I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 11

The sensation of entering a Gate for the second time was still unfamiliar.

In fact, it couldn’t be helped.

The”Corridor of Dried Corpses”that Jeonghyeon had entered before was a dark, corridor-type Gate, but the starting point of the”Atarok Goblin Village”he had just entered was a forest.

First of all, compared to the corridor, it was very bright and pleasant.

The sunlight coming through the leaves was warm, and the gentle breeze was refreshing.

It was practically no different from a forest on Earth.

Certainly, with a Gate like this, a place like the corridor couldn’t be popular.

But it stimulated Jeonghyeon that much more.

Again, the problem was his overly heightened senses.

The sounds of insects he had never heard on Earth, and the cries of beasts from afar, which were also new to him.

If there was any rustling, he would flinch, wondering if it was a goblin.

All of this made Jeonghyeon extremely sensitive.

‘Ugh…… I still can’t get used to this sensation. What’s going to happen when I level up here?’

Jeonghyeon tried to distract himself from the trivial things and looked around lightly.

Perhaps it was because they were still at the entrance.

Hanseok and Garyeong went ahead a little, and Jeonghyeon and Jiyun fell behind.

Looking at their backs, Jeonghyeon thought.

‘It’s probably a guild request, so the guild must have arranged this kind of place, right?’

Even though Gate reservations were divided into general and guild allocations, the guild’s influence worked implicitly.

Just as he was thinking that it must be a fairly large guild, Jeonghyeon suddenly realized that he had forgotten something.

“Uh? Ms. Jiyun. Do you happen to know which guild those people are from?”

“Yes? Uh? Yes?! What did you say?”

However, instead of answering Jeonghyeon’s question, Jiyun asked back in surprise.

Jeonghyeon smiled awkwardly and changed his question.

“It seems like this is your first time entering a Gate?”

“Ah…… Yes. It hasn’t been long since I awakened, and I was a little scared to join a party.”

“Actually, this is my second time too.”

“I see. You seem very natural.”

Compared to Jeonghyeon when he entered the corridor, Jiyun was definitely overly nervous.

‘But why am I only realizing this now?’

In Sunhyeong’s party, they had exchanged basic information at the cafe.

Of course, since he was the one who joined their party, it was a situation where Jeonghyeon only needed to reveal his experience, but this time, he had been showered with praise from outside.

“Is it because I’m relaxed?”

“Yes?”

Jiyun reacted to Jeonghyeon’s muttering.

Jeonghyeon looked at Jiyun for a moment and pondered.

Whether he should honestly tell her his suspicion or not.

If he was overreacting, it could unnecessarily agitate Jiyun, who was already nervous.

“Mr. Jeonghyeon, we need to get into position soon!”

“Ah, yes!”

However, such worries were gradually forgotten after Hanseok called him.

“It’s not time for the goblins to appear yet, but I wanted to give you some tips on dealing with goblins beforehand. Is that okay?”

“Ah, of course. I’m grateful.”

Hanseok firmly grasped a huge axe with a blade as big as his upper body in both hands and looked around.

“It’s obvious, but you have to thoroughly examine your surroundings even at times like these. Goblins are cunning. If you let your guard down, they might suddenly pop out of the bushes.”

And Hanseok gave him various tips.

Most of them were knowledge that would be useful for novice Hunters.

That goblins have different physical conditions than humans, so adaptation is necessary, that their center of gravity is different, so you have to be careful of unexpected attacks, and so on.

“My axe can take them down in one hit, but with Mr. Jeonghyeon’s mace, it might not end easily if you don’t hit them properly.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Jeonghyeon was listening and responding appropriately, but he mostly knew what he was talking about.

‘I haven’t seen live goblins, but have I not seen dead goblins?’

In fact, Jeonghyeon could confidently say that he had handled more goblins than Hanseok.

Because goblin corpses were as common as zombies in the processing plant.

Jeonghyeon knew exactly where to stab to make the blade sink in at once, and how to dig into the joints to cleanly remove the flesh.

‘But is it because he’s Level 2? He still knows a lot.’

He just accepted it, as information sharing was so common these days.

Later, he could even pay attention to Garyeong and Jiyun following behind. It seemed that they were giving tips on the role of the rearguard in their own way.

