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"Ega!"
Those who were lucky only had a hand or foot chopped off by a flying axe, or were pinned to the ground by a javelin and let out painful howls.
Those who were unlucky were immediately hacked into goblins by flying axes, or impaled on javelins, their dark blood flowing all over the ground before they were completely dead.
With a "whoosh," Liu Tianyu, wielding a dagger in his left hand and a longsword in his right, charged in and slaughtered the remaining goblins. Not a single one of them was a match for him.
They were either blown to the head with a dagger or stabbed through the chest with a longsword and then thrown into the filthy sewers while hanging from the sword.
The goblins, who had intended to launch a surprise attack, were wiped out in just a few breaths.
After taking out an oilcloth and casually wiping the dark blood off his longsword and dagger, Liu Tianyu began to observe the place where the goblins had just appeared.
"Two roads on the left and right? These goblins seem to be deliberately trying to make me split up!"
Looking at the two equally deep and dark roads, Liu Tianyu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"My lord, should we divide our forces? With our elite troops, those goblins who are not even as good as bandits can't even scratch our striped armor!"
After looking him over for a moment, Larov made a suggestion to Liu Tianyu.
"No, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone those goblins who are more familiar with the terrain than us. Besides, nobody knows what's down there, so it's better to be cautious. At most, we'll just be a little slower!"
Liu Tianyu waved his hand, then glanced at the 5% progress indicator. The progress of a dozen or so goblins was 5%, which meant that there were two hundred or even more goblins in the sewers of the entire Water City!
It's definitely not going to happen today if we want to wipe them out completely!
"Let's head down this path that leads to the lower sewers!"
Liu Tianyu took out a map, glanced at the roads on both sides, and then chose the left road, walking down the steps.
Seeing that Liu Tianyu did not intend to divide his forces, the Nord Royal Guards quickly followed in his footsteps.
In any case, they were all carrying torches, illuminating the dark sewers brightly. With such light, it was quite convenient for goblins to find them, or for them to find goblins.
In this sewer where Lao Ba was ecstatic, even the goblin's keen sense of smell would be rendered useless, and it would basically have to rely on hearing and sight to move around.
"I think I heard something. Those goblins should be getting ready to ambush us!"
Liu Tianyu put the sewer map back into his inventory and carefully moved forward along the stone wall. Footsteps, and hurried footsteps at that, were now running closer and closer!
"Wow!"
"Gala!"
"shhhhhh"
After the goblin's cry came from afar, it was followed by the sound of arrows piercing the air.
Looking at the arrows, Liu Tianyu had nothing to say. He simply stretched out his arm, which was covered in gauntlets, and held it across his chest, not even bothering to take off the steel shield on his back.
The other Nord Royal Guards did not draw their Royal Guard Shields, but instead pulled out their throwing axes from their waists and javelins from their backs, and hurled them at the direction from which the arrows came.
"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"
"Puff puff"
When the goblin's miniature arrows struck Liu Tianyu's plate armor, only barely perceptible sounds were heard. The arrowheads deformed immediately upon impact and fell to the ground.
The same applies to the striped armor that hit the Nord Royal Guards. Of course, some lucky arrows are caught in the striped armor and don't fall to the ground.
Judging from the colorful patterns on these arrows, these goblins must have coated them with poison. But it's pointless; they can't even break through the defenses, so how can they expect the poison to penetrate?
On the other hand, the goblins were in a much worse situation. Most of them were completely naked, and even those goblins wearing leather or fur armor had no chance of stopping the powerful flying axes and javelins.
Therefore, besides the sound of metal piercing flesh, there were mostly the screams of goblins.
"Gala la!"
"Wow!"
Seeing that they couldn't even break through Liu Tianyu's team's defenses, and that the enemy had lost more than half of their forces in one round of throwing attacks, the remaining goblins screamed and fled into the darkness.
"Hey, don't chase them so relentlessly, lest there be some traps. Continue advancing cautiously and wait for these goblins to come to us!"
Seeing the Nord Royal Guards who were eager to swing their axes and start a massacre, Liu Tianyu waved his hand, then raised his torch and continued to feel his way up the stone wall.
Anyway, goblins are aggressive by nature, and they'll do anything if there are enough of them!
