Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 66 Mowing the Lawn

To the kobolds, the sudden appearance of human adventurers was far more terrifying and vicious than the inherently evil goblins.

To these small, reptilian creatures, humans are the tyrannical invaders.

The goblins fight them only to compete for territory and resources.

But human adventurers are different.

They appeared out of nowhere, plundering their painstakingly built homes and hard-earned minerals.

In addition to plundering, they also slaughter indiscriminately, not only strangling adult members of their own kind, but also sparing neither old dogs nor weak cubs.

This is absolutely despicable!

If House knew what these kobolds were thinking, he would find them utterly ridiculous.

They have long been encroaching on human territory by seizing mines, plundering surrounding villages, and attacking lone travelers without provocation.

These kobolds plundered and harmed the innocent, but now they're turning around and portraying themselves as victims.

What do you mean by fighting goblins for territory and resources?

In the place where goblins live, only swamp monsters that like to eat dung and dirt, or slimes that are interested in minerals, would be willing to stay.

He wouldn't even take that shabby place if it were offered to him.

The reason these kobolds clashed with the goblins was because they wanted the ore in the goblins' lair!

It's utterly ridiculous.

The real aggressors are clearly themselves!

House easily killed the kobold in front of him with a single sword stroke, gripping his longsword tightly and feeling an immense sense of exhilaration.

Weak, so weak!

At this moment, House is wreaking havoc among the dog-headed crowd.

These kobolds, whose physical defenses were only slightly tougher than goblins, were easy to cut down like harvesting wheat.

Find the right angle, and you can cut down two or three enemies in one go without even needing to use the [Slash] skill.

Compared to the goblins who can cooperate seamlessly, these kobolds, whose brains are probably no bigger than an almond, only know simple human wave tactics.

Such tactics are effective against goblins who wield ordinary wooden sticks as weapons and possess mediocre strength.

However, it was meaningless to House, whose strength was comparable to that of a goblin professional and who was well-equipped.

[Wind Sweep] activated.

[Form Ease] Enabled.

With double the speed and the added muscle hardening, House, whose movements wouldn't slow down due to muscle fatigue in a short time, suddenly transformed into a blurry afterimage, his longsword flashing coldly in his hand.

He weaved through the panicked, fleeing group of dog-headed people. With each flash of his sword, one small figure after another fell to the ground, not even having time to let out a proper scream.

The battle was so easy that House couldn't help but smile slightly.

At this moment, he finally regained his confidence after his strength was enhanced by the kobold.

A goblin worth 60 copper coins. Thank you for the invitation, but I politely decline.

The 30-copper-coin kobold suits me better.

A shadowy figure with a hint of green light wandered through the cave.

At each place they swam, a small, dog-headed man was found decapitated.

Unable to see clearly, unable to stop, unable to escape...

Even the strongest clan leader, who was 1.4 meters tall and wielded a thick iron staff, could not stop the demon.

His body was split in half from top to bottom by the silver light in the demon's hand.

Fear gripped the hearts of every kobold and permeated the depths of the mine.

.......

While House was wreaking havoc among the kobolds, his other teammates weren't idle either.

Zemjia set up his shield and stood beside Sylvia, shielding her from the stones flying from the other side.

Luther was engaged in combat with several kobolds wielding makeshift shields.

As for Luna, she followed closely behind House, occasionally throwing out a piece of flint to trigger the traps in the cave for House in advance.

As an assassin, although she did not possess the corresponding skills to detect traps, she relied on the instinctive alertness brought by her profession, her keen intuition for danger, and the experience accumulated from long-term adventures.

This allows Luna to see through the crudely disguised traps that the kobolds have hastily set up with the naked eye.

......

The battle ended quickly.

None of them expected that in less than ten minutes, they would wipe out more than fifty kobolds.

The remaining kobolds fled in panic, taking advantage of the intricate network of cave paths, and eventually escaped successfully.

This made Sylvia, the team's "only ranged" player, feel somewhat ashamed.

In terms of kills, she only has single digits.

She could clearly see those dog-headed men who had fled, and they were even within her firing range, yet she was unable to make a move.

The depths of the mine were pitch black and the visibility was extremely poor. Each time the opponent fled, their movements were unpredictable and their trajectory was difficult to foresee.

What frustrated Sylvia even more was that this place was deep in the mine, with very little vegetation around, and many areas were completely barren.

This prevented her from activating the [Plant Language] detection skill, and naturally, she couldn't accurately track the fleeing kobolds, so she could only watch helplessly as they disappeared into the depths of the fork in the road.

"Is that all?"

Luther, standing to the side, spoke with a hint of disbelief after the battle.

Having previously led missions to exterminate kobolds, he knew all too well just how troublesome these small, crawling creatures were.

Massive human wave tactics, complex and intricate battlefield environments with limited visibility, and terrifying traps that appear from time to time...

Compared to the goblin imps who can be easily killed by simply blocking the entrance to their lair, the kobold quests are much more difficult, but the rewards are extremely meager, only half of the increased goblin rewards.

Therefore, adventurers generally wouldn't accept such a quest.

After all, the kobolds are not very dangerous, and the abandoned mines where they live are rarely visited by anyone.

If it weren't for the fact that they are monsters and there have been several recent incidents of people being injured, the guild wouldn't even be willing to issue these kinds of extermination missions.

Let them mine, and then clear them out when the monsters are scarce on the outskirts of the forest in winter.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy this time."

"Indeed, teaming up with the captain was the best choice."

Luther looked toward the entrance to the passage where House was, where the ground was covered with countless kobold corpses.

Of the fifty-odd kobolds, at least thirty were dealt with by House.

Despite being a mage with immense magical power, her melee combat skills were in no way inferior to those of a standard warrior like myself.

A sense of joy at having found a powerful patron quietly stirred within Luther.

Deep inside the mine.

"Captain, are you alright?"

Seeing House accidentally step on the spikes, Luna, who was in charge of clearing the traps, felt extremely guilty.

"Don't blame yourself, it was my carelessness."

House casually pulled the splinter out of his foot, stood up with a relaxed expression, and patted Luna on the shoulder to comfort her.

He was having too much fun killing people and running too fast, which caused Luna to fail to keep up and remind him in time.

Yes, we need to learn from this experience.

The magic power that had been depleted by more than half surged up again, and the [Slow Self-Healing] ability was activated, quickly healing the small wound on the sole of his foot.

However, in order not to reveal this powerful trump card to Luna, House pretended to take out a portable medical kit and simply bandaged the wound.

Then, Luna helped him back.