‘Looking at this, it seems like I was worried for nothing.’

Perhaps he noticed that Jeonghyeon wasn’t fully focused on the conversation.

Hanseok changed the topic to something a bit more stimulating.

“Well, even though I’m saying this confidently, neither Garyeong nor I can actually touch the village itself.”

“Huh? Why?”

Jeonghyeon’s attention finally turned to Hanseok.

Hanseok explained with a wry smile.

“There are thousands of goblins in the Goblin Village. To deal with all of them, you would need two B-Rank Hunters, and they would have to be quite high-level.”

“That many? So you said you’re just going around the village?”

“Yes, that’s right. And if we were to deal with them all, there would be nothing left for other Hunters to hunt. There’s no need to clear out the village.”

Jeonghyeon nodded.

Certainly, if there were thousands of them, it would be unrealistic for just a few people to handle them.

‘If I even see the shadow of the village, I should run away as fast as I can.’

Even if Jeonghyeon were to face the goblins himself, he had no intention of taking any risks.

“Kirelek━”

At that moment, Jeonghyeon heard a strange sound.

A sound with a clear hostility, unlike the many noises he had previously wondered if they were goblin sounds.

Jeonghyeon raised his mace to chest level and scanned his surroundings.

“I think there are goblins. 10 o’clock direction, about 50 meters.”

“Huh? Already? No, but how……?”

Hanseok’s reaction seemed somewhat flustered.

Sunhyeong’s party had also been surprised, but Jeonghyeon’s senses were much stronger now than they were then.

Jeonghyeon made a rough excuse.

“I’ve always had good hearing, and Agility-type traits have a sensory enhancement effect.”

“Wow, Agility-type is definitely different. I’m all about Strength.”

It seemed that Hanseok was more surprised by the fact that Jeonghyeon had detected the goblins before he did, rather than the fact that goblins had appeared.

Hanseok casually adjusted his grip on the axe with a relaxed expression and relayed to the rear.

“Garyeong, goblins expected at 10 o’clock, 50 meters. Get ready.”

“What? Okay.”

Unlike Jiyun, who was tense, Garyeong didn’t show any particular change.

Hanseok also didn’t seem to be particularly wary, except for slightly adjusting the position of his hand holding the axe.

It was Jeonghyeon who was puzzled.

“Shouldn’t we be getting ready?”

Hanseok laughed loudly.

“Don’t worry. If the goblins are watching us, we should give them a sign that we haven’t noticed them. That way they’ll let their guard down.”

So Mr. Jeonghyeon, relax a bit.

Hanseok patted Jeonghyeon’s back.

‘Is that so?’

Jeonghyeon also slowly lowered his mace, which he had raised to his chest.

Seeing this, Hanseok added.

“Always be ready to attack, but don’t let the enemy know. Keep that in mind. This is the basics of fighting.”

Jeonghyeon replied that he understood and completely lowered his mace.

However, he still kept his hand firmly gripped.

Hanseok chuckled again.

“Yes. That’s enough to fool those stupid guys.”

And when Jiyun at the back was able to move naturally, even if she wasn’t completely satisfied, Hanseok moved the group forward.

Eventually, Jeonghyeon thought he understood why Hanseok was so confident.

‘Is that supposed to be hiding?’

It seemed he had overestimated the goblins.

The goblins were huddled together in a bush, but it was questionable whether that could even be called hiding.

They were only hiding their bodies,

“Kerruk━”

“Kirruk━”

but they were carelessly making high-pitched cries, and their crude spear blades were even sticking out above the bushes.

While Jeonghyeon was wondering whether he should pretend to notice them or just keep quiet until Hanseok gave the signal, Hanseok looked back and said.

“Garyeong, fire one off.”

“Okay.”

Garyeong, who had stopped in her tracks, began chanting.

It was Jeonghyeon’s first time seeing magic in person, so he was watching her.

The magic that could be cast with F-Rank 「Weak Mana Sensitivity」 was at most Mana Bolt, which condenses mana and fires it.

‘Then what about D-Rank?’

Even D-Rank was strictly classified as low-grade, so nothing too flashy would come out.

The magic Garyeong chose was, as expected, Mana Bolt.

However, more than a dozen bolts were being generated.

