Chapter 81: Chapter 81 Kill! Unrivaled Mowing
At the same time.
Naruto's Shadow Clone army was wreaking havoc.
Needless to say, the ordinary Goblins had been scared witless by the effect of the title 'Goblin Slayer' and were fleeing to the castle, abandoning their armor and weapons.
The Shadow Clones mowed through them like an unrivaled harvest.
They didn't even need kunai or shuriken; they just used Ninjutsu to crush them directly.
One group of Shadow Clones opened their mouths and unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, the hurricane sweeping up hundreds of Goblins, sending them sprawling and rolling into the air.
Then, another group of Shadow Clones formed hand signs and unleashed Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
Several high-temperature fireballs, larger than horse carriages, exploded in mid-air, a raging sea of fire, followed by the sound of 'thud, thud, thud' as charred Goblin corpses fell.
There were also Shadow Clones who slammed their hands together, unleashing Fierce Wind Palms, blasting a Goblin with each palm, leaving the opponent with no chance to retaliate.
Killing Goblins was also a good opportunity to hone skills and increase proficiency.
Dozens of Shadow Clones, like wolves among sheep, rushed in, either using Konoha Taijutsu or swinging their ninja swords; ordinary Goblins fell like straw and leeks, one batch after another.
Thousands of Goblins far exceeded the scope of a large tribe, and seizing cities and plundering territories was effortless for them.
If the Goblin King had not still been accumulating strength, the Viscount of Great Snow Mountain would not have been able to defend an inch of his territory.
But even with such a large number of Goblins, there was a strange feeling that there weren't enough to kill!
Today, Great Snow Mountain was crimson!
The snow melted and was stained red by blood.
Icy water and blood flowed gurglingly in front of the castle, forming small streams.
And the adventurers, like the dwarves on the ground, went from initial despair to disbelief, and finally, a deep sense of awe and shock rose within them.
They were shocked by Naruto's strength!
At the same time, they were appalled by Naruto's decisive and seasoned killing prowess!
"Is this—is this still human strength?"
"One man, an army? Fighting a thousand alone?!"
"Goblin Slayer, sir, the bards sing of your dragon-slaying deeds, and this old man initially had some doubts."
"Now I think the bards are too conservative!"
The dwarf swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Everyone knew that bards would add a little exaggeration to their songs to attract audiences.
But the dwarf felt that compared to the scene before him, it was nothing.
If he survived and left Great Snow Mountain, telling the story of the Battle of Great Snow Mountain in a tavern, no one would probably believe any of it.
The Naruto's Shadow Clones, who had originally formed an army-like formation, were now scattered throughout Great Snow Mountain, eliminating fleeing Goblins, striving to leave none alive and kill them all!
"Roar!!"
"Let's gather and charge, charge!"
"Crush them!!"
A tall and mighty Goblin Hero, riding the alpha Frost Giant Wolf, raised his shiny black wolf-tooth club and gave orders to the surviving Goblin Wolf Riders.
Undoubtedly, he was the leader of dozens of Goblin Wolf Riders.
His status was probably second only to the Goblin Pseudo-King and the Goblin Paladin.
His strength crushed ordinary Silver-rank Adventurers.
At the call of their leader, some of the disorganized Goblin Wolf Riders gathered and charged together.
As the Frost Giant Wolves galloped, they swung their heavy weapons, taking advantage of the chaos to kill several Shadow Clones.
"Haha, Wolf Riders, invincible!"
"Just like this, kill them all—"
Before the word 'all' was even finished, the Goblin Wolf Rider leader, charging at the very front, suddenly crashed into a thick earth wall that had abruptly risen.
Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!
The alpha wolf crashed head-on, bleeding profusely, and the Goblin Hero riding on its back was violently thrown off, slamming heavily into the Earth Flow Wall.
"More magic?!"
"Quick—stop!"
Some of the Goblin Wolf Riders close behind couldn't stop in time and crashed violently into the Earth Flow Wall, becoming a bloody mess.
But more Goblin Wolf Riders managed to stop successfully.
Just then.
"Rumble!"
The frozen ground of Great Snow Mountain trembled.
Two rows of Shadow Clones stood on either side, slamming their hands onto the ground.
