HBWnovel Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Most goblins don’t rely on human females for breeding. On the contrary, they mostly despise humans, and given the chance, they would hesitate little in killing all humans.
However, genetic defects force them to hunt humans.
Because advanced goblin mothers are extremely rare, the probability of advanced female goblins appearing is more than ten times lower than that of male goblins. They are almost impossible to find. Moreover, ordinary female goblins, due to their size and weak genes, cannot bear sufficiently powerful offspring for advanced male goblins.
So, by nature, they capture human women, which Chen Li feels is not a problem.
But such behavior has drawn human hatred and exposed their location, which he finds very problematic!
Chen Le’s gaze fell on the girl beside him. When their eyes met, she startled, her cheeks flushing red.
As the Goblin Emperor, Chen Le possessed beautiful golden short hair, smooth and fair skin like gold, a physique close to that of humans, and an appearance more like a spirited elf, even more beautiful than humans and handsomer than elves.
The older generation says that goblins are an unexpected product of the elven race, also belonging to the demi-human race, which may not be groundless.
The girl’s heart raced, while Chen Le’s heart sank because the attire of this sixteen-year-old girl turned out to be that of a human noble.
Soon, a human team would enter this misty forest to hunt them down and rescue this noble’s daughter.
He couldn’t let the goblins act on their own anymore, or it would harm him.
Chen Le slowly stood up. He had to take control here and immediately lead all the goblins to relocate their nest.
“Are... Are you also brought here by them?”
The human girl asked timidly, instinctively leaning closer to Chen Le, wanting him to shield her from the terrifying gazes of the goblins in the cave.
She never expected that even the beautiful and powerful elves would fall into the hands of these ugly goblins.
Lila knew she was in trouble.
She and her guards had never expected that they were just taking a shortcut to Duke Nas territory to attend the coming-of-age birthday banquet of the duke’s daughter, her good friend, passing through this remote place where only weak goblins lurked, only to fall into a trap and lose several people, with her being captured by the goblins in the chaos.
Upon learning that she had been captured by the goblins, her father and the duke would definitely send people to rescue her, but in the meantime, everything she would endure would be enough to ruin her.
For this, she felt extremely desperate.
After entering the goblin’s cave, she felt even more terrified. There were actually two goblin shamans and four white ghost goblins here.
Within sight, through the innate ability of the Goblin Emperor, Chen Le saw Lila’s information.
Individual Name: Human Noble (Earl Rogerson’s daughter, Lila)
Lifespan: 66 years
Attack Power: 4 (+11)
Vitality: 26 (+48)
Magic Power: 11 (+15)
Intelligence: 20 (+41)
Resistance to Physical Attacks: 3 (+6)
Resistance to Magic: 0 (+0)
Attribute: None (untrained)
Occupation: None (unassignable)
Special Skills: Dulan Shield
Inherited Talent: Skill [Dulan Shield]
Current Hope Value: 20
(When hope value reaches zero, the individual will despair and attempt to end their own life)
Indeed, she was human. The numerical values of a weak human girl easily surpassed those of the purple demon goblin, except for magic power and magic resistance.
Especially in the lifespan category, it was not just a little higher.
“Yes, I was also captured by them,” she confirmed.
Perhaps it would be wise to extract some information from this girl regarding the human side before making any plans.
In the territory, some commoners whispered to each other, grief-stricken.
“Lady Lila, the natural beauty under Count Earl Rogerson’s knee, with the protective skill [Dulan Shield], seems to have been captured by the goblins in the misty forest.”
“What? Those goblins actually captured Lady Lila?”
“Count Earl Rogerson is already organizing an army to go on a punitive expedition. This might be able to wipe out those goblins in the misty forest, forcing them deeper into the forest where they will soon perish under the predation of ferocious beasts.”
“Hope Lady Lila is safe.”
Chapter Three: When People Are Gone, They Still Have to Die Together
“Miss Lila, it’s been a long time since I left this forest. I wonder what it’s like outside now? Can you tell me about your family’s situation and the current situation outside?”
Lila curled up in a corner, hugging her knees. Although her emotions were low, she still chatted with Chen Le. Perhaps this kind of conversation could temporarily soothe her inner fear.
During the conversation, Chen Le also learned that Miss Lila’s full name was Earl Rogerson’s daughter, Lila.
