noveltune Chapter 47 Gebu is Gone
Chapter 47 Gebu is Gone
The opening and closing of the stone door bought the goblins a dozen seconds.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Goblin fled for his life in the underground passage, relentlessly pursued by the guards and witch hunters—his two short legs thrashed wildly, at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
I'm so tired... I'm exhausted!
I practice magic, not long-distance running!
At this point, Gebu no longer cared about the direction of escape; he would rush forward as long as there was a road—hoping he wouldn't encounter a dead end!
Gebu and Tongtong had agreed to meet at the market exit, but given the current situation, Gebu himself didn't know where he was going and couldn't rely on Tongtong at all... He still had to rely on himself.
Goblin and his pursuers weaved through the narrow underground passages. Goblin turned left and right, using the dim light and numerous corners to keep his distance from his pursuers.
However, goblins are slower than humans, and no matter how hard Gob tried, he could only keep up with them for about twenty steps. He couldn't catch up with them from behind, nor could he shake them off from the front.
Light!
The goblin rushed around the corner and saw the light shining through the end of the corridor—the final sprint!
However, the last hundred meters or so were extremely dangerous. The corridor was a straight line, without any cover or side paths, completely exposing the goblin's back to the pursuers behind him.
Gebu didn't care about anything else and ran towards the exit.
"Whoosh!"
A chill ran down the back of his head, triggering his goblin sixth sense instantly, making his hair stand on end.
Gebu instinctively lowered his head, and something brushed past his scalp from above!
A crossbow bolt flew over the goblin and struck the wall around the corner ahead, making a thud and sparks flying.
Gebu turned his head and saw that the guard running in front was holding a crossbow and shooting from about twenty paces away.
The man missed, cursed, and slowed down to reload his crossbow. At that moment, the guard behind him overtook him and aimed another crossbow at Gebu.
"Ignis!"
Geb raised his hand and unleashed a flaming arrow. The burning ether roared through the corridor, shooting towards the guard's chest with a bright flame!
"Bang!"
The guard was struck squarely in the chest by the flaming arrow, the flames bursting forth and knocking the man down instantly—the gray robe covering his breastplate turned to ash in the flames, and the leather armor was almost burned through!
The guy wasn't dead; his armor saved his life. He lay on the ground groaning, clutching his chest, unable to get up.
The moment this guy fell, the already narrow passage was completely blocked. The guards who were loading crossbow bolts rushed over to help him up, while the witch hunters behind him didn't hold back at all. They snatched the crossbow from the man's hands, stepped over the man on the ground, and charged straight at Gebu.
Just as Geb was about to release another fire arrow, the witch hunter raised his hand and fired an arrow—the goblin quickly ducked to dodge, and when he looked up again, the vulture was less than ten steps away.
The goblin turned and ran!
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Hearing the footsteps of the person behind him getting closer and closer, Gebu rushed straight towards the end of the passage.
It's...it's out! I'll jump...jump my ass!
"Magnubie!" Gebu gasped. The end of the passage was a cliff!
The goblin slammed on the brakes and grabbed the edge of the passage with both hands, managing to stay upright and not rush out in one breath.
Thud. A stone tumbled from the edge, bounced on the cliff face, and then plunged into the bottomless abyss.
No way out?! Something's not right! Why is there such a dead end?!
Gebu looked up and saw a one-meter square lifting platform suspended a little over a meter high. On the cliff face above, ropes and pulleys crisscrossed, suggesting a hidden cargo port.
The goblin had no time to think; in those few seconds of pause, the man in black behind him would catch up.
Gebu mustered his courage, crouched down, jumped, and reached for the platform in the air!
The goblin's green fingers touched the edge of the platform... Suddenly, the platform swayed under the goblin's weight, and Goblin's body tilted, about to fall!
Wizard's hand supporting his buttocks!
The 10 kilograms of force pushed the goblin up about half an inch, just enough for him to grab both hands on the platform.
