Chapter 132: Raiding the Mountain Monkey's Lair part 3
To tell the truth, the only God he trusts is Natas. He doesn't trust the latter's brothers and sisters even the slightest yet until he finally confirms their stand with his very own eyes.
Even he was betrayed by the woman he once loved and his own guild and allies, let alone the brothers and sisters of Natas.
Although they have expressed their support during the second life, there's no certainty that they would do so again in the third life as well. After all, once he destroys the 'Tower' they would also disappear along with it. Natas might not mind it, but there's no telling if the others also have the same opinion as him too.
Needless to say, he has his own reason for having such thoughts.
Previously, Natas had mentioned that there was a time when the ancient Gods fought against the new Gods. Natas had claimed that the battle have already ended after so many years of infighting with one another and they came to an agreement to find a way to stop everything. But he personally doubts that to be really the case.
There's the possibility that the other Gods simply supported Natas' plan because it coincides with their goal. Once the plan is achieved, then that would be the moment when they would be revealing their real intention.
Until he personally confirms which of Natas' brothers and sisters have the same intention as the latter, then he would continue being suspicious of all of them.
Now that he knew who he is up against, Kayn no longer felt worried as he approaches the tree with the hut.
Not long after, he could finally see some Goblins moving around the hut. Not only from a single hut, but onto the other huts constructed on the nearby trees as well.
"You can continue moving," Natas informs Kayn after he made a quick scan of the area to see whether there are any Goblins scouting nearby.
Kayn continued to approach the trees closer and closer.
After reaching the side of the tree, he stopped and checked his surroundings. After about a minute, he started to climb the tree.
He wasn't scared of the Goblin, and he is confident that he can kill them without letting the other Goblins at the different nearby huts notice. Albeit that wasn't what he intended on doing.
Soon, Kayn reaches the bottom of the hut. Using his dagger, he hang himself as Natas went to see if the area is clear for him.
"Clear!"
In the next moment, Kayn propelled himself above the hut using his dagger. As he flew mid-air, he started observing how many Goblins are living in the hut.
"Three," He muttered before immediately locking his first target to a Goblin nearby him.
Whoosh!
Splat!
The unlucky Goblin instantly dropped dead onto the ground as a dagger penetrated his head. There was no sound made, so the other two Goblins didn't realize that one of them is now dead.
Kayn soundlessly landed on the wooden plank of the hut and he then swiftly hid in a corner. He pulled the body of the dead Goblin before storing it inside his Storage Ring and using the water produced by the Springwater Source Bonsai to wash off some of the green blood stains.
Since he can't completely clean all blood, he decided to scatter some green and healthy leaves on top of them.
"That's a first," Natas felt amazed at Kayn's quick thinking. Because the green blood of the Goblin is the same color as the leaves, thus it covered the blood quite perfectly.
While hiding in a corner, Kayn listens to the footstep made by the two Goblins to determine their exact location.
He only needs one of them, so he is looking for another chance to kill another Goblin.
That chance came not long after as another Goblin approached his location.
The Goblin was suddenly pulled toward Kayn and had his throat slit open. Before he could make a sound, another dagger stabbed into his lungs to prevent him from producing any more noise.
With a wave of his hand, Kayn stored the Goblin's body inside his Storage Ring.
As he had already achieved his goal, he then sneaked behind the last remaining Goblin.
Coincidentally, the Goblin was making his way inside the hut. So, he promptly followed after.
The moment he got inside the hut, he didn't hesitate to tackle the Goblin and push him to the ground. He covered the latter's mouth with a piece of cloth he had just taken out from his Storage Ring and briskly tied the Goblin's hands and feet to prevent him from running away. He then kicked the stomach of the Goblin to push it to the side.
Kayn started talking to the Goblin. "Since you're an inhabitant of the 'Tower', you would definitely not have any trouble understanding what I am saying,"
"As long as you answer my question, you will be able to die peacefully. Otherwise, I'll make sure that you will beg for me to kill you," He made a cutting motion in the air with his dagger.
The Goblin gulped down a mouthful of saliva as he hastily nodded his head. He is fully aware that he will be dying regardless of what. The only difference is whether he would go down in a painless way or die after suffering. The answer is already obvious.
Kayn's felt it strange that the Goblin immediately complied. The latter didn't even bother to beg for his life even for the slightest moment.
Staring at the eyes of the Goblin, Kayn realizes that it looked empty as if the latter had already given up on his life a long time ago.