She was the daughter of the lord of Count Earl Rogerson’s territory, adjacent to the misty forest. As the daughter of the legitimate wife and possessing a special innate skill, she was deeply loved by Count Earl Rogerson.
This time, she and her accompanying team were rushing to the Duke’s direct fief to attend the Duke’s daughter’s birthday banquet. They took a shortcut through the outskirts of the misty forest and fell into a trap, being captured by the goblins that ventured out.
The misty forest was a vast forest of ferocious beasts, bordering many counts’ territories and neighboring countries. The area where they were now, with more goblins, bordered Count Earl Rogerson’s territory and the territory of Count Hansen.
The Duke’s direct fief also bordered the outskirts of the misty forest, but that area was the habitat of jungle wolves, distinct from the goblin-populated area they were in.
Between Count Earl Rogerson and the Duke was another count’s territory, one that did not have a conflict with Count Earl Rogerson. However, they might deliberately cause trouble when passing through, preventing them from reaching the Duke’s daughter’s birthday banquet.
So they resorted to taking a shortcut through this area inhabited by goblins.
They had thought, what threat could mere goblins pose against their well-trained guards under Count Earl Rogerson?
Little did they expect that a purple demon goblin and two white ghost goblins would emerge here, setting traps on the road early on, causing their formation to break down. In the end, the goblins only paid with a few green goblin deaths to capture her and take her back to the cave.
The Duke of the Duchy had prepared a grand birthday banquet for his daughter, and surrounding marquises, counts, viscounts, and barons were obliged to attend the event to boost the Duke’s daughter’s reputation. Furthermore, each noble could use this opportunity to introduce their adult or even underage sons to the Duke’s daughter. If successful, it could open up endless opportunities for them.
Undoubtedly, with Miss Lila unable to attend and the news of her being captured by goblins spreading, she would be replaced at the grand banquet. And by then, all her social...
*Sob sob sob...*
At this point, Miss Lila burst into tears again.
To face death and still have to face societal pressure, this was the huge crisis she was currently facing.
However, the words spoken by Lila also sounded alarms in Chen Le’s mind.
Lila was captured by the goblins for the purpose of attending the Duke’s daughter’s birthday banquet. The Duke of the Duchy, being in charge of the duchy, could not possibly remain indifferent to this. He would definitely send people to rescue Miss Lila and eradicate the rampant goblins here.
The existence of the purple demon goblin and white ghost goblins would certainly raise alertness among those people. When they arrived, it might not only be adventurers, but also well-trained military forces, or even formidable figures like the Grand Magus of the Duchy.
The only good news for now was that the Duchy was not nearby. Even if they sent someone, it would take at least ten days to half a month.
The most likely to send someone in the short term would be the lord of Count Earl Rogerson’s territory.
As for Count Hansen, sandwiched between Count Earl Rogerson’s territory and the Duke’s direct fief, he would probably choose to watch from the sidelines. In this case, the enemy might not be unbeatable, and they might not be easily found in the misty forest.
When the people from the Duchy arrived, they might be able to escape early.
As for sending Lila back to appease the other party’s anger, that was simply impossible. A lowlife scoundrel who dared to challenge the officials’ authority and even dared to kidnap their daughter would not be easily forgiven, even if they returned her afterwards claiming it was all a misunderstanding. The other party, regardless of face-saving concerns, would have to consider the consequences.
On the contrary, this might expose his existence to the outside human world. While this young girl was too naive to recognize him, others might not be so oblivious upon hearing descriptions. Once his existence became known to the world, it wouldn’t be a matter of the Duchy sending someone, but rather the armies of kingdoms or even empires stepping foot here!
Regardless of race, the appearance of advanced individuals would draw the attention and caution of humans and other races alike, unless they were those arrogant dragons or angels.
Chen Le was unaware of the powers and terrifying other races in the outside world. Lila was also unable to continue the conversation. Now was not the time to calm down and plan for the future; they had to act quickly.
“You’re startled. Rest for a while. Later, I’ll prepare some hot food to warm you up.”
Chen Le fetched several fur coats for Lila, comforted her briefly, then left the cave room.
Outside, Chen Le’s expression immediately became much calmer. The goblins around him bowed their heads, showing submission.
In just seven days, Chen Le had grown from a mere few pounds as a mini baby to a fourteen-year-old youth with nearly doubled attributes.
Individual Name: Golden Goblin Emperor (Kanal)
Lifespan: Unlimited