chapter 7
7 – 1. Academy (7)
#7
[The goblin colony D has been captured perfectly!]
[Currently subdued goblins: 92]
I felt something strange when I finished the fourth village.
“There are too few of them?”
The first time I caught 31, and the second time I added 36 for a total of 67. However, in the third colony, only 17 animals, about half of them, remained. At first, it was assumed that it was simply a small village, but doubts remained.
We made our vigilance even more thorough and meticulously grasped the traps. The movement speed is a little slow, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful. The moment I confirmed that there were only 8 goblins to deal with in the village I raided this time, my suspicions were confirmed.
The goblins have moved.
This is not a village that can be operated with a small population. At least 40, judging by the size and traces left on the ground. At most, it can hold up to 50 animals.
Nevertheless, they disappeared. Where did you go? What are you up to?
‘I’m sure you’re gathering numbers avoiding me’
Goblins are weak, but not stupid. Rather, she is a vicious guy who uses traps or anything to survive with a weak body. But at the same time, because of their ambiguous intelligence, they are also goblins who cannot think of giving up what they already enjoy.
I haven’t missed a single one so far, so where did I get caught? Hive didn’t even notice it. She was not even within Raoul’s detection range.
Maybe another goblin found the place I passed.
Since the corpse only took magic stones and didn’t take care of it, there are some guys who went out hunting, discovered the horrors of the village, and fled to another village. That’s how I revealed to the other group that there is a dangerous being in my country.
Unlike me, a first-time traveler, this forest is no different from their yard, so there’s nothing strange about them running ahead of me to the village.
A corner of my heart felt uncomfortable. It was an intuition built up through years of novels and games. That’s not to say it’s okay to take it so lightly. What is it? What’s making me so anxious?
‘Let’s assume the worst’
A being who noticed me outside the scope of what I thought of as ‘common sense’. A self-assertive being who can easily lead without armed struggle those who easily abandon and kill even their own people if necessary. I was reminded once again that this world is a fantasy.
“…Evolution”
An object higher than
Exists. Wasn’t the quest mission notified in advance in the first place? I read the text once again, marking the contents of the quest again.
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[You have discovered the hideout of the Goblins in the Kokot Mountains.]
[They are rejoicing by offering live sacrifices to the evil spirits.]
[The only good goblin is a dead goblin! The mace of justice to the wicked and evil goblins!]
[Mission: Exterminate the goblin race that exists inside the dungeon 20 / 20][Completed]
[Currently subdued goblins: 92]
[This mission is a performance system. You can get higher rewards when you achieve higher achievements.]
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“Here”
I paid attention to the Kokot Mountains and the performance system.
Quests are not just given. Because you can always kill more than the minimum target of 20, the reward system is specified.
You may think this is too sarcastic, but if you consider that this dungeon is inside the academy and is considered part of the class, you can see that it belongs to the kind side.
Some dungeons are deliberately given unachievable missions and then you watch the process, and there are dungeons where you have to find and solve them on your own without giving the mission itself in the first place.
In other words, the reason why the dungeon’s rank was E wasn’t because goblins existed in groups. Apart from the difficulty of the mission, there is a reason why it had to be an E rank. That is the existence that created the present ideal.
“Hmm…”
In the evolution I watched, options were given based on the experience and accumulated behavior of the object. In novels and games in previous lives, there were many sub-species such as goblins that evolved close to human occupations.
It was no different in this world.
I didn’t choose this place without any countermeasures. I finished research on the goblin’s habits, behavior, types of weapons used, weaknesses, and what kind of objects they become.
Thanks to the correction of the job [Researcher] And the assistance of the [Speed Reading] And [Observation] Skills, you can be confident that you have completely exceeded the category of ordinary people in terms of reading and understanding things related to writing. The increase in skill and intellect must also have an effect on this.
As such, skills and abilities are sufficiently helpful outside of combat. This is like the law of the world that applies other than me. It meant that even among the goblins, a guy with enough brains could appear if the conditions were met.
