'What the heck is a path?' Nick thought as he brandished his new gear. It was pretty awful rusted iron, but that was to be expected from a tutorial. He would get stronger weapons later.
Also, if this Juliana he was tasked with saving was the sa one he knew... then all he had to do was survive this dungeon, and he'd have a fantastic weapon. Every playtester had said she was the best DPS unit ever released in Aether Babes.
Of course, he had to survive first.
Holding his weapon tightly, he scanned his old prison. It looked like so kind of lab or torture room. Across the room, multiple tables were adorned with saws and straps.
As if the goblins were dissecting victims...
Nick gulped as he thought of the frog he had dissected in biology. The poor thing's guts were completely removed from its body...
Looking down at his belly, Nick decided he didn't want to go through that.
He could use the tables as a sort of barricade, forcing the goblins' paths. If he played his cards right, he could easily trap them into 1v1 situations. With his shield, he should be able to draw aggro.
Unless there was a ranged goblin, his victory should be–
A rock flew past his ear, missing by re centiters. Nick had no idea how he noticed it since it was moving so fast, but he didn't give himself any ti to think about it.
Instantly lowering his body, Nick tucked his legs in as he rolled behind a table. Raising his eyes so that they barely hovered above the table, he looked for the assailants.
Two goblins held so kind of slingshot and were looking right at him with maniacal smiles.
They were also in the middle of reloading.
Looking to wipe their stupid smirks off their faces, as well as eliminate the most dangerous enemies, Nick jumped over the table and lunged toward them.
A maneuver he knew most gas wouldn't allow him to do, at least not so fluidly. This was a skill he had to learn to master.
His sword cut cleanly through the first goblin's skull despite being rusty. Not wasting a second, Nick turned to the other goblin and stabbed. The next mont, its guts painted the floor.
'How's it feel!' Nick scread in his mind, gloating for just a second.
Then the thundering roar of six goblins reminded Nick of the upcoming battle. All he did was kill two goblins; there was still much work to do.
And he was severely out of position.
Raising his shield to increase his defense, Nick took a few calculated steps back. Luckily for him, the goblins weren't pressing their advantage as much as they should have.
Their dead friends served as a good deterrent.
"Food fight back? Stupid food. Food don't fight, food get cut. Food scream. Then we eats food!"
The goblin in the front scread before he lunged toward Nick. He had a shortsword aid right for Nick's temple.
A single slash rang through the air, and then the goblin's sword was cut in half. Nick's sword then sliced clean through its mouth.
'You're not eating , psycho.' The goblin fell as it beca brain-dead. Its weight caused the sword to finish its job, slicing its head clean in two.
Another victim claid, Nick raised his head and sword to the remaining five goblins. 'Almost halfway done already?'
The surviving goblins had learned from their fallen comrades and stayed back, thinking of a way to flank Nick. At the sa ti, the quest flashed in front of Nick, showing his progress.
>--< Objective: Kill Attacking Goblins >--<
--(Status)--
Seeing this made Nick smile. He didn't have to worry about so crazy boss, not right now anyway.
After transmigrating, he obviously gained so skill in swordsmanship. More than that, these goblins weren't even close to being a threat.
At this point, it wasn't even a tutorial anymore: it was a massacre.
And at the end of this, he should get so kind of reward. Maybe even a new weapon.
'Though, this one isn't too bad so far.' Nick glanced down at his sword to watch the blood drip. The floor was painted with vibrant crimson, and he was the artist. A stellar piece, but it needed touching up.
Two more goblins stepped forward, looking to overwhelm Nick. Maybe if all five of them attacked at once, they'd have so kind of chance. Unfortunately for them, three of the goblins were scared of dying.
Nick looked to punish the two who stepped to him, clearly lacking self-preservation.
Both of the goblins struck at once. Nick caught the first one's strike with his shield as he simultaneously parried the other goblin. This opened the opportunity for a riposte, and within seconds even more guts spilled into Nick's painting.
Even after their comrade died, the other three goblins weren't interested in joining the fight. It was as if they knew this fool standing against Nick was already dead. They didn't want to attack because any offensive move they made would lead to their death.
The second goblin slashed his sword through the air, hoping that Nick would be too busy freeing his weapon from the dead goblin. The goblin smiled as his sword connected with flesh.
Then he realized he had cut into his friend, slicing his entire left side almost clean off.
Nick had moved the dead goblin, treating it like a shield. Not only that, but it also concealed his own attack.
Tasting iron in its mouth, the goblin looked down to find its tunic covered in blood. His blood. A long piece of tal had embedded itself into his chest.
Using his shield for support, Nick pulled his sword out of two corpses. Then he turned his attention to the last three goblins.
They had no intention of fighting this demon. Turning in an attempt to flee, one of them tripped over their own feet. Nick took this chance and sliced its head clean off.
He was right next to the last two goblins. They didn't want to fight, but that didn't matter. One, they were vile creatures, and this room was proof of that. Two, his quest required him to kill these goblins.
If they didn't fight back, that just made his job easier.
In a flash of steel, ten perfectly cut goblin pieces fell to the ground. In just five slashes, Nick had sliced through both of them at once.
He was tired now, though. Sitting down, Nick ignored the chiming sound of his completed quest. Huffing, he knew he was too exhausted to even free Juliana. She'd have to wait a few more seconds.
Despite being in a new, more athletic body, Nick still felt sore. He might have pushed himself a little too hard. If he had gone easier on the goblins, he wouldn't have gotten so tired.
Oh well.
Nick leaned his head back against the wall as he took a few deep breaths. In, out. In, out.
His breathing regulated and his muscles feeling better, Nick took one last deep breath before he pushed off the ground with his arms.
He was going to finally see Juli–
A thunderous clap pushed him back onto the ground. Seconds later, a goblin, much larger and stronger than the earlier ones, burst into the room.
He carried a huge wooden bat covered with iron spikes. When Nick looked at him, he realized the goblin had a na above his head.
Its color was yellow—a C-rank if it followed the rarity system in Aether Babes. Sothing told him it did.
And then he knew its na—Gento, the Goblinmaster.
Nick was going to face a mini-boss.
Reviews
All reviews (0)