Chapter 3

I urgently looked around. The woman who had survived till the end before that was called ‘ Scroll Plunderer ‘ had her forehead pierced by a dagger, becoming the meal of a goblin, while a man who had survived for five years after the tutorial called the ‘ Flame Archer ‘ was fending off against a few goblins.

However, the time it took for the body to be ravaged was an instant.

” Ahhhhhhhk ! ! ! ”

His scream rang through my ears.

” Ggireuk Ggireuk Ggireuk ! ! ”

The goblins laughed as the man’s screams were eaten aside.

It was definite. Despite having it been a few decades since the tutorial, I couldn’t forget these faces who I had depended on while living and sharing one’s company together.

‘ I had returned to the past. ‘

I’m not sure if someone had sent me to the past, but what was certain was that I had definitely returned. Looking around, the blurred memories slowly reminisced. This location. Together with these people, we had succeeded in fending off these goblins in our first battle.

Although there were definitely people that had fled, I still remembered how we had sloppily formed a defensive circle while fighting. Of course, I was crouching my body as much as possible, but anyways, I was certain that I was at this location.

Probably those daggers that I had thrown, I imagined how they could have been the determining factors in changing the future, but I soon changed my mind.

I wasn’t certain yet. There were still a few more things I needed to check. If I had really returned back to the past . . . . then we would definitely be able to meet again.

‘ Choi Seulgi ‘

Stealthily, I let out a smile. She told me that she was summoned here one year earlier than me, so she should probably be entering the continent now after completing the tutorial. And Ha Yuri . . . . Ha Yuri will probably be on this continent as well. My teeth automatically clenched.

While the surging rage was moving up to my head, it was then.

[ Quest Complete. ]

[ Quest – The First Battle: You who have been suddenly dragged to an unexpected place without reason. You may be quite perplexed, but surviving is the priority. Kill the summoned humans. ( 10 / 10 ) ]

[ You have obtained a new quest. ]

[ Quest – Go Hunting! : There are still many humans alive in the forest. Please continue to hunt these humans. ( 0 / 30 ) ]

[ Excellent. You have successfully completed your first quest. Your quest reward will be a Rank Up. Please select one of the following three evolutions. ]

[ 1. Goblin Warrior ]

[ 2. Goblin Mage ]

[ 3. Goblin Archer ]

As expected, it was exactly the same. I chuckled momentarily at a loss. Who would’ve have known that it wasn’t just the humans, but goblins as well that progressed through the Tutorial as well?

Though I glanced at the three following options, I didn’t really contemplate. My previous life, I had chosen the warrior. I’m not sure if it’ll be the same as the human’s ‘ Tech Tree ‘, but if it were similar, then I must choose the warrior as it is an easy path to grow quickly. Yet again, I’ve already heard many times that I had no talent. To choose another path would rather be fatal.

Choosing the first option, my muscles in a moment’s glance became distorted.

” Aahhk! ! ! ”

Hearing my own voice, the bones here and there were beginning to slam and crash against one another.

“Aaahhhhhhhhhhk ! ”

It seems that it wasn’t just me who was evolving as I could hear the cries of other goblins in places.

” Ggireuk . . . Ggireuk ! !”

” AAHHHK ! ! ! ! ! ”

It felt as if I was fully soaked in sweat. Although it was still lacking, I could definitely feel the flowing strength as I was transcending. It feels like my appearance has become a bit larger. No, just from looking at my biceps, I can tell that compared to earlier, I was quite different. Still crude, I was able to see the form of a sword appearing in front of me.

While looking down on the sword, I stealthily investigated my surroundings and saw the elder goblin along with other goblins stare dumbfounded at the other goblins that either evolved into either goblin warriors or goblin mages.

I felt that the daily behaviors and routines of monsters and humans were similar when we were setting up camps not long after the battle. Since dinner time had arrived, one by one, we started to gather.

The extent as to where they were hiding, no matter which group, can be roughly estimated. Though it wasn’t comforting to be ambushing the unprepared humans, but it wasn’t a bad thing as well. If we remain still, then our numbers would be reduced, and if our numbers shrink, then we will eventually die to the stronger humans.

Even if we were to survive after natural selection, we would eventually die once we arrive at the continent.

Though this was a goblin’s body, if you see it otherwise, it was an opportunity given by the gods. To move quickly was the most rational thing to do. I need to maximize my benefits in the tutorial at best so that it’ll be comfortable once I leave for the continent.

” When do we leave? Captain. ”

” When it becomes a bit more dark, we will hunt then. ”

When it becomes dark, there would definitely be a group that would prepare to stop. Our job was to trail behind those kind of groups.

” We are the Blood Dagger Clan. After we leave for the hunt, we will capture all the fleeing humans and bring them here. Whoever follows me will not starve. ”

If I made a clan, then I need to have the confidence to teach that clan first. After roughly modifying the monster species clan name that appeared in some game and saying it out loud, it seems that the effects were greater than expected.

” We are the Blood Dagger Clan! Ggireuk! ”

” Blood Dagger Clan ! ! Ggireuk Ggireuk!

” Our captain is despicable. ”

” Despicable ! ! ! Ggireuk ! ! ”

” We are the pronoun of despicable, Blood Dagger Clan! ”

” No one can stop us ! ! ! ”

I didn’t want this kind of effect to this extent, but anyways it’s good enough. Determining that now to be a suitable time, I led the goblins into the forest and commenced the hunt. The other goblin tribes were staring at us dumbstruck. They had expressions as if wondering where we were going in the middle of the night as they continued to eye us.

Since I had evolved, the larger me continued to walk faster than the others. Of course, the sounds of goblins running besides me were disturbing, however, the sounds were definitely not loud enough for the humans that haven’t properly bloomed to hear from afar and flee.

Currently, rather than covertly moving, it was a situation where we had to swiftly advance. Running for quite some time, it seems that those fellas were getting tired as they started to slow down.

Briefly raising my hand, I slowly opened my mouth.

” We will rest here for a while before resuming. ”

” Ggireuk . . . Ggireuk. ”

” Ggireuk. . ”

If my memory proved me right, there’s a cave not too far from here. During the time when I was a human, it was the cave that we had arrived in after suffering and escaping the battle. In the past, we met other survivors there as well.

Though the number was quite large, it was sufficiently enough for the 30 goblins to capture since the majority of those hidden in the cave were losers that had fled from the fight.

Finishing our rest time, we quietly and covertly crept forward. As expected, I could start to feel the faint indications of humans emitting from the cave. Although they weren’t idiots that had burned a fire , I could hear their clamoring noises.

” Damn . . . ”

” What the hell is happening. Damn . . . to suddenly be a Tutorial . . . And what are those monsters . . . ”

Hearing the voices from the cave, I slightly raised my hand, causing the goblins following from behind to stop their breathing at once. With all of them hiding their breathing, I could hear the conversations those guys were sharing that were riding the winds much better.

TL Afterword

OMG I laughed so hard. They were chanting despicable xD.

‘We are the pronoun of despicable !’ <– Totally a maxim

Note: I’m really considering changing the status of this from side-project to main-project [I’ll have two main projects then :O ]. Just comment below or on NU on your take and opinion. You’re making me hesitate haha. I thought this was my own personal guilty pleasure.

PR Afterword:

‘Our captain doesn’t eat humans. But instead, he eats goblins. Ggireuk!’ <– LOL

Translator: Calvis

Proofreader: Sai101