Shadow Covenant

Chapter 168 "Potion"

The battle didn't last long. After all, these green-skinned goblins were not difficult creatures to deal with. The only thing to worry about was the bombs hanging from their waists and various goblin black technologies.

If there is no goblin technology, most of them have a slightly higher brain than ordinary goblins, and the others are no different.

After casually inspecting the loot, and finding that there was nothing in hand, Woody went straight down to the direction of Sengu, the guard of Fury Winter who was half leaning on the tree.

But on the way, he saw a green-skinned goblin that fell down and hadn't completely died yet.

If nothing else, this is the green-skinned goblin who was shot down by him just now.

The shield used by the green-skinned goblin overwhelmed it, and the goblin was trying hard to push away the shield that resembled a tower shield.

However, due to the injury, it no longer has the strength to push the metal shield that weighs several tens of catties. It is worth mentioning that this goblin is much taller than other goblins. Although it is not as exaggerated as the goblin bear, it is still Among the goblins, it can be regarded as a little giant.

When it saw Woody approaching, its eyes couldn't help showing a bloodthirsty and destructive desire, just like seeing a mad dog that broke into its own territory, it began to bark incessantly.

Woody stepped forward quickly, held the knife, and then chopped off at will.

After killing this mad dog-like goblin, he watched its breath-dissipated body with a little concentration.

"Have you started research on mutant warriors?"

It is an indisputable fact that goblins have always been physically weak. It was not until the launch of the goblin mutant warrior project researched by Kezan, the leader of the green goblins, that the goblin's body improved, and many powerful melee professionals were produced.

If it wasn't for the fact that the goblin race was chaotic evil at the time and players were not allowed to join, Woody might have considered joining the goblin faction and tried his melee class combined with technology.

But the plan started as early as the golden year, which Woody didn't expect, but if mutant research, then...

Woody suddenly thought of something, put away the curved sword, then held the upper edge of the metal shield with his free hands, and with a strong push, the body of the green-skinned goblin was exposed in front of him.

Ignoring the slightly terrifying bulging muscles and inverted triangle-like body compared to ordinary goblins, and also ignoring the alchemy bomb in its hand that has not been pulled open, it directly groped towards its back.

Feeling the bulging veins and the already softened bones, Woody went all the way down, and finally found a raised ball at the position of the tailbone.

Woody looked happy, turned him over without hesitation, and then the dimensional ring flashed, and a short dagger appeared in his hand, which directly cut open the green-brown skin like cowhide, but it was all around the ball It is very careful when approaching it, for fear of scratching.

But at this moment, the sound of quick footsteps came from the distant jungle.

Woody looked up slightly, and found that it was the people from the Angry Winter Merchant Group, so he didn't care too much, and continued to concentrate on the work in hand.

He had just seen Sengu, who looked miserable not far away, and had mastered the specialty of "freezing blood", basically it was difficult to die.

However, it may take a lot of effort to restore it this time. After all, one arm and one foot were broken, but if Cecil, the owner of the caravan, is willing to bear all the losses in this battle, then there should be no problem.

After all, these are all work-related injuries.

"Sengu!"

"Are you OK!"

The visitors saw the dead and wounded green-skinned goblin, the black-haired young man who was doing dissection of a goblin corpse, and also saw the dying "frozen man" companion Sengu who was half leaning on the tree.

He naturally cared about the most serious one first. Fortunately, although Sengu's injury seemed serious, his sanity had returned, and his mind was shocked by Woody not far away, and he was even more excited.

he grinned.

"I can't die! But, Grimm, I really thought I was going to return to the Holy Spirit Snow Mountain one step ahead of you."

With his only left hand, he carefully stroked the divine emblem on his chest, which was painted with the setting sun in the snowy field, with a dejected look on his face.

The Holy Spirit Snow Mountain is a folklore spread among the tribes and settlements in the north. It is said that after death, people will arrive at the Holy Spirit Snow Mountain and hone in the snow mountain. Only when the soul is pure and clear enough can they be reincarnated under the light of heaven.

