The Goblin King
I entered through the right side of the fork. Upon stepping inside, I saw a mass of goblins kneeling before a much larger one sitting at the back of the cavern.
("Kneeling? Is it being worshiped?") [Solace]
The large goblin looked to be simply a much larger version of them, minus the defined muscles and large belly sticking out. Seeing how much it seemed like a boss fight, I checked its status.
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
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Name: Hurr
Race: Goblin
Class: Goblin King
Gender: Male
Age: 3 years
Level: 57
Health: 5200/5200
Mana: 200/200
Strength: 678
Agility: 440
Intelligence: 50
Willpower: 100
Status: Stable
Skills: |Foul Eater Lv. 8| |Interspecies Breeding Lv. 9| |Cleave Lv. 6| |Vile Bite Lv. 3| |Poison Resistance Lv. 4| |Boulder Throw Lv. 2|
Unique Skill: |Regenerative Consumption Lv. 5|
Titles: |Dominator|
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("What?!") [Solace]
I was stunned. Not only was it over twice my level, it was the first monster I've seen with a unique skill.
("Judging by its name… It most likely heals from only eating.") [Solace]
I wondered if there were any variables like how fresh the meal was or what type of food it had to eat for the skill to activate, but it didn't really matter. Either way, I was going to kill it.
"Gi! Ur Frei!" [Alerted Goblin]
"Translation: Enemy. My king." [Spirit Guide]
One of the goblins spotted me. However, I didn't really care about it that much though. The goblin king stared at me, unmoving and without concern.
"Human…" [Goblin King]
("Huh?") [Solace]
The goblin king spoke the |Mystic Tongue|, the language humans used.
"You can speak in my language?" [Solace]
I questioned it, but it didn't seem to react.
"Did you bring more sacrifices? I won't forgive Medwin if you haven't." [Goblin King]
"Oho…?" [Solace]
A slight twinge of anger burned inside me. Although I wanted to tear apart that fat ugly bastard, I held myself back to gain more information.
"My apologies, but my memory fails me. What do you mean by sacrifices?" [Solace]
The goblin king slammed his fist against the floor in frustration.
"Women! Bring me more women!" [Goblin King]
"Ah… I see." [Solace]
That was all I needed. Medwin made some sort of deal with this goblin, all in exchange for women as sacrifices.
("Spirit Guide, are you capable of telling me if there are any other exits in this cave?") [Solace]
"Response: According to the topography, it is estimated that there is only one exit." [Spirit Guide]
("Good.") [Solace]
Assuming that one exit was behind me, there wasn't anything to worry about.
"Goblin king. You see, I don't work for Medwin." [Solace]
"...What?" [Goblin King]
The goblin tilted his head in confusion.
"No… women?" [Goblin King]
"None whatsoever. And it will remain that way. Forever." [Solace]
I stepped back at the entrance, leaving a little bit of space between me and the cavern.
"|Flame Cannon|." [Solace]
I summoned up balls of fire. Contrary to the name of the skill, I didn't launch them.
"|Earthen Shield|." [Solace]
I made a large shield from the ground, enough to block the entrance between me and the fire. At this point, a few or many people understand what I was doing.
"Human! Are you trying to run?!" [Goblin King]
I could hear the goblins voice through the wall, causing me to make many more layers.
"|Earthen Shield|. |Earthen Shield|." [Solace]
"Mea! Jul Hee!" [Panicked Goblin]
"Translation: I. Can't breathe." [Spirit Guide]
I could hear wails from through the wall I made. It turns out burning the oxygen within the room still works against otherworldly creatures.
"Human! What did you do?!" [Goblin King]
There was slamming against the wall, causing it to crack a little.
"|Earthen Wall|." [Solace]
Thicker and thicker I made the walls. Quieter and quieter I heard their voices.
"You have gained |Experience|. You have gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
I leveled up repeatedly, just until it went completely silent.
("Is it over?") [Solace]
Thinking they had all died, I removed the |Earthen Shield|s.
"...Eh?" [Solace]
My eyes widened in shock.
"Ah… You're finally done hiding… human…" [Goblin King]
I witnessed the goblin king gorging on the corpses of its own kind. For an instant I was confused as to how it had survived without oxygen, but then it hit me.
("This world…!") [Solace]
Considering how the laws of this world worked, the lack of oxygen must have worked like a "damage over time" kind of thing. In that case, the goblin king simply continued to regenerate his health by eating his comrades.
"...You disgusting monster." [Solace]
The goblin king put down his meals, or rather, the dead bodies of his kin and faced me.
"Human. If you will not serve me women, you will serve as my meal!" [Goblin King]