In the middle of the mangled corpses of goblins stood Noah bathed in their blood.
[You killed a Goblin, +10 Experience +10 Universal Coins]
"It seems that I have levelled up." Noah muttered with a faint smile as he opened his status window, "Status."
-Ding!
[Status]
[Name] Noah Ashton
[Age] 17
[Species] Human
[Job] None
[Title] Goblin Slayer (Tier 1)
[Level] 3
[Experience] 90/400
[HP] 300/300 → 350/350
[MP] 50/50 → 100/100
[Physical] 30 → 35
[Mental] 28 → 33
[Spiritual] 5 → 10
[Ability] Regeneration
[Skill] None
[Trait] None
[Universal Coins] 250 → 390
Satisfied, Noah's bloody shoes began to walk around the school.
[You killed a Hobgoblin, +100 Experience +100 Universal Coins]
-Tsuk!
[You killed a Goblin, +10 Experience +10 Universal Coins]
"There's quite a lot of Hobgoblins around here, is it the Goblin's territory? Well, it's not like I hate it, they pack quite an experience point to level up~" Noah muttered to himself as he sat on top of the piled up corpses of the goblins.
[Your title as a Goblin Slayer have advanced to a new tier, Tier 2]
[Title]
[Name] Goblin Slayer
[Type] Slayer
[Tier] 2
[Effect 1] +10% Damage against the 'Goblin' species
[Effect 2] +1% Damage for every 'Goblin' you are facing
"Oh? 1% more damage for every single Goblin? Quite an anti-horde effect." Noah muttered as he imagined himself slaughtering a horde after horde of goblins.
Suddenly he remembered something, his spear, it was drenched in goblins blood and seemed to have been dulled and rusted.
"Non-stop killing has already taken its toll on you huh?" Noah spoke as he carefully caressed the rough body of the spear.
After he let out a sigh, Noah began to say "Status."
-Ding!
[Status]
[Name] Noah Ashton
[Age] 17
[Species] Human
[Job] None
[Title] Goblin Slayer (Tier 2)
[Level] 4
[Experience] 170/800
[HP] 350/350 → 400/400
[MP] 100/100 → 150/150
[Physical] 35 → 40
[Mental] 33 → 38
[Spiritual] 10 → 15
[Ability] Regeneration
[Skill] None
[Trait] Goblin's Nemesis
[Universal Coins] 390 → 870
"870 Coins? Should I try and spend some?" Noah muttered, and quickly decided to spend it, "Shop."
Holographic blue panel appeared before him, with the text 'Shop' written in bold on top of it, and a long list of items ranging from mundane to supernatural.
"There's a lot of items, many items essential for survival too. Fortunately, most of them are quite cheap, so many people that at least managed to kill some monsters could use them to prolong their life."
Noah quickly chose some items, it was two cans of sodas worth 0.5 coin each, a protein bar worth 2 coins, and a skill book worth 90 coins.
"I really hope this will be worth it." Noah muttered as he grabbed the newly materialized book before him.
[Do you want to learn the skill 'Item Repair' with the rank of F?]
Noah muttered, "Yes."
[You learned the skill, Item Repair (F)]
"Status."
-Ding!
[Status]
[Name] Noah Ashton
[Age] 17
[Species] Human
[Job] None
[Title] Goblin Slayer (Tier 2)
[Level] 4
[Experience] 170/800
[HP] 400/400
[MP] 150/150
[Physical] 40
[Mental] 38
[Spiritual] 15
[Ability] Regeneration
[Skill] Item Repair (F)
[Trait] Goblin's Nemesis
[Universal Coins] 870 → 777
[Skill Description]
[Name] Item Repair
[Type] Active
[Rank] F
[Proficiency] 0.00%
[Effect] Restore an item into its original condition using provided resources
"Resources? I see, so this is one of the usages for the cores?" Noah muttered as he pulled out one of the hobgoblin cores.
"Item repair."
Suddenly a bright light emanated from the spear as it absorbed the energy from the core, after the core had turned empty Noah threw it away before inspecting his newly repaired spear.
[Item Description]
[Name] Enhanced Spear
[Type] Spear
[Grade] Common
[Attribute] +14 Physical +5 Spiritual
[Skill] Mana Amplified Thrust (E), Sharp Blade (F)
[Details] An ordinary spear restored with the power of a Hobgoblin's core gaining magical properties and an artificial mana veins to circulate mana more efficiently
[Skill Description]
[Name] Mana Amplified Thrust
[Type] Active
[Rank] E
[Proficiency] 0.00%
[Effect] +20% damage when doing a thrust
[Name] Sharp Blade
[Type] Passive
[Rank] F
[Proficiency] 0.00%
[Effect] Keep the blade of the spear sharp
A satisfied smile etched on Noah's face as he walked away towards the nearest exit.
