Most of the time, people call others stupid because of their braveness. Braveness is good if you have enough strength.
Being brave is a choice like being weak. And braveness comes with rationalism. If you don't have that rationalism and you still try to act like you are brave... Yeah, you are stupid as people call you. But don't take the word ''stupid'' as an insult. Sometimes people will be harsh, they will call you many things that you don't wanna hear ever again. So tell me... What do you do when you don't want something? Get rid of it. So, how do you get rid of people? By taking their words as a starting line and making the first move, the first move about improving yourself.
Making them wrong is the best way to get rid of them. When you start to work on something there will be people that will support you. Even if there isn't you will be there to support yourself. And when the right time comes, you'll make them look stupid with the effort and with the work you put on the table. Believe in yourself because you are your god.
The goblins that were in front of the shaman goblin started to attack.
Arthur cut half one of the goblins.
[You killed a goblin. You gained 20 EP]
A dagger bounced next to Cily from the first goblin that Arthur killed.
Arthur continued to swing his sword but sure he was a newbie about using a sword.
[You gained a new skill: (Passive) Basic swordsmanship (Level 1)]
Arthur killed 3 more goblins with a swing that goes from right to left.
[You killed three goblins. You gained 60 EP]
The shaman goblin saw that its goblins were killed by Arthur one by one.
''Graah!'' the shaman goblin shouted and all the other alive goblins shined lightly with a red aura. The shaman goblin used 'defense buff' and 'attack buff' skills at the same time.
''T-their movement!..'' Arthur blocked an attack that came from his left at the last second and pushed the goblin away.
''Come on come on!'' Cily said with a low voice while trying to break her chains.
[You killed two goblins. You gained 40 EP]
Arthur was surrounded by the buffed goblins. The shaman goblin was giggling with lust.
''We'll!.. Rape!.. All of... you!'' the shaman goblin said in a devilish tone.
Cily heard what the shaman goblin said and she increased her pace with fear.
After hearing that, Arthur used the 'Hunter's Eyes'.
[It seems your luck is with you! Your skill 'Hunter's Eyes' evolved from beginner to intermediate and with this your skill has evolved to 'Golden moment'! (click here to learn more about this effect)]
''Fuck it! I don't have time. 'Golden Moment'!'' Arthur said.
''Is he mad?'' Cily thought he was gone mad because of fear.
The goblins felt like they got into slow motion.
Then he understood that they didn't get slower. He just became much faster than before.
[The Golden Moment effect will last 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, if you don't end the usage of this skill, it will consume mana equal to 5 stat points per second. This may cause you a serious injury. You can use this skill once a day. ]
Arthur didn't think again and he started to open his way to the shaman by killing goblins.
[8 seconds left]
He killed 5 goblins with just a swing, and he was trying his best to kill all the goblins because there was a chance that some of them target others.
[You killed 5 goblins. You gained 100 EP. You leveled up! You gained 10 stat points. All of your small injuries are healed by the system.]
He used his stat points.
[Age/gender: 18/M]
[Level:4 (0/400)]
[Strenght: 15 -->18]
[Mana: 7 -->10]
[Agility: 13 -->17]
[Intelligence: 10]
[Willpower: 10]
With this power up he paced up on killing goblins.
[You killed 5 goblins. You gained 100 EP.]
The goblins' numbers are decreased critically and Arthur felt the advantage so he continued to attack.
[4 seconds left to the end of Golden Moment]
[You killed 1 goblin. You gained 20 EP.]
[3 seconds left]
[You killed 1 goblin. You gained 20 EP.]
[2 seconds left]
[You killed 1 goblin. You gained 20 EP.]
[1 seconds left]
[You killed 1 goblin. You gained 20 EP.]
[0 seconds left. The skill ended. If you want to end the usage say it from your mind.]
''Not yet!'' he said from his mind.
[5 stat worth of mana consumed.]
[1 second left]
In that 1 second Arthur felt exhausted but it didn't stop him from swinging his sword one last time. He cut the last regular goblin's head.
[0 second left. Because you activated this skill at 7 mana stat level the usage will stop by force.]
[You used so much mana at once. You'll feel exhaustion and pain all over your body.]
''Wha-'' Arthur said. He felt exhausted in front of the shaman goblin.
Shaman goblin hit him hard with its bone stick.
Arthur bounced next to one of the chained ones who looked like a human but had red skin and two horns on that person's forehead.
''Ah...'' Arthur held his stomach and looked at the shaman goblin in pain.
