Chapter 8: New Adventurer Bern (6). Swift and Decisive
Bern and Blanca’s first priority was reconnaissance.
They couldn’t start a battle without knowing the enemy’s numbers, strength, and the exact location of their base.
Bern’s keen senses allowed him to precisely detect the goblins patrolling the area. At the same time, he remained undetected, observing them from a distance.
“...Are goblins usually this organized?”
“Of course not. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
Surprisingly, the goblins weren’t wandering aimlessly, searching for food at random.
They always moved in groups of at least four, minimizing the chance of unexpected mishaps. Even if some of them were killed, the survivors would immediately alert the others.
Wild animals like boars and bears, which °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° would normally be difficult for goblins to hunt, sometimes fought back and repelled them. However, when the goblins called for reinforcements and overwhelmed their prey with sheer numbers, even those creatures fell.
Instead of eating their kills on the spot, the goblins cut them into manageable portions and carried them somewhere.
They did the same with everything—fruits, fish, even the corpses of their own kind that had died in the hunt.
Watching them meticulously recover every usable resource, Blanca felt a chill run down her spine.
The closer they got to the center of the territory, the more frequently they spotted goblins. Meanwhile, traces of other living creatures disappeared.