Chapter 142 - A Combat Healer?

After waiting for ten minutes, Ria finally heard a loud and clear thumping from within the dark cave getting closer at a fast pace. With that as a signal, she positions herself with the silver sword aiming its blade at the incoming noises. As she had anticipated, once Sheila came out of the cave, leading the goblins behind her at a pace that was enough for them to not miss her yet unable to catch up as they were unable to run past their limit. 

When Ria saw a group made of three goblins following right behind Sheila, her brows furrowed. She didn't think with her strength alone could deal with three of them, although she had gained some combat experience, which was only from fighting slimes. Between slime and goblin, it was clear to everyone which one is much stronger and cunning. So will Sheila bound them before making her fight them on one vs one? Or will Sheila assist her while she fights against the three of them at once? Which one would it be?

But thinking on it further would only get her nowhere so she ceases the thought and instead, focusing on the enemies ahead. When Sheila ran passed her, the goblins also noticed another female human in front of them which caused the three to cry out in their goblin language and thanks to whatever God they believe, at their good fortune.

As the goblins get near her, Ria took a mouthful of deep and slow breath before charging forward with a slash of her sword at the leading goblin. The goblin at the front leading the two other goblins was surprised as it didn't expect for her to rush and swing her sword at it, taken by a surprise, Ria easily beheaded the goblin before moving on to the next one.

Although the other two were also surprised, they quickly came to their sense when they saw their fellow kin was beheaded by her. When Ria went to the right, the goblin didn't let her swing her sword first as it immediately bashes the club in its hand toward her. Though the speed from the swinging club was fast, it wasn't fast enough for Ria as she jumped to the side, not toward the left goblin but the right as the club missed her and hits the ground with a hard thumped.

Afterward, she stabbed her silver sword right into the upper shoulders of the goblin as blood immediately gushes out of the wound, trickling down to the ground like a trail as the wounded goblin decides to retreated by jumping backward. And though the hit connected, it wasn't fatal enough to kill it.

Ria also didn't just stand silently in place as she immediately moved toward the other goblin, but not before backpedaling or the club might have smashed her instead of the dirt. She had thought she would have trouble fighting against three of them at once, it seemed more like she had underestimated her current stats. Although her strength is a bit lower compared to the others as a healer, it was much higher and including her swordsmanship skill, Ria could pretty much handle them as long as she didn't let her guard down. 

That was what Sheila thought while she was watching the latter's fight with the two goblins not so distance away from the scene but enough to not attract their attention to her. She was going to give her a hand in case things get serious but apparently, Ria could take care of it on her own and received a few bruises on her body when she couldn't evade in time, but that won't be a problem as she could just heal herself after putting a distance between them.

Looking at the scene, one would never conclude that the girl fighting was actually a healer, their thought would likely fall onto the assumption of her as the front-fighter class instead of supporting one. But this is better as it won't make sense otherwise, such a thing as a healer could only support exists within fiction and games, if it works the same way as that in reality, it would be a problem and weird at the same time. 

She had read a couple of fantasy books regarding this, how a healer class couldn't even hold a sword due to the system for some unknown reason. It won't feel weird if it was just a game but in reality, one would begin to wonder why is it not possible. If she was in a world where the system works like that, Sheila thought it would make her think that the world is not real but more like a game instead, no matter how realistic everything looks like. Though that was what she thought in mind, her current situation itself is no different as there's no scientific way to explain how she could get stronger simply by 'leveling up'.

While she was pondering over useless stuff like that, it seemed the fight has come to an end.

"You did better than I thought you would. Here's a bottle of water for you."

Sheila said before pulling a bottle of water from her inventory and giving it to Ria who was just picking up the gold on the ground. The latter gives her gratitude with a simple 'thanks' before taking the caps off and gulping the water down her throat like a thirsty person.

"Fuaaah~ I feel so fresh. But, I couldn't help but started to wonder how I'm fine after killing a monster that looks no different from us."

"Isn't it fine like that? Well, I did vomit it once when it was my first time slaying it. Just because you didn't react like how a normal person does, doesn't mean you're awful or anything like that. Perhaps, you have become adapted to this kind of world much sooner than me. You're more mature than me, after all."

"It's more like you who were pretty childish even though we could be considered as an a.d.u.l.t now. Being mature at this age is actually normal, you are the strange one."

"Ehh~ that hurt, not. Anyways, although this is out of topic, don't you think it was strange that every person I was going to invite to my soon-to-be organization is pretty much all girls?"

"I wonder, perhaps you prefer it this way? Isn't that right?"

Ria said with a smile, though her eyes were clearly not smiling.  Eh? Did I say something wrong there? I don't think my preference was in the work here as although I don't mind it being all-girl, it wasn't my goal for that. In the first place, I'm actually straight...I think. No, I should stop with this train of thought or It would be too late for that.  Sheila shook her head as she had a feeling if that train of thought had continued, something might change, don't know whatever it would be. It was just pure instinct alerting her.

"No way. Maybe it was just that I have never been close with the opposite gender, have you ever seen me talking to boys?"

"Now that I think about it, no. But there are actually many that would be happy to get to know you better, it was only you who didn't want to befriend any of them."

"That's not my fault, is it? Their thought was clearly written on their face, even if they were girls, I won't make friends with that kind of personality."

Sheila frowned when she remembers the boys' expression when they talk to her, although they tried to hide it, there was still a glimpse of l.u.s.t in their eyes. The boy will always be boys. It was understandable considering people at that age, even girls in her class like to go on a date when it's holiday instead of staying at home like her. She was clearly the stranger one among them but she didn't care. Or rather, the winner of life should just disappear from the face of Earth for all she cares.

"Hmm, that's true. But it can't be helped since you were just too charming for them."

"Every day, I pray to god for the wonderful gene gifted from my parents. Joking aside, do you want to continue or rest up some more?"

Ria begins to ponder in silence for a moment before nodding her head and said.

"I will rest up some more for a couple of minutes then we will continue."

"Alright, I might as well show up my new 'pet'."

"New 'pet'?"

Ria tilted her head to the side in confusion while Sheila grinned in response.

"Yes! I was on the Sixth Floor before I came to you. I had tamed a single monster on that floor, I'm sure you will be surprised."

With that said, Sheila brought a rune note out of her inventory before putting a tiny amount of mana into it, and throw it in front of her. Before the rune note could touch the ground, a blinding light appeared for a short moment before vanishing and a juvenile gray wolf could be seen on that spot.