Chapter 1: The Return of the Goblin King
Part 1
While Maryele was protecting the beginners and Shouryuu was charging into the Sahuagin horde with a
roar, a battle also broke out in the central hilly region of Sand Leaf peninsula.
The enemy was goblins.
They came out of nowhere, sweeping through the forest in small patrol groups.
Naotsugu and the others had fought off tens of waves in the plaza in front of Ragranda Forest. There were
13 people here, 5 from Minori's party, 6 from the higher-level party, Naotsugu, and the Cleric from Black
Sword Knights' Rezarick.
When they encountered the first batch, they thought it was just a group of wandering goblins.
But after several battles, Naotsugu and the others changed their minds, thinking they were positioned in
the way of a small-scale tribal migration. When they battled for the 6th time, they could not ignore this
anymore.
Nyanta was scouting in the mountain ahead.
The 13 players awaited Nyanta's return as they packed their camp site and remained alert.
In terms of battle power, goblins were not a threat. They were one of the major forces of the demihumans
and had a variety of troop types, from a military point of view they were very powerful. But their level
was between 10-20, so if it was 1 on 1, beginners who were around level 25 like Minori's party were
strong enough to handle them.
Even though the situation was unclear, the beginners still went about their businesses calmly, packing
their campsite and handing the heavy items to Naotsugu and Rezarick with their bags of holding. They kept
the light, everyday items in their normal backpacks.
"Very suspicious."
"Ah?"
Naotsugu who was folding the tent canvas said, and Rezarick besides him asked him with a grunt.
"Irritating, I hate irritating situations, it has a feeling of impending misfortune."
"But it is just goblins, right?"
Rezarick gave a 'no big deal' look, he could handle 10-20 goblins by himself.
"Don't you think the encounter rate for goblins in the hills is very high today?"
"Hmm..."
Naotsugu peeked at the beginners, they were saddling the horses and clearing the campfire.
"There are many beginners around too, I think this could turn out pretty bad."
"Hmm..."
Rezarick was a veteran player from the big guild Black Sword Knights of Akiba. He did not laugh off
Naotsugu's words, but thought deeply about it.
The grass swayed slightly and a slender figure appeared in the plaza.
A slender gentleman with the head of a cat in a green corduroy jacket with a tie... it was Nyanta. His eyes
were thin slits as usual, but he had a serious expression as he approached Naotsugu and the others.
"How is it?"
"Nya."
Nyanta's serious attitude made the 2 camp leaders come to him.
The beginners were still hard at work and did not notice Nyanta had returned.
"It is quite bad nya, a large scale army... at least a goblin army of a few thousand is moving along the
ridge on the other side nya. Their actual numbers... to be frank, I do not know nya."
Rezarick's face tensed up when Nyanta finished.
There were incidents of goblin groups moving together before, no, goblins were a demihuman race that
liked to make military maneuvers. They were always banding up and pillaging in groups, but an army
numbering in the thousands marching together was rare even for goblins.
Goblins had low intellects, they were basically like a virus, pillaging the neighboring towns.
There was something out of place here, the 3 veterans could smell it and were nervous because of this.
"Tch, guess it can't be helped."
Naotsugu nodded as if he understood something, and asked Nyanta if he had contacted anyone.
"I have reported to Shiroe-cchi nya, but I can't contact Maryele-san and Shouryuu-kun nya."
"Can't contact?"
"Maybe they are taking a nap, busy with a battle, or are in telepathy contact with someone else nya."
Nyanta spoke calmly, but he was not as calm as he usually was.
Nyanta jokingly said 'taking a nap' just now, while it might have happened if it were Maryele, it was hard
to imagine Shouryuu being like this. After hearing about this, Rezarick had a faraway gaze in his eyes, an
expression one had when using telepathy.
Naotsugu and Nyanta stopped their discussion and waited for his news, but Rezarick replied: "No good,
there must be members of the Black Sword Knights at the beach, but I can't contact them either."
Naotsugu and Nyanta did not have the contacts of any other Crescent Moon Alliance members. Nyanta
still had Serara on his friend list, but she was right beside them packing up the camp.
