Wizard: I am a goblin

Chapter 100 The Cat and Mouse Team

"Gebu!!!"

The shadowy figure twisted and charged toward the halfling, the short spear and javelin in its hand like the horns of a goat, their tips gleaming with metallic luster—but even the sharpest spearhead could not withstand the woman's gaze that could cut through the air!

Gebu didn't even have time to figure out who it was—he turned and ran!

I have too many enemies. Who cares who they are? I'd better run!

The swordswoman rushed to the table in an instant:

The maid saw the weapon and let out a piercing scream!

"Ah!!! Murder!"

The dwarf Dulin instinctively dodged backward, but his short, stocky body wasn't very agile. He accidentally tripped over the chair, his body tilted, and he fell backward along with the chair.

The drunken old man, slumped on the table, looked up and saw the mercenary leap up with one leg, flying over the round table and its pile of wine jugs—

The old man's vision was filled with blackness.

Ah, calves, thighs... black?

...They're leather pants. A little disappointed.

Then there's the Dove boot sole.

"Hmm!"

The mercenary kicked the old man in the face, using the momentum to leap over the table. The old man groaned and fell to the ground.

He grabbed the tavern's roof beams with both hands, swung his body like a pendulum, and spun half a circle before landing on the tavern's bar counter.

Gebu was hiding behind the bar when he looked up and saw the knife-wielding woman's ferocious face.

"Magnubbie's ass!" Geb exclaimed.

"Run?! Where do you think you're going?!"

Before the swordswoman could finish speaking, the halfling turned around, grabbed something and threw it at her, a cold liquid flying towards her face!

Whoosh!

A cold look crossed her face, and the woman with the sword jumped up, quickly wiping her face.

That familiar smell of horse urine—is it beer?

In that brief moment of dodging and weaving, Gebu scurried along the bar counter like a mouse into the doorway behind it.

"Sister Dove!" The little girl's voice came from behind.

"Don't worry, Tani, I won't let him bully you!"

After saying that, the swordswoman rushed into the warehouse without another word! The little girl looked bewildered and turned to look at the dwarf Dulin.

Dulin was also stunned. It took him a while to react. He quickly grabbed the little girl and chased after her towards the warehouse.

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Inside the warehouse, Geb and the swordswoman circled a row of wine barrels, playing a cat-and-mouse game while exchanging insults.

"What...what are you doing? Have you finally lost your mind, you stinking woman?!" Gebu ran breathlessly, using his small size to dodge and weave through the gaps in the barrels.

"Enough with the nonsense! I'm going to kill you today, you little short devil!"

The woman, like a demon, relentlessly pursued him, thrusting a short spear at Gebu's buttocks!

Gebu felt a cold wind behind him and quickly pulled back, his buttocks just missing the short spear by a few centimeters—he almost got his anus violated.

Having escaped the spear of the halfling, he turned around, clutching the wine barrel with both hands, and nervously watched the swordswoman's movements opposite him—if he moved left, she moved right (since they were face to face), and if he moved right, she moved left.

Alright, don't move. The two men faced off across the wine barrel.

Gebu stared intently at the woman's eyes; her features were sharp and defined, and her gaze was filled with a chilling aura.

This woman is serious! She's really going to kill me!

Gebu's temper flared up. "Why? You want to kill me over a mere disagreement... without even a disagreement?! Do you even know me?!"

"If you come any closer, I'll fight back!" Gebu bared his little canine teeth (this cute feature was also retained in his half-human form), stretched out his palm towards the woman, and made a gesture as if casting a spell with his burning hand.

The woman looked at Geb's actions with a puzzled expression. "What, you want to high-five me? Too late! After what you did to Tani, don't expect me to let you off the hook!"

"That kind of thing? What kind of thing?" Gebu asked, completely bewildered. "I offered the hostage a job...that's all?!"

"Work? You call that work?!" The woman was furious, her eyes blazing with anger, and she spat out the words through gritted teeth. "You're making a young girl do this kind of thing? And you have the nerve to say that?!"

"What's wrong with that?!" Gebu exploded. Hey, this female mercenary, is she looking down on people? This job he found for his hostage is way better than the innkeeper's job she got for the girl! Room and board included, and she doesn't even have to sleep in the stable. What's there to complain about?! "Whose daughter is this hostage, so pampered and spoiled, can't even serve someone properly? Besides, who do you think you are, daring to boss me around..."

Before he could even utter the word "foot," the javelin was already flying straight at him!

At that distance, Gebu had no time to dodge, so he could only shout a short "Scutum!"

Shield!

Almost simultaneously with the incantation, the javelin grazed past Geb's throat. It wouldn't have cut the halfling's throat, but the shield spell itself had a projection range of about ten centimeters, which caught the javelin perfectly. It deflected at an angle, flew out, and slammed into a wine barrel on the wall behind him.

The mercenary didn't realize what was happening for a moment. The arc of the shield spell only lasted for a moment before disappearing—was she seeing things?

Geb turned his head to look at the javelin that had almost killed him, then turned back to glare angrily at the female mercenary.

"You asked for this, woman!"

Although I can't freely display magic... if you want my life, I have no choice!

Gebu stepped forward, extended his palm, and was about to chant a spell...

"ah!!!!!!"

My ears!

The halfling was stunned by the sudden, sharp scream. His eardrums were compressed, and it felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his brain, tearing out his brain matter!

The mercenary was also struck by the screams, covering her ears and unable to move.

Both the cat and the mouse looked in the direction from which the scream came.

The echo lingered... The hostage stood at the warehouse entrance, panting heavily, his brow beaded with sweat. The dwarf covered his ears, his beard bristling.

This little girl! What lung capacity! Is she some kind of banshee?!

Gebu wasn't in the mood to complain. His head was buzzing from the shock, and he opened his mouth slightly, making "ah, ah" sounds, but he couldn't hear anything.

At this moment, the dwarf Dulin stepped out from behind the little girl and hurriedly said something to the mercenary—

"What did you say! I can't hear you!" The female mercenary wasn't much better off, shouting loudly while picking her ears.

After a while, the two of them could hear some sounds.

"...I'm telling you, you must have misunderstood. Gebu called us here not to do anything bad, it's a legitimate business...we're here to be prostitutes..."

"Huh?! You too?!" The swordswoman's eyes widened as she looked the dwarf up and down in disbelief. "I didn't expect someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you to be..."

"...The final drink!"

Seeing the woman's reaction, Gebu realized that she had misunderstood something.

Can't you all speak properly?! Stop panting like that!

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