63 The Hermi (1/2)
After coming to an agreement, she'd begun to tell me more about the circumstance that are plaguing the people and the city. It was as I thought, the scout that they'd sent out had seen the formation and start of a goblin army.
It was safe to say that this was going to be a grim battle, one that wasn't going to easily win if I was going to be required to save people at the same time. I was pretty confident about hunting them down and slaughtering them all.
Yet, even that wouldn't be an easy feat, especially, if they turn out to have a Goblin King or even a Goblin Queen. It would be a battle of attrition and I doubt that these humans would last that long.
That city of theirs better be siege ready if it wasn't then it would fall! I'd have to deal with the aftermath of that on top of my slaughtering a mass of goblins.
What a headache, I found myself in at the moment.
Sighing, I lean my head back against the edge of the canvas that covered the wagon that I was sitting in. Pinching the bridge of my nose, I try to clear out the negative thoughts.
'Life Page.'
「Name: Hollis Grey Astley
Race: Pure-Blooded Vampire Level: 32 (19%)
Class: n/a Job: n/a
Strength: 41 (10) Endurance: 35 Agility: 51.5 Vitality: 58.5
MP: 1,050 HP: 1,530 Passives: Triple Exp, Insanity
Skill(s): Counter (Lv.4), Counter Strike (Lvl.3), Evasion (Lvl.5), Stealth (Lvl.3), Critical Hit (Lvl.5), Lethal Strike (Lvl.2), Sprint (Lvl.2) Bloodlust Detection (Lvl.1), Fortress Stance, Forage, Goblin Wisdom, Goblin Language, etc.
Unique Skill(s): Appraisal (Lvl.3), Devour (Lvl.2), High-Stakes Dice, War Might 」
Oh, that was nice. I'd leveled up twice from all the goblins that I'd managed to kill. That was convenient if I could earn levels in here killing ten thousand goblins would give out a huge payday.
My skill list was becoming quite large with the new addition of the skills that I'd gotten from eating those goblins. I felt my mouth start to water as I thought about the goblin mage and healers that I hadn't gotten to eat.
I'm sure that they would have handed out a good skill if I'd gotten to eat enough of them.
”Tsk, what a waste!” I grumble. Rubbing a hand down my face, I swipe my hand through the screen, and it closes.
Speaking of killing though, I summon my scissors, and then I also summon the egg that I'd gotten from the Goddess. Sitting with the scissors in my lap, I hold the egg in my hands. The pitch-black center of the egg had begun to expand like veins outwards through the thick clear surroundings.
I'd been feeding it a lot of thought over the past three years, but the only changes that had happened to the egg were these little outreaching veins. It seems that this little fellow would take a lot to develop
As of yet, I hadn't decided what sort of beast exactly I wanted to hatch. However, it would be something that was ferocious and strong. I rub the little egg with my finger, and it seems to shake slightly.
If I had to kill ten thousand, then these ten thousand will offer their souls up to my child's birth. Smirking, I look towards the scissors and a screen appears.
「Fate Cutters.??? Soul Count: 59」
Inside of my scissors, I had fifty-nine souls ripe for the picking.
”Now, how should I feed them to you little one?” I ask it. Rubbing the egg, I try to think of a way to transfer the souls to it. But before I could come up with an idea, a thick black fog seeped out of the scissors and floats through the air.
It glitters with a dark purple light as it's drawn into the egg. The black veins bulge a little bit and the core of the egg began to twinkle with purple sparkle.
「Fate Cutters.??? Soul Count: 0」
Turns out it wasn't that hard to feed this little guy, he seemed to know exactly what I wanted. That could also be the fact that I've been feeding him with my thoughts and memories.
I'd have to cut down my enemies and let him absorb their souls! This trail was beginning to feel more and more like a precious mine that was waiting for me to devour it.