They had met with the other younger members several times now, but they had always done it through
Shouryuu or talked face to face. Failing to register the other members was something that Naotsugu and
the others overlooked.
The 3 of them tried to grasp the situation.
There were many possibilities, but they had to prepare for the worst too.
But no matter how the situation was, they could not abandon the beginners and rush to the beach.
Even if the goblins were low in level, if there were several thousands of them on the other side of the
ridge, there were probably even more hidden in the forest.
They could not leave the beginners behind.
"How does the situation with the goblins look?"
"The ones heading into the valley are a big scale pillaging tribe nya, it looks like the whole mountain is
moving nya. It is the first time I have seen such a massive army nya, I even saw some hobgoblins and
trolls nya... There are also groups of orcs, this is a proper invading army nya. They are heading in the
west southwest direction, but I can't confirm their target destination nya..."
"So the ones we encountered are just the scouting party?"
Minori gasped.
Naotsugu turned and saw the party with Minori and Touya in the lead standing to one side, all of them
with stiff expressions and tense bodies. It seemed they had heard the conversation.
"Several thousand... just one mountain ridge away?"
Rundelhous turned his gaze to the forest attempting to see through the trees. His face did not reflect fear
and had a sense of determination.
The 3 camp leaders could not find the right words to say momentarily. Serara said in a clear voice,
"I am in charge of the beginners in Crescent Moon Alliance, so, because of that, I registered all of them on
my friend list, right? Isuzu also registered them, right?"
"Y, yeah. Of course."
"Hmmm, yeah, of course!"
"Is it okay to ask them about their situation?"
Before Naotsugu could speak, Minori had already asked. The 2 of them nodded and opened their friend
lists. Naotsugu scratched his head and mocked himself for overlooking this. He forgot that Serara and
Isuzu were in the Crescent Moon Alliance and could contact the other members easily.
Now that he thought about it, it was really obvious.
There was no point in hiding the truth now.
Since they had to tell everyone when they went back to base anyway, Naotsugu and Rezarick gathered the
6 members from the higher-level party as well and explained the situation briefly.
They were scheduled to return to the school campus in the afternoon, but now that they were surrounded
by the goblin army, they could not continue to raid the dungeon. The problem now was which route to take
and the situation of the other training teams in the area.
Serara and Isuzu were talking to someone.
From the intelligence gathered by the 2 of them, there was a fierce retreating battle at the coastline, blue
goblins came out of the sea. The group was retreating back to the school campus while maintaining
formation with the high-level camp leaders acting as rear guard.
"Blue goblins? Tch, is it Sahuagin? What the hell is going on here?"
Naotsugu cursed and swore, he had never heard of anyone encountering the rare monster Sahuagin in the
Sand Leaf peninsula before. They were commonly found in warmer areas further to the south.
"Is this... a coincidence?"
Rezarick was asking about the connection between the goblins and the Sahuagins. Nobody knew the
answer, so there was only silence. But the 2 armies seemed to be moving in concert, calling it a
coincidence seemed to be dismissing their connection too easily.
Heading to the school campus may not be the best option now, they might be surrounded by both the
goblins and the Sahuagins in the worst case scenario.
(If it is too dangerous, we can all use 'Call of Home' to teleport back to Akiba.)
Naotsugu convinced himself.
They could go back to Akiba easily if they used 'Call of Home', but they would need a few days to come
to Sand Leaf peninsula. Hence, this was the last resort if they ran out of options.
Leading the beginners back to the school campus was also risky.
But Naotsugu thought that they should link up with Maryele's group since they were on their way there.
They could account for everyone's safety this way, which was the top priority.
Nyanta and Rezarick agreed with this plan.
With the decision made, executing it was very fast.
Since there was no way of knowing when the goblin army was coming, there was no point in staying here.
According to Nyanta's description, the goblin groups were spread around the forest area, scouting out a
wide area. Even if they triggered a battle, they could just force their way through.
"Alright, we will be returning to the school campus next, Me, Nyanta and Rezarick will be the leading
party. Even with just the 3 of us, we won't lose to you rookies, so don't worry understand? Okay! The
higher-level party will be in the rear, remember to do your part, pay attention to the back but don't stay too
far behind. The lower-level party will be in the middle in charge of supporting us if we run into a fight in
front, don't drop your guard because you are in the center!"
