Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 4 Garp's Last Adventure

It should be fine.

House felt his chest.

The arrow had just hit his heart with pinpoint accuracy, but fortunately, he was protected by "Slime Armor." The arrow only managed to get stuck on the surface and couldn't even penetrate his secondhand hard leather armor, which he had bought at half price.

"fine."

After giving a brief reply, House quickly retreated back to Russell and Jack's side while keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

At this moment, Jack was clutching the arrow in his chest, gritting his teeth and pulling it out with all his might.

The spellcaster, Ms. Seral, who was standing guard with her staff in hand, saw House return and immediately pulled a roll of bandage from under her robes and tossed it to him.

"help!"

Her voice was short and clear, with a hint of command.

Although Seral's tone wasn't very friendly, House didn't care.

After all, this is not the time to dwell on such things.

He reached out and took the bandage, then knelt down and began to help Jack remove the arrow from his chest.

"Hmm!"

A sharp pain shot through him, and Jack couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

In order to pull out the arrow quickly and safely, House had to press on the area near the wound for leverage and carefully pull the arrow out like pulling out a nail.

Immediately afterwards, she began to help Jack bandage his wounds, using the medical knowledge she had learned from the "Adventurer's General Guide".

Fortunately, the goblins' arrows were very crude, with tips made of sharpened bone and no barbs. They didn't penetrate very deeply; only the three centimeters of the arrowhead pierced the flesh.

Therefore, this would not cause the wound to tear again when the arrow was removed.

As he pulled out the arrow, House glanced at the armor Jack was wearing.

It was a plain hard leather armor, the same style as House's, that cost forty silver coins brand new.

House felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing the leather armor.

Goodness, is it really that brittle?

House initially thought that the secondhand hard leather armor he was wearing, worth twenty silver coins, would be enough to stop the arrows.

I never expected it to be this bad.

Fortunately, he was wearing a "slime armor".

Just as House was treating Jack's wounds, Captain Karp, as planned, arrived at Zem's side, who was blocking the door.

"Captain, something's not right."

"I know."

Karp looked at the goblin in the bushes that House had beheaded with a single sword strike.

Normally, there would only be two goblin archers in an ordinary goblin lair.

Normally, only one goblin archer will stand guard outside the cave, while the other will rest inside, with the two taking turns on duty.

This is also why Garp and his group were careless just now.

But why are there two of them on guard outside at the same time?

The reason is unknown to Karp.

But now, as the team leader, he needs to make a choice.

Should they retreat now, or continue with the plan to exterminate the goblins?

As planned, after the squad cleared out the goblins on guard, Jack was responsible for keeping watch around the perimeter, Zem was responsible for guarding the entrance, and Seral was responsible for casting a fireball into the cave to create a commotion and lure the goblins deep inside out of the cave.

At this point, Captain Karp and rookie House would stand guard on the side of the cave entrance, and then Zem would intermittently open a small opening, releasing only one or two goblins each time.

After that, Karp and House took the opportunity to eliminate them one by one.

In the plan, Russell and Jack, apart from taking action in the initial stages, are only responsible for guarding the surrounding area, preventing sudden crises, and providing backup support.

Therefore, even though Jack is now injured and has difficulty moving around, it will not have a significant impact on the original plan.

He can still be in charge of guard duty, and if his injuries aren't too serious, he might even be able to draw his bow and provide support.

Karp turned to look at Jack.

At this moment, Jack, with House's help, had his wounds bandaged and stood up again, taking his bow and arrows and beginning to guard his surroundings.

The person's injuries did not appear to be serious.

"Jack, how's it going?"

Karp let out a low shout.

Upon hearing this, Jack shook his head and smiled at Garp:

"Don't worry, Captain, I won't die even if you do!"

Hearing that Jack still had the leisure to joke around, Garp felt relieved.

Although Jack is a bit of a rascal, he never lies about these kinds of things.

He is indeed fine.

"good!"

Karp replied, then glanced at House, and then suddenly gave an order that surprised House.

"retreat!"

Garp ultimately chose to retreat.

After all, this is Garp's last adventure, and he wants to avoid any accidents if possible.

He has a beautiful wife and lovely children waiting for him at home.

This is one of the reasons why Karp agreed to let House join temporarily.

Not only because House seemed honest and reliable, but also because the team needed to add a new member after he left.

The other teammates in the squad are still relatively young and will continue their adventurous lives in the future. They need a newcomer to take their place as "warriors".

This was the first thought that came to Garp when he decided to end his adventure career.

......

At his command, Karp was the first to turn back to House and the others.

Zem, however, continued to block the door.

There will be opportunities in the future; accidents are part of the adventure.

Karp walked over to House, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him.

House himself was confused, but Russell, who was standing next to him, understood the hidden meaning in Karp's words.

Her gaze gradually dimmed.

The captain will never be able to adventure with them again.

Listening to Captain Karp's words of comfort, House glanced at Jack's chest, which was wrapped in bandages, and could only nod, though his heart was full of regret.

He understands.

Everything should be done with a focus on stability.

Seeing that House understood, Karp smiled with satisfaction.

Indeed, House has the potential to become a qualified adventurer.

"Zem!"

Upon receiving the signal, Zem, who was in charge of covering the rear, put away his shield and carried it on his back, then turned around and ran quickly toward Garp and the others.

Although Zem was burly and carried a heavy load, he ran surprisingly lightly without making a sound.

After seeing that Zem, who was responsible for covering the rear, had also left, House stopped looking at the cave entrance; there was nothing left for him to linger there.

His teammates Russell and Jack were the same.

That's why, as they turned around, they didn't see that as Zem retreated, a pair of eyes filled with evil suddenly lit up deep inside the dark entrance of the goblin's lair.

But Karp, who had been keeping a watchful eye on the cave entrance, noticed these eyes.

Upon meeting those eyes, Garp's pupils contracted, and he instantly realized what was happening.

"Russell!"