Human King

"As expected, Your Highness." Moris said as he knew that what Dawn did was impressive.

After all, not even the huge man was able to sniff out Moris' breathe when he did.

And the fact that Dawn did it mean that Dawn's instincts as a goblin were superior to any other.

Although Dawn is indeed weaker than the huge man, it just means that Dawn has a lot more potential as even his base instincts were better than him.

That was why Moris was considerately happy about this result.

Well, his king was showing promise, after all.

There's no way he wouldn't be happy about something like that.

Of course, Dawn didn't care about any of that as he considered this as something normal.

It was then that Dawn spoke once more as he looked down at Moris.

He then raised his hand as a signal to the goblins who had their eyes bloodshot from seeing Moris act insolently.

It was the signal that it was fine now, and that they should scout out the area for any possible threats.

After all, just because they were still going low or not making any noises doesn't mean that any immediate monsters on their premises are not a threat.

"So, what happened really?"

And when Moris heard that, his throat gulped down some of his saliva.

After all, he didn't know how to say this to the king.

There was only one reason why Dawn decided to go to the east.

And that was because of the plentiful monster pots of the goblin tribes here.

However, since they were now gone, their journey here would be a waste!

And Moris knew better than anyone that Dawn didn't want this trip to be a waste.

After all, that would be the same as wasting time!

They took half a day just to travel here, and that's a lot of time!

That was why Moris was hesitating as he knew that Dawn might get pissed off.

Of course, Dawn could see that clearly as he just looked down on Moris.

"Why are you not speaking? Haven't I told you that do not make me repeat myself?"

Dawn said, but there was no trace of redness in his eyes. It means that he wasn't really that angry or something like that.

However, one could tell that he was not pleased just by how his voice was astonishingly low!

After all, Moris was new to his village. Although he was new, there were many times that Moris made Dawn repeat himself.

That was something a new guy should not do!

Of course, Moris knew that and that was why he just spoke without fear.

After all, it was already here. It's not like he could just disobey Dawn just because he didn't know how to say things.

"There were some enemies in here, which was from the same race as the guys who defeated Your Highness."

"However...this place is the place where the goblin tribes were stationed."

"Although it looks like a normal part of the forest, this is their home."

"And from what I've heard from their conversation...those guys wiped out everything in this place."

Moris said without missing a beat. He just lowered his head as he waited for Dawn to speak.

Of course, Dawn's mind was already working on this situation as he thought about things that Moris said.

---Hmm...so, this was a waste of time.

Indeed, that's the first thing that Dawn thought. This journey to the east was a total waste of time.

Now that the goblin tribes were wiped out, they wouldn't be able to get the monster pot.

They wouldn't even be able to conquer the goblin tribes, which Dawn was already thinking of doing.

However, there was something that was bugging Dawn.

And that was...this place was too clean.

It was too clean for it to be a place of slaughter.

"I understand what you said, but how come this place doesn't have any single corpse or blood?"

"Are you sure you haven't misheard them or something like that?"

Dawn said as he looked at Moris. Although he said that Moris might have just misheard it, he didn't actually mean that.

Moris was a high ranking goblin, and he was way more powerful than Dawn.

He was also from the Five Great Clans, which means that he was strong from birth.

He wasn't like the Strayman who had to work their way up from birth.

That was why...for Moris to misheard something so basic, it was just impossible to happen.

It was then that Moris spoke as he finished thinking of what he would answer.

"No, Your Highness. I am confident in what I heard."

"And...yes, I am actually curious about how they did it without making a mess of this place."

"And it is the truth that there are no goblins here in this place when it should be full of them."

What Moris said was the truth. This place was the home base of the goblin tribes.

Just the fact that they couldn't even feel any of them was a sign that they were indeed wiped out by those mysterious men.

Of course, it was still a mystery how they didn't leave any corpses or blood or even organs out in the open.

After all, if it were a massacre, it would be more reasonable to leave a mess behind.

It was just nonsense for the place to be clean, and it didn't even have any signs of a tree being destroyed.

It was as if this place were the safest place in the forest.

Of course, that was exactly what Dawn thought of this place.

"Hmmm...what should we do?" Dawn asked no one in particular.

However, no one even answered or even tried giving a suggestion.

This journey was a waste of time, and they all knew that.

That was also the reason why Dawn asked this question. He didn't know what he would do now.

That was why he thought that his subordinates might have some ideas.

He thought that his subordinates might have knowledge of this place where they could make this trip a colorful one.

However, not even a single one could say a single thing.

Not even Moris, who suggested this whole thing.

Well, he was probably shy or hesitating now that his suggestion led to something so pointless.

It was then that a goblin who was staying behind spoke up while raising his hand.

Of course, this goblin was one of Dawn's core subordinates, and one of the strongest goblins.

It was Didi.

"King, if I may say something..."

"Go ahead." Dawn said as he looked at Didi.

"Judging from how Moris described the guys that he saw just earlier, they are stronger than us."

"That is why even if this trip is pointless, I think it is best if we proceed with caution."

"No matter what we do from now, there's nothing we could do if we clash with monsters who we can't beat."

What Didi said was absolutely correct. Even if this trip was indeed pointless, the least thing they could do is to not meet those guys that Moris met.

After all, they would probably die, even if Moris and Dawn were here together.

Well, that was what Didi from how Didi described them.

And Dawn could understand what Didi was saying. After all, it's not like he could just destroy in here and attract some unwanted attention.

Dawn was arrogant and strong, but he wasn't that stupid.

"Hmm. Alright. We'll do as you say. However..."

However...I don't want to return now that we are still here.

Dawn thought, but he didn't voice out his thoughts. After all, that would be just illogical.

Dawn didn't have to force this trip to be fruitful when there were still threats around them.

That was why Dawn made the decision to just go back to where they were hunting before quietly.

However, when Dawn was about to order the goblins to retreat, he felt something moving in the forest.

"Quiet." Dawn said, but it was so small that not even a normal person would be able to hear it.

Of course, as goblins were not normal, they were able to hear it and that was why they stayed alert.

Even Moris who was kneeling was suddenly standing up now.

Although he wasn't granted permission, it doesn't matter.

After all, this could become a situation where fast responses would be needed.

Swosh!

The sound of the leaves being disturbed resounded out, and the goblins could hear some footsteps.

"Huff! Puff!" Rough breathing resounded out, and that caused the goblins to look in a particular direction.

Of course, many of them were about to lash out as they prepared themselves for any situation.

After all, this could be one of the enemies that Moris was talking about.

Swosh!

It was then that the bush in front of them finally parted as something emerged from it!

And what they saw was...a goblin.

"Hiii!!" The goblin screamed as he saw the numerous goblins.

The numerous goblins who looked like they were out to kill him!