Liu Tianyu wasn't worried at all that they wouldn't come after him. After all, they had already deduced that there were hundreds of goblins in the sewers, while there were only ten of them. With such a huge difference in numbers, the goblins would definitely come looking for trouble!
Chapter 47 Boats in the Tide
"Chong"
With another sound of a sword being drawn, a goblin's head fell into the stinking sewage like a ball.
The remaining Nord Royal Guards also wielded their giant axes, cleaving any goblins that dared to stand in their way in two, either horizontally or vertically. One half landed on the stone slab, while the other half was propelled by the immense force into the sewage.
"Wow!"
Seeing the horrific death of its kin, the last goblin scrambled to escape.
With a "whoosh," the dagger that was originally held in Liu Tianyu's left hand was instantly thrown out, hitting the goblin that was trying to escape right in the back.
"Ka!"
The goblin instinctively let out a scream before falling into the sewage, where it was dead beyond any hope of survival.
"Tsk, this is the fourth wave already, right? Although I admire the perseverance and courage of these green-skinned beasts, it's quite annoying that only a dozen or twenty of them come each time!"
Couldn't you just be straightforward and send them all at once? Or send a hundred at once, so I can see the progress bar grow exponentially!
Liu Tianyu took out an oilcloth and carefully wiped his plate armor, which was covered in black blood, and then wiped his long sword, which was also covered in sticky black blood.
Then, Liu Tianyu glanced at the mission progress.
[Underground Sludge: Mission Progress: 25%]
"Tsk, you've killed seventy or eighty goblins already, and the mission progress is only 25%? Sigh, no wonder the Sword Saintess is so scared."
Having endured three days and three nights, she figured even a single goblin would make her panic. If she were to actually encounter this many goblins in the sewers, she feared…
Liu Tianyu muttered to himself about the secrets of the Sword Saintess, then shrugged.
"My lord, we've traveled quite a distance and slaughtered quite a few goblins. Why don't we make a fire and rest for a while?"
After all the goblin corpses had been cleared away, Larov suggested.
"Sigh, smelling the stench of the sewers while lighting a fire, eating, and resting—you know what, it actually has a certain charm! Larov!"
Upon hearing Larov's suggestion, Liu Tianyu suddenly smiled, then glanced at the Nord Royal Guards who remained composed. Well, they've probably cooked their meals amidst piles of corpses, so the stench of the sewers is probably negligible to them!
After glancing at the Nord Royal Guards, Liu Tianyu didn't say anything more. He couldn't very well retreat from the sewers halfway through killing goblins just to eat and take a bath!
I don't even know how long the sewer is yet, but I'll get used to it if I just put up with it.
"call"
Soon, Liu Tianyu's team arrived at the upstream of the sewer, in a place where the smell wasn't too strong, and began to cook.
Smelling the pervasive stench of the sewers, Liu Tianyu had absolutely no appetite. He simply cooked some plain porridge, drank a bowl, and then lost all desire to eat.
In contrast, the Nord royal guards remained calm and even began to eat large chunks of meat and drink heavily, the environment and smell of the sewers not spoiling their enjoyment at all.
Seeing their joyful mood, Liu Tianyu was not infected by their enthusiasm and did not join them. Instead, he sat quietly by the fire, watching the surrounding darkness to prevent any more fearless goblins from launching a surprise attack.
After all, goblins are nocturnal creatures. Even if the sewers don't distinguish between day and night, the darkness of the sewers will definitely excite them.
"Drip, drip, drip—"
"Um?!"
Just as the Nord Royal Guards entered the final stage of their drinking contest, and Liu Tianyu was about to close his eyes and go to sleep, he suddenly heard a series of rapid dripping sounds.
"Strange, is it raining? Judging by the force of the rain, it's pouring!"
"Are you stupid? How could it rain in the sewers? Unless there's a collapse, but the sound of a collapse is much louder than the sound of rain!"
Upon hearing this sudden sound, the Nord royal guards couldn't help but start discussing it.
"Do you think the drainage capacity of this sewer is enough to support a ship?"
After observing for a while, Liu Tianyu suddenly spoke up.
"Sir, large ships are out of the question, but if you're talking about rafts or something similar, I think that's perfectly fine!"
