Soon, night fell.

Although they didn't know the time ratio between the illusion and the real world, everyone still felt quite tired after the sun went down. Soon, they returned to their hotel room and fell into a deep sleep.

It was unknown how long it was before the burning breath and screams woke them up. When everyone opened their eyes, all they saw was flames rising into the sky and screams coming from outside the house.

What happened?

The sleeping people opened their eyes and looked around in confusion.

But the next moment, they were stunned by the monster that broke in.

That's... a goblin!!!

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk…”

Looking at the dusty crowd in front of her, Ai Li shook her head silently.

"I never thought you would make such a mistake..."

“…”

Hearing Ellie's usual ridicule, everyone lowered their heads, clenched their hands, and showed unwilling expressions on their faces.

The reason was simple. The reason they were wiped out this time was not because they fell into a goblin trap, or were ambushed, or were caught off guard in the battle, but simply because... they didn't get up.

That's right.

These people are students after all, and they can't change the habit of changing into pajamas before going to bed. As a result, when they realize that something is wrong and want to change clothes and pick up weapons to fight, the goblins have already broken in and pounced on them.

Without weapons or protective gear, except for a few fighting professions that rely on fists and feet, it is certainly impossible for others to fight against goblins unarmed. The result is that they are either killed by goblins without any preparation, or burned to death by fire in a panic.

It is arguably the most cowardly way to die.

"I'll give you one day to prepare and we'll continue tomorrow. This is just the beginning."

As Ellie said, this is just the beginning.

Soon, everyone discovered that the test they experienced this time was far greater than the last time.

Although it seemed disgusting and nerve-wracking last time, the goal was ultimately clear. The location was the cave, and the enemy was the goblin. As long as you sneak into the cave and kill the goblins inside, the mission would be accomplished.

But this time it's different.

Just like sandbox games, some people like sandbox games because they give them a sense of creating a real world, and they can do whatever they want freely. But some people hate sandbox games because there is no clear goal, no clear direction, but they just wander around without any clear instructions and content... For them now, that's it.

The second time, they were well prepared and did not rest, but waited all night, but the goblins did not appear. On the contrary, since most people were not suitable for staying up late, they were in a mess. As a result, when they were exhausted the next day, the goblins seemed to notice this and took the opportunity to launch an attack.

What was better than last time was that this time they did not take off their clothes to sleep, but the whole village still turned into a sea of ​​fire, and everyone was burned to death again.

The third time, the students decided to take the initiative and split into several teams to search and find the goblins, trying to catch them before they acted. However, they did not leave anyone to defend the village, and when they returned without any results, they saw only the village turned to ashes and the villagers who died miserably.

Of course, Ellie judged the mission a failure - after all, what were you protecting?

The fourth time...

"We have to find another way."

Sitting at the table again, Kaori frowned anxiously, while Tianzhihe Guanghui next to her looked dejected and speechless. He was in charge of the previous few times, but the result was failure again and again, so that Tianzhihe Guanghui didn't know what to do now.

"How about we do the same as before and search everywhere. We only need to leave one team in the village. Once the goblins attack the village, we will send a signal immediately. Then we will cooperate inside and outside to wipe out the goblins. How about that?"

"It sounds too complicated, don't you remember what happened when we used this method before?"

"Well……"

If these failures taught the students anything, one of the things they learned was that the more ingenious an idea is, the easier it is to screw up when you implement it.

"How about we send someone with assassination skills to ambush outside? Aren't there goblins scouting? If we catch them, we can find out where their lair is."

"Well said. Do you understand the goblin language? I don't."

"Is there a simpler way? To be honest, I think we should throw away those clever ideas and just use the dumbest method. As long as we stay in the village, the goblins won't dare to attack. We can just waste time with them."

"How long will it take? Will it take a year or two? Will that witch really lock us up here for two years?"

"Well……"

You know what, Ellie really could do that.

Just then, Kaori took a breath and looked at everyone.

"I have an idea."

"Kaori?"

"What do you think?"

"Now, we know that the goblins have sent people to monitor us, so as long as we make any move, they will react accordingly, then..."

Having said that, Kaori paused.

"We might as well just take advantage of their trick."

As she spoke, Kaori expressed her thoughts, and when the classmates heard her plan, they looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"How about it? Any objection?"

“…”

"Then it's decided."

Soon, night fell again. For the countless times, darkness enveloped the village, and as the last bit of firelight disappeared, everything returned to tranquility under the moonlight.

"I hope... everything goes well."

Curled up in the corner of the sentry tower, looking out through the window, Kaori sighed softly. Her plan was simple. Just like they had done before, they would pretend to be resting and not on patrol. They would lure the goblins to attack, while the others would hide and wait for the goblins to attack before jumping out and defeating them. Then, the students who were good at hiding and tracking would follow the defeated goblin army to find their nest, and then destroy them all in one go.

So far, everything has been just as Miss Ellie thought.

