Chapter 64：Unique Skill: Goblins Bond (1/2)
Feeling like ha had reached a higher realm for the briefest moment, Arthur saw the world in slow motion. All of his stats except for mana were amplified by his Legacy rune, not just his strength. This meant his perception reached a height where the chief's movements were in slow motion for him.
With his dagger in hand, he slashed at the chief who dodged just in time to avoid being killed. However, his arm couldn't be saved as it fell on the floor, rivers of blood gushing out. The chief roared in agony as he used his left arm to pick up a giant chipped sword, striking at Arthur who has just maneuvered his body to land on his feet.
His mana was already drained but he used his Restore-I rune, making mana resurge in his body from the outside world. He knew this rune would leave his body unable to use mana, but he doubted he needed any to defeat the others.
He used his shadow swap again and reappeared behind the monster that has been slashing at him. With a jump and a piercing motion, Arthur penetrated the chief's neck, ending its life.
It has been a short battle, but Arthur has gone all out in it. Strength was the undeniable truth in fighting determining who wins and who loses in an instant. If the goblin had been stronger, Arthur wouldn't have been able to kill it this easily.
He could hear chaos on the outside, and Arthur had to hurry. He picked up the high-mid-tier mana core from the ground and used his absorb rune.
[Strength has increased by 1.]
[Strength has increased by 1.]
[Strength has increased by 1.]
[Unique Skill has been absorbed: Goblin's Bond (Unique)]
[Goblin's Bond (Unique): Establish a bond with submitted goblins.]
[Strength-II rune has been obtained.]
[Agility-II rune has been obtained.]
[Strength-II: Increase strength by 10 points.]
[Agility-II: Increase agility by 10 points.]
There were many rows of messages that Arthur stood there blankly to read them. The skill was an unexpected harvest, but he didn't know there were 'Unique' skills out there. He has never heard of them, so he had no way to judge how useful it was.
The only thing he thought about is how he seemed to be going on the right track here. His plans of taking over the goblin's village would be a lot easier with this kill.
His Absorb legacy absorbed skills even if they didn't drop as Skill Stones, but sometimes it did not. There was that one time when he needed to absorb the essence of different monsters to get the skill Earth Manipulation, so it was clear that the skills he obtained depended mostly on the monster he absorbed.
That makes it rather reasonable that he gained this skill by killing the chief of this goblin village. He didn't know if Unique skills like this dropped as a Skill Stone or not, so he had to assume his Legacy had something to do with it. That's why it was a 'Unique' Skill.
His new runes were a result of the Runes-Tree doing its function, finally evolving the runes he used the most. Even though he hasn't researched the relevant runes, it seems his constant use of them allowed them to be more refined.
The door of the hut, poles tied together, was pushed open by the two middle-tier goblins, only to be dumbstruck by the scene they saw. A sole figure stood by the corpse of their chief, looking at them with his golden eyes shining dangerously in the darkroom. Their bodies trembled but they steeled their hearts to fight the intruder.
Before they could do anything, Arthur walked to the body of the chief and used the last of his mana to decapitate its head. It was a gruesome experience for Arthur but he had to stomach down the nauseousness he felt. He threw the head toward the two guards and they retreated like scared chickens.
Arthur walked out of the hut and he found himself to be surrounded by fifty-something goblins. They were all low-mid-tier except for the two guards trembling in front of the house. They had different features, some masculine and others were feminine. Standing there in fear, they watched as Arthur raised his dagger and pointed it at the two guards.
”Kneel!” He roared so powerfully that the two guards fell to their knees intimidated. Arthur walked over to them and used his Unique Skill on them, establishing a bond.
[A bond has been established. This goblin would now follow your will as long as it didn't endanger its life.]
He read this message twice and he felt his theory to be closer to the truth. This message was from his legacy, proving that Unique Skills were needed the combination of the essence he absorbed with the essence his legacy provided to be created.