After they got rid of the first group of goblins, Zarba continued to explore the Great Zasa jungle with the two Zar-Bros as they eventually encountered two more groups of goblins, which they quickly exterminated without difficulty just like the first group.
The two goblin groups that Zarba encountered are just like the first group, as they are just a bunch of child-sized savages with improvised weapons that stood no chance against his armored knights summons, so the battle is pretty simple and quick.
"Seventy-one goblins in total…" Zarba muttered as he stood amidst the freshly slain goblins' corpses on the ground after the Zar-Bros double-stabbed the bodies to make sure they were really dead.
'The number is pretty high…' Zarba thought as he now could tell that it must be quite a large nest to be able to produce this many goblins; he also could guess where their nest might be from the positions of the three goblin groups he found, as they are staying not far away from each other and are aligned in a way that points towards the north.
'There must be hundreds of them back at the nest…' Zarba mused as he walked over the goblin corpse before he dismissed most of the Zar-Bros around him with a frown on his face.
"This might take all afternoon if I decide to do something about it…" Zarba mumbles, as he is not sure if he should spend some time here just to exterminate the goblin nest, considering he is kind of in a hurry.
'But to leave them alone while I can do something about it easily also doesn't sit right with me…' Zarba sighed, as it looks like he will have to do pest control; otherwise, he would have a lot of people's deaths on his conscience. He wonders why he has to stumble upon this kind of thing and be the only one who can take care of it. It's like he is a…
'Oh right, I'm the protagonist, aren't I?' Zarba wants to sigh as he suddenly remembers that he is actually this world's protagonist.
And then, like, it was waiting for the cue; the SSS that was silent until now suddenly notified Zarba of a new quest as the system notification window filled his vision with the detail of the quest.
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[ System Alert! ]
—Quest triggered!
—Quest: Destroy the Goblin Nest of the Great Zasa Jungle!
—Objective: Exterminate 312 goblins and 3 goblin brood mother variants inside the Great Zasa jungle.
—Reward: [ Veteran Legionary Soldier Template ]
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"Heh, thanks for the reward, I guess." Zarba smiled wryly after he read the notification before he finally made up his mind to get rid of the goblin nest since now there's a reward for his labor as he turned to the remaining two Zar-Bros and gave them a nod, and then he walked back to the camp with them.
"I hope the reward template has the shield as well; otherwise, I would be very disappointed…" Zarba mumbled with a smirk as he walked through the bushes while imagining using the famous shield formation of the Great Roman Empire in the future against his enemy.
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Sometime later, after Zarba got rid of the groups of goblins, inside the cave system somewhere in the Great Zasa jungle, the stench of rot and goblin filth clung thickly to the damp stone walls. Torches made from bundles of tree branches and animal fat flickered weakly all over the cave, casting elongated shadows that danced across the uneven ceiling and cave tunnels.
Deep within the cave, grotesquely bloated goblin brood mothers lay panting on a nest of scavenged furs and bones, their distended belly pulsing with the movement of yet another litter. Around them, dozens of recently birthed goblins were crawling about, their high-pitched squeals echoing through the tunnels as they moved around under the watchful eyes of the caretaker goblins in the room.
At the entrance to the room, a goblin came sprinting in, shrieking panicked warnings—something about an approaching threat and death in goblin language. The oldest brood mother's yellow eyes narrowed as she let out a guttural command that sent the entire cave system into frenzied activity.
All goblins scrambled for weapons and gathered together to form a horde, while the brood mothers deeper in the tunnels began secreting hormones that accelerated the maturation of their current offspring. Within minutes, shriveled adolescent goblins were clawing out of the goblin mothers; their bodies were a little weaker than average, but their eyes were already burning with feral hunger.
On the outside of the cave where the goblins built their shoddy settlement, the goblins had been preparing simple traps and barricades for the unknown intruder who slaughtered their hunting parties. The crude wooden spikes and pitfall traps made with vines and leaves were hastily set up—just enough to slow down any attacker and give them the advantage in the coming fight while the stench of their crude alchemical mixtures—fermented animal feces mixed with crushed poisonous mushrooms—filled the air, making their weapons and traps more deadly, which is the common tactic of goblins.
Amidst the chaos of activities in the goblin tribe, a single small figure in a cloak made out of dried leaves that completely covered their entire body watched from the shadows inside the cave as they clutched a spear made from a long tree branch beside them.
