章 19: Attack On Settlement
As of now, while the settlement is located at the outskirts of Lunos Forest, they never been attacked by more than 100 goblins at once, and that is due to the being near two different tribes at that time of the creation of the settlement.
However, that was when the army still present to help them quell the attacking tribes. Even still, they are more than capable of handling up to 70 goblins at the same time, due to the numbers of their fighters which is around than and the fact they could get the other 80 inhabitants, all of them women, to join in the fight, as while they might be weaker than the men, they are no slouch in fighting.
Combined with the fact they have fortification to protect their small settlements, it's no doubt in their mind any monsters that tried their luck will be eliminated with cold blood, even if they will suffer from some loses as well.
However, they could not take to the account of a demon appearing so close to the settlements, as well as the fact the said demon possessed the capabilities to subdue and strengthen the surrounding monsters, making them far more dangerous than the one they are used to.
Combine with the fact the number of goblins reached an unprecedented 300 hundreds, all gathered from nearby tribes, not counting the Demonic Goblins, which numbered in 100 goblin strong, Demonic Wolves at 40 wolves strong and Demonic Slimes at 40 slimes strong.
Even if they have known about it, they could not even retreat, as the demon had cut off their escape route while preparing his men for a slaughter.
Of course, he give one final order,
"Kill the men, spare the women,"
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"Looks like they will be unprepared," Alros said, as he grabbed the head of one of the night watch in his hands. He had hunted all of them down, making it so the settlers unable to react when he sent his goblins to attack.
He also ordered some of his regular goblins to remove the defenses erected around the settlement, so they will no longer have the advantage. Oh, he could easily kill them while asleep, but, where can he test his Demonic Goblins against regular human besides here.
Of course, he would prefer to keep the casualties low, but he need to have them learn how to fight human so he decided to leave some weapons for them. He will even have his wolves howled and announced themselves.
"Really, these settlers are too weak," he uttered before giving a telepathic command for his goblins to attack.
40 Demonic Goblins on top of the 40 Demonic Wolves charged towards the unprepared defense, the howling soon waking up the settlers.
"What happened?!"
"Oh gods! We are under attack!"
"Quick! Get to the weapon!"
The sound of settlers moving seem to make the Demonic Goblins excited as they began to move against them. For their credits, the settlers already light up the torches around the houses as well as lit up the central bonfire to give them as much vision as possible.
This is both good and bad for the defender. Good for they can now see the attackers. Bad, because they can now see the attackers. After all, what part of black skinned goblins, riding on giant black wolves, both of which have red eyes, will not make you peed yourself in terror.
The formation of the settlers crumbled as fast as it was formed, the fearsome visage of the monsters send many running away, screaming in fear.
Some that managed to hid their ground were swiftly ended. If the spear militia managed to form a line of spear, they might be able to deter the wolves, as the Demonic Wolves are just beasts, it are smart beasts. So, it will not charge into a line of spears.
However, a singular spear militia could not do anything as a Demonic Wolf charged at him, dodging the spears while the goblins on top of it pushed the spear with it's shield, which then left the man opened to a slash.
The wolves and goblins ran circle around the settlers, leaping on them, stabbing them, some even clubbing them repeatedly until the person die. Yet, not a single woman die yet, thanks to the goblins' sense of smell.
As a monster infamous for small settlements and then kidnapping women to be used as a breeding tool, they were able to discern the smell of female, leaving the woman alive though unharmed is another story as they sometime have to hit the woman, though they mostly left the woman to the Demon Slime, which will be thrown to the woman and pinned her down. After which, several regular goblins will bound them with vines, ensuring they will not cause trouble.
The swift attack ended with their victory in sight, something Alros expected as he had make sure the advantage is on his side, while leaving enough to make the settlers think they have a sliver of hope when there is actually none.
He wanted to look at the system screen and see how many SP he managed to get when he sense one of his Demonic Goblins getting killed. Considering this is the first Demonic Goblin he lost, it surprised him greatly.
A look show the culprit.
"Ah, this will be interesting,"
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"Stand your ground! Make sure to not waver!" the leader yelled, trying to rally his men. Unfortunately, most are panicking with many already fallen to the blade of the weird-looking goblins.
He grimaced, as he could feel the goblins are stronger than the one he used to face, but it is not something him, a former soldier of the Kingdom, could not handle.
However, they seem to be intelligent, as they managed to surround him. If they all pelted him with rocks, there will be no surprise there, he will die.
However, even if he will die, at the very least, he will make sure he will take more of the little black bastards. He charged at one of the goblins, swinging his blade when it was stopped. By a claw.
The person violently pushed him away, almost sending him flying and landing on his back if not for his training. He managed to roll, ensuring the damage he suffered is not too bad.
The person looked at him before flashing him a smile. And that's when the torches were lit up and his hope was lost.
"A demon," he managed to say without stuttering. A tail, an other worldly look, as well as greater strength than a regular human, no doubt his foes and the one who orchestrated the entire attack is the being in front of him.
"Congratulations, you know what I am. Now die," he managed to block one claw, and the next one, but not the third one. He feel something sharp pierced his chest, before his vision blackened.
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