BXBX NOVEL Chapter 112: Goblin Squad
Emily ran back towards Alex, while Alex took out his army from his awecube. "Petricia, Argath, Vexgore, subdue them!" Alex ordered.
Light shot out from the cube. Alex had already informed them of the situation outside, so they knew what to do.
Petricia come out, holding a greatsword in her hand, followed by two high goblins on her side.
One wielding an axe, while the other brandished a sword and a small round shield.
Behind them, the wolf rider, followed by the goblin army, emerged.
Alex had modified the cube, making it large enough for this squad to reside in it. He named them the Goblin Squad.
Petricia then activated her skill, 'Cunning Plan'. A sphere of light shot out from her to the sky, allowing her to see everything from the top.
Zargath moved beside her, protecting her with his sword and shield, while VexGore leaped forward, leading the goblin army.
Alex didn't interfere in the battle; he wanted to see how Petricia would handle this.
The Goblin squad was equipped with gear far superior to their old weapons, although it didn't have any special abilities.
Every goblin in the squad wore full combat suits with some plate armor added to it, giving it the appearance of a Kevlar set. The suit is painted in brown paint, making it easier to camouflage in the desert.
The weapons used by the high goblins didn't have any special abilities since Alex had spent his entire budget on high-grade mana crystals.
However, he still provided them with decent weapons that were sharper than their old ones.
The Goblin warriors and archers underwent the most significant changes; the warriors now wielded long swords, while the goblin archers discarded their bows for semi-automatic assault rifles with scopes, allowing them to shoot from some distance away.
At first, Alex wanted to make them snipers, but he overestimated the goblins' intelligence.
Introducing concepts like gravity, wind, distance, and velocity is too complicated for them, so he settled for guns that offered a similar range to their old weapons.
This doesn't include the storage rings they used, which are filled with various utility items like grenades, potions, and other tools.
Petricia began issuing orders. VexGore threw an incendiary grenade toward a worm.
As the grenade approached, the worm instinctively shot out needles to the surrounding area, causing the grenade to explode in mid-air with a BOOM!
The sight of the fire and the feeling of heat made the worm quickly try to retreat, but it was still recovering from the attack it had just launched.
VexGore jumped forward towards a worm about the size of an average human adult but three times the height.
With a SLASH! His axe cleaved it into two parts that began wriggling around.
VexGore looked between each part, confused for a moment, but then shook his head and threw a cube towards the part with the head.
The other goblins didn't remain idle either.
A Wolf Rider leaped forward to a nearby worm, throwing an incendiary grenade directly into its mouth.
BOOM! It exploded from inside, making the worm writhe in pain as its body was engulfed in flames. The fire grew brighter and more intense, using the worm's fat as fuel.
The goblin warriors, with the archers behind them, moved in formation; they didn't attack directly. The main offensive force was the archers, while the warriors' job was to protect them.
The goblin archers began launching a barrage of incendiary grenades toward the other worms, but it was too late; the worms came out from their daze.
Some of them quickly leaped forward, opening their maws towards the goblin warriors.
They began to fight back, but each slash barely damaged the worms while VexGore was busy fighting against multiple worms.
The part he had just cleaved grew into another smaller version of a cactus fiend worm. Initially, he was surrounded by four worms, but now those four had turned into twelve.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The goblin archers launched a barrage of shots at the worms, trying to push them back as they stepped back, putting some distance between them.
However, the worms were faster; with a swipe of its tail, a worm launched two goblin warriors into the air. Another worm then came, trying to engulf both of them.
In response, Petricia issued her order, and the goblins kicked at each other, launching one in one direction while the other goblin fell straight into another worm's stomach.
Alex frowned at the scene but still did nothing, as he had said he would let Petricia do as she wished.
He decided only to intervene when there was no chance of winning. By this time, Emily was already standing beside Alex.
Having spent many hours with the goblins, she had grown close to them. She also saw what happened and thought it was Alex's order.
"Brother, why are you so cruel to them?" she asked.
BOOM! Boom! As Emily expected, the goblins acted like a suicide squad. They exploded a grenade toward the worm's body; two of the worms were incinerated, causing the others to start moving away from the area, trying to escape.
The goblin warriors then received another instruction: they put their swords back into the storage rings and took out a stick of wood. With a swift move, they quickly changed it into a torch.
The goblin archers and wolf riders did the same.
Maximizing the worms' fear of fire, the goblins started moving in a way that surrounded the worms, pushing them back toward VexGore.
Looking at the situation, Emily frowned; she still hadn't gotten any answer from her brother, and the situation seemed to be worsening.
Based on her knowledge, it wouldn't take long for the worms to start shooting their thorns again into the surrounding area. If that happened, they were doomed.
But Alex stopped her, "Don't help them, Emily, not yet."