‘Everything before my eyes is like hell. The endless plains make me feel dizzy.’
‘Black grass grows everywhere, looking like scorched turf.’
‘Tall monsters and Blood Zombies roam around, this place is like hell itself.’
‘This is what they call agoraphobia, I suppose.’
Just as you began to feel uneasy, the Dwarf’s voice finally appeared.
“Oh, that’s the ring! Give it to me now!”
He appeared with an impatient demeanor right away.
However, right after he finished speaking, Mei Wei Si suddenly spoke up as well.
“Don’t give it to him! Dali’ang, if you give him the ring, neither of us will survive.”
It seemed she had finally woken up too.
Mei Wei Si’s voice trembled with fear. It would be a lie to say she wasn’t afraid of death.
“You wretched woman! Not only did you hide my ring, but now you’re trying to stop me?”
“Listen here, kid. If you don’t give me the ring right now, I’ll throw her into the Tentacle Nest and let her taste what it’s like to have every single opening on her body violated!”
“Dali’ang… don’t listen to him…”
You figured the Dwarf couldn’t stop Mei Wei Si from speaking, but he could definitely send her into that so-called Tentacle Nest.
If you guessed correctly, he’d probably already opened a portal to threaten Mei Wei Si.
You could tell from the fear in her voice.
As for you, you naturally weren’t afraid to go back. You already had the Goblin Horn in your hands. In fact, you’d been planning to go back and teach this Dwarf a lesson anyway.
“Let her go. I’m coming.”
“Dali’ang—”
“Shut up! If you want her to live, hand over the ring now!”
“Wait… did you just say… you’re coming?”
The Dwarf thought you’d drag things out for a while and was about to use Mei Wei Si to negotiate with you. He never expected you to agree so readily.
“That’s right. Open the portal. I’m on my way.”
You raised the hand wearing the ring and gave it a shake.
On the other side of the portal, the Dwarf Nuha could hardly tear his eyes away from your hand.
‘What an idiot. But this makes it convenient for me to get that ring.’
A look of triumph already appeared on Nuha’s face.
“As long as you step into the tower, no one can escape my grasp. Even if you really gathered all those disgusting goblins together, you’d never shake my Magic Tower!”
Mei Wei Si sat on the ground nearby, despair written across her face. She had merely passed by by chance when Nuha had taken a liking to her Staff.
For some reason, she had lost all her Mana and could only watch helplessly as you were threatened.
Sure enough, the portal opened just like before.
“Gugu gaga—”
Seeing you prepare to step into the portal, all the goblins grew restless.
“Master, the Dwarf Nuha won’t spare you! Don’t go!”
“He’s right! Dwarves have always tricked people into our cave to become our food. There has never been an exception!”
“This is the first time we’ve been this united. If you keep leading us, we might even conquer the entire plains!”
Just as all the goblins were trying to talk you out of going, you wore a majestic expression.
“Wait here. Soon I’ll lead you into Nuha’s tower. When that time comes, you’ll no longer be his slaves—you’ll be my subordinates, Dali’ang’s soldiers!”
Faced with your bold declaration, all the goblins were invigorated. They followed you to the surface, something they’d never dared to dream of before.
Originally, all the goblins had been fragmented factions, but it was you who united them.
“Goblin King, we will follow you forever!”
The goblins began kneeling before you, just like the scene back in the Goblin Kingdom.
“Please, you must return!”
And you stepped into the portal without hesitation.
Mei Wei Si and the Dwarf Nuha both looked at you at the same time.
Mei Wei Si sat helplessly on the ground. She was once a proud Archmage, but now she looked at you with dejection in her eyes.
“You shouldn’t have come, Dali’ang…”
“I came here to save you. Don’t look so gloomy.”
“Heh heh, save her? That’s the funniest joke I’ve heard in over a decade!”
Nuha couldn’t help but mock you.
“Enough. Hand over the ring now. I’ll count to three, and then I’m throwing her into the portal!”
Just as Nuha was growing impatient, you took out the horn from the Safe.
“Hm? Where did that come from?”
Nuha was baffled by the horn that suddenly appeared in your hand.
But you had already blown the horn.
A resounding note instantly filled the Great Hall, sounding like the war horn played before an army’s charge.
Suddenly, the sound of clashing armor echoed around the hall, and dozens of portals appeared.
“Impossible! Whose portals are these?!”
This was the second time Nuha felt things slip beyond his control. The first time was when you weren’t killed by the goblins, but instead took over his Goblin Cave.
Fully armed goblin soldiers emerged from the portals, every single one equipped with fine gear.
“ROAR—”
Especially that Champion Warrior Goblin. His body was covered in bruises, appearing like a Demon God. He even had to bend down to walk through the portal.
In an instant, the cramped Great Hall was packed full of goblin soldiers.
It was as if this place had become the Throne Room where the Goblin Council was in session.
“This is impossible!!!!”
Nuha’s expression shifted from disbelief to terror. He kept opening portals, but his face turned deathly pale—he couldn’t push even a single goblin into one.
‘No wonder only one person could enter at a time. It seems he needs time to prepare before pushing someone through a portal.’
“Still want my ring? Die!”
“Don’t leave any intact bodies. Make it as painful as possible, my soldiers!”
“YES!!”
All the goblin soldiers answered in unison, then raised their weapons and advanced toward Nuha on the throne.
“No! You can’t kill me!”
Looking at your cruel expression, regret finally welled up in his heart.
“I’ll give you everything—my treasure, the secrets of the tower, all of it!”
“Please spare me! I’ll do anything as long as I get to live!”
Nuha slowly slid off the throne, his entire body going limp.
But the goblins only drew closer, like emotionless machines.