Transmigrated to Game World with SSS Wife

The next room contained 5 victims. It was some kind of living quarters, decorated with 3 bunk beds and 2 treasure chests.

2 of the beds hugged a wall on either side of Nick, whereas the third was directly in front of him.

At the end was an opening leading to the next area of the cave.

Somehow, they were still sleeping when he entered. Nick managed to kill 1 of them, but his sneak wasn't nearly high enough to kill the rest. Still, they were goblins.

Such a monster was not hard to kill.

Within seconds they fell to his blade, 2 of them just rising from their bed when they were suddenly decapitated. The other 2 were bisected at the waist. All of them painted their living quarters with their blood as they lay in their final resting place.

Nick pressed on from this scene indifferently, killing the 2 goblins in the hallway.

Then he entered a big clearing in the cave. His breath caught in his throat for a second as he watched the small hallway turn into a huge, expansive, multiple-storied cave opening. In the far distance, he could see the entrance, covered with moss and hidden by a waterfall.

Below him, 6 goblins were gathered around a girl: Juliana.

Torches lined the wall of the cave. Overhead, at least 100 meters above even Nick's head, was the ceiling of the cave. He has essentially just come out of some small tunnel.

Right now, he was walking down a slope that was at least 20 meters long. The group of goblins and Juliana were at the edge of this slope, at least 20 meters below him. In short, the cave was far too spacious just to contain goblins.

The tutorial had already thrown one curveball with that mini-boss, so Nick was wary of what would happen after he killed the goblins. Sure, Juliana would be safe and maybe he'd finish the quest.

But its objective wasn't to kill all the goblins or free Juliana. It was to clear the goblin nest.

Maybe he was just being paranoid though. All he saw were 6 markers– one on each of the goblins.

Looking around, he didn't see anything suspicious either. There were no hidden tunnels, no empty shackles that once held some gigantic dragon.

Instead, there were just a few small tents. From where Nick stood, they almost looked like ant hills.

The cave really was big.

"Missus Missus! Summon the master!"

More than their threat, the goblins' sudden ability to speak almost accurate language returned Nick's attention to them. They were much more intelligent than the other victims. More than that, something about them was almost more... sinister.

As if every action they took was deliberate.

The more Nick traveled down the slope, the more he felt some weird kind of energy. It was menacing, as if it was trying to force him to go back. Of course he wouldn't, but it still made the hair on his arms stand straight.

Once he reached its base, he was mere meters away from the group of goblins. 2 of them had shortswords and frail arms. They were also the closest to Nick.

A second and a few screams later, those goblins were decapitated. One to the right instantly rolled back before loading its slingshot. The one on the left lunged at Nick.

Yanking Left into Right's line of fire, Nick waited for the soft impact of rock bashing Left's heart. Then he stabbed his sword through its chest and threw it at Right.

The goblin fell under the weight of its dead comrade. Nick jumped to take advantage of this opening.

A bolt of lightning threw him into the wall of the cave. As his hands pushed off the ground, something moved underneath. Black spots appeared in his mind as he grew woozy.

Still, he pushed himself to his feet. There were 3 goblins left. Once they died, he could take his rest.

'Maybe.' Nick thought as he glanced at the ground.

Looking past the goblins for a second, he saw that Juliana was bound in some kind of chain, like he was. Her chains were etched with runes.

They must be preventing her from using her magic, which is how they captured her in the first place. Otherwise, if she was as strong here as she was in Aether Babes, all the goblins should be ash right now.

'No matter.' Nick thought as he gritted his teeth.

One of those goblins was a shaman. That must've been the presence he felt just moments ago. It was substantially stronger than its peers, but it still wasn't close to the Goblinmaster.

The other 2 were mere fodder just like the rest of the goblins. If they didn't have the backing of the shaman...

No matter. They do, and those are the cards he was dealt. It didn't matter if they'd die within seconds without the help of the shaman.

At the end of the day, it wasn't all that hard a challenge anyway. The shaman's spells likely had cooldowns, so he'd just have to time his strikes with that in mind.

A collection of energy formed in the shaman's hand, telling Nick that it was time.

'3... 2...'

The lightning erupted from the shaman's hand, but Nick was already moving at a far faster speed. If they wanted to have killed him, they should've landed a better cheap shot.

As his sword cut through all 3 of them at once, Nick smiled. When he performed a sneaky move, he knew how to follow through. That's what happens when he spent hours playing with stealth builds.

With the death of the last few goblins, the quest updated again. This time, it came with a few extra messages.

>--< Objective Completed: Clear Goblin Nest >--<

>--< Quest Completed: Free Juliana >--<

+-- Loading --+

>--< Rewards Obtained >--<

--(Fang of Finality)--

Fang of... he never heard of a name like that. Not in Aether Babes or in any other game he had ever played before. However, just by its name, he could tell it was beyond powerful.

+-- Loading --+

>--< Weapon is sealed >--<

'Sealed? What?'

+-- Loading --+

[Collect the 9 seals of Annihilation to upgrade Fang of Finality]

'The 9 seals?' Nick was still confused, but he was starting to understand. Upgrading the sword was linked to some kind of fetch quest or something.

Wanting to at least see the weapon for himself, Nick summoned it from his hammerspace. He gasped as it entered his hand.

Even in this weak state... it was far too finely crafted to exist.

The blade itself was curved and had a serrated edge, mimicking what he imagined a fang would be. It had a milky white cover and a small indentation in its middle. The hilt was a bright golden color that exuded a sense of authority.

Nick swung the sword through the air, and though it felt like there was no weight, he could feel an insane force in each attack. It was as if the sword converted all the stress he should've felt into the attack.

And it was only going to get stronger...

This was like getting an endgame weapon at the start of a game. Such a reward made the tutorial more than worth it.

"Hey! A$$hole deckhead! You gonna flucking free me or what!"

A shrill voice yanked him from his awe.

Turning to the still-captive redhead, he almost couldn't believe the voice belonged to her. Her?

Juliana?