Chapter 170 - Return Of The Monster

"Niflheim's holy treasure" in hand, Yuki charged towards the crowd of goblins which each looked to have a murderous intent behind their eyes. This wouldn't be an outlandish assumption either as it was in every monster's nature to act as such. Wither it was because of how monsters are on their own of because of the system's commands, each of the monsters Yuki faced while he was on his quest to earn exp in the dungeon or in the outside world, the hostile behaviour was the one thing that stayed consistent between all the enemies he faced. Of course, if the world which Yuki resided in had any type of logic placed into it, it would make sense as to why the monsters were so hostile. After all, it didn't matter if someone was human or a monster, at the end of the day, no one would want to be killed. Especially if their death was just going to become a number for someone so they can win a stupid game a 15 year old made. 

All these theories would never find a true answer as most people didn't have knowledge of the specific questions they wanted to get answers to in the first place. All they knew were their goals and how they wanted to achieve them. Mundane questions such as finding the root of emotions had no impact on their lives and as such, they were merely perceived as distractions which were better left ignored. 

At that moment, Yuki was only concerned with one thing and one thing alone. To defeat the army of goblins. It felt good for Yuki to be stronger than his enemy once again. It was a nice change after him having to fear the people who had captured him since they could've ended his life in a mere moment. Now that he was the one who had to be feared, Yuki could finally repair what little was left of his self esteem as he cut through the many swarms of goblins without having to waste a breath. 

"This is nice. I'm finally starting to get a handle on killing again. Though, I shouldn't get over confident since I'm still pretty weak compared to my real enemies," said Yuki as he referred to the people who were keeping him imprisoned in the kingdom. 

"I think that's enough for now. I've managed to get the goblins number small enough to where I can actually use it as practice," said Yuki as he looked around at the swarm of goblins which was not only less than half of what it originally was. Of course, there was a mountain of dead goblins' bodies. While it was a horrific sight to behold for the remaining goblins, to Yuki, it was nothing as he perceived the goblins as nothing more than video game pawns. If they died, it meant that he-as the video game protagonist was leveling up and getting stronger, which would of course translate to him having fun. While deriving pleasure from the deaths of others was borderline insane, it was okay in Yuki's eyes, along with the other humans eyes because they perceived the world differently as to how the monsters perceived it. To add on, it was completely unknown to all the humans that monsters could even have perception as they just seemed like simple minded robots.

[Open inventory]

Yuki placed "Niflheim's holy treasure" back in his inventory as he didn't need to carry such a potent blade around him anymore. It was safe for Yuki to rely on less effective methods of battle as it would allow him to train his mind and body without killing his training dummies so quickly. 

Yuki turned towards some of the already dead goblins which had been killed by Yuki himself and took their dagger out of their hands. This of course meant that Yuki had decided on a method of fighting. That being, battling with daggers. While it wasn't still an even playing field due to Yuki's superior strength, it wasn't like he could do anything about it. Even if Yuki opted to use his bare hands, it wouldn't make much of a difference since his fists alone would be classified as weapons to the goblins which he was facing. 

Now that Yuki was carrying a dagger in both his arms, he charged towards a group of goblins once again. There were about 10 of them in that small group however, it wouldn't be much of a challenge as Yuki had come prepared to both attack and block with his daggers. 

Yuki quickly slashed the dagger in his right arm at one of the goblins which in turn caused a deep cut on the monster. While Yuki hadn't intended to cause that much damage, he wouldn't worry about it since a retaliation attack was coming towards him in the form of an angry goblin which wanted revenge for his fallen comrades. 

As the goblins reached for Yuki's face with his own dagger, Yuki quickly ducked back as he dodged the attack. Unfortunately for Yuki, that was exactly what the goblin wanted as the monster twisted its arm and redirected it's blade downwards, directly aimed at Yuki's face. Within that situation, it would seem that Yuki was completely cornered and left with no option but to take the attack. That would be correct, however, Yuki miraculously lost his balance due to the sudden fear of being stabbed in the brain and fell to the ground. 

Realizing that he had managed to avoid the attack, Yuki opted for a low kick which made the goblin lose balance and fall to the ground as well. However, Yuki wasn't going to risk being caught off guard once again. Without wasting a moment, Yuki kicked the goblin which almost managed to land an attack far into the woods of the forest until a loud 'bang' sound could be heard which Yuki assumed to be the body of the goblin making contact with a far off tree. 

Due to his short exchange with the goblin, Yuki was able to reach a point of a sudden adrenaline rush in which he was able to think and move faster. This came at a cost though, being that he would be extremely exhausted later just as he always had when his body acted like this. However, Yuki didn't mind as long as he could have fun. As such, he was going to make the most of what little time he had in the current state he was in. 

Realizing that his body was in peak condition, Yuki quickly threw one dagger from where he was standing at another member of the remaining 8 goblins from the group he decided to target. Due to how fast the dagger was moving, the goblin couldn't step out of the way and could only dodge by ducking back just as Yuki had done so. 

"Just as I wanted," said Yuki as he rushed towards the goblins which threw his dagger at. 

Unlike the goblin which had targeted him in that exact position, Yuki wasn't relying on a blade to do the finishing blow. Instead, Yuki was going to use his fist do the trick. This meant that he wouldn't have to be limited to the linear form of the dagger. 

Yuki quickly leaped into the air as he grinned down at the goblin which had just dodged the dagger which Yuki threw at him. A sudden fear engulfed his face as he realized that he had fallen into a trap. With nothing left to give, the goblin closed his eyes as he admitted the inevitable defeat. 

With a sudden bang of the ground, Yuki landed the perfect direct hit right on the goblin's chest. Even the sound of his ribs breaking could be heard in slow motion as his body was sent down to the ground with a loud sound of impact. Although he hadn't expected to do much damage, Yuki managed to create a small crater by the impact the goblin's body caused when it was sent down to the ground. 

Yuki stared at his bloodied fist then looked down at the goblin which he had just killed. The goblin's mouth was wide open as blood flowed out of it. Not only that but his eyes no longer had pupils and his chest was clearly broken and still housed the engraving of Yuki's fist. It was truly both a horrific and marvelous sight. That all depended on who was interpreting the figure. 

"My bad. I went too hard on the punch. I should dial it down a tiny bit. If I don't I'll end up finishing this stage too early," said Yuki as he sarcastically joked. 

Even though Yuki seemed to find the situation entertaining and hilarious, that wasn't the case of the goblins. While they were supposed to be the monsters in the dungeon, Yuki was clearly much more evil and sinister than they were. That caused them to move slowly away from Yuki as they wanted to avoid the fate which would await them if they dared to challenge Yuki. Unfortunately for them, there was no escape. That didn't matter anyway as even if there was an escape, Yuki wouldn't let them leave alive.