Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 32 - 32 32 Hardcore Machine Translation

32: Chapter 32: Hardcore Machine Translation 32: Chapter 32: Hardcore Machine Translation The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder, and it was the Goblin King, Emperor Jane Ragi Ci De, who made the first move.

Leaping down from the grandstand with his elite troops, he stirred up dust.

The drills of the army came to an abrupt halt, and the soldiers stood at attention.

Under the command of the Goblin King, they formed ranks and took up their positions.

The name of the Goblin King was fraught with significance.

Firstly, Ci De was the surname of the ancient Goblin Emperors, and this self-proclaimed descendant naturally inherited the name.

Next, Ragi, was the name of the first human he had hunted, a name of great commemorative value.

And then Jane, a word of profound meaning.

As the saying goes, “great wisdom is simple,” using strategy only proves one’s inadequacy.

If one had a power rivaling that of the gods, then there would be no need for strategy, as everything would simplify from complexity to simplicity, which was the ultimate goal that Goblin King Emperor Jane Ragi Ci De sought to achieve.

Originally, this name had no issues being written in the language of this world, but since Yang Yu’s system translated meaningful names, they all got translated, such as Bai Jin, Iron Wall, and so on.

Those without significance, or those using ancient languages for names, were usually transliterated directly, like Sekamens, Andro, and the like.

Therefore, the name of the Goblin King that Yang Yu saw—”Picking up garbage to eat”—was the result of a hardcore machine translation.

It was good that Yang Yu didn’t burst out laughing the first time he saw this name, otherwise the Goblin King might not be arranging his troops and picking up a long stick to charge at the enemy lines, challenging Yang Yu about what exactly he found so amusing.

Somehow having gained more time, Yang Yu assigned numbers, organized teams and constructed a defense formation.

Perhaps it would be an act of despair for one person to lead a group of NPCs, capable of astonishing feats, against an overwhelming army.

But for one person to control nearly a hundred people and turn a massive battle into a strategy game with tower defense elements was much simpler, much like turning Super Mario into a pure parkour game, ignoring all the mushroom picking and monster stomping.

If there were any worries…

It would be that all the commands had to be verbal; combat was real-time, requiring one to anticipate the enemy’s moves and issue commands in advance; every point wasn’t entirely controllable, and if multiple points collapsed uncontrollably, it could likely result in a total loss.

Besides these…

there really weren’t any major issues.

“Andro, the battle is about to begin.

You’re responsible for holding off the Goblin King.

The longer you can hold him, the more advantage we can secure.”

“Don’t worry, even if it costs me this old life, I’ll hold him off.”

Andro showed off his luxurious muscles, brimming with confidence.

“There’s one more thing, I want to learn ‘Shield Counter.’ Can I get an advance on my reward?”

“If it helps the battle, I’m not against teaching you in advance, it’s just that the timing…”

“Don’t worry about the timing.

I can learn it quickly.”

The game offered an extremely high degree of freedom, and originally Yang Yu just wanted to see if he could get an advance on his reward.

Surprisingly, he actually succeeded.

At that moment, the task on the system also underwent a change.

[Emergency Task: Rapid Rescue.

No one knows what exactly happened deep in the forest.

The disappearance of several adventure groups caused unease at the adventurer’s guild.

Out of humanitarian concern, and to prevent the situation from worsening or unexpected and terrible events from happening, the adventurer’s guild is preparing to organize an adventure group to venture deep into the dense forest to investigate and rescue the trapped.

Task Requirements: Join the adventure group, help rescue more than 10 missing adventurers under the leadership of Andro.

Reward: Skill ‘Shield Counter’ (Selected), 8,000 Experience Points, and three lottery draws.

Advance Reward Penalty: Experience acquisition -50% (until the end of this task, changed to lifetime if the task is abandoned)

Failure or Abandonment Penalty: All attributes decrease by 10%.]

Although an advance on the reward was possible, it seemed the system despised such speculative actions, and the penalty was severe.

This is probably also to prevent players from accepting tasks and not completing them.

Yang Yu handed the Shield to Andro, who instantly slipped the Shield onto his forearm, a red glow sharp as a spur covered the entire Shield, lasting for nearly five seconds.

“Do you really think you can learn it just by watching like this?”

“Of course.” Yang Yu took back the Shield and slipped it onto his left hand, then performed a Shield Counter.

Andro grinned and slapped Yang Yu on the back, “You really are incredible, a lot of people say that move is hard to learn and often give up halfway, but you got it on the first try, haha.”

Just casually learning a difficult Skill, is that so strange to an NPC?

After coming to this world, Yang Yu gradually became curious about how a player like himself is perceived by NPCs.

Understanding the game’s world from various perspectives, maintaining rationality while also putting some emotion into it—perhaps that’s the key to playing a game well.

He’d gotten a bit lost in his original intentions due to battling through too many challenging games, but this game helped him find a bit of that initial spark again.

If he were to be categorized among the four types of gamers—killer, explorer, achiever, socializer—he now leaned more towards achiever.

Therefore, if there were truly NPCs who invested emotions in him, he would also respond to their expectations to some extent.

“Maybe some seem to learn very fast, but in truth, I’ve spent a lot of time and energy (earning Skill Points), and not all Skills can be learned on the first try.”

“I misspoke.

There’s still some time, let me prepare a bit more, perhaps I haven’t felt this kind of tension in a while, I need to completely relax before I can give it my all.”

Andro started doing calisthenics on the spot to relax his muscles, and just then, a black shadow crossed through the forest.

“Be careful.”

Deploying the Illusion Shield, Yang Yu moved in front of Andro, intercepting the Dart.

While Yang Yu was learning the Skill, the Goblin Elite Assassination Squad had already begun to flank and surround them from various angles.

The battle, with no signal to begin, had finally erupted.

“No.1 Warrior, warriors at the right front, be cautious of the Goblin Elite Assassination Squad!

Everyone else, stay sharp.”

In an instant, a tense atmosphere spread within the adventure group.

The Goblin King, with his unruly smirk, swung his Long Stick, and a great battle was imminent.

The goblin army let out deafening roars and charged toward Yang Yu and his group in an orderly assault.

“No.4 Priest, No.5 Priest, be ready, on my command buff Andro.

No.4 Truth Skill.

Shield, No.5 Kelas’ Blessing, and No.4 Physical Enhancement again.”

“Got it!”

Yang Yu immediately started commanding the entire team.

His speech was fast yet clear and resonant, accurately conveying orders to every member of the adventure group, preparing them to await the goblins’ attack and get ready for defense.

Soon, the two forces were in close combat.

The Goblin King swung his Long Stick and a flame ignited from the tip, wrapping around the Goblin King’s fist and the entire Long Stick.

It wasn’t a real flame, but a Magic that enhanced his Attack.

400 Intelligence and 300 Strength, along with some eerie buffs, Yang Yu knew this Goblin King was a Melee Mage dealing mixed damage.

With the bow drawn, he had no choice but to shoot; Yang Yu didn’t know how long Andro could hold off the Goblin King, he just wanted to give his team the advantage during the time Andro managed to hold him.

“No.4, No.5 Priests.

Begin!”