Chapter 808 Only Way Out
"Our lord has been eagerly looking forward to tasting you, and yet, here you are trying to leave?"
The giant goblin's lecherous and greedy thoughts were obvious even from across the room, and although he didn't seem to be addressing anyone in particular, his disgusting gaze never left Emilia's body for even a second.
While everyone in Emilia's team was stunned and furious, the other large goblin also took a step forward.
Unlike his companion, who seemed to be a magician of some sort, this one carried a menacingly spiked flail, and his grin was also equally wicked. "It wasn't easy getting you here in the first place, so… why don't you make it worth our while first?"
"Hehe… that's right. Although I usually wouldn't mind playing around, it's not like weak little things like you can pose much of a challenge, anyway. Why not just skip the beating and give in?" The 'magician' goblin hummed.
The 'warrior' goblin also chuckled in response. "Who knows, it might turn out to be a pleasant experience for you too."
Danielle and the remaining members of the 'Crimson Witches' might have been initially surprised by the fact that certain monsters in the dungeon could speak, but now they just wished such a thing hadn't been possible.
Emilia didn't bother gracing their crude thoughts with a response, and just turned to her 'team leader' with a smile. "Don't worry. Although we're outnumbered, the only thing it should change is how long it will take to get rid of them all."
Her words instantly woke everyone up from their daze, and Danielle couldn't help but frown. 'It's true that none of us will be in any danger as long as she activates that ability of hers, but… does she really think she's invincible…?'
After all, the horde of 'Goblin Elites' in front of them was far more powerful than anything else that they'd encountered so far, and that was without taking the strength of their two 'leaders' into consideration.
Being ignored like that, however, the giant goblins obviously weren't very pleased.
"Seems like no one has taught this little one to be respectful to her superiors, huh?"
This time, Emilia didn't ignore the 'mage' goblin, and snorted in disdain. "Superior? Please, if you really believed that, you would fight me fair and square, and not hide behind others like a coward."
Her words made the giant goblin with the spiked staff frown heavily. It was possible that the girl was taunting him knowingly to seek out a 'chance' for her team to survive, but she was just a toy who'd only made her way so far because their boss was interested in her.
The 'magician' had seen for himself just how terrifying some of the humans in the other teams had been. In comparison, the crimson-haired elf in front of them was just a weak little child they could play around with as they pleased.
Things like dignity may not matter much to the likes of them, but the 'mage' still thought it would be quite interesting to break the little elf's tough attitude and shatter her pride thoroughly with his own hands.
Dark and thick 'magical energy' started circulating around his staff as he grinned. Before he could put his thoughts into action, however, the other giant goblin patted his shoulder heavily.
"Don't forget, if we break the toy the boss is looking forward to, our punishment won't be light. That one is reserved for the boss to taste first."
The 'magician' quickly came back to his senses and nodded, then turned his sinister gaze towards the rest of Emilia's team. "Luckily for us, she's not alone."
The 'warrior' beside him also chuckled, then waved his hand to command the goblin horde in front of him. "Those little ones on the first floor really seemed to enjoy devouring outsiders… I can't wait to find out if it really feels so much better than those useless things in the forests."
Danielle couldn't help but feel a little chilled after hearing their conversation.
'I knew something wasn't right with the look on those goblin's faces, but I didn't expect their thoughts really were so dirty…' The drill-haired girl sighed. 'Hopefully, things aren't actually as bad as they seem, and these two are just trying to disturb us.'
She was quite happy to realize, however, that while everyone in her team was indeed quite furious, they were still able to retain enough rationality to not just rush in to attack without thought.
'With how overprotective they usually get when it comes to Emilia… wait… could it be that these goblins were taunting us on purpose?!' Danielle was momentarily stunned by her own realization, but then she quickly shook her head in denial.
Whether her opponents were smart enough to scheme so deeply or not wasn't important at this point.
The [Goblin Elites] were both fast and strong, and didn't need any special strategy or instructions.
From the moment their eyes had collectively locked on to the girls in front of them, their threat had almost become palpable, and no one in Emilia's team would dare to take them lightly.
They were already surrounded and outnumbered, and the only way to survive with their dignity intact was… to fight their way out.
"Everyone, just focus on killing them as fast as you can… I will protect you!"
Emilia instantly activated her [Challenger's Charm] as she rushed into the horde in front of her, forcing even the most cunning and sinister of goblins to see and focus on no one else but her.
The two giant goblins were no exception, though they didn't move in to attack her like the rest of the horde.
Fortunately, although there were hundreds of enemies surrounding her, only a few could have the chance to attack the crimson-haired elf at a time. That being said, with their speed and agility, it was difficult for even Emilia to perfectly dodge everything.
Her pupils flickered slightly as she received the first few nicks and cuts, easily tearing through some of her 'decorative' clothing. But Emilia didn't worry too much, since she could already see the rest of her team furiously attacking the goblin horde from behind.
"Leave her alone, you bastards!"
"Die already!"
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