Chapter 12: Rescue the Merchant Team (1/2)

Edward accepted the mission happily even if it was a slap in the face by the System.

After all, after poking around the System to familiarize himself with it, he learned that completing quests earned more experience and rewards than hunting for beasts.

Still, while they had received quests such as ‘daily quest: hunt ten rodents’ or ‘weekly quest: collect thirty boar tusks’, that was the first time they received such a side quest.

After the group had ascertained the contents of the mission, they quickly sneaked toward the direction where the fighting was.

Soon, they reached the battle, hiding behind a lush shrub to peek at the situation.

The battle was occurring in a spacious clearing in the forest, the center of which were several carriages. Edward at once recognize that those were caravans of traveling merchants—there were some who had occasionally passed through Kennington Village, where it would become as busy as a festive season every occasion they did so. However, the village was too poor and the villagers did not have much savings, and the traveling merchants eventually stopped visiting them due to the lack of profits.

Goblins, standing over a meter tall were surrounding them in a tight pack. Although it did not appear as if they had weapons or armor, they numbered more than a hundred.

The humpbeasts pulling the carriages had already been killed—their corpses were piled in a circle by the mercenaries around the carriages as a makeshift fort.

On the other hand, the merchants and mercenaries numbered up to just a dozen. Even if their weapons were sharp and their armor solid, they could not stand against the numbers of the opposing force—already, two amongst them who were nearby the perimeter created with the humpbeasts could no longer fight.

It appeared to be a matter of time before all was lost.

“What should we do? Should we help?” Joe quietly asked Edward, gulping.

Edward said nothing. He was chewing his fingernail; he looked rather hesitant.

Both Gou Dan and Jessica appeared doubtful as well.

That was the first time they encountered such a dangerous situation. More worryingly, those goblins were too many—they just might be killed along if they helped!

They were now players, and Xi Wei did mention that they would be revived with sufficient experience. However, they had yet to overcome their old mindset, not to mention that none of them really ‘died’ after leaving Kennington Village despite the many scrapes and bruises they had sustained.

On the other hand, Eleena appeared unconcerned. Being a Saintess, her Faith was absolutely stronger than the other four.

“If you guys are afraid, let me divert their attention,” she said eagerly. “I think I could take ten of them!”

“But there are more than a hundred of them,” Gou Dan shot back.

“By the ancestors, you’re the one amongst us who can cast revive. According to His Lordship, we have to wait three days before we could resurrect if you die in battle!”

“And minus twenty percent EXP,” Jessica added.

“Eh? But I’m really bored with hiding behind everyone every time…” Eleena grumbled unhappily.

Edward turned towards Joe with a look that said please-help-me-convince-her.