The group mounted their horses under Naotsugu's command.
They intended to cut across the Sand Leaf hills in a straight line.
... There was going to be a war.
Naotsugu worryingly acknowledged this fact, the goblins and Sahuagins might have surrounded the entire
Sand Leaf by now.
If that was the case, his reliable friend would initiate some form of counteraction rising against the
monsters' attack. He just needed to do his part.
Naotsugu stroked the neck of his horse gently and advanced along the forest trail.
Part 2
Moving the time forward a little.
Shiroe who received the report from Naotsugu knew about the unsteady air surrounding the Sand Leaf
peninsula. But he already knew about it earlier during the meeting with the lords of the People of the
Land.
Adventurers could communicate with a companion far away via telepathy, the People of the Land also had
a form of long range communication.
They held conferences with each other through the use of crystal balls and magic.
When Elder Tales was still a game, the People of the Land were NPCs, a part of the background of the
game. They did not have battle abilities and convenient skills provided by the game system like the
Adventurers.
But Elder Tales had a fantasy setting, in order to have deeper story elements, the People of the Land were
set to be able to use all kinds of magic.
Examples would be the secret skill to create magical artifacts or teleport magic to escape from the main
characters (the players).
But this was just a setting, not an existing ability. But in the alternate world after the Catastrophe, these
abilities became a part of the magic systems and were used more freely.
Long range conferencing via magic by using crystal balls was part of that magic.
Depending on the time and place, this communication technique was a more powerful weapon than a band
of knights. The nobles of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal understood this point, and had a personal
court magician reside in their land.
The pillaging goblin tribes only roamed in the mountains and wouldn't attack the cities the nobles reside
in. Only the small scale communities in the hills and unfortunate travellers would fall victim to them.
The first to know of the goblin army was Tsukuba's Marquis Kyriva. The goblins were moving in the
hills, so they weren't detected until elements of the goblin's advance forces reached Sand Leaf.
This information was transmitted last night.
Tsukuba's resident magician recognized the seriousness of the situation and contacted Marquis Kyriva
immediately. Marquis Kyriva only hesitated a moment before calling for an emergency meeting and
escalated the news to Duke Sergead. Duke Sergead thought the matter was more important than his pride
and requested for aid from all the attending nobles.
The People of the Land held a meeting out of the blue, so they were in a state of confusion. The goblin
army was terrifying in its numbers and this incident was severe enough to impact their governance.
The People of the Land held the meeting through the night thinking of countermeasures.
There were several reasons why Krusty and the other Adventurers were not invited to this meeting.
First, Krusty and the group from the Round Table Council were not official members of the League of
Freedom Towns Eastal yet.
There would be a ceremony to officially recognize the Round Table Council joining the League during the
10 days meeting, this had already been scheduled. But the nobles wanted to negotiate as much as possible
first, so this ceremony would be held in the latter half of the meeting. But since they had not gone through
the ceremony yet, the Round Table Council was not an official member of the League right now.
Second, there were still some members of the League who felt uneasy about the Round Table Council.
There were even rumors 'Is the goblin invasion a scheme of the Adventurers?' that were totally, laughably
silly.
This type of view came from a fact. The goblin tribes in the Owly Hills had always been a headache for
the residents in the mountains. But in the past 80 years, they had not come out of the mountains to invade
the villages. Even though the residents thought of them as dangerous elements in the hills and feel uneasy,
there was no big issue if they live at the foot of the mountain.
The reason the goblins were held at bay in the mountain was because the Adventurers periodically raided
them and cut down their numbers.
The nobles residing around the Owly mountain ridges knew the importance of inviting Adventurers to
diminish the strength of the goblins, so they would put out many quests and rewards annually.
When Elder Tales was still a game, the nobles would use the bar to disseminate quests to 'raid goblins',
'attack the goblin village', 'recover the stolen resources', and the Adventurers would take on the quests for
the rewards and make their way up the mountains.
But it was different this year, the Adventurers ignored all the quests related to the goblins in Owly
mountain. That was why the nobles of the League, especially those situated near the Ouya mountain
ridges, suggested it might be a conspiracy of the Adventurers.
