23: Chapter 23 Smoke-Soaked Nest, Goblin Chieftain!

Standing atop the Floating Island, Xu Xuan looked down at the high school girl and her mother from a superior vantage point.

"Take the savages and go back. I'll handle things here."

Xu Xuan's stance was clear; these two newly acquired Japanese vassals were his servant lords.

As long as the mother and daughter stayed safely in the rear farming and providing food for him, that would be enough.

The role of such a tribe was like that of dairy cows—quietly living out their days in the rear, honestly hunting and farming.

At that moment, a line of text appeared before Mio's eyes.

[Suzerain's Order: Return the tribe to its original location. Do not disobey, or you will suffer the punishment of Heart-Piercing Pain.]

It seemed that once this subsidiary agreement was signed, the mother and daughter could not say no to Xu Xuan at all; they had to follow whatever conditions he set.

This was equivalent to them having completely become slave lords, without the slightest right to self-determination.

However, in Mio's view, she had already been cruelly abandoned by her father. In these chaotic times, attaching herself to a powerful lord was actually a good choice.

Xu Xuan had promised her that he would help her get revenge!

Thinking of this, Mio had no complaints: "We obey the Suzerain's command. My mother and I will certainly do our best to provide logistical support for you!"

"Mm, go on then."

Xu Xuan waved his hand, letting the mother and daughter leave early.

They couldn't help much with dealing with a Goblin den; after all, their tribe members were still wielding wooden sticks.

After the high school girl and her mother left, Xu Xuan turned his gaze toward the cave in front of him.

That cave was precisely the Goblin den. Chi You, wielding his giant axe, was surging with battle intent as he shouted to Xu Xuan, "My Lord, I will take the men and flatten the nest of these Little Green Skins right now!"

Seeing that Chi You wanted to start the slaughter again, Xu Xuan raised his hand to stop him.

"No, we don't know the internal structure of the den or if there are traps. Furthermore, we haven't fully grasped the enemy's strength."

"I believe that with General Chi You's strength, you could definitely wipe out these Little Green Skins alone, but I cannot guarantee there aren't any lethal traps inside."

Hearing Xu Xuan's words, the hot-headed Chi You gradually calmed down. "My Lord is absolutely right. I truly do not understand the habits of these monsters. Rushing in blindly might lead us into a trap."

After speaking, Chi You raised an eyebrow. "And you, My Lord, must have already thought of a way to deal with these little monsters, right?"

The corners of Xu Xuan's mouth curled up; he naturally knew how to deal with Goblins.

When he was young, Xu Xuan lived in the countryside.

There were rat holes in the country fields, and he was most skilled at dealing with those things.

Although the Goblins had just arrived, it couldn't be ruled out that their cave entrance connected to multiple exits.

So, Xu Xuan planned to use the method he used against country rats in his childhood to deal with the Goblins.

"General Chi You, take some men to cut down trees. Pile the wood at the cave entrance and light it. Use smoke to force these inferior creatures out!"

"And through the thick smoke, we can also determine if this cave entrance has other exits."

Hearing Xu Xuan's explanation, Chi You's eyes lit up, and a hint of admiration appeared in his gaze.

He hadn't expected that while My Lord was young, his way of doing things was very steady.

By following Xu Xuan's plan, they indeed didn't need to risk entering the cave, yet they could still force those Little Green Skin monsters out.

"We shall do as My Lord says!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi You swung his bronze axe and easily felled an entire tree.

With his terrifying monstrous strength, he cut down a tree half a meter thick directly; this efficiency was something the other savages couldn't hope to match.

Soon, with the assistance of the Divine General Chi You, the savages piled a large amount of wood at the entrance of the Goblin den and began to ignite it.

As for the powerhouse Chi You, he picked up a plantain leaf from the ground. Possessing seemingly endless brute strength, he continuously shook the leaf to whip up a fierce wind.

Sparks flew at the cave entrance. Under the constant fanning of the plantain leaf, the large amount of split wood was quickly ignited. The fire raged and thick smoke billowed. Driven by the wind from the plantain leaf, the smoke surged into the cave.

Xu Xuan stood on the Floating Island watching. He had watched anime before and had some impression of monsters like Goblins.

Their caves were definitely interconnected in all directions. Those who blindly charged in would never have a good ending.

But while watching anime, Xu Xuan always had a question: why didn't the protagonists use fire and smoke to force the Goblins out of the cave?

Was it really necessary to physically explore the cave and risk being ambushed by Goblins to be happy?

As Chi You continued to fan the wind, sure enough, smoke began to drift out from another hidden cave entrance in the distance.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan waved his hand. "Hu Zi Mei, lead 50 spearmen to block that other cave entrance. Other female archers, descend from the island to recover the arrows!"

"Understood!" Hu Zi Mei gripped the bronze spear in her hand and excitedly slid down the rope.

With the front left to Chi You and the side to Hu Zi Mei, as long as the long weapons formed a hedgehog formation, they would kill as many Goblins as came out.

He had to be fast. He had to take the global first-kill reward before the other lords!

The two cave entrances were held by two generals respectively, while the female archers began to go down to the ground to pull arrows from the Goblin corpses.

Of course, some cunning Goblins were playing dead in the piles of corpses. The female savage archers weren't polite; they directly swung their stone axes and smashed down on their heads.

On the other side, Hu Zi Mei had already taken her position with the 50 spearmen. Xu Xuan immediately ordered, "Block that small cave entrance for me with stones and mud! Don't let them have any ventilation!"

To put it bluntly, Xu Xuan wanted to block all ventilation points and smoke those Goblin bastards to death inside.

These inferior species that fed on humans and desecrated human women should be completely exterminated!

As the small cave entrance and some of the ventilation holes were plastered shut with mud, the Goblins inside began to cough and grow restless.

The sound of the Little Green Skins coughing could be heard inside. To Xu Xuan, their sounds of agony were like incredibly beautiful and pleasant music.

The Goblins, unable to withstand the smoke any longer, finally began to rush out uncontrollably.

Blinded by the thick smoke and with eyes full of tears, they raised their wooden sticks and let out desperate howls as they charged out of the cave entrance.

However, before they could even breathe fresh air after passing through the fire, they were greeted by dense bronze spearheads.

Puchi!

Countless Little Green Skins charging out plunged headlong into the dense hedgehog formation. They ran right into the spears and were instantly turned into hornet's nests!

Watching the Goblins rush out one by one to their deaths, Chi You's cruel bloodlust was triggered, and he laughed loudly.

"These green-skinned little monsters are like frightened rats, rushing up one after another to die. It's truly a sight to behold!"

Just as Goblins were continuously rushing out to their deaths from the main front cave, a roar suddenly came from the side cave!

The stones and mud blocking the entrance were kicked aside, and a tall, powerful Goblin appeared before Hu Zi Mei.

[Goblin Chieftain (Lord-level Monster).]