Tracking, Discovering a Small Goblin Tribe

"Gugi, gu."

"Wah!"

"Wah, wah."

"......!"

Deep within the jungle, faint sounds echoed.

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed, and he stopped, pricking up his ears to listen. The indistinct sounds gradually became clearer.

Something was coming this way, and in considerable numbers!

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, surveying his surroundings. He quickly locked onto a relatively thick tree, and quietly walked behind it, pressing himself against the trunk as he waited silently.

Time slowly passed! Familiar "wah wah" sounds occasionally rang out, making Tang Zheng's eyes light up.

He had dealt with Goblins quite a few times, and this was clearly the sound of Goblins!

Indeed.

This place was already close to the Ogre's territory! Tang Zheng remained pressed against the thick tree trunk, his head slightly forward, as he turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

Soon!

A Goblin party of thirteen appeared in Tang Zheng's sight.

These Goblins wore tattered clothes that were quite ill-fitting. Some even had cut-off trouser legs over their heads, wearing them as hats.

Their attire made them look like refugees.

But Tang Zheng's eyes clearly narrowed, because this was the only group of Goblins he had seen that were all wearing clothes, even if those clothes were extremely tattered.

The Goblins he had seen before were basically naked! And what surprised Tang Zheng the most was that the two Goblins at the front were actually holding iron weapons, although they were just two forks.

Following the leading Goblins, he looked towards the back.

A clear change appeared on Tang Zheng's face for the first time.

The Goblins at the back were struggling to carry some bloody corpses, closely following the Goblins in front.

People! Tang Zheng's expression turned somber.

There were a total of five corpses. Judging by their appearance and clothing, they seemed to be three men and two women. The dark and rough arms that were drooping to the ground and being dragged along.

Made Tang Zheng realize that these people were probably farmers from nearby villages.

Although he was currently in the Tove Great Forest, he was actually still on the outermost edge of the forest. To the north was the interior of the forest, and to the south, one could leave the Tove Great Forest and enter an area similar to the wilderness.

Further south, one could see a dirt road extending from E-Rantel.

And in this area, there were quite a few villages.

Compared to Karn Village, located in the Forest Sage Hamsuke's territory, the villages around the Ogre's territory and the Magic Serpent Naga's territory were not very safe.

Therefore, the Adventurer's Guild in E-Rantel constantly had quests to clear out monsters, Goblins, and the like.

"Wah, wah."

The Goblin in front seemed to feel that they were walking too slowly, and howled a few times at the back, its fangs filled with impatience.

The Goblins carrying the corpses behind, upon hearing this howl, showed panicked expressions on their green faces, and continued to carry the corpses forward with some difficulty.

Throughout the entire process, this group of Goblins did not notice Tang Zheng hiding behind the big tree.

Expressionlessly watching this Goblin party pass in front of him.

Tang Zheng gently rotated the hilt of the Iron Sword in his hand, lifted his foot, and followed quietly, hanging behind this Goblin party.

Although there were many Goblins in this group, they were not much of a problem! The level of ordinary commoner farmers in this other world was about level 1. If they were trained, they could potentially reach level 2.

Ordinary Goblins were also at this level, after all, they were Demi-humans, and had some racial advantages.

So, dealing with these Goblins was not difficult.

However.

Based on the behavior of these Goblins, Tang Zheng guessed that they were likely returning to their tribe.

Realizing this.

Tang Zheng was naturally not in a hurry to immediately deal with these Goblins.

As he followed this Goblin team deeper into the Tove Great Forest, Tang Zheng could clearly feel the surrounding trees and bushes becoming more lush.

The atmosphere of the forest began to change, most noticeably, the light suddenly dimmed a lot, and an invisible sense of oppression faintly permeated the forest.

Tang Zheng turned his hand and took out a pocket watch from his Item Box. The time on it was only around 3 PM, but the surrounding light gave him the feeling that it was already evening.

"Shouldn't be going too deep."

Tang Zheng looked at the Goblins carrying the corpse at the back, his eyes flickered, and at the same time, he raised his Iron Sword and lightly scratched two marks on a large tree next to him as a marker.

In this vast primeval forest, getting lost is quite troublesome and dangerous.

Therefore, Tang Zheng was naturally prepared.

In addition to drawing fixed marks on the trees he passed, he also had a large bag of specially purchased lime powder in his Item Box.

Currently, he was still in the outer area of the forest, and Tang Zheng could still see the direction clearly, so he didn't need to use lime powder yet.

Next! Tang Zheng followed this group of Goblins for about ten more minutes, and he was sure that he was about to reach the Goblin tribe.

Because Tang Zheng had already smelled a rotting odor in the air, as well as an indescribable stench that smelled like a mixture of stinky socks and rotten eggs.

Soon.

An open area appeared in the midst of the thick, tall trees and dense jungle.

The area was not very large, only about half the size of a basketball court. The entire area had obviously been cleared, with no large or tall trees.

As soon as the group of Goblins entered here, they immediately became active, especially the Goblins carrying the corpse at the back, who became much more excited.

Tang Zheng's eyes swept over the area.

He saw many animal bones, mixed with some human leg bones and arms, randomly discarded to the side.

Near the center of the area, there were several thick animal skins spread on the ground.

Among them, some rotten meat was placed on a piece of skin covered with withered yellow weeds, and a large number of insects gathered there.

The stench that permeated the air came from there.

What caught Tang Zheng's attention the most was a grass hut in the center of the area, which was obviously constructed of weeds and branches.

Tang Zheng carefully looked at it, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

The size of this grass hut was obviously much larger than the small Goblins, and most importantly, there was only this one grass hut in the entire area, which was a bit abrupt.

In addition.

The number of Goblins was also a bit abnormal.

Not that there were too many, but too few! This was obviously a small Goblin tribe. Apart from the 13 Goblins who had just returned to the tribe, Tang Zheng could only see five Goblins left behind in the tribe! It was uncertain whether there were any remaining Goblins in that grass hut.

But the number of Goblins left behind in the tribe was too small. Although Tang Zheng couldn't distinguish the age of the Goblins by their appearance, he could also see that the Goblins left behind in the tribe were obviously young and strong.

In other words.

This small Goblin tribe in front of him actually had no old or young members.

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