"As food!"
Hearing those words, the other Big Goblin nodded frantically, filled with fear.
Every winter, members of their tribe would be eaten by the Trolls. Just thinking about that scene, an indescribable terror surfaced in this Big Goblin's mind.
Before this!
They had never imagined that Agu would make such a crazy move, actually asking the Trolls for help.
Those terrifying monsters…
Looking at Agu, who had walked out perfectly fine, this Big Goblin couldn't imagine what the other party looked like when he met the Trolls.
At the very least, he probably would have been too scared to even speak in front of the Trolls.
Thinking of this.
This Big Goblin was filled with reverence for Agu.
"It's alright."
Agu faced his two trembling tribesmen and said softly, "It's still summer, and food is plentiful, so the Trolls won't eat us."
"W-we, what do we do n-now?" the stuttering Big Goblin continued to ask.
Actually, according to the tribe's thinking, neither Trolls nor powerful humans were beings they could provoke; it was best to leave them alone.
Unless that human intruded deep into their jungle, the Troll adults wouldn't care.
"Big Brother is the strongest hero in the tribe; we must rescue Big Brother."
"Let's go back to the tribe first, gather all our valuable possessions, and then beg that human to spare Big Brother."
Agu gritted his teeth and said.
Half a month ago, Big Brother Muguo, who had gone to the outer areas of the jungle, suddenly disappeared, followed by the deaths of many Goblins.
They only found out what had happened by asking the Goblins who had fled from the outer areas into the depths of the jungle.
According to the Goblins' descriptions, that human's strength was terrifyingly powerful; even mighty Ogre had been easily killed by him!
This caused panic throughout the Jike Tribe.
From the strength that human had displayed, they realized that their Jike Tribe was simply no match for him!
It was then that Agu had no choice but to risk danger and go to the Troll's cave, asking for the Trolls' help to deal with that human.
However… the Trolls didn't care at all.
Two days later.
Upper Fire Month, July 2nd.
In the jungle.
"Grrrrrr!"
"Grrrrrr!"
Low, roaring sounds echoed through the forest.
Two large magical beasts, nearly three meters tall and taller than a man, were pawing at the ground, their heads lowered, revealing sharp, drooling teeth, constantly circling Nolan.
"Is this your territory? Is it too late for me to leave now?"
Nolan held Big Goblin Muguo in one hand and lightly gripped his sword hilt with the other, his eyes shifting slightly as he watched the two magical beasts circling him, one in front and one behind.
"Awooo!"
One of the magical beasts let out a roar.
"Alright, it seems like a refusal." Nolan shrugged, his eyes slightly serious.
At this moment, Big Goblin Muguo was already so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
These two magical beasts were covered in thick black fur, and their appearance resembled larger Magical Wolves, but they were not.
Magical Wolves were pack-dwelling magical beasts.
Moreover, the physical characteristics of these two magical beasts were even more distinct; two outward-extending horns protruded from their heads.
Most striking was a black chain wrapped around their bodies, like a snake ready to constrict its prey at any moment.
As these two magical beasts moved, the black chains wrapped around them also subtly shifted, not affecting their movement in the slightest.
Evil Spirit Hound!
Some also called them Hellhounds!
A rather terrifying magical beast in the Tobe Great Forest, capable of hunting Ogre.
Their level was slightly higher than Ogre, and coupled with the Evil Spirit Hound's superior agility, movement speed, and special attack methods.
When facing the bulky, merely strong Ogre, they held the advantage in the hunting process!
These past two days, due to the Goblin population being mostly eliminated, Nolan had to expand his search area a bit.
As a result, he accidentally moved a little closer to the depths of the jungle, entering the territory of this pair of Evil Spirit Hounds.
Thus, the current situation arose.
Nolan's gaze swept over the black chains on the Evil Spirit Hounds' bodies, feeling it was a bit tricky.
As the saying goes, "copper head, iron bones, tofu waist."
When dealing with these canids, the abdomen was clearly the easiest place to strike and cause heavy damage.
But the iron chains wrapped around the Evil Spirit Hounds completely negated this weakness, and furthermore, this iron chain was not just for defense.
"Grrrr!"
One of the Evil Spirit Hounds, which had circled behind Nolan, fixed its greenish-brown beast eyes on Nolan's back, letting out a low growl, and its gently moving four limbs paused.
Whoosh!
This Evil Spirit Hound could no longer hold back, its hind legs pushed off the ground, and it pounced towards Nolan's back.
The Evil Spirit Hound's sadistic hunting nature made it prefer to play cruel hunting games during the hunt, tormenting its prey and killing them in their despair—that was what the Evil Spirit Hound loved to do most.
Now.
It actually abandoned this preference and launched an attack first.
It was clear that Nolan's presence made the two Evil Spirit Hounds feel threatened.
Whoosh!
The Evil Spirit Hound's massive black figure, carrying a fishy wind, pounced straight over, its wide-open mouth, overflowing with saliva and a foul stench, biting towards Nolan's sword-wielding right hand.
Hearing the movement from behind.
Nolan's expression remained unchanged, he quickly moved sideways, taking a step to his left, and at the same time, swung his right hand, forcefully slashing behind him.
A sword shadow flashed!
Bang!
The iron sword's blade collided with the Evil Spirit Hound's horn on its head, producing a dull thud.
"Awooo!" The Evil Spirit Hound let out a painful growl, its entire head pressed to the ground by the iron sword, and a look of panic appeared in its brown beast eyes.
It hadn't expected that the human in front of him, despite being so much smaller, would have such immense strength. The Ogre it had hunted before was already the strongest creature it had ever seen in this forest.
Creak—Creak—
The blade and the horn continuously rubbed against each other.
The Evil Spirit Hound's breathing was rapid in its nasal cavity, struggling to lift its head, but it was always unable to do so.
The other Evil Spirit Hound, which had also been preparing a sneak attack when its companion launched its offensive!
However.
When it saw the terrifying strength of the human in front of it, who actually pressed its companion to the ground with a single sword, its attacking motion was not only startled to a halt!
"Not attacking?"
"Then I won't be polite."
Nolan stood sideways, pressing one with his iron sword in one hand, and turned his head to look at the other Evil Spirit Hound that dared not attack, letting out a faint smile.