The Witcher: Darkness Falls

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With mud splashing everywhere, the last hobgoblin fell to the ground with a thud.

The appearance of these two clumsy hobgoblins instantly rendered the defensive fence built by the Crete village ineffective.

The influx of a large number of goblins caused more than ten casualties in a very short period of time.

And now, the death of the two big goblins also announced the end of the goblin attack tonight, and the village of Crete was defended.

Not only that, they also captured two living goblins, which was an unexpected gain.

"A monster like this... is not something that ordinary people can fight against. Even for well-trained soldiers, it would probably take more than five people to kill it!" Madison approached the earth goblin holding a torch.

He looked at the huge corpse in front of him with disgust. The corpse exuded a strange stench, like salted fish and rotten meat.

There were dozens of wounds on the body, and disgusting translucent mucus was still oozing out of the wounds.

This is the hobgoblin fighting with McLaren. McLaren keeps hacking at it, but he can't break its defense with his steel sword.

Finally, it was Leon who found the right moment, squatted down and swung his sword with all his might, cutting off the guy's calf tendon and making him kneel down.

McLaren then seized the opportunity, stabbed its eyes out, and crushed its brain before killing it.

As for the one that Leon was dealing with, it was easier to kill.

Without the goblin leader's interference, he regained control of the hobgoblin, brought it to its knees, and then stabbed its head with a sword.

"Is this pus? How disgusting!" A soldier said with disgust as he looked at the pus-oozing corpse of the hobgoblin.

McLaren turned around and asked, "Do goblins also have this kind of species?"

"This should be a hobgoblin. Didn't I tell you that hobgoblins can mate with almost all female creatures?

This one looks like a cross between a forest troll and a monster." Lyon said.

Madison exclaimed: "The legend is actually true! Okay, it's all over. Kelvin, have your people take the villagers to clean up this place.

As for you, Demon Hunter, go and have a rest first, we will need you tomorrow!"

Madison asked Lyon and McLaren to go back and rest first, and left all the aftermath work to the villagers.

After all, they have more important tasks tomorrow and need to conserve their energy.

Leon did not leave immediately. He picked up the head of the goblin leader this time, but there was no metal nameplate on the back of its head.

Lyon looked at its body again, but still nothing.

"What are you looking at?" Madison walked up and asked.

Leon pointed at the goblin corpse on the ground and said, "Come and take a look."

Madison looked at it and soon found that this one was very similar to the goblin leader in the Earl of Grampian's castle last time they met.

"Where's its nameplate?" Madison looked for it, but found nothing.

The two fell silent, and they both realized something serious.

At first, they all thought that the Goblin Chief, a goblin with commanding abilities, had escaped from a laboratory.

But now it seems that this type of goblin can also be produced from the goblin group.

And the one in front of us is the evidence.

"Okay, take a rest and talk about it tomorrow." Madison looked at Lyon and said.

The next morning, it was drizzling, and Leon and his friends set out into the forest.

And this time it was no longer six people, but all the soldiers, more than sixty people.

In addition to being fully armed, each of these people carried a bulging backpack made of linen.

There is sword oil and some other props in here for fighting goblins.

Anyone can use sword oil, but few people know how to configure it.

Madison ordered his men to beat up the goblins captured last night, then beheaded another goblin in front of it, and finally let it go.

The frightened goblin, after being freed, immediately ran into the forest without looking back, and Madison and the others followed behind.

"Hahaha, this beast was fooled by a little scare!" Madison laughed.

They followed on horseback at a distance behind to avoid alerting the enemy.

Anyway, with Leon's tracking ability, they are not afraid of losing him.

"Come on, this is no joke!" Madison shouted.

"Yes!"

The soldiers answered loudly.

Last night was the first time they faced an attack by goblins. Everyone was panicked for a while at first, but soon calmed down.

Because they found that the goblins were short and weak, and had no other advantages except their large numbers.

Just last night, they killed more than two hundred goblins.

