Chapter 130 – 130 Dungeon Exploration (5)
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“Are you okay?”
“What do you mean?”
Kim Jung-ho looked at the academy instructor who was asking him a question with a worried expression and answered.
The academy instructor said while teaching a monster tied to facts in front of Kim Si-woo.
“It’s because it doesn’t seem like an opponent of my level. But since I’m a freshman, I’m trying to avoid dangerous things as much as possible.”
The instructor muttered, worrying about Siwoo Kim.
At first, he was famous for being the last of the academy, but he was one of the students who recently awakened and emerged as a super rookie.
Although he had heard that Siwoo Kim was highly regarded by other instructors, Instructor Kang Do-hyeon did not know much about Siwoo Kim.
He recently received good reviews and heard that he entered the top 300, but still, isn’t a cadet a cadet?
I came in second in the last time attack evaluation, but I thought it was a possible result because there was Lee Da-eun, who was in the second place.
No matter how talented you are, it hasn’t been a few months since you awakened.
It seemed too dangerous for an inexperienced Hunter to deal with one-on-one.
If you start with a surprise attack, there may be a slight chance of winning, but shouldn’t you deal with pure skill without any intervention in the plain?
“So, are you saying that cadet is in danger?”
“I think so. There are many hunters who ignore goblins, but goblins are also goblins.”
Instructor Kang Do-hyeon muttered as he looked at the hobgoblin being tied up.
A normal goblin was one of the weakest monsters belonging to the F class.
In terms of the combat power of one individual, it is weak enough to easily deal with even an F-class hunter who has just awakened.
However, unlike other monsters, it had intelligence. Because they know how to use their heads, they divide their roles and proceed in battle.
The larger the group size, the higher the risk level for goblins.
It was not uncommon to hear of low-level hunters taking the group of goblins lightly and being harmed.
‘No matter how many there are, if the difference in rank is so great, the number is meaningless. But..’
The hobgoblin was in front of him.
Hobgoblins, known as the higher species of goblins, were on a different level from common goblins.
There is also a huge difference in intelligence, and in the case of Hobgoblins, they know how to use tactics while fighting by subdividing their duties into warriors, archers, and shamans, just like humans.
That’s why he always had to be careful when dealing with a group of hobgoblins.
Power also made a difference. If regular goblins are class F, hobgoblins belong to the strong side, classified as class C.
As with all monsters, there were bound to be weaker or stronger individuals than the average grade.
‘That’s no ordinary Hobgoblin…’
Twice the size of a normal hobgoblin, with muscles and wounds that seemed to explode.
None of the items held by the Hobgoblin, who knew how to use tools, looked ordinary.
“It’s not your average hobgoblin… It looks too dangerous.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. There are only a few A-class hunters around here. Will there be a big problem?”
Kim Jung-ho checked Lee Ji-ah, who was standing behind him. Since the story was already over beforehand, I’ll take care of that goblin on my own in case of danger.
Instructor Kang Do-hyeon, unaware of this fact, only looked at Kim Si-woo with a worried expression.
“But..”
As instructor Kang Do-hyeon said, that hobgoblin was no ordinary goblin.
It was the leader of a large group, the champion Hobgoblin.
It was a monster prepared in advance by the Master’s instructions before the cadets arrived.
‘You said you wanted to check on that cadet. I was told to remove the B-rank monsters separately, so I left them out…’
He was so dangerous that he was injured while capturing him yesterday.
Even now, thinking about the image of the guy who rushed into madness when his tribesmen died made me shudder.
It was a monster with a level too high for a cadet with only 300 ranks to deal with. If it wasn’t for Yoon Seung-ah’s instructions, he thought he would have stopped it honestly.
‘Surely it’s fun?’
After actually witnessing the cadets, I thought there would be interesting results.
Maybe it was because he was a cadet to the point where the master was directly interested in him, so he definitely looked different. Outwardly, it looked like a C-class, but it was hiding its power.
In terms of actual energy, it seemed to be similar to or better than Champion Hobgoblin.
I heard that it hasn’t been a few months since he awakened, but at that rate of growth, it was understandable that the Master was interested.
‘But I don’t know how it actually is.’
Among the cadets, cadets with excellent potential are often comparable to or better than high-ranking hunters if only their abilities are compared.
No matter how much time they tried, each person had different potential, so it was not uncommon for hunters with shorter careers to overtake their ranks.
Does that mean the experience is meaningless?
It wasn’t. No matter how great abilities and physical abilities you have, they mean nothing if you don’t use them properly.
I’ll admit that the growth rate of the cadets in front of me is frightening, but will I be able to gain that much experience?
