Ariana jumped and landed on the ground, placing her hand on the earth.
The ground shook, and a massive branch appeared. From this massive branch, smaller branches grew, covering Ariana.
A giant flower then blossomed from the large branch. As the flower bloomed, it emitted poisonous gases.
The gas spread, killing the surrounding trees. When the poison gas reached the goblin army, thousands of goblins died instantly, as the toxic fumes destroyed everything in their path.
The hobgoblin bent down and jumped into the poison mist, but Ariana sensed them using her new ability, Divine Sense.
*[Divine Sense: A special ability that only works in forests, allowing the user to sense anything within the forest]*.
As the hobgoblins reached her, she began to unleash 360-degree slashes, instantly cutting them into pieces. Ariana stood alert, her senses sharp.
Suddenly, the sliced hobgoblins began to regenerate. Ariana's eyes widened, but she quickly regained her composure and prepared for battle.
In an instant, the hobgoblins were completely healed.
"I didn't expect their regeneration powers to be this strong. It looks like I'll have to crush their bodies completely to kill them," Ariana thought to herself.
All four Hobgoblins leaped toward Ariana. The first Hobgoblin threw a fist at her, but Ariana blocked it with her sword.
The impact sent her flying in to the air.
The second Hobgoblin bent down, jumped into the air, and instantly reached Ariana, throwing a punch.
Ariana blocked it with her hand, but the force of the attack slammed her into the ground, creating a large explosion.
As Ariana stood up, a third Hobgoblin appeared behind her and threw a powerful punch. At the last moment, Ariana ducked, dodging the attack.
The impact of the punch destroyed the trees in front of them.
The Hobgoblin quickly noticed and followed up with an elbow strike. Ariana shielded herself with both arms as the ground scattered from the force of the blow.
Gathering all her strength, Ariana deflected the Hobgoblin's elbow.
The Goblin staggered back. Seizing the moment, Ariana grabbed her sword and slashed at the Hobgoblin, slicing it down.
The second Hobgoblin came down and threw a fist, but this time Ariana grabbed it, absorbing the Hobgoblin's life force in an instant, draining it completely.
The Hobgoblin had already regenerated, ready to attack again, but just as it was about to strike, a branch appeared from its back and grabbed it tightly.
The Hobgoblin struggled to escape the grasp of the branch, but it was futile.
The branch began absorbing the Hobgoblin's life force.
The first Hobgoblin rushed forward, only to see that both of the others were already dead.
"You are strong. The King will be happy to have you as his meal," the Hobgoblin said.
Ariana glared at the Hobgoblin and coldly responded, "Who gave you permission to speak, you filthy goblin?"
Suddenly, Ariana disappeared and instantly reappeared in front of the Hobgoblin, grabbing its head and smashing it into the ground.
The impact scattered the ground, creating a large dust cloud. As the dust settled, the Hobgoblin's life force was completely absorbed.
Ariana stood in front of the goblin army when suddenly, an evil aura emerged from behind the goblins.
The goblins immediately cleared the way as the Goblin king walked toward her and stopped in front of her.
The Goblin king was larger than the other goblins and Hobgoblins, and he wielded a giant sword in his hand.
"So, you are the Goblin King?" Ariana said.
[Name: Shama
Species: Goblin
Ep: 2,000,000
Skill: Regenerate/ General
Status: Goblin king]
The Shama remained silent. In a flash, he drew his sword and attacked.
Ariana blocked the strike with her sword, but the impact sent her flying.
The Shama jumped and instantly reached her, attacking again.
Ariana managed to block the blow at the last moment, but the force of the attack slammed her into the ground, creating a dust cloud.
The Shama unleashed a large slash into the dust cloud, but in return, Ariana countered with a slash of her own.
Both slashes collided, creating a massive explosion.
The Shama leaped into the dust cloud and landed in front of Ariana, his landing scattering the ground.
He immediately swung his sword at her, but Ariana dodged it with a backflip at the last moment.
As soon as she landed, she put all her strength into her legs, jumped, and kneed the Shama, forcing him to step back.
Suddenly, massive roots erupted from beneath the ground, sending the Shama flying.
As he regained his balance mid-air, he found himself surrounded by massive wooden branches.
The branches attacked him mercilessly as Ariana prepared her next move.
Behind her, a large root erupted from the ground, and a flower grew from it.
Ariana placed both hands on the ground, and roots began forming around her, covering her as the branches continued to batter the Shama.
One branch hit the Shama, sending him crashing into the ground, but he quickly stood up, healed his wounds, and unleashed slashes at the branches, cutting them in half.
Suddenly, the flower bloomed, releasing poisonous gas.
The Shama quickly took a stance and swung his giant sword, the force of the wind blowing away all the poison gas.
Ariana was shocked to see this. "Just how much strength does this monster have?" she muttered.
As soon as the poison gas cleared, the Shama leaped toward Ariana.
She left the wood formation and released multiple slashes at him, but he dodged them all.
As he reached her, he attacked, but she shielded herself with her sword.
The two swords clashed, scattering the ground beneath Ariana and forming a dust cloud.
As the dust settled, Ariana was on one knee, her shoulder heavily injured from the Shama's strike.
Ariana gathered all her strength and deflected the Shama's sword, forcing him to take a few steps back.
She placed her hand on the ground, and her wound began to heal instantly. Once fully healed, Ariana stood up.
"You... you are strong. Become a part of me," the Shama said slowly.
Ariana narrowed her eyes and asked, "What do you mean by 'become a part of you?'"
"Let me absorb you, and you can gain eternal peace," the Shama replied.
"Now I understand what those Hobgoblins were saying," Ariana said in a cold tone. "I refuse! Who would want to become part of a filthy creature like you?"
Ariana placed her hand on the ground, and the earth behind her began to crack.
A massive wood golem emerged from the ground.
Standing on the golem's head, Ariana said coldly, "Do you have any last words, Goblin King?"