Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Optical camouflage was indeed very effective.
Even when (Player Name) (M) was ten meters away from the Demonized Goblin Tribe, the Demonized Goblin archer standing on the watchtower acted as if he were blind.
This was a circular, small tribe, primarily divided into an outer ring and an inner core area. The outer ring was a simple wooden fence, with two crooked watchtowers on either side of the crude main gate.
The inner ring was a stone wall built from obsidian, which looked much sturdier, but it lacked the broader field of vision compared to the wooden fence.
Currently, (Player Name) (M) was hiding behind an obsidian rock not far from the wooden fence gate.
The watchtower was still some distance from the main force of Demonized Goblins, and the two Goblin sentries seemed to be dozing off, their large heads bobbing back and forth, occasionally bumping against the long spears they held.
Seizing an opportunity, (Player Name) (M) rolled to the shadow of the wooden fence and then pulled out a sharp stone from his backpack.
[Sharp Stone (Self-made Disposable Equipment) (Normal)]
These stones were all polished by (Player Name) (M) himself. They were flat on the bottom and pointed on top, resembling a simplified version of a shuriken.
If an ordinary person obtained such a stone, they might not be able to make much use of it.
But (Player Name) (M) was different.
He had completed a “Hidden Mission” in Winter City, which involved helping an old hunter’s grandson, who was recovering from an injury, obtain a wild boar. After they roasted and ate the boar, the young boy, who was skilled at hunting birds, passed on a skill to (Player Name) (M).
This skill was initially called [Precise Throwing], but as (Player Name) (M) practiced diligently, it gradually upgraded to the more powerful [Bloody Throwing].
[Bloody Throwing]: When using thrown objects, the damage dealt is increased by 50%. Upon hitting a target, it inflicts a stacking bleeding effect on the target, up to 5 layers. (Hidden Effect: The projectile speed of thrown objects increases by 20%, and the sound of throwing is reduced by 80%).
Weighing the [Sharp Stone] in his hand, a familiar feeling surged through him, as if this ordinary stone had become an extension of his arm.
(Player Name) (M) closed one eye, held his left thumb up, aimed at the Demonized Goblin on the right watchtower, and his right biceps bulged. His arm swung forward like a slingshot.
“Swish!”
The sharp stone cut through the air and, with a “thud,” embedded itself in the Demonized Goblin’s head. The poor Demonized Goblin was killed by (Player Name) (M) before it could even let out a cry.
The other Demonized Goblin, hearing the commotion from the neighboring watchtower, had just turned its head to see what was happening when a black dot in its field of vision gradually enlarged.
“Pfft—”
After dealing with the two Demonized Goblins, (Player Name) (M) continued to infiltrate along the tribe’s fence wall. Along the way, he encountered three patrol teams.
But these Demonized Goblins weren’t very bright.
The first two patrol teams were skillfully evaded by (Player Name) (M) using his exquisite footwork and the optical camouflage on his body.
For the last patrol team, he hid in a dark corner and threw stones, slowly luring these foolish little dwarves away.
Finally, all the Demonized Goblins outside the core area of the entire Demonized Goblin Tribe had left.
(Player Name) (M) leaned against the corner of the wall, and with a peek, he could see a group of Demonized Goblins dancing a strange dance around the Demon Eye Tree.
“Guak, Laha, Malagaka, Solagaka…”
The language was completely incomprehensible.
Perhaps it held no significant meaning.
This was because (Player Name) (M) had activated the system’s built-in translation function, only to find that even the system couldn’t translate the language of these Demonized Goblins.
His gaze swept around.
He noticed that besides the Demonized Goblin Leader sitting on a beast hide mat, there was a cave deep within the tribe, near a cliff. A long HP bar flickered in and out of existence in the cave.
“So, there are other monsters…”
(Player Name) (M)’s heart tightened. He threw an Appraisal technique towards the cave.
[Dirty Cave]
“Emmm…”
It didn’t hit. He tried again.
[Two-Headed Giant – Level 57 – Lethal]
It was this kind of monster?
(Player Name) (M) recalled some information.
Two-headed giants were as savage as Orcs, and they were exceptionally unclean, which was why the first appraisal had identified a “dirty cave.”
These Two-headed Giants were always covered in a thick layer of dust, forming a natural armor.
They also liked to wear foul-smelling pelts and almost never bathed unless their caves leaked.
(Player Name) (M) wasn’t worried about a second Two-headed Giant.
This was because the two heads of a Two-headed Giant each had their own personality, and they often argued. After all, they roared at each other when communicating, making it hard not to quarrel.
If two Two-headed Giants were together, their four heads would argue incessantly.
Therefore, Two-headed Giants were solitary creatures.
Do not think that this apparently comical creature was easy to deal with. Although they might quarrel in a fight, their destructive power was extraordinary, their strength immense, and their magic and physical resistance were exceptionally high.
(Player Name) (M) hesitated.
Now, he just needed to call out in the party channel, and the soldiers of Winter City would charge in led by the Star Magus.
However, the Star Magus’s magic power had not yet recovered.
They had also suffered significant spiritual exhaustion from the previous battle.
It was possible that their small group wouldn’t be able to defeat the Two-headed Giant.
After much thought, (Player Name) (M) sent a message to the others in the party to stand by. To the soldiers of Winter City, this looked like a magical communication, and there was no sense of dissonance.
He decided to wait for an opportunity to steal a fruit from the Demon Eye Tree and then slip away, avoiding unnecessary trouble.
He had a premonition that the Demonized Goblins’ singing and dancing was nearing its end.
As expected, less than five minutes later, the Demonized Goblins simultaneously stopped their hip-swaying and hand-waving dance moves. They dropped to their knees with a thud and waited for a moment.
“Rustle—”
On the Demon Eye Tree, one of the fruits suddenly lit up, then a branch snapped and fell.
The lead Demonized Goblin was quick-witted. It immediately pulled out a cloth bag from its crotch and caught the fruit of the Demon Eye Tree.
The surrounding Demonized Goblins stood up and cheered for the Goblin holding the bag. They chattered and clustered around the Goblin with the fruit, bringing it before the Demonized Goblin Leader.
The lead Demonized Goblin knelt on the ground and carefully presented the fruit, wrapped in cloth, to the Goblin Leader with both hands.
“Gwala waw, makana wa, nahahaha na ga, ba la ba la…”
(Player Name) (M) did not understand what the Goblin was saying.
But he could roughly guess from the Goblin’s actions.
It meant to offer the fruit to the Goblin Leader.
