Chapter 506: It’s Time For The Two Of You To Become Goblin Slayers

"You even have a Rank 2 Goblin Avatar now. Very nice," Thirteen said.

"I don't want it," Erica frowned. "You can have it if you want."

"Did you forget? I can't use Avatars."

"Then I'll just give it to Sherry. She needs it more than I do."

"Thanks for the offer, Auntie, but I'll pass."

Thirteen proceeded to ask Erica if she got any decent items from the Goblins.

But since the Goblins were much weaker than her, she only managed to get two loots from killing them, and one of them was a Rank 2 Goblin Avatar.

The other loot she gained was a short sword called Green Slasher, which was very effective when fighting against Goblins.

Although Sherry refused the offer earlier, Thirteen told her to accept the Goblin Avatar, as well as the short sword that was effective against Goblins.

"To maximize our loot, Sherry, all Rank 2 Monsters and below that we will come across will be handled by you," Thirteen said. "Erica, all Rank 3 Monsters and above will be your prey. I will help the two of you weaken them so that you can go for the last hit."

"I have a question. Shouldn't we just head straight to the Goblin Territory and look for the Shard of Origin?" Sherry asked. "Why do we have to waste time in killing these Goblins who are camped in the Ratmen Territories?"

"Good question," Thirteen replied. "The answer is that we need a diversion."

"A diversion?" Erica frowned. "What do you mean?"

Thirteen smirked before explaining his strategy.

"For some reason, I feel like you're enjoying this situation, Zion," Erica said softly.

"Enjoying the situation?" Thirteen asked. "Why do you say that?"

"Because you're smiling like you're having fun," Erica said before pulling on the teenage boy's right cheek. "Even now, you're still grinning. Do you like being at the center of dangerous missions like this?"

Instead of answering the Sorceress, Thirteen summoned a hand mirror from his dimensional storage and looked at his face.

Just like what Erica said, he was indeed smiling, which caught him by surprise.

Sherry, who had been with Zion for more than a month, hadn't seen this side of him before in the valley.

It made her think that the valley wasn't dangerous enough for her "Boss" to be concerned, which might be the reason why she hadn't seen him look like this in the past.

After discovering that Zion had powerful monsters at his beck and call, she now understood how they came across a nearly dead Blade Panther, allowing her to gain her first Avatar.

That single monster could have wiped out all the Wanderers in the Valley even if they worked together to fight it.

'What more secrets is he hiding from us?' Sherry thought as she observed the teenage boy, who was currently massaging his face to remove the smile on his lips.

Even so, knowing a little more about Zion's secrets only made Sherry believe that she was in good hands as long as she didn't break his trust.

"We've stayed here long enough," Thirteen said, unable to keep the grin off of his face. "Let's go. It's time for the two of you to become Goblin Slayers."

Erica and Sherry exchanged glances with each other before shaking their heads at the same time.

They knew that Zion wasn't joking, and they understood that by the time their mission ended, their hands would be soaked in the blood of Goblins who were unlucky enough to cross Zion's path.