Yes, that's me on the scene.
There's a blood storm raging here right now.
Mainly goblin blood.
"Hiiiiiiiiii! What is this!?"
The landlady is hiding in my shadow and trembling.
Up ahead of them, I was turning the attacking goblins one after the other into blood splatters.
"...Goblin that survive for a long time sometimes mutate. They become stronger and smarter than normal, making them a formidable opponent."
He had been defeated by such mutated goblins in the past.
Coincidentally, when I took part in the first goblin hunt in my life, I turned the humans' strategy against them, attacking the weakest point of their formation and nearly breaking through the encirclement.
"After that bitter experience, we resolved never to underestimate goblins, no matter what."
Outwit them and exploit their weaknesses.
I'll throw away the naive notion that goblins, who are like beasts, wouldn't be able to perform such skillful moves.
Even if it means risking the inefficiency of dispersing forces, they will place their greatest forces at the most critical points to ensure a solid defense.
This was an ironclad rule of goblin hunting that he had learned through years of experience.
"Moreover, the goblins around here, if they have been left alone for a long period of time, there is a very high possibility that mutated species will have appeared. Those kinds of guys will normally lure the main fighting force of the human side, and then use that opportunity to carry out a diversionary tactic to attack their base."
Those who are only half-heartedly accustomed to fighting and who look down on goblins as inferior monsters are the ones who will fall into this ultimate trap and suffer the most.
Goblins are truly nasty enemies, as they prepare traps like this.
"But! I won't fall for traps!"
Because he has been reincarnated into another world!
Swinging his stick, he takes nice shots at the goblins' heads one after another.
The hot spring inn that was the target of defense was surrounded by a sacred barrier created by Lady Starf's [Holy Breeder] skill.
Thanks to this, the evil goblins couldn't step inside a certain area, and their only option was to rush towards me, standing a little outside the barrier.
I guess they thought that since there was only one person, it would be easy if they surrounded him with a large group of people.
Goblins are always arrogant towards those weaker than them.
However, that was the secret to annihilating goblins, not letting a single one escape.
In order to eradicate the goblin plague, we cannot let even one escape here.
It's not just the diversionary group that the Caliba sisters are surrounding right now, but the main force that is attacking us, too, we can't let any of them go home alive.
"But... isn't that strange...?"
He's just beating so many of his own kind to death.
It's about time the goblins got scared and started to flee, no matter how much of an advantage they think they have as a single unit.
It is in the nature of goblins to flee without hesitation once they become frightened.
With so many of our comrades being killed, it's not just a possibility but a sure chance that cowardice will prevail.
And yet, continuing this offensive goes against goblin nature.
What does that mean?
Can you realistically get goblins to buck their habits?
For example, is it because they have an exceptionally skilled commander in charge?
I also think that a commander who can suppress the habits of goblins and turn them into dead soldiers is on the level of Alexander the Great.
Does such an incredible commander really exist? That's what I'm wondering...
"Hehehe... You're quite the active human. How many of our brethren have you killed already?"
A voice was heard.
voice?
Who on earth is talking?
"But you must be getting tired, right? Humans are weak, so even a little movement makes you out of breath and sluggish."
In order to pretend to be part of the diversion, all of the women in the group, including Caliba, have left the hot spring inn to hunt goblins.
So, the only ones still active here are the enemy goblins and me...
"Are the goblins speaking?"
Is that even possible?
Doesn't speaking mean that it understands human language?
However, the figure that emerged pushing its way through the ranks of ordinary goblins was extremely tall and slender for a goblin, with a dignified presence.
"What's wrong? Is it that unusual to see a goblin talking?"
"I'm embarrassed to admit my ignorance, but I've never heard of goblins being able to speak human language."
But is that a goblin?
But isn't her physique, or rather her bone structure, clearly that of a fashion model?
"I'm not an ordinary goblin. I've survived the struggle for survival, lived a long life, and evolved accordingly. I'm a special goblin. Don't lump me in with the average goblin."
So there he was.
Mutant goblin.
Even the Rokublins, which are one level of evolved goblins that I've seen in my countryside, were cunning enough to turn the tide of battle.
I've had that in mind ever since that day.
If goblins become Rokublins, then surely things like Nanablin and Beeblins will appear and one day they will face off against each other.
Today the time finally came.
Now that I'm mentally prepared to accept it, just bring it on, I won't be surprised no matter how many Brin there are.
"I am the highest-ranking goblin who has reached the heights of ultimate evolution! I have achieved 15,000 stages of evolution, and my name is...!"
Accumulate.
"...It's a man goblin!!"
"Too many!?"
As expected, the number of evolutionary stages far exceeded even my expectations.
It's over 10,000!?
"Hehehe, you seem surprised, don't you think? To me, who has become a mangoblin, humans are nothing more than inferior lifeforms! Now enjoy the one-sided terror!"
"Shut up, your name sounds like mango pudding!"
"You can still be cocky like that while you can, you know? My strategy is slowly driving you into a corner. How many of your comrades have you defeated so far? Even if each one is a small fry, it still takes a little bit of power to hit them. If that keeps up, you'll surely reach the peak of your fatigue."
Is this guy sacrificing his friends to steal my stamina?
And not just one, but dozens?
He felt disgusted by the cruel tactic, but at the same time he was amazed at how the Mangoblin's leadership skills had likely allowed him to force a suicide attack, when goblins are usually selfish and lack an ounce of dedication.
