[ Hidden Skill Unlocked : Cooking ( Lvl 1)
Rank D
Next lvl : ( 2/4 ) SP
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Another System message came to my vision as soon as I striked two stones against each other to produce sparks.
" The proficiency is already at 2, that confirms that it's developing faster than normal skills."
Feeling some changes with myself as a result of Cooking skill, I aligned the stones differently this time and..
CLINK
..the dry grass caught the sparks produced and started burning, have been waiting for this moment , I put small dry twigs above it and let the twigs catch fire and lastly covered it with dry branches.
" So the skill does change things, huh ".. I got amazed by the usage of 'cooking skill'.
Then I placed the leg piece of wolf which was pierced by a sharp and thin wet wooden stick over two Y-shaped branches which were already standing tall facing each other at both opposite sides of the fire firmly holding the ground below.
" Now let's wait for the Kebab..!! ".. I exclaimed out loud, not holding the joy inside.
During this time, I have repeated the cycle of filling the pit with water and letting it dry to collect the residual salt two more times and the fourth cycle about to come to an end.
" The sun is already setting, so this will be the last cycle. That much would not be enough to cover the whole hand, but at least I can cover the cut section with a paste made with salt solution and some herbs with antibiotic activity.
With the skill Poison Resistance, it would be easy to find such herbs. "
Leaving the kebab and the water pit, I entered the forest for scouting, as it would be bad if some Monster gets here smelling the blood in the air.
Taking light steps and being as silent as possible I move forward.
After some 15 minute of walk, I failed to notice any presence of a living being.
But the forest itself was not dense, maybe due less rainfall or maybe due to some other factors. Even though the trees resemble very much to the ones from Earth.
Carrying the self made Spear by binding a sharp edged stone at the end of a long stick with help of wet twigs, in case something goes wrong, I advanced further.
' Only if I had my skills from back then, there would have been no need to rely on any weapons '.. just as I was lamenting, my ears picked some sound and I got alert.
I took proper cover behind a tree of wide trunk and observed carefully what was ahead of me.
What I saw was a group of 5-7 goblins sitting around fire and enjoying their meal.
' I thought they ate raw meat, and from where did they get that pot!!' ..I couldn't believe that goblins, no the lesser goblins can use pot and enjoy cooked food..!!
After passing my eyes through the area I got my answer. Looking at the tent nearby it was easy to tell what happened.
" Human, or maybe a group. That explains the fire and the pot. Only if I had that pot and the things inside that tent."
The feeling of disgust directed toward the goblins never crossed my mind.
Killing Humans is bad? Who said that..!! There are no laws in the Jungle. No, there are no laws that apply to the monsters!!
It's killed or be killed here. Strong rules the weak. That's how monsters are, and that's how I like it..!
" But still, taking on the whole group isn't a wise choice. If the number was 1 or even 2 that would have been no problem.
But sadly I have one thing they don't, Intelligence..! They maybe more in number but all of them are dumb! "
I don't even need to see their INT Stat to decide that, I can tell that by just looking at one of them who's trying to use the pot as a helmet!
" First of all, let's split them. This is the easiest way to deal with them.".. I picked few stones lying down and threw it hard at a distant tree.
[ Hidden Skill Unlocked : Throw ( Lvl 1 ) ]
And it did the trick, as the sound attracted their attention and two of them got up and went towards the direction of sound.
Then I threw one more stone, this time with more force with the ' Throw skill ' to the opposite direction and successfully dispersed two more.
" Now only three of them are remaining. A quick sneak attack will do, before the rest return."
I put strength in my legs and dashed at full force.
[ Hidden Skill Unlocked : Sprint ( Lvl 1 ) ]
' Nice'
The additional boost by the new skill almost doubled my speed. Keeping my presence low and grabbing my ' Spear ' hard, I reached behind them without them noticing.
[ Hidden Skill Unlocked : Stealth ( Lvl 1 ) ]
Using the momentum I shifted the force to my arm holding the spear and flexed my muscles to it's limit, and..
PUCHI
..stabbed the head of the one sitting before me, who was playing with the pot.
Though the spear was made of stone, as I put all the momentum and my muscle strength to it which was further powered by the
' Stab skill ', it pierced deep inside his brain and killed him instantly.
[ You have killed a Level 6 lesser Goblin.]
[ You have gained .67 Exp : Exp 732 >>732.67 ]
' Even though I expected this but farming is really hard huh. '
I pulled the spear out and watched his corpse falling down.