But that was not the case.
The event known as the 'May Incident' to the People of the Land, and Catastrophe to the Adventurers,
changed the world. The Adventurers also changed to adapt to this new world, living every day with no
energy to spare. Compared to the time when Elder Tales was just a game, all kinds of quests were
ignored, this was something that couldn't be helped.
The Adventurers did not have any ill intentions, they were just prioritizing on solving their own problems,
that's why they were ignoring the goblins. This was common knowledge spread among the People of the
Land. But when the monster army started to invade, the nobles were unable to accept this idea
emotionally.
And also...
"So, is it true?"
"Yes, the 'Knights of Izumo'... disappeared."
"They are no longer here? Meaning they were destroyed?"
"We do not know if they were destroyed, there are no bodies or any traces of battles, they are just gone,
'spirited away' would be the best way to say it."
They acknowledged this fact once again.
The 'Knights of Izumo' was one of the 'Global 13 Orders of Knights', the strongest military force of the
kind human race, the protector of the world. There was an unbelievable type of superhuman known as
'Ancient' in this world. They were made with lost ancient magic hidden in the bloodlines of the People of
the Land, a miraculous people.
The 'Global 13 Orders of Knights' were a league of superheroes exclusively made up of 'Ancients'.
They were the saviors of humanity and would not interfere with the squabbles of the nobles or appear
when demihumans attacked in small scale. But they would definitely strike during big-scale disasters to
protect the human world.
Those 'Knights of Izumo' disappeared.
This fact was known one month after the 'May Incident', because it was a serious matter, the League of
Freedom Towns Eastal classified this information from the public. They suspected this might be the
conspiracy of the Holy Empire Westelande, but their spies reported that the Holy Empire Westelande was
also troubled by this.
The nobles only knew in detail about the 'Knights of Izumo', the other 12 'Global 13 Orders of Knights'
must be shouldering the safety of the world on other continents, and had not appeared in Yamato before.
But those 'Knights of Izumo' disappeared.
The several fortresses that were used as their home bases were now empty. From the scout reports, there
were no traces of battle there, or any signs of them being activated on short notice for a crusade to some
far away lands.
It had a normal, everyday feeling, as if the place were frozen in time.
The impression was similar to taking a walk on a sunny day and not coming back.
"But, if that is so..."
"Woo woo..."
Several nobles scratched their heads.
The goblin army numbered over 10,000. If they formed up on the plains and clashed all-out with the
League of Freedom Towns' forces, it was a number they didn't stand a chance against.
But the goblins were moving south along the mountain ridges and there was no way of knowing where
they would strike, it might be Hitachi, Fourbridge, or even they might even turn around and hit downtown
of Urumiya.
Those cities were different from others in the League of Freedom Towns Eastal, they had city walls
protecting the nobles' residences and the entire city area, they were fortress cities. Depending on the
number of soldiers and citizens, they could protect themselves against a larger force if they adopted a
defensive strategy. But if they were facing goblins that were over 10,000 in number, they might not be
able to do it alone. They would face the problem of resource supplies and psychological shock.
These cities were dependent on the aid of 'The Knights of Izumo'.
The city in the most dire position was Tsukuba.
There were sightings of the goblin invasion forces in the mountains, and they were estimated to be less
than a hundred km away.
Other than this, the possible targets of the goblins were the aforementioned Hitachi, Fourbridge,
downtown of Urumiya, and the unarmed fishing town Choushi that was not under any noble's jurisdiction.
They might target...
"They might be targeting Maihama."
Duke Sergead said as he put his strong rugged palm on his cheek.
From the Ancient Palace of Eternal Ice in the direction of Sand Leaf, Maihama was on the other side of
the city ruins of Eastal. Calculating from the place the goblins were sighted, they might attack the city in 2-
3 days in the worst case scenario.
In conclusion, the goblin army was heading straight for the throats of the League of Freedom Towns
Eastal. From the perspective of the League, they should say that they allowed the enemy to penetrate so
deep into their territory.
The monsters were too close, there was no way to remove this thorn without spilling blood and the venom
was about to corrode the heart of the League.
A deafening silence descended on the room.
