10 The Stygian Lair[2]
After the goblin shouted...
I heard rushed footsteps and immediately assumed that those were coming from the goblins rushing into my location.
Gritting my teeth...
I pressed my feet onto the ground–
Bam!
–And dashed toward the goblin who just screamed.
"You shit!"
SLASH-!
I slashed the goblin dead out of annoyance and its body was split into two.
After that...
10 goblins showed up.
They're running toward me...
"Fuck."
A gun then appeared in my right hand...
Shooting a moving target using one hand is rather stupid.
But because I have enough strength to withstand the recoil of the gun, I can do it...
So, I rushed to the herd of goblins.
Stab!
And stabbed one of them with my claws using my left hand, looking around, I saw three long-range weapon users.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
I shot them down with the gun in my right hand...
Then I launched a kick to the three goblins in front of me.
BAM!
They went flying, and the one who received the kick head-on... Died.
After that, I swiftly dashed back while still shooting at the herd.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
I cast towards one of the alive goblins, and pulled it over me...
I grabbed its head and placed it on the side of my head.
And immediately after doing so...
Puck-
An arrow pierced its head.
A goblin with a bow was targeting me from the side.
Bang!
So I shot it dead.
I threw the goblin's corpse in my hand away...
Then I transferred mana to my legs.
And with them covered in mana...
Bam-
I jumped through the obstacles around me, and while doing so...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
I'm pulling the trigger of my gun nonstop.
Thud–
A lot of dead goblins keep falling off the ground.
Well, that's because I'm not shooting at random...
I'm keeping an eye on as many goblins as I can and shoot the most dangerous-looking ones.
Upon closer observation, I can tell that the goblins have an identical speed with the moving targets of difficulty 7 back in the academy...
But the problem is their number.
Also, unlike the targets, they're attacking me back...
I scanned my surroundings and started to make a plan.
While doing so...
"Keuk!"
An arrow pierced my back.
An attack reached me as soon as I lost focus...
It hurts, but it's bearable.
And at least, I now have a plan to deal with all of the goblins...
Using , I grabbed and moved things like crates and rocks, and made a one-way straight path.
Then at the end of the path I created...
I stood there.
With this, the goblins will just be able to attack me from the front and I don't need to watch my back anymore...
"I'll kill you all..."
I mumbled.
"I'm just gonna think that after this, I'll have 50,000 Zeals."
Then I added.
Not long after that, goblins started to enter the path I made.
I looked in front of me, where numerous goblins were running at me... Then I pointed my gun in their direction.
"The rewards should be good, you damn transcend beings!"
I exclaimed as I pulled the trigger.
Bang—
I prioritized shooting every long-range weapon user I saw.
But because of that, goblins that use close-range weapons got near me...
Using my claws with mana engulfing them.
I slashed down every goblin that got near me.
Slash! Slash! Splash-!
-Kieek!
-Kieeeek?!
Cries of goblins echo throughout the room.
Which I ignored.
Rotating my body and drawing an arc with my right foot covered with mana...
I performed a side whip kick.
BAM!
Which hit a goblin that was trying to ambush me by jumping off from above. It got sent flying, crashing to the wall and dying.
I learned a lot of martial arts that involve kicks. Taekwondo is one of them.
"This is kinda fun."
I muttered unconsciously. My heart is beating so fast because of excitement...
[Are you perhaps a masochist?]
The system then asked.
"No, I'm imagining the goblins as the transcend beings..."
And I answered with a grin.
Then, unconsciously activated, reacting to my feelings.
And a heavy majestic aura scattered throughout the area, coming from me. This made all goblins stop moving.
A terrified expression soon formed on their faces.
Then their breathing became unstable.
It's like they're choking at something...
And when I saw that, I wasted no time and rushed at the herd of the goblins!
Then with my claws...
SLASH—!
With my gun...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
And by kicking...
BAM-!
I started slaughtering them one by one!
***
Even against an opponent with an overwhelming presence, with their lives on the line, the goblins started fighting back...
Even though their instincts are telling them to surrender against Raven.
And even if their movements were dull because of the fear in their minds. ..
The goblins still tried their best and fought back.
It was then, Raven cast magic to restrain their movements.
He reconstructed and made a spell called !
Upon the activation of the magic, a lot of rope made of mana appeared and restrained most of the goblins near Raven!
-Kiek?
-Kieek...?
At the sudden appearance of the ropes, the goblins looked at Raven.
Raven who is covered in the blood of goblins, Raven who is smiling so brightly while killing their kind...
Then, Raven looked at them too.
The goblins felt fear and their whole body trembled.
They lost their will to fight...
And that's when the massacre started.
***
{Raven's POV}
Bang!
I just shot down the last goblin alive in this room.
"Haaa... Haaa..."
My breathing was rough, having fought for about half an hour with no room to breathe properly...
It's not unusual.
