Chapter 856 Chapter 855: Terracotta Grottos (17)
?Butchering the Wurm took no time at all, our knives and short swords making quick work of the dead monster's flesh as we skinned it, butchered it, and further desecrated its corpse via dismantling its skeleton.
The meat filled multiple chests, the skin was layered and placed into three chests, the bones filled multiple chests, and the various other ingredients - like its organs - were placed into another three chests, meaning...
We had a gigantic caravan of chests we needed to haul back to the base, which we stacked together and began to lug back, attracting the attention of the monsters nearby as they curiously watched us get to work, only to ignore us as they felt the mana pulsing off of us as we walked, or the scent of a powerful monster lingering around us pushing them away even more.
But, we went straight back out as soon as we deposited our loot back at the base, not taking a rest as we returned to clearing out this other grotto, making it another safer area as we prepared to excavate all of the resources inside it for our own benefit...
Even though there was a good chance that some of the materials would be left behind, we still were driven by a slight greed to have as much as we could and - at the very least - upgrade our gear as much as possible and continue delving into the depths of the Terracotta Grottos to try and find the real, mouthwatering goodies that currently eluded our grasps... The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Giving Jahi and Satanya our destination, Leraie and I returned to the grotto once more, aiming for one of the Goblin tribes that dotted the area and creeping towards them, our Wind Cloaks and light feet making it impossible to smell or hear us as we approached the haphazardly thrown together base.
Sticks and logs were stacked randomly alongside rocks to create walls, whilst the crudely tanned hides of monsters patched any immediate holes in the walls to keep the entire thing insulated from the breeze, keeping the camp warm as they ignited a gigantic bonfire inside their camp.
Along the 'ramparts' of the walls, Goblins stood around and lazily looked over the grotto, their bows and spears resting on their shoulders as they yawned and dozed off, whilst the grunts and growls of the others inside the camp spilled into the air.
Unsheathing a dagger, I scanned the walls and nodded to Leraie before sneaking forwards, out of sight and hidden from the monsters that I wanted to take my irritation out on... both for earlier, and for the amount of repetitive enchanting I had just done.
So, I slunk forwards towards the wall and crouched beneath it, before lunging upwards and yanking the Goblin down from its perch atop the rock it stood on, startling the monster before it stared at me in fearful surprise as I swiftly slit its throat.
Obviously such a maneuver attracted attention, but before they could investigate the sudden disappearance of their comrade, a giant earthen spike erupted in the center of their camp, startling them.
Jumping onto the rock that the Goblin had once occupied, I spun the bloody dagger smoothly and threw it towards another monster, before unsheathing my Khopesh and launching a projectile towards the Ogre that stood in the center, its slow mind trying to catch up to all of these sudden changes, causing it to freeze up.
Because of that... the ice discus slashed into its chest and tore through its muscular torso, bisecting the Ogre and causing the top half of its body to slide to the ground with a wet thud, startling the rest of the Goblins into action... even though it was too late for them.