Chapter 106: The Rat hiding in the Shadow 1
Having slain twenty red goblins and two berserk orcs, the familiar mechanical chime echoed in their minds as the system registered the kill.
> +40 Points (20 Red Goblins)
+10 Points (2 Berserk Orcs)
Current Total: 611 Points
They now sat over fifty points ahead of their nearest competitors, still firmly in first place. Under any other circumstance, Nero might have cracked a cocky grin. Khione might have acknowledged their lead with a cold nod. But now, neither smiled.
Instead, their expressions were grim.
The quiet forest. The unnatural aggression.
Everything pointed to one conclusion:
They were being watched. Manipulated. Hunted.
Nero exhaled slowly, his fingers gripping the hilt of his sword tighter. Khione stood beside him, gaze scanning the treeline, her expression calm—but the edge in her eyes was sharp. They exchanged a glance—silent understanding passing between them—and then continued forward.
They had barely advanced five hundred meters deeper into the forest’s core when the next ambush sprang.
From the shadows of the trees, twenty more red goblins, bloodshot and snarling, surged out. Two more berserk orcs emerged behind them, their roars shaking the branches.