Another day has passed since the start of culling the Goblin numbers. I perched upon a tree branch thick enough to support my body weight. Mariona was with , her trusty bow in hand, just like yesterday and the other day before.
Below us was another group of Goblins. Seems like they haven't learned yet from their mistakes, as obvious from a less than average intelligence Goblin leader. You would think that they would notice the dwindling number of Goblins, but it looks like a large number of Goblins within their nest makes it harder to manage.
And with no Goblin with the right intellect to manage said numbers, disappearances, be it small or large, flows under their radar most of the ti. Like what is happening now.
Mariona gave the go and I dropped from the tree branch, equipping my armor mid-fall. The Goblins all look up and are surprised to see my huge figure dropping on their heads, as evident from their reactions.
I landed with a thud, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking since I directly landed on top of two unfortunate Goblins.
50 EXP gained!
All of them stood frozen in shock and fear, and what kind of fighter would I be if I didn't take the obvious advantage given to on a silver platter?
I launched myself towards the closest Goblin, held its head in my tight grip, soliciting a pained shriek from said Goblin, then tossed it towards another Goblin that was still paralyzed by my surprise attack.
The both of them barreled towards another tree, the sound of broken bones entered my ears as they crashed into it.
50 EXP gained!
The last Goblin squeaked then tried to run, only to get an arrow to the head, courtesy of my temporary teammate Mariona, who was camping above , her bow held in a stance signifying that she just took a shot.
I gave her an appreciative nod, only for her to stare at for a mont before dismissing my gesture. I sighed and gave up for the mont of trying to build friendly relations with said Elf.
'They distrust too much,' I thought with a grimace. 'Can't bla them though, what with our first encounter… I just wish there was a way to get to friendly terms with them. The less hostile they're towards , the more I won't have my head on a bounty board.'
It was at that mont a sharp whistle that entered my ears. Mariona also took notice of this whistle and her gaze looked towards the direction where Grurnuir was camping.
"It looks like we've run out of ti," Mariona said as she focused her vision on . "Ti to move, it's ti to raid the nest."
I nodded curtly and began moving through the foliage. I followed the figure of the Elf leading towards their Dwarf friend. A couple of minutes later, we arrived, a little bit after the rest reunited.
"Grurnuir, report," Lennon commanded with a stern gaze. The Dwarf nodded while he held his battle-ax tightly in his hand.
"Aye, them Goblins be hoppin'. Seems like yer plan shook them up," Grurnuir stated as he grabbed the shield taller than him that was lying against a tree trunk beside him. "We have at most 10 minutes 'fore them Goblins make a plan and scatter."
"… All right, thank you," Lennon nodded his head then turned towards with questioning eyes. "Jionni, can you block all the exits with your magic?"
"I'm not sure if I can do all of them, but I'll try," I replied truthfully. I'm not going to jeopardize the mission and my life because I thought I could close them all and suddenly run out of Mana. That would be stupid of .
"… Okay, Plan C is a go," Lennon declared and all of us nodded in agreent. From our scouting of the Goblin nest for the past few days, we found approximately 3 passageways in and out of the settlent. My job is to close all of them while the others route the Goblins towards the center, where we all et up and slaughter them all.
All of us silently departed towards our designated spots. being alone in this dium-scale mission was sowhat daunting, but I didn't let that phase . I did rescue those two human children from supposed kidnappers and protect myself against a knight after said rescue.
"Worse cos to worst, I'll go HAM on those green critters," I mumbled as I traveled through the foliage towards my destination. Once there, I waited for the signal, which ca not too long after I arrived. Gathering the Mana within , I created an Earth Wall to block the huge gateway, effectively blocking the escape route of the Goblins.
Sure, they could climb, but then they'll have to fight while they're climbing, not a good case scenario for them.
My job was done, I scanned the wall for any Goblins trying to climb it. Lo and behold, Goblins were trying to climb it. About 3-4 of them. Gathering my Mana again, I manifest it within the wall in the form of spikes, skewering the Goblins to death with the spikes made of earth.
100 EXP gained!
Level up!