[To be exact, you fought for 42 minutes and 11 seconds. Aren't you happy? You cleaned this room in under an hour!]
The system appeared.
"Shut your trap."
[Your fighting sense is really awesome, it seems like you have a talent for fighting. You were born in the wrong era in your previous world, but here, you can rise to the top! Clap! Clap! Clap!]
The system is still annoying from time to time, I don't know if it's intentional or not. The point is, it's annoying.
Ignoring the system, I looked at my body.
I'm bloody and covered with wounds. I got some arrows stabbed in my body and some cuts. There's also a dagger stabbed in my side, good thing it's not deep...
Anyway, I started pulling them out one by one.
"It fucking stings."
I took out an intermediate life potion from my spatial storage and immediately drank it.
After that, I started collecting monster cores. Goblin's body parts are pretty much useless so I just collected their cores. I also took out all of the corpses I put in my spatial storage before, I stored them to hide their bodies and not reveal my existence, but in the end, I still got discovered.
I collected their cores... And left the corpses behind.
I went to the corner of the room and rested there. I ate some of my packed food to recover my stamina.
Then I transformed into a cat to recover my mana faster...
I'm still not planning to go back yet.
After killing all the goblins in the room, the whole place trembled for a while and a new path appeared...
It's where the boss room is.
I'm sure of it now.
Of course, I'm planning to fight the boss.
***
After resting for about 4 hours, I stood up...
'My wounds are pretty much healed. My body still aches, but I'm fine, probably...'
I recovered some of my mana with the help of the [Ring of Gluttony].
Then I bought a low stamina potion from the system shop earlier and drank it, so my stamina is now replenished too.
So with that, I entered the path that leads to the boss room...
And not long after...
I reached the end of the path. There's a huge door.
I approached it and opened the door...
Creak!
With a loud creaking sound...
Bam-
The door opened, and I entered the room.
Boom!
The door behind me immediately closed, trapping me inside the room.
"I fucking knew it."
I grumbled.
I'm not even surprised anymore, those damn transcend beings did this, I'm so fucking sure of it...
Anyway, it's dark in the room but I can see just fine.
Oh, and about Yuki, she was sleeping in my spatial storage the whole time after she finished the task I gave her.
I looked around...
And noticed how spacious the room is, it's like I'm inside a circular arena.
And in the center of the room...
There's a huge humanoid figure standing.
"I put a rank goblin champion as a boss in this dungeon..."
I mumbled, wearing an annoyed expression on my face.
"These damn transcend shitheads."
What stood in the middle was a 2-meter-tall gnoll holding a battle axe!
It's the weakest rank monster!
"Well, I kinda expected this."
I already know something will change in the boss, and it being a completely different monster is within my expectations.
Anyway, looks like the gnoll didn't notice me yet...
Gnolls are fast, but their strength and regeneration ability are bad.
So with that information in mind...
Bam!
I kicked onto the ground and dashed toward the gnoll!
I then raised my left palm and aimed it at the gnoll.
""
Then I cast a magic when I closed in the distance between us!
Black mana ropes restrained both of its arms. The gnoll was surprised by the sudden appearance of those ropes.
""
With my left palm still lifted, I cast another magic, the claw of shot and clutched to the gnoll's shoulder...
Then I pulled myself in toward the gnoll, resulting in me immediately reaching the gnoll!
Then with the muzzle of my gun touching the gnoll's right eye...
I pulled the trigger.
Bang!
It all happened too fast, so the gnoll was unable to dodge.
-ARGHH!
It shouted and swung its axe at random.
I spun to the right to dodge its attack.
Then my left fingernails turned into claws, covered with mana.
And using the spinning momentum and my training bracelets to make my left hand heavier...
Puk!
I stabbed the left side of the gnoll's neck. My claws dug in pretty deep.
-ARRRGH!
The gnoll then swung his left hand and formed a fist, it's heading in my direction...
So using the gnoll's body as a foothold, I kicked my feet on it and swiftly dashed backward.
Swoosh–
Dodging the gnoll's attack effortlessly.
Then I pulled the trigger of my gun while it was aimed at the gnoll's undamaged left eye.
Bang!
-KEUK! ARRRRGGRAAAAA!!!!
Now, both of its eyes are destroyed.
Its speed is now useless...
""
Ignoring the gnoll's ear-deafening screams.
I cast a buff on myself and charged again to the gnoll, toward its lower body.
I passed my gun to my left hand and accumulated mana in my right hand...
Then forming it into a fist.
I punched it out.
BAM!
Crack!
A loud sound of something breaking was heard as soon as I hit its pelvis...
-AAARHGGH!!!...urghhhgrrrr...
Looks like the gnoll is a man, it let out a pained scream and it stumbled to the ground butt first.
Not wasting any second, I dashed at the gnoll again. Now my right fingernails turned to claws...
Puk!
Then I stabbed the gnoll's head, between its eyes.
