Goblin Settlement

"The Goblin settlement is about an hour away. I think it is better to check the perimeter of the settlement, waiting for a group to leave to go hunting or something like that. Then we will exterminate them and gradually reduce their numbers before finally attacking their base. What do you think? "

"Mmmm… I think that's the best option. Do you know how many goblins the settlement has?"

"I do not know, I haven't seen it, I only know its location because of the system map. Its number is likely to surpass 100 since the requirement for the mission is to kill that amount"

"More than 100? ... Can we do that with just the two of us?"

"Don't worry, that is why we will not attack the place directly. In addition, their general strength is that of an average man, they don't use sophisticated tools and they aren't very intelligent. We can do it, we have firearms and as I said before we will ambush Goblin groups with a moderate number of individuals"

"Y- Yes, I will also help by doing my best"

I just smiled at Kurisu and we walked in the direction of the goblin settlement marked on the map, she was being attentive to her surroundings, or rather acting rather restless. But with my ability [Soul Of The Emperor] that I had started practicing, with a domain that had now reached 200m, I didn't feel the presence of any monster or threat in that range. I considered telling her, but its best if she gets used to being alert. This is a world with much greater danger than the worlds we both lived.

Also, perhaps due to the proximity of the Goblin settlement, the other monsters were driven away or hunted by them. So the only ones around here should be the goblins by default. We seem to be having a quiet walk in the woods.

After about 40 minutes we reach 1 km away from the target, this will be sufficient distance for our plan. From here we will circle the settlement looking for goblins in its vicinity.

"The goblin's nest is about a kilometer from here, let's look for goblins around it"

"Unn"

She nodded in confirmation, and then we proceeded to comb through the area to find the little green men. About 15 minutes later we heard some grunts, recognizing them quickly we headed to where they came from.

There they were, marching disorganized in a group of about 15 members while creating an uproar wherever they passed as if they were the owners of the place. Well, as this is around the goblins settlement I guess they were.

Fuuu ... 15, I wonder if the three I found the first day were explorers or got separated from their group or something. It doesn't matter, we will have to end these ones anyway. I turned my gaze from them to Kurisu, she watched them carefully with her body shaking a little. It can't be helped I guess, since it's the first time she is seeing creatures that should only belong to fantasy stories and knowing that she will have to face them soon.

"Those green things are the goblin we were looking for Kurisu, they are about 700 meters away and by the direction they are walking they will reach our location in a few minutes"

"Y-yes, I can see them, they really are as described in stories and animations... I wonder if they have the same habits they say?"

"Calm down, think of them as ducks when you shoot"

"Ducks? But I like ducks, they're so cute ..."

"... well, think of them as big cockroaches"

"eeek, now I have chills"

"K-kurisu? Just don't think about anything, empty your mind and shoot when they enter your range."

"O-ok"

Well ... I can't blame her for that, since on second thought having to face one of those insects the size of a big dog would not be pleasant. I can tolerate seeing cockroaches, but even they make me nervous with the idea that they would touch me ... Damn it, now even I have chills.

Finishing our little talk I stayed by her side while she took a comfortable position to shoot. As the goblins approach I can see small boxes over their heads with the text [Goblin level 7], [Goblin level 6], [Goblin level 8]… [Goblin elite level 14].

This must be from my [Evaluation] and the system integrating, right? It's very practical. That aside, there is an elite goblin, he is a little taller than the others with a tiny horn on his head and instead of wielding a stick he has a rusty sword.

I wonder if he cuts me with it, if I will get tetanus or some other disease ... That could be more dangerous than the blade's edge.

[You may have a greater resistance to these, but for now it is better that you take into account to proceed with caution Alexander, although if you get stronger, diseases will be ineffective]

Haaa ... Aurora I'm only at level 2, weaker than an ordinary person according to the standards you told me, although I may not feel that way, as I don't think I'll lose in physical strength against Kurisu. But why would I be more resistant?

[Your body is different from a normal one, it was built with source energy, however, it could be said that its potential is in an embryonic state because it does not have enough source energy supplying due to the level of your soul. Just think that it is much better than others in certain aspects]

"But I don't see much difference ... even a wild boar managed to hurt me."

[The resistance of your body right now is not very different from that of a normal human, your greatest benefit is that the energy that enters your body is purified into source energy.

While the energies that other people can handle would be like gases that are contained by their body, it has a saturation limit so that the individual is not affected. In your case, that gas entering your body would be compress until it becomes solid and by the time it is saturated the amount of gas collected would be much higher due to being compacted.

