Fighting For The First Time!

Chapter 14 - Fighting For The First Time!

"First of all, what is needed is to completely eliminate the extra targets."

Facing multiple goblins for the first time, Bell knew it was crucial to understand the characteristics of goblins in one-on-one combat first.

He didn't feel strong enough to cut a goblin's neck with sheer force. As long as the weapon was sharp enough, any monster would die if hit properly. This was the strength of the weapon, not his own.

Bell immediately charged towards the scattered goblins.

The goblins, hiding in the dark, noticed him and immediately rushed at Bell with their daggers. Low-level monsters in the dungeon lacked intelligence, but fighting in a group didn't require wisdom; it came from instinct.

Bell, running swiftly, quickly targeted the slowest goblin and pulled out two short knives from his Spatial Pocket.

Aiming at the slow-moving goblin, he threw one directly. Bell didn't have very proficient knife-throwing skills and could only rely on brute force.

Fortunately, Bell chose the slowest goblin. Its speed was not very fast, and its body lacked flexibility. The short knife Bell threw with brute force could only be blocked.

"Clang!"

"Slash!"

The goblin instinctively blocked the deadly dagger aimed at its head, but the second dagger embedded itself in the goblin's leg. The two sounds came one after the other, like a sequence of shots.

"Yah!"

The goblin with the knife in its leg let out a scream, and green blood dripped from its wound. However, since it wasn't a fatal injury, the goblin didn't turn into black ash, but instead glared at Bell with blood-red eyes.

"Success."

Bell, rushing forward, suddenly stopped. He stretched out his right hand, and a fruit tree from the Spatial Pocket appeared in mid-air.

Gravity wouldn't allow a tree thrown out of the Spatial Pocket to stay in mid-air. The fruit tree, which would take three people to carry, smashed down on the four goblins.

The four goblins sensed the danger and instinctively tried to jump forward to avoid it.

However, the fruit tree fell quickly, and the two goblins who were slower were crushed under it.

Bell felt a jolt under his feet. He ignored the two fallen goblins and instead stepped on the trunk of the fruit tree, leaping over it.

Another dagger appeared in Bell's hand, and his target was the goblin whose leg was pierced.

Bell stepped down the tree trunk, accelerating due to the fall, making his speed faster.

The goblin, with a knife in its leg, instinctively tried to pull it out. But before it could, the sudden situation made it shift its attention.

Especially after seeing Bell rushing towards it, the goblin immediately picked up its dagger to stab him.

Bell, who had anticipated this, was ready. Holding a short knife to parry, he shifted his center of gravity to the left during his fast run.

"Crack!"

The dagger in Bell's hand shattered under the force, sending a shockwave to his palm. This slightly surprised Bell; if he hadn't shifted his center of gravity beforehand, his hand might have been broken.

"Small in stature, good at hiding in the shadows, and extremely powerful. Are these the goblins born in the dungeons closest to the surface?"

If Bell hadn't had some physical strength, his hand would have been completely useless with that one blow.

This made Bell understand that even if the goblins on the first floor could be slashed in the neck with a regular knife, it didn't mean they were weak.

The goblins were fast and strong. Their bodies weren't very defensive, which made them manageable for Level 1 adventurers.

"Sure enough, a sharp weapon is necessary to face these monsters."

At this moment, Bell understood why adventurers spend so much on weapons and equipment.

Without a suitable weapon, adventurers are at a disadvantage against dungeon monsters.

Bell immediately took out a goblin dagger from his Spatial Pocket. Before the goblin could react, he slashed across its neck.

"Slash!"

A spray of green blood flew into the air, and Bell, who couldn't dodge in time, was smeared by the goblin's blood.

He didn't feel any burning or strangeness, indicating the blood didn't have any harmful properties.

"This is almost the general situation with the first layer of goblins."

The goblin whose neck was slashed turned into black ash, absorbed by the dungeon. A goblin dagger and a small magic stone appeared on the ground.

This surprised Bell a little, but he didn't think about the drop rate at that moment. He put away the magic stone and goblin dagger, then turned around.

Raising his hand, he restored the fruit tree back to the Spatial Pocket.

At this time, Bell noticed that items recorded in the Spatial Pocket could be marked and were recyclable. As for whether there was a distance limit, it would take further experimentation to know.

Bell, who had recovered the fruit tree, immediately took out two goblin daggers from the Spatial Pocket with both hands. Aiming at the back of the head of a goblin that hadn't stood up yet, he threw them.

At the same time, Bell noticed that one goblin had circled around and another had fallen to the ground.

"Good chance!"

The dagger recovered from the goblin appeared again in Bell's hand. With increased speed, he reached the goblin lying on the ground in less than a second.

"Slash!"

As the goblin raised its head, Bell's dagger slid across its neck, splashing blood. This time, Bell didn't stop; he glanced at the two remaining goblins and quickly rushed towards the living one.

"Yah!"

The last goblin roared angrily as the other goblins were killed. Holding its dagger with both hands, it attacked Bell directly.

Bell's eyes narrowed, and he accelerated. The short knife in his hand was ready, and he quietly shifted his focus.

As Bell and the goblin were about to make contact, Bell quickly changed his center of gravity.

However, to his surprise, the goblin also adjusted its posture during the attack, switching to a one-handed slash at Bell.