[Warning! Slightly gore content]
'Or so I say, but simply having the determination does not magically turn me into some kind of overpowered hero who can slay more than a hundred enemies with the swish of a hand.'
Mikael tried to look at his situation realistically.
'Is there a way to get rid of them all in one fell swoop?' he pondered, then he heard some monsters at the sidelines conversing in hushed tones.
"Tsk! So arrogant."
"Me agree. What good catching adult humans. They no tasty."
"Kuh! Yes! children tastier!"
"Adult humans meat not soft. Liver also taste yucky."
"Kuro group arrogant. They strong. But me stronger!"
"Me too! Stronger!"
The dumb goblins snickered, their faces smug and their postures confident as if merely declaring that they were stronger than the new group makes it an irrefutable truth.
'Hoh… so even monster societies have these kinds of rivalry…'
Mikael decided to use this information to his advantage.
'If there's one thing I learned from working in various fields, it is that if you can't do the job then you gotta pass it on to someone else. Preferably, a naïve junior who's eager to prove himself.'
"Status Window!"
The familiar translucent panel appeared and showed the changes that occurred due to his level up.
Title: The one who escaped punishment. Class: Poltergeist HP: 100+ 10 MP: 006 +20 Fatigue: 39 Physical damage reduction: 100% Total Karma points: -1240 KP> It has been almost 20 minutes since he came down – not enough time to accumulate substantial MP, but sufficient to cause mayhem in this disunited group of monsters. Mikael controlled the tip of the spear held by one of the gossiping goblins. The spear tip drew an arc with the monster arm as its pivot. "Kuh?!" the creature's eyes widened in surprise as his prized spear moved on its own. Fwoosh! The spear flew like a javelin and impaled one of the newly arrived goblins from its back. "KUWAACK!" All eyes turned to the monster who threw the spear. One especially bulky goblin glared at it and began approaching it in large strides. It grabbed the surprised goblin's jaw and leaned closer, their pointed noses almost touching, and growled, "Attack. Why?!" "K-Kuro…T-The spear! Moved its own." The surprised goblin audibly gulped. Despite his declaration that he was stronger than Kuro, his frightened behavior proved otherwise. "Moved its own?" Kuro's eyes narrowed. 'Hmm… It's not enough. I have to incite him more.' Mikael thought as he moved between monsters and yelled, "HE LYING! I HEARD! SAID HE'S STRONGER THAN KURO!" The bulky goblin, Kuro, heard Mikael's voice and became furious. His nostrils released hot air as his murderous aura intensified, "YOU?! STRONGER THAN KURO?! YOUUU?! HAH!" His voice was thick with mockery, as if the very idea of someone claiming to be stronger than him made him laugh. Understanding that Kuro just looked down on him, the goblin regained his composure and swatted Kuro's hand that held his jaw. He glared back at Kuro and proudly said, "Yes! Me stronger than Kuro! Me always brought more humans than Kuro! Right?" he turned to his cronies who nodded in agreement. "Right! Kori stronger!" "Kori brought many food! More than Kuro!" "Yes! Yes!" Mikael smiled as the tension was building up nicely. He busily floated here and there, imitating their broken sentences, and yelling insults from both sides. "KORI MORE HANDSOME!" "KURO MORE MUSCLES!" "YOU UGLY KURO!" "YOU SMELL TRASH KORI!" He targeted hot headed monsters who furiously answered back, "WHAT YOU SAY?! HUHHH?!!" without ever wondering who yelled and why no one seemed to hear what they hear. The monsters pushed at each other like gang members confronting enemy groups. Surprisingly no one thought to take out their weapons, so Mikael took the liberty to fire the first shot. He controlled the large axe of one of the newly arrived goblins and threw it to one of Kori's friends. Fwufwufwufwufwu! The axe rotated several times in the air before embedding itself on the poor goblin's skull. Thwack! "GWAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" the monster ran, waving its arms around with its bald forehead dripping with blood. 'One more.' Mikael threw another weapon, now from Kori's side, toward Kuro. Kuro effortlessly catches the dagger that was aimed on his head. A guttural cry escaped his lips, "WHO DAAAAARES!?!?" "Kori friend!" Mikael shouts and Kuro, who took it as a challenge to his position as the strongest, decided to teach his weaker fellowmen a lesson. He grabbed Kori by the head, his right hand powerfully gripped the head while his left pinned down Kori's shoulder. "RAAAAAAHHHHH!!" Kori screamed in agony. RIIIIIPPP!! Splash! Hot blood erupted from Kori's neck and splattered into his friends' shocked faces. With his bare hands, Kuro beheaded Kori, the leader of the opposing group. "KORIIIIII!!!!" "KORRII!" Desperate cries echoed all around the first floor. Kori's friends shouted his name but no one dared to retrieve his head from Kuro's grasp. All of them were frightened out of their wits by Kuro's gruesome display of power. 'Oh no! at this rate, everyone will submit to Kuro and the monsters will be unified!' Mikael worried that instead of eradicating the goblins, his little stunt will result to a more organized human hunting. 'More! I have to do more! Just one more push!' He flew to Kori's closest aide and whispered, "He killed Kori! Must avenge Kori! Kuro strong but with our numbers, Kuro die!" He whispered to a few more, saying "Kill Kuro, You become strongest!" He tirelessly incited the cowardly goblins until they regained that greedy, rebellious glint in their eyes. "RAAAAHHH!!! AVENGE KORIIII!!!!!" "PROTECT KUROOO!!!" The two groups took out their own weapons and dashed to the opposing monsters. "WAAAAHHHH DIEEEE!!!" CLANG! CLANG! They clashed, shouting mad cries with expressions hungry for blood. Kori's friends simultaneously attacked Kuro. But even as they ganged up on the strongest monster, Kuro remained standing proudly in the middle of raging beasts. He ripped their arms, their heads, broke their necks until he bathed in their blood. "KWAHAHAHAHA! KILL!!! KILL THEM ALL!!!" his laughter resonated within the walls, arousing the bloodlust of all the monsters. Their supposed banquet turned into a carnage festival. --Chapter end--