Unlike the other goblins, the figure is quite calm and didn't help out or anything. It just watches everything going on with an indifferent air around it.
"What the hell is going on now…?" The cloaked figure muttered in a perfect common human language with a high-pitched voice like a little girl while the goblins prepared for battle.
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Back at the campsite on the outskirts of the jungle, Xin and Nadia could be seen waiting for Zarba to come back from the scouting as they sat on the picnic blanket with the plates of food in front of them.
"..." Nadia glanced at the half-elf beside her with annoyance as Xin forbade her to eat before Zarba came back while the half-elf was poking her breast for some reason with a contemplating expression.
"Mhmm, is it better for it to be softer…?" Xin mumbles in wonder as she grabs it and tries to weigh the big lump of fat in her hand.
"What do you think you're doing…?" Nadia glared at her, but the half-elf just gave her a nonchalant look and refused to elaborate before continuing to study the muscular woman's large breasts while mumbling something incomprehensible to herself about mass and chemical components.
"Stop messing around, you little…!" Seeing that she was ignored, Nadia ran out of patience and was about to shove Xin away, but her body suddenly stopped moving mid-motion as the half-elf's amber eyes shimmered with magic energy while she stared at Nadia with a condescending look like a mother about to give her naughty toddler an ass whooping.
"My, my, such disobedience," Xin said in a deceptively gentle tone with her soft melodic voice as she mentally commanded Nadia's magic slave tattoo to make her body stop moving, and then she poked the muscular woman's cheek teasingly with her fingertip and continued to speak. "A disobedient slave deserves to be disciplined, don't you agree?"
"Grrrr…!" Nadia growls in frustration that she can't control her own body while the half-elf makes her get up and stand in front of her before Xin makes Nadia squat down with her hands placed behind her head and her legs spread apart in an indecent pose.
"You—what are you going to do to me?!" Nadia gritted out through clenched teeth, her thighs trembling slightly from the forced squat.
"Hehe, I wonder what I am going to do~?" Xin giggled before she told the available Pro-Maid to lift up Nadia's shirt to expose her large breasts that were covered by her bikini top and then remove her pareo skirt to expose her bikini bottom as well.
The sunlight shines on Nadia's brown skin and defined muscles as she starts to shed a cold sweat while Xin leans forward on her spot, chin resting on one hand, her other hand tracing circles in the air with her index finger—each motion making Nadia tense from a bad premonition.
"Don't worry, it's nothing bad…" Xin smiled ominously with her lavender-shaded lips, which did not really seem to be reassuring to Nadia as Xin's finger started to glow with magic light as a tiny magic circle materialized on her fingertip before a little electric current crackled from it.
"I think you might actually feel good from this; who knows~?" Xin chuckled as she pointed her finger at Nadia's nipple on her left breast; her intention is very clear.
"What, no, you bitch—ah…!" Nadia's eyes widen in panic as she attempts to jerk away—only for her body to remain completely frozen under the slave tattoo control. Then a thin, purple bolt of electricity arcs from Xin's fingertip, striking their target, which is the nipple hidden under the bikini fabric. The sensation is instant—far from the agonizing burn Nadia expected. Instead, a jolt of heat radiates outward, electrifying her nerves in a way that makes her breath hitch.
"Ahh—! W-what the hell…?" Her voice wavers, muscles twitching involuntarily as the current dances across her skin. The stimulation lingers, throbbing strangely on her breast.
"Well, well..." Xin observes with amusement, tilting her head slightly as Nadia's body betrays her—her thick thighs already pressing together reflexively with a flush creeping up her collarbone to her cheeks.
"Hmph, you're such a dirty girl," Xin murmured, watching Nadia's nipples harden so much that she could see the outline of them clearly despite the muscular woman's furious expression. Next the half-elf's fingers trailed in the air to the side, pointing at Nadia's other nipple—now erect from the soft shock therapy. "Let's see what would happen next with the other one, shall we~?"
"Kuh…!" Nadia's breath became ragged as she gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the embarrassed whimper that was creeping up her throat for what was to come. The way Xin toyed with her stung not just physically but also emotionally too—she was a warrior, a GREAT WARRIOR, now reduced to just a slave under the whims of this infuriating stick waver.
"Mmmnh…!" And another zap came, this one slightly stronger than the last, and she couldn't help but jerk against her own restraints, biting back a moan…