"Hskan Ksks koks!!".. Seeing one of their members die, the other two rushed towards me shouting something that I don't understand.
' Why can't I understand them even though i am a Goblin too? '.. keeping the doubt in my head I put the spear in my mouth and took the pot from the ground and threw it hard at one of them with ' Throw ' and he fell on his back.
The third one was running in a straight line towards me holding a stone dagger.
Spear still in my mouth, I picked one of the firewood which was burning hot from the other end and threw it at his face, and he took a defensive position, closing his eyes and guarding his face by raising his arms.
And that's what I was aiming for, if you close your eyes before your enemy, you are as good as dead..!
I dashed at him and took out the spear from my mouth and before he could open his eyes, Stabbed him in the heart.!!
"Ikko Ikko tu!!"
Ignoring his cries, I pulled out the spear and a spray of blood followed it.
THUD
[ You have killed a Level 7 lesser Goblin.]
[ You have gained 7.4 Exp: Exp 732.67>> 739.67 ]
' The previous one was the weakest I guess, explains his dumbness. '
' This is bad! If I continue like this, I would hardly cross the level 10 boundary and might lose the chance to fix my hand.. .!
Watching the goblin lying on the ground about to get up, I sprint towards him and kick him in the gut and pinning him down to earth again.
As he opens his mouth wide ready to bite my leg, it gets impaled by the spear.
[ You have killed a Lvl 8 lesser Goblin ]
[ You have gained 41 Exp: Exp 739.67>>780 ]
"He was Level 8? So weak..only if he was a little stronger, I could have levelled up!! "
" Heig akak nom nom!! "
" Rak sksk bubu!! "
" Goi dodod ana!! "
" taka ske ske lu!! "
" Stop shouting things which I don't even understand.. You mobs!! "
I shout at the four incoming Goblins.
Yes, they pissed me off.. what are they shouting about? Do they feel bad for their fallen kin? I don't think so.
Surely they are just angry because someone disturbed their dinner!!
" You call that dinner?.. You don't even know how to use a pot.. you dumbasses!! "
' Two from right and two from left. I don't want to get into a pincer attack.'
I run in the direction of the tent and the goblins follow me mindlessly.
Taking a burning stick from the fire, I enter the tent and start searching for something.
' I have 10 seconds at most before they reach the tent. I have to search fast.!! '.. taking a quick glance at every object inside the tent which has a sleeping space for two humans, my eyes stop at a glass bottle which was fully filled with liquor.
' As I thought '
Opening the cap and taking a sniff and after nodding to myself, I spill the content of the bottle inside the tent at the perimeter completely emptying it.
After this is done, I throw away the empty bottle and tear open an exit in the tent to the other side using the spear.
" Idai sij sij lomu!! "
" mui mui ra ga lo!! "
" bua bau kak kak!! "
" ovi kbka lena tula!! "
'...'
After making sure all of them have entered the tent, and ignoring the weird curses they might be throwing at me, I throw the burning stick into the gap and...set the tent ablaze.
The liquor catches the fire quickly and starts burning violently at the sides of the tent, trapping the goblins inside.
And taking this opportunity, I start stabbing the through tent from outside randomly, getting some lucky hits.
' This should be enough, I don't want them to die from this..because I won't be getting exp like this.'
Hearing their painful sounds I decide to have 'mercy' on them and untie the ropes holding the tent and pull it away.
Getting out of the tent the goblins start running off in random direction in panic and tries to putt off on their ragged clothes.
' Good '
I chase one of them, who is in no condition to think straight and ends up getting a spear in the head. His screams shutting down.
[ You have killed a level 7 lesser goblin. ]
[ You have gained 7.4 Exp : Exp 780.6>>788 ]
' Oh, so the strong ones did the scouting. Guess they're not complete idiots. Now I can't kill those three. Not yet, so let's immobilise them.
Deciding to delay the giving of mercy, I catch up the remaining three and stab their legs multiple times so they won't be able to move.
Getting the rope from the tent, I tie them up to a nearby tree.
' No resistance?..Did they fall unconscious due to the pain?.. Oh well, who cares..Now let's go take my arm here and do the
' Shakalaka boom boom ' magic and attach it back.
But before that..'
I take a look at the burning tent.. ' let's put it out, it might attract unwanted attention.. '
Since there was no water, sand was used as a replacement to put out the fire.
" Done "
I put the pot down.. half- filled with sand..." that's how you use a pot, you morons. "