Kim stood alone on the grassy field as the four Transcended approached her. They were all similar in their ugliness, but their bodies differed a lot.


    The furthest to the right was tall and thin. She held a glaive with a serrated blade at its end, and she wore some kind of body armor that only protected her chest and nether area. Most of her skin was showing, which was very dumb in Kim''s opinion.


    The one next to her stood even smaller than Kim, and she looked much more robust than the first. She held a battleaxe, which was larger than her small stature. Monster skin formed her armor, and she used the creature''s face for a helmet.


    On her right walked one of the fattest person Kim had ever seen. The ground trembled with each step the fat goblin took. She held a large whip, which she cracked loudly in the air. A strange black, plastic-like outfit contained her whole body.


    The one on the left was the most normal out of the four. Her face wasn''t as ugly as the rest, and she was the only one who wasn''t grinning from ear-to-ear. In her hand, a lone sword rested, and she wore a simple leather armor for defense.


    Kim''s focus instantly landed on this female. From her movement, it was easy to tell that she was the strongest out of the four.


    The females stopped a few meters away from Kim and looked back at their owner. He shouted something in the goblin language while staring at Kim.


    The female on the left translated it. "Change back into human and beg for mercy. My Lord doesn''t want to kill you, and if you try anything, you will meet a fate much worse than death or slavery."


    Her voice was a monotone, and human-like. Her translation and talking pattern was much better than any goblin Kim had heard before.


    It took her a few seconds to realize her situation. She could''ve tried to fight these four, and maybe she could''ve won, but one mistake would equal a death sentence.


    She also had to account for the Warlord, who was a lot stronger than she could manage.


    For now, she needed one thing and one thing only... Time.


    Her twin short swords dissolved into green fog, and her snake tail turned into a pair of slender legs. The snakes on her head changed back into a shoulder length green hair. The scales on her body turned back into her usually pale skin.


    She then began to re-summon her clothing, but before she could''ve, the tall goblin grabbed onto her hair and tossed her right before the Warlord''s feet.


    By the time she reached the ground, her armor covered her nakedness, but her face still landed in the dirt. With a small groan of pain, she climbed to her feet... Or at least tried to.


    A firm foot kicked into her spine, and she went back onto the ground. The foot stayed on her and kept increasing the pressure until she couldn''t breathe.


    All the goblin females snickered, but the male''s booming laughter was louder than any of them.


    He spoke a few words, which Kim didn''t understand, but soon a clear female voice spoke right into her ear, translating it.


    For a moment, Kim saw the goblin''s skeletal structure, then she saw her flying away. By the time she hit the ground, she was dead.


    Kim heard loud footsteps rapidly approaching, but was pleasantly surprised to see their owner. Astrid ran to Kim in her giantess form. Her enormous feet moved along the ice with ease, never slipping or slowing down.


    She leaned down and grabbed Kim with one hand, pulling her up without effort.


    Behind her, the twins were running too, but they were much worse on the ice. They kept slipping and sliding.


    "Thank you... For the rescue... Fuck me... That asshole was about to turn me into a goblin, I think..." said Kim, her voice heavy with fear and relief.


    She couldn''t see the others'' expression, but they looked to be terrified by what they heard. One of the twins seemed to want to ask something, but before she could, a loud bang brought their attention away.


    The four of them turned towards the sound, where the Warlord was fighting with the giant Tiger and a colorful flying figure. They were throwing everything in their power against him, but the male just laughed it off.


    "Can you help them?" asked Astrid, while watching the fight with angry eyes.


    Kim remained silent as her sight was fixed on the fight.


    Damien summoned a few hundred ice spears behind him and launched it all at the Warlord. At the same time, Cass locked him into an invisible box, with thorns on the inside, so it would stop his movements for a moment.


    The Warlord stared at them with a wide grin, then his body turned ethereal for a moment. Only a greenish outline was visible, and he soon appeared outside the box.


    With his long and slightly curved sword, he cut towards the approaching projectiles, and each of them exploded into splinters.


    He laughed with madness and rage, then pointed towards Kim and shouted a few words.


    In that moment, the four of them saw that several female harem members had survived. There were five of them, including the woman who translated to Kim.


    Astrid grabbed Kim by the shoulder, and said with a serious voice... "Try to help the two Transcended, we will take care of these bastards!"


    Kim wasn''t so sure that the three of them could defeat all those females, but they didn''t have time to argue. What she knew for sure was their need for the Stellar to die or leave.


    She spent a precious second to turn towards the walls and saw as the waves of goblins and monsters were already below them.


    With a deep, calming breath, she turned away from the city''s doom and focused on the task needed to be completed...