Chapter 44: Elrose Arrives at the Battlefield
“Hey, woman, you lost,” said the Ogre Chieftain with a grim smile.
Alicia spat out blood and painfully whispered, “What… what did you do to me?”
“I don’t know?” the Ogre Chieftain replied with a cold snicker, “I was just having a normal duel with you. What happened to you, I’m afraid you’ll have to ask him.”
Alicia slightly tilted her head and looked at Rodney Devon, clearly understanding that the silver energy was related to the drug he had injected into the Ogre Chieftain.
However, Rodney Devon shook his head gently and said with a smile, “Oh dear, little girl, don’t look at me like that, this is a business secret and I absolutely cannot tell you.”
Alicia gritted her teeth fiercely, “Who’s the little girl? In terms of generations, I’m your ancestor.”
“Oh, you still have the energy to curse. I guess being invaded by that thing isn’t so easy to bear,” Rodney Devon chuckled helplessly.
“Pfft.”
Alicia coughed up another mouthful of blood, the silver energy continuing to invade her body, endlessly devouring the power within her.
Her mana and battle qi had been completely consumed, and that silver energy had already found its next target.
The dragon blood of Calandia.
“Bastard, don’t touch that! It’s the last thing Tia left for me.”
Unfortunately, that energy couldn’t understand human language.
As the dragon blood dissipated, Alicia’s dragon transformation was undone. A wave of overwhelming weakness washed over her, and she felt as though she was about to faint.
“Hey, hey, hey, what exactly did you do to her? You didn’t kill her, did you?” asked the Ogre Chieftain.
“Don’t worry, that thing just likes to devour energy. Mana, battle qi, bloodline power, and then life force,” Rodney Devon replied.
The Ogre Chieftain’s expression changed, “Ah? Consuming life force? Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Don’t worry, I can feel it; there’s still a huge amount of energy within her. That thing needs more time to consume it,” Rodney Devon smiled and said, “Why don’t you take this chance and mark her with a slave mark? Then you won’t have to worry about her escaping, and I can quickly retrieve that thing.”
“Hmm, good point. Let’s do it.” With that, the Ogre Chieftain directly tossed Alicia over to Rodney Devon, “I need to gather some materials, you keep an eye on her for now.”
“Sure.” Rodney Devon nodded gently, waving his hand to conjure a thunderbolt-shaped shackles that firmly locked Alicia in mid-air.
Rodney Devon admired Alicia’s stunning beauty and couldn’t help but smile, “Oh my, what a woman more beautiful than a flower. If I hadn’t already devoted myself entirely to the Great Witch, I might have been captivated by you.”
“Too bad, too bad. From now on, you belong to the Ogre tribe,” Rodney Devon said maliciously, “A beauty and a beast, what a classic combination.”
Alicia looked up at him slightly, not saying a word.
But.
“Heh… spit.”
Rodney Devon wiped the girl’s fluid off his face, paused slightly, and then burst into laughter, “Hahaha, interesting, really damn interesting.”
“Alright, since you’ve given such a great gift, I’ll secretly tell you some good news.” Rodney Devon floated to Alicia’s ear and whispered, “Look at the demon clan members here. Don’t you think something is missing?”
“Missing something?” Alicia replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Still haven’t figured it out?” Rodney Devon stroked his chin, thinking for a moment, “Let me give you a hint.”
“Do you think it’s possible for an Ogre Chieftain to command a Goblin tribe?”
“Of course not.” Without a moment’s hesitation, Alicia said, “Only a Goblin King can command a Goblin tribe of this scale…”
Her voice abruptly stopped as Alicia’s eyes widened in shock. She frantically scanned the surroundings, searching for something.
“Where’s the Goblin King?” Alicia’s expression changed as she emitted a somewhat desperate voice, “It’s not heading to…”
“Bingo, just as you thought,” Rodney Devon grinned wickedly, “Of course we can’t let the villagers you saved in the village go.”
“Little girl, let me tell you honestly, you can’t save anyone; you just wasted your effort coming here, ha ha ha.”
…
On the mountain path, the villagers of Linshire Village looked despairingly at the Goblins before them.
Ordinary Goblins, Goblin archers, Goblin mages, Giant Goblins, and the Goblin King.
Hundreds of Goblins surrounded them, completely blocking their escape.
They had initially hoped to reach a nearby town for help, but they had been ambushed by Goblins halfway.
The situation was overwhelmingly hopeless.
What stood before them was an almost complete high-level Goblin tribe.
To deal with them, at least two complete A-class adventurer teams would be needed, and they must be led by a Saint Tier Expert.
Because, at the forefront of the Goblin clan, the largest figure, the Goblin King, was at the Saint Tier.
“Boom!”
A figure shot up into the sky and crashed down heavily.
Roderick lay on the ground, drenched in blood.
The other men in the village were either still unconscious or had already been taken down by the Goblins.
“This is boring, it’s just too boring. Can’t you resist a bit more fiercely?” the Goblin King said disdainfully while picking its large nose.
The villagers’ faces were filled with fear as they huddled together and slowly retreated.
The Goblin King sighed lightly, then reached out its sharp claws to grab Roderick, who was lying in a pool of blood.
“Ah, I thought you could take a bit more punishment, but you’re weaker than I expected. One kick and you’re done.”
Roderick struggled to open his eyes and weakly said, “Damn… trash, you won’t… die easily.”
“Hahaha, I love seeing your kind pretending to be tough,” the Goblin King said, applying pressure with its right hand, and the sound of “crack” echoed as Roderick’s bones shattered.
“Ahhhhhhh!” Roderick immediately let out a painful scream.
“Louder, shout a bit louder.”
Just as the Goblin King enjoyed the terrified expression on Roderick’s face, a small stone suddenly struck its face.
“Let him go, you ugly monster.”
The Goblin King stared incredulously at the elderly woman who had just thrown the stone, “You dare throw a stone at me?”
“Who cares? Just let my brother go.” Joy picked up another rock and tried to throw it again.
But.
[King’s Might lv.3]
A powerful pressure immediately bore down on Joy’s body. She felt a sweetness in her mouth and spewed out a mouthful of blood, kneeling weakly on the ground.
“Human, pay the price for your rudeness.”
The Goblin King slowly approached, stretching its enormous foot towards Joy.
“Run, sister.” Roderick used his last bit of strength to croak out.
But Joy’s body was already weak, and after that tremor, she no longer had the strength to stand, let alone escape.
Joy gazed at the giant foot above her head in a daze, feeling little fear. Most of her life had been spent in fear; mere death had long since become insignificant to her.
Ah, am I finally going to die…
Well, that’s fine…
Joy slowly closed her eyes.
Zeke, I’m coming to find you.
But at that moment.
A pitch-black light, infused with raging fury, descended, and the terrifying energy instantly melted the Goblin King’s right foot.
In a flash, dense mana severed the Goblin King’s right hand.
The Goblin King fell onto its backside, staring blankly at its mutilated right hand and foot.
The next second, torrents of blood gushed from the wounds of its hand and foot.
The volume of blood was astounding.
“Ahhh, my hand! My foot!”
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Meanwhile, a small figure descended from the sky and gently landed before Joy.
She carefully set the heavily injured Roderick down and looked at Joy with endless tenderness.
“Don’t worry, I’m here. You’re safe now.”
