Blood Lord of War

Chapter 16 Strange Combinations
The sentry came once and was already familiar with the road. He took Robin and Simon up to a high ground. The three of them lay down in the dense grass, with only six sneaky eyes showing, looking forward.

About tens of meters away from the high ground, Robin saw the group of wilderness natives.

Indeed, as the sentry said, this group of natives came from three races, and the goblins were the most, roughly 40 or so.

This kind of ugly green-skinned scorpion with short limbs is currently under the whip of the wolf man supervisor, with its head lowered and bent over, using its claws to dig the soil desperately. They have dug out the wilderness ground. A big pit, the size of half a football field.

This group of natives seems to be looking for something, is there a treasure in the ground?Robin couldn't help thinking that.

The number of wolf men is the second largest, with more than 30 people.Some of them were scattered in the big pit and acted as supervisors, whipping those goblins who dared to be lazy with whips, and the other part stood on the edge of the big pit and was in charge of vigilance.

There are also five hobgoblins, they obviously play the role of officers, some are patrolling the edge of the big pit, checking whether the gnolls are standing guard seriously, and some are the heads of the overseers, standing in the big pit and pointing fingers at the gnolls .

Among them was the strongest hobgoblin, apparently the leader of this group of natives. He was sitting on a large rock at the edge of the pit, sharpening a two-handed sword in his hand with a whetstone, and a hobgoblin stood beside him. The adjutant, with a serious face, supervised all parties.

In the open space next to the big pit, there are more than a dozen triangular-shaped animal skin tents standing in a mess, which are obviously the residences of hobgoblins and gnolls.

As for ordinary goblins, it is enough for them to nest in the big pit. Although the nights in early spring are relatively cold, obviously no one cares about freezing to death a few goblins.

Hobgoblins look like enlarged versions of ordinary goblins. Although they look a bit alike, they both have green skin, pointed ears, and a big head, but hobgoblins are taller, stronger, and their heads are brighter. They are all born warrior.

It is said that hobgoblins are mutants of ordinary goblins, and the blood relationship between the two races is very close, but this does not prevent hobgoblins from considering their goblin kin as food and slaves.

The ethnic composition of this group of aborigines surprised Robin, but what surprised him even more was that these aboriginals were generally equipped with iron weapons.

Every jackal held iron weapons in their hands, some were long spears, some were short knives, and they even had armor on their bodies.

Although most of these weapons are damaged, some are still rusty, the armor is also you have a gauntlet, I have a breastplate, few people can't make a whole set of armor, but compared to other wilderness natives, their equipment Already top-notch.

The equipment of the five hobgoblins was significantly higher than that of the gnolls. Their leader held a two-handed sword. The other four hobgoblins, two held long knives and wooden shields, and two held long swords. spear.The equipment of five hobgoblins can be combined to form a small battle formation.

Hobgoblins are a natural military race, as organized and disciplined as humans.Robin believed that they were definitely not randomly distributed weapons, and they must have formed battle formations many times in previous battles.

The armor on them is also more complete, although it can be seen at a glance that it is pieced together.Some had leather armor on their arms, chain armor on their chests, and an iron helmet with horns on their heads, but they managed to come up with a set after all.

It looks nondescript, but it is better than the one without armor.On the battlefield, if the racial differences between the two sides are not obvious, if there is an armor and there is no armor, it will be a massacre.

Although the level of civilization of this group of aborigines is still far behind that of humans, they are already enough to stand out among the aborigines in the wilderness.

The ethnic composition is complicated, and the equipment can barely be seen. Robin is more and more curious about what is going on with this group of natives?And what the hell are they digging?
After thinking about it for a while, Robin thought that there must be a big boss on top of this group of natives. The hobgoblins alone cannot command the gnolls. What's more, the number of gnolls in this group is several times that of the hobgoblins. There must be one A more powerful existence forced the two parties to cooperate together.

