It was midsummer, the weather was hot, and with rain approaching, the air was stifling.
Food spoiled quickly in such weather.
The fermentation of Stinky Bug Dung was like a little girl wearing battle-damaged stockings—it was both a critical hit and a speed boost. The stench instantly made the surrounding monsters wrinkle their brows.
As monsters, they were typically very tolerant of foul smells.
For them to collectively frown and bow, it was clear that the contents of this leather pouch were truly terrifying.
Grey Wolf deftly stuffed two cloth strips into his nostrils and very considerately did the same for his subordinate, Grey Wolf.
"Boss, shall we?"
Grey Wolf nodded affirmatively to Grey Wolf. He took out a strip of cloth from his crusty, smelly boxer shorts, on which was scrawled in crooked Draconic Rhetoric:
"In siege warfare, attacking a city is the worst strategy. Forcing the enemy to engage is the best strategy. By using dung, we can lure the enemy out."
Grey Wolf read this aloud to Grey Wolf and the other monsters, who instantly understood.
Their admiration for the Black Dragon Boss grew even stronger.
Even what they learned in ordinary times could be applied at this moment, as if the Boss had foreseen today's situation.
"Grey Wolf, do we have more Stinky Bug Dung?"
Grey Wolf glanced at the bag on the ground, which contained about a few hundred rounds, clearly insufficient.
"Report, the breeding room is feeding Eject Grass."
"More Stinky Bug Dung is on its way!"
"Good!"
Grey Wolf nodded his wolf head, looking towards the direction of the Novice Village, a sinister grin spreading across his wolfish mouth.
At his command:
"Put on gloves, begin the bombardment!"
"Howl!"
The surrounding gnolls howled, immediately donning their pre-prepared gloves and nose plugs. They reached into the bag, each grabbing a handful of golden, fragrant Stinky Bug Dung.
Without hesitation, without even glancing at the dung in their hands, they swung their arms and hurled it towards the Novice Village.
In no time, dozens of baseball-sized dung balls were tossed into the sky.
They spun, danced, and with a whistling sound, descended upon Sakura Island No. 1 Novice Village.
"Yamaguchi-kun, what's that?"
A player pointed at the expanding spherical objects in the sky, eyes filled with curiosity.
"Do these monsters really think they can demolish our Novice Village with these dirt balls?"
"How ridiculous! Truly lowly monsters, lacking profound knowledge, only to be laughed at."
The players chattered, oblivious to the twitching nose and suddenly changing expression of Moriyama Norihito.
The familiar smell, such a painful realization!
This was the monsters' secret recipe Stinky Bug Dung!
"Young master, dodge! It's a great evil!"
Moriyama Norihito shouted, watching the approaching dung balls and the stunned Yamaguchi Muraji, growing increasingly anxious.
In the moment of crisis, he disregarded the breach of master-servant protocol, lunging to shield Yamaguchi Muraji, rolling them both aside.
"Young master, don't be afraid, I will protect you!"
Moriyama Norihito said, smiling as he lifted his head, his eyes shining like stars.
However, Yamaguchi Muraji's face was pale, continuously slapping Moriyama Norihito's muscular body, trying to push him away.
"Young master?"
"Get off me, now!"
Pinned by Moriyama Norihito, Yamaguchi Muraji couldn't move, and a spherical object was hurtling towards him at a tricky angle, getting closer.
He knew what it was.
Because the foul stench, like the wind, had already arrived unnoticed!
"Ugh..."
In the end, he couldn't dodge.
A baseball-sized dung ball smashed into his mouth.
Yamaguchi Muraji's pupils contracted, and in the dim sky, he seemed to see his most revered Emperor engaged in an indecent act with his beloved childhood sweetheart.
It was as disgusting as it could get!
"Bleugh!"
Yamaguchi Muraji vomited all over Moriyama Norihito's face, triggering a chain reaction, causing Moriyama Norihito to start vomiting as well, splattering Yamaguchi Muraji.
In that moment, the master and servant completed an intimate exchange of love.
This was just the beginning of the pain, and Yamaguchi Muraji wasn't the only one suffering.
More Stinky Bug Dung was being transported to the battlefield by the galloping Spearboars, raining down on the entire Novice Village under the gnolls' throws.
The sky was filled with flying dung.
"Boom!" A clap of thunder echoed.
A fierce lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and the rainstorm arrived.
Raindrops the size of pinkie fingers fell from the sky, washing the stench off the players on Sakura Island.
But it couldn't be washed off, and instead, spread the dung on their faces all over their bodies.
"Bamboo leaves, cover up!"
In the monster army, following the order of the gnoll leader Grey Wolf, a group of monsters brought large banana leaves to cover the bags of dung.
"Continue the bombardment!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
...
Facing the monsters' dung attack, coupled with the pouring rain, the players had no intention of rushing out to fight.
They retreated into their houses, enduring the stench, waiting for the monsters to finish throwing their biochemical weapons and for the rain to stop before settling the score.
...
Meanwhile, underground in Sakura Island No. 1 Novice Village.
"Chieftain, it seems to be raining outside!"
A kobold sniffed, catching the distinctive smell of rainwater, but didn't stop its digging, casually mentioning it to the kobold chieftain Bolikri.
"I know it's raining, keep digging, speed up. It's a shower, won't last long, I'll check the entrance."
With that, Bolikri turned and headed towards the entrance.
Some water had seeped into the tunnel, but Bolikri wasn't alarmed.
Excavating tunnels in various dangerous environments was a mandatory course for kobolds. Operations that were extremely dangerous for humans were nothing to them.
Much ado about nothing.
At this time, the tunnel entrance had been preemptively fortified with a simple waterproof wall by kobolds who noticed the rain.
The opening in the wall was covered with banana leaves.
Softer areas within the tunnel were reinforced with special materials.
This tunnel was only for temporary use, so Bolikri's standards weren't high, as it would be destroyed soon.
The players were all holed up in the village houses, and Grey Wolf wasn't surprised, seemingly having anticipated this outcome.
The great master was indeed prescient.
Grey Wolf was deeply impressed.
The Black Dragon had given him two attack plans before going into hibernation.
Since Plan A was unfeasible, it was time to initiate Plan B, conveniently as the kobold chieftain Bolikri arrived before him.
"Now, what is the situation?"
Grey Wolf fixed his gaze on the kobold chieftain Bolikri, with a hint of anticipation.
"The tunnel has been dug beneath the human village, and we're now expanding the area."
"The soil here is quite loose, and with our kobold racial talent, it will take about an hour to make adequate preparations."
Grey Wolf looked up at the sky.
The shower was gradually subsiding.
But the clouds still blanketed the sky.
The drizzle would continue for a while.
Heaven-sent opportunity, the plan is feasible! """
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