The dragon's harem

Chapter 294 The Goblins’ Front Hole

Most monsters wonʼt dare pick up a fight with a dragon. Only the fools or desperate would do it. Thud! Arad touched the cobra with his hand.

”Go,” He growled, and she slithered away in fear. The dragon wasnʼt seeing her as prey, so she survived for the time being.

”You couldʼve killed it for the experience.” Jack looked at Arad.

”Weʼre focusing on the goblins. We shouldnʼt scare them away,” Arad looked forward, ”Letʼs move silently,”

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It only took them a few minutes to spot the goblins going in and out of a small hole in the ground. They dug a hole like moles and started living.

”Aella, get ready to take a shot,” Arad whispered, pointing at one of the goblins walking around the area.

Thud! Jack touched Aradʼs shoulder, ”No, let me take care of the scouts. She kills the guards and anyone coming out of that hole.”

Arad nodded, and Aella pulled her bow, getting ready to fire.

Jack smiled, crouching and going invisible. He pulled a dagger and crawled across the bushes.

^Heʼs there, good.^ Jack smiled, slowly approaching the unaware goblin scout. He lay behind him beneath the tall grass, waiting for him to exhale.

It was a simple practice by rogues and assassins. Stab the targetʼs throat right after they exhale, so they canʼt scream.

HAA! The goblin took a deep breath and then emptied his lungs. Thud! Jack stood, grabbing the goblinʼs head and stabbing his throat. ”Come on, little guy, to the ground.” He then pulled the dying goblin to the ground and waited for him to lose consciousness of blood loss.

When the goblin died, Jack looked at the second scout. ^Now, to finish that off,^

Thud! Arad touched Jackʼs back, ”I will take care of the corpses.”

Jack smiled, ”You canʼt sneak that well, donʼt follow me. Wait till I gather a few corpses before eating them,”

”Iʼm not eating them. Those things look gross,” Arad growled, looking at the wart-filled green goblin, ”Iʼm just gathering the corpses so we can burn them later.”

”It doesnʼt matter both ways,” Jack smiled, ”Just watch,”

Jack went invisible again, crawling toward the next goblin, smiling.

Arad looked at Jack. ^I can still see him.^

[Most invisible creatures are using magic to be invisible. Your void eyes can see that.]

^What kind of creatures I wonʼt be able to see?^ Arad asked.

[Those who use non-magical means to become invisible. Dragons with a lifelong experience in camouflage can escape the grasp of your eyes as they arenʼt invisible. They change their scale color to blend in like lizards.]

^So only creatures who donʼt use magic,^

[There is a type of dragon called a force dragon. Or the transparent dragons. They donʼt interact with light in the first place, so they canʼt be seen.]

^What does light have to do with being invisible? Wonʼt that make them black?^

[No, light pass through them, so they are invisible.]

^I see.^ Arad lifted his head, looking at Jack to see him finishing the seventh goblin scout. ^I better start cleaning,^

Arad crawled behind Jack, mimicking his moves and clearing the corpses.

Aella pulled her bowstring, aiming at the holeʼs entrance. ”Something is coming out,”

Isdis pulled her sword, ”Probably they got worried since the scouts didnʼt get back.” She took a deep breath, ”I can send them to sleep with a simple tone,”

”Donʼt. You will alert the one who doesnʼt get affected.” Aella aimed at the goblin, keeping an eye on him as he moved toward the bushes where the scouts were roaming.

Jack looked back at Aella, waving his hand and making a cutting motion around his neck. ^Take him down before he sees the corpses.^ He wanted to scream, but that would expose them.

PEW! Aella released her arrow, sending it flying between the trees.

BAM! The arrow pierced the goblinʼs tiny skull, leaving a gaping hole in it. GUH! The goblin gasped, falling dead.

Aella lifted one of her fingers, and the arrow changed direction, flying back to her hand.

Jack looked back at the nest, ^Damn it, they are noticing,^ He saw the goblins growling at the entrance. He then looked back at Isdis, signaling for her to get ready to play.

Isdis nodded, sheathing her sword and pulling her Biwa.

Jack then waved his hand for Arad to stay low as he crawled toward the goblin nest.

^Itʼs all or nothing. It wonʼt take them long to send a large group to explore. We then wonʼt be able to save the hostages if any were inside.^

Jack watched the goblins at the entrance carefully. He would strike if they tried to act. But he hoped they would forget and get back to guard.

^They didnʼt see the scouts die. They only heard a sound. Itʼs highly possible they wonʼt make much of it.^

The goblins growled at each other as if debating whether to go or not, and Jack started getting worried. ^Come on, let your goblin brains rest and forget,^

In the back, Arad pointed with his finger at a bush. His eyes could spot the small creature crawling inside.

[Gravity magic]

SWOSH! Jack blinked, seeing a rat rolling in front of the goblinʼs nest.

”GUHA?” the goblins stared at the scared rat as he ran back to the forest, ”GUHAHA?” They looked at each other and went back to standing still.

Jack lifted a thumb up to Arad, ^Nice job,^

Arad smiled, returning the thumbʼs up.

Isdis sighed, relieved she wonʼt need to play her biwa since the sound would send the whole colony after them.

Jack looked at the goblins with a worried face, ^Now, there is one small hole. How could we get inside without them noticing us?^

He looked around for a back hole, ^They gotta have another entrance that they use to run away. Goblins are stupid, but they arenʼt dumb.^ He crawled toward the back, searching between the leaves and stones. He soon found a large log that seem to have been moved.

^This is it,^