Reign of the Hunters

p>With a wave of Ciel’s scepter, the row of machines that remained dormant sprung into life.
A machine that stood at the far right charged at Ye Ci and Fleeting Time.
The duo nodded at each other, and immediately split up while simultaneously summoning their pets and directing them at the machine.
The duo then began to launch attack after attack at the machine from each side.
The machine was a formidable foe far superior to its counterparts that were destroyed by Ye Ci and Fleeting Time.
It immediately morphed its right arm into a chainsaw and swung its weapon at Ol’ Four.

“Oh no!” Ye Ci’s heart sunk.
She knew that even if the blow would not immediately kill Ol’ Four, her pet would still suffer a huge amount of damage.
Ye Ci blew her whistle, intending to relay a command for Ol’ Four to retreat, but the attack connected right as the beast began to withdraw followed by a roar of pain.
A gaping wound appeared on Ol’ Four’s side and blood was gushing out of the would.
Ye Ci immediately cast Pet Heal at Ol’ Four, which was able to heal some of its health, but did nothing to stop the bleeding.
Only a bandage or a potion could heal the wound.

Despite its injuries, Ol’ Four was still an Epic-tier life form.
It would not allow itself to be bullied.
It pounced on the machine and landed a mighty blow on its leg with a swoop of its tail.

The machine was an incomplete work that had not reached the peak of its combat strength.
It had a formidable attack power, but was still lacking in defence.
Ol’ Four’s attack was able to send the machine sprawling on the ground.

“You take care of this one, I’ll go deploy some traps.” according to Fleeting Time’s calculation, the duo spent 40 seconds to disable the machine.
Even if they were unable to destroy their opponent, it was already rendered defenseless, and the next machine in line would take 10 seconds to activate.
He immediately placed traps in front of the row of machines and backed away to resume his attack on the fallen machine, which was turned into a pile of scrap metal under the relentless onslaught of the duo.

Before they could have the chance to take a rest, a second machine charged at Ye Ci and Fleeting Time.
It was then slowed by Fleeting Time’s trap, and the duo began showering the machines with their attacks.

The Frost Trap placed by Fleeting Time served its purpose well, and the duo was able to defeat their second foe without much of a problem.
The rest of Ciel’s sentries were dispatched with a similar fashion with the combined effort of Ye Ci and Fleeting Time.

“You damned High Elves! You destroyed my sentries! Now I’m angry! Are you going to continue destroying my love with Llaesnyffan? Don’t even think about it! Llaesnyffan will always be my bride! She is and always will be the queen of the Goblin Kingdom! I will never allow her to return to that dirty forest of yours! This is where she belongs!” Ciel was enraged when his sentries were defeated by Ye Ci and Fleeting Time.

“You’ve gone through great pains to defeat the sentries, turning them into a pile of scrap metal.
Ciel is very angry.
They were his proudest warriors.
Ciel swore to send out his strongest warrior to vanquish you and your companions.
You lifted your head… By the Gods! How can there be such a huge robot? You’re but an ant compared to the gigantic machine.
Fear gripped your heart, but you’re not even given the chance to wallow in your fear.
You stared at Ciel with eyes wide open.
Are you going to die here today? But..
Your eyes rested on a familiar form Isn’t that De’frei, the most renowned of engineers in the entire Goblin Kingdom? You lowered your head, your mind is spinning.
Perhaps he can help you in defeating that terrible monster….”

“You damned Elves! You’ll pay for interrupting my reunion with Llaesnyffan! I’ll grind you all into dust! Come, my greatest warrior! Show them the meaning of terror!” Ciel shouted at the top of his lungs while the duo began strategizing for the fight ahead.

“That thing is lvl65… Will we even have a 50% hit rate especially with the level penalty?” Fleeting Time furrowed his eyebrows at the giant robot.

“It shouldn’t be a problem.” a lowered hit rate would definitely affect the damage output of the duo.
Ye Ci was faced with an unprecedented pressure.
Can we really bring this thing down?

“De’frei is here.” said Fleeting Time who spotted the Goblin on top of the robot’s head.
The Goblin landed softly after jumping down from the robot and ran up to Ciel.
He must have an equipment with Featherfall.

“Your Majesty, the Iron Warrior is not ready yet…” De’frei was distressed.

With his mind set on the annihilation of Ye Ci and Fleeting Time, Ciel ignored the protest of De’frei “This is my kingdom, De’frei! I don’t care what you have to say, activate the Iron Warrior!”

“But Your Majesty, if we activate the Iron Warrior now, the whole palace will collapse! It might even bring catastrophe to the entire kingdom!”

“So what? My beloved Llaesnyffan is gone! I care for nothing else, I want those Elves dead! They’ve ruined my reunion with Llaesnyffan!” Ciel’s eyes were glowing red with anger.

“Your Majesty…” De’frei’s pleas fell on deaf ears.
Ciel raised his scepter, and fired a wave of golden energy at De’frei, tossing him aside.

“Great Engineer my ass! You’re just a slave! And a slave must listen to his master!” shireked the crazed Ciel.

Ye Ci ran up to De’frei who was shivering on the ground and helped him up, “Mr.De’frei, are you alright?”

De’frei opened his eyes when he heard the voice of Ye Ci.
His eyes slowly focused on the two figures standing in front of him.
They were Hunters.
Two Elven Hunters.

“Ahh… So you’re an Elf.” De’frei let out a sigh.
He was very old.
Despite the long lives led by the Goblins, they were still a mortal race.
Many of the Goblins had never even lived to see their adulthood before the end of their lives.
A old Goblin like De’frei was a very rare sight, “I’ve not seen a Elf for a very long time now.
Especially… A High Elf.”

“Mr.De’frei, do you know of a Goblin called Orthus?” asked Ye Ci.

De’frei grabbed hold of Ye Ci’s hands when he heard the name, “My dear Elf, how do you know of the name Orthus? You must tell me!”

Ye Ci knew that it was not a good time for explanations.
But how should I answer his question? She then thought of the Goblin Compass, maybe this will help! And she handed the Goblin Compass to De’frei, “Mr.De’frei, do you recognise this device?”

“De’frei spotted! De’frei spotted!” the Goblin Compass was still beeping in De’frei’s grip…