Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair

The tiger man, like the rat man that Ron and his friends had encountered before, is also a type of beastman. One of the oldest and most terrible curses, beastmanship can turn the most civilized humanoids into raging beasts. The cursed creatures behave normally in their natural humanoid form, but over time, many beastmen will have suggestive characteristics of their animal form.

Generally speaking, evil beastmen hide among the masses, transforming into animal form in the dark (especially on full moon nights) and then spreading blood and terror. Good beastmen live near other civilized creatures, secluded due to uneasiness, and sometimes live alone in wilderness areas far away from villages and towns. But good and evil are not usually so extreme in ordinary creatures. Take the tiger man as an example. These creatures usually don't like to spread the curse on them, so they usually live in the jungle on the edge of human civilization. It's just that the influence of beastmanship constantly troubles them, making these creatures ferocious and arrogant.

Some of the tiger men became experienced hunters like their beast forms, while the other part... they also hunted, but the prey was not beasts, but passing travelers.

"Hey! Hand over all the money and let you pass!" When Anastria walked towards the robbers blocking the road with caution, the largest tiger man stepped forward, holding a scimitar in each hand, and the curved blade was pointed at the elf mercenary, "You, don't go any further!"

The tiger man leader was not a hermit isolated from the world. He naturally knew a little about the current trend of mercenaries in the market: the less they wear, the stronger they are.

But similarly, this type of mercenary generally has rich experience. When facing characters like them, they usually tend to let the employer pay to avoid disasters rather than confront them head-on.

"Three gold coins per person, fair price, no deception!" The tiger man shouted, and the yellow hair on his face trembled, and with his tall body and muscles, he looked majestic.

"It's really strange. We didn't seem to see these guys when we came here?" Although Ron, who was sitting in the car, did not show his head, he could also see the scene outside clearly as the arcane energy flowed in the car.

"You forgot that the shapeshifters came with the caravan, while we came as an adventure team," Ivy knew the intricacies of this. "The robbers also look at people and treat them differently. There are about ten of these tiger men. They certainly dare not harass the caravan that has merged into one team. Even if we rob them, there will be no profit."

"Didn't you hear them asking for gold coins? Ordinary adventurers give their earnings to taverns and brothels, and there may not be many copper coins left."

"It seems that the size of our current team is just what they want?" Sylvia casually arranged her robes, "They are quite good at finding money."

"I say, everyone, aren't three gold coins too much?" Anastria stopped and stood a few meters away from the tiger leader. She habitually leaned forward slightly so that she could attack the other party at any time or deal with danger from the opposite side.

"Look, we are just mercenaries, where can we get so much money?"

"You are mercenaries, but the people in the car may not be," the tiger man curled his lips. He already showed many characteristics of wild beasts, but generally speaking, he was still "humanoid". He pointed at Axuri and Seymour on the carriage, and then pointed at the carriage on the other side of Ron, "Stop talking nonsense, pay the money and get out, otherwise when we come to take it ourselves, it will be more than three gold coins per person!"

"Besides..." The tiger leader's slanted eyes looked up and down at the elven swordsman, as well as Constance and Carlos in the carriage behind him, "You don't look like ordinary mercenaries, you are the young masters and young ladies of some family who came out to experience!"

"Since you have embarked on this road, you might as well pay some tuition first!"

"What if we don't want to pay?" Axuri sat in the carriage. Although his body was motionless, the look in his eyes revealed his eagerness to try.

Robbery a dragon? Not to mention gold coins, he wouldn't even give it to you if you asked for a nail!

"There's nothing we can do. We'll just have to follow the rules!" The tiger leader's face suddenly turned cold, and he waved his scimitar back, "Guys, get started!"

"Roar!" With the leader's call, the tigers behind him immediately revealed the unique ferocity of beastmen. Several of them immediately transformed into a half-human, half-tiger barbaric posture, their entire bodies became two circles larger, and their eyes were filled with a desire for blood and killing; while others simply gave up walking upright, and the huge tigers roared endlessly, and in a blink of an eye, they surrounded the entire team!

"It's just what I want!" Anastasia showed two rows of gleaming teeth and reached out to take down the greatsword behind her. "Stay still, all of you. I'll get rid of them all!"

The leader of the tigers was also irritated by the arrogant elves. He tore his clothes violently, held two scimitars in a half-human form, and rushed towards the elves: "Arrogant! I want to see what you can do!"

Metal and iron intersected. When the leader and the elves fought, other tigers also surrounded Anastasia in a well-trained manner. The siege of the mob might hinder each other, but these natural hunters could ensure a saturation attack on the elf swordsman. Soon, beads of sweat fell on the elves' temples.

"Take it!"

At the moment when the living space was squeezed to the extreme, the elf finally fought back. With her loud shout, she swept the sword close to the ground. The tiger leader jumped up and prepared to dodge this move, but Anastasia suddenly raised her sword and changed the sweep to a trip, and actually knocked the big guy to the ground.

"You're cheating!" The tiger leader was caught off guard. He was knocked to the ground by the elf and not only did he not have time to make an effective counterattack, but he also became Anastasia's shield to deal with other tigers. He couldn't help but get angry and cursed loudly, "You are worthy of being an elf!"

"Idiot, only a fool would shout out his true intentions!" Anastasia used a backhanded sword, forcing the tiger leader to roll on the ground to avoid it, but it happened to block the attack route of other tribesmen, "You are still bullying the minority with your numbers - take my sweep again!"

A transformed tiger roared in pain, and the sword cut through the soft abdomen of the beast. As blood splattered, he became the second one to fall after his leader - this time, the elf really used a sweep!