Chapter 115 If you don¡¯t enter the dragon¡¯s lair, how can you get the dragon¡¯s son?
"Bang¡ª¡ª"
A guard who was fighting with the enemy accidentally hit his helmet with a stone bullet flying out of the chaos not far away. He was suddenly dizzy and his hands stopped involuntarily.
"Die!" The hobgoblin who was fighting against him was shaken. He took the opportunity to step forward and bully him into his arms. He swung and stumbled deftly with his feet. He knocked him to the ground with a strong movement of his left shield and smiled ferociously. He raised the machete in his hand high and struck down.
Although the individual strength of goblins is relatively weak, as the ruler of the goblin clan, hobgoblins are undoubtedly much taller, stronger, and smarter than their weaker compatriots. Not only can they speak Common Language fluently, they are also good at handling weapons. Perhaps compared to goblins, their appearance is closer to that of orcs, and maybe they are not at a disadvantage compared to humans. If the guards were not well-equipped and had an absolute advantage in hand-to-hand combat, they would probably not be a match for the hobgoblins who had grown up in killing since childhood. Fortunately, in an ordinary goblin tribe, the number of hobgoblins as rulers is not many.
The guard reluctantly raised his left hand to block his neck, barely escaping the fate of being decapitated by a knife.
Sparks flew everywhere, and the roar of gold and iron was completely drowned out by the noisy screams of the battlefield. The machete in the hand of the hobgoblin was not able to cut off the arm guard tied to his left arm, but the guard lying on the ground already showed a desperate bitter smile. He knew very well that his left arm was probably broken by this blow, and it was so limp that he could no longer lift it up. But his right hand was pressed under the handle of the halberd, and was stepped on by the enemy, unable to move. I'm afraid the next stab will be when I die
Whoops¡ª¡ª
A sharp arrow flew from behind the guard and hit the great goblin in the face. The hit caused it to tremble and its head tilted back.
Before the guards on the ground could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw that the big goblin had recovered and broke the arrow shaft. Its yellow eyes stared behind it like fire, spat, and cursed hoarsely: "Bitch!" At this moment, the ugly face was already covered with blood, and the arrow was firmly nailed to its head. The forehead may have been stuck on the skull, but I couldn't kill it!
Isabel didn't say much. She flicked her right hand and shot three arrows at the hobgoblin in almost no particular order. One rushes to the throat, one rushes to the right shoulder, and one rushes to the heart, showing a sure-kill potential.
"Hmph¡ª¡ª!" The hobgoblin snorted coldly, raised his left hand, and the shield barely protected his upper body.
The two arrows were nailed to the wooden shield and kept shaking. The remaining one hit the target slightly, and although it penetrated the leather armor, it only injured the enemy and was not fatal.
"Ugh despicable humans" Surprisingly, the hobgoblin, who had successfully defended against the combo of bows and arrows, staggered back a few steps, and his eyes gradually lost their sparkle. Falling heavily to the ground, it cursed through gritted teeth with its last breath, "Lord Drake will definitely avenge me"
But the guard lying on the ground took advantage of the shield to block the enemy's sight. He quickly retracted his right hand and pulled out the armor-piercing awl from his belt. He suddenly raised it and stabbed it deeply into the lower abdomen of the hobgoblin.
"Are you okay?" Isabel jumped to the guard's side, lowered her head and asked with concern.
"It should beit's okay" The guard gasped for air, his heart beating wildly, and he felt quite lucky to have survived the disaster.
"That's good." Isabel nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Get up quickly, this is not a good place to rest. If everyone works harder, these monsters will soon be unable to support themselves."
"Yes, miss!" The guard struggled to stand up, leaned on the halberd and took a few deep breaths, then caught up with his teammates not far ahead in a few steps. Although he had completely lost all feeling in his left arm, he also knew that even if he wanted treatment, he would have to wait until it was completely safe.
Standing with her feet in the stirrups, Isabel straightened up and quickly observed the fighting situation around her.
In the distance, Arati has already circled the dilapidated temple on horseback. Now he is staying at the entrance of the temple, standing motionless on horseback and halberd, and has not joined the fierce battle of the escort. People and horses were going in and out like this before. The horse clothes on Alati's crotch had been stained red by the blood of the monsters, and the evil spirit was scattered. For a while, no one dared to approach the killing star again.
Isabel knew in her heart that this powerful warrior was focusing on guarding against the red dragon master that the goblin had spoken about before. Exterminate these unworthy goblins and kobolds. One more person is not more, and one less person is not more. However, if the sound of fighting alarms the red dragon, it will suddenly burst out of the temple., on his own side, Arati is the only one who can intercept it. As for the girl herself, although she was not belittling herself, she also knew that compared to the powerful warrior she had conquered, her martial arts skills were ultimately lacking. As a dragonborn, the girl may be the one who can best understand the horror of a real dragon among all the people present, and maybe she will not lose her life just because of a moment of recklessness.
Screams, barks, and the sound of metal and iron clashing resounded throughout this remote tribe. As if the extremely tight bowstring could no longer bear the extra burden, it broke with a "pop" sound. I don't know where it started. The monsters who were resisting desperately just a moment ago finally collapsed in an uproar. .
