Chapter 80 A Single Man, An Army of One Against a Thousand!

The wind and snow whipped at Naruto's cloak, and also blurred the vision of everyone present.

"Is Goblin Slayer-dono perhaps insane?"

"He actually wants to fight the entire Goblin army by himself."

"He can't do it, he simply can't."

"Unless a legendary hero from the kingdom's records appears, even if he is a Gold-Grade adventurer, it would be difficult for him to single-handedly take on thousands of Goblins."

At this moment, a thought simultaneously popped into the minds of the Dwarf, Priestess, Silver Armored Knight, and High Elf Archer—Naruto was mad!

But.

Trapped in despair, they also hoped for a miracle to occur.

They regarded Naruto as their last straw.

If this straw broke, what awaited them would be the terrifying purgatory brought by the Goblins.

The moment Naruto revealed the [Goblin Slayer] title, his entire body seemed to ignite with an overwhelming blood-red killing intent.

This was the malevolent aura condensed from slaying thousands of Goblins, subtly on the verge of transforming into a curse.

In the eyes of ordinary Goblins, it was an incredibly powerful force, even causing the army of over a thousand Goblins to scatter, as if a tall, mighty knight, clad in blood-red armor, had risen behind Naruto and swung a sword above their heads.

The ordinary Goblins were terrified.

Naruto merely stood there, the oppressive aura from his title causing over a thousand Goblins to retreat, as if they had seen the personification of the Shinigami.

Seeing this, the Goblin King roared in anger and dissatisfaction: "Guji! Guala!"

Naruto heard it, and it sounded like he was disciplining his army.

Too bad.

It didn't seem to have much effect?

So many ordinary Goblins actually scattered in disarray, abandoning their armor and weapons, fleeing in panic and terror in all directions, most of them rushing towards the castle like a tide.

"W-W-What happened?!"

"Why did these Goblins run away?!"

"Did a miracle really descend?"

The Dwarf, Priestess, and others immediately widened their eyes, surprised and doubtful, while the glimmer of hope in their hearts grew larger again.

Perhaps...

This blond young man might truly be able to create a miracle.

The [Goblin Slayer] title was sufficiently powerful against ordinary Goblins, but against slightly higher-ranking Goblins, it would only ignite their hatred.

"Roar—!"

The Big Goblin's eyes were bloodshot, and with legs clamped tight, he charged first on his Frost Giant Wolf, heading straight to ram into Naruto.

"Let's begin~"

Naruto, having stretched his muscles, curled his lips into a confident and calm smile.

He formed hand signs.

Ren!

Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!!

"Puff puff puff puff puff puff…" Between the snowy mountains, a unique Chakra white mist permeated the air. When the wind and snow passed, figure after figure clad in orange jackets had dyed the mountains and fields, numbering in the thousands as far as the eye could see.

Their number might even exceed that of the Goblin army!

The dozens of Goblin Wolf Knights who were still charging towards Naruto suddenly plunged into a "Naruto pile," immediately freezing, each pulling on their reins, at a loss for what to do.

"Let us go!"

"Let's show those green-skinned brats a thing or two!!"

Naruto's main body laughed loudly and was the first to act, using Instantaneous Body Technique to close the distance, then forming a Rasengan with one hand and pressing it towards the Goblin King, who was immersed in shock and confusion.

[Divine Speed]

With a "whoosh."

The Goblin Paladin guarding the Goblin King once again drew his knight's sword. Despite being clad in heavy, intricate armor, it did not affect his speed at all; instead, he was extremely fast, leaving behind layers of silver afterimages in his original spot as he swung his sword at Naruto.

"A miracle of speed?"

Naruto's [Agility] attribute was very high, and he immediately reacted to the silver light slashing towards his neck, not dodging or evading, even grabbing it with his bare hands.

Of course.

Before grabbing the Goblin Paladin's high-quality equipment with his flesh and blood, the surface of Naruto's hand was first covered by a layer of bright blue Chakra flame. The flame, like carbonated water, continuously surged with reddish-purple bubbles, transforming ordinary Chakra into a special kind of Tailed Beast-like Chakra—Dragon Origin Chakra.

No sooner said than done.

In the blink of an eye, Naruto's entire arm was already covered in a purplish-red scaled armor, resembling a dragon's claw. With a clang, it seized the knight's sword, and he surged forward, immediately slamming the Rasengan into the Goblin Paladin's head.

"Bang!"

The hard and sturdy helmet visor instantly dented into a shallow spherical pit, and blood splattered from the visor's grates.

The heavily armored Goblin Paladin was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a snowdrift.

"Hiss hiss hiss…"

A hazy white gas steamed from the visor's grates, particularly noticeable due to the low temperature of the Great Snow Mountain.

"Oh? Like the Trolls, does he also have strong self-healing abilities?

"My Rasengan was aimed at his head just now, and it didn't take his head off, which means this armor is also good, at least green quality or higher."

Naruto strode over, raised his hand, and the Rasengan condensed in his palm suddenly expanded, its blue glow becoming even more dazzling. He was clearly preparing to hit it with a Great Ball Rasengan.

Even blue-quality armor equipment wouldn't be able to withstand the crushing force of a Great Ball Rasengan, right?

At this moment.

The Goblin King's behavior attracted Naruto's attention.

That seemingly wretched and weak Goblin King actually took advantage of Naruto and the Goblin Paladin's "battle" to flee in a panic.

Naruto couldn't help but frown.

Although in the original work, the Goblin King in the village defense battle also fled in a panic, the Goblin King of the Great Snow Mountain was divinely inspired and ranked among the Sixteen Demon Generals of the Underworld.

Even if his strength was at the bottom, and the god of awareness had specialized him in wisdom and leadership, he shouldn't be this cowardly and weak, right?

"The question is, can you escape?"

Naruto's main body immediately changed the nature of his Chakra, injecting Wind Release Chakra into the Great Ball Rasengan that was forming.

Then he violently threw it out, crushing the Goblin King.

"Boom—!"

The moment the Wind Release: Great Ball Rasengan touched the ground, a huge blue sphere of light expanded, with air currents overflowing. The super-high-speed, irregular motion of the Chakra turbulence was like the most terrifying grinding machine in the world, obliterating everything and leaving a giant spherical crater in the snow.

As for the Goblin King and his ridiculously crude crown, they were blasted to smithereens by the Wind Release: Great Ball Rasengan.

[Eliminated a Goblin False King, experience +50 points]

"False King?"

Naruto's eyes flickered a few times.

A little surprised, but it didn't seem to be beyond his expectations.

In fact, from the moment the Goblin Paladin offered the crown, a hint of doubt flashed in Naruto's mind. He always felt that the Goblin King in front of him didn't possess much kingly aura, let alone being one of the Sixteen Demon Generals.

But given that the opponent was a wretched Goblin, Naruto didn't think too much.

After all, hiding oneself among Goblins was already cautious enough; if he even put forward a false king, then this true Goblin King was simply excessively cautious.

Later, when thousands of ordinary Goblins were shaken and fled by the effect of the [Goblin Slayer] title, and the Goblin False King's leadership failed to work, Naruto developed more suspicions.

Now—

The system pop-up verified his guess.

"Since it was a false king who died, where is the true Goblin King?"

Naruto's gaze shifted from the semi-transparent pop-up to the Goblin Paladin who had just gotten up nearby.

The opponent was currently breaking through the Shadow Clones, relying on his excellent equipment and the blessing of the [Divine Speed] miracle.