Summarizing the traces I’ve discovered so far, it’s easy to identify the enemy. The group was assembled without armed struggle. I moved while leading the group, and all of that was to keep me in check.
“Commander”
An individual that has evolved to naturally command and lead a species called goblins. Furthermore, an individual that becomes stronger by having other goblins under its command. He now resides in this mountain range.
“Caw!!”
As if affirming my answer, Hive cried once. It’s because the Shadow Crow, who spread it everywhere to guard against the surroundings, found something.
“Grrr…”
Grawl, who was lying down, also got up and started biting. I could see the bushes that I couldn’t see beyond were moving without wind. That wasn’t all. The echo of the floor, which I would not have heard unless I concentrated on it, was getting closer and closer.
Susss…
“Keruk”
The first thing to appear after destroying the grass was a huge goblin.
If an ordinary goblin was around the age of 5, this goblin looked over 10 years old. Its characteristics are that unlike other goblins, it has long teeth protruding, and it is made of bones and stones, but it holds a well-shaped weapon in its hand.
“Are you a warrior?”
“Kek keek keek keek!!!”
The Goblin Warrior raised a stone ax into the air and let out a groaning laugh.
“Keew!!”
“Cruaaa!!”
In an instant, goblins filled in all directions began responding with their own stone knives.
“…Noisy”
I was surprised by the sudden appearance, but that’s it. When she glanced back into the air, she could see that she had about 10 minutes left before her safe zone was lifted.
In other words, it is safe until that time is all reduced. As evidence of that, the guys were circling around with a certain line while fixing their eyes on me. As if something is blocking it.
Of course, this does not mean that the situation is okay. It remains unchanged that they need to move fast before they completely take over the surroundings.
The problem is how. We are in the process of resolving this. Once run away is removed from the options. Running away in a hurry from a place where there might be a trap only increases the risk. Most of all, it was suspicious that they didn’t get caught by Hive even though they came this close.
It should be seen that some kind of power possessed by the skill or characteristic is being displayed. So, it means that there are guys who haven’t shown up yet, hiding and watching this place.
This is a risk, but it is also an opportunity.
The fact that they showed up here means they’ve got the confidence to take care of me. It means that most of the goblins in the dungeon called [The Goblin’s Lair] Are gathered in this mountain range with a high probability.
If we kill them all here, it means we won’t have to bother running around and killing time.
It was rather good.
I looked around the map, and if I try again, it won’t take too long to get to this place. Even if there is more after that, you can run faster and optimally.
“It will be easy”
“Dump!”
No matter what happens inside the dungeon, it’s not strange, so even if the progress is deliberately slow, there is no fatigue in the body, probably because I took a steady break. Rather, the number of places treated at the end was small, so both Growl and I were in a state of incomplete combustion.
Although he didn’t express himself, he was greatly disappointed that he was resting without taking much.
Since learning the taste of blood, the number of goblins that Graul has dealt with has exceeded 50. Except for the unavoidable ones, all of them neatly decapitated and coveted blood. The cumulative accumulation is piled up in the [Wild nature] And emits a hideous light.
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[Name: Feral] [Lv: 1]
[Category: Skill]
[Description: Primordial instinct contained in blood veins. It boils with blood and makes the user stronger as time passes. Once a day, you can explode all the collected wildness to gain excellent physical abilities.]
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This is the effect of [Wildness].
You should see this guy as a bomb on the verge of exploding. From the moment the Goblin Warrior appeared as proof, his breathing became rough and his yellow pupils began to overflow with faint red light.
If I give my command, they’ll jump out and start slaughtering goblins. Just the right amount of tension. He seemed to be in better condition than usual. What does that mean? Did not come to mind That’s what I look like.
“Grawl”
“Kong!!! Awww!”
At the same time as he answered vigorously, the guy who used [Howling] Started putting a lot of energy on his hind legs. Feeling my body fill up with energy, I smiled and gave the order.
