Chapter 37 Oblivious To The Truth

"you denounce my strength, yet you are unable to stand against it".

"do not be mistaken Goblin"

"I am not so oblivious to the truth, enough to indulge myself into thinking I am the strongest in the world".

"the world is vast, and surely there must be someone out there who is far stronger than I am"

"but that is out there".

"in here, on this very floor that you stand on, I am the strongest"

"I reign above all, and my reign will be everlasting".

"your current predicament is a testimony to my words".

"my situation is not a testimony to your strength, but rather a testimony to how much of a coward you are"

"first you call me weak, and now you refer to me as a coward"

"I am really that belittled in your mind, am I not"

"I am only stating facts, and not belittling you for no reason"

"facts you say?, can your so called fact explain to me why you are powerless against me, or even against my generals"

"you call me weak and a coward, yet you stand way below me"

"are you not the real coward who is unable to measure his strength against a truly strong, and know his own place"

"you put on airs about not wanting to serve me, but that is just the ego of the weak speaking"

"you are one who is unable to bear seeing someone stronger than you",

"which is why you think it best if you never involve yourself with the truly strong, that way you will not feel less useless about your already pathetic self"

"do not delude yourself Goblin. You refuse to follow the natural order to make yourself feel special but in here, you are nothing special"

"you are just one of the many Goblins born and killed on a daily basis"

"it is you who is a coward and not I".

I will show you what being a coward is.

Skill, Meta Strength,

Skill, thorn Manipulation.

He coats his hand in thorn, and used the explosive strength from Meta Strength to launch himself at the reigning champion.

The Goblin champion was unable to react properly in time to the attack of the contender, and could only manage to take the grunt of the attack with his body.

He digs his thorn coated fist into the body of the Goblin champion.

Having received a high power output, the Goblin champion's body was sent flying off.

The Goblin contender, shifted his attention away from the Goblin champion and directed it at the Goblin king.

The Goblin Contender, used the force in his leg to catapult himself higher to the podium where Goblin king is seated.

He tore through the cage with brute strength and continued on his path to the king

The Goblin contender, was just an inch away from reaching the face of the Goblin king before he was stopped by the first general.

His coated thorn fist, caught and locked on bare handed by the first General Goblin.

All the while, the Goblin king still seated as he did, with a calm and collected face, unbothered and unsurprised by the actions of the Goblin contender.

"a bold choice you made, Goblin"

"I told you did I not, I will do whatever it takes to kill you, even at the expense of my own life"

"yes you did, and I must say, I am in admiration by your determination to keep to your word".

"do not be just yet. From now on, every chance I get, Is a chance I will use going after your head"

"that is a dumb decision, because you will only end up experiencing the same fate over and over again"

"you and I both know, that in your current state, you will never succeed in achieving your determination. That is why, I am trying to help you now".

"believe me or not, that is what I am trying to do for you"

"i am to believe that you are willing to hand over to me, a knife that could be used to slit your throat"

"no, I am willing to hand you a sword, I believe that is faster and more precise"

"pick up your weapon and fight against the champion. If you win, you get to level up and at the same time, you are taking a miniscule step closer to achieving your goal of killing me".

"Goblin, if your resolution about killing me is as strong as you make it out to be, then pick up your weapon".

"pick it up, and aim it not at me, but at the opponent before you"

"do not think of the means, all you need to think of is the outcome to said means".

"this is a win for you and a lose for me, so what is stopping you from taking advantage of it".

"....."

"do not try to paint yourself as a Saint. If you truly want to help me achieve my determination, then let me go"

"prove to me that you are not one bit bothered or scared of my existence, you coward".

"I do not remember me saying I am not bothered by your existence",

"if I wasn't, do you think I would have kept you here?",

"no, because I would have killed you the moment I set my eyes on you".

"it is because you bother me that I refuse to let you go, and also why I have to have you under me. So do not misunderstand"

"I am very much bothered by your existence".

"..."

"fine, I will take this chance, but that does not mean I am ever going to serve you or obey your orders"

"this is just a means for me getting closer to drowning you in the abyss"

"fine by me, I wouldn't want it any other way".

"my king"

The first general who had been holding the Goblin contender's fist, could no longer keep silent any longer.

"yes, first general"

"forgive me, but I can no longer tolerate his abrasive attitude towards you",

"all this while, I and the other Generals have stood still and only watched him address you rudely. We did nothing because you allowed him to, but not anymore"

"I can no longer sit idle by and watch his insolence towards you continue to grow. And he has taken it too far by openly baring his fangs against you. My king",

"yes, first general"

"I desire your permission to put this measly being in his rightful place my king"

"....."

"hmmm. Okay"

"thank you my king"

"don't thank me yet. You get to have him, only after his fight. And that is, if he does come out victorious".

Having seen that his toy was going to be taken away from him,

The fourth general sprang up from his seat to defend his claim over him.

"I beg to differ my king, his treatment session has already been assigned to me"

"that, is indeed true"....

"alright, you can both share him"

"thank you my king".

Having decided, the first general let go of his grip of the contender's fist.

"go now, I do hope you make it out alive, so I can dissect you as I see fit".