In comparison, among the protagonists present, not to mention Saeki who is a fourth-level sword spirit, the others, except Daphne who is just there to make up the numbers, are more or less high-level adventurers. Originally, it would be easy for them to deal with such a troll. However, for the sake of filming, they have to suppress their own strength and act like they are defeated, which is really frustrating.
Finally, as the 'dying' Goblin Slayer took out a scroll from his waist, a dazzling blue light suddenly flashed in this underground space, and the next moment, the terrifying troll in front of him was torn into eight pieces like fish on a chopping board!
“What…what happened?!”
In response to the horrified look of the troll whose head and body were separated, Goblin Slayer simply replied, "The other end of the portal scroll is connected to the seabed. The moment the portal is opened, the pouring seawater will turn into an indestructible blade."
"Varied... ... "
All of a sudden, even the teammates who were watching the battle on the sidelines showed surprised expressions, and said in shock: "The portal scroll can actually be used in this way... A scroll that was originally used to escape can also be used in this way..."
"But, to prepare something like this just to kill goblins, this is really..."
... ... .
"It's time to call it a day! It's time to call it a day! Thank you all for your hard work today. Adventurers, please help clean up the place. Guild President Alyssa said she would treat you when you return!"
As Durin finished his words, the already excited adventurers became even more excited. They all started to help pack up and couldn't stop talking.
"Did you see it? That's a genuine teleportation scroll. Director Du Lin didn't expect that he was really a great magician, and he's so young. It's really scary."
"Yes, yes. This is the first time in my life that I have seen a truly great magician. I have always believed that powerful magicians only like to stay in dark rooms to do research. I didn't expect there would be someone as cheerful as Director Du Lin."
"By the way, do you know? Guild President Alyssa is going to play the Sword Saint in a movie. Aren't you looking forward to it?"
"Fuck, is this true?! I must come on that day! By the way, do you know where the Water City in the plot was filmed? It seems that there is no such place in our northern border..."
The adventurers in the distance had no intention of concealing their words, and Alyssa and Du Lin, who were also helping to pack up, naturally heard them.
In this regard, not to mention the helpless expression of a certain guild leader, Du Lin asked: "Didn't you tell them that the Water City plot has been filmed? No wonder no one came when we were filming that part. It turns out that you deliberately blocked the news..."
In response, Alyssa simply turned her head away subtly and said, "I can't help it. I don't want those guys to see me like that. Otherwise, how can I be the guild leader in the future?"
Yes, as early as when filming the preparatory scenes for the Goblin's Lair, Du Lin had already taken Alyssa and the actors in the main cast to shoot the Water City scenes in another town. That town was originally intended for Du Lin to shoot the second season of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" but now that he discovered that the Water City also needed a similar set, Du Lin had to use it here first.
And the final effect was indeed very good. The filming of the plot over there could be said to be quite smooth. While the set here was still being produced, the filming of the plot over there had already been completed.
This means that the only plot left in "Goblin Slayer" right now is the final battle against the Goblin King.
Chapter 56: Goblin Slayer Completed
Chapter 56
More people than ever before were gathering in front of Saeki's wooden house. This subtle and lively scene made the zombie, who was now covered in armor, feel uneasy and awkward. At the same time, Du Lin also got off the carriage coming from a distance.
When they saw Durin coming, the adventurers present all showed excitement, because they all knew that the final ending of "Goblin Slayer" would be filmed today. After the filming, the movie would be released at any time.
During this time, Du Lin glanced at the actors in the main group who looked a little nervous and a little lost in the distance. Obviously, including Daphne, the actors who starred in "Goblin Slayer" had developed feelings for the play, or even put themselves into it a little.
But no matter what, every story has an end. Du Lin, who was quite aware of this, ignored their depression and said lightly: "Prepare well now, and don't be careless later."
"yes... ... "
After receiving a weak answer, Du Lin shook his head and came to Saeki and said, "It seems that you are well prepared. This cabin is cleaner than the last time I came here."
"Um... ... "
As if he had not yet gotten over the panic of so many people coming to his home, Saeki seemed a little restrained. Du Lin, who understood this, just smiled and said, "By the way, where are the children you adopted?"
"Because we were filming, we asked them to live in the city first..."
As he spoke, Saeki had already brought Du Lin to the wooden house, where Alyssa had been sitting as if she had been waiting for a long time. Obviously, since she and Saeki were old friends and she was also aware of Saeki's identity, Saeki was willing to invite her in.
"This place is too small. I'm worried about ruining the environment that I worked so hard to set up, so I asked the other adventurers to wait outside."
