CHAPTER XXXI
Goblins are very evil and dangerous creatures, and this kind of monsters that almost belong to the entry level are not strong individually, but if it is said to be threatening and destructive, they are firmly in the top few of all kinds of monsters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The crux of the matter lies in its strong fecundity and amazing adaptability. There are few places in the world where they cannot thrive, and even the ash forests filled with negative energy can be seen as long as they are a little closer to the edge.
And their fecundity is even more terrifying, goblins can conceive all year round, and can give birth about a month after pregnancy, and give birth to about four to six litters. Goblin babies are born and can eat all kinds of things normally, and if they have enough food, they can grow up in about three months - in other words, they can grow into a real "generation" in four months, enough to breed three generations in a year. Among the monsters, apart from slimes, there are few that reproduce faster than them.
The most striking thing is that if there is enough food, there will be a so-called "broodmother" among the goblins, that is, a strange female whose abilities are degraded except for childbearing. "Brood mothers" can reproduce parthenogenesis, and can give birth to a batch in about 20 days, and a batch of about 10. And then as long as it rests for four or five days, it can regenerate the next batch, which is like an ant queen or something. The baby goblins it gives birth to are stronger, grow faster, and are naturally more dangerous than ordinary goblins.
Some scholars have studied that if enough food is provided, a pair of goblins can multiply to more than 200 after a year, which is simply mad. What is even more frustrating is that from the second year onwards, there will be a broodmother in their group, and the rate of reproduction will skyrocket.
Therefore, many adventurers think that goblins are like weeds, and they can't kill them endlessly. On the contrary, there are often inexperienced new adventurers who are besieged by large groups of goblins and lose their lives.
One of the reasons why Baron Dahl set the first target of this winter sweep as goblin tribes is their reproductive ability. If these guys get the news and run away and hide in the mountains and forests, maybe by next winter, Dahl will no longer face a single goblin tribe, but several united goblin tribes.
Of course, the account can't be counted like that. Goblins aren't powerful monsters, and "plenty of food" is unlikely for them. And they're keen on infighting, and once their pack grows a little, it's easy to fall apart - and then become food for other monsters.
So over the years, goblin tribes have been everywhere, but goblin tribal alliances have rarely appeared. The legend of the "Goblin Khan", who was able to integrate several goblin alliances and eventually build the prototype of the country, has always been just a legend.
It's like a rabbit, it's much more fertile than a goblin, but who is afraid of a herd of rabbits?
After a wave of arrows, the goblin tribe panicked, and the heavily armed soldiers were already chanting various slogans and killing them with weapons in hand.
Most of them use long weapons, spears, forks, knives...... Anyway, it's all long-handled. Such weapons can effectively keep a distance and maximize their equipment advantages.
These professional soldiers are physically strong, they are wearing heavy armor, and the weapons of the goblins are difficult to hurt them, but the weapons in their hands can always really damage the goblins. As soon as the two sides clashed, several goblins fell in all directions, and the number of wounded exceeded twenty.
Not only that, but not far behind these soldiers, the shooters were frantically pouring arrows down. These skilled archers wield crossbows of varying lengths and can hit an enemy with about three or four arrows. From time to time, I saw goblins suddenly hit an arrow, and many of them were directly shot to the vital point and fell on the spot.
It was a good start that pleased Baron Dahl, and then he saw an even more satisfying scene.
The twelve clerics of the Church of the Void Mask, led by the priests, formed a phalanx with arrows and slaughtered into the goblin tribe.
The one who served as the arrow was naturally the strong and bear-like holy warrior. He wielded his great sword in both hands, like an axe, and slashed down one goblin after another. Even those goblin warriors who wore simple leather armor and were stronger than ordinary goblins were like stakes in front of him, powerless.
Although the other paladins who followed him were not as powerful as him, their strength was not bad. They wielded a variety of weapons and knocked down the goblins. Unlike the professional soldiers, they are much more experienced and powerful, and even if the goblins they defeat do not die on the spot, they have completely lost the ability to fight again.
At the same time, the two mid-level rangers started shooting arrows from time to time. They target goblin shooters who are also armed with bows and arrows, or goblin hunters who are armed with short spears ready to throw.
Their archery skills were much better than those of Baron Dahl's, and their bows were more powerful. In particular, they were all cast by the Priest with support spells, making their arrows sharper and more powerful.
Therefore, every time they fired their bows and arrows, a goblin archer or goblin hunter would fall, and the arrows would not be missed.
In a short time, the group was killed not far from the two adjacent tents in the center of the goblin tribe.
And at this time, the leaders of the goblin tribes, chiefs and shamans, finally appeared.
The Goblin Chief is a guy who is too strong to look like a goblin, he is even taller than a normal person, covered in thick leather, holding a huge wooden stick, and looking extremely vicious.
As soon as it jumped out of the tent, it let out an angry roar. Hearing its roar, the originally panicked goblins quickly regained their morale and gathered towards it in a chaotic manner, as if they were about to form a battle formation.
As for the goblin shaman, the guy hiding in the corner was old, thin, and looked malnourished. There are many bone ornaments hanging on its body, especially the staff in its hand, which is even more terrifying - it is connected to a human skull with a long leg bone, and there are still faint traces of blood on the leg bones and skull, and I don't know what kind of evil and terrifying means were used to make them.
It didn't make any sound, just groping its staff, looking at everyone grimly. But as soon as it was swept by its gaze, no matter how strong the soldier was, he couldn't help but shudder, and the movements of the battle slowed down.
Faced with these two dangerous enemies, the clergy paused for a moment and prepared for a big battle.
(To be continued.) )