

Every team needs such a versatile person who can scout information, make traps and poisons, and also provide offensive support from the flank with daggers and one-handed crossbows in combat.

Perhaps this gloomy character shrouded in a cloak might be the true core of this Night Owl Squad.

Gauss glanced at Meva, who had silently and quietly returned to their side.

In the future, my team will also recruit a strong rogue. Gauss thought silently.

Thinking about how he could easily get kills without any effort like he was doing now, a smile couldn’t help but appear on his lips.

This sudden smile made Doyle, who happened to be silently observing him nearby, shiver.

It was just killing a few defenseless goblins, was it necessary to smile so happily?

Was Gauss really not a psychopath? Or did he have some unknown past, like a deep hatred for goblins?

Doyle couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild.

“Alright, everyone. Get ready for a direct confrontation,” Levin suddenly spoke up to remind everyone. “The enemy should be here any moment.”

“Understood.”

“Understood.”

“Received.” Gauss also felt a chill in his heart and reined in his scattered thoughts.

The commotion just now, whether it was the sound of the capture net falling, the footsteps of the group, or the goblins’ prolonged painful wailing, would undoubtedly alert the goblins in the ruins.

Meva had scouted 15- 22 goblins.

Subtracting the 6 he had already killed, there would be about 9- 16 left.

While silently pondering, everyone had already taken their positions, ready for battle.

Not long after, a noisy sound of footsteps echoed in the distance.

A group of goblins arrived at the scene.

5 goblins holding small wooden shields and small wooden clubs were at the very front. Behind them were 3 goblins carrying stone spears and 2 goblins wielding steel knives.

The last 4 goblin archers hung back at the rear of the group, apparently preparing to find advantageous positions for shooting arrows.

A total of 14 goblins.

Although there were no abnormal individuals like the one encountered in Birch Village last time, this group of goblins had much better discipline, and even a simple but complete division of labor.

Especially the threat posed by those 4 goblin archers could not be completely ignored.

This was the kind of threat a goblin tribe of nearly 20 individuals should possess. The goblins in Birch Village last time were just the result of two small groups merging, and besides one abnormally large goblin, they hadn’t had time to form sufficient combat power.

After observing the number and arrangement of the goblins from a distance.

Levin simply laid out the tactics.

“Meva, Oliver. The goblin archers are yours to handle, we’ll take the front.”

“If needed, I can also provide long-range support with Magic Missile,” Gauss added. He also needed to practice his skills in actual combat.

To become stronger, he would also seize opportunities in battle to try and steal kills. After all, his original role in the team, besides using Magic Missile to kill core enemies, was a free agent for the rest of the time.

Who said stealing kills wasn’t a form of support?

“Good, thanks for the help.”

“Then everyone, prepare for battle!”

“Kill them all!!”

Levin slammed his oak shield in front of him, and everyone instantly entered combat mode.