30 Fire And Chrome (1/2)
The party hid under the bushes afraid to make any sound. Every now and then Leo would raise his head to peek from between the bushes and go back to report.
”None of them made a move until now. Just what are they waiting for? We've been sitting here for 15 minutes already and they still haven't even gotten close to each other yet.”
”Yeah, I'm with Leo on this one,” DepressedRyan added. ”In the first place, what are we even sitting here waiting for?”
”I mean, since we got to see such a rare sight, I thought that it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to be the third dog. But from the looks of it, this is going to take all night. It's a shame that we miss out on the loot of that firefox. Guess we have no choice.”
With these concluding words from Shesmu, the party stood up and walked in a crouch, so as to not be seen by the two monster armies. They took a long detour around the battlefield before finally reaching safety.
Really, this forest is full of surprises. To think that a rare variant such as firefox existed here. If I had a firefox pet, even without me doing anything, I would still be one of the strongest in this game, or at least this country until level 40.
Shesmu was deep in thoughts when suddenly remembered something. Wait, if I remember right, didn't that guy tame his firefox in the Forest of Beginning. In the first place, firefoxes are very rare. At the very least, there shouldn't be more than one Forest of Beginning hosting them. So, it had to have had something to do with that big guy over there. Thinking these words, Shesmu looked back at the battlefield in the distance. Maybe it was its child?
War cries emanated from the distance, howls, and roars permeated the air. Shesmu slowed down his steps to a halt and turned to look at the direction of the war. Well, no matter what happens there, it's all going to reset once the live game goes up. Once that happens, I'll go and get my share of the pie. Sorry about that, Shaman.
”Hey Shesmu, we need to up the pace, else we'll be even later than we already are,” Leo reminded.
”Yeah, let's get going.”
Shesmu then looked at the tower in the distance illuminated by the moonlight and glimpsed at his minimap. They were about two kilometers away from their destination, and the way was filled with danger.
Clashing metal and anguished wails orchestrated a requiem of death. Goblins, fully clad in metal armor, clashed swords with the paws of their foes. Foxes lunged at goblins and bite their throats off.
Blood painted the battlefield red and the gore decorated it. In the midst of this Armageddon, the goblin general was howling out orders.
”First Battalion, go to the right! Second Battalion, to the left! Third Battalion, retreat!”
The General was one of the few goblins that could speak the human language. However, even though the other goblins couldn't speak it, they were able to understand. Such was the blessing of Aida to creatures with relatively high intelligence.
The Goblin General stood proudly, with a red helmet covering his face, and black and red plate armor protecting his body. The metal shined in the middle of the night, showing that his set of equipment was new. It was specifically made for him, one of the ten generals of the goblin clan.
The casualties of the war were even on both sides, and this bugged the General a lot. His grunt facial expression showed his worry and impatience. He kept tapping the ground with his right foot, waiting for something.
”General Chrome, the trap is ready.”
A goblin soldier came in and stood on one knee before reporting to the Goblin General.
Chrome, once he heard this news stopped tapping the ground with his foot. His worried expression turned immediately into an excited one.
”Good,” Chrome responded. His smile turned into a malevolent grin before he continued, ”With this, that Fox King is dead.”
While the battle between the two armies was raging, Shesmu and his party were making their way to the tower.