Chapter 136: Combat Lesson (1/2)

Charging headfirst at the [Goblin] earned Accalia her first lesson The green skinned monster did not panic and carefully stepped back as the wolf rushed at it Holding its wooden club in front of its chest, the scrawny creature blocked theai as soon as the wolf drew back in order to regain her balance

The loud s slam revealed the brute force applied to Accalia’s shoulder,hit Afraid of the pain and the unexpected resistance shown by the [Goblin], the wolf hastily retreated outside of its range

assured by its initial success and the fact that the second opponent, Nisha, had stayed outside of the conflict so far, the green monster was very satisfied it roared with pleasure - as much as any creature with a scrawny build and shrill voice could roar, anyway

Looking to her master for instruction or reassurance, Little Lia learned her second lesson alrew confident and stepped bravely forward Bringing its club up in a ruesome fate as her instincts kicked in and Accalia shi+fted the center of her body slightly in the nick of ti her squarely on the head, the wooden weapon grazed her shoulder and al at the second aura rank protected the wolf’s body somewhat, but the distance between the first and second rank was not big enough to disregard a hit froain and ran to her master

Nisha acted like a passive observer so far and could only sigh

Maybe I spoiled Lia toothe past, where the four dragons assaulted a horned rabbit, the lowest nored the [Goblin], which inched closer and closer as neither of the two offered it resistance Gathering all its courage to take on two opponents at the sa to do as e as it could in a short a attention, Nisha stepped to the side ever so slightly to evade by a thinto expend much effort on a critter at thearound while the [Goblin] screeched in indignation and scraon turned to her co spell she knew The dark light ate away at Little Lia’s shoulder, hined e

“Listen, rushi+ng in without a care is a viable strategy in only one case when you are so er than your enemy that the difference does not er than a [Goblin], you also lack fighting experience If it had the strength to completely shatter your bones and you took that hit without ht be over already

Concentrate on studying its movement and look for an opportunity to strike I will not help you again; try to take it doithout getting too injured”

Their current predicament mirrored a bad situation s sold by the guild often lacked the necessary survival instincts that ca born in the Wilderness or similar environments To counteract that weakness, monster taht their contracted creatures into the Dungeon for the first tihts at each rank, often driven by hunger and squeezing her last reserves out of a wounded and battered body to ensure the survival of her siblings and herself

Compared to that, Accalia lacked in every aspect

Thankfully the contract binding thee spoken by Nisha allowed her to understand the critical aspects quickly Instead of blindly rushi+ng in again, the wolf stalked around the green ave so with the elf, it already knew she was theto face only the wolf

Accalia had the freedom to circle the [Goblin] completely, while it had to keep away fro the hostilities, tension built in the air as both of the combatants now respected their adversary and looked for an opening to enter the on praised the wolf; acting recklessly in this situation earned her nothing Seeing her coht be hope for Little Lia to grow into a capable fighter

In the end, the goblin could not suppress its pride, and it carefully ran into range to swing its weapon but far enough to stay away fro to the side of the bash, the wolf barely scraped by the wood again, her fur da on the [Goblin]’s wrist, Lia crushed her teeth together, rip on its weapon

It wailed in pain and dropped the club, sca as much distance as possible between itself and the ball of sharp teeth

Lia ignored the pain in her shoulder and pursued the defeated creature, not willing to give up the opportunity

bestial instinct kicked in, and the wolf closed her fangs around the [Goblin]’s neck With a single jerk, a loud crack rang out, indicating how the skinny bones broke apart, and the light left the creature’s eyes

In a frenzy, Lia continued to tear at the corpse, ripping out chunks ofher inner monster

“Not bad When you are done, I have some tips for you”

Nisha herself did not on, she understood her little darling’s instincts, the need to sate herself with the flesh of a defeated eneht have to learn not to stain herself soapart a corpse

After she devoured about half of the [Goblin], the wolf finally settled down and regained clarity Giving the inert body a last shake with her paw, Lia returned to hereyes, clearly waiting for praise

The dragon sed the words she wanted to say and softened up Stroking the golden fur for a while, Nisha indulged the wolf

“For a first time, you did fairly well Just re straight ahead is a bad idea inand feint if you can’t find one Although, an artificially created opening is not as good as a natural one; you can still probe that way”