Episode 36
36. Episode 36
“You did a great job on the goblin theme.”
Seun climbed up the back of the watchtower.
There wasn’t much to catch, but Se-un had the power of the ‘Balatan Cliff’s Baboon’. He climbed the steep cliffs of the rocky mountains, but this was easy.
The moment you climb all the watchtowers.
Crunch, thud!
Thud.
With a movement that was now quite familiar, he took the breath out of two goblins standing guard on the watchtower.
Because it was a blow aimed thoroughly at the neck, both of them died without even being able to scream.
After disposing of the corpse with the power of gluttony, Seun looked around calmly.
‘Up to this point, everything is according to plan.’
The goblins were moving busily as if a spark had fallen on their feet.
Well, it was natural for them to be busy, since the goblins on the outskirts were being hit and had to strengthen their security, and then an explosion occurred right in front of the village.
Among them, what Se-woon was looking for was a place that didn’t look busy.
If it was the most important place in the village, then even in this situation, the border would have been strengthened rather than dispersed.
But then, a voice that should not have been heard from the goblin village was faintly heard in Se-un’s ears.
“Hey, save me!”
“Ugh… … .”
“shit…….”
Human voice.
When I looked for the source of the sound, I saw a crude wooden prison on one side of the village. And inside it, there were about ten people locked up.
‘I guess these are the people who started tutorials around here.’
As I said before, the tutorial is not only for Seun’s camp.
Across the vast terrain of the tutorial, numerous beings take part in this brutal competition.
Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed like they too had been forced to participate in Seun’s camp.
‘It can’t be saved right away.’
Releasing them now would be tantamount to suicide. Not only Se-un, but those people would die even more painfully.
Now is the time to think rationally.
If I could save them while clearing the dungeon, I would, but in the worst case scenario, I might have to abandon them.
Meanwhile.
‘found.’
Seun was able to find several locations that appeared to be targets.
A rectangular building with the appearance of a hut or warehouse that looks as splendid as a palace.
Even without checking it directly, Seun could easily guess their identities since he had conquered various dungeons before returning.
‘The one in front would be where the chieftain lives, and the one in the back would be a warehouse.’
Goblins are simple.
Rather, if your intelligence is low, the buildings will all look similar and it will be difficult to infer, but against monsters with moderate intelligence, inference will become easier.
If you simply want to clear the dungeon, hiding in the giant hut and hunting the boss monster would be the priority… … .
Se-woon moved his body towards the warehouse.
The reason we sneaked in here without burning down the forest in the first place was to gain something more than just experience or achievement points.
“Keeeek, keeek!”
Seun passed by among the goblins, each moving busily for their own reasons.
Thanks to proper hiding and the confusion of the situation, no one noticed Seun’s presence.
Unlike the plains outside, the village was perfect for hiding, with all sorts of different structures.
Se-Woon arrived right next to a building that looked like a warehouse in the blink of an eye.
‘I don’t know what’s inside, but they’re being very vigilant.’
The goblins, holding properly maintained weapons rather than the crude weapons seen from outside, seemed to have been properly trained and stood firm in their positions no matter how noisy the surroundings were.
There seemed to be no blind spot for them unless they went underground or fell from the sky.
However, for Se-un, a gap was not something to be found, but rather created.
‘Kasha’s spark.’
Hurrah!
“Keeek?!”
A goblin was startled by the sudden appearance of flames and stepped back.
The reaction was so intense that the guards’ eyes were all focused on the guy for a moment.
However, the flames only flared briefly and then disappeared. Because of this, the goblin became the butt of jokes among other goblins.
He seemed to be desperately trying to explain about the fireworks, but no one was listening.
Meanwhile.
‘It’s easy.’
Se-Woon had already broken through the barrier and arrived at the warehouse door.
There wasn’t even a proper lock, so they just blocked the entrance with a thick piece of wood, but removing it was easier than defeating a goblin.
He carefully opened the door so as not to make a sound and went in. As Se-woon had expected, there were all kinds of items stored inside.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ is greatly disappointed because he can’t see anything to eat.
As soon as I took my first step, I saw various weapons including spears, swords, and shields. These were also cold weapons that were known to be difficult to obtain in the early part of the tutorial.
At first glance, they looked like they were quite useful.
Moreover, next to it was a pile full of unidentified ores that had been picked up from somewhere.
Is it like a lower version of ‘Mammon’s Treasure House’?
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’ frowns, telling us not to dare compare this insignificant and insignificant warehouse with his own.
No, I’ll correct it. To the extent of an extremely low-level version.
‘First, I have to take care of everything.’
In the early part of the tutorial, cold weapons made of iron were rare. In addition, such a variety of equipment went very well with Seun’s ability, ‘Power of Greed’.
However, the problem is that the warehouse is bigger than expected?
Since there was no inventory like in the game, it was impossible to collect all these items by yourself.
That’s right, until just recently.
-The treasure trove of greed (眞) has been opened.
[ Subspace Pocket ]
– A pouch made from a colorless magic tower, with space magic engraved into it, capable of storing items in an area the size of a small warehouse.
It was not Seun’s power, but the real treasure trove that Mamon currently possessed. He took out a small pouch from there.
Then he immediately put the longsword he saw in front of him into his pocket.
