SEC Chapter 19. Goblin Nest?
Chapter 19. Goblin Nest?
On a dark and windy night, deep in the mountains and forests.
The harpy who had snatched the goblin was flapping its wings and flying rapidly toward its nest on the cliff. The goblin beneath its claws struggled in vain, emitting irritating "squeaks."
On the platform outside the nest, the situation was extremely precarious.
A girl with a pale blonde ponytail, her face now disheveled, leaned against the rock wall.
Her elegant Western dress was covered in dust and scratches, making her stand out starkly against the surrounding wild forest.
The crystal-inlaid short staff she clutched tightly in her hand had dimmed as much as the hope in her eyes at that moment.
Three harpy maidens shielded her in the center, their wings outstretched, facing a dozen or so Green Claw goblins with menacing eyes who were slowly approaching from the rocky slope below. The green-skinned creatures' claws and teeth gleamed with a poisonous blue light, and their gurgling cries were filled with undisguised greed.
"Little Red!" Seeing the shadow approaching on the horizon, a final light shone in the girl's eyes. "Have you found him?"
Little Red swooped down, leaving the goblins behind, and let out a series of urgent cries. Its wings pointed towards the way it came, then anxiously pointed towards the goblin horde below, before finally drooping its head in despair.
The girl understood.
They went to the village, made a commotion, but no one followed.
Hope has been completely extinguished.
"How could this be..." She leaned against the cold rock and slowly slid down, her short cane slipping from her limp hand.
The goblin horde below stirred, their approaching footsteps quickening, their cries growing increasingly excited.
The two harpy guards screamed intimidation, but could not hide their weakness and lack of strength.
Seeing this, Xiao Hong had no more hesitation. She suddenly swooped down, her sharp claws reaching for the girl's shoulder—she could only forcibly carry her away!
Just as it grabbed the girl and lifted her into the air—
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"
From the dense forest to the side, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out! It was the goblin archers who had been lying in ambush! A rain of poisoned arrows came flying straight at them!
"Ah!" Caught off guard, several arrows pierced Xiao Hong's wings and chest! It let out a mournful cry, and its flight path immediately veered off course.
"Little Red!" the girl exclaimed.
Misfortune never comes singly.
"Rumble rumble rumble—!!"
The roar of engines echoed through the woods, and a crudely designed small red plane suddenly shot out! A simple rotary gun under its wing spat out tongues of fire!
[Rumble, rumble, rumble, goblin d'berg!] The goblin's air force!
"Chirp chirp—"
"Da da da da—!"
A storm of bullets swept in!
Wounded by an arrow, Little Red could no longer dodge nimbly. In order to protect the girl under its claws, it used its body to block most of the bullets, its feathers exploding with blood mist!
"Chirp—!!" With a mournful cry, Little Red completely lost its strength and plummeted down with the girl towards the horde of goblins baring their fangs and claws!
The other two harpy girls screamed and tried to come to their rescue, but were entangled by even more goblins.
A feeling of weightlessness came over me, and a fishy smell rose from below.
The girl looked down at the dense green hands and fangs, closed her eyes in despair, and tears streamed down her face.
"Father...I'm sorry..."
She gripped a beautifully decorated short sword at her waist, the blade pointing towards her snow-white neck, ready to slash it away. She would rather die than fall into the hands of goblins.
Just as the blade was about to kiss the skin—
"Buzz—"
A cool, radiant glow burst forth without warning.
Like a fragment of the moon thrown into a dark abyss, it was gentle and not dazzling, yet it dispelled the suffocating filth and malice around it.
The girl opened her eyes in surprise.
A figure of unparalleled elegance and agility swept towards them, traversing a path of light formed from moonlight!
She was a cat-eared female warrior clad in moonlight armor, with fiery red hair, her posture resembling both a hunting leopard and a solitary elf dancing under the moon.
【Moonlight Dancing Cat Princess】!
She lightly touched the air with her toes, her figure blurred for a moment, and she had already entered the trajectory of falling. With a slender arm, she gently carried the girl away.
Below, the goblin's claws missed their mark, its fangs clamped into the air, and it let out an angry roar.
Without pausing, Cat Princess, carrying the girl, transformed into a streak of silver light leaping and reflecting among the trees. With a few leaps, she shook off the pursuers on the ground and the noisy, broken plane, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.
Only after completely escaping the noise did she land in a clearing in the woods and gently put the still-shaken girl down.
The girl's legs buckled, and she barely managed to stand. Her first instinct wasn't to check on herself, but to anxiously look at the three cards, [Harpie Lady], that had somehow appeared in her hand.
She quickly put them back into the cards, her movements practiced and efficient.
After doing all this, she took a deep breath, turned to her savior, lifted her tattered skirt, and performed a standard and elegant curtsy:
"Thank you for your help, noble elf." Her Common Tongue carried a hint of Western high society's accent; though she appeared disheveled, her manners were impeccable. "May I ask if your master sent you? I wish to express my gratitude in person."
[Moonlight Dancing Cat Princess] stood silently, moonlight streaming across her armor. She glanced at the girl, her cool voice devoid of emotion: "No need to know."
After speaking, she swayed and transformed into specks of silver light, merging into the dappled moonlight filtering through the leaves of the forest, and vanished without a trace.
"My goodness, they're talking elves?"
"Wait!" The girl stepped forward, but only managed to grab a handful of cold moonlight.
She bit her lower lip, a hint of stubbornness and curiosity flashing in her azure eyes. After discerning the direction, she quickly chased after the place where the elf had disappeared.
……
Not far away, on the thick branches of an ancient tree.
Youfeng leaned against the tree trunk, slowly finished the last bite of the roasted goblin steak, and wiped his hands.
"Is it all done?"
He hadn't intended to meddle in other people's business.
However, out of curiosity about elves, I followed them anyway.
Only then did they realize that someone had been surrounded by goblins.
And she's also quite beautiful.
If you can't see it, then forget it.
Now that he saw it and witnessed the girl about to fall into the clutches of the goblins, certain unpleasant scenes from his past life instantly flooded his mind, making his eyelids twitch.
If he were to stand by and watch someone die in such a situation, especially if it was the kind of death he was expected to cause, it would really challenge his bottom line.
Furthermore, he also wanted to see how effective the Moonlight deck's elves would be against hordes of goblins in a real-world encounter.
These goblins were clearly not a disorganized mob; they had ambushes, air support, and were quite well-organized.
Unexpectedly, [Moonlight Dancing Cat Princess] didn't choose to fight at all—using the extreme speed and agility under the moonlight, she rescued people and fled far away in one go.
Its efficiency was astonishing, which dashed his hopes of observing its actual combat capabilities.
"The effect is good, the speed advantage is obvious, suitable for surprise attacks and rescues." You Feng noted this in his mind and jumped down from the tree branch.
"Let's go, it's time to go back."
I had just stepped out of the woods and arrived at the familiar path along the field outside the village.
Behind me came the sound of hurried yet steady footsteps, and a clear, slightly breathless female voice, still polite:
"Please...please wait a moment!"
You Feng paused, raised an eyebrow, and slowly turned around.