Thinking of such a mysterious force appearing near his territory, Robin's heart sank a little.

When they were observing the enemy situation, it seemed that it was time for the natives to eat. Two gnolls carried a large wooden basin into the pit. The wooden basin was full of long, wriggling worms, which looked like giant earthworms. , each one is as long as a human arm, but only as thick as a thumb, and I don't know where they dug up so many bugs.

The Gnoll grabbed a handful of worms from the pot and threw them on the ground as if sprinkling water. The hungry goblins immediately pounced on them, vying for this delicious worm meal, and even fought each other, "Oke Oke" wailing.

Robin saw a goblin suck a worm into his mouth like he was eating noodles, which made his stomach queasy.

Simon, who was on the side, seemed to bring back some good memories, and whispered, "I have eaten this kind of worm too, and it has a malty aroma when roasted over fire, and it tastes crunchy."

Food for hobgoblins and gnolls is much better.The Gnoll dragged out five utterly dead goblins from the pit. Judging by the livid color on their faces, they seemed to have been frozen to death the night before.

The ferocious nature of the gnolls is reflected in all aspects. They eat equally vigorously. They rush on them in a swarm and tear the goblin corpses into pieces in an instant. Raw meat mixed with blood is a delicacy in the world for them.

In contrast, hobgoblins are much more civilized. They skillfully skinned and disemboweled dead goblins, removed their internal organs, put them on wooden poles, and roasted them on a bonfire.

Although hobgoblins often eat raw meat, they prefer cooked meat if given the opportunity and time.

Robin felt that the investigation was almost done, and it was time to eliminate the group of intruders who broke into his territory.He took Simon and the sentry, and the three quietly left the high ground and returned to the location of the large army.

"Everyone, prepare to fight!"

The wilderness was unobstructed, and it was almost impossible for large troops to move without being discovered in advance. When Robin led the iron guards to climb up to the high ground, the natives in the distance immediately spotted them.

The sudden appearance of the enemy made the group of natives into a mess, and the goblins huddled in fear in the big pit, and some fled while taking advantage of the chaos.

At this moment, the importance of the hobgoblins became apparent. Under the roar of the hobgoblin chief, the gnolls quickly formed two thin formations.

Robin admires the hobgoblin's courage a little, but bravery alone is not enough on the battlefield.Robin's side not only has equipment advantages, but even has more troops than the opponent, so there is no suspense about the outcome of the battle.

The iron guards rushed down from the high ground in an orderly manner, and almost wiped out the phalanx of the gnolls with one round of throwing their guns.

The jackals had all kinds of weapons. If they were lucky, a broken wooden shield could block them a bit. If they were unlucky, they could only rely on their bodies to fight against the thrown spears.

The result is self-evident, the Jackals were shot into gourds of blood, and the spear passed through their bodies effortlessly, nailing them firmly to the grass.

Even the gnolls with shields are not much better. The broken shields in their hands can't stop the sharp spears. The spears will explode their shields first, and then penetrate their bodies. Wooden shields are at most Let them be nailed slightly shallower.

The throwing spears bought from Janna can only be considered as truly powerful when they are in the hands of the highlanders.

The remaining five hobgoblins still wanted to resist stubbornly, and they formed a battle formation they were proud of. Two-handed swordsmen stood in the middle, with sword shields on both sides, and spearmen on both sides.

In previous battles, they have defeated enemies several times their own by virtue of this battle formation. They are all true warriors. Facing strong enemies, they have firm eyes and fearless eyes.

Unfortunately, they chose the wrong opponent this time.

The iron guards showed cruel smiles. They surrounded the hobgoblins, unhurriedly pulled out the javelins from the dead gnolls, and then used the javelins to call the hobgoblins one by one.

In the end, only the chief hobgoblin with a big sword in both hands was left. He roared and rushed towards the iron guard, intending to kill him, but was kicked out by Simon.

(End of this chapter)