episode_0027

27. 1st layer (6)

I brought Roy and Robin along and showed them one by one how to handle their weapons and how to use their shields.

For Roy, who didn’t seem to be able to use a club, I showed him the technique of simply swinging his shield as a weapon and defense to subdue him, and for Robin, I explained and demonstrated that he had some kind of protection related to swordsmanship, and he quickly began to form plausible poses.

“Whew… You two, prepare dinner and rest.”

“Yes, brother.”

“…”

“Cain~ Me too~”

After sending the two away, he saw Tanya approaching and handed Roy’s club to Tanya.

“The club has a longer reach than the dagger and can be used for rough striking, so use this instead of the dagger.”

“Okay..! Got it!!!”

Tanya, who didn’t even look at the parchment I gave her or the explanation I gave her during the first match, followed my words with a very active attitude and swung the club back and forth.

When I thought I had gotten a certain amount of posture, I called Tanya over.

“Don’t push yourself too hard. Take a break and do better in the actual game.”

“Yeah… But can you do it well?”

“When exploring, you don’t necessarily have to kill monsters to raise your status. You can also raise your status by taking actions that contribute to the exploration.”

“Really?”

“So I’m telling you not to push yourself too hard and kill them, okay?”

“Yeah!!”

After eating and checking their postures again, I gave the three men attribute training for four hours and gave them the remaining four hours to rest.

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“Roy, you got it?”

“Okay, bro!”

“…Okay.”

While they were spending time resting, Tanya and Robin stayed by Roy’s side and began brainwashing him (not necessarily brainwashing him) to keep telling him that it was okay.

Eventually, as the time for the goblins to fall asleep neared, I felt a bit strange seeing Roy’s complexion looking much better than before.

“Okay. I think it’s almost time now, so I’ll go first. Unnie, turn off the lantern.”

“Be careful, Cain…”

“Don’t worry.”

I flipped over the 8-hour hourglass and the 4-hour hourglass and got up, grabbing the dagger, Roy’s club, and Robin’s sword.

If someone saw me, they would think I was sending my husband to war. I slowly walked forward, leaving behind Tanya, whose eyes were teary, and Roy and Robin, whose expressions were tense.

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“Krrrr….”

As I approached the gap and looked closer, I saw three guys taking turns and going on a reconnaissance mission, while the rest of them were slowly falling asleep.

After waiting for Sia to adjust, I took another look around the vacant lot.

Sweep-

After what felt like about 10 minutes, I carefully entered the open space and carefully placed my club and sword on the ground nearby.

The guys who just left to scout were one with a large shield and two with one-handed swords.

Of the remaining ones, four had shields, and sixteen, including the leader, had weapons.

There was a scimitar next to the leader in the center of the clearing, and looking at the other crude weapons, it seemed like it would be okay to start by cutting off the leader’s neck.

I approached a little closer to check for traps or other unusual features, but found nothing unusual, so I returned to my companions.

“Everyone, get ready.”

“Ugh…!”

“Robin, don’t stab, just cut, okay?”

“Yes…Yes! Brother.”

“Mr. Roy pushes away the guys coming in front of Tanya with his shield, and Tanya hits the heads of the guys who fell.”

“…yes…”

“Ugh…yeah!!! Got it!!”

“If it doesn’t work out, tell me in advance and turn on the lantern, okay?”

“Yeah!!”

So we reviewed the operation once again and moved together.

“I’ll start by making sure everyone comes into the open space and has their weapons ready, okay? ”

Nod-

When we reached the area where the passage narrowed, we talked quietly and entered the open space first.

Swish-

When I was out scouting for 12 hours the day before, I didn’t just scout, I kept running simulations in my head.

Before I realized my past life, my fighting ability was based solely on what I had heard from eavesdropping, what Mr. Hawk had told me, and what I had seen Claude do and copied, or on instinctive movements when fighting monsters.

In the city, there were also ways to learn combat by collaborating with other parties or visiting the training center in the city.

However, when we left our hometown, we were not wealthy, so we started from the bottom with only the basic equipment provided by the union, and we had no financial means. Later, with Claude’s explosive growth and the synergy of the three of us, we were able to explore the labyrinth, and we started earning some income, but by then, I thought, “Do I really need to learn it?” and stopped going.

Because of Sia’s aversion to men, it was difficult for us to interact with other parties, so the three of us continued to explore, and my fighting style was simply clumsy.

now?

After two years of practicing underhanded tactics and honing his dagger skills through actual combat, and after getting beaten up by a few of the more powerful husbands while flirting with married women in his past life, he began to feel more confident that he could fight more efficiently as he recalled the movements of the martial arts he had learned.

Dalgrak-

Ss …

Wiggle!

“Keruk…!”

As I approached the goblins as close as possible, I looked through the gap and heard Tanya and Robin carefully raising their weapons.

The three of them, who were about to quietly enter the open space and form a formation, froze as they saw a few goblins twitching and flinching at the small noise.

