Green Monster Epic

Chapter 141: Provocation

(As expected, recommendations still need to be earned. Just a greeting to the editor, and I got a recommendation for next week. Pity I've been running naked for so long, tears of sorrow ~ ~ ~)

Allen returned, which didn't surprise Flower Snake. What Flower Snake found curious was how Allen only brought back two gnoll tails in the three hours he was out!

Flower Snake stared at the two gnolls with an unfriendly expression, his hands rubbing back and forth on the two weapons at his waist. His scorching gaze made the female gnoll feel fearful, and she quietly hid behind Boban. Although Boban was very rude to the female gnoll in private, he was very protective of her in public. His wolf eyes glared back just as fiercely, warning Flower Snake not to have any other ideas, or he wouldn't be polite either.

"This guy is called Boban. He was once the leader of the gnolls who occupied the back territory. Now his people have been annexed by the gnoll tribe in front of us. I promised him that I would find a way to help him take back his tribe and people in the future, so now he's hanging out with us."

Allen saw the doubt in Flower Snake's eyes, and before Flower Snake could ask, he took the initiative to introduce Boban.

"Oh."

After hearing Allen's explanation, Flower Snake didn't say anything more. He wasn't a curious person to begin with. Except in front of the few people he was familiar with in the tribe, where he could say a few more words, he usually seemed to be uninvolved in everything. Of course, in front of his own children and the children of the tribe, Flower Snake was a completely different person.

"With Boban's joining, we might be able to do better in this ambush of the hunting team!"

The four of them hid downwind, observing the gnoll camp several hundred yards away. Three days passed like this before the gnoll village gate reopened, and a group of twenty-odd gnolls leisurely walked out of the village and headed towards the vast western wilderness.

During these three days, besides eating, drinking, and relieving themselves, the gnoll village was mostly filled with scenes of fighting and brawling. The inherently ferocious gnolls were ruthless even when facing their own tribe members. Allen and the others saw four or five bloody fights a day. Because of this, Allen was even more confident that Boban would not be soft-hearted when facing his own kind.

In fact, Allen soon confirmed his thoughts. When Boban saw the leader of the gnoll hunting team that had just left the village, the fierce light in his eyes could no longer be concealed.

"Goo goo goo ~"

Boban made an excited low growl in his throat, his mouth opened wide, and a scarlet tongue stretched out, licking back and forth between his lips and teeth.

"The one walking in the front is my opponent, Nason. The old leader originally chose me as the successor, but he intervened and fought with me for the position of leader. Originally, our strengths were similar, but my endurance was better, so I won the challenge. However, he was still not convinced and took a group of bastards from the tribe to go solo. Later, there was the incident of the kobold assassins, otherwise my tribe would never have been defeated by him!"

While glaring fiercely at the target in the distance, Boban also explained the relationship between him and the target in a few simple words.

"… Oh, I see."

In fact, Boban had revealed many things during the three days of observing the gnoll village, but with his memory, he was probably afraid that he had forgotten. Allen and the others didn't stop him from repeating it now.

"In that case, Boban, in a moment, you run a little further away and show your head. Then, if the gnolls on the opposite side split up and start chasing you, you lead them around the wilderness, and we'll ambush those stragglers from behind. What do you say?"

Allen had a plan in mind. After learning about the rivalry between Boban and Nason, he had secretly discussed it with Flower Snake and formulated this plan, but he had not revealed it to Boban.

"Okay, but you have to promise me one thing."

Boban agreed without thinking.

"What is it?"

"Leave Nason to me. I want to have a one-on-one duel with him!"

"Okay, no problem!"

Allen agreed without hesitation. All the risks were borne by Boban, and he was even willing to take on the toughest bone. Allen couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

"Then I'm leaving!"

After receiving Allen's affirmative reply, Boban climbed out of their hiding place and swaggered towards Nason's hunting team.

"This…"

Allen helplessly patted his forehead. He had already told this guy to show himself a little further away so as not to expose their hiding place. Now, Boban appeared so openly, wouldn't that make his plan at risk of being exposed from the start?

"Wait and see first!"

Flower Snake prepared to get up, but Allen calmed down and suppressed Flower Snake's movement. The female gnoll, who had been curled up all the time, just stared at Allen and the others with innocent eyes.

When choosing the monitoring location, Allen and the others had deliberately chosen a naturally sunken pit that was downwind. The fact that the gnolls hadn't discovered them for three days was enough to show the concealment of this place. Even if Boban actively exposed his position, the other party might not be able to guess that there were other people hiding here. As long as Boban didn't pass by here when he ran away later, then Allen and the others might not be discovered by the gnoll team.

"Nason, you bastard, you couldn't beat me, so you colluded with kobolds to assassinate me, and then you brought people to my door after I was injured, taking the opportunity to break through my tribe. What kind of leader competition is this! If you have the ability, let's fight again, and whoever loses will get out of this land!"

Allen and the others didn't dare to show their faces, but Boban's full-bodied provocation echoed throughout the wilderness, indicating that he had already run into the hunting team. The only pity was that the words Boban said at this time were in the gnoll language, and Allen and the others could hear the pronunciation but didn't understand the content.

"Heh heh heh, a failed stray dog dares to show up in front of me, do you really think I don't dare to kill you? If you want to challenge my position again, you can, as long as you can beat the warriors behind me, I will agree to you!"

Nason didn't expect that Boban, who had become a member of the wilderness wanderers, would dare to appear in front of him. The trade guild defeated Boban's tribe, and Boban took advantage of the chaos to escape. Now that he had taken the initiative to show up, it was just right for him to eliminate future troubles and avoid leaving regrets in his heart.

"Okay, you guys come on!"

Boban nonchalantly placed his spiked club on the ground, stretched out his left hand, and made an inviting gesture towards the twenty-odd members of the hunting team in front of him, instantly enraging the gnolls behind Nason. Even though he was once a strong contender for the position of leader, how could he dare to provoke the brutal gnolls so arrogantly in such a disadvantageous situation? Wasn't he courting death?

"Kill him!"

Even if Nason didn't say it, the gnolls who were eager to move at this time probably couldn't bear it any longer. After receiving the order, a group of ferocious gnolls made their characteristic "Heh heh heh" sounds, holding various weapons, and rushed over.

And Boban, who was originally acting like a fearless hero, immediately put his spiked club on his shoulder when he saw a large group of gnolls charging towards him, turned around, strode towards the south of the village, and ran away in a panic, as if his previous boldness and fighting spirit were just a bubble that would burst with a poke.