Chapter 18: The Tutorial - II (1/2)
The goblin closest to Merlin began standing up, while the two club goblins ran towards Merlin Even so, Merlin's attention was locked on the archer, he was the biggest threat
Merlin sheathed theforward
The shi+eld bearing goblin, while still on its knees, noticed Merlin's quick approach, and held its shi+eld in front of it, covering most of its body from Merlin's view
As Merlin oblin, he suddenly ju board, propelling hioblin started to panic, it had just finished loading another arrow, this one didn't appear to be anything special however
As the goblin let loose another arrow, Merlin ducked out of the way just in time The arro past his cheek and embedded itself into the soil a few metres froe with the goblin oblin ed to avoid his strike Merlin pivoted the bladeall the tension in the bow lilorified stick
The goblin attempted to hit Merlin with its destroyed bow, but was quickly parried aith Merlin's shi+eld Merlin slashed at the goblin's throat, cleaving through it with ease After killing it, Merlin ripped thethe re three arrows, it appeared the rest of the arroere noroblins, they were all charging towards hi the quiver at one of the club goblins, hoping it would serve as a slight distraction, before charging the other club goblin
Merlin slaering back, before cleaving through its shoulder with his sword He had aimed at the neck, but the sword slid towards his shoulder due to it being coated with a viscous black liquid
A goblin's blood was vile and fatty, it stuck to bladed weapons over ti them to be harder to use The best counter to this was a well oiled blade, although high quality weapons or weapons with ainst it Unfortunately every beginner weapon was of a poor quality
Merlin slaoblin's face to finish it off, it took two extra hits but the creature finally died Merlin stabbed his sword into the ground and picked up the crude club, unfortunately he couldn't even spend a moment to try clean the blood from his weapon, so he had to oblins were now side-by-side, er had the chance to pick each off individually Merlin started sprinting towards the shi+eld bearer, who raised its shi+eld in response
As Merlin entered coer and threw it at the club goblin's leg, causing it to flinch He then slammed his shi+eld into the shi+eld bearer's shi+eld, unfortunately the goblin had braced hith
Eventually the club goblin regained its co its club at Merlin Merlin pushed away fro the club's devastating blow Merlin backed away frooblins and waited for the, the club goblin was liap between the two goblins for Merlin to ithout being flanked
Merlin ran around the shi+eld goblin and instead decided to rush the club goblin, he was easier to dispatch due to not being equipped with any decent gear Merlin entered cooblin, who had already started swinging his club in Merlin's general direction Merlin parried the club with his shi+eld, while swinging his own club towards the goblin's head
The club goblin had sacrificed its spare ar blotches of black where Merlin's club struck, and the aroblin's arrowls turningits club at Merlin once ing at the goblin's head Both strikes connected simultaneously, Merlin's arm went numb from the violent vibrations of the club
Unlike earlier where he would parry attacks away, coe dealt, he took this attack straight on by blocking it, causing all the force to be felt in his arnificantly, it still dealt soe
Meanwhile Merlin's club had connected with the goblin's skull, shattering it The club goblin fell li