‘Of course not, but he’s the one the Master is interested in.’
Compared to the innocent young cadet, the hobgoblin champion over there could be said to be a veteran hunter.
The scars engraved so many that it was impossible to count showed that the goblin had crossed the crossroads of life and death dozens of times.
No matter how weak an individual is, once that level of experience is accumulated, it can never be ignored.
‘Isn’t that guy good at using swordsmanship?’
Wasn’t the new guild member, who was only a goblin, seriously injured?
It was an overly strong monster for a cadet to deal with, but for some reason, I felt like Siwoo Kim could deal with that guy.
If you look at the relaxed expression and gestures that don’t tremble at all, it looks like a tolerable experienced person.
If he saw it wrong, he intended to jump right in and kill the goblin.
“So, are you ready?”
“Yes!”
“Start!”
When the signal was given, the members of the Shinigami Guild who were restraining the goblins released their chains.
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The champion goblins confirmed the humans surrounding them.
Doesn’t his self look like a slave thrown into an arena?
His chief was angered by the fact that he had been enslaved in the arena.
“Gob eugh…”
She learned from her parents what she could deal with and what she couldn’t.
Other goblins wouldn’t question that much, but he was different.
Why can’t they deal with that monster?
He always had questions about it, and it didn’t end there.
They are not weak, they can be strong too.
Even monsters that other goblins would have run away from, he fought against without avoiding them.
As a child, he went through dozens of deaths because of his thoughts.
Had he been another goblin he might have given up already, but he didn’t.
Every time he was about to die, he thought about what mistakes he had made, and he overcame his fear and tried again and again.
He was able to get a body like steel by going through dozens of death hurdles.
The moment he realized his special powers, he proved that he could hunt opponents bigger than himself.
When he came to his senses, all the hobgoblins around him were following him.
Chieftain, yes. He had become the strongest goblin.
He thought he had no opponents anymore, but the humans he had visited last night were different.
They were smarter than they were and did not fight fair and square.
He tried to crush them with his own arms and sword, but they gave him no chance.
One-sided slaughter, unfamiliar tools and magic, unable to fight properly, became prisoners of war.
Seeing the tribe members crying out to him for help, he sharpened the blade of revenge, but there was no way to get revenge.
Because he was weak
He wondered why he was defeated, what he should have done then.
Why is he keeping himself alive?
I kept asking myself questions that had no answers.
No matter how much he tried to find an answer on his own, no answer came.
But he chose not to mind. He will take revenge on the humans who slaughtered his tribe.
He will survive and take revenge, regardless of the means and methods.
“Gob bub b b!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
He roars that he is still alive.
The people around them covered their ears at the roaring sound that tore their eardrums.
If the only reason to keep him alive is for entertainment, he will kill them all himself.
And when the time comes, I will avenge it. Champion Hobgoblin drew his sword.
A sword made from the bones he obtained after defeating a huge monster that threatened his tribe.
He has killed all who block him with that sword.
Although it has failed before, it will rise again.
His heart started beating fast and his muscles started getting bigger and bigger. His bright veins appeared to burst at any moment.
“…”
Champion Hobgoblin swung his sword to tear the man in front of him to death.
The sword with all its might pierced the air and flew with ferocious force.
I thought it would end in one blow, but the other person responded as if it were natural for his own attack.
When such a collision occurred, a shock wave was created that was so powerful that the hearts of those around it rang.
__What.. What is that goblin..
__Look at the muscles on Siwoo’s arm..
__Does that catch your eye right now?
_Doesn’t it have to dry?
There are __instructors…And guild members who bought it…
They collided with each other’s sword spirits and created sparks. The struggle began.
When the goblin applied strength to his body to cut Siwoo Kim in half, Siwoo Kim responded and used his strength.
The enormously swollen arms of each other showed the strength of the other.
“What kind of goblin…”
The powers of the two were similar, but Kim Si-woo’s swordsmanship was stronger.
At that moment, the goblin, instinctively feeling threatened by Kim Si-woo’s strangely moving sword, stepped back.
At the last minute, Kim Si-woo’s sword cut through the air, leaving a slight scar on the goblin’s chest.
It was a tingling sensation, but the goblin was not taken aback.
“Gov..!”
Instinct kept telling him to run right in and tear that human apart, but the goblin remained calm.
It was clear that if he rushed like before, he would be defeated. Suppress your instincts.
Why did your sword slide?
She looked at her opponent’s sword in front of her own eyes. Unlike the self-examination that moves wildly and arbitrarily, it is stable and regular.
The moment he thought he was ruling himself, the sword energy that shined on the goblin’s sword changed more vividly.
“Are you a goblin?”
