Chapter 408 - Toxic Path
Souta and Isabella followed the humanoid monster. A type of goblin that he hasn't seen before.
While they were walking the goblin was glancing at Souta from time to time. It couldn't help it as Souta's energy before shook its entire body. Its limbs turned limp and it felt its blood leaving its body but the unknown goblin still moved forward.
It doesn't want to die after all. The energy that Souta used was beyond its imagination. Also, Souta already introduced himself as a blood goblin. If Souta was a human, then the unknown goblin would attack them.
The three walked for a few minutes before they arrived in a wide and huge room. Unknown goblins were guarding the entrance of this room and Souta could feel dozens of creatures inside the room.
'There's a tribe of unknown goblin here. I wonder what's their specialties...'
Souta thought as he examined the two guards. The two guards were wearing ragged clothes and they were holding rusty spears.
The two guards looked at Isabella and Souta before they turned their heads to the goblin that led them in this place.
"What are they doing here?!"
"Why did you bring someone that didn't belong to our tribe in this place?"
"Why?! Tell us!!"
The two guards asked a barrage of questions at the unknown goblin. The goblin couldn't do anything but looked at them and wait for the two guards to calm down.
"That one said that he's a blood goblin..."
The unknown goblin said to the two guards after they calmed down.
The two guards were confused. "Blood goblin? What kind of goblin is that? I don't know anything like that but he looked like a human..." They said as they examined Souta with a frown on their face.
From their view, Souta was no different than a human that couldn't live in this place. It's understandable as Souta was using the bracelet that he received from Alice to disguise himself. They were just a first evolution monster so there's no way that they could see through Souta's disguise.
Souta could hear their conversation but he didn't care about them. It's up to them if they wanted to believe that he was a blood goblin. He wouldn't even bother them if he wasn't curious about their unique evolution path. Just because of his curiosity, these unknown goblins escaped death.
"Hmm...?"
Souta narrowed his eyes as the ground shook slightly and the mana fluctuations spiked up for a moment. He looked around and saw that the unknown goblins were still talking and Isabella was looking at the goblin nervously. It seems that they haven't noticed the fluctuations and shaking.
'Did you notice it, Saya?' Since no one noticed the strange phenomenon, Souta asked Saya who has higher senses than him.
'Yes, it's one hundred meters below us. It's only my estimation it could be further deep in the ground.' Saya said to him.
'I see...' Souta nodded and he noticed that the three unknown goblins approached him.
The two guards looked at him from top to bottom and said, "This guy said that you know our language. He also said that you're a goblin but no matter how I look at you you are a human."
"Oh? I'm a goblin, a blood goblin to be precise so it's natural for me to know the goblin language. I think you should bring me to your leader." Souta raised his eyebrows in amusement.
"You!! We'll not let a human enter this place! You are just a human who learned our language!" The two guards said as they pointed their weapons at him. "We'll fight you if tried to move from that position. Humans aren't welcome in this place! No other creatures are welcome in this place aside from goblin tribes!"
Souta sighed. He didn't know what's going on in their minds but he understood that they wouldn't let him enter their base. He controlled himself and asked, "What should I do for you to let me enter inside your den?"
The two guards looked at each other and then they glanced at Isabella who was hiding behind Souta. "That girl. How about you leave her to us? Then, we will ask the leader if he could talk to you."
"I'm done... I'm done..." Souta sighed and said. He moved his feet and took a step forward. At the same time, the ground turned black and several black tentacles rose.
Bang! Bang!
The tentacles strangled the two guards and smashed them on the walls. It wasn't enough to kill them but it was enough to knock them out.
The unknown goblin that brought Souta here was trembling on the corner while watching this scene unfold in front of her. Slowly a black tentacle wrapped around the goblin's body and it knocked the goblin out.
Boom!
The gate exploded and smoke filled the area. The commotion gathered the attention of the goblins in this place. They turned their head and looked at the smoke coming from the gate.
"It's too much... Why do I have to follow these weaklings when I'm so much stronger than them. Monsters really are..."
The whole ground turned black and black tentacles emerged from it. The tentacles created a path and it looks like it was bowing as Souta walked out of the smoke.
Since he used his [Shadow Bind] spell, the [Bracelet of Silencing] couldn't hide his energy anymore. The goblins were trembling and nervous as the best feram slowly spread out in their entire territory.
Souta looked around and asked, "Who is the leader of this tribe?" He used the monster language. He didn't want these goblins to think that they were on the same level when he was clearly above them.
No one dared to answer... Everyone just looked at Souta with fear in their eyes. They silently bring out their weapons.
'Hmm...? I can see that they are afraid but they still have the guts to pull out their weapons.' Souta thought when he saw this scene.
The goblins were prepared to fight him even if they died. That's just how it is. Once they were cornered, they were prepared to fight their opponents to death even if their opponents were several levels higher than them.
"Who is the leader of this tribe?"
Souta asked again in a cold tone while using the best feram to pressure these first evolution goblins. A third evolution versus a group of first evolution. The gap in their power level was too large so they couldn't fight back at all.
The black tentacles rose wildly as it aimed at the goblins. It was prepared to attack the goblins once they made a wrong move.
The unknown goblin that brought Souta here was panicking. It finally understood what kind of monster Souta is. A monster that could wipe out their tribe easily.
"Me! I'm the leader of this tribe so please don't kill my brethren!"
A short goblin that looks like an old man stepped forward.
Hmm...?
Souta stopped releasing pressure as he observed the old goblin. This goblin didn't look like the strongest here but his eyes contained intelligence greater than the remaining goblin.
"Oh, you are...?"
He said as he stepped forward and found that he was taller than this old goblin.
"I'm Jarkal, the leader of the goblin tribe in this underground place." The old goblin introduced himself in a deep tone.
Souta looked around while saying, "I don't want to kill any of you but it seems that you people couldn't differentiate ally from foe so I had no choice but to do this. Well, tell me about your tribe and what kind of evolution your tribe took. It's my first time seeing this kind of path so I'm curious."
"Please forgive this children for being rush." The old goblin bowed his head before he continued, "Our tribe is composed of goblins that took the toxin path. After we evolved, we will gain the power and characteristics of the toxins in the air. It let us walked on the surface without being bothered by the harsh environment above."
"What kind of goblin are you?" Souta asked while looking around. He could see that there were ordinary goblins in this place. All of them were trembling.
"Toxinum Goblin. Our special characteristics are that we had a lot of toxins in our bodies that could harm other creatures. We could also use it to kill the other creature who had high resistance to toxins and chemicals in the air. I know that you're wondering why but I'm going to say to you that the moment that we evolve the toxins in our bodies are different from the toxins and chemicals in the air. It's our unique trait called [Desolate Toxicity]." The old goblin named Jarkal explained.
"Toxinum Goblin and this type of goblin has toxins stronger than the one in this land... Oho~ what an amusing evolution..." Souta laughed as he rubbed his chin. Suddenly, something came into his mind. He looked at the old goblin and asked, "Is there a goblin who reached the second evolution in this place?"
"...according to the records, there is." The old Jarkal replied to him.