CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: DWARF WATCHTOWER

爽!

Standing among the pile of goblin corpses, despite being surrounded by a foul stench, Kana was quite pleased.

Loads and loads of experience, these goblins who had allied with the Evil God and gained power from it, provided Kana with ample experience.

Most importantly, slaughtering these goblins was no different from slaughtering chickens or ducks because they were all controlled.

Kana only needed to harvest them like a farmer harvesting wheat.

Wiping the foul, green grime off his sword, Kana turned around.

What greeted him were everyone’s strange looks.

Even Alyris was looking at him with some concern.

Oops, got too carried away with killing.

"Ahem, goblins are creatures everyone should kill on sight. So let’s leave this place, don’t you think it’s too smelly?"

Hearing this, the others nodded, withdrew their gazes, and quickly left the area, heading deeper in.

[Experience: 213/1000]

The big and small ones combined, there were nearly 30 goblins, and Kana alone had cut down more than half.

But in fact, those ordinary goblins were at most Level Two, providing Kana with only about a dozen experience points at this stage.

The main points came from that heavily armored big goblin, contributing 32 points, and another large contribution came from a strong goblin, providing 26 points.

After leaving the pile of corpses, the foul stench gradually diminished.

Before they could catch their breath, an even more severe stench wafted over.

Even though Kana had made a filter mask from his own blood, he couldn’t completely block out the stench.

"Damn, what’s that smell!" Eric couldn’t help but swear.

Even their filter masks were failing.

George covered his mouth with a cloth, almost rolling his eyes.

Ahead was a pool about six or seven meters in diameter, filled with limbs of various unknown creatures.

A mix of murky red and eerie green pus permeated it.

"Don’t look, just go!"

Kana shouted loudly, for here there were no more traps; this was the main area of activity for the goblins, and they strode forward.

They wandered and wound through the tunnels.

Inside, it was starting to feel like a labyrinth, but Kana seemed to know the way, continuously leading the group around and around, quickly beginning to ascend.

Here, the stench had already gradually disappeared, and around them were various excavated tunnels, showing that these passages were newer the higher they went.

Lurik’s expression grew increasingly serious.

Until they finally saw a glimmer of light.

Kana directly crawled out; outside was a pile of weeds, and the fresh air made Kana remove the blood mask from his face.

"Inhale! Exhale~"

Everyone who had come up was panting, frantically breathing in the fresh air outside.

By now, the moon was already hanging high in the sky; when they entered the cave, it was near sunset, and by the time they came up, it was late at night.

But compared to a day’s journey along the mountain path, this was a shortcut.

"Is that your outpost over there?"

Kana asked facing the moonlight, pointing to the low stone tower on the connected mountain peak in the distance.

Compared to Kana’s first time here in the game, it was indeed much more desolate now.

But the geography had not changed.

Lurik looked at it and nodded, not expecting this passage to lead here.

"I bet there are also some diseased dwarves in that outpost, right?"

"You are correct." Lurik nodded seriously, the journey now having fully revealed the source of the whole situation to him.

He couldn’t help but turn to Kana.

"Thank you, my friend, thank you for your guidance."

Lurik’s words were sincere, and upon finishing, he placed the warhammer at his feet, bent over, and bowed deeply.

"The dwarves of Gray Mountain will remember your kindness; I apologize for my previous doubts about you."

At that moment, with a proud smile from Getai, Eric also came over, taking a deep breath.

"Sorry, I misunderstood you before, I was too hasty then. You were right, and I am ashamed of my actions and words."

With that, he also bowed deeply.

Did Kana really want to take a shortcut?

No, this admirable human friend could not have been doing it for such a reason.

Rather, he wanted to show them the true source of the issues they were facing through facts.

Showing them that the issues he described did indeed exist.

Kana hurriedly went over and helped them straighten up.

"There’s no need to apologize, after all, we’ve only known each other for a day, haven’t we?

Your willingness to have some trust in a mere stranger you’ve known for a day is already quite impressive."

Lurik shook his head, looking at Kana seriously, "And what about you, my friend? You are willing to help a group of unfamiliar dwarves, even when faced with their distrust, yet you still offer your aid.

You are a righteous person, and your brilliance makes us feel ashamed."

"Alright, this isn’t the place to talk, is it? Now that we know what’s wrong, it’s time to swiftly resolve these issues." Kana hurriedly stopped this mutual admiration.

He was willing to trust and help because he had the advantage of the Prophetic Vision.

The future shown in the game had already demonstrated that these dwarves were trustworthy.

This prophetic knowledge and personal experience were Kana’s strongest handholds in this world.

"You’re right, please follow me, my friend."

With that, he led Kana and the others quickly towards the distant watchtower.

Just as they entered the watchtower.

A dwarf opened the door and came out.

"Yata? Why are you here?"

Lurik waved his hand without further explanation, "Arrange several rooms for these friends, I recall there’s still some, right?"

"Yes, of course." The fully armed dwarf nodded, "Qiku and Erich are both ill, their rooms are just available."

Frankly, the dwarf’s residence was not very accommodating for them.

They could only walk in with their heads slightly bowed.

Once inside, their heads were almost touching the ceiling.

George, extremely intrigued, looked around; he’d never been in a non-human dwelling before.

Until just over ten days ago, he thought humans were the only beings in the world.

"Take a few people to the riverbank at the mountain’s foot, outside the forest. I’ve marked the way, there’s a human camp there, protect it until we arrive."

"What?" The dwarf was somewhat puzzled

"Is it hard to understand, you fool?" Lurik suddenly got a little angry, his tone becoming a bit irritable.

The inexplicable tone of anger left the dwarf a bit baffled, scratching his head in confusion, "No, I’ll take a few people down right away."

"Remember to take the shortcut we came by, wear the mining masks, and hurry up."

The dwarf nodded in confusion, then called on a few dwarves to gear up, grab weapons, and head out.

The whole outpost was left with just two unfamiliar dwarves remaining here.

One of them had just finished tidying up the room.

"Yata, are you upset?" The dwarf asked.

Hearing this, Getai couldn’t help but sigh. You’re just asking for it, huh.

"Upset? Haha, how could I be upset, you bunch of idiots who only know how to drink every day.

I truly should toss all your booze into the valley, you blind fools!"

Only then did Kana understand what he was upset about.

Obviously, the passage was only about a hundred meters away from the watchtower, yet this group of dwarves responsible for patrolling and vigilance had not noticed.

Though it was indeed a well-hidden place, and the entrance was very small.

The scolded dwarf was utterly confused.