And what he caressed on his chest was the emblem of the god of the polar regions and the mountains, Keen Fate.

Nearly every savage and marauding tribe living in the remote and wild frontiers of the North worships this warlike and irascible deity, whose holy symbol is the setting sun on a snowy field.He often appeared as a tall man, wearing polar bear skin, with icy beard, breathing freezing mist from his mouth, just like Sengu at this moment.

"Oh! That's good! Bless the mountains!"

"Just be alive now!"

"Just leave the rest to me!"

Grimm hugged his brother, at this time he didn't say anything, the warm embrace was more sincere, and the silence was better than the sound.

……

On the other side, facing the thin stars, Woody looked thoughtfully at the liquid in the round bottle about half the size of an apple at his fingertips.

At the same time, a row of data flashed before his eyes.

——"Item Name: Goblin Mutation Potion Type I."

——"Item level: low-level magic oddity."

——"Item description: A special potion specially used to give goblin evolution. After taking it, it can greatly improve the host's size, strength, physique, and recovery ability. However, there are certain risks in taking it. Only a few people can have this power After taking it, goblin creatures have +2 strength, constitution, and agility, and -2 intelligence and perception."

——"We who are short are discriminated against by them, and are not valued like weeds, but after taking it, you will understand that the existence of you is a lingering nightmare for them.!—— Goblin King Kezan."

……

Useless potion, sure enough.

After seeing the properties of the potion, Woody still sighed, knowing that he was simply thinking too much.

Although in the last life, the goblin's mutation potion could act on humans in the later stage, which is equivalent to a small berserk, but at this time, Kezan probably hasn't developed a potion version that can also be applied to humans.

But it's worth it, after all, he remembered that in the hands of a pharmacist who could extract the elements of this kind of potion, it seemed that some good things could be isolated, better than nothing!

Woody's thoughts were shattered, and the medicine in his hand was put away at will.

And at this moment, Grimm also came to him with a serious face.

"Thank you for saving Sengu's life!"

He knelt down on one knee, with his right hand across his chest, in the highest courtesy of the barbarian tribe.

Woody, who was squatting, also put the dagger back into the space, supported Grimm in front of him with both hands, and said slowly.

"Sengu is here, and he will save me without hesitation, so there is no need to thank me."

"Go and send him to the center of the town, the edge is still too dangerous."

"I have already alarmed the goblin army just now, and it will be a bit troublesome to stay here."

……

Greem, who was supported up, looked moved, but he still took a deep breath of relief when he heard Woody's words, and nodded vigorously.

"thanks for reminding."

Immediately, he turned his head and yelled at several business group guards who were still able to move.

"Now take the injured companion and return to the small town carriage camp!"

"There is a dedicated pharmacist there, and all injuries will be treated!"

After finishing speaking, he stepped forward to put Sengu's arm on his arm, and walked slowly and patiently, with firm and steady steps.

Looking at their backs, Woody didn't get too entangled. After tidying up the spoils, he patted the dust on his body, paced forward, and quickly merged into the retreating army.

It didn't take long for the jungle at the wall of this small town to return to its former tranquility. Only the blood stains and corpses on the ground, as well as the terrain changes caused by the explosion, told about everything that happened not long ago.

However, in less than a minute, there were rough shouts and the sounds of rough hands and feet from the bushes here. The huge silhouette and short body-under the light of the stars, they looked extremely frightened.

It was the goblin army that Woody failed to kill all of them just now, but when they saw the corpse of the green-skinned goblin, their first reaction was not anger, but a few goblin supervisors at the head holding whips, preventing them from going forward At the same time, the ordinary goblins went up and groped for their trophies one by one. Whenever they touched something that they couldn't touch in the past, they would shout happily.

Naturally, the sound could not be concealed. Hearing the excited cries in the dark night, Woody continued to walk forward without changing his face, but the others looked at the jungle they had just walked out, and they were a little terrified. After all, the group of green-skinned goblins just now The suppression of firepower actually caused them to have a psychological shadow on the goblins.

Especially the crazy laughter, many people turned pale with fright, as if recalling everything they experienced just now.