The shaman goblin was angry and happy at the same time. The opportunity came for the shaman goblin. The opportunity of taking revenge on its goblins.
''Graaaaah!'' the shaman goblin shouted. Arthur tried to get up slowly but it was hurting a lot.
After the last shout of the shaman goblin, Cily managed to break her chains and started to run away from the room.
''Wait! Cily!..'' Arthur yelled from her behind but she didn't even look back.
The shaman goblin laughed with anger.
''Your... Friend!.. Ran!.. Ahahahahaha!'' the shaman goblin said with sarcasm, and on top of that, it used its last skill.
''Rage!'' the shaman goblin yelled. Its eyes turned completely red, and its height grew a few ten cm.
Arthur was terrified and didn't know what to do but he got up.
''God's eye.'' he used his skill to check the shaman goblin's stats.
[Stats:]
[Name/Gender: Unknown/Unknown]
[Strength: 25]
[Mana: 15]
[Agility: 25]
[Intelligence: 5]
''Its stats!.. Is it because of the 'rage' skill?'' Arthur said to himself.
His hands were trembling and he couldn't his sword properly.
The shaman goblin walked next to him and stopped in front of him.
It looked to Arthur for a few seconds. Then Arthur heard a chuckle.
''Weak!..'' the shaman goblin said and punched him in the face. Arthur flew to his left and hit the wall. Some of his spine bones were broken. He threw up blood.
The pain grew tremendously. He couldn't think straight anymore.
The 'God's Eye' skill was still open and he saw the shaman goblin's 'rage' skill.
''C-copy...'' Arthur whispered. He wasn't able to talk normally because of the pain.
[The 'rage' skill copied successfully!]
[Rage: Rage is a skill that takes points from intelligence temporarily as many as you want. The more intelligence you use, the more strength and agility you gain. This skill lasts for 1 minute due to your lack of mana. If you use too many intelligence points, you'll become reckless until the 1 minute is over. And when you become reckless you can't figure out who is enemy and who is ally.]
''I don't care... (he coughed blood a few times.) Rage...'' Arthur said. His sight was getting blurry.
[How many intelligence points will you use?]
''S-six...'' Arthur said.
[Rage is activated! You have 1 minute left.]
[Your intelligence decreased to 4 temporarily.]
[Your strength increased to 25 temporarily.]
[Your agility increased to 25 temporarily.]
Arthur's hair turned white and his eyes turned completely red. He wasn't feeling any pain anymore.
''Ahhh!'' he shouted like an angry monster.
The shaman goblin shouted back.
Arthur jumped to the front and swung his sword at the shaman goblin's head.
The shaman goblin dodged it just barely and it swung its stick to Arthur's head.
Arthur didn't dodge it. Instead of that he got the hit from it and cut the shaman goblin's arms in a second.
The shaman goblin got more angry instead of feeling pain and it bit
Arthur's hand that he was holding his sword.
The shaman goblin ripped off his right hand.
[30 seconds left]
Arthur felt the pain but he just bared the pain and punched the shaman goblin's head.
Shaman goblin fell to the ground but Arthur didn't stop.
Arthur smashed its head again and again and again. With every kick, the
shaman goblin's moves got lesser and lesser. And eventually, the shaman goblin died under Arthur's right foot.
[You killed a shaman goblin. You gained 200 EP.]
[10 seconds left]
The shaman goblin was dead but Arthur still had some time left. He couldn't figure out who was the enemy or not.
His hand was healed by the system and he turned to the chained ones that is chained.
He took a slow step.
[9 seconds left]
One more.
[8 seconds left]
One more.
[7 seconds left]
Two steps more.
[5 seconds left]
He was standing in front of the chained ones.
Because of the remaining 5 intelligence points, he remembered why he came here for a second and he ripped all of the chains and left them free.
Then he fainted in front of them.
[0 seconds left. 'Rage' ended.]
***
{Guild Center}
''Jim, do you want to eat some rice and meat for lunch?'' a female secretary asked.
''Yeah, sure-'' Jim said but a scream cut his word.
''H-help me! A hunter attacked me!''
Jim turned his head and got up. It was Cily.
He ran to her. She was covering herself with leather and she had tears in her eyes.
Other hunters gathered around her. A female hunter gave her a big brown cape that would easily cover Cily's body.
''Wh-What's wrong Ms. Cily?'' Jim asked.
Then a man entered the building. He was naked too but he was carrying Arthur.
The crowd turned to them.
''That man! The one who is being carried!'' Cily pointed to Arthur.
''Arthur?'' Jim said with a shocked voice tone.
