Ch 11.
The goblins were at the very edge of the tree line, all focused on the fortress ahead.
Marching forward they passed a strong scent that reminded them of the taller mountains, this was strânge since this place was not high enough for that scent.
But they ignored that.
They had humans to kill and enslave.
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Slayer Keep.
" They are exiting the forest now. They are using shields with women tied to them." Lizard Priest said to Goblin Slayer.
"Phaze one should start by now. " He said as from în front of the Goblin army hidden adventurers started a casting of sleep and stupor, and after the goblins tell asleep Spearman lead the rush forward from the gates as to save the women.
Archers on the walls took care of the shamans în the front.
While this was happening the mounted ELVES that stayed hidden în the forest, had followed the trail left behind by the horde and they reached their base camp/nest.
And once the adventurers returned to the keep with the freed women and the elven riders reached the nest cave, the goblins spring their trap.
Inside the cave wolfriders sprung out, the ELVES quickly started retrearing from them as from the tree line another line of shields with women tied to them came, along with the real shamans, the ones killed were ordinary goblins dressed as them.
But what was worst war that the shamans were all inside a great Siege tower which protected them from arrows and the tower itself had women tied to it .
" Just as we feared. This one knows how we fight. He must have been a survivor from out extermination quests. "
Goblin Slayer said as he could feel the Warboss crin, since he just made Slayer Keep play it's hidden right hand move.
" Time for the second phaze "
GS said and immediately then another wave of stupor and sleep came from the second hidden unit.
This one was outside the fortress and had stayed hidden în the grass while the first sortied out.
Warrior lead how squad forward, while Dwarf Shaman led Wizard în the spell casting and High Elf Archer shot between the small nooks and crannies of the shanty Siege tower. Managing to down the real shamans before they could disperse the spells.
They cut free the women on the shields and the tower and then Warrior used a mighty BLOW to strike and the towers base.
Making it fall down and kill at least half a hundred goblins, and making the Siege tower useless.
As the second ambush squad withdrew, the elven cavalry arrived.
" Don't let a single one survive!" Spearman said, leading out a second sortie to cover the retreat of the second hidden squad and to aid the cavalry.
His group war armed with long stakes that stopped the wolfriders charge.
Combined with the elven cavalry bows and the arrows shot from the wall, the wolfriders were cut to pieces and they all withdrew to safety, locked the gate, leaving behind a shocked and angry Warboss.
"We can still ride out and give aid to the last hidden unit." Elven Chieftain said as he and his troops dismounted.
"There is not enough time for that. Also the goblins may be abble to follow you in to many numbers and make the last unit be revealed to early. Also the Champions are coming. We need your bows for them." Goblin Slayer replied as they made their way to their section on the walls.
" I would say we managed to kill 240 wolfriders and about 600 goblins în this opening move." Lizard Priest said as the Waaaggggh recovered, retreated and regrouped behind the tree line.
" Then we begin phaze two." Goblin Slayer said and High Elf Archer and Elven Chieftain nodded.
Every single Archer lit up a fire arrow and shot them into pre determined locations în front, behind and in the middle of the Goblin Waagh.
The arrows tell into likes of pine woood that over the past year the Slayer army had gathered. both for winter and for this kind of trap.
" I heard a traveler say how the leaves of pinr are very flamable. One small flame lights up a forest fire. " Goblin Slayer said as the Waagh war engulfed în flames.
" Seems like you got counters for all of this. Not that I am complanning, but why were you so spooked about this?" Spearman asked as a great roar pierced the night and a huge form flew fast, passing over the keep în it's flight.
"That's why."Goblin Slayer replied.
After it came a flock of goblins on wings that glidded into the keep and rammed the gate so hard that it was blown wide open.
From the forest the Goblin horde came.
Combined with the fire and ambushes they had lost about 1.200 to 1.500 goblins.
But that still meant that over 4.000 goblins along with hundreds of hobgoblins, almost 100 champions and half a dozen giant wivern riders and many kamikaze riders were charging their castle and their first gate had just been breached.
And then the ground itself trembled.
" An earthquake!?" Spearman said în suprize.
"No lad. Much worse than that." Dwarf Shaman said as he and the other dwarfs braced themselves.
All dwarfs were familiar with this kind of trembled from Goblin armies.
Trees fell, goblins giggled as the worst of the Waaagh emerged from the forest to join the fight.
" A-A spider queen!" Heavy Warrior said as the huge monster that had Goblin archers on it's back scuttled forward.
"Worse than that." Dwarf Shaman said as from behind the Spider Queen the one that made the ground tremble and fell trees with it's steps emerged from the forest.
"A GIANT!" Female Paladin exclaimed as the full migh of the Waaagh exited the forest.
"Orders Lord Slayer?" Lizard Priest asked.
"Kill them all." Goblin Slayer said as the Waaagh entered arrow range.
Time to slay some goblins.