The gnoll's blood splashed onto me.
My stomach felt sick, but my expression didn't change a bit.
Then looking down at the gnoll...
-Keuu..uk
It's still alive.
I frowned.
""
And with the [Ring of Gluttony] inside its head. I activated the ring's unique skill.
Not long, the gnoll's head became pale and no life could be seen from it.
I dropped my gun.
Slash!
And decapitated its head out of its neck with my claws in my left hand.
I threw its head away and stood up.
"Phew..."
'That's an easy 5000 Zeals'
It's a rank higher than me, but it's alone and I'm faster, as long as its attacks don't hit me, I'll be fine.
Which is what happened.
'I don't want to be pathetic like last time...'
I'm talking about my fight with the King Wolf.
It was then, an item appeared out of thin air.
When a new dungeon appears, the first one to kill its boss will surely receive a reward, and a limited one at that. After that, the next raiders will be left to their luck if they will get some rewards or not.
Anyway, looking at the item that appeared, a small transparent item that was in a liquid state entered my sight.
I looked at the Item and made the system appraise it.
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[Celestria]
-???
=====
This is actually an artifact, and although it may seem useless based on its description, it is actually useless...
'Right now, that is.'
"Hey system, what's up?"
I asked the system.
[The transcend beings are happy with your massive growth and are singing your praises.]
"I don't give a shit about that, did they give some rewards?"
I don't care about them, but I'm kinda angry at them for making me suffer so I need compensation.
[Oh, they gave you 3000 CP.]
The system said.
"Buy me an from the system shop."
After saying that, a scroll appeared. I grabbed it and tore it.
The [Celestria] then shone brightly.
This item is, of course, supposed to be for a mid-boss villain, this may seem useless to others even after appraising it because it just says "???" in the description.
But it's not...
It would be sold in the future at a low price because of this misunderstanding.
Anyway, for this item to reveal its usefulness, it just needs to be upgraded first.
Though, I kinda understand why no one discovered it because who will use an item that cost millions of Zeals just for something this useless?
But a villain knows its real value in advance because a demon told him, so he used one on it, and that's when the [Celestria] revealed its worth...
Well, that wouldn't happen this time around because of me.
After a brief moment...
The light died down.
[Upgrade was successful]
"Display the new description of it."
[Okay]
A transparent window then appeared.
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[Celestria]
-Transforms and reforms based on the owner's will. Even its color.
-Hardness or softness can be adjusted by using mana.
-Have a unique skill .
-If you detect an attack coming at you, even if you don't intend to, [Celestria] will try to parry or block the attack if the attack contains hostility.
=====
After reading the new description of [Celestria], a smile appeared on my face.
"Now, this is what I'm looking for."
Looking at my clothes, it's all tattered up.
I imbued mana on the [Celestria] and imagined a battle suit.
Swooosh-
Then immediately.
[Celestria] covered my body and transformed into a black battle suit.
It's not too fancy nor shabby, it's just simple, yet cool.
So with a satisfied smile. I started to head back to where I came from. This is a one-way dungeon, which means that the entrance is also the exit.
***
I reached the entrance after traveling for 7 full hours, having taken the hard paths going in, I used all the easy paths going back...
Of course, I didn't forget to draw a map. The paths I took were mostly just with traps or some goblins, so I saved a lot of time going back.
And with that...
I exited the dungeon. My first raid in a dungeon is a success.
...
It's now [1:43 P.M.], Friday.
I went back to Zreles City and rented a hotel room.
I took a shower for about an hour because I felt dirty being covered in goblins' blood.
Then I looked at my site [Vespera], it's where my novels are being posted. I didn't check it much as I was busy training, the chapters are automatically being uploaded every 2 days anyway...
Upon checking the site, my eyes widened as I saw something crazy.
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[Nightfall]: Hello Mr.Night, thank you for the advance chapters. It made me calm a little, I got pretty annoyed by a certain someone.
[Nightfall donated 150,000 Zeals.]
[Nightfall]: Here's a little money, keep it up.
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It's the same person who donated last time, but now they're using an alias.
But what caught my attention is...
"They called 150,000 Zeals, a 'little money'?"
Looks like I caught a super big fish.
A small laugh escaped my mouth, unable to contain the joy I was feeling.
It was sent on Tuesday at .
"Tuesday?"
Something about it is bothering me, but I can't pinpoint it.
"Well, whatever."
Because I can't figure out what that is, I didn't bother thinking about it anymore.
I sent Nightfall a lot of advance chapters instead.
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[Night]: Thanks for the donation and support, here are some advance chapters :>
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"With this much money, my plan will be forwarded by a lot."
I checked my credit account.
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[258,595] Zeals
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I smiled...
After resting for a while, I rushed to the Zreles' City Hall.
"To have a lot of freedom, I need a lot of money."
With that in mind, it's time for me to have a proper big income.
