Reborn as the Supreme Wolf King

Chapter 7

On a pleasant afternoon, the warm sunlight bathed the wheat fields of Maike Village, where many villagers were busy harvesting the ripe wheat.

By the village street, children played and chased each other, while the elderly gathered to chat about everyday matters.

Suddenly, a dense sound of footsteps came from the road leading to the castle.

“Clop, clop, clop.”

The sight that greeted them was Lord Kain, Captain Catherine, and Knight Marcus, riding white stallions at the head of the column.

Following closely behind them was a well-equipped and spirited squad of twenty-four cavalrymen.

At the rear were various infantry clad in leather armor, some wielding spears, others carrying bows, and some with swords in their left hand and wooden shields in their right. Despite their different weapons, they shared the same sharp and fierce demeanor as the cavalry ahead.

The villagers quickly stopped their activities and bowed to Kain and his entourage.

After the expedition party passed, the villagers began to discuss their lord’s actions.

“Did you see that cavalry unit? Their armor and those magnificent horses were so impressive. It makes me want to enlist,” a brown-haired young man in simple clothes said excitedly.

“With your condition, you’d better stick to farming,” his companion advised, shaking his head and urging him to abandon unrealistic fantasies.

Meanwhile, the village girls were talking about their first sight of Lord Kain.

“Is that Lord Kain? He’s just as handsome and majestic as the rumors say.”

“Yes, yes, I wonder what kind of woman could catch his eye.”

“It must be some noble lady of high status. By the way, do you know why he’s setting out this time?”

“I don’t know either. Maybe Village Chief Gene knows something.”

Prompted by the girls, more villagers went to ask the village chief.

The old village chief, bombarded with questions, reluctantly shared his guess, as Kain had not informed him due to the urgency.

“Ahem... everyone, quiet down. Our lord might be heading out because of something happening in the south.”

A villager immediately asked, “Chief, what’s happening in the south?”

“Monsters attacked our patrol.”

At this, the villagers erupted in chatter.

“So that’s why there was a cavalryman covered in blood at noon. He must have encountered monsters.”

“Are those monsters going to attack us?”

“You fool, Lord Kain just led a team to hunt them down.”

The old village chief coughed again, signaling the villagers to calm down.

“Everyone, have faith in Lord Kain. Under his leadership, the monsters will surely be exterminated. Now, get back to your work.”

While the villagers were shocked that monsters had appeared in the territory, Kain and his party had reached the southern edge of the territory.

Near the forest, remnants of the earlier c*****e remained: blood splattered everywhere, with some severed limbs and innards on the ground, and a few dead horses in the distance.

Apart from these, all people and items had been taken into the forest by the goblins.

These brutal humanoid beasts wasted nothing; even the human corpses were likely reserved as food.

Seeing this scene, Catherine said angrily, “Those vile greenskins, treating our warriors like this. I’ll make them pay.”

Beside her, the usually composed Marcus said nothing, but his tightly gripped sword revealed his anger.

As the lord, Kain was also furious, but he suppressed his emotions and instructed, “Catherine, send out scouts to quickly map the forest and locate the enemy. The rest will rest here.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Soon, three lightly armored soldiers stepped out, put on some camouflage, and entered the forest.

The remaining soldiers sat down to rest, while the cavalry dismounted and tethered their horses to a nearby fence.

As Marcus had mentioned earlier, this forest was unsuitable for mounted combat, so the cavalry switched to longswords. Even on foot, their combat prowess far exceeded that of the infantry.

After about two hours, just as Kain began to worry that the scouts had failed, the three lightly armored scouts emerged from the forest.

Kain immediately stepped forward to inquire, “What’s the situation?”

The middle scout saluted and replied, “My lord, we’ve located the goblin encampment.”

“Good.” Kain said, spreading out a map and having the scout indicate the location.

“My lord, it’s here,” the scout pointed to a spot in the center of the forest.

“What’s their number? How many extraordinary individuals?”

“My lord, there are about a hundred goblins. As for the extraordinary...” The scout paused, “Their leader is incredibly sharp, and we only detected one obvious extraordinary, a goblin warrior.”

“Hmm... So it’s possible there are more.”

“Yes, my lord. I’m deeply sorry. We failed to fulfill our duty,” the scout said, bowing his head in shame.

Patting the scout’s shoulder in reassurance, Kain said, “Don’t blame yourself. You’ve done well. Return to your unit.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Turning to Marcus and Catherine, who had come over, Kain asked, “What do you think?”

Gazing at the forest, Catherine said, “Lord Kain, I believe we should stick to our original plan.”

To Kain’s surprise, Marcus agreed, “My lord, I also think we should proceed as planned. From what I know about these goblins, there shouldn’t be more extraordinaries. Even if there are, they won’t exceed high-tier first rank. That’s their limit.”

Catherine concurred, “Yes, that’s why these vile greenskins are always at the bottom of all intelligent races.”

The goblins’ intelligence was well-known across the continent, so low that even the Beastman Empire couldn’t tolerate them, often driving goblin tribes away.

In such a race, the emergence of extraordinary individuals was extremely rare, which was why Marcus was confident there were no more.

Seeing his subordinates in agreement and knowing the goblin problem needed to be dealt with, Kain gave the order, “Everyone, form up. Let’s hunt those goblins!”

The soldiers quickly rose and, under the organization of their squad leaders, formed ranks and followed Kain into the forest.

The dense canopy blocked out most of the sunlight, leaving only a few dappled beams shining through the gaps.

In this dim environment, no one knew what might lurk ahead.

Kain checked the map by the faint light, ensuring they were on the right path.

Catherine and Marcus stood on either side of Kain, alert for any sudden enemies.

The goblin encampment wasn’t far from their current location. After another fifteen minutes of cautious advance, they finally reached the outskirts of the goblin camp.