After the three of them stopped for a while and confirmed that the goblins were no longer responding, they slowly walked out into the open space.

I nodded slightly and turned my gaze towards the leader after confirming that Roy was standing in front with his shield facing forward, Tanya behind him, and Robin positioned slightly diagonally to the side of Roy.

“Krrr-”

It is larger than other goblins and reaches up to the forehead, but it is still a goblin.

Although it was only about 10 meters away, I jumped with all my might, holding the dagger in my hand.

Taat!!

“Keeek?”

Phew!!!

“Krrr!!”

And without a single mistake, he landed on the leader’s spot and split his neck in one go.

The sound of the leader dying all at once, with a sound like boiling phlegm instead of a scream, startles the sleeping ones around him and wakes them up.

“Keeek!!!”

“Kyaaah!!”

I turned my head to look at Tanya and her companions and saw Roy hunching his shoulders and hiding behind his shield.

And I, holding the scimitar that was next to the leader in my left hand and the dagger in my right, ran through the goblins.

Chae-Ang-

Choaaaah-!!!

“Kyaaahh …

Choaaaak!!!

Since I didn’t have to muffle their sounds, I used my agility and strength stats to move around using kickboxing steps, kicking their weapons as far away as possible and then cutting into their flesh with my scimitar as I saw them.

Phew!!

Kkwaddeok!!

In the midst of the chaos, I low kicked the heads of those who had not yet woken up, and kicked their weapons far away, causing several of them to turn around to pick up their weapons.

Phew!!

“Keeek!!!”

He plunged his scimitar into the back of one of them and ran towards the others, holding his dagger.

Thud!!!

“Kueeek!!!”

Kwasijik!!!

“Kyaaah!!!”

I quickly moved forward, stepping on any men I saw who were still hesitating in the confusing situation.

Wheeek!

Kwajik-!

“Cheep..!”

Then, I heard the sound of a man swinging a club behind me, so I quickly turned around, raised my left leg, and blocked the swing with my leggings.

“in the meal?”

The difference in strength causes the brace to bend slightly and the guy’s body to sway from the recoil.

Taking advantage of the gap, I step forward slightly with my left leg turned to the 11 o’clock position and step on the step.

Open your hips and straighten your legs with your right foot… Was it like this?

Shhh!!

Oh my gosh!!!!

Thud!

Kkudangtang!!!

I kicked a middle kick, but the power of the middle kick sent a high kick into the short guy’s head, and I saw his neck turn around and fly a few meters before he squirmed and fell.

“Keeeek…!”

I felt the others stop in confusion, and when I looked around, I saw that ten of them were dead or incapacitated.

“What the heck? Why is this shit so hard?”

Honestly, I thought it would be a bit too much to try to do it alone, but when I actually tried it, it was doable.

“Die!!!”

Choooah!! Choooah!!! Choooah!!!!

“Keeek!!”

“Ugh…u …

thud!!

“Keeeek!!!”

“Gyaaaah!!”

Kwak!! Boom!! Boom!!!

I turned my head at the sound and saw Robin stabbing one of the goblins with his sword while Tanya was pounding the head of another goblin that Roy had knocked down with his shield.

And then a goblin appeared, rushing towards Robin, who was stabbing someone without thinking.

“Kyaaah!!”

“Robin!!! In front!!!!”

Chaeeeng!!!

“Oh my gosh!! Thank you, bro!!”

Robin barely responded to my screams as he held his sword, a faint light emanating from his sword as he blocked the dagger of the bastard running towards me just before it stabbed me.

“Ugh…! Hyung, help me!!”

“Uh….uhhh!!!”

Robin, who was struggling with the goblin in a precarious position, perhaps because he was using his shield in an awkward position, shouted urgently. Roy, who was trembling next to him, ran towards the goblin with his shield in front.

Kuung!!!!

“Keeeek!!!”

“Ugh!”

Chaenggrang!

Roy, who was either off-step or had his leg twisted, goes down with the goblin while doing a body slam with his shield.

The goblin dropped the dagger from his hand and was struggling between Roy and his shield.

Kwajik! Kwajik!! Kwajik!!

“Die!! Huu …

Tanya looked a little unwell as she was clawing at the goblins’ heads, making a sound that was either a scream or a cry, but fortunately none of them fell in that direction except for the three of them.

The rest of the guys, who had hesitated a bit because of the guy who got hit with a middle kick and had his head spun around more than once, were cautiously approaching me with their weapons drawn.

“If it ends like this, it’s too easy..?”

“Keeek!!!!”

From leaping up and approaching to grab the leader’s neck, to the middle kick or kickboxing base step, everything I used in this battle was done with more skill stats, so it was really fun to see how everything was done more cleanly than in my previous life, from power distribution, joint range of motion adjustment, and point of impact adjustment.

“When I go from the labyrinth to the city, I have to have a duel with Claude.”

Looking at the status window, it looks like other statuses are about to rise, so it might be worth a try if you get stuck when you return?