NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17 Goblin Den
He was expecting around 5 points into each stat at the very maximum, since gaining that much would easily take him another 2 or 3 years at his current rate of progression, but 10 wasn't even on his mind!
Happy with these results, Lyrian went outside of the cavern to try out magic for the first time.
Now, he knew that one needed to use spells to perform magic from the books he read, as spells were the translation devices that mana used to become objective magic in the real world, but right now, spells were not so easily obtainable.
Just like cultivation techniques, spells came in the form of scrolls or books which one could learn from, but those were also very expensive, far too expensive for his wallet.
Still, from what Lyrian knew, spells were only words of encouragement and knowledge to help one conjure magic. He didn't think one exactly needed it to cast different spells.
So, he wanted to see if his pure willpower and imagination were enough to do the job.
Nearing a tree, he looked at it with an intense gaze as he put his two hands together and pulled them back behind him.
In his entire two lives, he saw something similar to magic a few times back on Earth. Things that his stepbrothers used to watch on tv, and so, he decided to try them out.
"Kaaameee..."
He bent his knees slightly, cocking his hands back as he imagined all the mana in his body flowing directly into his palms.
"Haameee..."
In the last moments, he fully envisioned how the spell would work, and let go!
"Haa!!"
He threw his hands out in front of him, expecting a giant blue beam to shoot out from his palms and instantly evaporate the tree... but nothing happened.
The silence was so striking that it felt like the birds in the trees mockingly stared at the boy.
A tinge of embarrassment came to him when it suddenly failed, but he wasn't willing to give up just yet.
For several additional minutes, he tried out a few other spells which he saw on tv before.
"Rasengan!"
"Gomu-gomu... pistol!"
"Ban-kai!"
...
All failed.
Tired of imagining spells and squeezing his muscles only to bare to fruit, Lyrian sat on the ground, panting.
"Why the heck are none of these working!?"
[First of all, you currently do not have any mana in storage, as you have recently ranked up]
[Secondly, even if you were to have mana, you are not capable of creating spells out of thin air yet]
[Obtaining a written spell scroll is currently your only option when it comes to learning magic spells]
Lyrian felt a bit dumb after hearing this from Gear.
"Well, it makes sense I guess."
Lyrian stood up, slightly defeated. How in the world was he going to get a magic spell scroll?
Stealing wasn't an option in such a bustling marketplace, and he didn't know if it was the right thing to do morally either.
Just because he wanted to gain power over everything else... did that mean he should take things away from others? Even those who were innocent?
He was yet to know the answer to that question, as it needed much more experience and overall understanding to come up with a reply.
His entire life, he did everything for the sake of others only, but did that mean he could now freely do things only for his sake without any consideration for others?
For Lyrian, these were questions that bared no answers as of yet.
Although he was a little distressed, he decided to head out into the forest and explore a little, maybe even find something to fight against.
With his new rank, Lyrian grinned at the fact that he could probably even take on a fully powerful Dire wolf.
After these few years of training in the forest, he grew accustomed to his surroundings.
Now that he had grown so significantly in power, however, he decided to go a little further than usual.
Not to uncharted territory, but simply the farther parts of the forest which he rarely saw.
After some walking, he came across the goblin den that he saw a few times before.
Previously, he saw many goblins going in and out of the cavern, but he never challenged them as they were at the OP of upper 2.
This wasn't higher than his, but he knew that the high amount of goblins that always seemed to stick together would no-doubt quickly overcome him.
Now, however, maybe he had a chance to overcome them instead, but Lyrian wasn't sure of committing to that plan just yet.
Spying at the den from a few hundred feet away, Lyrian saw a few green goblins enter the cavern.
He calmed his breathing and completely stopped moving, slowing his heart rate which in turn hid his presence a lot more.
ραΠdαsΝοvel.cοm This trick was something he learned after hunting a ton.
The 3 foot, skinny things with protruding round bellies and long, ugly noses walked into the den with a deer on their shoulders.
From what Lyrian could see, they each had a rusty dagger attached to their rag which they wore over their private parts.
He made sure not to make any movements especially around goblins because of their long and pointy ears that gave them excellent hearing.
'Scan.' Lyrian said in his head out of curiosity. If they were weak enough, he would make up his mind on whether to attack the den or not.
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Name: Tolkok
Species: Goblin
Age: 14
Overall Power (OP): 2
Health: 24/24
Stamina: 24/27
Strength: 19
Agility: 30
Defense: 12
Rank: Normal
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Just like he thought, they were quite weak, their agility being the only slight problem.
He waited until they went inside some more before finally standing up from his crouched position, but just then, he heard some rustling from the bushes right next to him, forcing him to immediately crouch back down.
Had goblins already seen and surrounded him? It wasn't an exaggerated concern, as he knew they were quite smart...