The Villainess With A Heroine Harem

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Being almost three times the height of the tallest girl in their group, the 'boss monster' was considerably larger than even the two 'goblin giants' they'd been facing earlier. Unlike them, however, he wasn't carrying any weapons.

For a moment, the girls in Emilia's team couldn't help but wonder if the boss was a 'brawler' of some sort. Of course, since there was no way for them to be sure, they could only wait for him to make a move to find out if that was indeed the case.

  "Hehehe… are you scared?" The pale-green-skilled giant chuckled.

Danielle motioned for the rest of her team to remain calm and prepared, and not let the 'taunts' from the boss disturb them.

The boss monster flicked his forked tongue with a smile. "Don't be afraid, little elf… this Lord shall treat you very 'well'…" He paused, then exposed his dagger-like teeth with a threatening grin full of excitement. "Of course, I can't promise the same for your friends if you resist."

The 'Goblin King' was obviously full of confidence, and didn't doubt his ability to suppress Emilia's team even after their rather 'shocking' performance, and it wasn't without reason.

As the one who'd been controlling most of every team's 'random' encounters with the inferior and elite goblin hordes, he'd always been very clear about their relative 'strength'. And while this team wasn't the 'strongest' of the bunch, it definitely wasn't as 'easy' to take care of as it might first seem from their appearance.

However, although his purpose for doing so might have been 'impure', peeking at all the 'challengers' coming to his dungeon gave him an undisputable advantage. The combat effectiveness and usual strategy of all his opponents was already very clear to him, and dismantling it at this point was simply far too easy as far as he was concerned.

The primary reason why Emilia's team could put up such a strong resistance against his most skilled subordinates was obviously because of the crimson-haired elf's rather bizarre ability to completely hypnotize her opponents within a certain distance to focus only on her. But if he so wished, the Goblin King knew that he could simply order a few of his elites to circle around and assault Emilia's teammates from a distance, and they would be finished.

Even if they somehow managed to huddle together and survive for a while, he didn't believe any of them had the ability to hold out for long against any of his more powerful moves.

Much to his amusement, however, a certain crimson-haired beauty didn't seem aware of her own inevitable doom at all, and strode towards him with both confidence and pride.

"I won't lose to the likes of you."

The giant monster chuckled. "Heh… that's fine. I don't mind playing around and having some fun."

The four girls behind Emilia followed her anxiously, but the 'Goblin King' only gave them a casual glance, not even taking them as a threat.

After all, even if the fire attacks of the mage had managed to kill a lot of his minions, and the rogue was also able to deal a lethal blow to one of his elites, they stood no chance against him. The only one he needed to be a little mindful of was the golden-haired ranger.

When he first saw that light arrow tear through multiple 'Goblin Elites', even the Goblin King had shuddered in fear. But since he had already been prepared for her attacks even before he barged out of his own chamber, there was no longer any need for him to be too worried.

He would play around for a bit and have some fun, and then finally taste this tantalizing fruit that had almost driven him to desperation. Maybe if not for the restrictions imposed on him by the 'Overlord', he wouldn't even care about keeping the control of the Goblin's Den, and rush out to devour her even if she was on the first or second floor.

"Be careful!"

Emilia obviously didn't dare to disregard Crystal's warning. It was what had 'saved' her multiple times, after all.

If not for the blonde girl sensing the extremely strong 'feelings' of the 'Goblin King' from the other end of the door and alerting her in time, their team might just have suffered a disastrous defeat then and there.

After all, while the flying door had appeared to have been deliberately 'aimed' to avoid her partially so that she didn't die, Emilia had no doubt that getting hit would have invited a rapid 'follow-up' attack from the boss, and she would have been rendered completely helpless then.

Fortunately, she tensed her muscles even before the boss started to lunge her way, and was able to react and jump out of the way in just a fraction of a second.

The giant claw ended up grabbing the empty air where she used to be, and Emilia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. 'I knew he was fast, but dang… for a thing his size, it's a little crazy. And he's just a mage, too.'

Despite her seemingly 'invincible' appearance most of the time, the crimson-haired elf knew very well just how easily the stronger monsters could vaporize her measly two-hundred and fifty points of HP if she wasn't careful.

Luckily, her speed and skill were good enough for her to hold out most of the time, and the added reluctance of her 'enemies' to kill her only made Emilia's odds better.

This time, however, she was facing the boss who had been making every other enemy 'hold back' himself. And Emilia didn't dare to take him lightly. Even if the Goblin King's physical attack was sure to be much 'weaker' than his magic, to her, it was just as deadly.

After dodging his attack, however, Emilia didn't choose to widen the distance between them as her teammates hoped, and continued moving closer instead.

Unlike them, she knew very well just how much more dangerous it would be for both herself and her friends if she was too far from the Goblin King.

"It seems you're quite eager, aren't you?"

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