"So the Shaman I see is a necromancer and probably must have another within the cave.", he said. "The good thing is that need a lot of effort to bring one back to life."
This was the better situation to get rid of the Shaman but he didn't know his new enemy powers to be incautious over him. So he let them go. That weapon was a thing he need to be aware of and so the fact that he could be resistant or even immune to fire now.
"This is becoming more troublesome than the Slimes."
The Slimes weren't so troublesome but the Golden Slime fusion was. So he kept that in mind as a Slime problem.
"Asking about Dark Knights with Olivia?", he said out loud to think. "She would panick probably. So I'm on dark now. That's it."
He noticed that the squad around the Shaman were using metal weapons instead of the guards' clubs. Influence of the Hobgoblins. Further he entered the cave more and more dangerous would be because close the members would be of the Hobgoblins.
"I need to take care with traps too.", he said it. "Poison maybe?", he rushed to the first batch killed and waited for the group enter the cave. None were left on the entrance. So he went down. "Where is the scimitar?", he started to move the burnt bodies. "Here. Wow.", he coughed after breathing. "It's primitive but it's poison. Must be the monster's excretion."
While clubs are easy to use. They don't cut or pierce to inject venom. So for this was best metal weapons like the ones the goblins were using.
"Oh.", he found some daggers too. "I'll clean it before using it.", he went up on a tree and used its bark to clean the weapons stolen. "They are sharp enough too.", he stored on the inventory. "Second batch here I come.", and so he did the same with them.
"Just for cleaning them?", he was questioning the system but he was going to use and learn it anyway. So why not have it on the system. "That's fair."
He was able to collect three scimitars and four daggers. He had a little time off. So he chose to train dagger throw. It was harder than he thought. Half of the time he would hit the tree with the dagger's hilt.
"Fifty percent is a bad probability.", and he trained more till the sun start to hide and the moon show. "I'm almost there but its time to hunt a little food.", the stock was limited. So he thought was a good thing start hunting.
"Hey.", Olivia showed up. "Training?"
"I was. Now I'll go hunt something to eat.", he replied.
"Don't want something from mine?", she offered.
"I need to pass for the same as you to be by your side.", he smiled. "See you around."
"You have eight days to complete.", she shouted as he left.
Eight days. That meant they would return on the nineth. Till there he would have defeated the nest. What he needed to do was thin their defenses and keep that way. So he kept this in mind and put some thoughts on what were the goblins advantages.
"Darkvision.", he spoke. "There wasn't light on the cave at all.", and he stopped as he saw a deer. "What I'm doing? It's too much meat.", he was about to scare the animal when. "The inventory can store it. I'm sorry."
It was time to test his accuracy throwing daggers. He prepared two of them to use. He needed to hit two legs of the beast or would be meaningless. He breathed in and while releasing the air threw the first dagger. With a faster breathing he threw the second. Both hit the left side of the deer and the animal accelerated into the forest.
Track down a beaten animal was easy and he started to follow the blood on the ground. He knew that was a little cruelty but was for food and not for entertainment. So he found the beast lying on the floor but on its side was a much greater deer. Its horns were like connected to the sky and stars.
"You did this to a child of the forest?", a voice came from the giant deer.
"Yes.", he answered.
"So you've come here to finish the job?"
"Yes."
"Go on.", the giant deer gave him space to approach.
Leo removed the daggers and tries to calm down the beast.
"It'll be over soon.", he spoke to its prey. He grabbed a dagger and swiftly ended the creature's life. "It's done.", he said to the giant being.
"What are you going to do with its body?"
"Food.", he responded. "Enough for a few days."
"I understand.", the deer started to leave.
"Why are you here?", the boy was fascinated by that being.
"To protect the forest."
"So why didn't you stopped me?", he was confused.
"Your actions are not selfish. You hunted it for food and not for enjoyment. You even looked troubled by killing it. You are a good kid. You have not debts with the forest."
"And the goblins?"
"Netiher they are. It is only the circle of life.", the creature was satisfied with the boy's enthusiasm and left.
A time passed till he was able to keep going. Then he made the food and stocked on his inventory. He took all the parts of the animal to not make its death less worth and then made a proper burial for the animal. The dawn was near and so he went to the cave.
[Forest Blessing: You found the Forest Protector and it didn't found evil within you. So everytime you receive a healing spell you can chose one of these following benefits. They don't overlap each other.
Bear's Strength: Your strength is doubled for one minute after being healed.
Eagle's Sight: You can see in any environment till you receive another heal.
Protector's Bless: All your stats will receive a bonus of hundred for a minute.]