Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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It seems everyone considers Svettown to be the center of the Goblin Empire, right?

“That’s not important,” Annie said.

"what?"

"As long as we stay within the boundaries of this Goblin Empire, this side is the west, and that side is the east."

An Yi pointed to a spot in the forest on the map, the place where the Hero of Death and the Hero of Immortality were taken.

"This is a place where the Goblin King's servants have appeared, and a large number of goblin caves have been discovered in the surrounding area."

We can tentatively define this place as the depths of the Goblin Empire.

So, we can assume that the vast area beyond that is the heartland of the Goblin Empire.

Because the forest ahead has already been searched.

Although they were not in Shwe Town, the heroes continued to send them information about the town.

This includes intelligence from forest surveys.

The exploration team in Shiwei Town has now found a total of thirteen cave entrances guarded by goblins, almost scouring the entire area around the open space where the orc children were gathered.

The current speculation is that the high-level goblins may be gathered underground!

Because they searched the entire forest but found no place resembling a large goblin tribe, nor did they obtain any illustrations of higher-level goblins in the encyclopedia.

I suppose they're all hidden underground?

Now that we've explored the area ahead, let's assume that the area behind these interconnected caves leads to the heart of the Goblin Empire!

Then the east and west sides of the Goblin Empire are also obvious, right?

"The center is not Sweeney Town, but Sweeney Town is closer to that area on the map than our location, so we're just using it as an example," Annie said.

"How do we know the boundaries of the Goblin Empire? What if we accidentally wander into the territory of another Goblin Empire?" another hero asked.

“It is impossible to strictly delineate the borders of goblins.”

"But we can determine natural borders by looking at the terrain," Annie said calmly.

"Natural terrain?"

"Yes, continue westward. This is a mountain range that can separate the two places."

Further east, there is a natural barrier here, a rift valley that separates this area.

Although it may not be the border of the goblins, the area separated by the mountains to the west and the rift valley to the east is probably inhabited by goblins from the same empire.

Just like you and your neighbor, even though you live very close, you wouldn't cross the wall and move directly into your neighbor's house.

"The other goblin empire probably wouldn't cross these 'barriers' either," An'i explained to the group.

“That’s right, that’s right!” Lycorina stood beside her, arms crossed, looking very proud.

The heroes nodded in admiration, silently thinking, "I see."

learnt!

Actually, what An Yi said seemed normal, but it wasn't based on common sense.

Instead, the game map deliberately uses various "natural barriers" to keep players at the edge of the area.

This is a fairly common setting.

"Would this mean the Goblin Empire would withdraw its troops here to defend the east?" Shara asked, raising her hand.

"It's also possible that Nine will launch a major attack on Four here..." another hero grinned. 々＝≯☆零々‰∨

"No, they probably don't dare to attack human cities anymore."

Because they are more afraid of the humans they don't see in the city than the humans they can actually see.

Before answering Shara's question, An Yi first dispelled the other hero's concerns.

This also dispelled the unease of the lower-level warriors present.

Anyi continued, "Goblins are cowards who fear death."

They had already failed in their attack on the city once, and lost a large number of high-level combatants.

Goblin Kings now face a high risk of death when entering human cities.

Unless they have a higher-level goblin to back them up, they will not attack rashly.

As long as we don't encounter any higher-level goblins, there's no need to worry about them attacking.

No one else knew, but Annie did: above the Goblin King was only the Goblin King himself.

The goblin king will definitely stay in their "royal city".

An'i, having killed so many goblin kings, naturally knew this.

Goblins don't get stronger after setbacks.

Frustrated, they would simply huddle together and concentrate their strength to resist the enemy.

This is why, even after the Goblin Centurion went to the selection process, it was almost impossible to find any trace of him in the forest.

Moreover, it's not just one direction that can't be found.

The exploration team had been moving deep into the Goblin Empire, and the highest-ranking person they had encountered was only a Goblin Centurion.

I suppose the other party has already started to back down, right?

"As for whether the other side will withdraw or continue to guard this place, it is not easy to judge at the moment."

"Then we'll search the forest again to make sure there's no trace of the Goblin Six Kings before continuing our operation." An Yi finally answered Shara's question.

"Mm." Shara nodded.

Yes, at this stage, we cannot determine the other side's movements based on the available intelligence.

How could they possibly know whether the Goblin King's servant was here, drinking and feasting?

[Forest Hero: Good news! The Goblin King has left, and the Thorn Hero is leading the Leaf Hero away from the scene.]

Upon seeing the message, An Yi said, "It seems the crisis has been resolved."

Members of the Aldrich Cult, you may now write to the Hero Alliance in the eastern region of the Goblin Empire.

"Your Highness, may I write a letter to the hero who slew him?"

Lycorina: "Huh? Sure, what do I need to write?"

“Before the heroes of the east grow up, someone needs to ensure their safety.”

"For now, the only one we can ask is the Hero of Slaughter," An-yi said.

"Um... can our team come along too?"

At this moment, Shara, the archer hero, stepped forward.

An Yi paused for a moment: "That's possible, but our primary task here is to help you level up."

If the Goblin King's servants have left, you might be able to kill some Goblin Champions and Goblin Centurions here.

If you go to the other side, you'll have to protect the other heroes, so you won't be able to fight with all your might, and you might not gain experience points for a long time..."

"Aren't the members of the Saintess Squad the same?" Shara chuckled. "We've all reached level 50 by now."

Even if we face the Goblin King's servant, using special skills should give us some fighting power, right?

The members of the Saintess Squad also led the heroes of the entire city to defeat the goblins when they reached level 50, didn't they?

So, let me go.

Let's go help the other heroes.

The Hammer Hero, who was in the same team as her, laughed and said, "Yeah! You guys have been protecting us! Now it's our turn to protect others!"

Annie looked at them silently, then turned to Lycorina and said, "I'll listen to you."

An Yi felt that they could raise their level a bit more before leaving, which would be more stable.

"Okay! Then my decision is—"

If you want to go, then go for it!

"But I command you! Be wary of the Goblin King's servants or even higher-ranking goblins. If you must run, take the other heroes with you and run. Don't be reckless!" Lycorina shouted.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Shara and the two others in the group spoke in unison.

The fourth person is the Leaf Warrior, who is still on his way back with Miluko.

……

The next day at noon, Elsa received a letter written by Lycorina herself.

She opened the letter on the street, looked at the beautiful handwriting, and tilted her head.

"?"

What did you write?

Chapter 37 Don't Be Too Possessive (4k)

Elsa looked at the letter in her hand, her brows furrowing slightly. She then subconsciously looked around, wondering if she could ask someone else for help.

The surrounding heroes and believers trembled with fear when they saw Elsa frowning as she looked at them.

Could it be... that the letter contained something unpleasant?!

That letter, was it from Her Highness the Holy Maiden?

What happened to the expedition team?!

The expressions of those around him became serious.

"well……"

Elsa sighed inwardly.

It seems like no one is really happy about this?

Let's think about who we can ask for help.