“Sit down”
“Grrr! …Kkiing?”
No matter how much you look forward to the battle, you have to prepare and attack. If we fight like this, we’ll be surrounded right away? Ah, come to think of it, I remember that his intelligence was a bit low.
I roughly stroked the head of the guy who was looking at me with a pitiful expression, like a dog whose chewing gum had been taken away in front of me. To be precise, it is more correct to regard it as earthenware masquerading as a jar.
Perhaps because of its intelligence, there was a lot of oil used to light the fire inside. Seeing the white oil floating on the surface, it was probably taken from an animal. In addition to this, they also found poison mixed with manure, animal carcasses, and strange grasses.
From the time I first discovered this in the village, I had doubts about the parent object. No matter how high the intelligence of goblins is, it’s not as good as this. Even the information I looked for didn’t say that ordinary goblins use poison and oil.
That’s why I saved up my stamina because I didn’t know what variables would come out.
I wondered why I had something I wouldn’t use, but I’m not sure either. I just received it as it was given, but I may not have gone to the level of applying it. Then someone who can use it should use it.
First of all, I destroyed the village and created a barrier to hinder the movement and sight of the enemy as much as possible. It’s common knowledge that a narrow entrance is more advantageous when a few fight against a large number of enemies, but that’s just a normal tactical story.
In order to properly use Hive and Growl, it is much more beneficial to use them as cover.
It was fortunate that there was an unknown power called magical power. I was able to finish it so quickly because I could compensate for my lack of strength with simple destructive power. If I had to make a wooden fence with pure strength, I would have exhausted myself before even fighting.
As expected, the final finish is the best. In this case, though, it was the spark that signaled the start of the battle.
“aaah!!”
Hives and shadow crows carrying earthenware took off into the air and started spraying oil all over the place.
“Keeck?”
“Kek..! Tweakerek…!”
There were some who misunderstood the oil that came down from the sky as rain and tried to drink it with their mouths open, while others tried to run away from the oil. Among them, the most impressive was the goblin warrior who belatedly realized what this was and looked at me in amazement as I stood there holding a torch.
“Ke…!”
“I’m late”
Chang-Geurang!!
An earthen vessel fell on the head of the guy who was giving the order. Even though it was enough to wet all sides, the amount of oil that wet the guy’s face in an instant began to trample all the holes in the goblin warrior’s face.
I threw the torch across just as he brushed the sticky oil off his face.
“Keeck!! Keee!!!!”
“Welcome to the inferno, you dwarfs”
The Goblin Warrior’s desperate cry resounded one step too late, and the other goblins were confused and confused. The goblin warrior must have judged that she had no answer for that figure, so she tried to quickly run away, but it was too late.
Hwaruk
Fire spread from the ground where the torch fell.
Boom!!!!
With a huge explosion, the flames that spread through the oil quickly expanded their size.
The flames that grew to the point of invading the sky in an instant began to explode in all directions, tracking the oil. The goblins inside struggled to get out of the flames, but not even their screams came out.
I placed Graul towards the side where the oil was not sprayed, and had it ready to attack at any time. If the battles so far have been ignorant attacks, this battle requires delicate controls that make use of terrain features.
“Hive, leave the support and bring more oil.”
“Caw!!”
Leaving two Shadow Crows with Graul, Hive flew towards the third colony. With this, the preparation is complete.
[Battle occurs!]
[The effect of the safe zone disappears.]
At the same time as the sound of the system in my ears, I leaped forward and swung the iron pipe full of mana at the goblin warrior who jumped out through the flames.
Kang!!
“Kuruk…!”
His head, which had already been distorted as if his face had been melted from burns all over his body, was completely bent in the direction it should not turn with a loud clang, and his neck was completely ripped off and he flew off to the other side.
This is a natural result. No matter how big he is, he is only the biggest among the small goblins. The weight class itself is different from me, who is over 180.
