Chapter 26

Chapter 26

"Izzie!" Sophie screams and runs first towards the bus. We follow behind her, just not as enthusiastically.

The bus horn keeps sounding, and the screams of goblins become louder and louder.

We exit the trees and see other passengers inside the bus. Most of them...

There are two bodies outside, and a few goblins keep stabbing their bodies while screaming. Some of them are even taking a bite out of them.

Then there is another group surrounding the bus. They laugh and growl, still outside as people inside keep poking out with sharpened sticks and weapons they got from the quest.

Sophie staggers onto the clearing.

"N-No..." she stops, seeing around thirty goblins in the clearing. Most of them are level two or three, but some are level five goblin warriors. "Izzy..." she calls quietly, but some of the goblins already turn to her.

A pulse of mana extends to the surrounding from her body, and the goblins that turned to her look confused and turn back to the bus.

Another pulse of mana washes over the entire clearing. Even I feel something telling me to run away. Some goblins even start to leave, but others poke them, growl at them, and they start looking around while sniffing.

In between screaming voices, I hear that of a little girl and Sophie's face is deathly pale.

"Please..." she turns towards us. Another pulse of mana from Sophie, and I stop Tess and Kevin, who are taking a step towards the clearing.

They shake their heads, confused.

Hadwin seems to resist, but Maya and Leon slowly move a step closer and then stop. Even Sophie's skill is not yet strong enough to make them risk their lives.

The girl's eyes then turn to me.

Not to Hadwin.

To me.

"Please, Nathaniel, please..." her voice breaks at the end. Now, I don't feel any mana from her.

Is it doable?

I look at the clearing.

Hmm.

I think it is.

I can do it.

"Use your skill to make a few goblins come here. Around five."

I squeeze my mace and step closer to her.

I see her biting her lips, but she nods. She most likely wants us to rush straight to the bus, but that's too risky.

It's harder to run that way in case something happens.

"Tess, save your mana as much as possible. Only throw your main spear at level 5 goblins and if needed."

Not wasting my mana anymore on [Mana Perception] or any other skill, I step a bit back, just far enough into the forest so not all goblins will spot us. Sophie most likely uses her skill as six goblins turn towards us and rush while screeching.

I breathe out.

Four level two and two level three.

I breathe in.

Sophie holds her spear and stabs the first goblin that rushes at us. The monster dodges it slightly and rushes closer to her, where it's hit with Hadwin's axe.

Tess attacks another one with much greater success as her spear stabs its neck.

I step towards the goblin that rushes me to surprise him, and my mace aims for his face, but he is able to lift up his hand to block it. It breaks, and the goblin falls down with a scream.

Another one rushes me while stabbing, and I step back, grab its spear, and pull it to make him lose balance. While he is staggering, my mace smashes his head.

Another loud roar, and he rushes me again, this time moving faster and using even his hands to move while still holding the axe.

His face is a bloodied mask of rage.

[Focus]

The world becomes quieter, and under the light of polar lights, I focus on the goblin only.

He puts more strength into his left, and I already move to the side by the time he jumps quickly, rushing through the air while letting go of his axe. I feel mana from his hands as he reaches them at me.

But I am not there.

More mana flows through my veins, and the mace's handle creaks in my hands. As he passes in the air next to me, I wait until he misses me with his hands, and then my mace lands with its full power right on the goblin's back.

Crack.

The green monster lands and tries to turn to me but instantly falls, losing all power in its legs. He roars and growls, but his legs do not move at all.

With a hateful look in his eyes, he starts crawling towards me with surprising speed, but I leap a few steps back to the place where he jumped from.

Before he gets to me, I hold his axe in my hand and throw it at him, using some mana. He covers his face, and the axe just wounds him a little bit.

What a terrible throw.

But when he stops covering his face, I am already in front of him, and my mace hits his head with full power. His hands desperately trying to cover it don't help at all.

Crack.

Crack.

Splat.

He finally stops moving.

[You have defeated the Goblin Warrior, lvl 5]

[Lvl 4 > Lvl 5]

I instantly put all three stat points into Mana, making it my highest stat.

[Name: Nathaniel Gwyn]

Difficulty: Hell Floor: 1 Time left until forced return: 4y 363d 18h 9m 59s

Lvl 5

Strength: 7

Dexterity: 9

Constitution: 10

Mana: 11

[Primary Class: Unavailable]

[Sub-class: Unavailable]

Skills:

- Focus Lvl 3

- Mana manipulation Lvl 3

- Mana Perception Lvl 2

- Oscillation Lvl 1

[Skill Points: 0]

[Stat Points: 0]