Paul was hiding in dumpster but when the 8 goblins heard a strange sound coming from the dumpster after Paul trampled a can, the goblins went to the dumpster.
When they go to the dumpster, they kick it and kick it as the goblins still don't notice inside the dumpster, The dumpster is shaking and so is Paul, After they stop kicking the dumpster for a while, He thought that he's safe now since he he didn't hear their voice and thought goblins are gone but unexpected event happened.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Paul screamed because he was stabbed by a knife that the goblins are stabbing the dumpster in order to Paul to come out. He realized that they noticed him a while and that they know that was hiding at the dumpster and they only bluff him the whole time.
Paul suprisely come out on the dumpster and quickly run as fast as he can while being severe injured. The goblins are chasing him, He knows that he can't defeat 8 goblins at same time cause of his injuries and what's worse is that it will take a lot of time before he can use his skills and be able to fight again.
Paul is struggling to run because his injuries and the stab by one of the goblins made him hard to run, he also fear that he'll attract the attention of the goblins nearby that will be even more difficult. He kept running and running while the goblins are mocking by smiling and laughing making him fustrated.
"Haa...Haa...Damn it...I'm getting slower and slower by minute."
Paul is running out of stamina that as he couldn't run anymore, he thinks that he need to fight them without his skills and strength since he's in no shape to fight to survive from the death.
Paul realized that he went on a dead end. The 8 goblins knew that they it's gonna be a dead end since they already explore the all of district in the city when they are patrolling and killing people. Paul was corner with nowhere to run. The goblins smiled that they plot this the whole time.
"These guys knew that It will be a dead end...."
It's to late for Paul to realize the situation, they played him and knew that he's injured and cannot fight.
"So this is their plan.... Looks like I fallen to their traps."
The Goblins laughed and mocking Paul as they are getting ready their knife to attack him, The Goblins are understimated by the Players but they don't know that they can be smart when setting traps and ambushing, They are also know to wait for a opportunity to ambush their prey as a group that's why they are considered dangerous when they are in a group.
"....."
Paul is silent and can't think any plan to escape and if he fight them with his injuries are still not healed, he might not defeat them.
The 8 Goblins attack Paul and this time, Paul took even more damage and his injuries that are healing are being hit with their knife and it's getting worse. Paul have no choice but to fight as he punch one of the goblins in face, killing one of them that made them suprise but they still attack him
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! IT HURTS!!!!!"
Paul feel even more pain as they keep hitting him and Paul is fighting for his survival but he doesn't get a chance to attack him because if he attack one of them, one of one will be his back and stabbed him while the others attack him as a group.
Blood are on his clothes and there's wounds everywhere on his body by the hit of the Goblins using their knife. He's getting for beaten and the one of the goblins manage stabbed the leg of Paul that made him fell on his knees. Getting more wounds and those injuries that he got from the Hobgoblin got even more worse.
"*Coughing*...*Coughing*...Blaahhhh!!"
Paul is vomiting blood, his situation got even more worse that he lost to much blood and still they keep attacking him as a gang that he can't easily dodge all of it and he can't walk with his leg being stabbed by one of them.
No energy to fight and there's still 7 of them, he killed 1 with a single punch earlier that is so hard that he use his all strength but consequence happened that he no longer able to run and fight anymore because of using his last strength. He think that this will be his end. The 7 Goblins laughed at him, pity him and mocking him. His wounds are 20 that half of it are little hit by the knife of goblins while the other half are the ones that got even worse that he got from his earlier fight with the hobgoblin the he killed.
"I don't wanna die lik— BBBLLLAAAAAA!!!!!!"
One of the goblins successfully stabbed him on his body that painfully hurt him the most. The Goblins began to attack him while he can't dodge it while coughing blood and forcing his severe condition body to move in order to dodge it but failed and he felt on the ground.
"Haa... Reality is cruel...*Cough*...*Cough*"
Paul can't move his body while the 7 Goblins are kicking his body and torturing him by stabbing his legs many times that made him screaming so loud that can attract the attention of the other goblins group nearby, the goblins are not killing but rather torturing him they don't want him to die yet, They want torture his body by stabbing his legs many times with their knife..
Reality is cruel that Paul knows that the weak can't survive and the strong are the only one who can survive. He realized that he is the weak and will not survive in this world.
Paul can't feel his legs anymore on how many the goblins stab his legs and he realized that this will be the end of him but a unexpected event happened, a mysterious woman appeared.
