Meanwhile in the captured cave...
Several hours passed from when I started training on my own with my swords and shield. The time spent training was really worthwhile even without the passive XP gained. It helped me familiarize myself with the shield and the sword a lot more than I even thought.
Before I felt really awkward using the shield that the sword. Most of the time I would forget that I even had the shield on me and use the sword to practice, but using the sword with only one hand also felt awkward at best.
But the training allowed me to be at least a little bit more comfortable with using the shield together with the sword. Even though that improvement was at best minimal.
Is not like you can become a master overnight with just a few hours of training.
Another thing I learned through this training was the actual value of the skill [Lower Weapon Mastery] that I possess.
When I first got this skill I didn´t think much of it cause it seemed so...normal?
The knowledge it gave me felt more like common knowledge to me which made me feel a little bit dejected by getting it, but now I realized what this skill is for.
As long as my suspicions were correct I would assume that the higher the skill went the more advanced knowledge it would give me to the point where It will make me a master of the sword and the shield.
Just imaging being able to block every single blow from the enemy's and right after striking at the perfect moment!
Wouldn´t that be awesome!?
But right now that would seem kind of impossible...
Be it skill or equipped I have nothing at the moment...
What?
The shield and the sword?
You can hardly call them weapons!
The shield from before broke the moment the hobgoblin used one single skill and the sword is literally playing with time. You never know when it will break while being mid-fight.
Other than tha-
[You gained 300 Experience Points through training]
"Oh? Another hour passed?" I quickly cleared my thoughts and focused again.
"How many times did I see that message already? Let´s take a quick look."
[XP: 1900]
"So... about 6 times? No. It should be about 7 times that I have seen this message" I blankly stared at the XP amount.
"So about 7 hours is it...?" I unemotional dragged my hand towards the status window and quickly purchased the [Sprint] skill.
"Status..."
[Status]
Name: ----
Race: Skeleton (Undead)
Level: 5
Class: [Undead Warrior Lv.1]
Sub-Class: ----
Health: 650/650
Mana: 60/60
Attribute Points: 0
Attributes: Strength: 14 Agility: 11 Intelligence: 6 Endurance: 12
[Talents] [Undead] [Sin of Wrath]
[Skills] [Lower Weapon Mastery Lv.1] [Miasma Corruption Lv.1] [Sprint Lv.1]
[Remark: A Skeleton that awakened this death aura. Although current you are pathetically weak, your potential just started to sprout.]
After digesting the information that the skill brought together I was honestly surprised. The knowledge was about how to guide the mana from inside my body into my legs together with the process of how to reinforce then. But what surprised me the most was that this method didn´t use the dead mana that I saw from the [Miasma Corruption] but instead it used pure mana.
Although I didn´t know the difference between dead mana and pure mana and I was curious about the differences. I left those questions for another day.
"Now I should finally be able to use my mana value with the [Sprint] skill." With excitement in me. I went right off the bat to try my new skills.
I walked towards the rooms entranced with my sword and shield.
"Let´s see how far I can go from here until the throne! Skill [Sprint] Activate!"
I slowly guided the pure mana from inside of me towards my legs. Since this was my first time it didn´t activate as fast as it did for the hobgoblin, but in the end, I was able to activate it.
A mix of white and green ethereal light slowly showed from both of my legs, together with the strength. Seeing this I rushed towards the throne with all I got.
But...
The first step that I did had so much strength that made me jump and fall like an idiot with a face forward.
*Bahm
"Agh...What the hell was that!? I thought that the skill will be easy since the hobgoblin and even the level 3 goblin were able to do it.But that isn´t the case at all!
"At least now I know that the skill actually works...but it seems like I will need some practice with it so that I don´t make a fool out of myself." I stood up and removed the dust from the cloth between my rib cage.
