6 6. Level Up

His Stealth skill is a big cheat for his current level because it makes killing monsters a lot easier. If they can't see and sense him, then they can't fight back, so he can just kill them without much resistance from them.

It's just that this skill consumes too much mana at its current level. Raising the skill level and his intelligence stat will reduce its mana cost. His MP is also still too low to use it for a long time. That's why he relied on level-ups that replenished his MP before, but this trick won't work every time.

Also, after fighting the goblins, he realizes that even at level 1, he must be stronger than E-Rank hunters. Maybe he was already as strong as a D-Rank hunter at level 1 because he could crush the goblins' skulls easily. If he was an E-Rank, he should struggle just to kill 1 goblin, after all.

"It seems my stats at level 1 have already surpassed those of E-Rank hunters. But it should be on the weaker side of D-Rank. My magic power at level 1 was low, but my physical strength was already strong enough to crush those goblins' skulls with 1 attack. Furthermore, I get +70% attack power from using Muay Thai."

His awakening has already increased his overall power by a few times. But he didn't know he would be much stronger than E-Rank monsters like Goblins already even at level 1. Thanks to that, he now has a high confidence to clear this E-Rank dungeon alone with his good stats and skills.

Anyway, it's time to face the boss of this dungeon now. Indra rests for a while because even though the level-up removes his physical fatigue, his mental fatigue is still there. He may have Calmness to help him maintain his mental state, but he still feels tired inside and needs to rest for a while to avoid making mistakes later.

After resting for 15 minutes, Indra finally goes to challenge the E-Rank dungeon boss. He forgot to ask Jin Woo about this, so he doesn't know how strong dungeon bosses are compared to normal monsters. What he knows is that dungeon bosses must be a few times stronger than the normal monsters in the same dungeons.

'Hmm? Wait! Dungeon bosses aren't always alone, right? I think I remember that High-Orc Mage who toyed with the high-ranking raid team where Jin Woo participated as a porter was in the same room as his High-Orc underlings. So maybe there are some normal goblins around the boss.'

Indra moves sneakily and carefully to the boss's location. He also keeps monitoring his map to see if the boss is close and if there are normal goblins around the boss. His prediction is correct. He detects 15 normal goblins behind the door of the boss room.

'Hmm, 15 normal goblins plus the boss. I don't know how strong the boss is compared to the normal goblins. But this group must be stronger than the previous group of 31 goblins. If so, then this boss is at least as strong as 16 normal goblins and most likely even stronger. Seems like I need to try my new skills on them.'

Indra got 2 new skills as rewards when he leveled up to level 10.

[Heal: Healing injuries on oneself or others. Currently can only heal light injuries at level 1. Mana cost: 1000 per casting.]

[Binding Chains: Restricting enemies' movements for 10 seconds. Can be used against single or multiple targets. Consumes 500 MP for each target. Targets with higher stats than the player may break free ]

Indra decides on a plan before opening the boss room door strongly. Then he uses his new skill, Binding Chains. Black chains come out of the ground and bind all the monsters inside, including the boss, stopping their movement.

After stopping their movements, Indra starts attacking the normal goblins. Level 1 Binding Chains can only bind targets for 10 seconds, so he needs to kill these monsters quickly. But he has just managed to kill 7 by slashing their throats in those 10 seconds.

So he has no choice but to retreat first before casting another Binding Chains. But now he only uses it on the boss to stop its movement because he doesn't have enough mana to bind them all. He only has 11,900 MP after leveling and used 8,000 MP to bind 16 targets.

Now he is just left with 3,900 MP so he can only bind 7 targets. But there are still 9 of them including the boss. So he decides to just stop the boss's movements while he takes care of the normal goblins.

Previously, he prioritized killing the goblin archers because their long-range attacks are hard to face. So now only goblins with melee weapons are attacking him. He stores the daggers he used and decides to fight only with his fists because he's more comfortable like this.

Indra starts fighting the normal goblins using his Muay Thai. But instead of going for the kill, he focuses on just incapacitating them. He focuses on dodging before attacking their crotch with his deadly kicks.

"Your bodies look similar to humans, so I was curious and checked the ones I killed before. Turns out you guys really have the same body structure as humans. Of course, that means you have the same weaknesses too. Feel my kick that gets +70% attack power."

He grins before he starts kicking their crotches and makes the goblins feel like dying. Indra is quick with his kicks and he incapacitates 5 normal goblins in under 10 seconds. He is twice their height, so his kick can reach their crotches before their attacks can reach him, making it much easier.

10 seconds are up, so now the boss can move again. But Indra uses Binding Chains again on it before going to the remaining 3 normal goblins. It's a good thing their intelligence is low, so they don't learn anything after seeing their comrades get done and just keep trying to attack Indra.

Of course, he takes care of the remaining 3 without much problem. The normal goblins are lying on the floor with foam coming out of their mouths. With Indra's current stats and Muay Thai skills, it's obvious that these goblins' balls are destroyed.

"Now it's your turn. Binding Chain!"

Indra uses the Binding Chain again on the boss to stop its movements. From the beginning, this boss doesn't even have the chance to do anything.

"You can't break free from my Binding Chains even though it's still just level 1 and I haven't raised my intelligence stat which makes my magic skills stronger. That means your stats don't overwhelm me and maybe you have similar strength as me which is very unfortunate for you."

Indra gets closer to the boss and grins.

"I am a fair person, so I'll treat you the same as your subordinates."

*BAM*

He kicks the Boss Goblin's crotch just like the normal goblins. But this kick is much stronger because Indra can stand and kick with the best form. He even activates his Sprint skill to raise his movement speed by 30% which obviously increases his kick power. Add it with +70% attack power from Muay Thai skill, it becomes a very deadly kick.

The boss feels unimaginable pain coming from its crotch. It drops the saber in its hand and wants to fall to his knees, but the black chains stop him from moving. It can only fall down after the 10 seconds are up.

Indra then quickly kills them by stomping their necks. This technique is usually used on knees, but they are lying on the floor, so he uses it on their necks. His stomp easily breaks their necks and kills them, even the boss.

After killing the 15 goblins and the boss, he levels up to Level 14. He stores all the corpses and items before leaving the dungeon because it will close soon. Indra is really glad his 1st dungeon raid ends really well even though he does it alone.

'Good thing I learned Muay Thai and often had sparring with strong fighters. These monsters are very ferocious. I'm sure I'll die if I don't have any martial arts skills and fighting experience. The skills I got after awakening are also very useful. I need to keep grinding XP from now on. My priority is getting stronger.'

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