ASOKA: A MMORPG and LitRPG Online by Eddie J.M. Audrey

Author:Eddie J.M. Audrey [J.M. Audrey, Eddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14: Abandoned Goblin Settlements

Jack did his best to contain his excitement and not draw attention. He smiled briefly and moved forward with the party. Under Rydel's guidance, they went deeper into the dark caverns. Troni, Slivia, and Jack all held up torches, bathing the cave wall in warm light.

Rydel was especially sharp, making full use of his eagle eye ability. "We're nearing the first goblin settlement. Be careful, just in case some goblins were left behind."

Everyone followed closely, peeking around every corner they passed. Just like Rydel had said, it didn't take long for them to see the settlement in the distance.

It was abandoned. There was a short, spiked fence surrounding the settlement, yet parts had been trampled and destroyed. The goblins homes were made of hardened mud and had dark red highlights across the surface; Jack knew from the lore that cave goblins made their concrete-like mud from a mixture of monster blood and ground stone from the cave walls.

"Search for anything unusual and bring what you find here, be it items, weapons, remains, or anything," Rydel commanded, getting everyone to split up and search the small settlement, no larger than one hundred meters in diameter.

Everyone combed through the short, square-shaped huts and found ashes covering the floors as if everything inside had been burned and destroyed. In the entire settlement, they only found burnt knife blades and small bones amidst the ashes.

Jack sighed, disappointed in their findings. The goblins were more careful than they had anticipated, eliminating everything that might have helped prospective invaders and leaving nothing behind.

'Cheer up, we'll find something for ya soon enough.' Maynard tried to raise Jack's spirits.

Rydel quietly nodded. 'There are three more settlements on this level, let's hurry up and investigate them.'

When Rydel ordered the party towards the next settlement, Brunar complained about them wasting too much time and effort. Even Slivia was against the thought, wanting to find her old party as soon as possible. Jack and Troni both spoke up and defended Rydel's orders, swaying Slivia and forcing Brunar to participate in the settlement searches.

It took the entire day to explore the first level and rummage through the remains of each settlement. Like the first, the fence was trampled and everything inside the mud huts was burned to ash. Also, like the first, there was nothing of value in any of the settlements.

"We'll camp in this settlement for the night. Clear out a hut and feel free to have a fire for the night, cause once we enter the second level, we won't even light a torch." Rydel's emotionless statement let the party relax until they heard the final piece of information.

"What do you mean?" asked Brunar.

"Exactly that, there will be no fires on the second or third levels," repeated Rydel, looking down on Brunar for talking back.

Maynard explained, "Cave goblins are very strange creatures, they're about half our size yet are equal to us in strength. They're eyesight in impeccable, sensing heat and not light. On the first floor, it doesn't matter too much because the first level doesn't have any real threats.

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