episode_0009

“Seris! Kara!”

Gedric’s voice was heard from a short distance away. I hid myself and searched for Gedric’s location.

‘It’s over there.’

I found Gedric. In his hand is a bloody sword. A head-to-head match will not be possible. I drew my dagger and slowly approached Gedric’s square.

‘Do we really have to do this?’

The closer I got to him, the more I thought about it. Do I really have to kill him? Shouldn’t you just threaten us or tell us to leave us alone?

I shook my head. This is the person who chased after the goblins, even killing them with a sword. There is no way it can be resolved with words.

I walked towards him, erasing my weak thoughts and the sound of my footsteps. It has reached a point where it is no longer possible to approach without being detected. I held the dagger in my hand and rushed at him.

“Ugh?!”

Gedric heard my footsteps and turned towards me. As soon as he saw me he twisted his body.

“Damn.”

I couldn’t drive it deep. I clicked my tongue and swung my dagger.

“Han Yu-seong! What are you doing? Stop!”

Gedric shouted, dodging my dagger. But there was no reason for me to stop. This is because the moment when Gedric is caught in a surprise attack is the most advantageous point for me.

I silently moved the dagger.

Anywhere was good. You only need to cut it properly once. Then Gedric will become more and more exhausted from the blood loss and pain, and will lose his pace.

But I couldn’t score a single effective hit. Even though Gedric had his feet tangled, he flexibly blocked my attack.

Eventually, Gedric regained his composure. I distanced myself from him.

“Are you done, kid?”

“…What are you doing?”

“That’s what I want to say. Why are you doing this? Rather, where is Ceris?”

I gave an estimate without answering.

Gedric’s skills are much better than mine. That’s enough to flexibly respond to a surprise attack aimed at the back. You must have learned it professionally somewhere.

‘Are you a knight? No, that can’t be possible.’

Even trolls are easy to hunt. If Gedric were a knight, I would already be dead.

“Not answering? If you bring me back obediently right now, I will save your life.”

If I have skills, what about weapons? I am the dagger and that man is the sword.

The difference in range is significant.

I decided I couldn’t beat Gedric. I rolled my eyes, decided on an escape route, and ran straight away.

“This bastard!”

Gedric’s angry voice was heard from behind. I didn’t look back. When you look back, you inevitably slow down.

“Stop! They said if you bring me in right now, they’ll take care of it!”

As I heard Gedric chasing me, I ran without stopping. After a long chase, we arrived at our destination. I stopped running and looked back.

“Huh…Huh…You damn bastard…”

Gedric gasped. As he was 20 years older than me, his physical strength was not good.

“Have you realized it now? The way you can live is…”

Gedric’s triumphant expression became distorted. It was because I saw the wooden fence behind me.

“What is that?”

“Goblin Den.”

It wasn’t exactly the goblin den I was looking for. This is a den I came across while running there. All I needed was a goblin, so it didn’t matter where I went.

I took a deep breath.

“Goblins! Please save me!!”

I shouted loudly.

Gedric looked at me like I was looking at a crazy person.

“Are you crazy? Let’s die together, is this it?”

Gedric came towards me. He must be planning to kill or subdue me. But I frowned and stopped when I heard footsteps behind me.

-Klik? human? Why are humans here?

The entrance to the wooden fence opened and several goblins came out. I spoke to them with the most humble expression on my face.

“Please save me! That guy, that guy went crazy, harmed the goblins, and then tried to kill me too!”

Gedric must not be sent away alive. He might tell the Baron about me and Cerys.

So I chose to gamble.

I confirmed that the goblins could understand me when I killed them.

What was important was how the goblins reacted when they heard what I said.

It’s best if you believe me and attack Gedric. Killing both me and Gedric would be the lesser evil.

‘The goblins I saved shouldn’t be here.’

If they are there, it will be revealed that my words are lies. I looked at the goblins that had come out to see if they were there or not.

I don’t know because that’s where all the goblins come from. It felt like differentiating ants.

I just prayed.

“What are you saying, you crazy bastard!”

“Hee, hee! Please save the goblins! That guy is trying to kill me!”

I quickly hid behind the goblin. The goblins were confused, unable to understand the situation.

-What situation is this?

-I don’t know either. What do we do?

-Should we just kill them all?

-That would be great!

Fuck. For these stupid goblins, worrying was a luxury. If this happens, you will have to stab Gedric in a melee with the goblins.

Can you do it?

No, I have to. I also got a status window, so I can’t get behind it.

I steeled my resolve and tried to pull out the dagger. Until I felt a huge figure behind me.

I looked back. A goblin larger than me was standing there.

‘Is the goblin bigger than me?’

It wasn’t that it was huge or anything, but the fact that the goblin was bigger than me was a bit shocking.

-What’s going on?

The giant goblin asked in a low voice.

