Chapter 30: Blockhead (2/2)

I charged the goblin in a straight line while wrapping the Weeping Fire Blade in a blood-colored energy. When I got close to it, cyan light abruptly exploded from the blade. Here comes my signature skill—Slayer Slash II!

I struck the goblin squarely in the head and caused a loud clang. Unfortunately, the angle of my attack was a bit off, and I wasn’t able to deal much damage to it.

187!

I calmly and swiftly brought my blade upward and stabbed the goblin in the face.

Puchi!

312!

As I thought, I shouldn’t attack its protected head. The hat had high defense, and I couldn’t pierce it with my current attack power.

I lowered my center of gravity and attacked the goblin a couple more times before it finally retaliated with a cry and a swing of its hammer. Unfortunately, it was so slow that it only managed to swing once before it died to my flurry of attacks.

Pop!

Not bad, my very first goblin kill gave me a Green Hat and a 76 Quality Big Magic Stone. It was totally worth it! Next!

Some time later, a familiar figure suddenly entered my view. It was Gui Guzi. This guy had gotten up very early to train his character, and he managed to don his Level 20 equipment again and return to Level 23. It was very impressive. Right now, he was fighting against a Level 33 Goblin, and it was a close one considering that he had to drink a couple of potions and maintain good positioning and movement against it. In the end, he won his fight.

“Are you also collecting goblin hats for a quest?” I asked.

Gui Guzi nodded. I didn’t send him a party invite either.

The two of us went back to killing goblins at the clearing. A while later, I turned around and asked, “Gui Guzi, how many times did Wind Fantasy kill you yesterday?”

“Eleven times I guess, I don’t remember…”

“Do you bear a grudge?”

Gui Guzi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly in response. He said, “If only I could skin him alive!”

“She’s a girl.” I kept the reveal brief.

Surprised, Gui Guzi fell silent for a moment. Then, he asked, “How does she look?”

“Fuck off!”

“Hahaha…”

When it was nighttime, and the moon had risen to the sky, I had collected enough Green Hats to turn in my quest. I ran back to Frost Mound and—

Ding~!

System Notice: Congratulations, you’ve completed the quest [The Goblins’ Green Hats]! You’ve obtained 4500 EXP and 30 Reputation!

Swoosh!

Light surrounded me, and I leveled to 27. As usual, killing mobs that were higher level than you was incredibly rewarding. The only problem was that I was burning through my potions way too quickly. Take now for example, I had used up my entire bag of potions in less than 3 hours. This can’t go on!

The sentinel leader had no other quests to offer, and my Satiety had fallen to 37. So, I went to the Mushroom Forest. Xinran was gathering fresh mushrooms beneath a tree, and she clearly looked happy to see me. She rushed to my side at almost running speed and smiled. “You’ve finally shown up, big brother! I almost thought you wouldn’t come today!”

Xinran then took out a piece of Oat Bread from her wicker basket and said, “Here you go, this is for you!”

I nodded and accepted the bread. After I finished, my Satiety was completely refilled once more. Now I could run around the world for another 24 hours!

I then took out a 99 Quality Big Magic Stone and gave it to the girl, saying, “Xinran, here, this is for you!”

“Ah?!”

The girl’s pure eyes were filled with astonishment. Her mouth fell open as she muttered, “This… this is a monster’s core! The shaman in the village said that only a powerful warrior can kill a monster and take out their core. Big brother, does this mean you’re a powerful warrior of the Light?”