That mysterious woman is a female and a player. The goblins were annoyed that they were bothered and attack the mysterious woman. But that mysterious woman killed the 7 goblins easily with his sword.
Many goblins that are nearby and heard all of the Paul's scream appeared, Paul is still conscious but he can't saw the mysterious woman's face cause of his loss of many bloods that made him dizzy but he saw the mysterious woman use a powerful skill.
"Ice Spike of Rain!!"
Many Ice Spike appeared and rain on the ground killing all the goblins that appeared at her. Paul was surprised on what he saw that the mysterious girl appeared was powerful.
That's mysterious woman grab a mysterious healing potion in his pocket but he felt it's useless since He'll die anytime soon since his injuries are so many that no person can survive. That's mysterious woman want Paul drink the potion but he refused.
"It' useless..... I'll Di–..*Cough*...*Cough*..Die anyway..."
The mysterious woman told the potion that it's not a ordinary potion.
"This is not a ordinary potion, just drink this.. it's will heal all of your wounds and your legs."
Paul think it's useless to drink it but it will be bad to reject someone that save him.
"Fine...I'll drink it..."
That mysterious woman smiled, when Paul drink the potion, it suddenly healed him fast and he can move his legs again. What's even more suprise him is that his Magic Mana still full now.
Paul felt suprise after his vision is back he stared at the mysterious woman's face that he was suprise that his girl is the most beautiful woman he ever met and also she's has magic power despite using a Sword as his primary weapon.
"..."
Paul has been silent after seeing her beautiful face but although she's beautiful, He realize that he's out of his league and a weak like him can't with a powerful person like, However, Paul was curious on the potion and how did it heal him despite his severe wounds that can be never healed by a ordinary healing potion
"What is this potion?.... This is not like the other potion that players use, It's healed me fast and evenmy severe injuries are now healed."
The mysterious woman didn't want to explain the potion that she gave to Paul.
"You don't need to know anything about the potion, what's important is that you're alive now, right?"
Paul thinks that the reason why this mysterious woman don't want to explain the mysterious potion that is given to him because it's being made by a great alchemy.
Paul change the topic and he thanked her for saving his life on a brink of death and he own her a favor.
"Thank you for saving me...I don't know how can I express my gratitude.. if it not for you... I'll be dead now."
That's mysterious woman is happily smiled at him which made him blush hard because that woman is seriously beautiful that men ever dreamed.
However, He was surprised that's still here despite being a player, Paul thought that all players retreated and leave the city since they failed their mission to retake the city which he saw them retreating a few hours ago.
Paul suddenly ask the mysterious woman's name that he felt gratitude with, since he doesn't know the name of someone who have save him.
"Uhhhh....We still don't each other's name.."
Both of them felt awkward since they still don't know each other's name. So Paul said his name first.
"I'll go first... I'm Paul Wolfe, It's a pleasure to meet you...Uhhhh....
That's mysterious woman spoke and said her name to Paul with a sweet voice while she laughed a little.
" Pffff.....It's Jana Francis, It's a pleasure to meet you too.Paul.."
They both smiled at each other, What's more is that both of them suddenly felt like they met each other a long time ago. But Paul was surprised that on why she's still here in the city, He ask her about the players retreating in the city.
"Jana.. Did the Players retreated a few hours ago, right?"
"Yes...." Jana Answered the question.
"Then why a player like you is still here in this city?"
Jana explained everything to him.
"Actually, I received a order from my system that I should no longer go there since they retreated already.
But when I heard your voice when you're screaming earlier, I suddenly rushed in to go your location because I felt strange and couldn't ignore your voice, it's like I have know you for a long time now."
Paul didn't said a word because when saw her beautiful face earlier he also felt something strange.
"....."
Jana explained everything on how did she find him.
Earlier when Jana was on her way to the main city to join the other players, However, She received a report from her system that the players who were fighting at the main battle in the city are already retreated, the reason that they are being overrun and the 3 bossses are extremely powerful for them to handle because they saw how the 3 bossses killed the Class S Player and other high rank players.
Jana was ordered to retreat by the system that she followed but when she was about to leave, she heard someone screamed so loud, she was about to ignore and leave but when there's strange thing about that voice that she familiar with which made Jana could not ignore and decided go in there where the voice is coming from, despite the system's ordered to retreat.
The System of Jana is different to Paul. Her System is advance compared to Paul's system. Her system was also like Paul back then but when she became a player, They made her system to something far more advanced like a upgrade.
Jana's system is called GSF means ( Game System of Fantasy).
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