Light Novel Volume 11

'''Goblin Slayer! Volume 11' is the eleventh light novel of the Goblin Slayer'' series.

Official Synopsis
Summer is here, and Female Merchant pays Goblin Slayer and his party an unexpected visit at their usual tavern to make them a proposal. Her next trade route will take her through the vast eastern desert where goblins now run rampant, and she would like the party to escort her. They accept her request, and the group promptly sets out for the arid eastern borderlands with its different cultures, vicious traps, harsh climate, and shadowy desert figures. How will our heroes fare in this unforgiving foreign territory...?

Chapters

 * Pause: A Rogue's Run
 * Chapter 1: A Pounding Heart
 * Chapter 2: Freeway Warrior
 * Interlude: Mud and Stars and Captives
 * Chapter 3: Choose Your Own Adventure
 * Interlude: The Great Game Master's Scene
 * Chapter 4: The Anastasis from Gehenna
 * Interlude: Princess of Persia
 * Chapter 5: Goblin Slayer in the Country of Sand
 * Interlude: No Hit No Run
 * Chapter 6: Never Ever Cut a Deal With a Dragon
 * Chapter 7: One Jump Ahead
 * Pause: A New Hope

Pause
In the Desert Kingdom, the Shadow Runner team led by The Spy leads a chase out of the castle with two girls, an Elf and Rhea, from Goblin Riders. Changeling users her powers to make it rain so Driver's kelpie spirit can go faster and get the girls to safety as contracted.

Chapter 1
At the Guild, Goblin Slayer’s party continues their usual revelry as Club Fighter, Supreme God’s Cleric, and Harefolk Hunter return from their first Goblin Hunt victorious but very dirty, much to Goblin Slayer’s approval. Scout Boy and Druid Girl prepare to celebrate with them as Harefolk Hunter tells Priestess that Female Merchant had arrived requesting her assistance as her bodyguards, against Goblins in the Desert Kingdom to the East

During the meeting, Guild Girl explains the delicate situation with the Desert Kingdom, the relationship with them is “Not Good”, there is no Adventure’s Guild, and Novice ranked Adventurers like Priestess’s Steel Rank, cannot accept the mission. However, Guild Girl uses the loophole that Female Merchant requested her specifically, to initiate a promotion review for Priestess, to Sapphire Rank, the middle ranks.

With this, Priestess and Female Merchant were directed to Spearman and Witch to get advice about the Desert Kingdom much to his annoyance and her joy. Still the two happily gave all their knowledge to the two young ladies. Goblin Slayer however, returned to the Farm of Cow Girl and went through the books he got from Arc Mage to prepare for his new mission. Cow Girl was interested and encouraged him to “adventure” as she helped prepare him for his journey.

Chapter 2
Goblin Slayer's party escorts Female Merchant and her carriages to the Eastern Boarder and after passing the checkpoint thanks to Lizard Priest's acquaintance the Female General. As the party prepares the carriages for sand traversal, High Elf Archer shows off her "desert attire" and is able to help them avoid some desert bandits disguised as soldiers at a checkpoint.

Immediately afterward, the carriages are attacked by a small group of warg mounted Goblins, who try to spring a trap on the group but fail. High Elf Archer is able to realize the Goblins are suspiciously well equipped and thus give the party more trouble then they normally would. The Goblins are able to lead the party's horses into a quicksand trap, but Priestess, having learned about quicksand from Spearman and Witch, uses her "Purify" Miracle to create a spring beneath the Goblins and sink them into the quicksand instead. Dwarf Shaman is able to uses his wind sprites to save the horses and help them continue their journey.

Interlude
The Elf maid of the Desert Princess curses her rotten luck after being dropped off by The Spy and his team; her mission to find a Knight outside the capital to help rescue the Desert Princess from the corrupted Vizier. Having argued with her Rhea friend about how to go about their secret mission to help the Princess, they separated, got captured by kidnappers together, had said kidnappers attacked by thieves! While she laments her terrible situation, her Rhea friend returns her stolen amulet for her as the devise their next course of action.

Trivia

 * While famous for it's many reference, Volume 11 has quite a few references to fantasy pop culture including "Star Wars: A New Hope" and "Prince of Persia"