"Let me guess, you are prisoners here?"
The Goblin nodded his head.
Kayn finally understood.
No wonder the Goblins were able to live on top of the trees despite the fact that they are surrounded by countless Mountain Monkeys and Earth Gorillas.
Normally, monsters and inhabitants of the 'Tower' don't get along well with each other. That's because the former are beasts while the latter possesses an intellectual capability. It's like the relationship between Humans and wild animals on Earth.
Just because monsters and inhabitants of the 'Tower' both live in the same place doesn't necessarily mean that they are allies. Albeit there are some inhabitants of the 'Tower' that get along well with monsters. But the majority treats them the same as how the Humans treat them — beasts.
Kayn slowly removes the cloth covering the Goblin's mouth.
He wasn't worried that the Goblin would shout for help. In fact, he is even assuming that the latter would beg him to get him out of this place instead.
"How long have you been trapped here?"
"I don't know… There's no way for us to determine the time since we are deep underground and we cannot see the surface. We also haven't interacted with any other Goblins other than those that are imprisoned here as well,"
"Have there been no Humans that came here in the past?"
"We occasionally hear some commotion on the first floor every now and then, but it never reaches the second floor,"
That's understandable. It is very easy to defeat Mountain Monkeys even if there are countless of them. As long as one uses the right strategy and executes them successfully, one would be able to defeat a bunch of Mountain Monkeys.
However, it would be a completely different story in the case of Earth Gorilla, let alone facing a lot of them.
One or two Earth Gorillas should be okay, but once there are three or more, it would make the fight very difficult as they would be able to use different Gifts above their inborn ability to manipulate earth elements.
Fighting against Earth Gorillas is more or less the same as fighting against individuals who possess the subclass of Battle Mages, which is a subclass that grants one the physical attributes of melee classes and the unique ability to use magic that only Mages and other Magic classes possess.
"You haven't tried escaping?"
"Hah…" The Goblin sighs heavily. "Some of us did, but it was only proven futile in the end because even if we can successfully sneak past the second floor, it is next to impossible to escape the eyes of the countless Mountain Monkeys on the first floor,"
"Are there other Goblins on the surface?"
"I am sorry, but I can't reveal that information even if you kill me,"
"I take it that there are," It's very obvious from the response of the Goblin. If there wasn't any, he would have just said there's no more Goblin in 'The Bridge' other than us here. "Where are they hiding?"
"I don't know,"
"Up on trees?"
"Underwater?"
"Under…?"
"Oh, underground!"
"How?!"
"Your reaction,"
"Seriously?!" The Goblin was in disbelief.
"Not really. I simply guessed it based on your reaction. It was your response that basically confirmed it,"
"That…" The Goblin is rendered completely speechless.
He simply took advantage of his experience and the ignorance of the Goblin.
"Anyways, enough about that," Kayn finally changed the topic. "How did you get inside 'The Bridge'?"
It's finally time to know the truth.
"I am not quite sure…"
"Not sure?"
"All I remember is a bright light covering my entire body and the next thing I knew, I was transported to an unfamiliar location along with hundreds of other Goblins. It was only through you Humans that we found out that we are currently in 'The Bridge',"
"Were there any other races along with you?"
"I am not sure. All I spotted were other Goblins like me. Though I've heard some rumors that there are Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs, too,
"Hmmm…" Kayn looks at Natas to ask for an answer.
Natas replied. "It seems like Ikol had hidden this secret quite well,"
"Ummm… Can I ask a question?" The Goblin was curious about something.
"Go on," Kayn gestures with his hand.
"Have you eliminated all Mountain Monkeys on the first floor?"
"Are you seeing hope of finally escaping from this place?"
"I do… But…" The Goblin looks at the dagger that Kayn is currently holding. "It will depend entirely on you…"
Kayn covered the mouth of the Goblin with the cloth once again before muttering, "Stay here, and don't do anything stupid. After we clear the entire second floor and you adhered to my words, then I will let you leave and you can be free,"
The Goblin hastily nodded his head in fear that Kayn would change his mind. Now that there's the hope of escaping, he doesn't want to die anymore.
Since he already got what he wanted, he immediately left the hut and made his way back to meet up with the others to inform them of his discovery. He isn't planning on keeping such an important piece of information within him.
"Are you perhaps thinking that there's a chance for the other keys to be part of the other races?" Natas understood what Kayn is thinking.
Kayn simply nodded his head in response.
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