"Guess this System was worth choosing." As much as he thought the system was beneficial, the Presence Concealment changed once he gained the ability.
"I expected more of a heavier drawback but whatever." The Yin Energy didn't stop at physical objects. Even the abilities he'd gain are corrupted by it.
Sticks stacked on top of each other created a miniature pile surrounded by rocks. Sparks fly from Dimitri's hand. Holding a rock within one hand and a ballistic knife in the other, scrapping the metal against the rock made sparks. Continuously touching the bark broken off from the trees, a fire was lit.
Around the fire were stakes with parts of Shadow Quarry meat on them.
While the heat of the fire cooked the meat next to it, Dimitri played with his knife.
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The wind picks up. Leaves flow with the wind current that picked them off the ground. And as these gale forces rustle against the leaves and branches, more lies amongst the shadows of this forest.
The bushes rustle more than before. And yet, the wind did not change. Dimitri was on high alert. He instantly activated
Green hands push through the leaves and branches of a bush and found themselves bathing in the light and heat of a campfire.
"What is that? A goblin....but It has.."
The creature had dirt on its fair green skin. But their body was shaped like a woman.
"I can't grasp the strength of this goblin. But it doesn't look special in the slightest." He reached for his cursed branch hanging from his belt. "I could kill it with one move."
The goblin's nose twitched at the scent of roasted meat. Her mouth salivates. Drooling from the side of her mouth.
SHTUK!! The goblin flinched at the unexpecting sound. She looked around but didn't see anyone around. Without knowing if it's safe or not, she reached for the food in front of her.
A hand gripped her wrist and raised it above her head. "Ack!!"
Giggles and laughter arise from the bushes around the campfire.
Other green creatures walked into the area. Compared to her, they were the male counterpart. Long skinny arms, large pointy noses, they looked a lot less human than the female goblin.
"Hm, either goblins in this tower are male leading or a predominantly male species. Regardless.."
The she goblin flinched at them pulling her away.
"It doesn't look like she wants to be in their group anymore."
A pop-up notification appeared for Dimitri.
Dimitri didn't see a reason for him not to take on this lesson.
But while he was at it, he accepted another.
Gah!! A blade pierced through the back of the neck of a goblin right next to the tree Dimitri was on. Blood gushes out from the back of their neck as they fall to the ground.
Tick!!! Click!!
The tutorial system was on going with the lessons.
The other goblins attention deters from the food and female goblin. Looking at their fallen kin, they immediately kick into high alert. The female goblin is thrown at one of the trees.
Thud!! "Krek!!" Her body falls to the ground and shivers in pain.
"Graww!! Grawwww!!!" They got into a circular position where their backs were facing each other. But this position wasn't enough to stop Dimitri's hunt.
A stake flies through the air, stabbing through the eye one of the goblin's. It falls back, hitting the ground. It's brain rots from the curse of the stake and dies on the spot. Yet the goblins hold their positions. Almost like seasoned warriors.
Falling from what maybe the sky were the boots of Dimitri, landing right on the head of one of the goblin's. The weight of Dimitri's body knocked the goblin unconscious. The goblins figured that their strategy was not working and decided to break formation altogether to attack the foe in unison. But once they turned to the origin point of the noise, they did not see the one who generated the noise to begin with. Above their heads was a 5'10 human with a dark cloak on their body flying through the wind. The ballistic knife comes down, stabbing straight through the skull of a goblin. Blood gushes through their nose and mouth.
Click! The blade was unleashed, showing a hollow handle where the blade was connected. He reached back and pulls out another blade, swiftly placing it back onto the handle and connecting the ballistic knife again as fast as he could. He turned his body and stabs another in the neck. With the last two left, one of them turn to him. "Grawwww!!" It swings his stone axe diagonally, lining it up with his ribcage. Dimitri stebs back while curving his torso to avoid the attack. The other, holding a spear with a stone blade, jabs the spear at his head. Dimitri leans his head back and ducks down. Using the weight placed on his front leg, he propels his back leg at the goblin with a spear. It's solar plexus was tagged by the front of his foot. It knocked the goblin off it's feet and winded him.
The axe goblin came down on top of Dimitri's head with a vertical swing. His blade meets the goblin's handle, stopping the attack and cutting through the handle. As the blade of the weapon falls, Dimitri catches it and slams it against the goblin's skull, puncturing the skin and muscles while simultaneously smashing the skull. The last goblin drops to the floor and Dimitri sheathes his knife. He picks up one of the sticks with meat on it to check it's coloration. "It looks ready."
Dimitri gets messages from the system.