Side Story 2 – The Misfit’s Begin Leveling Up!

Side Story 2 – The Misfit’s Begin Leveling Up!

Around three months since the destruction of the Black Gauntlet.

"Gi! Gi! Gi!" (Goblin.)

KABOOM!

A loud bang rang out throughout the forest as a goblin's head exploded into red mist.

"Ohhhh! It worked perfectly!" Daikael's eyes glinted as she squeezed at her new invention's lethality. "And they told me firearms were bad! HA!"

"Yeah, it's great that you made a double-barreled shotgun, but..." Daikael was whacked on the back of the head by Avahn's sheathed sword.

"OW!" Daikael cried out in pain. "What was that for?!?" She turned around to see the cat demon covered in brains. "Oh..."Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

"Yeah. Oh..." Avahn's face telegraphed just how pissed she was at being covered in goblin goo. "Maybe next time, give us a bit of WARNING before you explode someone that close!"

"Also, that weapon is super loud, and you've probably just alerted every goblin in the camp that we're coming." Alveron sighed. He was sitting on top of Shiru's head, and the dryad was similarly unimpressed.

"We were supposed to be scouting the warbands' camp so we could make a plan, Daikael." She sighed. "I even sent out my plants to scout stealthfully, but your gun just alerted them. I detect well over two dozen goblins and a hob making their way here."

"Nyits oki-doki meow~! we nyan just battle of the nya~ them nyin nye forest meow~! nyit will myake dealing with them nyeasier since nyi nyan bounce between nye trees meow~!"

[It's Ok! We can just fight them in the forest! It will make dealing with them easier since I can bounce between the trees!] Ara was happy to fight whether in the forest or the open, and her speed made it easy for her to maneuver around enemies.

"Easy for you to say, but I'd rather not be jumped by a goblin and turned into a snack." Alveron shook his head.

"Indeed, while I can fight in close quarters, I'd prefer to remain away from the enemy." Shiru agreed.

"But it's fine!" Daikael smiled. "We've got two front liners!" She said while reloading the shotgun.

"You are not a frontliner, Dai." Avahn wiped off her face. "You're a ranged fighter. Ara is the only other person who comes close to filling that role as my vanguard, you wouldn't last very long against a hob if he got his hands on you." She rolled her eyes.

"Looks like we'll be able to put that theory to the test." Shiru giggled.

"They're here?" Alveron asked.

"Right about... now!" Shiru spun around and caused a series of vines to appear from the ground and impale a goblin who tried to jump at her.

"More are coming, Avahn get ready to deal with the chaff. Ara, start stacking hits on the hob he's gonna need a few before he goes down easy. Alveron start using magic to help Ava and me keep the goblins away, and Dai." She turned to look at the fox, whose desire for carnage was visible on her face. "Just... just do Dai things." She sighed.

"Rodger!" (Everyone)

A few moments later, a horde of goblins appeared from the treeline.

"Gi! Gi! Gi!" (Goblins)

"Creepy buggers!" Alveron said as he slashed at the air and sent a spacial distortion forward. Upon impacting one of the goblins, it paused for a moment before being sucked inwards and imploding. "Ava, now!" He called out to the demon cat, who leaped past him.

"You got it!" Avahn activated her rage before pulling out her massive blade, a cursed Oda. "TIME TO DIE, GOBLINS! AHAHAHAH." Once she entered her blood frenzy, she got a bit unhinged. "Time to feast, Furui! Drink 'em up!" She called out to the spirit within the blade as she cleaved two goblins in half with one strike.

"Get nyem nyavahn meow~! feast upon their souls meow~!"

[Get em Avahn! Feast upon their souls!] Ara cheered on her friend as she started bouncing between trees at high speed. Her skill set and equipment meant she was unsuited to fighting vast hordes of chaff, and her paper fans were specifically designed for single target focus.

"Don't get too comfortable!" Shiru cried out as a goblin jumped up behind Avahn in an attempt to ambush her. "We're supporting you, but you need to watch your surroundings!" She made a vine extend from one of the trees and grabbed the goblin before throwing it at the hob, who smacked it into the ground.

{Thanks for the save, Mom!} (Avahn)

"MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! DING!" Ara cried out her signal, which indicated that the 500th hit had landed.

"Go, Ava!" Shiru called out, and the cat obliged, charging forward and smashing her blade into the hob's chest after getting past his blade. The moment she contacted the hob, all five hundred stacking buffs exploded causing a huge crash as the hob was vaporized by a comically large blast.

Seeing their boss get annihilated, the remaining goblins disbursed into the forest, where Shiru manipulated plants to finish them off before they could return to base.

"Excellent work everyone, it seems we've each got a few levels from that fight!" Shiru cheered. It wasn't much xp, but it was more than enough to push them up a bit. "Especially you, Ava! You went in and showed that hob who was boss!" She walked over and began to pet the demon cat's ears, which caused her to blush a tiny amount.

"Yeah meow~! nyu were nyawesomewn nyava meow~!"

[Yeah! You were awesome Ava!] Being touched by Ara made Avahn blush even harder.

"Aww is someone being-" Daikael's comment was stopped prematurely as a vine cracked her on the back of the head.

"Ha! You had that coming, Dai!" Alveron floated over and landed on her head.

"Now, now. No laughing at other's pain, Alve." Shiru glanced at him. "If you keep that up, I'll have to start setting rat traps in the house." She giggled.

"Yeah, I've noticed some of our cheese has gone missing lately, anything you want to share with the rest of us, ratboy?" Avahn wasn't going to miss her chance to get a bit of payback for Alveron's pranks at the house.

{I AM NOT A RAT!} The plausible rat man held his tongue.

"Meowhat maow nya~?"

[What now?] Ara asked, the quest they were on tasked them with clearing out a goblin warbands' camp and it was close by.

"Hmmm." Shiru thought. "There are still plenty more in the camp from what my plants tell me, Daikael." She turned to the fox.

"Yes?" (Daikael)

"This will be where your talents come in handy." Shiru sighed and the fox's eyes shined.

"You want me to explode them, don't you!" Daikael had an idea about what was coming.

"I hate to use such methods, but it's our best bet for doing this safely. Can you make a big enough bomb to-" Shiru was cut off as Daikael dropped a massive sack in the middle of the group?

"What kind you want? I've got napalm, chemical, conventional, cluster, thermobaric, and high explosive. Just take your pick." Daikael smiled.

"W-why do you have so many already made?" Avahn was both shocked and impressed with the number of bombs in the bag.

"Me-wow!" Ara's eyes went wide as she looked in the bag.

"I just... you... Never mind, this is what I asked for, so I'm just going to stop asking questions and be grateful you're on our team." Shiru shook her head.

"What, no nukes?" Alveron laughed.

"Yeah, sadly, that's not possible." Daikael laughed, and so did the entire group. Building nuclear weapons in the game was impossible, even for the crazy fox.

{Yet...} (Daikael)