The fleeing team of goblins came to the most difficult part of the entire journey.
According to the route planned from Kelin, the goblins need to climb to the middle of a snow-capped mountain, go around from the mountainside to the back of the snow-capped mountain, and then slowly go down the mountain.
Because only in this way can we avoid the branch cities scattered near Decheng and not be discovered by the mage guards.
The goblins can survive the arduous climb and the biting cold with willpower, but what makes the goblins most uncomfortable is the successive battle losses.
This is already the junction area between the level 1 monster area and the level 2 monster area.
The goblins' fleeing team was bloated and moved slowly, making it very easy for them to be targeted by wild monsters.
And level 2 wild monsters have the most dense range of ranged troops.
The crossbowman of the castle, the maggo of hell, the lizardman of the fortress (swamp) force, and the thunder element (level 2) of the elemental force are all long-range arms.
As long as the 9 major forces are long-range units, their range is farther than that of goblins.
Goblins are the floor tiles of long-range troops, the ones that get stepped on the bottom.
Although Qi Ge and Cong Kelin were very careful in helping the goblins plan their route, they still encountered three long-range battles.
However, what makes Qi Ge happy is that after being tempered by several battles, the morale of these goblins will no longer be shaken so easily.
Even if there is a sacrifice, the goblins will no longer show sad emotions.
Qi Ge saw several times that after the battle, a bunch of goblins surrounded the bodies of the fallen companions. Under the leadership of Cong Kelin, he memorized the names and appearances of these companions one by one.
Only then did Qi Ge realize why almost every goblin asked for their name when they first joined.
It turned out that he really remembered all the fairies.
As night approached, after a difficult battle, the goblin village was established again.
This time, we were unable to find as good terrain as before. There were two passages to defend, and the emergence of level 2 troops also made it more difficult for the goblins to defend the village.
Despite Qi Ge's efforts, the goblins still suffered three-digit casualties.
When the light of Yasha's torch lit up, Qi Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, his body is just an ordinary snow goblin after all, and he will still feel a strong sense of exhaustion from successive battles.
Pineapple Candy looked at Qi Ge lying on the ground with a stone as his pillow.
He sat next to Qige, patted his belly and said, "Lie down, Qige, lie down on your belly."
Qi Ge followed the good advice and rested his head on Pineapple Candy's belly.
The stone was too hard, and Qi Ge was really not used to sleeping.
"Pineapple candy, thank you!"
Pineapple Candy smiled innocently: "Hey, Chige is awesome, I'll learn."
Qi Ge didn't sleep long before he was woken up.
He turned around and saw that the goblins were carrying the bodies of their fallen comrades.
A goblin guard is carrying the body of a snow goblin on his back.
The little goblin guard bent over and dragged the body's legs to prevent the snow goblin's feet from touching the snow.
Huh? I haven't come into contact with this little goblin guard yet.
In order to avoid waking up Pineapple Candy, Qi Ge carefully walked to him and carried a fallen goblin on his back.
The big goblin's body quickly lost temperature in the snow and became stiff.
There were some ice shards on its body, making its body extremely heavy.
This is the weight of sacrifice.
"Lord Knight! Just take a rest and leave these matters to us."
The little goblin guard heard footsteps coming from beside him, turned around and saw Qi Ge, and said quickly.
Qi Ge shook his head.
"Let me do my best for my dead comrades."
The little elf guard didn't speak, and he and Qi Ge silently carried the body to the center of the village.
After a while, the little elf guard began to sob.
"Wow, sir, you are so kind!
Be it the great prophet, the great patriarch, or you, you have always been helping us and never gave up on us, these burdensome people.
If you didn't take us with you, you would have reached Utopia long ago."
Qi Ge pretended to be angry and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you be a burden?
We are all sent by the fairy god to save you. Without you, we would have no meaning of existence.
Both I and Kelin are all part of the fairy, and we are all comrades embarking on the journey together to reach the ideal land.
The same to you!
Don’t say the word burdensome again.”
"I understand, Great Knight Chigurh."
Probably frightened by Qi Ge's angry tone, the little elf guard didn't speak any more, but kept walking up with his head lowered despite the wind and snow.
