Vol 4 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Log Horizon Volume 4

Chapter 1: The Return of the Goblin King

Part 1

roar, a battle also broke out in the central hilly region of Sand Leaf peninsula

They cah the forest in sroups

13 people here, 5 frou, and the Cleric from Black

When they encountered the first batch, they thought it was just a group of wandering goblins

the way of a sration When they battled for the 6th tinore this

Nyanta was scouting in the mountain ahead

In teroblins were not a threat They were one of the major forces of the demihumans

was between 10-20, so if it was 1 on 1, beginners ere around level 25 like Minori's party were

Even though the situation was unclear, the beginners still went about their businesses cal

the light, everyday items in their normal backpacks

”Ah?”

”Irritating, I hate irritating situations, it has a feeling of i misfortune”

Rezarick gave a 'no big deal' look, he could handle 10-20 goblins by himself

”Hmm”

”There are inners around too, I think this could turn out pretty bad”

Rezarick was a veteran player froh off

The grass swayed slightly and a slender figure appeared in the plaza

were thin slits as usual, but he had a serious expression as he approached Naotsugu and the others

”Nya”

The beginners were still hard at work and did not notice Nyanta had returned

ridge on the other side nya Their actual numbers to be frank, I do not know nya”

There were incidents of goblin groups oblins were a demihuman race that

nuoblins

There was so out of place here, the 3 veterans could smell it and were nervous because of this

Naotsugu nodded as if he understood so, and asked Nyanta if he had contacted anyone

”Can't contact?”

Nyanta spoke calmly, but he was not as calm as he usually was

to i about this, Rezarick had a faraway gaze in his eyes, an

Naotsugu and Nyanta stopped their discussion and waited for his news, but Rezarick replied: ”No good,

Naotsugu and Nyanta did not have the contacts of any other Crescent Moon Alliance members Nyanta

They had er h

the others overlooked

There were many possibilities, but they had to prepare for the worst too

Even if the goblins were low in level, if there were several thousands of them on the other side of the

They could not leave the beginners behind

”The ones heading into the valley are a big scale pillaging tribe nya, it looks like the whole mountain is

trolls nya There are also groups of orcs, this is a proper invading ar in the

”So the ones we encountered are just the scouting party?”

Naotsugu turned and saw the party with Minori and Touya in the lead standing to one side, all of them

”Several thousand just one e away?”

and had a sense of determination

”I ainners in Crescent Moon Alliance, so, because of that, I registered all of them on

”Y, yeah Of course”

”Is it okay to ask them about their situation?”

lists Naotsugu scratched his head and ot that Serara and

Now that he thought about it, it was really obvious

Since they had to tell everyone when they went back to base anyway, Naotsugu and Rezarick gathered the

They were scheduled to return to the school campus in the afternoon, but now that they were surrounded

and the situation of the other training teams in the area

Froathered by the 2 of the battle at the coastline, blue

foruard

Naotsugu cursed and swore, he had never heard of anyone encountering the rare in in the

”Is this a coincidence?”

answer, so there was only silence But the 2 ar it a

Heading to the school caht be surrounded by both the

(If it is too dangerous, we can all use 'Call of Home' to teleport back to Akiba)

They could go back to Akiba easily if they used 'Call of Home', but they would need a few days to come

Leading the beginners back to the school campus was also risky

They could account for everyone's safety this hich was the top priority

With the decisionit was very fast

According to Nyanta's description, the goblin groups were spread around the forest area, scouting out a

”Alright, ill be returning to the school ca

higher-level party will be in the rear, remember to do your part, pay attention to the back but don't stay too

front, don't drop your guard because you are in the center!”

They intended to cut across the Sand Leaf hills in a straight line

Naotsugu worryingly acknowledged this fact, the goblins and Sahuagins ht have surrounded the entire

If that was the case, his reliable friend would initiate soainst the

Naotsugu stroked the neck of his horse gently and advanced along the forest trail

Moving the time forward a little

peninsula But he already knew about it earlier during thewith the lords of the People of the

Adventurers could communicate with a companion far away via telepathy, the People of the Land also had

They held conferences with each other through the use of crystal balls and ic

game They did not have battle abilities and convenient skills provided by the game system like the

But Elder Tales had a fantasy setting, in order to have deeper story elements, the People of the Land were

Exaical artifacts or teleport ic to escape from the main

But this was just a setting, not an existing ability But in the alternate world after the Catastrophe, these

Long range conferencing via ic

of knights The nobles of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal understood this point, and had a personal

The pillaging goblin tribes only roamed in the mountains and wouldn't attack the cities the nobles reside

The first to know of the goblin ar in the

This inforht

immediately Marquis Kyriva only hesitated aand

and requested for aid fro nobles

ar in its nuovernance

There were several reasons why Krusty and the other Adventurers were not invited to this

Freedom Towns Eastal yet

10 days , this had already been scheduled But the nobles wanted to negotiate as much as possible

the ceremony yet, the Round Table Council was not an official ht now

There were even ruoblin invasion a schehably

This type of view caoblin tribes in the Owly Hills had always been a headache for

the villages Even though the residents thought of theerous elements in the hills and feel uneasy,

The reason the goblins were held at bay in the mountain was because the Adventurers periodically raided

The nobles residing around the OwlyAdventurers to

When Elder Tales was still a game, the nobles would use the bar to disseoblins',

the rewards and make their way up the mountains

ue, especially those situated near the Ouya mountain

But that was not the case

changed the world The Adventurers also changed to adapt to this neorld, living every day with no

ignored, this was so that couldn't be helped

that's why they were ignoring the goblins This was co the People of the

emotionally

”So, is it true?”

