Chapter 8: The goblin nest
「Well, that does not look good, does it?」Kibadios clicked his tongue.
It took almost an hour for Kibadios and his toys to reach the goblin's nest in question. Since it is located a bit far away from the main road, the gang had to walk during the last one third of the trip so it took longer than they would have expected. Once arrived, they hid themselves in a bush while scouting for any sign of goblins. At first, since they have believed the hero would have eradicated the nest, they did not expect to find any goblins walking around but to their surprise, the entrance to their nest was closely guarded by a group of goblin sentries: four of them carrying long, crudely made spears, walking back and forth across the narrow gate while three others were standing up above the earthen entrance, looked out vigilantly for any sign of trouble. In this world, unlike how they were depicted in many other fantasy books back on earth, goblins would be classified as non-intelligent monsters. They could not comprehend speeches nor think much for themselves, so the sights of goblins guarding their nests as soldiers would almost be unthinkable.
「With this level of organization, there's no doubt there's a Goblin King resides in this nest.」concluded Kibadios.
「Goblin King?」asked Maia and Rowan
「... Wow, you guys know less about this world even more than I do」
「「I'm sorry.」」
「Unlike non-intelligent goblins, Goblin King is a very tricky and crafty individual. Their intelligence may exceed many human strategists and tacticians out there… Well, at least that's how it was during my first reincar... 」Kibadios stopped short of letting his two slaves know more about this past. 「Anyways, in short, this means trouble… Though I doubt it's a trouble for the Hero's party though.」
「... But the goblins are still here.」pointed out Rowan 「Does it mean the hero failed?」
「...」Kibadios stayed silent for a bit.「Well, we will find out, won't we?」
As cautious as Kibadios, the hybrid began to strategize for his attack on the nest. Even though it was unlikely, he still operated under the assumption that the hero's party had failed to fight off against the goblins and now were captives. If that was the case, it meant Kibadios and his slaves would most likely suffer the same fate if they were not careful. After half an hour preparing, the three began to move out.
「This time, you will be the star, Maia!」
「I will try my best, master!」The girl excitedly responded. Little did she know, this battle would be where her future nickname "The Poison Queen" be born.
Once ready, Kibadios, Rowan, and Maia finally walked out from the bush. There presence was easily spotted by the goblins who soon sprung into action, with the spears holding goblins charged forward while the others readied to hit the gong, alerting their pack. Yet, just like what happened back at Rowan and Maia's village, the goblins were all swiftly decapitated without them even noticing. The moment their heads hit the ground, their black blood splattered all over the green grass, some found their way toward Kibadios who was leisurely walking through. Yet, the droplets of blood suddenly hit an invisible shield casted by Rowan on his master, Maia, and himself, preventing them from getting dirty. During all this, Kibadios was surprised at the fact that both of his toys were walking resolutely by his side, showing no sign of disgust or panics. And just to think, just more than a month ago, their eyes were full of fears when I found them. The hybrid thought to himself. Once they reached the gate, Maia, with several small glass bottles wedged between her fair, slender fingers, gallantly threw them into the nest's long, dark hallway. Once the bottles hit the ground and broke opened, several substances began to spread out and flew deep inside the nest. A few drops of the substance, which would have been extremely lethal to any other individuals, landed on her fingers. Maia sensually licked her finger clean, then turned to her master.
「It should only takes a few minutes.」declared Maia.「After that, all individuals got infected with the poisons would be dead.」
「Good job, Maia.」Kibadios patted her head. 「Still, dont let your guard down. Rowan, keep erecting your defensive barrier as we walk in the nest」
「Yes! Master!」
The three walked cautiously next to each other deep into the nest, all under Rowan's protection. Kibadios would probably be able to accomplish the task of cleansing the nest by himself, but giving Rowan and Maia chance to practice their power would always be a good idea. Even now, Kibadios was amazed at the potency of Maia's poison as they walked passed dozens of goblins' corpses, all foaming and bleeding from their orifices. The girl was not supposed to possess much combatant prowess but looking at the mountains of corpses from her use of poison, Kibadios would have to reconsider her role in his group. Rowan, too, was performing much better than expected as he continuously put up a 360 barrier around them as they moved, a task that would probably be difficult for high class mages… at least during the time of Kibadios' first reincarnation. The hybrid would have no idea how much magics have advanced since then. Nonetheless, judging from the mage that attacked the village, he would say it has not advanced at all.
The group swiftly made a sudden stop, since in front of them, two huge orcs laid dead, fully naked, thick cum were still leaking out from their throbbing erect dick. Lying beneath one of the orc appeared to be someone. As Kibadios moved the orcs bodies asides, both Maia and Rowan gasped hard as they noticed someone familiar: Reuk the elven archer… at least part of him anyways as the poor elf's body has been mutilated, with both his arms and legs were chopped off. Reuk laid on the floor on his stomach, all naked, with orc cums flowing out from his loose asshole. His bodies were completely beaten up as Kibadios could tell most of his ribs were broken. Just within days, the orc had completely transformed him into their personal onahole.