Realizing the knowledge and experience contained in it, Kaori became more and more uneasy. They really liked the friendly and enthusiastic villagers in this village, and they were indeed distressed because they could not rescue them. But Kaori warned her deep in her heart that this was far from enough - because what Ai Li said before was still lingering in her heart.

"You made your choice and you have to bear the consequences."

What exactly does that sentence mean?

Kaori hasn't figured it out yet, but she has a hunch that this illusion... might be even more terrifying than before.

“Here it comes!”

At this moment, suddenly, the voice of her friend, the ponytail girl, rang out, interrupting Kaori's thoughts. She raised her head and looked out through the hole in the watchtower. Sure enough, she saw a group of dark shadows rushing towards the village on the grassland under the moonlight.

That is...

"A goblin riding a wolf?"

Seeing this scene, Kaori widened her eyes in surprise. The goblins in front of her were wearing tattered armor, holding tattered weapons, riding on wild wolves, and rushing towards the village like wolf knights.

Do goblins even exist?

"What now?"

"Attack in advance!"

Originally, Kaori thought that the goblins would sneak in, and she had not considered that the other side actually had cavalry units. But now she could not regret it. After making a decision, Kaori raised the staff in her hand and raised it high. Soon, a beam of light shot out from it and flew into the sky, exploding like a flash bomb, illuminating the grassland.

That was the signal to start war.

It must be said that the goblins riding wolves to attack did surprise the gods, but they soon came to their senses and began to counterattack according to the previous arrangements. Because they were not in a dark and narrow tunnel, they did not have to worry about accidentally hurting their own people, so the magicians and casters among the gods also showed their power and used their spells to sweep away the goblin cavalry.

"Wow...the girls in our class are so fierce."

Looking at the flashing thunder, exploding flames and torrential rain of arrows on the grassland outside, the melee professionals guarding the village entrance were also trembling in fear.

"They are also very frustrated and want to let out some air, but it seems that there is no time for us to appear."

Soon, the cavalry was defeated, but the goblins did not choose to retreat. Instead, they launched a second wave of attacks, and this time...

"hiss--!"

Looking at the scene in front of her, Kaori felt her blood run cold. The girl with a ponytail next to her also gritted her teeth and tightly gripped the hilt of the sword in her hand.

"These inhuman monsters!!"

It's no wonder they were so angry, because this time, the goblins also took countermeasures against the attack, that is, shields.

They put up wooden boards the size of door panels and used them as shields in front of them, and then slowly moved towards the village. If that was all, then it wouldn't be a problem for these gods' messengers, after all, let alone wooden boards, they would have ways to penetrate even shields made of fine iron.

But the problem is... the thing on the shield.

The naked, half-dead girls were tied to the wooden boards, acting as human shields. The goblins hid behind the shields made of the girls, and moved forward with cold laughter.

"What should I do?"

Facing this scene, everyone was stunned and at a loss. They had already learned from the village chief that some people had been captured by goblins before. They originally thought that those girls would be taken to the lair, but they didn't expect... those goblins would actually use them in this way.

"Hey, what should we do? Do you have any ideas?"

"Thunder... No, I don't have the confidence to hit the enemy hiding behind."

"Hey, don't you always brag about your archery skills being the best in the world?"

"Are you kidding me? No matter how powerful my arrow is, it won't turn!"

Faced with the goblins' "human shield" move, the students were immediately panicked. They had always been very proud of their systems and powerful skills, but now, faced with this practice of using humans as human shields, they were tied up and had no way to act.

After all, killing goblins is one thing, killing people is another.

Not to mention that the other party is an innocent victim.

"Damn, these damn goblins!"

Seeing this scene, the first person who couldn't bear it anymore was naturally Tianzhihe Guanghui. He... or rather, she, holding the holy sword in her hand, rushed out of the village and killed the group of goblins.

“Haha…”

Seeing this, Kaori helplessly reached out her hand to press her forehead and sighed. Kaori was not surprised by her childhood sweetheart's behavior, but she originally thought that he would be more restrained after suffering so much - but considering his personality, he didn't rush out when the human shield appeared, which was already considered a growth.

There is no way.

"Everyone in Group A, rush over. Since the other party is using this method, then we have to fight them in close combat. Also, rescue those girls. We can't let them become shields for the goblins! Xiaoling, the goblins may shoot arrows from behind. Please cast the barrier!"

"OK!!"

It must be said that the goblin's plan was indeed sinister and vicious. If it was an adventurer of the same level, he would probably be in trouble. But fortunately, although these gods' messengers were not yet mature in spirit, their plug-in systems were also very powerful. Facing these travelers who were summoned by the gods and had plug-ins turned on, the goblins who fought against them head-on had no chance of winning and were quickly chopped down. The girls who were tied to the wooden boards and acted as human shields were also rescued.

Although there were goblins in the middle who shot arrows at the gods' messengers from behind, they were all blocked by the barrier of the barrier master.

After determining that they could not gain any advantage, the remaining goblins turned around and fled, which made Kaori breathe a sigh of relief.

Anyway, the first step... was finally successful.