In response to Alyssa's defensive words, Durin, knowing that the guild master actually just didn't want to hear other adventurers talking about him, said slowly: "Anyway, call in the people who are going to film today."
Soon after Du Lin finished speaking, a group of stumbling and somewhat nervous adventurers suddenly walked in from outside. They were all today's actors, and because the scene being filmed this time was the second largest scene after the Adventurer's Guild, there were so many people that this small wooden house was almost full.
In response, Saeki sighed helplessly: "Well, I'm a little worried about my furniture..."
"I'll buy you another set later."
Putting aside Alyssa’s words of arrogance, Du Lin just smiled and said to everyone: “Well, according to the previous discussion, everyone present today will perform this time. The script was sent to you a long time ago. There should be no problem, right?”
"certainly!"
The excited words of the adventurers showed their seriousness, and Durin quickly began to direct the filming. With Guild President Elisa in charge, these adventurers were completely free of the previous chaos and appeared to be in good order.
Finally, before the sun set, everything was ready.
... ... ..
As night falls, the final scene of Goblin Slayer begins.
In the green field, the adventurers were ready to hide in the bushes, while in the distance, a group of goblins were swaggering towards the seemingly unguarded wooden house.
Just when the adventurers realized that the ambush was successful and were about to charge, the expressions of all the adventurers suddenly changed. They saw the goblins holding a huge wooden board, seemingly intending to use it as a shield, and on top of the "shield", the human girl was tied to it, using it as a physical shield.
This scene is from the original work, and the original work describes a naked girl, but Du Lin didn't dare to do that when filming, so he just let the girls who were wearing clothes be hung on it. Although the scene was also very bad, at least it could be broadcast openly.
In short, facing such a scene, although the adventurers were very angry, they managed to restrain themselves. After those shield-holding goblins approached, a fragrance suddenly drifted across the entire field, and the next moment, all the shield-holding goblins in the front fell to the ground.
"Hypnotic magic."
Goblin Slayer had arranged a plan in advance based on the habits of goblins. The magician hiding in the dark used hypnosis magic to successfully knock down the enemy in front of him, and the remaining adventurers rushed forward to rescue these poor girls.
All that was left was to start the fight smoothly according to the script. These adventurers had a lot of experience in fighting in the dark, so even though they knew it was just a performance, they all put in great acting skills and ended the battle with solid skills.
Therefore, the plot soon came to the final battle of "Goblin Slayer", Goblin Slayer versus Goblin King!
As for the actor who plays the Goblin King, it is undoubtedly our good friend the Troll. Throughout the entire "Goblin Slayer", the Troll makes a friendly cameo appearance as the BOSS in almost every game. These days, the Headless Horseman has been running around in monster nests throughout the North in order to capture the Trolls for the performance. There are even terrifying rumors of the Headless Horseman among these monsters.
The result is unquestionable. The number of trolls, which was originally small, has dropped even more during this period. Although it is already good compared to the goblins, the number of trolls is smaller than that of goblins. As a result, the number of commissions for the Adventurer's Guild in the North to destroy monster nests has decreased a lot during this period.
... ... ..
In the forest.
When he found out that his carefully planned strategy was cracked by these adventurers as if they had expected it, the Goblin King, who already knew that the situation was not good, immediately let go of the last chess piece in his hand and began to run towards the forest, because he knew that as long as he was still alive, he would be able to make a comeback one day.
Just like when his nest was killed by a group of adventurers, he should have been killed as well since he was still young. However, he didn't expect that the female adventurer tried to let him go because she saw that he was young, but he turned around and stabbed her to death. As long as he was alive, he could have everything.
As long as I can return to the nest alive and use those women to breed more goblins, then one day these stupid creatures like humans will be killed by themselves!
However, when it was trying to escape through the pre-prepared channel with this idea in mind, a figure suddenly appeared in front of it, causing its pupils to shrink suddenly.
"I knew you would think so, you are such an idiot. An army like that can be seen as bait at a glance." The Goblin Slayer walked out of the woods like a demon and said slowly: "Your nest no longer exists."
“——!”
In an instant, the huge Goblin King pounced on the Goblin Slayer who was standing upright. His body, which was comparable to that of a troll, completely crushed the Goblin Slayer of ordinary size. The battle axe in his hand was no ordinary item either!
In the fierce battle, the Goblin Slayer, whose strength had not really reached the silver level, was defeated by the Goblin King in front of him and was finally knocked down. However, just when he excitedly wanted to chop the guy to death, two thin walls of light suddenly covered his body.
