*Gulp*
As Bane was gradually approaching his mother with the intent of do something regrettable, Bane noticed something strange.
"Grigreuk! Grigreuk!"
All of the infant goblins had started to move. They were gradually moving in one unified direction.
Of course none of them could walk like Bane, but even so they were dragging themselves and crawling over the blood stanched floor just to reach that place. Their gaze was in a daze and their was drool in their lips. They were moving towards something they absolutely could not miss.
"What is happening?"
Bane wouldn't have realized this sudden change. At least not in the famished state of his with his cloudy brain. But bumping against a crawling goblin was what bought him back to reality.
Bane was worried that he was probably moving against the tide. Wouldn't that be dangerous in a place like this if he was dubbed as 'not so much as a goblin'?
But contrary to his fears, his body was more honest than he had thought.
"Wait -this is."
A thick aroma had permeated inside the room.
*sniff* *sniff*
Bane didn't know what it was but...
It was the kind of aroma that immediately made his mouth drool flooding it with his saliva.
All of the infants were heading towards the source of this fragrance. It was like they were baby zombies.
"That explains it."
Bane turned around to check. Some decapitated limbs of who knew whose were tossed in the center of the room... and they released a fragrance quite unlike the stench of human flesh.
"The smell of the blood is there. And it clear those limbs belong to a human... but what is this smell? It feels like the infants are being attracted towards it."
The infant goblins who reached the destination first was also the first to chomp off a bite. It was a first come first serve service.
Surprisingly, the goblin kept chewing on the meat as if he was eating something extremely delicious. It was his first food in this world after all.
"That was a good enough litmus test at least..." Bane began to drool even more. The reservations that he had towards such a suspicious aroma was gone.
Bane wasn't really sure what was going to happen if ate his mother. There was no way for him to confirm if his body would be able to digest human meat yet.
But the meat laid in front of him was somewhat different. It had something mixed inside of it. An additive... that gave it a distinctive aroma.
Perhaps the additive was also supposed to help in digestion?
Bane had no idea.
But rather than testing out his mother's meat putting himself on the line despite the dangers. Wouldn't it be better to eat something that is confirmed to be safe?
"Grigeuk, Grigeuk."
Bane ran towards the center with everything he had got. With his ability to walk he had left behind all the babies in dust.
And those that were already quite close to it already were being pushed aside to make room for himself.
Those goblins could only topple and grunt in displeasure.
"Grigeuk"
Bane didn't took long to grab a bite despite the grotesque blood soaked appearance of the flesh.
The thought of consuming human flesh didn't seem odd to him at all despite being a former human. Perhaps he had already gave in to his beastly instincts.
*Chomp*
"Grigeuk, finally something. I thought I would die of hunger."
But as Bane ate his meal he realized that how all of this made sense.
Goblins aren't a cannibalistic race. And they move in packs too.
So there got to be some way that the adults would feed the kids, wouldn't they? Otherwise the packs would simply die out.
It was clear that they had gone through great lengths for the sake of continuance of the pack.
They had to kidnap woman.
And then rape them sowing their seeds.
Being an all male race this was the only thing they could do to continue their linage.
Now it didn't make sense if the adult males of the group didn't share food with the babies wouldn't it?
Not everyone was like Bane. They were just mindless goblin babies.
They would die of hunger anyway despite all the efforts of their fathers, if they weren't fed properly.
"But what was that fragrance I wonder?"
Bane thought as he gulped down on the food.
The additive was something that only added the fragrance, it didn't add any distinctive taste. Or so was what Bane thought. Not that he had tasted human flesh before anyway.
And the reason for his conclusion was that the flesh was tasted more or less like beef.
To be more specific it was quite sweet contrary to its appearance and it almost melted inside the mouth as soon as it got in.
But in addition to the sweet tasting meet it also had that metallic taste.
Unfortunately the blood hadn't been drained out at all leading to its current state.
It was quite counter intuitive that the clotting blood wasn't causing him any stomach problems.
'How was it possible that blood like this is fine but the flesh of goblins isn't?'
Bane could only wonder. Not that he knew about the biology of goblins in the first place.
"They are still at it," Bane muttered while chomping onto food.
The goblins adults didn't seem to be concerned much about their children. They had gone back to their usual fuckery.
"I wonder when I will be able to leave this fuck nest. It doesn't feel good eating when someone his screwing in your vicinity.
*Sigh.*
But it can't be helped now. I am too hungry now."
The stench of sex was till there. It might have made most people vomit in this atmosphere if they were forced to eat, but the adults didn't seem to care.
Rather they probably considered giving out food as their only responsibility.
And the children, as innocent as they were couldn't really understand what was happening either.
So it was only Bane who was suffering a decrease in appetite from all of this.
"Can't be helped."
Bane continued eating his fill along with his other kin even if he didn't feel like eating after a certain point. All he wanted was to fill his stomach to the brink for the sake of survival.
But at such a time, he noticed something that especially stood out among the pile of flesh.
"Wait, izn't itz?" Bane muttered while still having a small bone struck in his mouth.
Pulling it out he crawled towards the glittery object.
It took some effort to pull it out as the pile on top of it was heavy for a just born baby.
"Got it"
The thing that he pulled out wasn't more than a human hand. But the only thing that stood out was the bracelet that it had worn as an accessory.
It had a strange crest on top of it and symbols whose meanings Bane hardly knew.
"I am sure this is one of those."
Bane pulled out the bracelet as he tossed the arm aside.
Then he slid his own arm inside the bracelet.
"Damn my hands are too small. Keuk Keuk."
It was quite humorous indeed.
The bracelet that was meant for a human to wear was now being worn by a goblin infant instead. His hand seemed like just a small twig that was resting on the bracelet now.
*Magic Enhancement Bracelet Grade D equipped*
As if reacting to those robotic words, the bracelet constricted in size as it finally ended up as the same size of Bane's arm.
"Nice, so I was right about it after all. Grigeuk"
"Status"
*Status Initializing*
Name: --
Race: Infant Goblin
Level: 2
Title: Kin Eater
Attack: 3
Defense: 3
Agility: 3
Magic: 20
Equipment: Magic Enhancement Bracelet(D)
*Status End*
"Hmm judging by name and changes it looks like its just as it says huh? Magic was increased by +20. Well that was a good find at least among a pile of food. Grigeuk. This means the goblins hunted a magic user, didn't they? Well, it looks like they can do stuff when it counts."
It was like Bane was out to find seashells but found a jewel instead.
Bane's eyes sparkled as he thought of another stroke of luck.
He had found one. Perhaps there were more?
His greed was getting the better of him.
His tummy was more or less full and he didn't feel like he would die anytime soon.
"So why not make the best of it? Perhaps I can get more accessories. Grigeuk"
Bane threw himself in the pile of flesh and blood as he had began his hunt for more junk.