The biting cold wind made the goblin guard stagger repeatedly, but even if he fell, he still tried to fall forward, using his body to protect the goblin body from touching the snow.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you touch it. There are no rules among the fairies that prohibit corpses from touching the ground.
Qi Ge guessed that the little goblin was using this method to express respect for his comrades who died in battle.
Seeing that the little goblin guard remained silent, Qi Ge began to reflect.
Did I overexert my acting skills and scare him?
Qi Ge quickly began to speak softly:
"What's your name? And how did you escape from Decheng?"
"Lord Knight, my name is Petra!"
!!!
Petra!
Qi Ge looked at the elf guard in front of him. The figure of an elf butler seemed to have traveled through a long time and merged with him.
This is what Petra looked like before! The goblin guards all look similar, I didn’t even recognize them!
The Goblin Guard is a hidden ranged unit at level 1. If the miniature goblin is upgraded to a goblin and there is a Goblin Guard heroic soul building nearby, it will become a goblin guard.
"I have been working in a mage tower since I was born, and the owner of that mage tower - an old mage was very good to us goblins.
The goblins in that mage tower can eat once every three days.
But just a while ago, the old mage suddenly changed. I felt that the way he looked at us was full of greed.
At first, all the big goblins in the mage tower disappeared, and then slowly, the big goblin guards also disappeared.
We goblin guards and the goblins began to feel uneasy.
Later, I discovered that the little goblin guard who was on duty with me never came back after being summoned by the old mage.
I realized something was wrong, so I took advantage of the old mage's absence and persuaded the goblins to escape secretly with me.
Unexpectedly, the old mage had already ordered the gargoyle not to let us out of his mage tower.
We forced the stronghold, and those gargoyles attacked us.
In the end, out of a total of 200 goblins, only 13 escaped from the mage tower, and the other goblins were all captured.
We were very lucky and met the leader of the goblins - Lord Dutt, the great goblin of the snow.
He told us about the demons appearing in the city of Dec, and that the great prophet was summoning the demons to leave the city.
He put on the merchant elf robe given to him by the great prophet and led us out of the city."
Petra took a breath and said with sobs: "
Later, Master Dut said that he was going back to Decheng to save my goblin in the mage tower.
I originally wanted to go back and lead him, but I was afraid. I was afraid of those gargoyles, I was afraid of being caught back, and I was afraid of being sold to the demons in Decheng by the old mage.
So I backed down and didn't say anything about going together. Lord Dut returned to Decheng alone as a goblin.
As a result, I haven't seen Lord Dut until now.
I have always lied to myself that Dutt is fine, but I know that Dutt must be in serious danger.
I have been thinking during this time, if I had been braver at that time, Lord Dutt would not have sacrificed himself."
Qi Ge opened his mouth, just wanting to comfort him.
Petra raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and continued:
"The snow goblin behind me is also the goblin pioneer. His name is Odel.
On the way to escape, he was always very enthusiastic about helping us.
He loves to laugh and always seems happy.
He sacrificed his life because he was not afraid of death and always rushed to the front in every battle.
Lord Chigurh, they are all great goblins, they are not afraid of death, but when they die, the only ones who survive are burdensome people like me who are afraid of death. Is this fair?!
This isn’t fair!”
Seeing Petra hanging her head, sniffling and crying silently, Qige said firmly:
"It feels unfair! Then muster up the courage to join them!
Let them know that the fire is passed down from generation to generation, and there will never be an end to those who are willing to sacrifice for their companions!
Let them know that if one of them falls, thousands of them will stand up!
Fear of death is instinctive, there is nothing wrong with it, and there is nothing to criticize.
But only by overcoming instinct can one become a hero and have peace of mind.
Keep your head up, Petra, since Dutt has sacrificed and Odel has also sacrificed, you have to cheer up even more.
Didn't the Great Prophet say that when you arrive in Utopia, all your departed companions will return?
What you have to do is to remember all the sacrificed companions and carry your thoughts of them to the ideal land!"
Petra looked at Qi Ge with tears in her eyes and asked: "Master Knight, am I qualified to be the goblin pioneer?
Can we really reach Utopia?"
Qige took a deep look at Petra and solemnly promised:
"You do! You will! I promise!