"Great God of Light, please use your holy light to return the favor and protect us, the fragile Holy Wall."
The priestess slowly walked out of the shadows while chanting, and without hesitation, she used the defensive holy wall to double-team the Goblin King in front of her so that he could not move at all. In this situation, the dagger that the Goblin Slayer had secretly inserted into the Goblin King before was also suddenly pressed into the chest of the huge goblin.
In this desperate situation, the Goblin King, who was wrapped in the holy wall, actually spoke in human language, crying, "I'm sorry... I won't do this again. I will go back to the forest and live a peaceful life..."
In response, the Goblin Slayer, who had been lying on the ground, stood up and slowly thrust his broken sword into the neck of the goblin who still had hope in his heart, muttering, "Goblin King? You are just a dirty goblin... and I am Goblin Slayer!"
"laugh!"
Suddenly, with blood flowing out from the giant goblin, the night battle ended, and this also meant that the filming of the movie "Goblin Slayer" was officially completed.
Chapter 57: The Imperial General's Wish
Chapter 57
On the same day that the filming of "Goblin Slayer" was completed, in the mansion of Rock City, the main city of the South Territory.
"Movie?"
Hearing the words suddenly spoken by the old man sitting in the distance, the Imperial Knight Commander Wycliffe showed a surprised expression and asked quickly: "Sir, what did you just say? What movie?"
The old man said with interest, "Yes, a movie, Wycliffe. I didn't expect such an interesting thing to appear in the South. I'm quite interested. I heard there is one in Northrick, not far away."
"How can we do this, sir? We are here to discuss the upcoming war with the Orc Kingdom with Duke Victor of the South Territory. How can we waste our time on something like this!"
In response to Wycliffe's words, the old man just smiled and shook his head, then acted as if he didn't want to continue the discussion.
As for this, Wycliffe did not expect that such a small matter would actually alarm the lord in front of him. While feeling a slight headache, he turned around and shouted, "Rhine! Where is that bastard Rhine! Get over here! You are the one who told the general about these crappy movies!!!"
"... ..."
Unexpectedly, he was exposed at the first moment. The knight named Rhine scratched his head and walked out from behind the door and said helplessly: "Teacher... Teacher, I... I just let it slip when I came back, but I didn't deliberately spread this kind of thing to the general."
"You bastard! Go back and train in the boot camp for a month!!!"
“Nooooooooooo!!!”
Yes, in this mansion in Rock City, the current Imperial Knight Commander Wycliffe, his disciple Rhine, and General Wilhelm who currently commands all the armies of the Empire are all staying here to discuss matters with the Duke of the South.
Facing the struggles of the master and disciple, Wilhelm just smiled and shook his head, saying, “Don’t think too highly of me. I was just an ordinary coachman before.”
In response to the old man's words, Wycliffe quickly said, "General, you are too modest. After all, everyone knows that you were the prince in the past and the coachman of His Majesty the King now..."
Wilhelm did not expect the Knight Commander to reveal his past. He smiled helplessly and said, “So go watch the movie. It is said that this is a technology that can change the times.”
"Humph, it's just a trick played by those people in the South. For me, the Orc Kingdom's Arena is more exciting than watching a play. If the Empire hadn't abolished slavery, I would have wanted to build a similar arena in the Empire a long time ago."
Wycliffe's words directly explained his values, and it was indeed true. After taking office, the Knight Commander of the Kingdom demonstrated his iron-blooded style. Not only has the overall discipline of the entire knight order been greatly strengthened, but even the imperial army has grown to a certain extent over the years.
But at the same time, Wycliffe himself is also a first-class warmonger. He was the first to support the war in this conflict with the Orc Kingdom. Although there is no interest group behind him, he is more determined than the mad dogs of those interest groups that advocate war.
Therefore, to him, movies are just boring things like stage plays and have no meaning at all.
"Anyway, let's go and watch it together, Wycliffe. Don't worry, I heard that movies are completely different from stage plays. At least they won't make you fall asleep while watching them."
"No, General, you and Rhine should go. I still need to continue training."
In response to the Knight Commander's stubbornness, General Wilhelm just said with a smile: "Training? Do you think I don't know? Ever since you broke through to the fifth-level Sword Saint, you can no longer find any direction for breakthrough, right? There are only five levels of swordsmanship, and Sword Saint is the pinnacle. The road after the fifth level is inaccessible to mortals. In these years, except for that legendary figure, no matter how talented they are, they still can't find any method to reach the sixth level. What is the meaning of training at our level except to maintain our level and not continue to regress?"
"But General, aren't you only one step away..."
