Chapter 2.1

Chapter 2.1

What the fuck...

A thin light welling up from the surface of my skin barely illuminated my surroundings.

The surroundings are full of tall and lush trees.

Forest?

In this sudden situation, my head did not turn.

The voice of Ji-hye, who was talking to me just a moment ago, and the voices of the high school seniors who were leaving school completely disappeared, and the background became so quiet.

I feel my heart beating faster and faster.

I had goosebumps all over my body.

For a while, my thinking speeds up, finding myself in an incomprehensible situation.

Where am I?

There are trees all over.

A mountain?

Forest?

Park?

First of all, the ground isnt sloping.

Is it midnight?

The tree is too tall to be able to view the sky.

Surely its not even noon?

I tried moving my stiff limbs.

I slowly turned and looked around.

My sneakers rustled under the fallen leaves.

Theres also my cell phone, my wallet, and my bag.

All the books inside are intact.

Where the hell am I?

Kidnapped?

A dream?

What is this light?

The soft glow of my skin slowly subsided.

I hurriedly turned on the flashlight function on my cell phone.

I made 3 mistakes in unlocking the lock pattern.

There are no people around... Its too quiet.

I think I can hear the bugs chirping...

My heartbeat is so loud that its starting to bother me.

I could feel my underwear getting dampened with cold sweat.

...Lets stay calm.

I recalled the previous situation.

I was leaving school with Jihye.

Just before stepping out the front door, her skin seemed to glow for some reason, and she said that mine was too.

Right after that, an explosive light hit me, and after a moment of dizziness, I opened my eyes and saw this.

When covering the flashlight with my palm, I couldnt see at all.

I started breaking out in a cold sweat again.

I grabbed the weapon with both hands for no reason.

What animal is it? Dog? Wildcat? Fox? A wolf?

Could it be that its actually a bear?

I am now thickly dressed in padded clothing, mittens, cardigans, and shirts.

Wouldnt it be okay if I was bitten like this just once?

...But I dont want to test it out.

After taking a slow, deep breath, I poked my head from behind the tree.

Then I slowly moved my palm to direct some light in front of me.

The source of the sound emerged with the illumination.

Bipedal walking.

A small body at my chest height.

Green skin.

Slit eyes and green pupils that reflect light.

If anyone was to see it, one word would come to mind.

Goblin...!

Damn, number 3 was the correct answer.

Keeeeek!!!

An ugly goblin lunged at me from afar.

I immediately turned back and ran with all my might.

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Goblin.

It is the name of a popular monster that appears in almost all fantasy novels.

It is mainly considered a beginner monster and does not appear in the story after the main character has grown to a certain extent.

But there are always exceptions.

I have read quite a few web novels, and among them, there were novels in which you should never take the goblins lightly.

A novel where they get stronger because there are levels even for the goblins.

Novels that featured goblin jobs such as a Goblin Assassin and Goblin Knight.

Novels in which goblins are the main population of the continent and the demon lord is also a goblin, etc.

Thats why Im sprinting right now.

Ugh... Hak...

I cant run anymore.

My stomach hurts and my thighs feel like theyre about to explode.

I havent heard the goblin for quite some time now.

Fortunately, the goblin I just encountered doesnt seem to amount to much.

It chased after me, screeching, but its running speed was much slower than mine, judging by the sound getting farther and farther away.

Fuck... Thats fucking...

What did I do so wrong to have to suffer like this?