10 Years After Saying 'Leave this to me and go,' I Became a Legend - Chapter 8
Goblin Lord
The Goblin Lord was now standing where we had been a moment ago.
It had stopped as if having detected our presence.
Goblins were about the size of human children.
However, Goblin Lords were nearly 1.5 times larger than the average man.
Its chest and arms were thick, and it was overall closer to an orc than a goblin.
Ario and Josh were shaking visibly.
Goblins were nothing. If it was one on one, then even an F Rank Adventurer would have an easy time.
However, Goblin Lords could pose a threat to even B Rank Adventurers.
No matter how united they were, F Rank Adventurers did not have much chance.
And so it was no surprise that Ario and Josh were shaking with such fear.
By the way, F Rankers are newcomers. E just barely escapes that status.
At D, you are a full-fledged Adventurer. B means you are one of the best. A is for the highest elite.
As for the S Rank, only a few people in history have ever been given it.
I turned to Ario and Josh and whispered.
“Calm down.”
“But…”
An F Rank party was likely to be annihilated the moment they bumped into a Goblin Lord.
However, I was an S Rank.
I soloed a Devil King who almost destroyed the entire world.
A mere Goblin Lord was not a threat to me.
“If it comes to it, run away and leave the rest to me.”
“What, we can’t leave you here…”
This conversation sounded like the one 10 years ago.
I felt a little nostalgic.
“GAAAAAA!”
It seemed like the Goblin Lord noticed that we were close by.
Goblins tended to have a sharp sense of smell. He must have smelled us from where he was.
But it looked like he wasn’t sure of our exact location yet. Perhaps his eyes were not the best.
It roared loudly and swung its weapon around.
It was a large steel club. It smashed into the walls of the mines with loud crashing sounds.
The rock walls crumbled.
I watched this carefully.
I could defeat a Goblin Lord quite easily. But something about all of this was suspicious.
A Goblin Lord who led a large group must be intelligent.
But I didn’t sense much intelligence in this one.
It didn’t seem likely that this one would have thought to slowly take livestock from surrounding villages.
A stupid goblin would have taken them all at once.
This pack had over thirty goblins.
Not only could they have taken all of the animals, but they could have destroyed the entire village.
It seemed like they wanted humans to believe that they were a small pack.
Besides, there had even been guards stationed at the entrance.
This was proof that the goblins were being managed as an organized group.
And that did not seem like something that this Goblin Lord, who was banging against the walls in frustration, would do.
There must be someone else pulling the strings. If possible, I did not want that person to escape.
And so I watched.
Perhaps the person would come out after seeing that the Goblin Lord was not able to stop the invaders.
Or the Goblin Lord would return to make a report.
I waited.
“GRAAAA…AAA?”
The Goblin Lord stopped roaring and froze.
“RYAAAAA!”
Something was running straight towards it from the entrance of the mine.
It was fast. The distance between the Goblin Lord and newcomer was closed in an instant, and a thin weapon thrust out repeatedly.
It was a beastkin girl. And she looked like quite the warrior.
Her thin blade moved with precision as it shot out towards the Goblin Lord’s vital areas.
“GAAA!!”
The Goblin Lord reacted with speed that was surprising for its size.
He wielded his giant club as if it were a twig, and blocked all of the girl’s attacks.
“Do not hinder me, weakling!”
The girl said derisively as she expertly moved in and moved out.
However, the Goblin Lord was handling it well.
Neither was able to deal a decisive blow. They were in a stalemate.
“Amazing…”
Ario whispered. At that instant, the girl’s ears twitched.
“You there! Escape from here while you still can!”
As a beastfolk, her ears were very good.
“Ario, Josh. You two get out of here.”
“Oh, okay.”
“Understood.”
“But be careful of ambushes.”
“Ye-yes.”
Ario and Josh dashed out from the side tunnel.
“GAA!”
The Goblin Lord tried to chase after them.
“I won’t let you!”
The girl said as she stopped his advance.
I turn to her and say:
“Do you need help?”
“So you did not run!”
“I had no need to run.”
“Then do as you like. But do not get in my way!”
She said seriously as she faced the Goblin Lord.
If she didn’t want me to bother her, it was probably better to just watch.
Adventurer’s had their reasons. I would make a move if things got dangerous.
The battle between the girl and Goblin Lord continued for a while.
They were evenly matched. The difference between them was their weapons.
–Crack.
There was a small ring and then the girl’s sword shattered.
It had clashed with the giant steel club many times. It was an obvious outcome.
Having lost her weapon, the girl was forced to fight defensively.
She could not block with a weapon and had to dodge every attack.
I asked her again.
“Do you need help?”
“I do not! Perhaps you should run away now.”
She pulled out a short sword from her belt and continued to fight.
However, she had not been able to defeat him with her original sword. There was no chance that this short sword would reach it.
It did not take long for it to be struck out of her hand.
The girl frantically jumped back. The steel club crashed into the ground where she had been a moment ago.
“Gggrr…”
She groaned angrily.
She was done. It was only a matter of time before she was killed.
“I won’t ask you anymore. I will do as I please.”
“I don’t care. But you should run away…”
“Actually, I was here first.”
I said and put a hand on the sword on my back.