It was an unbearable silence.
The night meeting continued with heavy words, from a rational point of view, the enemy was just days
away from invading any number of cities, this was not the time for meetings.
Since it had come to this, the only way was for the League of Freedom Towns Eastal to pool their forces
to surround and exterminate the goblin army.
But this would require a lot of sacrifices. Cavalry would not be able to fight in the forest with limited
visibility, the heavy cavalry which relied on their charges to take down the enemy would not be able to
show their might.
It was difficult to run a large scale war, the nobles' forces would be spread out, fighting the goblins would
cost many lives. The hill regions were suitable for hiding, even if you sent in all your forces to this extent,
the goblins might spread out and run away, there was no guarantee you could take them all out.
And so, should the lords all return and defend their own lands? The answer was no.
Most cities were able to survive a siege for months, but as the goblins attacked the fortress, they could
raid the surrounding villages and communities, destroying the farms and hide in the hills when
reinforcements came to save the city. Their motives were food and treasures, not to occupy the city.
Thinking about it this way, they were not an army, but armed refugees.
The mountain ranges in the northeast region of the Yamato archipelago faced a serious problem. A big
coalition like an army was unable to cooperate and support each other in this type of terrain.
Duke Sergead pressed his aching temple with his fingers and thought.
(The decision of this meeting is probably going to be using all forces to surround and destroy the enemy...
We can only accept the fact we will lose a lot of men in this war of attrition... But the problem in this case
is which noble will lead the vanguard.)
Leading the vanguard sounded like a honorable role, but they were actually going to be cannon fodder.
... First of all, a certain fortress city would be surrounded and besieged. This fortress would need to
strengthen its defense to resist the goblins. The goblins would tire from laying siege, and the League's
army would surround and destroy them.
This was a proper war strategy in military terms.
And it was probably the only way to destroy the goblins. But this strategy needed a city fortress to be the
bait.
The candidates were first Tsukaba, followed by Duke Sergead's city Maihama.
All the nobles understood this.
But they dared not say it.
For a city to be under siege meant accepting all the farms and fields they had tilled would be razed to the
ground and many citizens' lives would be lost. 'Be the bait' were not words you could utter easily.
"... We... We request under the charter of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal for help from the lords in
the League!"
Tsukaba's Marquis Kyriva uttered these words like a scream.
But facing a plea like this, many of the nobles just averted their eyes in silence.
"That... That's right, Akiba! There is Akiba, they can use their army to defeat the goblins, we should do
that! They are the reason for all this after all!"
Marquis Kyriva shouted desperately as though he was going to be crushed by the silence. These words
piqued the interest of some of the nobles.
(Ehmm...)
Duke Sergead's expression was serious, but he kept silent and thought.
This was a good idea.
They had been thinking about it with the current strength of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal, they had
not considered adding elements from outside... that element was the Adventurers in Akiba, if it were them,
they could provide some effective countermeasures.
(But...)
They were a strong weapon of the League of Freedom Towns Eastal, but they might also be a doubleedged
sword, there was no guarantee they could control this weapon.
Could we request for aid just like that? But if we seek help, we would need to tell them all the truth,
including the disappearance of the 'Knights of Izumo'.
Adventurers were very strong.
If they put their minds to it and declared war on the League of Freedom Towns Eastal, it would be more
complex than this war with the goblins. The 'Knights of Izumo' that could rival the Adventurers were now
gone, if the Adventurers knew about this, they could not predict how the dynamics of the situation would
evolve.
Duke Sergead thought the 3 young ambassadors could be trusted.
Michitaka had the air of a great merchant, he was highly tolerant and was willing to bear any losses to
stay true to his business ethics.
Shiroe had the feel of a scholar, but his nature was like a sharp sword. If the sword was out of the sheath,
no matter how challenging the problem was, he would cut it down.
And Krusty, senate leader of the Round Table Council was not a knight. He was talented in too many
ways, a knight was not enough to describe him. The potential of this young man Krusty could not be
gauged, even with the eyes of the 60 years-old Duke, it was like an opaque curtain.