"I wonder how much mana the whole action of me falling in the face has cost"
[Status]
Name: ----
Race: Skeleton (Undead)
Level: 5
Class: [Undead Warrior Lv.1]
Sub-Class: ----
Health: 650/650
Mana: 48/60
Attribute Points: 0
Attributes: Strength: 14 Agility: 11 Intelligence: 6 Endurance: 12
[Talents] [Undead] [Sin of Wrath]
[Skills] [Lower Weapon Mastery Lv.1] [Miasma Corruption Lv.1] [Sprint Lv.1]
[Remark: A Skeleton that awakened this death aura. Although current you are pathetically weak, your potential just started to sprout.]
"Wait...Did I use 12 mana? Didn´t the level 3 goblin use much less mana than I did? Did I used too much mana or do I leak mana from somewhere?" Seeing that the mere level 3 goblin was even better than me I felt somehow dejected.
"Sigh, I guess I have 4 more tries to familiarize myself with th-" But my thought got suddenly interrupted by the echoes of screeches that were coming inside the cave.
Hearing the echoes I unconsciously put a vicious smile on my face
"Hehe, it seems like some guest has arrived at the perfect time." I checked my equipment and went out of the throne room.
"What gentleman would I be if I weren´t to greet my guest inside my home."
***
Currently outside the captured cave
A group of five goblins was screeching at each other or rather talking.
"Weird! No guards!" one of the goblin with a dagger in this hand screeched.
"True! Suspicious!" the one goblin had a spear in hand screeched towards the dagger goblin.
"Warrior chief dead? Warrior chief dead?" two goblins with similar looks and the same axe screeched at the same time.
"Stop talking! If chief dead, then corpse inside!" After this goblin screeched that the other 4 goblins closed they mouth at the same time.
This one wore a helmet and carried a spear which by the looks of it were of better quality versus the other goblin with the spear.
A level 4 goblin!
"But boss, corpse inside cave!" The spear goblin complained.
"Quit I said!" kicking the spear goblin. The helmet goblin pointed to the cave.
"We go inside and retrieve the corpse! Now!"
The four goblins looked at each other and sighed internally. Normally they wouldn´t follow orders from the helmet goblin, but this mission given to us from the elder. Any mistakes might lead them to become the next toy of their elder!
No mistakes are allowed!
Without further ado, the group of five goblins walked towards inside the cave and after a short moment there looked turned strange.
"Hey, Leader. Was the home of chief that clean before?" The dagger goblin asked.
"No... the first time was chiefs home so clean..." The helmet goblin put a strange look.
At first, the home of the helmet goblin wasn´t the one from the elders but instead was the home of the warrior chief so he was familiar with these surroundings, but seeing this house so clean he felt that something wasn´t right.
"Suspicious...let´s leave" Hearing what their leader said the other four goblins got flustered and confused.
"We can´t! Elder will punish!"
"Right"
"Right"
"Need to find warrior chief..."
"Quiet!" The helmet goblin screeched loudly.
"Something is wrong! The cave too clean with no food! No guards either! Too suspicious!"
"The blue undead might be here! Too dangerous! Neverle-" As the helmet goblin tried to reason with the other four goblins he noticed something.
Near the wall where the spear goblin was standing was a hole where normally goblins were sleeping in was a cloth.
After watching the cloth for a short moment he noticed a very small white and green light coming out of the hole.
Seeing that the helmet goblins face paled.
"Run!" The helmet goblin used the skill [Sprint] and jumped behind as far as it could.
The other four goblins made a puzzled expression.
As they were confused something rapidly jumped at the spear goblin out from the hole.
And the next moment they knew the spear goblin was pinned down to the ground with a sword in this chest.
"KGWAAAH!"
Seeing there friend in the ground screaming for help they were shocked! They all took a step behind and pointed at the figure which had a cloth covering this body.
After removing the sword from the chest of the now-dead goblin the figure threw away the cloth covering.
Only to see a Skeleton!
"Welcome to my home, fellow guest!"