章 23: Goblin Cave II

After an hour, the sea of goblins that was in front of the students was no longer visible. Currently, everyone was sitting on the hard ground, panting heavily. Because after fighting for so long, they were exhausted.

At the same time, Alec, who was sitting beside Carcel, looked at the new notification he received from the system.

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'Mission; xX'

Help the Celestial to reduce the bloodline suppression effect.

-Failed!

Penalty:

-None!

Reward:

-None!

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-New mission°

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'Mission; xX'

Explore the 'Goblin Cave' and kill the Goblin Leader.

Rewards:

1× sub-rank increase.

1× D-Rank skill.

Failing penalty:

-None!

Time remaining: 2 days.

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Alec sighed as he glanced at the notification. The reward was tempting, but he couldn't find someone without knowing their identity.

'Humans don't have bloodlines. Is the system suggesting I find a monster with a Celestial bloodline? Hmm... No, I don't think so. The name Celestial sounds too powerful, and it wouldn't align with the system's goal of preventing world destruction.'

Sometimes, he wished the system could provide more details about the missions. But he didn't dare to complain after gaining so much from the system.

But he was happy to finally have a new mission after waiting for so long. Finding and killing the goblin leader wouldn't be difficult for him since he was already inside the goblin cave.

Lara noticed Alec was lost in his thoughts.

"What happened?"

Alec stood up and straightened his clothes.

"Nothing. I'm done resting. How about we go further inside the cave?"

Mia nodded, agreeing with Alec's suggestion. Lara also agreed, letting out a big sigh before following Alec and Carcel. The four of them started walking, heading deeper into the cave. As the students saw them leaving, despite being tired, they stood up and quietly followed behind.

Meanwhile, with the most pleasant smile he could muster, Kyle walked behind the students. After taking down so many goblins, he was feeling refreshed. Looking at the students at the front, Kyle said to Nine, who was walking beside him.

"Honestly, the goblins were too ugly, but it was fun."

Nine replied in a daze.

"....Right."

During the goblin attack, both he and Kyle fought further away from the students, so others didn't notice Kyle's rampage. But Nine saw everything. He witnessed how Kyle unleashed a brutal assault on the goblins, using his fists and kicks to deliver deadly blows. Seeing the goblins' swollen and pitiful faces, Nine couldn't help but imagine himself on the receiving end.

'I swear I will never get on Kyle's bad side!'

He immediately promised himself to avoid any conflict with Kyle. He then started cleaning the green goblin blood from his sword.

As everyone moved deeper into the cave without looking back, they heard a loud sound of metal clicking with each other.

Alec, who was at the front, moved forward to investigate the source of the sound. To his surprise, he discovered five different tunnels ahead. Among them, the middle tunnel was guarded by an (E)-Rank goblin warrior, wielding an axe and a shield.

With multiple paths to choose from, the students began discussing which tunnel to enter. However, most of them decided to go for the one guarded by the goblin warrior, assuming it was the correct path.

After consulting with each other, Alec's team also opted to enter the middle tunnel. The four of them advanced, preparing to battle the (E)-Rank goblin warrior.

In the distance, Kyle squinted his eyes, observing the situation. Seeing that almost everyone was heading toward the middle path, he frowned. He signaled to Nine to enter the left tunnel, which had no guardian.

Although Nine initially wanted to go through the middle tunnel, he glanced at Kyle with confusion.

"Why are we going this way when everyone else is going to fight the goblin warrior?"

Kyle replied with a carefree smile.

"The tunnels are too narrow inside. If we go the same way as everyone else, it'll be crowded and the ones in the front will get more points for killing goblins."

Understanding Kyle's reasoning, Nine nodded. They continued deeper into the tunnel, and as expected, the path became narrower. A few (F-)-Rank goblins appeared, blocking their way.

Since both Kyle and Nine had their swords ready, they mercilessly attacked the goblins. The battle ended swiftly, with green heads rolling on the ground. For the next few hours, they walked and hunted down any goblins that tried to ambush them as they moved forward.