Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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Anyi shared some of the food with the three injured people, allowing them to regain some strength.

Meanwhile, Ruby was messaging him privately without saying a word.

[Private] A Thousand Heroes: Mr. Karl, why did you bring them along? Was there any need to bring them?

[Private] Sword Hero: On the other hand, it doesn't matter if we bring them along.

[Private] Thousand Warriors: It's not a question of whether or not they are! Aren't they all injured? Wouldn't it be better for them to go back and rest?

[Private] Sword Hero: Yes, but it's okay not to go back to rest.

[Private] A Thousand Heroes: ...

There's no point in talking to this person anymore!

Ruby just wanted to ask about the purpose of bringing them along.

Since we're testing the performance of the dolls, we don't need to bring these injured people along. Besides, wouldn't bringing them along be a complete burden?

[Private] Sword Hero: It doesn't matter if you come along or not.

They can go back if they want, or follow if they want.

[Private] A Thousand Heroes: This...

Ruby was startled; she suddenly realized something.

Ultimately, protecting a group of people and protecting one person are essentially the same thing.

That means killing the enemy before they launch an attack.

If An Yi can control all the goblins, then the enemy is just the Goblin King, right?

Therefore, whether An Yi comes or not, the things she needs to do are the same.

In other words, whether or not to come is a decision only those four people need to make; An Yi doesn't need to make a decision.

The four of them following along would neither benefit nor harm Annie and Ruby's experiment.

But they felt that it would be beneficial for them to follow, so they were willing to follow.

For example... what can I learn from a high-level hero?

[Private] One Thousand Heroes: I understand!

An Yi: "?"

What do you know? Never mind, it has nothing to do with him.

At this moment, the four people following behind all looked trembling with fear.

Even though, apart from Emri, the three men are all older than Any.

But following behind him, they were like a group of underlings, clearly wanting to talk to An Yi but not daring to utter a sound.

[Squad] Winged Hero: What are the Sword Hero and the Thousand-Man Hero doing here? Are they doing something important?

It doesn't seem like they came specifically to rescue us; they just happened to be passing by.

After rescuing the people, the two continued deeper into the goblin forest instead of turning back.

However, although they were not there to rescue anyone, Annie and Ruby knew that there was a hero in this location before they came.

This is a route commonly used by adventurers for their conquests.

Since it is a planned campaign, it is impossible to attack here today and there tomorrow.

The higher the level of the warrior, the less necessary it is to indiscriminately hunt low-level goblins.

Therefore, they had to clear a route and kill all the low-level goblins along the way in order to make it easier to go deep into the goblin forest and find higher-level goblins.

The Goblin Empire knew about the human invasion, but they were unaware of these routes.

There was more than one such route. From the Goblin Empire's perspective, even if enemies attacked from all directions, there was no way to effectively concentrate defenses.

As for why there was a three-headed goblin champion guarding the route today, it can only be said that the four heroes were unlucky.

They happened to run into each other gathered together.

But the Hero Alliance knows which routes are currently being traversed by heroes.

Annie and Ruby also specifically chose a route with a hero's mission.

With a bit of a veteran mentoring newcomers mentality, he wanted to lead the four heroes to kill a few more high-level goblins.

Unexpectedly, I ran into the Three-Headed Goblin Champion right from the start.

Saving the four people was both inevitable and accidental.

Because it's on the route, we're bound to encounter it.

If they had arrived any later, there would have been only four badly damaged corpses left.

[[Squad] Wolf Warrior: Why don't some of you go and ask them what they're here for?]

[Party] Crystal Hero: I remember the Saintess Party's activity area is quite far from here... Wait! If the Sword Hero comes, wouldn't we have a chance to see the Saintess and the Shield Hero?!

At this point in the conversation, all four of them felt a secret excitement.

That's the Saintess Squad!

Not to mention they were quite a distance from the eight regions where the Nine Saintesses Squad operated, as heroes, their task was not to exterminate demons, but to travel thousands of miles to other regions for "pilgrimage."

But now that the Saintess Squad has arrived in this region, things are different!

They will meet the world's strongest team of heroes!

[[Squad] Winged Warrior: Now I'm even more curious about what they're doing here!]

[Squad] Wolf Warrior: No... if the Saintess Squad came here, it might not be entirely a good thing, right?

What happened to bring the Saintess Squad to this region?

It must be some kind of trouble that even all the heroes in our region can't solve!

After saying that, the four heroes felt a sinking feeling in their hearts again.

No way? No way, really?

A large number of brave warriors were killed here recently due to a major disaster.

Now that the Saintess Squad has arrived, that means...

What other, more difficult-to-solve problems might arise here next?!

【[Party] Crystal Warrior: How about... we go ask?】

[Team] Wolf Warrior: Who's going?

[Party] Winged Warrior: What if... it's classified?

[Party] Hero of Painting: Alright! Why are you men being so indecisive? I'll go ask!

The girl with long, light blue hair quickly caught up with An Yi.

In order to take care of the wounded, An Yi was already moving at a slow speed.

"Um... Mr. Sword Hero! What are we going to do now?" Emri had spoken decisively in the chat group, but hesitated for a moment before actually speaking.

She was also worried that she might have asked something she shouldn't have.

"Kill the Goblin King," Annie replied calmly as she moved.

He remembered that he had said that from the beginning.

Emri: "Ah, I meant to ask, why specifically go and hunt down the Goblin King?"

An Yi: "Let's test the doll's power."

He remembered saying the same thing at the beginning.

Emri: "Did you bring so many powerful dolls here because... is some kind of disaster going to happen in this area?"

"...?!"

The three heroes listening behind were all stunned for a moment.

You just asked me so directly?!

Couldn't you have been a little more tactful?!

Besides, even if you ask that, the other person probably won't tell you anything, right?

An Yi glanced at her, then continued looking ahead: "No."

The four were startled.

really……!

It's a disaster that can't be spoken of!

“Okay, I understand. I will try my best to level up!” Emri said firmly.

Annie: "Okay, good luck."

They thought they were just walking for a short distance, but none of them expected that they would end up walking until nightfall.

At this moment, looking down from the sky, one would see an unbelievable scene.

In a clearing in the forest, a small fire flickered.

A few meters of space were left around the firelight, and beyond that, there were layers upon layers of goblins standing in a circle, their backs to the firelight, enclosing the central space layer by layer, which looked very eerie.

It's like the earth could rumble at any moment...

Goblins don't have the habit of lining up neatly, let alone standing in the same posture. Even if you made them line up, they would probably be crooked and twisted.

Beside the fire in the middle, six brave warriors rested around the campfire.

The Crystal Warrior Nafo had already lain down, while the Wolf Warrior Oak sat on the ground with his head drooping, looking exhausted.

The Winged Warrior, Solan Qi, sat cross-legged, one hand resting on his knee, watching the flickering flames, lost in thought.

Emri, the Hero of Painting, stood to the side, observing the dolls guarding the area.

I didn't pay much attention to these dolls during the day because they were clearing out goblins further ahead.

Now that all the dolls have stopped and are standing to one side, Emri realizes that each of the dolls has a number in its eye!