Chapter 18: Goblins versus the five men party
Amber helped Aric get up the tree. They went as high as possible so that they would get a vantage point and see what was happening.
They found a branch that offered them a clear sight of what was happening. There were about five humans—three guys and two ladies.
One of the guys, seemingly the leader, had on stainless steel armor and wielded a long sword. He had long black flowing hair and looked no more than thirty.
The next was the woman next to him. She also had armor on and used a greatsword. To Aric's surprise, she had a small build, yet she swung the blade without any issues.
The third man was dressed in mage garments. He held a staff and was busy conjuring fireballs, his mouth moving rapidly as he cast spells.
The second lady was also a mage, and she used lightning spells repeatedly, bombarding the goblins. The final person was a man who used a spear and a shield to fight.
The goblins, on the other hand, were large in number, pouring out of a deep hole in a large tree. Standing at just five feet or less, they carried rusted weapons and bats, raging as they attacked the humans.
The humans held up a fine formation, with the two sword-wielding people in front, the spearman at the center, and the mages at the back.
The spearman used his spear and shield to block and take out any goblin that got through the first two so they could not reach the mages.
It was a simple yet functional formation, allowing them to take out the goblins steadily. Aric became intrigued by this fight, but before he got too engrossed, he decided to check them out with appraisal.
As he thought about this, he remembered that he had not used Appraisal on Ariel. He didn't know her strength at all. He decided to do that later. For now, he would focus on the humans down there.
He looked at the man who seemed to be the leader and used Appraisal on him.