Chapter 7 - Goblin Warrior (1) (1/2)

Goblin Warrior (1)

It seemed like the thunder was jumping in front of my eyes.

“Kuk!”

Scarlet red blood embroidered the air. As soon as I had the thought of fireworks, immense pain came over me. It felt as if my stomach and chest were suddenly opened. It hurt badly.

It was painful. A pain I could convince myself similar to that of death.

Like a paper doll, I fell easily. Having done me, it laughed and left the tunnel looking pleased. Its’ footsteps sounded like someone who had a purpose.

That’s when I realized. There was a reason as to why it was even here, in the middle of the Goblin Fighter’s domain.

It sensed the humans that were outside and came to predate on them. Then, it happened to run into my unlucky ass. It was just coincidence that it put me on the brink of death.

I lied there for a bit longer. I was there thinking whether or not it would come back for me or if another high ranking monster would pop out to kill me. However, neither of those scenarios happened.

I stoop up. I was in so much pain, but at the least, I could move.

Truthfully, the wound wasn’t that deep.

“Phew, phew…. Still it hurts. Damn.”

I was aware that it was going to attack me. As soon as he started attacking, I pulled my body back. I could tell he was planning on ripping out my innards, and his knife easily passed through my stomach.

In all cases, this was a gamble. It could’ve easily slashed me more, or even realized his blade only slightly entered my body. However, my acting close to death seemed to have been sufficiently convincing.

In addition, the Ebon heart. My blood flowed quickly and in high amounts, despite the fact that I was only slightly wounded. It did take a lot from my health but proved very useful in convincing it that I was dead.

Anyways, I was alive.

‘I really thought I was going to die.’

I was feeling intense emotions of fear and despair when we both laid eyes on each other. To add another emotion, I would say rage.

Despite the amount of time I’ve been here, just how much more of this fear of death did I have to face! The feeling is practically a part of me.

However, this dungeon is not a place where I could escape danger. It is true that there is a certain caliber of monsters here, but a higher rank could be here, as I just now experienced.

‘I have to become greater. Faster.”

The blood stopped. I had a feeling that the Ebon heart had something to do with my recovery rate. I tried my hardest to move while feeling the gross pain that passed through my stomach and chest.

At this moment, there was a light coupled with a dark figure of a Goblin Fighter in the middle of the entrance I had walked in.

This situation was all too familiar. The situation where monsters appear out of thin air. This was nothing to be shocked of, as the dungeons were the Goblin Fighter’s domain. Plain and simple.

To add, monsters that are just born tend to be quite dumb. Even if I were to open my eyes and be in the body of a monster, I would be just as defenseless.

Anyways, because of this fact, they were excellent prey. That being my prey.

“Guuk! Gluuurrk,” the Goblin Fighter wailed. He happened to be close to me and my steel sword punctured his chest with no resistance. I wasn’t so sure of the upper-level monsters, but I knew that Goblin Fighters only possessed rusty swords. There was no way it could block a steel sword.

“See you later.”

I forcefully extracted my sword from its chest and kicked this Goblin Fighter down. It had definitely lost its life from the blow.

[You’ve earned 100 EXP.]

[You’ve earned 10 Bronze.]

[Level Up!]

At that moment, the scar once there from my stomach to chest disappeared without a trace.

This was a miracle. With my health fully recharged, I felt like I could face anyone that would come my way. The status window from my peripheral fully supported and exaggerated my elated emotions.

[Kang Si-Ha (Fate)]

[Goblin Fighter Lv 11]

[Stamina – 30  Health – 31  Magic – 5  Fate – ???]

[Skill – Ebon heart, Predation Lv 1, Escape Lv 1, Swordsmanship Lv 4, Knife throw Lv 2]

‘My stamina and health both went up 2 levels!’

I opened my eyes intensely and focused. There was a reason why upper levels became so powerful. I felt this fact down to my bones. Because our starting points are different, the rate at which they and I grew from the same level up was drastically different.

If so, who’s higher than the Goblin Fighters? And who’s even stronger than that? It wasn’t even a question that the difference would get drastically higher as the list went on.

I thought of the upper levels that had passed me up. It wielded its sword like that of a maniac following a fly. There was a high chance that it abandoned me without checking because I posed no actual threat to its life.

It probably was the truth. The truth was I had a hard time even following his sheer strength and quickness with my mere eyes. Even with my all, I could barely pierce through his leather jacket with my sword.

However, that is just now. It might be possible in a bit. I will make this a reality no matter what it takes.

“Goblin Warrior!? This is a Goblin Warrior! What should we do?!”

“Damn, the entry is blocked. This is impressive for a Goblin….!”

“Hup, I will destroy everything for you guys! I’ll protect you Miss Seo-rin!”