Hearing General Wilhelm's words, Knight Commander Wycliffe seemed quite disappointed. Although he knew that what the other party said was the cold reality that had been repeated countless times, he still did not want to accept it. The reason was that he could clearly realize the gap between himself and the Imperial General Wilhelm in front of him. It was such an obvious gap, which was a living signpost that still existed clearly in front of him, and it was also the driving force that made him not give up the training of swordsmanship until now.
Wilhelm murmured as if immersed in memories, “Yes, I am only one step away. However, I have spent my entire life trying to reach this step but have not been able to do so. In other words, if I had not met that person during the Northern Expedition, I would not even be qualified to reach my current level.”
In response, Rhine, who was watching a movie with great interest, suddenly interrupted and said, "Ah, General, you are going to talk about your savior again! I remember, I remember, it is said that when you were separated from the main force, you encountered a powerful undead and almost died in the Chaos Realm outside the North. But in the midst of danger, a headless knight suddenly saved you and indirectly allowed your swordsmanship to break through to the current level, right?!"
"Haha, you kid..."
Wilhelm didn't expect Rhine to suddenly interrupt at this time. He seemed a little helpless, but at the same time, Rhine's illustrations made Wilhelm realize that he had told this story too many times.
However, even so, it is not enough, no matter how many times he says it, it is not enough, because Wilhelm is aware of the world's slander against the Dullahan. For this reason, even if he can only do his best to help him, he must do his best to redress the grievances for him, because he knows very well that the Dullahan is not an evil undead. On the contrary, he is the benefactor who helped him become a general of the empire.
Everything goes back to several decades ago. At that time, he was not yet a general of the Empire, but in his prime. He was already one of the best knights in the Imperial Knights Order. So in order to train himself and break through the fifth rank in one go, he asked the then Knight Commander for a troop, and then headed north of the North Border to fight monsters and undead.
Unexpectedly, he was still young at that time and had no idea of the dangers of the Chaos Realm north of the Northern Border. He encountered an accident just two days after leading a team of knights deep into the Chaos Realm. If he had not been rescued by a powerful knight who suddenly appeared at that time, he would probably have become food for the aliens now.
To this day, he still clearly remembers how the pitch-black knight, with nothing above his neck, suddenly rushed into countless monsters, and then used extremely powerful swordsmanship to tear apart all the enemies around him.
Even after returning to the human world, he still couldn't forget the scene, so in the past few decades, he has been inquiring about the whereabouts of the headless knight.
Unfortunately, human society's hostility towards the undead meant that he was unable to inquire through normal channels. The church even claimed that all undead were evil beings. Therefore, even though he was a general of the empire, he could only tell this past event to a select few people.
As time passed, Wilhelm had passed his prime, but he never had the chance to meet the Headless Knight again and repay his gratitude, and his regrets did not end there.
He still clearly remembered that the Headless Knight displayed an extremely powerful swordsmanship when he saved him. There was no doubt that it was a swordsmanship that exceeded the limits of human beings. It was precisely because of his impression of the other party's swordsmanship that Wilhelm successfully reached this level in the field of swordsmanship that no one could match. But even so, it was difficult for him to take another step forward.
If, if there was a chance to meet the headless knight again, maybe...
"Anyway, Wycliffe, stop being upset. Since there is something so fun here, we have finally come to the South Territory and of course we have to experience it. When it comes to accepting new things, Rhine is much smarter than you."
Wycliffe nodded helplessly at Wilhelm's words. After all, even though he was the Knight Commander of the Empire, he had no power to refuse the orders of the highest-ranking Imperial General.
In response to this, Rhine, who had been watching from the side, suddenly showed an expectant expression. He had actually wanted to go see the so-called movie on the first day he came to the South Territory, but he had never been able to find the time. Now, after General Wilhelm had spoken, he could finally go and see the movie that had made everyone in the South Territory so excited!
Chapter 58: Goblin Slayer Premiere
Chapter 58
On this ordinary day, Northrick suddenly shook again, and the source of the shaking was undoubtedly the Northrick Cinema which had been very busy during this period.
As for the reason that caused the sensation, it was also very understandable. That is, the director Durin Edward, who had previously filmed "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Better World", has made a new work this time and announced that the new movie will soon premiere!
All of a sudden, not only did Northrick explode instantly, but people from several towns not far from Northrick also rushed to Northrick, intending to be the first to see the new movie.
Soon, the news of Northrick's new movie release directly promoted a wave of communication between towns in this world with inconvenient transportation and underdeveloped information dissemination, allowing the vast land of the southern border to achieve efficient information synchronization in a short period of time.