If it were original, the bottom of the pocket would have been ripped and torn.
Swish!
The long sword slipped into his pocket as if it were a lie.
The same goes for other equipment.
Whether it was a sword, a spear, or a shield, the pockets took in the equipment from the warehouse as if they were connected to another world.
‘Well, that’s not wrong.’
Subspace pocket.
At the top, there was an item called the ‘Pocket of Infinity’.
It was sold for a very high price because it was very useful to the players.
Since he got the item for free, it was a much more profitable deal than the price he paid for lending Durandal.
“I’ve packed all the equipment.”
Se-woon turned his head.
Because of its large size, it not only contained equipment, but also various other items such as jewels and preserved food.
Since there was still plenty of space in the subspace pocket, I swept all the items in without hesitation.
Then, a blue jewel caught Se-woon’s eye.
“Mana stone?”
The ethereal energy that filled the jewel. It was clearly mana.
It didn’t look that good quality, but that didn’t mean it was unusable.
Besides, the number was larger than expected.
Even if you count roughly, there are more than a hundred.
Although he didn’t know where he got it, it seemed to Se-Woon to be the most useful of all the items in this warehouse.
‘Because the uses of mana stones are endless.’
Like the black magic stone used on Baekhyun before, it can be used to absorb mana, and various magic can be engraved. It can also be used on equipment to infuse it with magical power.
At that moment, a plan came to Se-un’s mind.
‘If that’s the way… … .’
The original plan was to defeat the boss monster and then take advantage of the confusion of the goblins to escape or set fire to the village, but with this mana stone, I thought I could come up with a much better ‘plan’.
One of Seun’s creeds.
Think briefly, act quickly.
Seun, who had cleared out all the items in the warehouse, moved his body to carry out a new plan.
* * *
The largest and most ornate hut in the goblin colony.
It was the residence of ‘Kokongkak’, the chieftain who ruled over the thousands of goblins that existed in this village.
And today, the chieftain’s mood seemed worse than ever.
“Keep on! You still haven’t found it!”
“Keeek… … .”
“These useless things!”
Bam!
The goblin’s head was roughly blown off by the thick club that Kokonggak swung.
Immense strength.
He was a hobgoblin, a goblin chosen to be king from the moment he was born. He was as tall and large as an average orc, and his strength was so great that it was hard to believe he was a goblin.
“Keel… … .”
“Keeeek… … .”
A true tyrant.
The goblins in front of Kokonggak trembled as they watched their comrade’s head explode.
It didn’t matter what kind of achievements or loyalty he had. If he was in a bad mood or didn’t like something, everyone would have their heads blown off like that.
If it were a human society, there would have been a rebellion right away, but it was different in the goblin village.
A society where power is everything.
The politics of fear was a more effective political tool than anything else.
“Get out! Find that intruder now!”
“Keeruk!”
“And you! Go and bring me just one of the youngest humans. I need to fill my stomach.”
“Crunch! Crunch!”
Humans were one of the cocoon’s favorite foods.
How on earth did he eat and live? He doesn’t have much muscle, his skin is light, and he doesn’t smell.
Recently, I was lucky enough to capture about ten of those humans.
Kokonggak sat on his throne, his anger rising to the tip of his head at the thought of eating humans subsiding a little.
“Keep on! Those idiots. They’re just not up to par.”
“That’s right.”
“Isn’t that so? As expected, this body… … what?”
Phew!
“Ugh!”
A sudden attack.
Kokonggak rolled over in a hurry at the sharp sensation he felt on his neck.
I narrowly escaped death, but my carotid artery was cut, so green blood spurted out like a fountain. If I had been even a little late in avoiding it, my cervical vertebrae would have snapped.
Kokonggak raised his head, pressing the wound urgently.
And in that place, a human wearing red armor was wiping green blood off his dagger.
“As expected of a named monster. Your reflexes are quick.”
“Keeruk! What are you!”
Kokongkak shouted in anger.
Clearly, there was no sign of life. The human seemed to have suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The attack was so sharp that it cut off his own neck without even the slightest resistance.
Kokongkak, who had ruled over others since birth and had never felt a sense of crisis, felt his life in danger for the first time and the hair on his entire body stood on end.
My instincts were screaming at me to run away, and my pounding heart was preventing me from stopping the bleeding properly.
“Well, it’s a waste of time to explain it to you.”
As the human approached, Kokonggak unconsciously took a step back and raised his voice in urgency.
I felt it instinctively. I couldn’t beat this guy one-on-one.
But isn’t this the center of the village he rules over?
“Guards! Come here, you damn things!”
“late.”
“what?”
Hundreds, thousands of goblins would soon be coming, but the man’s face showed no sign of worry.
Soon after, the man began to behave in a questionable manner.
He lifts his left hand, which is not holding the dagger, and lightly flicks his thumb and middle finger.
Just as the sound reached his ears.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!!
Crunch!
Gurrrrrr!!
A huge, eardrum-bursting roar was heard from behind Kokongkak.
The gust of wind that came with the sweltering heat pushed his body away, forcing him to roll awkwardly on the floor.
Green blood gushed out from the wound where the pressure had failed.
Let’s look back, clenching our trembling hands.
“My, my village!”
The goblin village had turned into an inferno.
fantasy,