Woody also saw everyone's reaction, but he could also understand the damage caused by the dimensionality reduction blow of this new thing to the aborigines' hearts, but this kind of damage can only be healed by continuous tearing and healing. If you know more, you will know that these technologies are essentially no different from spells. Think of them as the casters of kobolds, and you can solve all your troubles and worries.

Not long after leaving the jungle, I saw the outline of the town in the dark night. Over the town, there were still magic brilliance passing through the night, and the noise returned to my ears again. Obviously, the battle was not over yet.

There was a lot of blood on the ground, as well as dead man-eating apes, and other forest monsters.

It seems that this time they are bloody, and they are mercenaries again, and there are all kinds of enslaved creatures.

However, the road Woody and the others took was a special road leading to the carriage camp. It was on the edge of the town, and basically all the monsters who dared to invade nearby were cleaned up by the caravan guards, so they came here easily without encountering any battles. The place where the carriages were previously camped.

At this time, the originally parked carriages turned into a semi-circular formation, relying on houses and fences to resist the attack.

The guard ranger standing on a high place saw Woody and the others, and also recognized Sengu and Grimm, and hurriedly asked the coachman to move a hole, and opened a gap in the car formation to let them in.

Once inside, Sengu and the other injured guards were sent to the healers in the convoy, while Woody, Grimm and others were being questioned by others.

How about His Royal Highness Cecil?

How's the situation outside?
Is the town safe now?

The orders they received were to guard the carriages, protect the merchants and their goods, so they never pursued them and stayed in the chariot formation all the time. Seeing the return of the guards who had gone out, they were naturally full of doubts.

Woody and Grimm naturally told them what they knew. After hearing that His Royal Highness Cecil was still safe and sound, although they had expected it in their hearts, they seemed to be relieved. After all, what others said and what they observed, It's two different things.

Woody came back with the intention of taking a rest and sorting out what he had gained tonight. As for whether to get involved, he had no idea.

After all, the man-eating apes are in such a big fight, it's hard not to suspect that he has other means.

Even though his joining can solve some ordinary threats, he still doesn't have the confidence to defeat the conspiracy from the bottomless abyss with one person's power as the demon lord's plan behind the scenes.

It's not about sitting still, but choosing to believe in Cecil. To be honest, his intervention may only add negative effects.

Although demon hunters are strong, they are not strong enough to reach five professional levels, so they dare to find trouble with high-level cult members who can release seven or eight rings of magic.

After all, in the previous life, any task linked to the demon lord had a challenge level of 10 or higher, and a team of five with an average occupation level of 10 was required to complete it. In the current business group, let alone five level [-], even two Professionals with a professional level of ten or more are quite difficult to find.

But at this moment, a black shadow sprang out from the darkness and ran towards his shoulder. Woody originally wanted to dodge, but the dark vision of the demon hunter allowed him to recognize the black shadow and stopped his body. The impulse to dodge brought by instinct, but let it jump to the shoulder at will.

"what!"

"His Royal Highness Cecil..."

……

Others also saw the sudden extra creature on Woody's shoulder, and they all said in surprise.

Woody indifferently looked sideways at the lithe and nimble four-legged beast squatting on his shoulders.

That's right, this black shadow is exactly the tabby cat that Cecil, the court mage accompanying the caravan, often caresses and carries.

But how could it appear here? Logically speaking, isn't it her magic pet?

Woody tried to use telepathy to communicate with him. He remembered that magic pets seemed to have the ability to communicate with people in their hearts.

"What's matter?"

After the message was passed, Woody found that the body of the cat on his shoulder froze suddenly, and the cat's pupils were widened, with an incredible meowing expression on his face.

After a long while, a majestic and proud voice came out, like the neighing of a storm.

"Evil is spreading, and justice is imminent. Join in. In the future, your name will be sung throughout Asenland."

Although it's just a cat, the words are very seductive, as if after joining, honor, feats and wealth are all at your fingertips.

So, Woody replied without thinking.

"Sorry, I refuse!"

(End of this chapter)