He was forcing goblins, who are known to be willing to sacrifice even their parents or children in order to survive, to perform the act of sacrifice.
Now, I was finally beginning to understand the absurdity of the 10,000-stage evolution.
"If I defeat you, the barrier behind you will disappear, right? Then I can enter that big house and steal whatever I want from within, and kill as many people as I want inside!"
No, the one who created that sacred barrier was someone else, so my safety has nothing to do with it, you know?
Before that, there's no way that I'd be defeated by you guys.
"It's true that moving your body will tire you out. But the absolute amount of stamina varies from person to person."
"what?"
With one swing of the stick, nearly ten small goblins were mowed down.
"What?! After all this fighting, your movements are still sharp...?!"
"If you want to make me run out of stamina, you'll have to send in 10,000 goblins."
It's not for nothing that I have sex with more than ten lovers all the time.
Endurance is my forte.
"But I don't want to waste time on it, so let's get it done quickly."
I simply hate wasting time.
Then take out another stick and place one in each hand.
It's a two-sword stick technique.
This will allow us to exterminate the goblins twice as fast.
Furthermore, by crossing the two sticks to form a cross shape, it emits something like ki and fires something like a wave motion gun!
"HAAAAAAAHH!!"
With that, most of the goblins were blown away and evaporated.
[Rod maker] When you master your skills, you can do things like this.
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiii! What kind of human is this!? Hiiiiiiiiii!?"
Among them, something called the mangoblin managed to survive tenaciously.
It's an ultimate evolved goblin, as you would expect. Its reactions are overwhelmingly faster than other goblins, and it's also very sturdy.
"I can't take on a monster like that! I'm running away!"
And just like the goblins, they fled quickly when they realized they were at a disadvantage.
But I won't let him get away.
If such highly evolved goblins were to be released back into the world, it's certain that they would once again regroup in large numbers and become a plague on human society.
In order to prevent such damage from happening again, we must cut off the root of the problem here.
I've made arrangements for that too.
"Where are you going, Goblin-san? This is a direct route to Hell."
"I won't let you get away."
Sister Caliba and Miss Starf appear.
As the Mangoblin turned on his heels, he stood in his way, cutting off his retreat.
"You guys?! Where on earth are you from?!"
"They were sent to defeat the diversionary goblins you had prepared. Although, they had already wiped them out a long time ago, and now they have returned."
Seeing the high possibility that there were mutant goblins on the opposing side, we made such preparations and made arrangements from the beginning.
My sisters quickly annihilated the diversionary goblins and then turned around and set up a siege around the hot spring inn.
If the goblins were to trick us, they would surely attack the hot springs inn, so I would intercept them and hold the battlefront at a stalemate, while they prepared their forces so that not a single one would escape.
The plan had worked perfectly, and the escaped goblins had surely been taken down by Spear-senpai, Bloom, and the others.
Being able to set up such a flawless formation so quickly was a skill only a [Saint Knight] like my older sister could have.
"All that's left is this boss."
"So this is the mutant goblin I've heard rumors about. Apparently, if one of these gets mixed up with a group, a pest extermination mission can quickly turn into a war. We can't overlook this."
It seems that neither Sister Caliba nor Lady Starf have any intention of forgiving this evil evolved form.
So, to conclude the battle, I'll swing down the Blade of Judgment. It's just a stick, though.
「Wait, wait, wait! Are you sure you want to kill me like this!? I still have a secret weapon up my sleeve!」
I think this is the desperate struggle of goblins who are desperate to survive.
Because you have a secret weapon?
So why not stop with the longwinded questioning and immediately use your secret weapon to strike back?
"Hehehe... It seems you still don't get it? I am the ultimate mutant mangoblin who has achieved 15,000 stages of evolution...! Look at the special organ that only mangoblins possess!"
What!?
"After all, he's a man-goblin... that's right, he's a goblin with a pussy!!"
"Dirty jokes?!"
It was so stupid that I punched the mangoblin on the top of his head with my middle finger.
Is this a pun, and a dirty one at that?
He did a combo of things he shouldn't have done, which made me even sadder.
"But what was that Goblin trying to do to show us his pussy?"
"Seduction or something?"
Anyway, we defeated the last goblin general and successfully completed our quest.
We managed to annihilate all the goblins while defending the hot spring inn!!
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"Thank you so much!!"
After the aftermath of the battle was over, the proprietress of the hot spring inn expressed her warm gratitude.
After exterminating the goblins, they thoroughly roasted the corpses and buried them deep underground to prevent them from attracting other evil monsters or becoming a source of disease.
Before that, the ears are cut off, packed together and sealed in a bucket, then sent via refrigerated delivery to the lord who governs the area.
As proof that "we've taken care of the goblins."
He also enclosed a letter saying, "Don't let someone just pass by do your work for you. I will report this matter to the Queen," so things shouldn't get any worse from here on out.
"I'm sure the suspension will be lifted soon. It's all thanks to you all. I can't thank you enough!"
No, no, we simply did what humans should do, following our sense of duty and humanity.
Besides, I would like to accomplish the original purpose of coming to this hot spring inn.
"Of course, I won't mind thanking my benefactor for saving the inn. Please come to my inn and relax after your battle! The inn is closed anyway, so there won't be a single other guest here! You can rent the inn exclusively!"
It's for private use!?
Yay!
What a wonderful situation to be able to rent out the entire hot spring inn for ourselves!
When that happens there's only one thing to do!
Let's go into the hot springs!!