Snow churned, the ground shook, and two massive stone slabs rose from nothing, like the Earth Mother spreading her hands and then clapping them together like swatting a mosquito.
"This..."
"Whimper~"
Amidst the Big Goblin's horrified gaze and the Frost Giant Wolf's whines, the 'shadows' rising from both sides continuously engulfed them.
"Thud—!!"
A deafening, dull roar echoed between the peaks of Great Snow Mountain.
The two massive earth and stone walls merged tightly, directly sandwiching all the remaining Goblin Wolf Riders, crushing them into meat paste.
They didn't even have time to scream before they died.
Only the squeezed blood flowed out through the stone cracks.
[Eliminated a Goblin Wolf Rider, Experience +60 points!]
[Eliminated a Goblin Wolf Rider, Experience +60 points!]
[Eliminated a Goblin Wolf Rider Leader, Experience +90 points!]
Pop-ups appeared continuously, accumulating in the [Messages].
Eliminating Goblin Wolf Riders yielded more experience than killing the Goblin Pseudo-King.
One could only say that the Goblin Pseudo-King was indeed a puppet pushed out by the true king, likely expendable and utterly useless.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The Goblin Hero was continuously firing heavy arrows, occasionally causing a few Shadow Clones to burst into Chakra white mist.
But what awaited them were Ninjutsu even more terrifying and powerful than heavy arrows.
"Lightning Release: Chidori!"
A sharp, piercing noise, like the cries of a thousand birds, resounded through the sky.
A Shadow Clone's hand, enveloped in bright blue and dazzling lightning, charged towards a Goblin Hero; its rapidly moving figure instantly transformed into a blinding electric light, then it leaped up and thrust its palm forward.
"Crackle—"
Thunder roared, electricity crackled.
This Goblin Hero's head directly exploded, with lightning snakes twisting and spitting from the back of its skull.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
A Shadow Clone formed hand signs with both hands, opened its mouth, and exhaled forward; a high-temperature, scorching stream of fire split into three flame dragons, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on three Goblin Heroes.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Wind Release: Rasengan!"
High-level Ninjutsu was continuously unleashed, crushing the Goblin Heroes.
Under the relentless cleansing and extermination by numerous Shadow Clones, the originally vast numbers of Goblins decreased at a visible rate.
Mid-to-high-level Goblins, like Goblin Wolf Riders and Goblin Heroes, couldn't escape at all; they were the Shadow Clones' primary 'targets of interest'.
The dwarf, a bit tired from lying on the ground, rolled over and watched as a group of Naruto rushed into the castle, chuckling as he grabbed snow from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth, able to quench his thirst slightly.
"Hahaha..."
"Goblin Slayer, sir, truly lives up to his name!"
"Mm-hmm!"
The Priestess nodded in agreement.
She was no longer so afraid, supporting herself with her staff, she shakily came to the unconscious Silver Knight and performed the [Healing] miracle on him.
The proud High Elf Archer was silent for a moment, looking at the orange figures spread across the mountains and plains, his eyes filled with awe and respect for the strong.
However, he didn't know which one was the real Naruto.
"Defeated! Defeated!"
"We are defeated, everyone is dead!!"
"Who is this human? Why is he so terrifying? Is he really human? How many miracles, how many kinds of magic does he possess? Unfathomable! Simply unfathomable!"
"I must survive, I must live and report back to the King!"
The terrified Goblin Paladin, exerting all his strength to use [Godspeed], was fleeing at a speed barely discernible to the naked eye.
"Swish!"
Layers of silver afterimages were elusive, darting left and right, seeming to always be about to collide with others, yet narrowly avoiding them.
Each time Ninjutsu exploded near it, it only destroyed an afterimage.
Thanks to the extreme speed granted by the god of awareness, it was able to break through successfully and survive the terrifying attacks of the Shadow Clones.
At this moment, the Goblin Paladin was completely terrified by the slaughter, with no thought of resistance, only wishing to survive and return to the true Goblin King.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Evidently, the most conspicuous castle fortress in Great Snow Mountain was not the Goblin King's main base.
Because the direction the Goblin Paladin was fleeing was exactly opposite to the castle!