Souta looked at the Goblins who were clearly tired after the battle. He also felt tired right now. He fought all those evolve Hornet with Gobu.
He looked at his Mana and sighed. There's only 21 Mana left from him. He almost consumed all of his mana from using Mana Bullet. Although he was tired, he felt a little satisfied from what he gained from this battle. He level up twice and his Stealth and Sword Mastery also level up once. His Stealth became level 6 while his Sword Mastery became level 3.
Not only him who level up but also the other Goblins. Gobi and Gobe was about to become Hobgoblins as both of them reach level 10 while the rest level up to 9. Tetsui and Soka too gained some experience from this battle. But the one who gained the most here was Souta. He level up twice despite being ten levels higher than them.
Souta killed most of the Hornets and evolve Hornets in the nest so he gained more experience than the others.
Souta looked at them and said, "Rest for while. Gobu, Gobo, bring Gobe and Gobi here I will guard them."
Gobu and Gobu obeyed his commands without asking any questions.
Gobb and Goba sat at the corner as they pant heavily.
Soka slowly approached Souta and she sat beside him.
Souta looked at her and caressed her soft fluffy fur. He looked around and found that Tetsui were already sleeping at the other corner of the nest. It seems that Tetsui guess that they would rest here for a while before they moved so he didn't bother himself asking Souta.
He looked at Soka and picked her up in his arms. It feels that Soka grown bigger and her fur was longer than before. He caressed her soft fur and ease his mind.
He looked up at the ceiling and closed his eyes. He remembered that Aisha were helping him on his homework on the night before he reincarnated here in this world. He wondered what she's doing right now. She's probably going to her school normally.
He missed her so much. The only thing that he could continue living in a place like this is her. His determination to see her overcome the sense of fear and panic he felt when he reincarnated here in this unknown world. Even back at Earth, he was dependent on her. She was the one that reached out to him when he fell on the darkness when his parents died. At that time, he saw a glimpse of hope when he saw her smile.
"Wait for me and I'll come back there no matter what." Souta clenched his fist tightly. He don't how long it will take but he will endure all the hardship just to see her again.
He looked at his stats and saw his level. It was level 21. He just noticed it now but it seems that the requirement for evolution were not every ten levels. He remembered that Jelo was a level 20 and he was still a Hobgoblin. If that's the case, then what's Jabuzi's level. It should be higher than he expected.
This would make Jabuzi more dangerous than he could imagine. He already annihilated one of Jabuzi's precious squad and this would make him his mortal enemy. If found out, Jabuzi would used all of his force to kill him. He don't have much time left before that happens so he need to increase his strength as soon as possible.
He tried to recall if there's a nearby nest that they could grind exp like this one. He still haven't explored much of this Labyrinth and he only know a few site that monsters gathered.
He guess that it's already time to explore this Labyrinth. His party was considered powerful and could defeat anyone they met. Unless, they accidentally barge into a nest of powerful monsters.
He have his fair amount of experience here in the dungeon. He recalled every nest that he know. The Orcs Lair, Den of the Wolves and Kobolds, Pond of Slimes, Goblins Nest, Hornets Nest, Giant Toads lair, etc. The most dangerous place here were the Orcs Lair, Den of the Wolves and Kobolds, and Goblins Nest. He was sure that the leader of these three place already evolve to third form. So these three place was forbidden. He won't come near this place.
There's also some monsters who preferred being alone like that Greater Isle Boa, Poison Fang Centipede, Blue Dot Spider, etc. These monster preferred being alone and they were much stronger than monster that live in pack. For example; the Greater Isle Boa, this monster was only level 18 and it could even fight a whole squad of Goblins. He suspected that Jack's level were comparable to Jelo as he couldn't see the difference in their power. Jack was much faster but Jelo was stronger. Both of them were higher than Greater Isle Boa and still need a whole pack to hunt it down.
He checked his stats once again and noticed some changes. The skill points that he received every level up increase by 50. In other words, he would gain 200 skill points every level up from now on. He would be able to buy the other two skills that he haven't bought from the second page of skill list easily. He would also have spare points to level up his skills through skill points.
The only good thing that he wouldn't evolve every ten levels was that he still haven't bought the two skills. Even though it's only Heal and Archery skill it's always pretty good to have a lot of skills in his possession. Every evolution, all of his skills would level up so it's important to have more skills before evolving. He wouldn't be able to use Archery as he don't have any bow right now but in the future there will be a time that he will need it.
He looked at his subordinates and thought that these Goblins will also grow alongside him. He needed a people that he could trust here as he know that he couldn't survive in this world when he was alone.
He looked at Tetsui and said, "Hey, Tetsui."
Tetsui opened one of his eyes and looked at Souta.
"What?"
Souta said, "There's no other changes except the skill points gained after I level up to 20."
"Is that so? Then, we would be having a hard time now." Tetsui said before he closed his eyes.
"Hard time, huh?" Souta muttered as he turned his head and looked at the entrance.
...
After one hour, Souta woke them up.
He looked at his subordinates and said, "Gobu and Gobu your task is to bring Gobi and Gobe back to nest. Gobb and Goba go back with them. Make sure you protect them."
''"Yes, leader!"" All of them said in unison.
The Goblins went back to their base and the only one left here were Souta and the two pups.
Tetsui looked at him and asked, "What will we do now?"
"Of course, we will grind more exp." Souta replied to him.
"That's the best way to do now." Tetsui nodded at his words.
"Yeah, we need you and Soka to evolve too." Souta said as he looked at Soka.
"Evolve, huh? I'm level 8 and need a few more experience points to reach level 9." Tetsui said.
"How about Soka?" Souta asked.
"She just reached level 7 from the fight earlier." Tetsui said.
Most of the experience they gained from the battle were shared from the rest of them. Souta was the only one who got solo exp from killing those evolve Hornets. After all, no one help him in killing those Hornets.
"Are you curious about this world?" Tetsui suddenly asked after long silence.
Souta looked at Tetsui and said, "No." He paused for a few seconds and continued, "Other people may want to live in a fantasy world. I'm sure that Koda and his otaku friend would enjoy their life here but not me. I'm different from them."
Tetsui nodded at his words. He was okay in both worlds as long as he could live peacefully.
"Have you read or watched an anime that related to another world?" Souta asked.
"Only a few. Why do you ask?" Tetsui replied.
"Only a few of those novels or manga that the protagonist managed to return back to Earth. Do you think that there's really a way back?" Souta said.
"I don't know." Tetsui shook his head.
"I see..." Souta said as he clenched his fist tightly. There's gotta be a way back to Earth.