Chapter 51: Down Underground (IV)
The cold edge of his blade cleaved through the neck of a goblin effortlessly as Ember blurred past its crumbling form. Evading the spurt of blood, he shifted to his next target, pinning the blade into its chest. Accompanied by the great acceleration of his movement skill, he had all the power required to pierce through the bone armour.
With both hands on the hilt of his sword, Ember blitzed through the goblins' ranks, leaving severed limbs and beheaded corpses in his wake. If there was any detestation he felt in killing humanoid creatures, all of it was blunted by Mind Wall.
As multiple targets charged at him, Ember flung a couple of them aside with a wave of his palm, hurling a fierce kinetic force into their faces. Before, he would always maintain a safe distance from his enemies and target them with his wand while only defending himself with his sword. After some thought, Ember decided to put more effort into his close-quarters combat as well, and the result was pretty evident to any bystanders.
It wasn’t as effortless as standing around and dispatching the diminutive creatures with wind blades. No, Ember had to be much more proactive in these bouts, but with the blade, he was a lot faster at felling the forsaken spawns. Since the goblins didn’t possess even the same defences as the Mirewood Toads, Ember’s sword found purchase even with a little application of mana. His mana expenditure for the day had been barely a third of his usual amount, and this was the fourth pack of goblins, the largest one so far, they had dispatched.
Thwarting a slingshot with a more focused Kinetic Push, Ember darted towards the far rear, where the goblins were more densely concentrated. He still didn’t have enough mastery over the spell to redirect the shot back at the goblins. All he could manage was saving himself from the impact.
Despite those rowdy green spawns failing to capture or kill even one of them, their pursuit remained steadfast. The more they fell, the more of their kind emerged from the depths. This group already sported over forty of them, headed by six hobgoblins. It was almost as if these forsaken creatures were defending their home against the trespassing humans.
“Alright,” Elin called, clapping her palms to get their attention once the battle settled. “Pick up whatever spoils you like. Do not fight over them. We are going to scout a few kilometres further before calling it a day.”
[Enemy slain. Goblin Warrior (Tier 4) ×5, Goblin Warrior (Tier 3) ×3][Mana Augmentation (Iron) +3 → 4]
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