บท 9: Teamwork
Bang!
Multiple fireballs hit the goblins, taking them by surprise. The fireball burned their faces and bodies as they screamed in pain.
"Arghhhh!"
Which sounded in the whole forest.
"Shit!" Nathen couldn't help but curse out loud.
He was about to grab Rose and run away when he heard.
"I am not done!" Rose again pointed her staff at them and shouted. "Flame Arrows!"
Arrows made of fire whizzed through the air, aiming at the heads of the goblins. The arrows hit their eyes, went inside their mouths, or directly into their brains, and blasted away.
The goblins dropped like flies on the ground, leaving Nathen stumped.
Rose put her hands on her waist and gave Nathen a smirk. "Who is pathetic now?"
However, Nathen didn't rebuke her.
"You idiot!". Nathen grabbed her hand and dived to the side.
Thang
Right where Rose was, a wooden spear passed by and landed on the ground.
"Do not hurt yourself!" Nathen said as he picked up the wooden spear. He looked ahead and saw a group of goblins approaching them. Among the 15 or 20 goblins, one goblin stood out to Nathen.
[ Goblin Hut's General(Level-9): A well-known and respected goblin in the hut that leads a team of its own. ]
This goblin was taller than the rest of the normal goblins and had a giant club in its hand.
"Why is it here already? It is the boss of this dungeon, why would it leave its lair!?" Suddenly, he heard Rose's exclamation.
Nathen quickly let the muscle memory that was engraved in his body out loose. He took a breath and threw the spear in his hand to a weaker one.
It perfectly glided in the air and hit one of the goblins.
[ You have killed goblin soldier x1. You have gained 9 exp ]
Right after that, Nathen felt astral energy pour into his body, and his cultivation increased a little. He was surprised to find that, but first he had to solve the issue in front of him.
He picked up and distanced himself from the goblins first.
Rose yelled. "Let me go. Do you know who you are touching?"
"Hey, lady. Will you SHUT UP!?" Nathan had enough of her stupid tantrums. "I do not know who you are, nor do I care. I don't care what you went through or why your character is changing so much in a few seconds."
"I care about only two things now. I want to clear this dungeon with your help, and I want you to be safe. So, Miss Rose. Will you forget everything and clear the dungeon with me?"
Rose became stoned and didn't know what to say. It was the first time she heard someone tell her they cared about her except her mother. It was also the first time someone asked if they wanted to do something with her without any ulterior thoughts.
"Miss Rose, I would be happy if you could answer it first. It looks like the big guy is going to go full throttle in a few seconds." Nathen said as he glanced back nervously.
"Okay, okay. I will help. But how can you be any help?" Rose asked with doubt.
Nathen leaped ahead and dropped her quickly. "I might be weak in power level. But I am good at combat."
"Just support me. I am trusting you, okay?" After saying that, he dashed toward the approaching goblins.
The goblin general pulled his club and hammered down on Nathen.
Nathen sped up and slid down to the ground.
Bang!
The club smashed down on the ground, making soil and rocks fly in every direction.
Nathen came under a goblin and gave it a strong uppercut. It made that goblin fly up. He saw another goblin beside him coming at him with a stone axe. He grabbed the legs of the goblin he punched and smashed him against the one that was coming at him.
Bam!
The goblins' heads smashed against each other and exploded from the force Nathen used.
[ You have killed goblin soldier x2. You have gained 18 exp ]
Then he quickly grabbed the stone axe and rotated back with a swing.
khuch!
It cut off a goblin's head that wanted to backstab him.
[ You have killed goblin soldier x1. You have gained 9 exp ]
The goblin general had already turned its body back. It was about to swipe its club at Nathen when suddenly.
Bang!
A fireball the size of its head, which was two meters hit its head, making it dust off the fire on its head while screaming in pain.
"I have got your back, just don't die," Rose shouted at him while focusing on conjuring another magic spell.
Nathen smiled and went on killing the goblins while feeling his body getting stronger. He also stopped relying on his muscle memories little by little.
Muscle memory was good but sometimes you need to think with your body or this reflex might kill someone innocent accidentally.
Basically, he wanted to control his muscle memory. He wanted to make the basic mastery of combat and weapons of his own.
As Nathen was on a killing spree, Rose supported him from the back. She would retreat and throw spells to save him and sometimes get a kill of her own.
While doing so she pondered. 'I didn't expect him to be so strong! He has great combat ability and knows how to utilize any weapon nearby. Was he training his combat experience the whole and just recently went into cultivation?'
'Yes, that's it. He was hiding deeply.'
'But, why is his cultivation rank growing so fast!? He is already at Peak Rank - 2 Elementary Battle Warrior!'
Shortly after all the small goblins were finished leaving behind the goblin general that had burned marks cause of Rose and scratches cause of Nathen.
[ Host : Nathen Bornheart
Age: 18
Cultivation Rank: Rank - 2 Elementary Battle Warrior
Combat Strength: Rank - 3 Elementary Battle Warrior
Skill 1: none
Combat Technique: Combat God's Wisdom
Physiques : Mortal Human
Equipment: Heart Seed, Dark Magician's Cloak(Yet to receive) ]
[ Remarks: Host, it seems you are on track now but you are still trash. So, work hard. ]
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