SLASH! STAB! WHOOSH
How long has it been? It's like there's a never ending supply of them in the dungeon. But it's okay, killing them is actually very easy. Goblins has small body, sure they are fast, but if my eyes can catch their next move, then all I need to do is stab their head.
STAB! STAB! WHOOSH
I can't remember how many of them I've already killed. My left hand is numb and my toes can feel the mud from the hole in my shoes. Its already beyond repair.
STAB! SLASH! WHOOSH
A fireball came flying unto me, but it feels like it's in slow motion. I didn't even bother evading as with my bare hands, I throw a goblin to meet the fireball in midair.
I took an axe from the ground and with one swift motion, pitched it exactly to the skull of the shaman.
THEIR WEAPON IS ALSO MY WEAPON
Still, I can't prevent injuries as wounds after wounds kept piling as the wave of goblin jumped into me in a never-ending fervor. Yet I persevere. Like a robot, my mind is in the most optimal state to kill these monsters. Before I knew it, all of them has already died, and I'm in the front of their King... or Queen?
It's actually a Queen. Before, I can't tell the difference between a male goblin and female goblin. But this goblin exudes a feminine and attraction hormone that separates it from the rest.
The Queen is trembling. The followers it painstakingly created to flood this island has been defeated singlehandedly by the human in front of him. 'This human is dangerous to the Order, I must eliminate him!'
She took a whip made up of fiber from Lizardmen Tails. This is his training whip which she uses to make her servants obedient, particularly his one and only hobgoblin. She hated Ransom for disrupting their peace.
"RAAA!"
A series of fast twisting whip entangles Ransom with cuts and bruises. Although Fleetwork Maneuver helped him evade 50% of the attack, the damage is still considerately bleeding him out. Some part of the whip has sharp bones that tears through skin while other parts has elastic shell that leaves bruises.
The attacks would have crippled Ransom before but now that his fortitude has taken a large leap, and together with Reinvigorate which is still healing his body, he was able to brave through the Goblin Queen's attack.
He used the body of a goblin to shield his front. He deflected the whip with a looted knife, but the whip ties into it. The queen snickers as she pulled the whip, along with the knife. But before Ransom completely let go of the knife, he took advantage his upgraded passive:
[Throw (Level 2 - Passive) - You can gather energy in your body to use for throwing.]
He gathered the remaining little energy in his body, to his index fingers.
BLAST!
With a bang, the knife flew towards the Queen's head, together with the power of her pull. The speed caught her shellshocked as she blocked her head with her left arm.
The moment it hit, Ransom already has a looted sword in his hand as he dashed forward and jumped to meet the embedded knife. He slammed it with all his might using the handle of the sword, penetrating the queen's arms.
The queen bellowed and tried to grab Ransom but he's too fast to be caught. He slashed the sword on the Queen's stomach. The skin was thick, but thankfully his current strength were able to damage the intestines and other organs. He then ended the battle with a stab to the neck of the queen, bathing him in her blood as she falls over Ransom's shoulder.
[Congratulations for defeating the First Ascent Leader (Goblin Queen)! You have gained one Shard of Fate as a reward!]
[Congratulations for killing your 100th goblin! You have earned the Title, Goblin Slayer - You have gained battle wisdom when dealing with Goblins, thus you deal 10% more damage when dealing with any humanoids with smaller bodies.]
A Crystal as big as his palm appeared, floating in front of him with different colours dancing inside. The more he looks into it, the more he feels his mind being blank.
"Sssss." He threw the body of the goblin queen to the sides and took the Crystal, then he covers it with his battered clothes, away from his vision.
[You have completed the Main Quest, "Fate (1/3)" Every Shard of Fate holds different power than last. Dance with your Fate and discover the true essence of the Shard. That is your next Quest!]
[Fate (2)
∆ Access the hidden power within the Shard of Fate
Reward:???]
'This crystal is dangerous, I'll explore it later cause there's something more important.'
He walks into the cave. He noticed barricades inside but there's no more goblins guarding it. The place is dark, there's almost no light besides the one's outside. He took a turn and finally saw a light. He walks into a large cave, in the middle is something like a wooden throne, littered in the ground are dry leaves and grasses.
'What is this? This doesn't look like a throne room or a room for troops.'
6 wooden totem of something like a face of a creature with large eyes and big, long ears stood surrounding the place. Ransom couldn't find anything noteworthy from the totems but he made sure to remember every details there is.
There are 3 holes connected to the large room. Ransom first took the hole which has the strongest stench. He needs to find the truth if there really are survivors from the plane crash first.
But instead of people, what greeted him is a lair of baby goblins sleeping soundly like a ball. The numbers stretched throughout the whole room with an estimated 100-120 baby goblins.
'Just how fast do the Queen reproduce?'
[Main Quests, Dominator
∆ Annihilate all the goblins in the forest.
Reward: Random Gift]
'So this is the reason why I still haven't cleared the Quest even after killing a hundred goblin outside. Sigh.'
It's a pain from just thinking how long it would take to kill each and everyone of them...
"If you're a couple of days late then you would have been the one who's dead, boy."
When he heard the voice, he pulled a bullet from his pocket and aimed it at the darkness.
'The system said that I've already killed the Ascent Leader. It's unfair if another hobgoblin suddenly appeared again, I'm pretty sure it's just one. If so, who is this?'
In a grave voice he said "Show yourself in 3 seconds or else I'll shoot your bra-."
"Calm down kid. I'm just here to chat a little before you kill me."
An old goblin came walking towards him with its cane.
Tap, tap, tap.
'A goblin!? How can he talk human language!? And to top it off, he can talk in Filipino!? Wtf!' He was bewildered.
"Move any closer and I'll shoot." Ransom threatened.
Tap.
"Okay sure, have mercy to this blind old man." The old goblin stopped walking and waited for Ransom's next sentence.
"...What are you? How can you talk in Filipino?"
"I'm just an old goblin who was transported here, my kind calls me Ru Ru. As for the second question. I have no Idea what 'Filipino' is. I was brought here because I have the ability to immediately learn a language the first time I hear it. That's why I can converse with you."
'Wait, he said transported?' Ransom can already guess what it is.
"Who transported yo-"
'Urk!' His heart suddenly throbs like it was stuck by a needle. It's like his whole being malfunctioned suddenly.
"I'm just an old goblin who was transported here, my kind calls me Ru Ru. As for the second question. I have no Idea what 'Filipino' is. I was brought here because I have the ability to immediately learn a language the first time I hear it. That's why I can converse with you."
Suddenly, the old goblin repeated its words without batting an eyelid, like it didn't even hear what Ransom said.