The Labyrinth Kingdom

Chapters 36. The Bandit 1 Headquarters

Stars scattered in the night sky and moonlight that illuminates the earth is a very beautiful sight in this world, Many people are enjoying its beauty.

But to the bandits, tonight was not a beautiful night but a dark night.

"MAHRIN..."

A loud explosion resounded in the darkness of the night.

The ground shook because of the effect of the explosion.

The members of the bandit group [Rotten Fangs], who had made Mount Torli their headquarters, were shocked by the surprise attack.

"the enemy is attacking"

"take your weapons, we're under attack"

The sound of shouting resounded throughout the bandit camp. The bandit who served as a guard, shouted as loudly as possible to commemorate his friends who were still in a daze.

Hearing the sound of a loud explosion earlier and the screams of his men, Zarkhan walked out of his room in full gear.

"Boss! Under attack! ”

"I know! There is no need to clarify it anymore, Who dares to attack us ?! ”

"A, I don't know either. But, I think it is the people from the Underground Labyrinth …. ”

"....."

A week ago, Zarkhan sent his men into the rumored underground labyrinth, but until now, not a single one had returned.

He felt that the labyrinth was slightly different from the other labyrinths.

He had obtained information from the broker, if the number of monsters guarding the labyrinth was much less than the normal labyrinth.

The info was very strange, he said. Because the more treasures in the labyrinth, the more monsters will guard it.

This was an open secret that adventurers had known for a long time.

His suspicions grow stronger, after one of his men accidentally finds a goblin trying to enter the labyrinth.

In this world, goblins were considered low-level creatures that were always hunted by adventurers.

Therefore, goblins have the instinct to stay away from places where adventurers or humans gather.

So seeing the goblins around the labyrinth was a very suspicious thing, which was why he sent his men to investigate the labyrinth.

He hoped that those people would be able to find valuable information inside.

But, after waiting for a few days and not a single word from them.

He assumed that those people had died.whether they died in the hands of monsters or labyrinth masters, he did not care.

From the beginning he only considered them to be sacrificial pawns.

And the death of those people, anyway,

the number of mouths to feed is reduced.

The other members also showed no sorrow for their deaths, instead considering this as an opportunity, because one of the leader's positions became empty.

Within the group [Rotten Fangs] Zarkhan had 6 leaders who were his loyal servants. They are tasked with overseeing and controlling other members directly.

Sometimes, they can also take unilateral decisions when Zarkhan is not around. Although one of his loyal servants had died, Zarkhan did not care much about it. After all, that person was the most useless in the presence of his loyal servant.

At first everything went fine and assumed that the people he had sent would not drag him into trouble.

after all there were many adventurers who raided the labyrinth every day, so the attention of the labyrinth master should not be directed to his group.

But, after seeing the chaotic situation of his current headquarters. It seemed like he had miscalculated the situation.

If the other bandit leaders were in the same situation as he was currently in, they would definitely gather his loyal bodyguards and start planning an escape.

Leaving the other members as sacrificial pawns to hinder the pursuit of the enemy.

Moreover, he also had a high confidence in his own strength.

He was confident that he could defeat his enemies with the power he had. After all, it was impossible for the labyrinth master to lead his army directly to attack his base.

This also applies to the powerful monsters in the labyrinth, they must be busy protecting the labyrinth from the attacks of adventurers.

'if this is indeed a counterattack from the labyrinth master, there should only be low-level pawns coming to attack. Moreover, it seemed like they were also using mangonel to destroy the defensive wall'

{ket: mangonel is a kind of giant catapult or catapult used to destroy walls during war in medieval}

According to him, the use of tools of war is proof that the group that attacked him does not have a destructive force strong enough to knock down the fortress directly.

Which meant, labyrinth masters and high-level monsters were not within the ranks of the enemy forces at the moment.

His prediction was strengthened after seeing a group of goblins barge into his base, he saw no other monsters besides them.

Although the equipment used by the goblin army was much better than the goblins he had seen before.

Goblins are goblins, no matter how good the equipment they use, if they cannot use it well, it is just a decoration.

'it seems like that fellow really underestimated our strength, does he think this stupid goblin can defeat me'

Zarkhan felt displeased that he had been underestimated by the labyrinth master.

Far away he can see the fight between his men and the goblin army.

He guessed that this fight would end in one-sided slaughter and his men would win the fight easily.

But his prediction was wrong, the one being slaughtered right now was not the goblins, but his army.he saw that his men could not withstand the combined attacks of the goblins.

Besides their fighting manner was very strange, the goblins looked like well-trained troops. They take advantage of their far greater numbers and can work well together to defeat enemies stronger than themselves.

"what's really going on here"

Zarkhan was astonished to see this situation, at first thinking that it would be an easy fight.but, one by one his men fell on the battlefield. Although they had also managed to kill goblins, it was not something to be proud of.

How could his men who had gone through many battles and had abundant experience, be defeated by a foolish goblin.

"Aagh... "

"please ak.... "

When Zarkhan heard the dying screams of his men, he regained his senses. He scanned the battlefield and saw that the situation was unfavorable for them.

If this continued, they would definitely lose.

He looked towards the fortress that had already protected his base for a long time, even though the fortress was only made of a mixture of stones, earth and trees. the fortress was strong enough to withstand the attacks from the wave monsters but, now the fortress had been destroyed.

The real reason Zarkhan chose this place as the base of his headquarters was because of its favorable geographical structure.

At the back there is a steep mountain that can not be climbed, while on the right and left side there are mounds of rocks that are difficult to pass by enemy fighters in large numbers. So mustali for the enemy forces to encircle his base.

The only way for the enemy to attack was through the front, but he had already anticipated that and built a fortress sturdy enough to repel the enemy's attacks.

Not only that, Zarkhan and his men have also set thousands of traps on the road that will be passed by his enemy.

So it should be, it was impossible for the enemy to break through his base so easily. Unless, they knew where the trap was located, other than that there was no other way to avoid it.

But…

"Damn!" Zarkhan.

Somehow, the enemy was able to avoid all the traps he had set up. Sensing that his defeat was approaching, Zarkhan decided to enter the battlefield and intended to slaughter the stupid goblins as a means of venting his frustration

'BOOMMM... '

But before he could take the first step, the sound of a loud explosion resounded once again.

"what else this time!?"

Feeling annoyed, he turned his gaze towards the direction the sound of the explosion was coming from.