Larov had been observing for a while when he heard Liu Tianyu's sudden question, and seemed to understand something.
Liu Tianyu didn't say anything more, but instead opened his eyes wide to observe the approaching surging tide.
"bang"
Just like the sound of giant waves crashing against the shore, a ship broke through the sewage and appeared in the surging pool of sewage below Liu Tianyu's team.
"Waaaaah..."
"Hee hee hee……"
The moment the sturdy wooden boat appeared, the goblins on board looked up at Liu Tianyu and his companions above, letting out a piercing, evil laugh.
"Judging by the length of this ship, it must be about 20 to 25 feet. And judging by the number of goblins on it, there must be at least forty or fifty goblins. Hehe, that's more like it!"
But these goblins are actually building ships in the sewers! Are they planning to build warships to attack Water Seven next?
Liu Tianyu stood on the high ground and surveyed the ships below for a while before giving his assessment.
"Whoosh whoosh—"
The moment he gave his assessment, the goblins below, who had spotted them, pulled out miniature bows and arrows, nocked them, and shot them upwards.
"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"
They were shooting from below, and the goblins were only the size of children. In addition, Liu Tianyu and the others were wearing heavy armor. It was a pipe dream for them to expect to shoot through Liu Tianyu and the others' armor!
Arrows kept hitting the plate armor and striped armor worn by Liu Tianyu and the others, but apart from deforming and bouncing off, they made no progress.
"Since they're so enthusiastic, we can't refuse them! Let's jump!"
Liu Tianyu took off the steel shield from his back, gripped it tightly with his left hand, drew the long sword from his waist with his right hand, and jumped down!
With a loud thud, Liu Tianyu, wearing a full suit of armor weighing several tens of kilograms, jumped onto the wooden boat using gravity, causing the boat to shake. The goblin, who was about to shoot an arrow again, ended up sitting on the boat.
"Click"
Taking advantage of the moment when the goblins around him were unsteady on their feet, Liu Tianyu swung his long sword in a semi-circle with his right hand, instantly severing their heads, and then kicked their mutilated bodies into the sewage.
As for the steel shield in his left hand, he slammed it down hard on the head of the nearest goblin.
With a "thud," like a bell being struck, the goblin's head sank directly into the cavity, its head deformed, a gruesome death.
"Hmm? Something's not right! Good heavens, they're all wearing simple leather armor, and quite a few are even wearing iron armor!"
"The land shapes its goblins, and perhaps the City of Water truly lives up to its reputation as the capital of a border province! Even the goblins here are so wealthy!"
After putting away his sword and shield, Liu Tianyu couldn't help but take a look at the goblin in front of him. He was surprised and couldn't help but make a joke.
"Waaaaah!"
The goblins couldn't understand Liu Tianyu's words; all they knew was that Liu Tianyu was incredibly arrogant!
Instead of obediently facing their goblin soldiers and waiting to die, they hurriedly jumped onto their precious ship.
Moreover, they killed several goblins right away, which instantly made their rage level explode.
"dong dong dong"
But it wasn't over yet. Just as the goblins were about to surround Liu Tianyu, a series of loud noises came one after another, followed by another tremor in the wooden boat.
"Gah!"
"Woo-ga!"
The Nord Royal Guards followed Liu Tianyu's leap onto the goblin's ship, and then, wielding Nord Royal Guard round shields in one hand and battle axes in the other, began slaughtering the nearest goblins.
"This ship is good. Don't damage it. Having it will save us a lot of time and energy in exploring the sewers!"
These goblins are all wearing armor. After slashing them open, we can just kick them into the sewage—it'll save time and effort!
Liu Tianyu slid his long sword, sparks flying as he pierced through the goblin's chest armor. Dark blood flowed out, and he kicked it into the sewage.
The Nord Royal Guards didn't speak; they simply followed Liu Tianyu's instructions, hacking deep, bone-revealing wounds into the goblins with an axe or slicing off a section of their bodies before kicking their entire bodies into the sewage.
Wearing armor makes swimming difficult, and the pain from having one's wounds soaked in sewage is excruciating.
Each goblin that was kicked into the sewage, after letting out a painful howl, disappeared without a trace as it soaked in the sewage.