A goblin's village.....

Sinako and his small team watched as the bandits walked into a goblin village without being hindered. The goblins seemed respectful and fearful of the bandits company,their chief,a large hobgoblin who was close to evolving, walked out of his hut to welcome the company of bandits.

The bandits seemed relaxed and even lowered their guard. The female goblins were in a rush as they quickly roasted a couple of boars and a water buffalo.

The captives were locked in cages. Their luxurious clothes and jewelry had already being striped off. The ladies had it worse as they found themselves groped by tens of rough hands.

The lustful looks sent shivers down the spine.

Sinako had an inkling that if he didn't act now,he won't get a second chance. He couldn't point out exactly what else was different about this goblin village, apart from it being under the control of the bandits.

If there was one thing he never doubted were his guts.

He gave some thought before choosing to infiltrate the bandit company.

"The three of you have to return and report everything to Master..."

He said to his three comrades....

"I don't know why but I have this feeling that if we continue following them from this point we will all be discovered...."

He said as he took off his armour...

"The hut...."

The three men looked at the hut the Shadow Priest dark elf was pointing at in her Orb of Darkness.

Apart from it being larger than the rest and built at the center of what appeared to be the goblins barrack,the three could see nothing wrong with it.

"What with the hurt...?"

Sinako asked the question that lingered in their minds.

"The hut gives the same filling as the teleportation channel in the cave but a little bit stronger...." she said as she closed her eyes for a second.

"I think that the hut houses an intermediate teleportation channel..."

Sinako had an enlightened look....

"If it's as you say,then this explains why nobody has ever discovered their hideout..."

"You have to hurry back and report everything to the Master,tell him that with our current strength,we won't stand a chance against the bandits...."

"Yes Sir...!"the two young men saluted.

"Take care on your journey..."

Sinako bid the three farewell as he quickly but softly sneaked his way into the goblins village.

"These damn humans think we are their slaves...."

" If you were not my little brother, I would have cut off your tongue...."

The hobgoblin leading the squad of goblins on patrol reprimanded the one who lamented.

"You know what happens to those who speak I'll of the humans..."

The rest of the squad pretended as if they didn't hear a dime nor were they concerned even though they to shared the same sentiment.

"But big brother, don't you think it's wrong that only the chief receives all the resources given by these humans while we who rush to serve them everytime they come receive nothing..."

The hobgoblin looked at his little brother and shook his head.

"One day your tongue shall put you in trouble...."

He said as he quickly marched to the front of the squad leaving his little brother mumbling at himself.

What the squad didn't notice was the man watching them from the tree top.

Sinako marked the little lamenting goblin as the squad marched on. He had thought that infiltrating the goblin village would have been easy only for him not to find a way past the goblins tight defense and strict patrols.

He knew that the little lamenting goblin was his only ticket into the village.

For two hours straight, Sinako had his eyes on the little lamenting goblin's squad.

Before the goblins changed shifts,the little lamenting goblin excused itself as it headed towards a bush to relieve itself,only for it to feel the sharp edge of a blade on its neck.

Sinako knew that the goblin couldn't understand human language and so he grabbed it's shoulder and flipped him on the ground.

The little goblin wanted to retaliate but the blue glow from his assaulters blade made it freeze. It had once seen their village strongest warrior,the village chief, defeated by a man wielding a spear with the same glow.

Seeing the frozen and frightened look on the goblins face, Sinako was certified.

He retrieved a blood contract from his storage ring and threw it at the goblin before gesturing for it to apply a drop of blood on the scroll.

Before setting out for Silver City, Wanjiru had terminated his blood contract on Sinako as to allow him purchase slaves for him and also as his symbol of trust.

The blood contract enabled the master and slave understand each other though they both spoke different languages.

The goblin didn't hesitate for even a second as it knew that it were no match for the human before it.

When the contract was initiated,Sinako retrieved a bottle of from his storage ring and threw it at the goblin.

The little goblin caught the bottle and examined it,it had a confused look on its face...

"The bottle contains magical pills that are enough to help you evolve into a hobgoblin,just like your big brother."

He said as he watched the goblin's face morph from confusion to joy and later greed before fear overtook it once more as it realized the predicament it was in.

To humanoid monsters,the spirit pills didn't aid them in cultivation since the humanoid monsters didn't cultivate rather they helped them evolve to a higher being of their species.

"If you help me infiltrate the bandits company,am going to hand you more pills that would help you evolve from a hobgoblin to a higher goblin."

The goblin was frozen but this time it wasn't fear but from the different emotions that ran in its mind,it knew well that though the offer was tempting and it stood a chance of growing stronger,the consequences of his actions if found out would be dire.

It feared that it may even implicate its aging parents and brother.

Sinako gave it some time to weigh the cons and pros of helping him,seeing that it had a difficult time making up its mind,he decided to entice it a little bit more.

"My Lord, plans on eradicating the bandits and anything or anyone who stands on his path shall only meet their end..."

He paused to let his words sink in...

"But if you help me...I will request my Lord to spare you and your whole family...."

Seeing the joyful look on the goblins face,he smiled.....

"Who knows,he may even let you be in charge of the captured goblins...."

This was the final straw that broke the camel's back,or rather, the goblins back in this case.

Sinako smiled as he mentally patted himself on the back.