22 Mini Boss Figh (1/2)

Hobgoblin(Elite)

Hp: 1000/1000

When Shesmu saw this status screen with his inspect skill, his first thought was to check on DepressedRyan. However, due to the lack of any source of light, he couldn't see anything.

Tch, don't know if he finished his part and I can't even ask him if he did. If I do, and he still hasn't killed them all, we will need to face not only the hobgoblin but also all the other goblins.

Shesmu kept being indecisive, but the hobgoblin didn't give him the time to sit and dilly-dally. It stood up, and the moment it noticed the presence of intruders, it shouted.

”Kragh!”

With this cry, Shesmu's doubt died. Now that the creatures screamed so loudly, whatever was left of the goblins woke up.

”Leo! Come here and light up the torch!” Shesmu ordered at the top of his lungs.

Leo, while not fully understanding the situation, immediately stood up and entered the room. He then lit up the torch only for his face to become one of despair.

The dim orange light unveiled the shroud and showed 10 goblins slowly waking up, with the hobgoblin in the middle. The hobgoblin was 30 cm taller than the normal goblin, making him stand at 140 cm. He was clad with a brown cloak and armed with a sharp dagger.

So, it's an assassin variant. Guess that this is Ryan's lucky day, he will finally change his beginner sword for a proper dagger.

From the corner of his eyes, Shesmu could see Ryan blending in with the corpses. Tailing the trail of blood left by Ryan by his eyes, Shesmu looked at his teammate's massacre. There were at least twenty goblins with their heads severed.

Well, we can loot that later. Now, need to focus on this guy.

Shesmu stopped all of the unnecessary thoughts and focused only on the foe in front of him. In a flash, the hobgoblin in front of him disappeared. Not good! Shesmu immediately turned around and swung his sword. The monster that just vanished from his sight appeared behind his back and was ready to plunge his dagger deep into Shesmu's body.

Using the blade of his sword, Shesmu deflected the attack. Before the hobgoblin could return to his fighting position, Shesmu countered with a slash of his own. The only thing he could see was the goblin's neck which seemed to grow closer as Shesmu swung his sword. Empowered Slash! Shesmu activated his skill, intending to sever the head of the hobgoblin and thus activate a lethal hit, killing the hobgoblin.

However, inches away from the creature's neck, Shesmu's sword encountered an obstacle. The hobgoblin, with its fast reaction timing, blocked the hit with its left arm. The monster's arm flew in the sky, blood dripping from it, painting both the ground and Shesmu's face red.

The green light in Shesmu's sword dissipated and two damage numbers appeared above the creature's head.

110

220

Since the hobgoblin blocked the slash with his hand, Shesmu couldn't land a critical hit. However, the damage still scared the hobgoblin to back out.

”Kiri! Kiri!”

The exchange between Shesmu and the hobgoblin took but 2 seconds. This short amount of time was enough for the goblins to wake up from their daze. Tch, I guess it would have been naive to think that I could kill their boss before they could do anything.