LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 32: The Slaughter Begins
Chapter 32: The Slaughter Begins
"Run!"
"Humans are here!"
"Oh my god, how could there be humans here?"
"Could the human Pioneer Knights have come here again?"
"What about our iron mine?"
"God of Goblins, have you abandoned your people?"
"Oh no!"
Panic spread throughout the cave.
Even the goblin chief was running around in circles, filled with panic.
For the goblins, while some might not fear humans, the cowardly goblins certainly did.
As the lowest rank among goblins, they were at the very bottom.
Humans were their nightmare.
But amidst their panic...
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
The ground shook violently.
Then...
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the entire cave shook violently, and the surroundings began to collapse rapidly.
"Quick, get out!"
The goblin chief's voice was filled with even more panic.
Then, he hurriedly ran out of the cave.
The cowardly goblins followed suit.
But as they rushed out...
A sea of fire filled their vision. The scorching heat spread, and goblins that had just emerged were immediately engulfed by the flames.
Terror.
Chaos.
It spread throughout the goblin tribe.
Boom.
The goblin chief burst out of the flames.
But just as he emerged, a sword light shot towards him from afar, slashing down upon him.
"Boom!"
The goblin chief was stopped mid-air, and the sword light carried his body, slamming it into the distant sea of flames.
Steve emerged from the flames, charging directly at the goblin chief.
Outside.
Over two hundred knights also began a large-scale slaughter.
As soon as they entered the goblin territory.
The killing had begun.
Under Thor's command, the over two hundred knights were not just slaughtering but also pouring out burning oil.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire goblin territory was engulfed in flames.
Thousands of goblins were completely thrown into panic and chaos.
They ran around like headless flies.
Many were directly swallowed by the flames.
Even if they escaped, they were immediately faced with the onslaught of over two hundred knights.
Among these knights, there were not only more than thirty official knights but also dozens of apprentice knights. Their extraordinary power made killing cowardly goblins as easy as cutting wheat. Even the over one hundred reserve trainee knights found it effortless.
Thor was also among them.
The life force infused into his greatsword made it easy to kill goblins, even if he couldn't send out a single sword light like Steve.
In a short time, he had killed more than ten cowardly goblins.
And the others killed even more.
In the distance, Steve had killed the second-tier goblin chief with just three strikes, and with each subsequent strike, dozens of goblins were slain.
The slaughter continued to spread.
Against the beastmen, especially the utterly useless cowardly goblins, there was no need for prisoners or slaves; the only task was slaughter.
The flames spread across the sky.
A large number of goblins were slaughtered.
However, this was, after all, a large goblin tribe.
In the end, some cowardly goblins scattered in all directions.
There were quite a few of them.
But that didn't mean they could escape.
As they rushed out of the flames, they encountered over a hundred knights led by Ryan and more than three thousand five hundred slaves, their eyes red with excitement.
Although not as terrifying as Thor's group.
Their numbers were greater.
As soon as the cowardly goblins emerged, the slaves pounced on them like hungry wolves.
The slaughter began again.
Under the cover of flames.
Green blood stained the entire land.
The intense burning of the oil.
Made the scene visible even from dozens of miles away.
But no one paid much attention.
In this extraordinary world, anything could happen.
And the battle—no, the slaughter—lasted an entire day and night.
When the burning oil had almost exhausted itself and the fire was dying down, the slaughter of the cowardly goblin tribe finally came to an end.
At this moment, the entire area was pitch black, the ground covered in green liquid and the bodies of cowardly goblins scattered everywhere.
A day and night of slaughter.
In the end, not a single cowardly goblin escaped; all were slaughtered.
The green blood turned the land a brown-green color.
At the center.
Thor's golden armor was also stained green.
Around him, the knights were similarly stained.
In front of them, some slaves were piling the goblin bodies together and pouring oil over them.
Flames began to burn.
The goblins were gradually consumed by the fire.
"Ryan, Steve, take some people to continue the cleanup, make sure no goblins are left."
"Also, seal off this area. No one is allowed near."
Thor watched the flames and quickly gave his orders.
"Yes!"
Steve and Ryan responded quickly.
Then the two began to act.
After giving orders to Steve and Ryan,Thor rested for a moment, then took a few knights and several slaves skilled in surveying to the location of the large iron mine indicated in the daily reports.
The purpose of this war was to secure that large iron mine.
He needed to take a good look.
The slaves skilled in surveying were purchased during his last trip to Loren City.
The three had cost him a total of thirty gold coins, a considerable expense.
But it was necessary.
They quickly reached the location of the large iron mine.
Thor quickly gave the order.
The three slaves began surveying the surrounding area.
Thor waited with anticipation.
As night fell.
The survey took some time.
It wasn't until evening that the three slaves returned with exciting news.
They also brought a surprising message.
The iron mine extended for several miles, with reserves estimated to exceed fifty million pounds, only a preliminary estimate, and the actual amount could be even larger. It was a massive iron mine, potentially even approaching a super-massive iron mine.
Generally, a large iron mine had reserves of around thirty million pounds, while eighty million pounds could be considered a super-massive iron mine.
This one was almost a super-massive iron mine.
Its value was even higher than Thor had anticipated.
Even Thor couldn't help but breathe heavily.