-Klick! Tribal leader. The humans have arrived! Now just kill it!

-is it?

“Oh no, no!”

-hmm? Human, do you know how to speak our language?

“Yes! I am good at speaking! So, I would like to explain what the situation is…”

-Tell me.

I explained the current situation to the tribal leader goblin. Since Gedric could not intervene, he was free to distort and flesh out the story.

-So, that person is the culprit who killed his own people?

“Yes! That’s right! He’s a very bad guy. When I tried to tell the goblins, they tried to kill me. Because of this, we were unable to notify in time and the village…”

-Hmm… I see…

The giant goblin turned his gaze towards Gedric. At first glance, it looks like he is organizing his thoughts.

“Did you actually talk to a goblin? No, those were human words…?”

Gedric had a shocked face.

-What does that person mean?

“I am astonished to see the majestic appearance of the tribal chief!”

-hmm? Haha! Yeah, it’s worth it. I am the second-largest among my people.

The tribal leader said as if he was proud.

‘There’s someone bigger than him?’

I don’t know what happened to the goblins here.

-good night. I will protect you.

“Thank you!”

-Klik? The tribal leader and chieftain ordered that any human who invaded their territory be killed.

-This guy knows how to speak the language of his own people. There are many places to use it. Stop talking nonsense and kill that guy.

-Klick! i get it!

The goblins, excluding the tribal leader, surrounded Gedric.

“Cases like this are crazy…!”

The fight between the goblin and Gedric has begun. I watched the fight with the tribal leader.

“Huh? Tribal leader, it looks like the other goblins are pushing you back?”

The goblins have the numerical advantage. However, Gedric was much better physically and technically than those guys. The goblins were cut down easily.

Seven birds attacked and four died. The goblins were scared and couldn’t get close to Gedric.

Useless bastards.

“Han Yu-seong! Let’s finish these guys!”

-What do you mean?

“These guys also say there is nothing special and say insulting things to the tribal leader.”

“When will I!”

“How dare you show off to the tribal leader! You bastard, your mouth is open!”

“This bastard..!”

Gedric ground his teeth. I took a quick look at the tribe leader’s thoughts. Looking at the protruding tendons, it looked like he was angry.

-I will step forward. You guys get out of the way.

-Klick!

The goblins stepped aside as if they had been waiting. The tribal leader swung a huge wooden club at Gedric.

“Pfft..!”

Gedric dodged the club and swung his sword, cutting the tribal leader’s thigh.

-This human bastard! dare!

The tribal leader seemed angry at being injured and swung his club wildly. It was an attack that could have resulted in fatal injuries if hit even once.

But it was simple.

Gedric dodged the attack and left a small wound on the tribal leader. The tribal leader was becoming increasingly tired.

‘Is this how I’m going to lose?’

I thought there was something to it because it was a huge goblin, but it wasn’t. It was just a big goblin.

I gave up my expectations and pulled out my dagger. Gedric threw the dagger just in time to avoid the club.

The dagger flew towards Gedric. Gedric was scared when he saw the flying dagger and dodged it.

“You son of a bitch!!”

Gedric, who dodged the dagger, looked at me and cursed.

There would be no time for that.

-Gotcha!

Gedric lost his posture while avoiding the dagger. The tribal leader did not miss that moment. He swung the club with all his might.

Kwasik!

Gedric’s body fell to the floor with a dull sound. The tribal leader frantically swung his club at the fallen Gedric.

Gedric’s body was crushed beyond recognition. The satisfied tribal leader sat down on the floor.

“Are you okay?”

I approached the tribal leader. The tribal leader gasped and waved his hands.

-Okay. This is nothing to me.

“Thank goodness. We will help you.”

-Okay…no, please.

The tribal leader was about to refuse, but when he realized his condition, he calmly accepted. I picked up the dagger that had fallen on the floor and helped the tribe leader.

“But are all the goblins here? What about other people?”

-I left with the chief to punish the village. You must be enjoying yourself to the fullest by now.

“Does that mean that the goblins here right now are all?”

-okay. A little faster than that… Huh?! What is this…

I pulled out the dagger that was stuck in the back of the tribe leader’s neck and stabbed him again. This continues until the tribal leader dies.

[15 Karma has been obtained.]

I stopped wielding the dagger only after a notification window popped up saying that I had acquired karma. I got up and looked around. The goblins stared at me in fear.

-Chi, Kirik, the tribal leader..! human! What are you doing!

I approached Gedric’s body. When I saw the body crushed with a club, I felt disgusted.

I tried my best not to look at the body and picked up Gedric’s sword. I just tried to swing it around.

“Not much…”

Is it because I only used daggers for two years? It didn’t fit as well as I thought.

“Still, it’s better than a dagger.”

I walked over to the trembling goblins.

-Kik, kkirik…!

Too much time wasted. I have to finish it quickly and go back.