Chapter 5

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

However, the other two Kobolds had rushed up to where Chu Ge was, and the pickaxe on their hands was swinging in Chu Ge’s direction.

Chu Ge jumped backward hastily. Unfortunately, he dodged the first one but did not manage to avoid the second pickaxe, and it nicked his calf.

“It’s so painful!” Chu Ge’s mouth gaped open, and he almost let out a scream. Thankfully, the Kobolds were not too strong. Besides, the jeans he wore was rather sturdy, so he did not bleed. Even so, it was stinging so much that Chu Ge almost screamed with pain.

He had never experienced such pain in his life.

Surprisingly, the pain did not make Chu Ge lose his combat power, but it had ignited his ruthlessness. With precise moves, Chu Ge swung the Frostmourne towards the Kobolds and slammed into them.

That’s right, slammed. That’s because Chu Ge had realized that the Frostmourne was not sharpened at all, so the first Kobold had died solely from a smash to the head.

The two Kobolds were also rather simpleminded. They were incapable of thinking of jumping to the side to dodge the strike. One was slammed with the Frostmourne and was knocked back. The other was kicked and rolled away. Then, Chu Ge aimed the sharp tip of the Frostmourne and ruthlessly pierced it into the neck of the Kobold that had toppled over.

The first Kobold that had been slammed away with the Frostmourne was now struggling to stand up. It was not actually dead! And it even rushed at Chu Ge recklessly, without fearing for its life. Chu Ge repeated his previous movements and swiftly killed the remaining Kobold.

Panting heavily, he looked at the three Kobold corpses slumped on the ground. The excitement and fury of the battle that burned strongly during the fight with the trio were gradually fading away.

What remained was the pain on his body and the feeling of disbelief over the whole encounter.

It was so hard to imagine that he had actually traveled into the Instance Dungeon to kill monsters, and he had even killed three Kobolds.

However, compared to any ordinary computer game, the feeling was very exciting and exhilarating. The only downside was that it was too painful. He looked down at his jeans, at the area where the pickaxe nicked him. The wound was a bit of blood flowing out.

“That won’t do,” Chu Ge had to return quickly to wash the wound. The pickaxe of the Kobolds was so dirty. If he weren’t careful, he might get an infection.

He had every intention of picking up the Kobold’s pickaxe to investigate it carefully. However, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t pick it up. It was as if the Kobold’s pickaxe had been glued to the ground.

Shaking his head in resignation, Chu Ge was about to make his retreat. However, he stopped in his tracks. No wonder! The corpses of the three Kobolds that Chu Ge killed were emitting a dim white glow.

Chu Ge immediately knew what had happened. After he had killed the monsters, he had not searched the corpses for loot! Was it that the monsters in the Instance Dungeon could also drop loot? No wonder he was unable to pick up the Kobold’s pickaxe just now. Now, it seemed like the only items he could take were the ones dropped by the monsters.

He was very familiar with searching for loot since he did it often in the games he played. But it was his first time doing it in real life. The only thing now was that he did not know how to search for loot from the corpses of the monsters in the Instance Dungeon. Was it the same as other games?

Chu Ge walked towards one of the bodies. He placed his hands on the Kobold corpse, and immediately, an item pick log sprang up in front of him. The pick log was like a virtual screen that appeared above the Kobold corpse.

8 Bronze Coins.

Item Introduction: A bronze coin carved with a simple design. The coin has some value because it is made of brass.

‘Item Name: Kobold’s Candle (Trash)

Item Introduction: The cowardly Kobold is terrified of the unknown presence lurking in the darkness. Hence, they treasure their candles very much. At times, even more so than their own lives.

“Crap! Why would I want such an item?” Chu Ge looked at the foreign and unfamiliar coin in his hands, as well as the roughly-made candle he obtained. It felt so laughably shocking to him. But still, it was his first time searching for loot, so Chu Ge stuffed the items into his pocket.

When he searched for loot from the second Kobold corpse, he also found a handful of Bronze Coins. What’s more, there was also one extra thing that was about the size of a palm.

‘Item Name: Linen Scraps (Material)

Item Introduction: Versatile linen scraps that are commonly found. It could be used to make clothing, bandages, or even be used as a handkerchief or rag. In some places with a non-existent economy market, it could also be used as a goods currency to exchange for goods.

The items were still useless. But it was unsurprising since the Kobolds were so weak. It was impossible that he would find any mythical weapon from these weak monsters. Even when he killed such low-leveled and weak monsters in a game, his expectation of the loot was never too high either.

