Chapter 11 - Day 4, 4th Floor Separation (2/2)
I sincerely said thank you. ”Thank you. I received experience thanks to you.”
“...”
The victory changed into an expression of despair. ”Give me all your items.”
“...?”
”The gloves on your hand and everything you got from the second floor. If you follow my instructions then I will accompany you to the stairs to the next floor.”
I pulled out all the needles I had from my inventory. ”Or do you want to lie here and moan a bit more?”
”I-I’ll give it. Here.” He pulled out 14 needles. I also took the three goblin medicines he had remaining. There were some coins and even an unknown bottle.
”Is this a medicine bottle?”
”I don't know.” I waved the needles in his face.
”I-I really don’t know! Someone else took it and just died.”
“...”
It took me a moment to understood those words. I really wanted to p.r.i.c.k him with all the needles and abandon him here but… “Stand up.”
“Eh?”
“Lead the way. Stop and report to me if you see anything.” I would use him as a s.h.i.+eld.
Unlike the dungeon, the corridor was pitch black. In this situation, I wouldn’t be able to see if there was a ranged attack such as the warden’s wind gun.
“Gi... Give me one bottle of medicine. Right now I don’t have much health left...”
”Take the lead instead of saying such nonsense.” After he stood up, I seized the gloves from him.
[Kung Fu Apprentice’s Glove. Equipment item. Rank E.]
I read the explanation, but it didn’t say much other than it protecting my muscles and joints. Instead, I examined the rank. E. Did this mean an ordinary standard?
Monsters or items belong E rank were nothing special and could be found in reality. But once it reached D rank, there were things like the pills that helped relieve fatigue for 8 hours.
E rank was commonplace, it was something that just wasn’t that great. From F rank downwards, the quality was worse than ordinary. From D rank and above, things started to go beyond the ordinary category. That was an approximation, at least.
“Hey! I-I’m going!” Scratchy shouted at me. I was just about to walk forward when...
Jaengurang!
A bottle flew from outside my field of view, hit Scratchy’s chest and broke. A strange odour spread through the pa.s.sage. Scratchy started moaning.
“...Eh?” I could finally see the enemies, and there were three of them.
[Lime Goblin (Warrior). Type: Ajin (Demi-human). Rank E.]
[The middle and upper cla.s.s of the Lime Tribe that monopolizes the majority of the supplies. Due to the extra nutrition, the development of the bones and muscles is different. In the case of warriors, they have the physical ability to fight against adult human men.]
Indeed, they weren’t at all comparable to the small workers and wardens. The bulging belly and strong upper body reminded me of a small gorilla. And... There was one more behind them. I could only see a fuzzy shape in front of me.
Jingle.
It shook something and threw it towards me. The upper body was revealed due to its throwing motion.
[Lime Goblin (Pharmacist). Type: Ajin (Demi-human). Rank D.]
[Responsible for the production of drugs, which could be called the lifeblood of the entire goblin species. The drugs made will vary depending on the traditions and environment in which the material is procured.]
I couldn’t let myself be hit by that bottle. I hurriedly turned my body and it flew in an arc and broke behind me. The smell was enough to make my nose protest. What was it?
“Ah, ahh... Ahh...” After being hit by the bottle, Scratch was flopping helplessly on the ground and moaning.
Then the goblin warriors came rus.h.i.+ng in, each of them with a rusty knife in their hands.
I plunged forward.
Bam!
I turned on Limiter Release and punched the face of the enemy in the lead. I followed up by striking its neck and chest.
“Kyahh...” Was it still standing? Although it was obviously in pain, the goblin didn’t collapse. Then another one aimed at my side. I avoided the swinging knife and smashed it in the face.
It wasn’t an easy fight, but the narrow pa.s.sage worked to my advantage. It had allowed me to see the bottle flying towards me and avoid it.
Once one of the goblins couldn’t fight properly, the other two were quickly joined his misery. At that moment, the goblin pharmacist disappeared out of view.
“Kyah!”
I heard the sound of fleeing feet; It was running away. Maybe it lost all the bottles that it was holding. Either way, I soon got rid of the goblin warriors and then it was time to chase the pharmacist.
“It hurts! Hurts!” I looked back at the scream that reminded me of a child crying and was shocked. It hadn’t even been one minute. What had happened in that time?
Scratchy was a b.l.o.o.d.y mess. Eyes. Nose. Ears. Mouth. Blood was pouring from every visible hole. There were two bottles on the floor. Was he hit by the one I avoided?
“Hurts... P-please help me, medicine...” But there was nothing I could do, so I turned my back on the crying person. He deserved to die.
“It hurts! Mother! Mother!”
...Dammit. I turned back towards Scratchy. There was only one thing I could give him, but I was reluctant to do it. I turned Limiter Release back on and gathered strength in my fist.
Then I put all my weight into it as I punched downwards. It felt like a watermelon breaking open.
[Talent has been acquired.]
[Talent - Murder: The damage given, emotional control and karma will increase according to the level. Willpower and charisma have slightly increased.]
It was a talent that I had expected. ...I just hadn’t wanted to obtain it like this. However, I hadn’t thought that more messages would pop up.
[All the talents and experience of the loser will belong to the winner.]
The notifications filled my view.
[TL Note: I've made a glossary of common Korean honorifics and terms that will pop up in my novels, so that I don't have to repeat the explanations. There is a link on the TOC for all my novels and I will add it here as well. Check it out if you're confused by any of them e.g. Noona. ]
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