Wizard: I am a goblin

Chapter 25 The Great Conman in the Firelight

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Gebu clutched the Book of Sand and fled desperately into the depths of the forest.

Actually, the following thought flashed through his mind:

Should we run or fight?

Although Geb knows a damaging spell like Fire Arrow, it's only at level 0. This brainless guy is exceptionally agile; in just a few seconds, he can quickly close the distance and get right in front of Geb.

At that point, it would be a one-for-one trade. Even if the fire arrow could burn him to death, the attacker might also take a fatal blow and bleed to death.

What a waste! How could the path to adulthood for the great wizard Geb end here?

As he ran, he looked back and saw the red-eyed goblin's figure disappear into the rock wall, and then suddenly leap into the air!

Time seemed to slow down, and everything became slow motion...

Under the moonlight, in mid-air, the goblin, with its long fangs and claws, flew into an abstract humanoid shape.

"Brainless" lunged towards the big tree beside the cliff... Gebu was stunned; he had never seen such a reckless guy.

"Are you... sick in the head???"

"Aaaaaaah!"

*Plop!* *Splash!*

The red-eyed goblin crashed headfirst into the dense foliage, sending leaves and twigs flying everywhere.

The creature struggled on the branch for a moment, finding its balance. Then, like a gibbon, it hooked onto the branch and leaped from one tree to another!

Gebu then realized what was happening and turned to run!

In the midnight forest, under the bright moon, dappled shadows of the trees, two goblins chased each other, one above the other.

The goblins in the trees nimbly leaped between the branches, their shadows blurring.

The goblin stumbled and staggered across the soft, fallen leaves, its feet sinking deeper and sinking shallower with each step.

Gob ran forward with his head down, only to hear the sound of swaying branches behind him getting closer and closer, and the shadows of the trees flickering in front of him. The red-eyed goblin, like a ghost of the night, followed closely behind the goblin wizard...

What if I can't outrun him?

beat?

What if you can't beat them?

run?

What to do if you can't outrun someone or beat them in a fight?

A candle suddenly lit up in Gebu's mind... Begging for mercy would definitely be useless against this guy, but hadn't he just learned that move?

You're kidding me!

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"No Brains" is a goblin with a rather simple mind.

In his world, there are only two things.

One type can be poked, the other cannot be poked.

You can poke wild beasts, but you can't poke goblins.

Humans can poke, but goblins cannot.

Magnubier said that if someone can be stabbed, then they can be stabbed; Magnubier did not say that if someone can be stabbed, then they cannot be stabbed.

Generally speaking, you shouldn't attack goblins unless the old shaman, the bear boss, or someone who is "unhappy" speaks up.

Because such opportunities are rare, "No-Brainer" must seize every chance to learn how to stab goblins when they come along.

Neck, armpits, chest, liver, kidneys, spleen, abdomen...

These areas are soft and yielding, making them the most satisfying to poke without getting stuck. A clean, decisive thrust will cause a dark red liquid to ooze out, instantly wiping out the prey, making it go limp, then cold and stiff.

Some guys will howl after being stabbed, some won't; some will beg for mercy, some will curse, some will make squeaking noises like little pigs... but without exception, they will all eventually quiet down.

The clueless guy was very curious about what kind of sound Gebu would make after being stabbed.

This little rascal looks like a little piglet.

The red-eyed goblin traversed the trees as if walking on flat ground. Little Goblin's figure drew closer and closer. "Brainless" couldn't wait to swoop down from the sky and buried his dagger in his back...

Here it comes, here it comes, let me poke it.

Just as the red-eyed goblin was about to make a move, Little Goblin suddenly tripped and rolled into a ball, falling into the bushes with a thud.

"No-Brainer" stopped in his tracks, grabbed a branch with one hand, hung himself from the tree, and squinted to see where Gebu had gone.

The bushes stretched out in patches, tall and short, dazzling the eye, and for a moment it was impossible to tell which patch Gebu had disappeared into.

"Gob? Where did you go?" the red-eyed goblin asked.

Geb, of course, did not answer him.

The assassin goblin picked up the dagger, let go, and fell from the tree—all four feet landing at the same time, like a cat, without making a sound.

He crouched down and began searching and probing in the center of the bushes, the dagger stabbing left and right. His green, pointed ears perked up alertly, his pupils dilating into black discs.

Splash!

As the mindless creature approached, a bush not far away rustled slightly. The mindless creature's pointed ears twitched alertly, and its head snapped towards the direction from which the sound came.

He crawled closer, closer, and then burst forth, lunging towards the bushes!

The goblin stabbed wildly at the bushes, and a huge rat darted out from a gap in the bushes and disappeared in an instant.

Ah, it's a mouse.

After a few seconds of mental effort, the gear in the brain of the person without a brain turned, and this conclusion was reached.

Just as he was rebooting his brain, a scalding voice, as hot as magma, entered the red-eyed goblin's mind!

"Stupid! Incompetent! Cowardly!"

Startled, No Brains jumped up and wildly waved his dagger left and right.

This guy stared at the air for a long time, then, seeing that there was no one around, he stood there stunned and scratched his head.

"Huh?"

"You dare call yourself a brutal goblin? Ha! How laughable!"

The voice rang out again, and the hairs on the back of No-Brainer stood on end. He took two steps back, his eyes wide open, almost popping out of their sockets.

He dug at his ear with the dagger, trying to dig out the sound. Just then, the sound rang out again!

"You will be punished by the gods!"

The red-eyed goblin nearly pierced its own head.

*Snap!* A broken branch suddenly flew up from the ground, catching the goblin off guard and striking it squarely in the face.

"Ouch!"

This didn't cause any real harm, but it terrified the goblin out of his wits—he'd never seen anything like it before! It was haunted!

He panicked, gripping the dagger with both hands, his muscles tense, his eyes darting nervously around as if unseen enemies were everywhere.

But the enemy made no move. An eerie silence fell over everything.

Oh no, my brain just can't process this.

In that short half minute, many things happened that the goblins couldn't understand.

Having lived this long, "No Brains" has never been afraid of anyone.

He's skilled and has a dagger. If he encounters an enemy, he'll just stab them to death.

When a person is killed, they die. Once they're dead, they stop causing trouble.

But what if the enemy can't kill you, or even reach you?

Just as No-Brainer began to question the meaning of life, a pine cone fell from the sky and struck him on the top of the head right out of his blind spot.

The red-eyed goblin jumped, wildly brandishing his dagger and darting around—he was completely panicked.

The goblin spotted a tree hole and, without thinking twice, plunged inside. After struggling for a while, it curled up into a ball, leaving only its two daggers and eyes facing the opening of the hole.

This is the enemy's direction!

There were no other entrances to the tree hollow, and the clueless person thought he was absolutely safe.

But the unseen force didn't let him go. Stones kept flying towards the hollow tree trunk, banging loudly against the hollow. The goblin's ears were ringing, and his already fuzzy mind became a complete mess.

"Magnubie above!" the goblin prayed softly, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Magnubii? How dare you blaspheme our name?!"

"Let me tell you, I am Magnus!"

Whoosh! As the sound echoed in "Brainless's" empty mind, a dazzling flame shot out from the forest, igniting a branch. In the firelight, the light from below revealed Little Gebu's ferocious, fanged grin.