I raised my eyebrow at the pop-up. Deciding that a quick peek at my status wouldn't hurt, I whispered the command under my breath.
"Status."
Na: Jionni
Age: 0
Gender: Male
Race: Gorilla
Class: Juggernaut
Level: 9
Exp: 20/ 900
HP: 1920/ 1920
MP: 836/ 1027
Str: 44 = 180
Vit: 48 = 182
End: 43 = 163
Agi: 32 = 46
Dex: 33 = 61
Int: 25 = 69
Wis: 24 = 66
Cha: 21 = 30
Luc: 1 = 1
A quick check of my status showed just how strong I currently am.
"But without a rough guideline on other people's stats, how am I supposed to know how strong I really am?" I grumbled about the painfully obvious problem I had with the status page. "Bah, I'll cross that bridge when I get there, focus on killing these Goblins…"
Looking down the wall, I saw a few more Goblins, so I killed them with more spikes from the safety of my spot.
175 EXP gained!
Surrounding Goblins now dead, I headed towards my next destination, towards Sogtharoch's team which consisted of him, Mariona, and rethyl. On my way there, I killed more Goblins with either my magic or my hairy, alpha fists.
250 EXP gained!
'This is actually a good source of EXP,' I thought while I punched another Goblin to death.
25 EXP gained!
Right after punching that Goblin to death, I ca across a heated battle among the Demon and Elves against the horde of Goblins trying to escape, corpses the green-skinned naces strewn about the dirt.
They saw but paid no heed. I did the sa and continued towards the exit, creating another wall of earth tall enough for the Goblins to not climb through quickly enough to avoid getting killed by us.
"Just in ti, big guy!" Sogtharoch exclaid with a bloodthirsty smile on his face. "Leave this to us and get your fat ass over to Leader!"
"All right," I reply with a shrug, dismissing his teasing with a deadpan. 'Seriously, this is a battlefield, not a perfect ti to tease your teammates, eh?'
Sogtharoch froze for a fraction of a second before he continued with killing Goblins left and right. 'Huh, what was that all about?'
I shook my head and banished the thought to the deep recesses of my head. I gave them a quick wave before running through the tight space between the makeshift, wooden buildings the Goblins made within their nest/settlent.
And would you look at that, more EXP.
225 EXP gained!
The Goblin slumped down to the ground lifeless right after I slamd its head towards the nearby wall. At this rate, I'll be due another level up, not that I'm complaining. More levels = higher chance of survival.
After a few more seconds of running, I find myself in another bloody battlefield with the Dwarf, Grurnuir holding the horde of Goblins with just his shield and so kind of magic which extended the shield's area to about the width of a road, causing Goblins to have a hard ti getting through the stationary fortress that is the Dwarf.
'Huh, a magic I haven't seen in any ani or manga…' I thought before I ran into the horde of unsuspecting Goblins. Channeling Mana again through my body, this ti, I made a huge hole beneath them, encompassing the entire horde, with the depth being about as tall as an average human.
Mana: 122 / 1027
My Mana reserves dipped down a lot after, but a price enough to pay to make sure none of them get injured.
I want this deal done ASAP, after all, I still need to run my dungeon, and an injury is not sothing I would like to worry about this early in the ga.
Next, all I had to do was chuck a fireball into the pit of Goblins and watch the fire spread, flas dancing around each of their bodies. The sll of sizzling and burning flesh perating through my nostrils, and let tell you, not a pleasant sll…
It appears that my sentint was shared by the trio before , who were looking at with narrowed eyes.
"… Do you even have enough Mana to create another Earth Wall?" Lennon asked with a serious gaze. I blinked, then facepald.
"… Sorry, looks like it won't be enough after that hole I dug…" I said as I pointed at the impromptu hell I made for the Goblins. So were climbing out of the pit, but I and the trio put an end to them before they could.
"Figures…" Lennon sighed. "Anyway, it's ti we finish this."
350 EXP gained!
Level up!
Milestone reached! Change Class?
After making sure that all the Goblins within the pit were dead the trio and I continued towards the center, or wherever the Goblin leader was, but my focus was on the window that was floating within my vision, unnoticed by the others.
'… What the fuck?'
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