章 55: Chapter 54: Thrill of the Hunt

After that initial whetting of our pallets, the Marquess lead us through the forest, trying to find more goblin camps.

It didn't take long; apparently goblins had a high reproduction rate in this world as well, and even had females of their own, who could give birth to litters of ugly green babies.

Stopping at the edge of the encampment, Jahi and I streaked forwards, blades in hand as we set about massacring the goblins.

I had my dagger in a reverse grip, slashing towards the goblins throats or limbs, while my free hand was coated in water mana, which I used to help pierce or smash the goblins.

I tuned out the numerous dings from the system, losing myself to the crescendo of screams and cries from the goblins.

Slitting ones throat, I turned and caught the arm of another, who was trying to swing a rock down on my skull. Pulling, I watched in glee as it popped out of its socket, the muscles and sinew flailing around as blood spurted from the wound.

Tossing the arm aside, I stabbed the dagger deep into its chest, twisting the blade before kicking it away. Swaying, I avoided a stick, before punching the goblin in the face, grinning as I felt the skull shatter underneath my mana strengthened punch.

All the goblins moved at a snails pace, and the amount of noise they made as they moved allowed me to keep track of their positions.

I looked over to Jahi, my breath catching in my throat when I saw the large grin on her face, accented by the large splotch of blood on her cheek. She was twirling around the clearing, her blade severing limbs and piercing bodies.

As I watched her, I swallowed hard when I saw her look over at me, her eyes meeting mine. Her burnished gold eyes radiated with lust, and I shivered as she looked at me like prey.

Turning, I stabbed my dagger into a charging goblins jaw, before picking it up by its head.

Annoyed, I squeezed, popping its head like a balloon.

Dropping the corpse, I looked around the camp, growling in annoyance when I saw only corpses.

Hearing the Marquess clap behind me, I turned to see her grinning widely at us, her ruby eyes glowing.

"Oh my~ You two made quite the mess hmm?"

Catching my breath, I wiped the blood off my dagger, using my water coated hand to clean it off. Nodding, I sheathed the blade before using my water to clean myself off. The amazing thing was that, since blood is a liquid, I could 'rinse' myself off, removing all fluids from myself while remaining dry. That included my clothes...

I walked over to Jahi, doing the same to her, before allowing the water to fall to the ground.

Wrapping her arm around my waist, I leaned into her, looking at the Marquess. She was looking at us with a mix of annoyance and pride in her eyes.

"Listen, I could care less if you want nothing more than to drag her behind a tree and have your way with her, but please keep your desires... a little more hidden, yes?"

I chuckled at how Jahi glowered at the Marquess, before releasing my waist.

Nodding, the Marquess looked between the two of us and said "Well, shall we continue, or do you want to go home?"

Looking at Jahi, I remained silent, letting her choose.

She pursed her lips, looking at me before looking towards the corpses littering the ground behind us.

"A few more encampments..."

The Marquess nodded, gesturing deeper into the forest.

"Well, if there is one thing that Fovos Forest has an abundance of, its goblins."

As we walked, I looked over the notifications from the system.

[Goblin killed! 142 xp]

[Goblin killed! 152 xp]

[Goblin killed! 158 xp]

[Gob...]

It went on for another dozen rows, and I asked 'Is there a reason all of the goblins are worth an even amount?'

[So I don't have to calculate decimals. I just round the number down to the nearest number divisible by two.]

'You are... incredibly lazy.'

[So? I don't get paid at all, let alone enough to do all that math... deal with it.]

I chuckled, watching my level slowly rise.

[Level 19 (60,129/147,744) -> (63,073/147,744)]

It was amazing to see such a large jump in experience, and I couldn't wait to upgrade my [Growth] skill to increase my experience gains even more.

I refocused on our surroundings, noticing the tell tale signs of a goblin encampment being nearby when I saw the scratched and marked trunks.

Reaching another goblin encampment, Jahi and I lost ourselves to the slaughter of the weak creatures, enjoying the way our blood rushed every time our blades bit into flesh.

Like last time, we ended the massacre quickly, before I washed us off.

Repeating that a few times, we left the forest with almost a hundred kills each, feeling a high of sorts as we sat in the carriage.

The ride home was calm, and after a few minutes both Jahi and I passed out, our bodies finally succumbing to the loss of adrenaline.

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I woke up feeling refreshed, and I looked around, confused as to why I was in our room before remembering our journey to the Fovos Forest... today?

Seeing as the sky was dark, I didn't know if we had slept for long or not, and honestly I could care less.

Falling back into the soft sheets, I snuggled into Jahi, smiling when I felt her unconsciously wrap her arms around meant pull me close.

Taking in a breath of her sweet fragrance, I felt my eyes close shut, before I fell asleep again.

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Jahi PoV

I awoke to a face full of fluff, as Kat's ears twitched slightly when I moved.

Grinning, I buried my nose into her hair, enjoying the light smell that was reminiscent of a winter breeze that wafted off her body.

Holding her close, I enjoyed her warmth before remembering what had happened in the forest.

The way she almost glowed as she danced through the goblins camps, her dagger flashing as she wielded it with deadly precision was burned into my mind.

Looking down at her calm face, I couldn't believe that just hours prior she had killed almost a hundred goblins, all while wearing an innocent smile.

The image of her effortlessly slaughtering goblins sent a rush of heat through my body.

Feeling my will slowly crumbling, I rolled out of bed, making sure to bundle Kat up before making my way into the bath.

I threw off my pajamas, turned on the cold water, and doused myself.

Feeling the prickling sensation of ice cold water on my skin, I managed to calm down.

Turning the water off, I grabbed a towel and dried off, before grabbing a set of clothes and making my way towards the Training Grounds.

I knew that I wouldn't be able to hold back if I returned to bed, and I wasn't in the mood to read.

So, I decided to go work off these desires, taking my mind off the way Kat's body moved-

Shaking my head, I lifted one of the large rocks, holding it before slowly, gently lowering it to the ground.

I repeated that, enjoying how my muscles screamed at me each time I lifted the rock.

Slowly going through all the exercises I could think of, I made my way back through the silent halls, slipping into our room.

Upon entering, I almost let out a shout when I saw two pale blue eyes staring my way in the dark room.

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A bit shorter, but hey, 2 in 1 day is good.

Anyways, here was one of the things that I had planned done and dusted. I may have them go back to Fovos Forest soon, but who knows. I enjoyed writing the action, and it was a nice change of pace! That doesn't mean I'm not doing action again though, so don't worry! We have Anput for that~

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