In the not-too-distant future, you will definitely do it."
"The fairies are waving their hands, and the white snow is beating against the frost."
"We stepped on the remains of monsters and arrived at Utopia."
singing?!
Where did the singing come from?
The seven pigeons pricked up their ears.
Fairy Overture?Utopia?
When Qi Ge was doing the fairy candy mission in his previous life, he heard many fairies singing it. For some reason, fairies from all over the tower could sing this song.
After a moment, Qi Ge suddenly realized something was wrong.
Didn’t Cong Kelin say that Utopia was made up by him?
Why do all the goblins in the entire tower know this song!
Could it be that Utopia was made up of Kelin?
travelling poet!
Could it be that Cong Kelin is the goblin bard?
Qige hurriedly took Petra to the center of the village, where the snow tombs of fairies were lined up.
Cong Kelin was standing in the middle of the tomb made of snow, singing solemnly:
"The fairies are waving their hands, and the white snow is beating against the frost."
"We stepped on the monster's corpse and arrived at Utopia."
"There are mountains of candy there, and there is no suffering or difficulty."
"There are flowers blooming all over the mountains, a dreamland for fairies~"
"The souls of the sacrificed heroes will shine brightly and guard us.
The fairy's ideal lies ahead, and I will not lose my way."
"I won't forget, the goblin won't forget,
Every image of you is in my heart!"
At first, it was just Colin who was singing, then slowly, Fur started humming along, then WineGate, Petra, and finally all the fairies present started humming along.
Many goblins were holding wooden sticks to help Cong Kelin beat the music.
"I won't forget, the goblin won't forget,
Every image of you is in my heart!"
The voices of the goblins singing are getting louder and louder, and a force is constantly flowing through the goblins.
That is the power of courage, that is the power of sacrifice.
The seven pigeons saw Cong Kelin standing proudly in the wind and snow, and the wind and snow trembled.
Qi Ge saw the fairies standing proudly on the mountains, and the mountains were also amazed.
At this moment, white light emitted from Kelin and the fairies present, which was a sign of advancement!
Unfortunately, in the end, due to lack of energy, the white light became weak.
But Qi Ge was still excited. He had found it. Although it was only a short moment, the phantom that had advanced from Kelin had already emerged!
Goblin Bard!
System prompt: Trigger the main mission: Help the goblins escape from the tower.
The main quest is out!
Qi Ge took a deep breath.
Escape from the tower? Escape from the city is not enough, but also escape from the tower?
Qi Ge became excited and his eyes became more intense!
Very good! One step closer to success!
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The county seat of Decheng is Laluo City.
The fifth-level Gnoll Lancer, Horag, the leader of the entire Gnoll slave-catching team, was wiping his musket.
"Lord Horag! Close the net?"
"No, wait. Those goblins are scattered and can't be found. Let them get together again."
In Horag's eyes, he could see the scene in the goblin village clearly.
Gnoll Ranger special ability, Eye of Prey.
Plant Eyes of Prey on a target to gain vision of that target.
As long as the target is within a certain range, the field of view will not disappear.
Kelin never thought that Qi Ge was too focused on the goblins, nor did he think about it.
Why is there no pursuer for such a large-scale goblin escape?
Because the goblins have been marked long ago and have never left the hunter's sight.
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A week has passed, and this week, some more fairies have joined Cong Kelin's team under the leadership of the fairy pioneers.
They are all fairies from the county and acropolis near Decheng.
The Jackal slave-catching team has reached out to the counties and cities around Decheng.
Some brave goblin pioneers set off from the fleeing goblin team.
Under their propaganda, the reputation of the Great Prophet became more and more popular among the goblins.
The goblins took the rough map, led by the goblin pioneer, and took refuge in Cong Kelin with all their wealth and hope.
By this time, the goblin team had expanded to five thousand.
Qi Ge always felt a little uneasy.
Things are not quite right.
The number of goblins coming from those branch cities is a bit too much.
When he and Jiuge escaped from the goblin village, almost all the goblins in the village were captured, and only he and Jiuge escaped.
And the fairies that have come recently, some even came in a carriage of merchant fairies in a swaggering manner.