["I guess this is the end of stealth mode."]
["Tsk."]
I click my tongue at Carla's analysis.
Hidden in the pre-dawn shadows, we observe the small, makeshift camps behind the police station.
Following the network's advice, I left with the girls in the early morning before sunrise.
Although I wasn't convinced by the idea of night raids, we concluded that there shouldn't be any predators superior to the goblins around their territory.
Besides, in the early morning, both nocturnal and diurnal predators should be somewhat groggy.
Either from waking up or from being about to go to sleep.
["At least we made it this far easily,"] – Sophie commented.
Indeed, the reduction in enemies was noticeable, so it was a successful decision, despite the decreased visibility.
Confirming with the goblins that their species doesn't have night vision also helped a lot.
["Should we look for other possibilities?"]
I ponder Ana's suggestion, but looking at the time, it's impractical.
It will be dawn soon, and although we should still have some room to move before the ugly ones wake up, the concealment factor will be lost.
Besides, the hotel we're next to is the closest and most accessible to the police station.
["Do you remember the plan?"] -I look with difficulty at the girls around me and ask.
[[[[… Yes.]]]]
""Grii""
I smile when they nod and begin to pass them my things. At the same time, we start putting on our smoke masks and special goggles.
We've just evolved into apolitical SWAT students.
["We move in silence as much as we can. Once detected, just run without looking back."]
I say and start moving forward with the girls behind me.
Quickly, we leave the alley and advance to the hotel entrance.
On a normal day, we could be described as people walking at a fast pace.
Basically, we're running in silence, while avoiding the goblins sleeping around.
The idea is simple: the guards have their eyes glued to the back of the police station, and we are literally moving up behind them.
In fact, it worked surprisingly well. But, of course, the rat kid can't be happy.
[Tsk.]
I click my tongue when I see some goblins sleeping between the slats of one of those revolving doors that I never understood and have now decided I hate.
Inside, in the hotel lobby, there are also several makeshift camps. You can even see some who are already awake, urinating on the walls or eating.
["Time to run,"] – I say as I pull out a smoke grenade and remove the pin.
Clang.
The sound of shattering glass is heard as I use my hand axe to break the glass next to the revolving door.
""Griiaaa?"""
The goblins are startled, some snapping out of their stupor and others waking up with a bad mood written all over their ugly faces.
All this while the girls and I, already enveloped in smoke, enter the lobby and I immediately throw the grenade inside.
""""GRIAAAAAAAAAAA""""
The goblins quickly panic, which we take advantage of to advance.
crack-crack
On the way, of course, we run through some of them, but I quickly take them down with my axe.
They're not particularly tough to begin with, much less while they're confused.
""""GRIAAAAAAAAAAA""""
But since the rat kid can't be happy, just before reaching the hotel stairs, the goblins recover enough and point at us with hatred, reaching for their weapons and lunging.
pop-pop-pop-pop
I shoot at them from the emergency stairwell door as the girls run up.
It won't kill them, but they definitely feel the pain.
Those whose eyes I blew out even stop and scream in agony.
They are definitely more resistant to pain than a human, but they're not immune to it either.
One after another, I kept them at bay with shots from the rifle or just kicked them away when they got close enough.
But soon their numbers grew too large and they got dangerously close. One is even aiming at me with a bow.
["Suck my dick,"] - I say as I close the entrance to the stairs and block it with the axe.
Then, I activate the last grenade I had left and casually drop it, as I run up to the 4th floor.
""""""GRIAAAAAAAAAAA"""""" CRACK-CRACK-CRACK
The angry screams and bangs from the other side of the door echoed from below.
I don't think it will hold for long.
I was worried the bastards might be grouped between the hotel floors, but I didn't see any on my way up, although the rooms did look like they had been looted.
Blood and destruction were everywhere.
["Excuse me,"] – I say, entering the room where an axe had been left stuck in the doorframe.
["Is this really the time?"] -Ana complains.
But I ignore her as I point to the door behind her.
["Some moron broke your door."]
[[[AHHHH]]]
The girls let out a resigned sigh without stopping their movements.
Jennifer and Carla secure one end of the rope to a pillar.
Sophie and the goblins are already piling up the things they had dragged to obstruct the door.
Ana was loading the harpoon gun.
No welcome for the rat kid? How rude.
["Well, I'll make myself comfortable."]
I go to the kitchen and open the fridge.
What? No beer? The rat kid suffers from the lack of hospitality towards the rat kid.
I mean, it's the fucking apocalypse and you don't steal beer?
["The lack of hospitality is rampant around here. At least my vixens are obedient."]
[[[HURRY UP.]]]
Amidst the delicious exasperated glares, I take the harpoon gun Ana gave me and approach the window.
The police station's terrace is one floor below, but I can't afford to cross the rope slowly with a horde capable of using bows and arrows.
"FLASH" "CRACK"
The familiar sound of the shot rings in my ear as the harpoon fires, but I have to wince at the other sound that clearly marks the end of my dear companion.
But I have no time to mourn.
["Things first. I'll go first to check for safety, then you follow as we agreed."]
[[[yes]]] "grii"
As I was lamenting, the girls tightened the rope and began to send the suitcases attached with hooks.
["Put on the special gloves and remember to also use your feet for support. Don't pick up too much speed to avoid getting hurt, and secure the hooks well to your harnesses."]
I go back to the kitchen while the girls do it well on their own.
Soon I find the gas valve among the lower shelves.
I quickly cut the hose and open the valve.
["See? Even in the apocalypse, there's still gas in the luxury hotel. That's capitalism."]
Efficiency, above all. The stupid public transport can suck my dick.
["Hey, what are you doing?"]
Jennifer asks, after sending the last of the goblins on the rope.
"""GRIIIII"""
But before I can answer, the angry screams of the goblins can already be heard on the floor, and soon the rattling of the creatures, who seem to be searching everywhere, is heard.
["Go."] ["Yeah."]
At my signal, Jennifer launches, leaving me alone in the room.
"""GRIIIIIAAA"""
Soon the Goblins crowd into the room and begin to push the furniture.
pop-pop-pop
"""GRIIIIIAAA"""
I pop the eyes of a few peepers because… well, why not?
Finally, the goblins burst in, their eyes bloodshot, as if they wanted to tear me apart, but without daring to be reckless.
I'm already secured to the door, lighter in hand.
[Kekeke.]
As I scoff, throwing the lighter into the kitchen and letting myself fall backwards, I can see some of the more alert goblins flinch and shout in haste.
I don't think they were aware of what I was doing, what it meant.
["Good instincts."]
I comment as I leave the hotel room at full speed.
BOOM.
"""GRIAAAAAAAAAAA"""
The desperate screams of the goblins resonate as the first rays of sun illuminate the city.
In the middle of my path, I felt that gaze again: penetrating, mocking, like a hunter playing with its prey.
When I turn my head, there was the orc warlord, standing, watching me from the corner of the police station, still, with a crooked half-smile. I didn't need words to understand that he was marking me as his.
He doesn't have any special sexual inclinations, does he?
Being this handsome can also be problematic.
[[[Astrad!]]]
The girls greet me happily when I arrive on the station's terrace. At the same time, I pull out my knife and cut the rope behind me.
Officially trapped in the police station, kekeke.