-Rawrrr!!!
The Desert Goblin came at a rapid speed, nothing compared to before. But it was fine…
[Frenzy!]
[Super Strength!]
[Battle Zone!]
My hands gripped the [Silver Dagger] a bit more harder than before, as I once again found myself, back into the dark area where only I and the goblin were present.
'It's still fast,' I thought as I looked at it coming at me at a fast pace. But compared to before, it was more or less manageable.
The goblin jumped at me, with its club trying to hit my head. Perhaps because my [Dexterity] was high or maybe it was the effect of [Battle Zone], I could sense its attack's direction.
-Whoosh!
It attacked with a full swing on my head, and ducking, I dodged it pretty swiftly, before I pushed it a little behind with my strength, making it fall back. Not wasting any moment
-Stab!
I stabbed below the jaw with all my strength, before I slashed the neck from one side.
The goblin wriggled on the floor as I locked my eyes on it with a cautious look, waiting for another round as I collected myself. Despite all the skills and stuff, I felt myself running out of breath in this intense paced fight.
[You have killed a Desert Goblin!]
[+2000 Exp!]
[Skill Upgrade: Frenzy: Common-> Uncommon!]
[Skill Upgrade: Super Strength: Common -> Uncommon!]
[Frenzy (Uncommon)!]
[Effects: Allows the user to increase all movements by 20% for 20s
Cooldown: 1 Minute 50 seconds!]
[Super strength (Uncommon)!]
[Effects: Increases Strength and Attack by 20% for 20 seconds
Cooldown: 1 minute 50 seconds!]
'Judging by the Exp it is giving the goblin should be around Level 9-12. Seems like a rather fine place to farm for Level 10 and above,' I thought as I remembered that there was no place like that when the game started.
"You really did it!!!" Mira, on the other hand, hugged me tightly, suffocating me a little between her bosom. She was rather excited about it, but I ended up almost passing out as I lost my strength.
Only when she realized that I wasn't answering, she let me go with slight panic.
"Cough Cough! What the f*ck Mira? Aren't you supposed to be… cough cough… saving me?" I cursed out loud. Though when she found that I was fine, her worry vanished as she shouted,
"You really did it, man! It was totally worth it! Wanna do it again?"
Though right after saying that, as if she realized something, she changed her words,
"Oh Wait! Time is almost up. We should hurry and finish the other quests first."
Although I wanted to increase my level a bit more, I decided that it would be better to finish other quests and then go to the nearest inn to [Save] the game. Don't want to lose all the progress I made today…
And just like we planned, I went to collect some Desert Lily, before moving to the area where the Crabs were. On the way, we hunted some boars to get the boar carcasses and came back to the town all safe and sound.
In the travels, Mira talked a lot more than before, opening about herself on small topics about what she likes and what she doesn't like. She even asked me about my ambitions and stuff. Nothing important, to be honest.
[You have completed the quest: Collect 10 Desert Lily!]
[+20 Exp!]
[You have completed the quest: Collect 5 Black Crabs!]
[+15 Exp!]
I gained 35 iron coins too with the mission, before I decided to eat something for 10 irons, and book a one night room for 15 coins.
Moving to the nearest table in the dining section, I ordered some food while Mira chatted with Amelia. Even though she was focused on her chat, I could still feel her stare at me. Seems like she was looking out for me even now.
While waiting for the food, I could feel the stares of other adventurers, but no one approached me. It was as if they were afraid of approaching me for one reason or another.
The food came. I finally had my first fill of this fantasy world. Pretty tasteless.
I almost cried tears of blood at the bread that was rather hard and the soup that lacked salt. But still, since I paid for it, I decided to eat it all before I stood up and thanked for the food.
Moving towards Mira, I looked at her, laughing with Amelia. Watching me approach them, the girls turned to me as Amelia asked,
"How was the food, customer?"
"The best I had in this world yet," I smiled as I answered her, making her laugh out loud. It wasn't a lie, though. I smiled at her too before she spoke,
"Apologies, but because of the famine, the economy is rather low. Hence the price of salt and sugar is going higher. For 10 irons, that's the best we can provide."
Intrigued by the information, I asked,
"Famine?"
"It's because of the curse-" Amelia was about to speak, but Mira covered her mouth as she spoke,
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it."
I wanted to ask a few more questions, but looking at Mira's expression, I decided not to. Since, there was nothing productive here,
"I am going to sleep. The inn is right up on the second floor, right?" I asked.
"You are going to sleep this early?" Amelia was rather surprised, but Mira, who had been with me all day, kinda understood?
"He worked hard today. He must be tired," she explained, and Amelia understood.
"Come with me. I will show you the room," Amelia spoke before guiding me to the second floor. Mira followed us, without speaking any words.
-Click!
"This will be your room for the night. Have a good sleep," Amelia spoke as she passed me the key before moving down.
"I will wait outside till you sleep," Mira spoke, and I nodded before entering the room.
'Well. Let's pray that I don't die in my sleep,' I prayed a little before hitting the bed. To be fair, I was really tired after everything that happened in the day. I believe I will sleep within a minute…
[The user is saving progress!]
[The user is entering sleep!]
[Health is 100%!]
[The area is a safe zone!]
And after an unknown amount of time
[The user is waking up!]
[All Conditions Fulfilled!]
[The progress is saved! Save Point created!]