Chu Ge shoved the items he received into his pocket again with disinterest. Then, he turned his attention to the third Kobold corpse.

6 Bronze Coins, 1 Kobold’s Gold.

‘Item Name: Kobold’s Gold (Trash)

Item Introduction: A naturally formed gold nugget. Kobold often keep the gold that they find secretly, even if they had no chance of spending it and are even hunted frequently for it by the Adventurers. They are still unable to change the habit of hiding the gold they find. The name for the gold nuggets found from the Kobolds was fondly referred to as “Kobold’s Gold” by the Adventurers, meaning “Gold of the Kobolds.”

“My word! Is that for real?” Chu Ge was finally given a pleasant surprise.

He weighed the gold in his hands. The gold nugget was at least about two-liang (100 grams) in weight, and the current market price was about $300 for one gram of gold. With just the nugget in his hands, it would be at least a good 10,000. Even if it were not pure enough, he was confident that he would be able to rake in $20,000 to $30,000 for it.

Chu Ge had been in the working world for quite a while now. Until today, his monthly salary was only $5,000. Deducting his daily expenses and mortgage, there was little that remained. Now that he earned $20,000 to $30,000 in such a short amount of time. He felt terrific and was secretly rejoicing inside.

Chu Ge thought to himself, “This is what I call an adventure! Killing monsters and obtaining treasures. And these aren’t even virtual items like in the games I’ve played. These were real treasures!”

Looking at the area where he lured the Kobolds from, he thought about the Kobolds remaining in the cave in front. He felt that there was still quite a bit of gold on those Kobolds. The thought of gold made him eager to rush into the cave to slaughter every single Kobold remaining under musou mode.

But he was still rationale as a whole. Even up against just three Kobolds, he had gotten injured. If he had to go against over 20 Kobolds, there was a possibility that he might end up dying inside. Besides, if he were in an Instance Dungeon, the only monsters here weren’t just these low-leveled ones. There had to be a Boss around. Even if it were the Boss of the Kobolds, it was still a Boss. He had better not indulge in his fantasies and dally longer. After all, the Instance Dungeon was not going to disappear anytime soon, so he had better get ammunitions ready before he returned to challenge the Instance Dungeon.

As if suddenly reminded of something, Chu Ge turned around and swiftly made his way to the exit.

As he approached the exit of the Instance Dungeon, the curtain of light, he gave the curtain a gentle touch. In the next instant, he appeared in his living room.

Putting the Frostmourne to one side, Chu Ge took in a deep breath. He forced himself to calm down and clamped down on the excitement brimming inside himself that was threatening to burst. Then, his first action was to take out some gauze and iodine from the first aid box. Rolling up his jeans, he saw that his calf had already swelled. The area where the pickaxe nicked was still bleeding, and quite profusely too. Thank goodness the wound looked rather clean, and there were no impurities that entered the wound. As he bandaged his wound, Chu Ge started to contemplate on the events.

It appears that his uncle was really someone great. The adventuring stories he related in the past were almost certainly true. But it seemed like he was in some sort of a pickle now and was unable to return. But he still sent such a treasure to him.

So, what should he do next? Of course, he could not keep such a treasure in one corner, for that would be a waste of such a good thing. He had to make good use of it. The ‘extraordinary encounter’ that he had longed for was finally here. He could not let up on this opportunity. His gut told him that if he retreated now, he could only dream about ever encountering such an opportunity again.

Chu Ge thought for a while, then gradually formed a plan.

First, he had to sell the nugget of gold. The Kobold’s Gold was, after all, loot from the Instance Dungeon, and the suffix labeled was ‘Trash.’ If the nugget of gold was not real gold, he would have been excited over nothing. But no matter if it were real gold or not, he still had to continue challenging the Instance Dungeon.

Of course, the next time he entered the Instance Dungeon, he would not bring such a lousy thing.

Chu Ge gave the Frostmourne laying on the ground a look of disdain. The merchandise might look very formidable, but it was not sharpened and was very heavy and bulky. It was not very easy to swing around, so it was not suitable for use as a weapon.

Therefore, after selling the gold nugget, he would try to procure some weapons and equipment. Then, he would head into the Instance Dungeon fully armored to begin clearing the Instance Dungeon.

The moment he decided on his next course of action, the bandaging of his leg was also completed.

As a proactive person, Chu Ge shoved the gold nugget into his pocket and limped out of his house.