“This gave me a spare weapon… Oh hot!”
Isn’t it natural that you were in a pit of fire until just now?
It was heavier than an iron pipe, probably because the bones themselves had weight, but it was inconvenient to apply force because it was out of balance. It was also burned once, so the durability was also uneasy. Either way seemed difficult to use for a long time.
“Three or four times to write well?”
It’s because the iron pipe is holding up better than I thought.
“Suck!”
Puck
“Kedot”
As a test, I hit the head of a goblin who ran this way to avoid the rampaging Growl, but the sound was clunky and the taste was not so good. She didn’t feel like she had been hit because the moment she hit it like an iron pipe, she had a cheerful sound and no tingling sensation.
As expected, there were many reasons why thugs often used it, ignoring the old and new books.
Fitting the ax around my waist, I grabbed the pipe again with both hands and silently killed the surviving goblins despite being burned, then headed for Growly.
“Oh”
“Ahhhhh!!!!”
As I expected, ordinary goblins did not become Graul’s enemies. However, the goblin covered in black cloth facing Graul was a little different. Now, there was a guy who was struggling while being slightly pushed against Growl, whose eyes had turned red.
“Whoa…”
If I had to name it, wouldn’t it be Goblin Thief? Using agility as his main specialty, avoiding fatal bites and shedding less dangerous claw attacks, it was excellent for a goblin.
No, actually, the movement of that goblin thief was helpful enough for me to [Observe] From the side. I want to keep watching, but there are still many guys that Growl needs to hunt.
If I had caught the other goblins in the time I needed to give strength to him, I would have caught 5 more. I picked up the goblin-style stone dagger that was roaming around moderately and threw it at the timing when he rolled and evaded Graul’s attack.
“…Ket?!”
In the instant of contemplating whether or not to dodge after discovering the stone dagger in the gap created in an instant, his movements slowed down. Taking advantage of that opening, the Raoul opened his mouth wide without hesitation and attacked him.
With his expression full of hopelessness and resentment, he took his last breath and swung the stone dagger in his hand at Raul.
Kwaduk!
Before that, it was too soon for Raoul to kill him by chewing his head off. The stone dagger clinked and fell from the goblin Sif’s weak hands. Raoul let out his snort with a somewhat dissatisfied expression and began to brush the blood from his body.
I won the bid with this.
Thanks to the goblin thief, I was able to gain insight into a move that seemed useful when dealing with monsters bigger than me.
There are errors caused by physical structure, etc., So it would be a bit of a hassle to use it right away, but if you master it, it seems to be useful later. It seemed like it would be a good idea to try sparring directly against Graul when there was still time.
“So”
Tong
I slung my iron pie over my shoulder and looked at the forest beyond. I didn’t know until a while ago, but now I can see the inside of the forest very well, probably because the fire has moved to the forest on the other side. Rather, there were so many goblins glaring at me that I wondered why I hadn’t seen them until now.
“When are you coming?”
Among them, the figure of the hungry ghost, shining in his eyes and openly suggesting that he would live for me, stood out. Compared to other goblins, it was similar in size or smaller, and had a grotesque appearance with bones thought to be goblin skulls on its head.
“Kekker…!”
The peculiar thing is that his skin is black.
‘I’m not a Goblin Commander’
Since the goblins around him were placed as if to protect him, I thought he was a leader or a boss, but that wasn’t the case either. It looks odd, but that’s about it.
He was a commander, more like a shaman than a commander.
The rod he carried in his small hand was also decorated with a skull-like skull on his head, and as if to replace his own clothes, his limbs and neck were decorated with bone ornaments and geometric red tattoos all over his body. Was decorated with
It was really strange to see that figure, as if he was desperately trying to appeal that he was different from the people around him.
The pitiful guy, who was forcibly wearing things that didn’t even fit his body, was quietly backing away while spewing death at me. He didn’t seem to have done it once or twice without being noticed by the guys around him.
