Civilization 86 Chapter 86

"So, what do you want us to do?"

With a slightly angry but determined face, Spike steps forward to confront about his role.

"Well, do you have any preference in weapons? Have you fought before?"

"I have not fought before. As for preference in weapons, I wouldn't know."

"Then take this goblin club. Just swing it at anything that moves in front of you when we are in a fight. That goes for your sister as well. She needs to be able to defend herself with her own weapon."

"Okay."

Spike grabs onto the club sowhat hesitantly. His anxious eyes move quickly between , his sister and the club.

"What now?"

"Now? Nothing. We search through the encampnt, see if there is anything we can take, and move on to the next one."

And with that I left Spike and started to search through the small goblin huts. There unfortunately was not much here, just so animal bones, animal skin, bits and pieces of rotten flesh, so makeshift pots and other assortnts of goblin weapons.

Deep down, I knew that goblin knives I keep recycling weren't good weapons. They break easily, and they were small and short, an eventually I might have to battle a creature or monster where the goblin knife is just useless against. In the back of my head, I feel a slight panic, hoping to find a weapon that would be of use against larger and stronger enemies but to my disappointnt after searching through the whole encampnt with everyone there was no such weapon.

I had Spike and Val pick up any goblin knives they ca across, and at the end of the search there was a total of 15 goblin knives. I distribute 4 to Stellar, 2 to Solar, 2 to Sylvia and 1 each to Spike and Val while keeping 5 tied, so they were hanging from a vine and I wrapped the vine around my waist.

"Heyyyyy Luke. Are we done here yet?"

I look towards the bored Sylvia. Honestly, I couldn't believe she had a bored expression on her face as she lies on the ground, resting her head on one of the wolves stomach, whilst the surroundings were green blood and broken huts. Absolutely unbelievable.

"Yea, I'm done. Let's move onto the next encampnt."

I do a short howl to gather the wolves and asked them to lead us to the next goblin encampnt.

Along the move towards the next encampnt, Val asked so questions.

"So, how co you can talk to the wolves?"

"Just can."

"Do they have nas?"

"Yep."

"Oh. What are their nas?"

"The two adults are called Belle and Dawn, while the cub is Hugo."

As I was finishing introducing the nas of the wolves, Sylvia, who was at the front of the pack, turns around and zooms towards .

"THEY HAD NAS??? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL !!!"

I was shaken back and forth by the surprised Sylvia, and the words could barely escape my mouth.

"No…One…Asked"

"Ugh, whatever. At least now I don't need to guess which wolf is which. I can say their nas now! Belle! Dawn! Hugo! Co follow !!"

Like a storm, she pushes aside and runs to the front with the wolves on her tail.

"You have your work cut out for yourself, Luke."

"Stop giggling to yourself, Stellar and Solar, wipe that smile off your face."

"Whatever you say."

Both the elves walk past , following the chaotic path of Sylvia and the wolves. However, I turn to the side since Val stopped moving and Spike was checking on Val.

"Sis, are you okay?"

"I'm fine brother. I just slipped a little. Let's keep moving."

Confirming that nothing was wrong, I let the siblings move ahead of before following them closely.

Nothing seed out of the ordinary during our walk from one encampnt to another, but regardless, night was slowly approaching. The sun was kissing the horizon and its golden rays wash over the canopy of the forest and peek through the gaps between the trees.

In front of us, another encampnt. Since night is coming, the best move would be to attack now before the goblin's night vision becos a problem.

After a quick scout around the periter, Stellar cos back and reports the details.

"About 20 goblins. Slightly less than the last encampnt, however, there is a hobgoblin leading this group as well as a cage housing 5 or 6 humans and another cage next to it housing 2 demi-humans. All the captives look beaten and broken."

"What about the weapons the goblins and hobgoblin are using?"

"From what I can tell, most of the goblins have so sort of chest plate, shield and small sword. It's longer than the goblin knives we have, so they would have more reach, but we should be able to still out range them with our longer limbs. The hobgoblin was holding onto a whip of so sort, as well as a club. Not sure if it will use the whip as a weapon or if its just a device to torture captives."

"Okay I understand. Thank you Stellar."

"It's fine."

I close my eyes for a mont to think about a plan which would reduce the amount of risk and injury. However, with the additional armour and weapons compared to normal goblins, I was not sure how strong they would be as well as how strong the hobgoblin compared to the goblins.

My last encounter with a hobgoblin was when Ian fought it, however it had a club and was worn down from constant fighting beforehand. I grip onto the wolf fang necklace and concentrated on the task at hand. After a mont of silence, I open my eyes and started to tell everyone my plan.

"We will be doing a diversion. Dawn and Belle will co into the encampnt and attract as many goblins as they can by wrecking havoc before running away. Depending on how many goblins follow them will depend on our next plan. If there are only a few, then we go after Belle and Dawn and defeat the goblins first before repeating this part of the plan again. However, if half or more than half of the goblins get baiting into running after the wolves, then we run into the goblin encampnt and fight."

"What about the hobgoblin?"

"Sylvia, relax, I'm getting to that point. Solar will buff before we rush into the encampnt, and I will rush towards the hobgoblin and start fighting it. Sylvia will lead the charge, with Spike and Val behind her. Stellar will focus on defending the group from unexpected angles, while Solar will provide support. Hugo will do what a wolf cub does!"

"WHAT! You want to send poor Hugo into battle?"

"Sylvia, he already has gone into battle."

"But he had the adults with him that ti."

"It doesn't matter. A wolf will always be a wolf, even if he is a cub. Don't worry about him."

"Hmm…Okay."

"Okay, any questions?"

I look around and stop at Spike and Val, almost expecting them to have a question for .

"I got one."

And I was right.

"Is this battle dangerous?"

"Every battle is dangerous. Anything can happen in battle. You can et a monster which shouldn't even be here. You can run as far and as fast as you want, but it will still chase you down. Likewise, you can fight and struggle, only to die. There are no guarantees. You have to trust the people around you, Spike. Even your sister looks like she is ready."

"Val?"

Val was gripping onto the goblin knife handle, slightly trembling.

Sylvia placed her hand on both Spike's and Val's shoulder, whispering words of encouragent to the both of them.

"Spike, Val, we can do this. We just have to protect each other, okay? Don't worry. Luke is going to kill that hobgoblin suppperrr fast then co back and help us if we need it."

With a weak nod, the both of them looked slightly more confident.

"Okay let's begin."

With a small, short howl, I signal Belle and Dawn to start the attack. Like two bolts of lightning flashing through the forest, they jet towards the encampnt. Howls and growls resonate and mix with the confused cries of the goblins. I can hear the hurried steps of goblins finding their weapons before attempting to attack the wolves.

With a loud howl, Belle starts to run out the side of the encampnt, followed by Dawn and a handful of goblins slowly running behind. Keeping their attention, I saw Dawn looping back and attacking the group of goblins before running away again.

"Luke, I think about 10 goblins left."

"Are you sure, Stellar?"

"I am half sure. We can regroup of the wolves and attack the goblins before attacking the main encampnt."

"No, if we do that, they might suspect a second attack by that ti. However, it will be a complete surprise if we attack right now."

"Then?"

"Solar start the buffs on . I'm going in as soon as you are done."