''He was the one who attacked me!'' Cily yelled.
Jim ran next to Arthur.
''What happened to him? He is covered... (He sniffed) Goblin blood?'' Jim asked.
The man who was carrying Arthur talked ''It's not his blood. I guess he is just exhausted.''.
''J-Jake? Is that you?'' Jim asked.
''(Jake giggled) I guess I am beaten up badly, huh?'' Jake said.
''Medics! Come here right away!'' Jim yelled.
Then two person that was wearing a white medical uniform passed through the crowd with a stretcher in their hand.
''Put him on the stretcher.'' one of the medics said.
''Are you really gonna help him? I'm saying he attacked me! I escaped just barely!'' Cily was shouting. Her shout echoed throughout the hall.
''We will listen to him too, Cily. We can't jump to a conclusion just with your words. (Jim turned her head) Gery.'' Jim said.
''Yes, sir?'' Gery said.
''Please lead the way to our guild center's guest room for Ms. Cily.'' Jim said.
''Yes, sir.'' Gery said and went next to Cily.
''Please follow me, Ms. Cily.'' Gery said.
''But wait! I'm saying he-'' Cily's word cut by Gery.
''(With an angry voice) I said, please follow me.'' Gery said.
Cily couldn't open his mouth again and followed him quietly.
The crowd opened the way for medics and medics carried Arthur fastly to the infirmary section of the guild center building.
''Please, Jake. You should follow the medics too. Get some rest and let them take care of you.'' Jim said.
''Thanks, Jim.'' Jake said with a sad face and followed the medics.
***
Arthur opened his eyes slowly and he saw the white ceiling.
''W-where am I?'' Arthur said.
''In the infirmary.'' Jake said. He was sitting next to him.
''The guardian?..'' Arthur asked.
Jake laughed ''Yeah. I'm the guardian that you met last week. How are you feeling?''.
''Tired.'' Arthur giggled a little.
''Of course, you would. I don't know how you did it but you defeated a shaman goblin and more than 20 regular goblins.'' Jake said.
''Did anyone die?.. Cily ran away after she woke up... (Arthur coughed) I guess... She cut her chains with a goblin dagger. I got happy... When she made herself free, I wouldn't think she would run away.'' Arthur said.
''Did she run away?'' Jake asked.
''Yeah... After I killed all the regular goblins, she ran away.'' Arthur said and tried to get up.
''Don't waste your breath. We can talk about that later. You can just rest for now.'' Jake said.
''No no... I feel good now. I guess I just need some fresh air.'' Arthur giggled.
''Sure. Want some help?'' Jake asked.
''Nope. I... (He got up from his bed) I think I can walk by myself.'' Arthur said. He was feeling a little dizzy.
Jake held him by his arm and helped him to walk.
''How long I'm sleeping?'' Arthur asked.
''About... 14 hours.'' Jake said.
''14 hours?! Damn...'' Arthur said.
They left the infirmary.
Jake laughed ''Yeah, you slept like a baby.''.
While they were walking Jake talked again.
''I'll bring you somewhere else before going out, is it okay?''
''Where?'' Arthur asked.
''To the guild center's guest room. Jim wanted you there.'' Jake said.
''It seems like a serious situation. Yeah, we can go right away.'' Arthur said.
They both turned in the direction of the guest room and walked for a while.
After a few minutes, they were in front of the guest room's door.
''Be calm and tell the truth, okay?'' Jake said before knocking on the door.
''S-sure...'' Arthur couldn't understand what he was trying to mean by that.
Jake knocked on the door.
''Come in.'' a deep voice came from the guest room.
They both entered the room. There were 3 people in the room. A big muscular old man who had white hair, no beard, a scar on his right arm, and green eyes, was sitting at one of the couches in the room. Jim was standing next to that man and Cily was sitting on the other couch.
The big old man got up from the couch and extended his hand to Arthur.
''Nice to meet you, young Arthur.'' the man said.
Arthur extended his hand too but with a little hesitation.
''D-do I know you?..'' Arthur asked with a confused face.
''No... No, you don't. My name is Siege Holde. I'm one of the top 100 rankers and the head hunter and the lord of Cacot.'' Siege said.
''I-I'm Arthur. An F-rank hunter.'' Arthur said.
''Hahaha!.. Come, sit next to Cily, Arthur. We need to have a serious talk.''
Siege's face got serious quickly.
Arthur sat next to Cily. He was trying to be far from her as much as possible. Jake went next to Jim and stayed quiet.
''Okay... Let's talk now.'' Siege said and he sat on the other couch.