Except for the seven soldiers who were injured due to panic at the beginning, and the sixteen villagers who were not well protected, the rest of the people were unharmed!

As a result, the soldiers' confidence increased greatly.

What's more, because the attack last night was too sudden, it was raining heavily, it was dark, and the battlefield was inside the Crete village, they still had a lot of props that they hadn't used.

Otherwise, they would even have the confidence to kill all the goblins that attacked last night.

But today is different. During the day, everyone is fully armed and prepared. They are confident that they can annihilate all the goblins.

Not even the hobgoblins.

This guy is big, strong, and has amazing defense.

But the shortcomings are equally obvious: he is not flexible enough and his brain doesn't work well.

If you can prepare it in advance and make a net woven with hemp rope, five or six people can still control one end.

Others can then take the opportunity to stab them in the eyes with weapons, thus killing them.

Once they have seen the goblins, their fear will be greatly dissipated.

Such is the human capacity for adaptation that people are always afraid of the unknown that lurks in the shadows.

But when they appear in the sunlight, all we have to do is find a way to deal with it.

Led by Leon, everyone soon arrived at the place they marked yesterday afternoon.

This proved that they were following the right path, and the two frightened goblins were indeed fleeing towards their lair.

"Everyone be careful, it's getting close! Get ready!" Madison ordered again.

They cheered up and continued to go deeper.

It wasn't long before they stopped.

They did not find a goblin nest, but encountered a hunting party of seven people.

What made Madison angry was that the leader of the team was holding a goblin's head in his hand.

"Sir, we..."

The leader of the seven-man team stepped forward, smiling, and wanted to offer the goblin's head to receive the reward.

But Madison rolled off his horse and kicked him over.

"What the hell! What did you bastards do?!" Madison was furious.

Not only him, but the other soldiers also stared unkindly at the other six people who looked somewhat panicked in front of them.

"Sir! You can't do this to us! We killed the goblins, do you want to take the credit? Aren't you afraid that the Earl will find out?" Someone protested loudly, but facing so many soldiers, his voice trembled unconsciously.

"Fuck you! Am I stealing the credit from you?!" Madison walked up and grabbed the person who was speaking by the collar viciously. He was as angry as a volcano about to erupt.

"I put it there. I brought the army here just to find the goblin's lair, and you idiots actually killed it!" Madison was furious and swung his sword to kill this guy.

But he seemed to realize something, glanced at McLaren, and stopped holding the sword.

"Sir! We don't know anything! It's not our fault!" someone shouted immediately.

"Yes! How do we know you will do this? Is there a sign on this goblin saying 'This goblin belongs to the Earl of Grampian'?"

"Yes, sir. We are also doing this for the safety of Nilfgaard. This is not our fault!"

……

The hunting team finally understood why Madison was angry, and immediately began to defend themselves loudly.

"Shut the fuck up!" Madison was furious.

"Sir, we are willing to follow you to fight the goblins, and we are willing to make amends!" The leader of the team immediately stepped forward and said.

"Get lost, you rubbish are also..."

"Let them follow!" Lyon suddenly said.

Madison turned his head in disbelief, and he stepped forward and said: “Leon, we don’t need bait now, we…”

Leon turned his head and looked at him coldly, making him swallow his words.

But soon, the cold light in Leon's eyes disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: “Madison, do me a favor.”

Madison was stunned for a moment, not really understanding what Lyon meant.

But since Leon said so, he must have his reasons.

After all, from the beginning to now, he had never heard Leon say such words.

"Okay!" Madison nodded. He jumped on his horse and looked at the seven people in front of him coldly. "Then follow me. If anyone dares to disobey orders, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Yes sir, we promise to be obedient!"

"Thank you so much!"

"We will be obedient!"

……

The seven people thought that they would be able to join the army and collect the bounty soon, and all the fatigue in their bodies disappeared.

Leon stepped forward, glanced at the leader of the hunting team imperceptibly, and then led the way.