Chapter 227: Chapter 190: Winged Dog-headed Man, Weathered Valley (4K)
Gauss walked on the country path with mixed emotions.
Soon, the young man responsible for guarding the gate led him to the village chief’s house.
This is also the basic process of many commissions near villages.
After leading the way, the young man saluted them, then returned to the gate.
Recently, demons seem to have beco more active.
So much so that even such a small village can organize its young and strong n to form a fixed ard team to defend against small groups of monsters that may wander by.
"Please sit, gentlen."
This ti, the village chief looked only about thirty years old.
Gauss could see from his expression that he seed to recognize him, or had heard of the image of "Goblin Slayer."
The expression of anxiety that was originally present relaxed a lot due to their arrival.
The na "Goblin Slayer" indeed brings peace of mind to ordinary villagers.
Additionally, the village chief glanced at the indigo plaque with a radiant badge in front of Gauss and his companion, and felt even more assured. Professionals undertaking a task ant for bottom adventurers couldn’t be more reliable, could they?
After learning the approximate location of the goblins from the village chief,
Gauss and Serdur took a short rest and then set off.
After leaving the village, Gauss was still discussing the matter with Serdur.
"Feels like soone is pushing things from behind."
"But isn’t it a good thing?" Serdur didn’t pay much attention to it.
Even if he beca a mber of the Goblin Slayer squad, to so extent, like a decoration, what does it matter?
"Many people want a nickna known to others, but don’t have one."
But at least, you must be Black Iron Level before you would be given a nickna, right?
Moreover, it must be soone with a distinctive trait or an adventurer who has completed certain events.
So, many nicknas are either linked with various demons or associated with skills, events, and locations.
For example, Necro Scourge, Wheat Ranger, Rock Ring, Ether Devourer, etc...
Bronze Level adventurers rarely get nicknas, so those who do should count themselves lucky.
Riding on the chocobo, the reins shook, and the gold tassel moved forward, carrying him out of the village.
"It should be near here."
According to the village chief’s sowhat vague account, the goblin lair is in a valley nearby.
The two of them searched for quite a while before discovering this place.
Gauss couldn’t help but think about Aaliyah again.
With her around, Aik could probably find this place from high above quickly.
After all, specialization cos with expertise.
However, the terrain before them was a little more complex than expected.
The low hills intertwined, and the valley was filled with ravines and gullies of varying depths. Rather than a valley, it was more like a wasteland eroded and fragnted by rainwater and wind.
They delved along a ravine that seed to be the main one.
As they went deeper, the sides featured severely weathered tawny rock walls, standing just a few ters high, but jagged stones and thorny brambles obscured their sight, increasing the difficulty of exploration.
The valley’s interior was dimly lit, with the rock walls blocking most of the light, while the air was filled with a mix of rotting plants, feces, and a strange stench.
"There are indeed signs of monster habitation."
Wearing the [Spirit Bracelet], Gauss’s eyes glowed slightly and quickly noticed various residues and footprints on the ground.
"Seems not just one type of monster..."
He guided the chocobo to the rock wall, reached out to touch it, crushed a few brittle pieces, and with a gentle grasp, they turned into flowing fine sand in his palm.
"Looks like Magic Missiles can’t be used later; Serdur, pay attention to avoid collapsing these rock walls on both sides and burying us inside," Gauss reminded.
When executing a commission, not only must the commission target be considered, but the site terrain also requires extra attention.
Every year, countless adventurers fall from heights, drown, or are buried alive in caves.
Sotis, Gauss sees human corpses by the water, under cliffs and waterfalls.
"Okay, captain."
The two continued to cautiously advance.
After controlling the noise and carefully exploring several forks,
suddenly, Serdur stopped sliding.
Its tongue flicked agilely a few tis in the air.
"Hiss—"
"Captain, there’s a monster ahead."
Its snake tongue enables it to sense scent molecules released by monsters from a distance, ignoring terrain obstructions.
"Understood."
Gauss nodded.
"Can you sll what monster it is?"
"Let
think... this stench... it must be a Kobold."
Mission intel also recorded that other kinds of monsters might be lingering in the valley, but compared to goblins that love harassing humans, so other monsters are relatively docile.
"Let’s approach," Gauss suggested.
Serdur wasn’t surprised.
Over ti, he roughly knew so of Gauss’s habits.
For instance, his determination to eradicate demons and monsters whenever possible, not sparing any encounters.
Unlike other casters who stand behind the team, Gauss prefers charging in and personally killing monsters.
So except when showing off his impressive combat ability the first ti, afterward, he mainly assists.
If it saves so trouble, Gauss doesn’t mind, as he is also eager to take on more work.
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