Maregof
At the sa ti, more than a dozen kiloters away from Serea and her companions, a group of burly ogres had surrounded a half-werewolf girl—Auna.
"Mmm lulu!"
Becca stood protectively at Auna's side, growling a dangerous warning. But standing before them were eight ogres, each averaging three ters in height with powerful builds. They completely ignored Becca's threat.
"Damn it, this is too troubleso."
Auna watched the encroaching ogres warily. She knew that she was in a perilous situation—the individual strength of these ogres was overwhelming. With Becca injured, it would be difficult for the two of them to escape their hunters.
"Garut is hungry, garut wants to eat!"
The leading ogre swung a club, clearly intending to treat Auna and Becca as food. But just as he said this, a shrill voice interrupted.
"You fool, I already told you, bring them back to , you're not allowed to eat them!"
A short, gray-skinned goblin suddenly jumped out and threw a stone at the giant ogre called 'Garut.' The stone rely made Garut scratch his head.
"But Garut is hungry."
The massive ogre looked back at the 'Shortie' goblin, and the other ogres chid in as well.
"I'm hungry too."
"I want to eat."
The ogres stopped and started sulking, which made the 'Shortie' stomp his feet furiously.
"You idiots, didn't I just feed you so human adventurers?"
"Huh? We already ate."
Garut scratched his head, and the other ogres replied as well.
"We already ate, not hungry anymore."
"That's right, you already ate, and you should thank for providing your food! Now, imdiately, go capture them for and don't eat them, do you understand?"
"Garut understands, garut will catch them!"
"We will catch them too!"
Fooled by the Shortie goblin, the ogres sprang into action once more.
A single level 28 gold elite giant ogre led seven bronze elite ogres whose average level was around 18. Against such enemies, auna—a level 23 epic—had little chance, especially with Becca injured...
"You can't escape now, just surrender obediently!"
The Shortie goblin yelled. Facing this, auna realized she couldn't fight head-on—her only option was to stall for ti.
"Wait a mont. Even if you're going to capture , shouldn't you at least give a reason?"
At Auna's question, the Shortie goblin only smirked.
"Hehehe, you dared to trespass upon Lord 'Shortie's' domain and even stole the tasty prey that should have been mine. Isn't that reason enough?"
"But didn't you already get your prey back?"
"That doesn't matter—you infringed on Lord 'Shortie's' dignity, and you need to pay for that!"
Hearing this, auna furrowed her brow. Is a fight inevitable...
But suddenly, the Shortie goblin's tone shifted.
"However, Lord 'Shortie' is rciful. If you obey obediently, I'll let go of your cri of trespassing."
"Oh? So I really am the target. I was curious, after all, since we split up, yet so many ca after alone."
"It seems you are a clever woman. Lord Shortie appreciates that."
"Then tell your true purpose."
Auna kept him talking as long as she could—the camp wasn't far. If her companions weren't tied up, her father would soon catch up.
The Shortie goblin didn't notice Auna's ploy and continued explaining with pride.
"You are both clever and beautiful. The mighty goblin lord 'Maregof' will admire you greatly. I will present you to Lord Maregof. You should feel honored."
"Maregof? It seems that after we left, the situation in the nearby jungle has changed a lot."
Auna muttered to herself. Before they migrated, the Bloodfang Tribe had always been active here, and she'd never heard of any goblin lord nad 'Maregof.'
"If you want to offer to this 'Maregof,' at least let know who he is."
Auna continued to stall. The Shortie goblin looked at her, utterly astonished.
"You don't even know the great chief of the 'Silver Ear' Tribe, the King of Goblins—Maregof!"
"We're a werewolf tribe that just migrated here. We aren't familiar with this area yet, or we wouldn't have trespassed on your territory."
"A newly arrived foreign tribe? Then you just need to understand that Lord 'Maregof' is the greatest rchant in this great forest—he's even the master of the jungle! If you want to live here, you must obey Maregof's rule."
The goblin put special emphasis on the na 'Maregof'; clearly, it filled their kind with pride.
"So, why do you want to offer to him?"
"Because you are smart and beautiful. Maregof likes intelligent and beautiful females. Now, the great Lord Maregof, the new master of the jungle, is choosing the most beautiful woman in the jungle to be his wife. You're honored to be a contender."
"Is that so? But I don't think I'll win the title of 'most beautiful woman in the jungle'—because I know another woman, one who even surpasses elves in wisdom and beauty. Lord 'Maregof' would surely be interested."
At this, the Shortie goblin's eyes lit up.
"Oh? You've piqued my interest! Tell where she is—I'll bring her to offer to Lord Maregof."
Seeing that her bait had worked, auna smiled aningfully.
As expected, goblin intellect was at two extres—so could be as clever as 'Maregof', but the fools... were truly hopeless.
"She's in our tribe, but I can't say exactly where. If you let go, I can introduce her to you."
"Hmm..."
The Shortie goblin thought for a mont before declaring,
"Don't even think about fooling Lord Shortie! You just want to escape."
"I swear on my tribe's honor, everything I said is true. But all I can do is pass on your ssage. How she 'responds' is up to her, not ."
"Hmm..."
The Shortie goblin pondered, then seed to co up with a solution.
"No, I have to capture you first, then you can have that woman co looking for . Lord Shortie doesn't have ti to waste!"
"Alright, let's do that. I'll go with you. Let my partner 'Becca' return; she'll bring my friend here."
"Fine, but you best not try anything funny—otherwise, you'll be dead."
The Shortie goblin boasted arrogantly. As for whether this would have serious consequences...
He didn't care. Under the leadership of the great Lord 'Maregof,' no one dared harm him or his tribe. No one!
Even those self-righteous human adventurers had only served as food for his ogres, so a re werewolf tribe was nothing to him.
(To be continued...)
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