Chapter 68: Goblin champion
Riven used the stairs to get down to the third floor. As soon as he got there, the smell of mold and old wood filled his nose.
He looked around, and this floor was not the same as those above. The walls were made of stone bricks, and the ceilings were reinforced with wooden beams that had seen better days.
Riven looked around. There were so many paths to floor right off the bat, but he didn’t have a good feeling about this third floor—it felt like something was already watching him.
Suddenly, he sensed something headed for him. He moved out of the way just in the nick of time as a spear shot past his ear and stuck to a wall behind him, blasting a deep hole into the wall.
Immediately, he pulled out his sword and charged into the hallway. He spotted a figure standing in the far distance of the hallway, and he knew that was the being that attacked.
The creature saw Riven coming and pulled a sword as well, charging to meet Riven. When they were finally close, Riven saw that it was a hobgoblin, but this one was vastly different from the one he had met on the second floor.
It was faster, looked stronger, and gave off a unique aura. Riven smiled as he approached. He knew this was about to be a crazy good fight, and he had wanted to test out his sword mastery now.
The goblin went for the first attack—a diagonal slash to end it all—but Riven was faster than that. He planted his feet, spun to the side, dodged the attack, and went in for a counter.
The goblin didn’t expect such a move but was still able to react to it. He parried Riven’s sword but got pushed back a few steps.