But the personal feelings of Sergead had to be strictly separated from the decision-making of Duke
Sergead Corwen, ruler of Maihama, the most prestigious clan Corwen in the east and the chairman of the
League of Freedom Towns Eastal. The nature of the 3 ambassadors also could not be used to gauge the
political decisions of Akiba.
(And the Holy Empire Westelande is watching this closely...)
With Marquis Kyriva leading the way, several nobles wanted the Adventurers to take to the battlefield. A
few lords brought up the 'Knights of Izumo' incident, suggesting that keeping secrets from allies was not
appropriate.
But even more nobles questioned the feasibility of the strategy, the Adventurers joining the fray was a
good thing, but how do you lure these Adventurers in? If the nobles did not provide quest rewards to
match, it would be hard to entice them.
The meeting turned into chaos.
And it continued to be this way when Nyanta reported the situation to Shiroe the following day.
Part 3
The morning after the noble's meeting.
The telepathy message from Sand Leaf alerted Shiroe's group to the crisis.
Nyanta might not be the first to report, because Michitaka and Krusty also received similar messages from
guild members attending the summer training camp at about the same time.
Sand Leaf peninsula was under a large-scale attack from demihumans.
Shiroe's group held an emergency meeting in their room immediately. The meeting room only had Shiroe,
Michitaka, Krusty, and a few others, the rest were either on security detail or out scouting for intelligence.
At the same time, the top floor of the guild building in Akiba was also having an emergency meeting at the
Round Table. Even though it was inconvenient, they still managed to hold a meeting through telepathy.
"Let's explain the situation."
At Michitaka's request, Shiroe took out his notes and informed the others of the known facts.
"Sand Leaf peninsula was under attack by demihumans earlier this morning. Including the beginners, there
are 67 players from Akiba attending a summer training camp in the peninsula. The invading demihuman
armies are as follows. Sahuagin at the coastline, unknown numbers, estimated to be at least a few
hundred; central hill region is attacked by large-scale pillaging goblin tribes, at least 10,000 in strength."
10,000 was easy to say, but was a large number, even the veteran players would be daunted by this.
Elder Tales' smallest group battle unit was a 'Party'. This was a group cooperating together using tactics,
a maximum of 6 members. When challenging dungeons or adventuring in the world, the Adventurers of
Elder Tales would form a 'Party'.
But there were some incidents and quests that could not be handled by a party. To handle such large-scale
battles, Elder Tales' design had a big scale battle system called a 'Raid'.
'Raid' was separated into levels, the more common one being the 'Full Raid' formed by 4 'Parties', a 24-
player mid-sized group. Elder Tales' heroic-level battles were normally done in this way.
The quest which the Debauchery Tea Party completed to obtain their griffon flutes,'The Fields of Dead
Spirits,' required a 24-man group and was a 'Full Raid' quest.
There was another higher level group, which was the 'Legion Raid' formed by 4 'Full Raid' groups. There
were very few quests in Elder Tales that were 'Legion Raid' level, and were used to handle very largescale,
limited time events to avert national-level crises.
It was hard to work together in an army of 96 people, most players wouldn't be able to grasp the full
extent of the battle, the commander must have courage, insight, and tactical ability.
Goblin levels were low.
To level 90 players, they were just small fries and they could take on dozens alone. But no one had heard
of an army that was a hundred times bigger then the 96-man 'Legion Raid'.
"This is a conservative estimate, I think the actual numbers will need to be revised upwards."
"Why do you think so?"
Krusty asked Shiroe.
"It's based on the reason for the invasion."
"Reason? Do you know what it is?"
Everybody was talking through telepathy, the minutes were taken by one of the attendants that came along.
These words should be from Soujirou of West Wind Brigade, and Shiroe replied 'this is not a confirmed
fact, just my own deduction' as a opening line, and said:
"I think the reason for the invasion is 'The Return of the Goblin King'."
Shiroe not only made the meeting room he was in quiet, the Round Table Council members in Akiba and
Maryele in Sand Leaf were also dumbstruck.
When Elder Tales was just a game, 'The Return of the Goblin King' was a periodic game event.
In the depths of the Owly zone's 'Black Forest' there was the goblin castle, 'Seven Falls'.
