Chapter 97: Re-engaging
While It looked like a regular goblin, Jonas recalled the problems he'd had with the previous one. With ow he'd fought a couple bugbears in the days since then, he could honestly say this was a bigger threat, despite its smaller size.
Bugbears might be big and strong, but they were also rather stupid. Even the regular goblins didn't seem to be as generally dumb as the bugbears. Though, not by much.
However, the goblins with grey skin seemed to be not only smarter, but incredibly smarter. Then there was also the fact that they had better reflexes and combat prowess than the regualr goblins.
"Elmo, what can you tell us about it?" Jonas asked, keeping his eyes on the goblin, who just seemed to stand at the base of the stairs. Almost as if it was daring them to try and get past it..
"View Stats!" Elmo called out.
Jonas didn't say anything and was conscious of Kim moving to the side, clearly having in mind to flank the goblin. Jonas couldn't argue with that logic. Flanking the goblin could make it easier for one or both of them to land their hits on it.
A minute after Elmo used his spell, he reported what he found out. "It's a hobgoblin, or a goblin champion. While its combat abilities are a lot greater than a regular goblin, it can also inflict the status 'horror' on any girl it rapes, making them unable to fight back. Uh, I get the sense that it usually prefers doing that. Oh, and it can also evolve again to become even stronger, unlike regular goblins or bugbears," Elmo told them.
"Evolve again?" Jonas asked.
"Sorry, it didn't say anything more about that," Elmo answered.