Through that appearance, I could understand his personality very well. The guy is a coward Even though he had so many goblins as his subordinates, he was busy manipulating them by hiding behind rather than moving forward. I blew a mocking sneer at the guy.
“Why are you running away again?”
Stand up!
Did you understand what I was saying? Or was it because I got the feeling that I was being mocked. The guy who was about to run away looked at me with his neck stiffly turned like an under-oiled robot, and then he raised his staff and began to rage.
“Keee!!!!!!”
“”Kee!! Kekekekekeke!!!””
The goblins around him reacted to his grotesque song. As the black powder flowed from the staff and scattered everywhere, the goblins’ veins stood out, and they rolled their eyes and began to salivate. Obviously, their minds went out, but their bodies were still moving.
Thump! Thud! Thud! Thud!!
“Kehe!!!”
“”Kieek! Kerelek! Kak!!””
Stomping and crying in a certain rhythm was just like soldiers singing military songs to boost their morale. The eccentricity did not end there.
They started attacking each other by stabbing and scratching each other’s bodies like crazy while repeating the action of stomping their feet. Even though his intestines were flowing and his throat was stabbed and blood was boiling, he did not stop his actions.
“…Crazy”
The cause apparently lies in the guy who is spinning his bone staff towards the sky, alone and intact among them.
It was also announced in the mission. He is said to be delighted by offering sacrifices to evil spirits. At first, I thought it was the action of a guy who twisted the neck of his prey and sprayed blood all over his body, but it seems that was not the case.
“Is this what it feels like to be organized?”
The goblins who settled in these mountains began to worship a wicked god. That black goblin is its follower, and the goblins around it are half-dominated by its evil power. The black goblin’s sacrifice to the evil spirit was his own kind.
Family conflict. One of the most forbidden sins.
In other words, even that act is part of the sacrificial ritual. I felt goose bumps run down my spine. Must stop quickly Otherwise something dangerous is coming.
“Grow!”
“Ahhh!!!”
Growl let out a [Howling] And sprinted away leaving a red glow in his eyes. The half-corpse goblins stumbled and blocked the way, but they couldn’t stop Graul’s speed and bounced in all directions. I followed him quickly, but the sorcery was over.
It was faster for him to stick his wand into the ground than for Growl to bite his throat.
“Keek…! Kreaaa!!!!”
Thump!!
The moment I hit the bone staff with a scream, the heads of all the goblins around me exploded. At the same time, grayish-white aura from them flowed into the body of the black goblin, and the goblin’s body began to grow larger and larger.
“Remove!!”
Boom!
As soon as he gave the order to retreat, the abnormally enlarged sword arm fell in the place where Graul was. If it was just a little bit later, it would have been Graul, not the goblin’s corpse, that crushed that arm.
“Kee…Kerrr, K…Rrr….Rrr…….!!!!!!!!!!”
The guy’s body was deformed and began to enlarge. Bones protruded through the bony body. The pure white bones gradually began to turn black, and the bizarre shuddering and twisting like a haze on a summer day was the very shape of a demon that went against the order of things.
“…f*ck it. Is that an E rank?”
“Grrr.M.
The Distortion eventually stopped and what appeared was a flower.
The bony, black skeleton grew straight, and bits of flesh replaced the petals. Such a bizarre flower that the skulls of the goblins exploded around it, forming on the ends of the skeletons like fruits. Now, the prototype of the goblin was nowhere to be found.
[The named Has appeared.]
There were no ear-piercing screams like monsters usually do.
Click
The skull rattled and made a noise. As one or two of them were added, the forest that had been filled with silence until just now was suddenly covered with the loud sound of bones.
Then stop! And all sounds ceased.
I swallowed my saliva at the majesty of Vector, which was different from the monster, and prepared for battle while still emitting hostility towards Growl. The stems of the black bones, which stretched straight up without knowing how high the sky was, headed towards us with a quick sound.
It was the beginning of the boss fight.