Even though it seemed like nothing special, it was worthy of being called the peak of D-Rank Level 2.

Moreover, magic had a way of making people who weren’t familiar with it marvel just by watching it.

Jeonghyeon also opened his mouth slightly and watched the Mana Bolts being generated.

The chanting didn’t take long.

As soon as Garyeong opened her eyes, the generated Mana Bolts flew towards the bushes all at once.

The speed itself wasn’t that great.

It was to the extent that Jeonghyeon could dodge them without any difficulty.

But to the goblins, it would feel like a sudden disaster.

Twabaak━

“Keeek!”

A blunt sound, unbelievable for something made by intangible mana, rained down, and at the same time, the goblins’ screams could be heard.

“I adjusted it appropriately. They’ll be injured, but not dead.”

“Good. We’ve got plenty of teaching material.”

‘That was adjusted?’

While Jeonghyeon was surprised once again, Hanseok gave Garyeong a thumbs-up.

And six goblins, who didn’t look to be in good shape, popped out of the bushes.

“Mr. Jeonghyeon, how many can you handle?”

“Uh…… I think I can handle about two.”

“Alright. I’ll draw their attention.”

Hanseok readily jumped forward.

He seemed to be drawing the attention of all six, and then he made two of them stand out.

At first glance, it might have seemed like he had simply messed up the aggro, but to Jeonghyeon, it was different.

If it was simply a lack of ability, he would have touched all six of them evenly and then given up on a few when he got tired.

But he intentionally excluded two of them completely.

From both attack and defense.

And he even naturally positioned them so that they would stay behind the other four.

Naturally, the two who couldn’t get between the selected four had no choice but to turn their attention elsewhere.

And the result was Jeonghyeon, who was the closest.

“Kerruk!”

Perhaps they were completely enraged.

The momentum of the two rushing towards Jeonghyeon was quite fierce.

Of course, that didn’t mean Jeonghyeon would just take their attacks.

Even though they were definitely more agile than zombies or skeletons, they were still just so-so.

They were clearly visible to Jeonghyeon, who had boosted his Agility-type trait by three levels.

Moreover, thanks to the synergy effect that even told him their attack paths, he could continue the fight even while yawning.

However, Jeonghyeon didn’t take the goblins down at once.

‘It seems like adapting to my abilities is going well when I’m actually moving my body in combat.’

Instead, he focused on dodging while carefully observing the goblins’ attack patterns.

Slow but deadly attacks.

As he moved his body while confronting that killing intent, he quickly adapted to the unfamiliar sensation.

Moreover, he deliberately dodged in a way that was close but not too easy, and that was because,

‘Even if it’s not the case…… there’s no need to show them everything.’

it was because of the gazes watching him.

Jiyun, who was nervously ready to use healing at any moment, was one thing.

But Garyeong, who had already finished her part by using magic, and even Hanseok, who was dealing with four goblins, were also looking at him.

It would be fortunate if it was simply out of consideration for an F-Rank Hunter who was lower in rank than them.

But in such a situation, if an F-Rank novice Hunter, no matter how injured he was, were to easily toy with two goblins, wouldn’t they find it strange?

‘But I can’t look as relaxed as them either.’

In the end, Jeonghyeon finished the fight a little later than Hanseok, who had roughly dealt with all four goblins.

He smashed one goblin’s head with the iron ball of his mace, and the other one,

Mr. Cheolyong, your craftsmanship is amazing.’

he pierced through its solar plexus with the iron needle that Cheolyong had confidently recommended.

『You have acquired 1 Coin.』

The notification window that popped up at the same time was a bonus.

“Wow, Mr. Jeonghyeon, you fight really well. You have talent.”

Hanseok, who had been watching Jeonghyeon, approached him while clapping.

It seemed he had succeeded in pretending to be a reasonably decent F-Rank Hunter.

“This request might end sooner than expected, Hanseok.”

“You’re telling me.”

Hanseok and Garyeong, who were always in sync.

Then they started walking again, seemingly in a very good mood.

Originally, there would have been a lot to collect from the goblin corpses, but Jeonghyeon just smacked his lips and followed them.

It would be awkward to ask them to stop while riding the bus, and,

‘It feels kind of unsettling.’

It was because he hadn’t completely relaxed yet.