On the corner, he was met with a sight of multiple people fighting against a horde of goblins that was led by an unusual hobgoblin.
It has a dark red skin with a glowing tattoo all over its body, on its left hand was a wooden staff and it was holding a book that released an ominous aura.
'A new face.' Noah thought as he saw the strange hobgoblin chanting in an otherworldly language before a chain suddenly erupted from the ground and looped around the boy wielding a short sword.
"Shit!" The boy exclaimed as he saw the goblins closing their gap, he closed his eyes when the blade was rushing at him.
Suddenly a dagger planted itself deep into one of the goblin's head before a hand swiftly grabbed the fallen goblin head and ripped it from the body revealing its spine, with no pause, the figure quickly forcibly tore open the jaw of the other goblin and fed it their comrade's head.
"Hey." Noah called upon the hobgoblin, "I'm going after you next."
In the next second, Noah quickly rushed at the hobgoblin.
But before he could reach far, chains erupted from the ground and held him in his place.
-Shik!
A dagger grazed the hobgoblin's cheek.
'Magic… this is the first time I'm seeing it in action.' Noah thought as he struggled trying to escape.
'It was lucky that I managed to graze its cheek, this has become a battle of endurance unless he uses his magic to kill me which undoubtedly be what happens.'
The hobgoblin finally regained its composure before chanting a spell that formed three dark orbs that quickly flew to Noah.
Seeing those orbs Noah quickly used his spear to block them which leaves him unharmed.
'Hm? It seems that it is possible to destroy magic.'
'What if I do this then?'
Using his limited movement Noah managed to thrust his spear to most of the chains, destroying them.
Freed, Noah lunged at the hobgoblin and then ripped apart the hobgoblin's jaw before ripping out its own heart and eat them as the hobgoblin's eyes were filled with fear as Noah grabbed the hobgoblin by the neck and slammed it into the wall head first.
Seeing the horrible condition of the hobgoblin's corpse, the group that was saved by Noah quickly fell to the ground and felt their stomach turned upside down, they'd already seemed quite a disgusting scene before but Noah's slaughter was like a monster.
Crouching Noah grabbed two new items, the staff and book that were possessed by the hobgoblin's.
[You killed a Blood Hobgoblin, +150 Experience +150 Universal Coins]
"Blood Hobgoblin? A mutation? Or a different race altogether? Interesting…" Noah muttered before he looked at the two new items he acquired.
[Item Description]
[Name] Wooden Staff
[Type] Staff
[Grade] Common
[Attribute] +15 Spiritual +7 Mental
[Effect] Amplify all magic skill and ability by 5%
[Skill] Magic Bullet (F)
[Details] A staff crafted from the wood that was exposed to mana for a prolonged period of time, it developed a natural mana vein that enhance the output of the magic used
[Name] Master of Darkness Grimoire
[Type] Grimoire
[Grade] Unique
[Attribute] +76 Physical +110 Spiritual +90 Mental
[Effect] Amplify all dark skill, ability, techniques and etc by 5 times
[Skill] Gluttony (?)
[Details] An ancient Grimoire possessed by the Ancient Magus titled as the Master of Darkness, wielding exceptional powers and contain the late Master of Darkness full arsenal
[Restriction] Can only be used by the {Master of Darkness}
"Grimoire? Neat." Noah muttered, his full attention was now caught onto the new object he acquired.
[Item Description]
[Name] Blood Hobgoblin Sorcerer Soul Orb
[Type] Soul Orb
[Grade] Rare
[Effect] When consumed, +25 Spiritual +10 Physical +7 Mental but you will inherit the {Curse of the Blood}
[Details] A blood colored orb at the size of an adult's palm, the soul of the 'Blood Hobgoblin Sorcerer' resides within this orb deep in its eternal slumber
[Curse Details]
[Name] Curse of the Blood
[Type] Species
[Rank] S
[Effect 1] Reduce the lifespan of {Blood Hobgoblin} species to only lesser than a century
[Effect 2] Cause the member of {Blood Hobgoblin} to possess intense bloodlust
[Effect 3] At the age of 90 member of {Blood Hobgoblin} will be rapidly dying and went insane
[Effect 4] Anyone that possessed the blood of a {Blood Hobgoblin} will be cursed
"Um, thank you for helping us." The boy with the sword said to Noah with an expression of gratitude mixed in with slight fear.
"No problem." With a face and body bathed in blood, Noah said with a genuine smile.