Gebu swayed on the edge of the lifting platform, used the momentum to get up, and, supporting himself on the platform, climbed up unsteadily.
Just then, the witch hunter Vulture rushed up from the passage. He reached out to grab the goblin swaying in the air. The goblin was halfway up the platform when the man grabbed its ankle and pulled it off!
The vulture had half its body hanging outside the passage, trying to pull the goblin back to the ground, but it almost lost its balance—it had to let go and brace itself against the wall to prevent itself from falling.
The man in black regained his balance in two seconds and reached out to grab again!
The vulture, tall and with long arms, grabbed Geb's left foot in one swift motion. Geb, clinging to the platform, dangled in mid-air and unleashed a flurry of kicks at the witch hunter!
Rabbit kicks eagle!
"Obak above! You damned little beast!" Vulture roared angrily. He tried to grab the dimensional bag at Geb's waist amidst Geb's storm of kicks—Geb couldn't shake off the man's grasp, and in his anxiety, he roared!
"Big Eyes, get him!"
A toad swooped down from the sky and pounced on the vulture's face.
The witch hunter, his hand loosened after being hit in the face by the toad, took two steps back, drew his dagger from his waist, and then, with a combination of prying and spiking, chopped the toad down—the big-eyed creature fell helplessly to the ground, turning into a pile of ashes, and then disappeared.
"My ten gold coins!" Gebu was both angry and heartbroken.
The vulture broke free of its magical pet and raised its knife to stab, but Geb seized the opportunity and braced himself with both hands.
Goblin pull-ups!
Hey!
Geb flipped onto the swaying platform. The vulture, unable to reach the goblin, pulled out its crossbow, activated the launch mechanism, and loaded an arrow into it.
The goblin stood up unsteadily, looking around for a way to raise the platform... The rope connecting the platform was fitted with a pulley system, and a stone was attached to the other side as a counterweight...
I understand, I have to…
Geb drew his bone dagger, about to cut the rope securing the counterweight—
Whoosh!
Gebu suddenly felt a chill under his arm.
Well!
He lowered his head, and a section of the crossbow fletching protruded from his lower abdomen...
This is... Blood?
Gob stared in disbelief at his wound, the arrow deeply embedded in the goblin's side, warm liquid gushing from it.
I've been shot?
An excruciating pain shot from his abdomen to his brain in an instant. Gebu could no longer stand; his legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the platform.
Vulture dropped his crossbow and stood up to grab the edge of the platform. He was very tall, but the platform was only a tiny bit higher than his fingertips... The witch hunter stood on tiptoe, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
"it hurts……"
On the platform, Geb felt all the strength drain from his body; he had never been injured so badly. The pain made him unable to think… The goblin felt the world spinning before his eyes, his vision blurring… He couldn't give up…
The vulture's fingertips were about to touch the platform... just a little bit more, Book of Sand!
God's treasure! Mine!
The instant the witch hunter touched the edge of the platform, a spark flew from Geb's finger and struck the rope binding the weights nearby—
Sparks flew everywhere!
The rope snapped, the boulder crashed down into the valley, and the elevator suddenly soared upwards. The vulture strained with all its might, half its body sticking out, but it grabbed nothing!
"No!!!!"
The witch hunter's furious howl echoed through the valley.
Gebu rose rapidly, feeling dizzy as the bright white sky hurtled closer...
"Potion...I need potion..."
Despite the pain, the goblin reached into the dimensional bag and clawed and clawed, his fingertips searching for the cool touch of glass... but everything was cold, and even his own veins felt cold.
He found the medicine, but he didn't have the strength to unscrew it, let alone put it in his mouth.
No, how can we end it here?
The goblin, using all its strength, clutched its wound, feeling its consciousness fading...
The sky was so bright and white that day...
so tired...
Gebu closed his eyes, letting his consciousness merge with the sky...