Pino stood silently in front of the goblins, he saw every goblin staring at him with a murderous gaze. The Hob Goblin who has the most power looks calm, Pino who saw the calmness of the Hob Goblin felt something was odd, because the Goblin who was near the Hob Goblin looked at him with fierce eyes and intended to kill him. The tall and large hob Goblin carries a weapon in the form of a large sword, besides that he also has much better armor than other Goblins. His appearance was very intimidating, big and built like a bodybuilder, when he stood and stared at Pino, the surrounding Goblins could not do anything, they were just silent while waiting for the Hob Goblin's cue to attack.
"Damn it! The Hob Goblin is eyeing me. If only there wasn't the stone throw earlier ... I could still hide while looking for an opportunity to attack him, now there is no such opportunity anymore. He's really big ... why is his skin color different, he's not green like the other goblins but red, "muttered Pino, he saw a difference between ordinary goblins and hob goblins apart from their stature.
The red hob goblin is not an ordinary hob goblin, but a variant of the hob goblin, where this red hob goblin has magic power in the form of fire, he is able to control fire like a magician even though it's just a simple spell, he can use Fireball which is the basic magic of the novice magician.
Pino couldn't take his eyes off the Hob Goblin even though he was in an uncertain situation, where the goblins started moving towards him. The movements of the Goblins were much more structured than the previous Goblins. With the opponents approaching him, Pino prepared to attack him but what he got was different from his expectations.
The Hob Goblin attacked Pino by swinging his sword, then a hot fire and formed a ball shot towards Pino. Facing the fireball that suddenly appeared, Pino jumped in a different direction. As soon as he avoided the fireball, Pino was immediately greeted with attacks from the Goblins.
Regardless of the red Hob Goblin's threat, Pino faced the same troublesome enemy, even though he previously faced the same creature, he could feel the difference in the power level of the two even though they were just ordinary Goblins. Facing the remaining four Goblins, Pino didn't hold back anymore, his sword and footsteps moved in unison.
One by one the Goblins that attacked him collapsed after receiving the blows of his sword, he moved like a fish in the water, not a single Goblin was able to withstand and survive his attacks. They collapsed after receiving two to three hits, however, it was also quite difficult for him to defeat the goblins because he had to avoid the red Hob Goblin's attacks.
Balam paid attention to every incident that Pino experienced. He was a little worried when he saw Pino receive an attack from the Hob Goblin, he never taught Pino the basics of magic himself, but when he saw Pino able to dodge and survive the Hob Goblin attack, he felt relieved.
"I never thought there would be a Hob Goblin variant in this kind of place, especially since this area is quite close to Morshore City. What were the warriors and magicians doing, why did they neglect and let this variant Hob Goblin roam freely around the city?" muttered Balam, he was both surprised and annoyed by the soldiers who served in Morshore City.
Dare to leave a threat of this magnitude is an intolerable neglect, the danger posed by a variant of the Hob Goblin is far greater than that of ordinary Hob Goblins or a group of ordinary Goblins. The level of danger of the Hob Goblin variant is rank C. In Ils Continent there is an organization that will determine the danger level of each monster and that organization is called a Guild.
Each monster will be assessed the level of threat, they are measured by the level of strength they have, the potential damage they can do and other threats, the rank of the monster is divided into;
Rank S
Rank A.
Rank B
Rank C
Rank D
Rank E
Just like monsters who get rank from the Guild, warriors or mages who join the Guild will get the title of adventurer and their strength level is assessed so that they will be grouped according to their strength so that they can get missions according to their abilities. The ranks of the adventurers themselves were almost the same as the rank of monsters except for one rank above rank s.
Balam was a little worried and anxious when he saw Pino who was overwhelmed by the red Goblin Hob, Pino kept dodging without being able to shorten the distance, not being able to launch attacks was a real disadvantage, especially since the opponent Pino was facing had the advantage in attack distance. The Red Goblin Hob continued to use Fireball, he cast fire magic like a Gatling Gun, didn't stop at all.
"Son, this is the kind of magic you want to learn ... strong isn't it? Just a simple magic could have such an impact, the trees were crushed and the ground became small craters. The attack could be categorized as an attack from a tier 2 magician, hold on ... You can beat him without using magic. Stay focused and look for the open gaps, "muttered Balam, he kept watching the battle between Pino and the red Hob Goblin.
Pino couldn't get close to the Hob Goblin variant, he kept getting Fireball attacks which made the distance between him and the red Hob Goblin even further. Pino was gasping for breath, he was getting tired, dodging Fireball's magic drained him enough. Pino brandished his sword and stared at the red Hob Goblin with a fierce gaze.
His aura soared into the sky, his eyes became serious, he bent slightly, changing his position. Pino remembered his father's words, he always remembered those words, where Balam had warned himself to pay attention to his opponent's every move, because gaps would open as soon as they moved.
Pino dodged and dodged, he noticed the movement of the red Hob Goblin who kept swinging his hand at Pino, and one more hand was in a mature position, where he could swing his weapon when he was hit. Aside from his annoying attacks, his defense was far from weak.
"Ah ... it turns out there, now you can't dodge anymore ... even if you want to attack from a far distance, you will no longer threaten me, you damn monster !!!" shouted Pino, he darted in one breath and aimed for one of the unprotected areas on the red Hob Goblin's body.
Balam did not distract himself from the battle between the red Goblin Hob and PIno, and when Pino made his move he knew that the fight was over, "Observant of your eyes too, son, the right angles and accurate positions. Finding this gap is very difficult for a beginner without experience like you."