Every 2 years there would be a goblin king coronation ceremony, crowning the strongest goblin tribe
leader from the surrounding 6 tribes.
If you changed it to real time, this was an event that happens every 2 months. The entrance to the 'Seven
Falls' would open every 2 months for a week. If the players raided the goblin king's fortress during this
period, they would be able to obtain strong loot.
There were 2 reasons why this was so popular. First, the loot dropped by the goblin king was very strong,
even if they were not something the top-tier players of major guilds would want, they were still very high
level items for normal players, high quality items that would make others envious.
Another reason that could not be overlooked was the strength of the goblin king and the defense forces
were not fixed.
According to the game setting, the goblin king was selected from the strong goblins from the surrounding
tribes. In other words, if you attacked the surrounding tribes and weakened their forces, the goblins in the
'Seven Falls' zone would also be weakened, the level and power of the goblin king would also go down.
Because of this feature, even normal players stood a chance in taking on 'The Return of the Goblin King'
quest, making it a worthwhile and popular quest.
"... Yes, 'The Return of the Goblin King' that everyone is familiar with. It has a setting that has never
happened before and might be forgotten by the players."
Raiding the goblin king was a 'Full Raid' level battle, but if you weakened the goblins beforehand, it was
not too difficult, a raid suitable for mid-size guilds to take on. Shiroe had never heard of a goblin king
living past the 1 week event period.
But if Shiroe remembered correctly, this was what was happening right now.
"I remember... If the goblin king survives the 1 week event period, he will unite the surrounding tribes and
his army will increase by 10 times, I remember there is such an explanation, right?"
Shiroe nodded to acknowledge Michitaka's query.
That was correct.
The goblin king who completed the coronation would become the hero of the goblins, his influence would
increase significantly.
After the Catastrophe, Shiroe and the adventurers had been busy building their environment to survive in
this alternate world. Even if it was Elder Tales' popular quest 'The Return of the Goblin King', they didn't
have the time to take on the quest and ignored it.
"So the goblins retained their military power."
An attendant relayed the telepathy message, Shiroe thought for a while, nodded, and replied.
"Yes, we did not raid the 6 surrounding tribes, and did not attack the fortress of Seven Falls in waves, so
we can assume the goblin king and his guards' levels are at their highest in the history of the game... Other
than this, I am more worried about the scale of the united goblin tribes."
There was a suffocating silence in the meeting room.
They did not want to keep quiet but with nothing constructive to say, the room became silent.
They maintained a sense of calm and did not fall into panic. According to reports, the summer training
camp attendees were seeking refuge in the abandoned school campus, Maryele from Crescent Moon
Alliance was joining the meeting through telepathy from there.
Telepathy could only connect 1-to-1, so Henrietta was relaying Maryele's messages in the meeting room.
Also, if the campers were surrounded by powerful monsters, they would use 'Call of Home' to teleport
back to Akiba to avoid harm.
The goblin army was marching from the Sand Leaf peninsula, they should be heading towards either the
west or south, razing any communities in their way. But Akiba was still a distance away, and Akiba
would be ready for them if they did come.
Even if the goblin army was the biggest ever, they were still a manageable group. You needed a 'Full
Raid' group to raid the goblin king... 24 Adventurers. Akiba had 500 times that number of Adventurers.
(But the situation now...)
Akiba was safe, but the League of Freedom Towns Eastal could not take matters lightly like them.
Even if the enemy numbered just 10,000, Shiroe thought it would be enough to take down a weaker
fortress.
Shiroe lacked military knowledge, so it was a shame that he could not be certain about that. But he could
imagine the livid faces of the nobles in the League.
"Will the 'Knights of Izumo' be deploying?"
Henrietta asked hesitantly.
This was answered with a chatter of voices agreeing "Oh..." "Now that you mention it...".
The 'Knights of Izumo'.
This was an order of knights in the Japanese server made up of 'Ancients'.
An 'Ancient' was a hero character of the People of the Land, their might was more than a match for the
Adventurers, the ace in the hole for the kind human race. When Adventurers first appeared in this world,
they took on quests and missions to tip the scale against the demihumans with their overwhelming
numbers. But if the fate of the world hanged in the balance, the 'Knights of Izumo' intervened.
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