A small group of kobolds seemed to be preparing to retreat into the temple in the center of the tribe at first. However, after Arati who was guarding the entrance easily killed several people, fear finally overcame their loyalty to the red dragon master, and they screamed with mournful faces. He and the rest of the goblins fled deeper into the forest.
Isabel stretched out her hand to stop the eager pursuit of the escorts, quickly gathered her formation, and joined Arati in the front. Although letting those guys leave may pose some hidden dangers to the security of the territory in the future, most of the adult combatants in the tribe have been killed by their own side, and most of the remaining ones are old, weak, women and children, and it is difficult to cause any more trouble in the future. Even if they could organize a new tribe again, recuperate, and make a comeback, that would be something they wouldn't need to worry about until ten or eight years later. During this period, as long as you take the time, you can enter the forest again at any time to search for their traces, completely eliminating this trouble.
Right now, the real enemy of this trip is still staying quietly in the temple.
"Sir, I just observed it. This is the only entrance to the temple." When Isabel got close, Arati frowned and said, "It's just that I thought the dragon would take advantage of the chaos to come out or attack me. Wait, or simply leave. But right now, it seems that those goblins and kobolds are not in its eyes at all. This situation is somewhat unreasonable. It seems that something is wrong. "
"I noticed it too." Isabel looked up at the door of the temple, her expression unchanged, and said softly, "But since we have already made it this far, it is naturally impossible to go back. Isn't it?"
"You are right." Arati suddenly smiled happily, "Thank you ancestor for giving me this opportunity, just like my father, it is an incomparable glorious moment" After a pause, he suddenly turned over and dismounted, "Second Team , hold this place firmly for me! No one can pass, either in or out, do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!" the guards responded in unison.
"You guys, go ahead and clear the way. The rest of you are behind." Arati pointed a few times and calmly gave the order, "Be careful. If the passage inside is too narrow, change your short weapons immediately and keep your shield ready at all times. If you find anything, report it immediately." After the guards entered the door, he turned to face Isabel and politely spread his hands, "Sir, please!"
The girl took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, her heart already calm. Taking one step forward, Isabel entered this mysterious temple without any hesitation.
Arati was half a step behind, following closely behind. The rest of the guards from the first team immediately caught up and followed him into the hall.
The guards who stayed at the entrance looked at each other a few times, with complicated expressions. Everyone knows that if you enter the temple, you may be able to gain more merits, but it is undoubtedly accompanied by great dangers, and you may lose your life if you are not careful. Compared with the current task, which one is better and which one is worse, I don¡¯t know how to compare it for a while.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If you can't even do such a simple task well, you will really be ashamed of the eldest lady's cultivation and the great love of the adults.
On the other side, the guards who first entered the temple to explore the path soon discovered that all the stone windows on the four walls of the temple seemed to be blocked, preventing light from entering. Not long after advancing, the sunlight from outside could no longer be directly illuminated, and the entire hall suddenly became completely dark. Even if you look closely, it's difficult to see objects several meters away, but you can just try to figure out the outline.
Whether it is a goblin or a kobold, both can see in the dark. There is no light here, which is not an incredible thing. It was impossible for the people in the temple to be unaware of the commotion of the fighting outside. It must be that there must be a dangerous ambush waiting for them ahead.
"Who has flint on his body? Start a fire." Arati ordered.
Several people had flint on them, but no one carried a torch with them. After a commotion, a clever guard took off his clothes and wrapped them around his sword, acting as a makeshift torch.
Isabel¡¯s eyes were as bright as lightning, and she scanned the surroundings cautiously. The layout of the hall was presented to her with a strange visual effect of black and white. The darkness didn't have much of an effect on her, but not others. She waited patiently for her men to strike the flint to light the fire without saying a word. Although she can easily summon a light source with magic, it does not last long. If she uses it continuously, the gain outweighs the gain. Seeing that there was going to be a fierce battle, how could the girl be so unwise as to waste her magic power here?
The burning temporary torches dispersed the darkness nearby, and the group continued to move deeper into the temple hall.
There are many strange and strange objects piled haphazardly in the hall, probably tributes from the kobolds and goblins to their red dragon master. Even with Isabel and Arati's knowledge, it was difficult to distinguish what they were one by one.
The halberds in the hands of the guards moved from time to time to push aside obstacles on their path. No one paid too much attention to the tributes around them. They were in a dangerous situation. Everyone was more worried about whether there would be any monsters hiding behind these boxes, ready to jump out suddenly.
The group of people pushed slowly towards the depths of the hall. Judging from the visual size outside, they were probably near the end.
Under the reflection of the torch light, the deepest part of the hall is an ancient stone altar. There stood a statue about one person tall, which looked extremely gloomy under the light of the fire. The overall statue was severely damaged, but judging from the vague boar face shape of the remaining head, it was guessed that it should be an unknown orc god.
Shocked that there was a secret temple of the orc god built on her family's territory, Isabel frowned and stared intently at the face of the statue, comparing it one by one with the documents in her memory, but failed to notice what was directly under the altar. , a huge wooden box placed neatly.