”They are no longer here? Meaning they were destroyed?”

'spirited aould be the best way to say it”

The 'Knights of Izuest military force of the

'Ancient' in this world They were ic hidden in the bloodlines of the People of

The 'Global 13 Orders of Knights' were a league of superheroes exclusively made up of 'Ancients'

when demihumans attacked in s-scale disasters to

Those 'Knights of Izumo' disappeared

Freedom Towns Eastal classified this inforht be the

also troubled by this

the safety of the world on other continents, and had not appeared in Yamato before

The several fortresses that were used as their home bases were now empty From the scout reports, there

far away lands

The i a walk on a sunny day and not co back

”Woo woo”

The goblin army numbered over 10,000 If they formed up on the plains and clashed all-out with the

But the goblins were es and there was no way of knohere

of Urumiya

protecting the nobles' residences and the entire city area, they were fortress cities Depending on the

defensive strategy But if they were facing goblins that were over 10,000 in nuht not be

These cities were dependent on the aid of 'The Knights of Izumo'

There were sightings of the goblin invasion forces in the mountains, and they were estimated to be less

Other than this, the possible targets of the goblins were the aforee,

They et

Duke Sergead said as he put his strong rugged palm on his cheek

the city ruins of Eastal Calculating froht attack the city in 2-

In conclusion, the goblin arue of Freedom Towns

deep into their territory

was about to corrode the heart of the League

It was an unbearable silence

away fro any nus

to surround and exteroblin army

visibility, the heavy cavalry which relied on their charges to take down the enemy would not be able to

It was difficult to run a large scale war, the nobles' forces would be spread out, fighting the goblins would

the goblins uarantee you could take them all out

Most cities were able to survive a siege for oblins attacked the fortress, they could

reinforcements came to save the city Their motives were food and treasures, not to occupy the city

The ion of the Ya

Duke Sergead pressed his aching teht

We can only accept the fact ill lose a lot of men in this war of attrition But the problem in this case

Leading the vanguard sounded like a honorable role, but they were actually going to be cannon fodder

strengthen its defense to resist the goblins The goblins would tire froue's

This was a proper war strategy in military terms

bait

All the nobles understood this

For a city to be under siegeall the farms and fields they had tilled would be razed to the

” We We request under the charter of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal for help from the lords in

Tsukaba's Marquis Kyriva uttered these words like a scream

”That That's right, Akiba! There is Akiba, they can use their aroblins, we should do

Marquis Kyriva shouted desperately as though he was going to be crushed by the silence These words

(Ehmm)

This was a good idea

not considered adding elements from outside that element was the Adventurers in Akiba, if it were them,

(But)

sword, there was no guarantee they could control this weapon

including the disappearance of the 'Knights of Izumo'

If they put their ue of Freedom Towns Eastal, it would be more

gone, if the Adventurers knew about this, they could not predict how the dynamics of the situation would

Duke Sergead thought the 3 young ambassadors could be trusted

stay true to his business ethics

nothe problem was, he would cut it down

ways, a knight was not enough to describe hi man Krusty could not be

But the personal feelings of Sergead had to be strictly separated fro of Duke

League of Freedom Towns Eastal The nature of the 3 ae the

(And the Holy E this closely)

few lords brought up the 'Knights of Izu secrets from allies was not

But even y, the Adventurers joining the fray was a

match, it would be hard to entice them

And it continued to be this hen Nyanta reported the situation to shi+roe the following day

The

Nyanta ht not be the first to report, because Michitaka and Krusty also received sies from

Sand Leaf peninsula was under a large-scale attack from demihumans

Michitaka, Krusty, and a few others, the rest were either on security detail or out scouting for intelligence

Round Table Even though it was inconvenient, they still h telepathy

At Michitaka's request, shi+roe took out his notes and informed the others of the known facts

are 67 players fro ca demihuman

hundred; central hill region is attacked by large-scale pillaging goblin tribes, at least 10,000 in strength”

Elder Tales' sroup cooperating together using tactics,

Elder Tales would form a 'Party'

battles, Elder Tales' design had a big scale battle system called a 'Raid'

player roup Elder Tales' heroic-level battles were normally done in this way

Spirits,' required a 24-roup and was a 'Full Raid' quest

were very few quests in Elder Tales that were 'Legion Raid' level, and were used to handle very largescale,

It was hard to work together in an arrasp the full

Goblin levels were low

of an arion Raid'

”Why do you think so?”

”It's based on the reason for the invasion”

Everybody was talking through telepathy, the

fact, justline, and said:

shi+roe not onlyroom he was in quiet, the Round Table Council members in Akiba and

When Elder Tales was just a gaame event

Every 2 years there would be a goblin king coronation cereoblin tribe