「... Ki...ba...dios?」the elven archer whispered as he opened his eyes the moment Kibadios picked him up and let him lean against the wall. 「... you're … a demi-human?」
「... Yes.」He answered with a smile. Ever since they stepped into the nest, he had dispelled his disguise since maintaining it requires a bit of his mana, and the cautious hybrid would not want to waste his energy on such a farce. 「What happened here?」
「He… ughh!」Reuk coughed up blood as the poison had penetrated what remained of his body. 「... betrayed us… DESMOND!」
「The monk?」surprised Kibadios, though this would explain why the hero party was defeated by lowly goblins. Now that he knew it, he had much better confidence in dealing with the nest. 「... I am sorry, Reuk. But you're poisoned. We used it to eradicate this nest and sadly, there's no antidote」
「... It's…. Fi..ne�� but… plea..see, I beg… you.. Please help… Ryan!」
「Where is he?」
「Deeper…inside…」
「Leave it to me.」said Kibadios, then he continued with a smile, his tongue licking his lips. 「Reuk… Since you're dying anyways, can I devour you?」
「...」The elven archer closed his bleeding eyes. 「You're ... a half ogre... arent you?」
「So you know about ogre's unique skill,
「... Go ahead… But please… rescue Ryan… dont harm him...」Reuk resigned his life since he knew he had no other choice.
「I promise.」
「AND KILL DESMOND FOR ME!」yelled out the elf, his eyes wide opened now, though they were fully dyed in red blood.
「I promise.」Kibadios' shadow began to envelop the elf. Unlike pure blood ogre, whose
「Will… there… be… pain?」the elf whispered, his consciousness has finally slipped away.
「... No… I promise.」
「Go...o...d… I'm… s..ic..k … of… p..ain...」Reuk let out his final words as the shadow fully wrapped around his body, then it constricted and retreated back into Kibadios.
「Hmm… You taste much more delicious than I'd have thought, Reuk… Rest assure. I'll take in your vengeance. 」smiled Kibadios creepily.
Behind him, both Rowan and Maia looked in horror as their master truly "ate" another being. They knew that their master was a monster so this would not be unexpected, but now that they have witnessed it in person, their whole bodies were trembling. Though, their tremblings were not because they were afraid of their master or seeing him as a bloodthirsty monster that he was. They were trembling because of how emotionless they were when witnessing such an act. At this time, they have finally realized they have fully rejected their humanity. To them, their master's deeds and thoughts would now be acting as their moral compass, if it can even be called "moral."
「You two are afraid of me now?」asked Kibadios once he turned back to them.
「Of course not, master!」Rowan firmly answered.
「... Though Kibadios sama… Why did you say we don't have antidote? 」asked Maia since in her pouch were antidotes for several of her poisons.
「... the state that he's in, it'd be better for him to die, wouldn't it?」
The two nodded, knowing that had it been them in Reuk's shoe, they'd be asking for death themselves.
「Anyways, let's continue deeper into this nest. We need to find Ryan… and that girl. I wonder if they're alive」The three resumed their formation.
「... Master, so what does your skill,
「It's a unique skill for the ogre race. Apparently, it's also rare for ogre to possess it though. But anyways, it allowed its users to gain the skills of those whom they "devour.���」
「So does it mean now you have Reuk's abilities?」
「Yeah. Though I dont think I can fully control them well yet.」
「I see… 」Maia thought for a while, then she hesitantly asked. 「... If we ever fall in battle, would you "devour" us?」
「Of course! After all, you two are all mine.」grinned Kibadios broadly
「「Thanks, Master!」」The two excitedly responded, knowing they would be able to help their master, even in their death.
Oh man, this was totally not the reaction I was expecting! I was going to scare them, but why am I scared instead? … Seriously, did I break them too much? Kibadios warily glanced at his toys as the two have been smiling nonstop ever since they knew no matter what, they would prove useful for their master. It took the three of them another 10 minutes until they finally reached the exit of the goblin's nest hallway. By this time, the poison has been diluted enough that it would not be able to kill anyone. Luckily for the three, though, all of the surviving goblins were busy circling something in the big circular ground at the end of the hallway so they did not notice the intruders, nor the fact that their companions out in the hallway were all dead. Kibadios and his toys quickly hid themselves behind several large rocks as they assessed the situation. This area of the nest seemed to be the innermost chamber, located below the ground. Here, only a few flickering fire from the torches acted as sources of light. Several small streams of underground water crept out of the earthen wall and ceiling, dripping down onto the floor in a harmonious rhythm. The scene reminded Kibadios of either the place where Tidus from Final Fantasy 10 met Rikku for the first time or that place where Goblin Slayer fought an "orge" with his transportation scroll… In fact, if he's currently a character in a badly written story, he was pretty sure his writer would use the visual from those places to describe the current area he was looking at right now.
Once Kibadios had finished scanning the "battlefield" and formulated appropriate strategy, he now focused his attention at the goblin horde, with several distinct orcs being spotted. The pack was paying attention to something attached to the wall but since his field of vision was limited by the crowd, he couldn't tell. On the far right of the chamber, though, he could clearly spot two of his main targets. The Goblin King, sitting naked on his throne, his hands holding onto a naked girl's hip while his enormous, deformed dick, as thick as Kibadios' arms, was pounding mercilessly into the girl's pussy. Sitting beside him was none other than Desmond the monk, the traitor that brought the downfall of the hero's party. The man was smiling, his gaze fixated at the wall where the goblins were.
「Come on, Ryan. Just give up, both you and I know you're just making it hard on yourself… literally...」
… So he's over there… Ryan!