The outskirts of Iserlohn, Lucidong's monster town, attracted many low-level monsters to settle here, including gophers, giant monster ants, kobolds...
The reason why these guys got together is simple. The ability of organized goblins and ogres to obtain food has been greatly improved. The other party can provide goods and labor in exchange for food supply from Lucidong.
Of course, unlike the goblins and ogres who swore allegiance, these guys were stationed outside the town for profit, and neither party had ever thought of establishing a further relationship.
Even when Lu Xidong first learned that there were monsters living outside the city, he thought about whether to expel them. However, after passing through the town management - Lu Xidong, the dwarves, the goblin leader and the one-horned troll Tyr After discussion, I felt that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages and could fully replenish supplies and labor, so the expulsion was dropped.
But after all, "the advantages outweigh the disadvantages" are not completely without disadvantages. Low-level monsters gather together. In the future, no matter if any monsters attack humans nearby, they will easily be misunderstood by the humans, causing panic and causing riots.
Just like today, the first conflict with human adventurers was the giant monster ants on the west bank of the moat.
Giant monster ants are the lowest form of insect-type monsters. They have relatively low intelligence, but they are the most diligent food discoverers and porters. A single individual is only about half a human tall. After living in caves for a long time, their eyesight has completely deteriorated, so The actual combat effectiveness is not strong.
But the trouble is that there are too many monster ants living in groups, and they are stupid enough. They will not shrink back when their companions are killed, and will even continue to surge forward on the charred corpses. For lone adventurers, Say, it is very troublesome.
So when Lu Xidong arrived at the battlefield, screams immediately reached his ears.
The mouthparts of the monster ants cannot emit discernible sound waves. It is obvious that the human adventurer is at a disadvantage, and she is a woman.
There are about ten people on the human side, all of them are fully armed, and the professional mix is also very reasonable. However, they look very embarrassed now, and the formation is a bit scattered. A female priest in the back row fell to the ground, and I think it was her who made the scream. .
There is also an acquaintance among them, that is Dieter, one of the first three people he met after his reincarnation. I remember his occupation is a "thief", and he is best at sneaking, sneak attacks and gathering intelligence.
It's a pity that he is a low-level bronze adventurer, otherwise Lu Xidong would have been in danger at that time, but now it is completely different, he has a large group of subordinates.
The accompanying Goblin warriors, headed by Silva, are all waiting for Lu Xidong's next order. Although they are monsters like monster ants, their master has a strict order and "cannot attack humans", so they are now I'm a little overwhelmed, where can I help
The human adventurers also obviously noticed the approach of Lu Xidong and other monsters, and the pressure in their hearts doubled. In panic, a guardian warrior's large shield was tightly clamped by the huge mouthparts of the giant demon ant, and he was dragged back and fell. Fall to the ground.
The formation has been completely disrupted. The giant monster ants have hard cuticles on their heads. It is difficult for warriors' swords and thieves' daggers to kill with one strike. The wall of flames has collapsed. Now the magicians in the back row are facing the monster ants' forward. , it seems that the group will be wiped out.
"Silva, is there any way to make the monster ants stop?"
Although he despised Dieter as a person, Lu Xidong had been a human being for twenty-five years, and he couldn't bear to see his former kind die tragically. What's more, he wanted to know the purpose of the other party's invasion.
"Can I blow a special whistle to stop them, Master?" The monsters in the Forbidden Forest have always had some means of communication after getting along for a long time, but Silva didn't understand why they should show mercy to the intruders. .
"Well, please," Lu Xidong raised his voice again and shouted to the team of human adventurers: "You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons immediately. Surrender is your only way out."
Although there was no loudspeaker for amplification, due to the excellent physical condition of the Lu Xidong Demon Clan, the sound was transmitted far away, and the echoes were echoing, and the momentum was full of majesty.
At the same time, a sharp and piercing whistle sounded, and the tentacles on the heads of all the giant monster ants trembled. At the same time, they stopped attacking and just pointed their huge mouthparts at the human team, maintaining a threatening posture.
Silva's Goblin Warriors also formed three similar formations and quickly got behind the opponent's flank to prevent the opponent from making any changes at any time.
This is the formation Lu Xidong arranged for the goblins based on actual conditions. Among the nine-man team, the three strongest ones in the front row hold shields and swords to resist attacks, the two most flexible ones hold short blades to attack from the flanks, and the four use bows and arrows. Shooting in the back row ensures the team's layered attack. The only regret is that the low-intelligence goblins cannot use magic, and the formation lacks core magic attack and healing assistance.
This is probably a shortcoming that Lu Xidong cannot make up for in the short term. Even he himself cannot use magic. For the time being, he can only ensure that his basic combat power is enough to complete the defense work. This is one of the reasons why he is unwilling to antagonize humans.
With the translucent compound eyes of demon ants so close at hand, human adventurers now have only two choices left: fight to the death or surrender obediently
Lu Xidong guessed it was the latter, because human beings can give up many things in order to survive. For example, the Dieter in front of him, didn't he give up dignity and friendship
Sure enough, after a brief discussion, the other party put down their weapons, and a middle-aged man dressed as a magician walked out. He seemed to be the leader of the group, with a shining silver pendant on his chest.
He is a fifth-level silver adventurer. In many remote areas, this may be the highest level adventurer. According to Yundi’s previous introduction, the branch president of the Adventurer Guild in their town is just a silver adventurer. Hey, is this guy
"... We don't mean to offend, we just happened to pass by. Are you the leader here?"
The middle-aged uncle seems to be a leader indeed. Even though he was in danger just now, his tone is calm and his thoughts are very clear at this time - when did the human race and the demon race become a "no offense" relationship, but just leave some for yourself It was just a decent show of weakness, Lu Xidong could understand the other party's implication.
"Yes, I am the leader here, what is your purpose?" Lu Xidong suspected that the other party was targeting him, and unconsciously glanced at Dieter again.
Little did he know that he was already very different from when he was first reincarnated. Although he still had red eyes and horns, and was full of demon-like appearance, the dwarves were skilled in craftsmanship. Now Lu Xidong was well-dressed and majestic, and Dieter didn't even recognize him for a moment. Get him out.
"..." The adventurer uncle was silent for a while and could only say: "We want to cross here and go to the core of the Forbidden Forest..."
Only the destination was revealed, but the purpose of the trip was kept secret. Lu Xidong instinctively sensed that something was fishy, but what should he do next
Imprison these human adventurers and torture them
Lu Xidong shook his head. Doing so would only intensify conflicts. The town of Iserlohn had just been built, and there was still a lot of work to be done. If the human race was provoked to destroy it, all previous efforts would be in vain.
Do you want to let the other person leave? Lu Xidong was also a little worried...
At this moment, Dieter in the other team suddenly said "Ah" as if he suddenly realized, "I remember who you are... the demon who killed Larte."
MMP, obviously he did it himself, but he wanted to blame it on others, and the atmosphere between the two parties became tense again.
Will there be another fight