You can see it as your body being like a hydroelectrical dam in your world, the larger and more water it can store, the greater the number of generators and power they will provide.

Therefore, although there will not be much difference in the first levels since this dam is barely being built, when you reach higher levels, although you may even have to break through a few soul teirs before you notice it, you will eventually notice the large amount of stored power]

Well ... I understand that I have been given another advantage but unfortunately I can only verify it later, right now I am the same as a normal person though.

During the mental talk with Aurora, the goblins entered the 400m range from where we were without having seen us. Kurisu held the gun and inhaled and exhaled air to stabilize herself, she looked at me and I returned a nod as a gesture to start. She turned her gaze to the group, removed the safety, and pulled the trigger.

[Bang]

On the goblins side we could see one fall over with his arm flying through the air. They stopped when they heard the gun detonate and then became surprised by the screams of their partner.

"Growwww"

[Bang]

Before their little brains could even process what happened, another goblin was hit, being sent flying back by the force of the impact, it rolled a couple of times and stopped on the ground groaning while his blood formed a small puddle.

[Bang] ... [Bang] ... [Bang]

Then hell broke loose upon them as a series of intermittent bullets attacked, those who had no luck lamented on the ground holding their wounds and the lucky ones who were not reached roared with hate to the enemy they were so desperately looking for to vent their anger, finally they notice us by following the sound of the rifle explosions and charged towards us.

While they were running, Kurisu continued knocking some until she ran out of bullets. Of the 15 goblin only 8 remained standing, I don't know if it was luck or he had greater instincts, but the elite goblin was included among them. Kurisu quickly wanted to reload to continue shooting. But I spoke to stop her.

"Kurisu that's enough, its okay if you leave the rest to me"

Finishing my sentence I began to walk calmly towards the goblins who were about 200m from us, taking my time. After several steps I drew my Beretta and kept it pointed towards the ground, they were still too far away to enter the effective range of this weapon.

Seconds later, the first finally arrived, a normal goblin, the elite seemed to be more cautious and ran behind the naive sacrifices that charged forward with enthusiasm, at least I don't think it was him just being slow.

Whatever, I have to kill him anyway, the order in which they die does not affect the result. He will only have a little more time to live than the others.

I focused on the first goblin with my eyes and proceeded to activate my domain [Soul Of The Emperor] that I stopped using so as not to warn the goblins of our presence. If I had to put into words the feeling it gave, it's like in the anime One Piece when Trafalgar D. Law activate his devil fruit but obviously with different effects.

The goblin's feet suddenly stopped and he even backed up a little when he saw me, without giving him time to take another step, I shot. What I can say? If he doesn't move, it's exactly the same as shooting at a tree like those I practiced with. A hole appeared in his chest from which the blood pour out, and as if he wanted to stop it from coming out he put both hands to his chest.

Without continuing to pay attention to him, I focus on the next one, as if it were a repetition the same thing is repeated. In a few seconds 6 more goblin were having their last moments. Only the elite goblin remained, who, even though he felt the pressure of my ability, endured it better than the previous goblins. Besides fear, I could still see the hate in his eyes when he looked at me after he examined his fallen companions around him.

I stored my gun away since it was now just the goblin elite, being the perfect situation, I wanted to check how strong it is compared to the normal goblins and get some practice with my sword.

I pull out black moon and resume my walk in his direction, he let out loud grunts as I approached, rather than trying to intimidate me, the grunts seemed to belong to a cornered animal and seeing the stage around us that is pretty much the case.

When I reached a distance of about 10m away from him, he couldn't stand the pressure and threw himself at me, brandishing his blade roaring loud enough I thought his lungs were going to come out of his mouth.

His movements were faster than those of his peers, but nothing to be astonished by, as they were something I could still deal with. Placing my sword in the path of the opponent, both swords collided and immediately the superior quality of my sword was noticed since it was embedded from the edge to the middle of his weapon, it's very likely that if either of us had used more force it would've broke in two.

But even with the advantage of the level of my weapon, he still surpasses me in strength, my sword was gradually retreating so step back separating us removing my sword as I do and then proceed to make a linear cut. This time it was the turn for the elite goblin to defend.

But before the weapons crashed, I stop my swing and wait for his block to go through. I lower my center of gravity a little and execute a thrust. The enemy, not expecting the attack to change, was taken off guard and soon the tip of my sword was penetrating his chest.

The elite goblin with all his effort jumped back trying to keep the sword from going deeper into his body, but still the sword managed to reach his internal organs making him expel blood from his mouth.

He must have thought that if he continued fighting he would die, because suddenly he turned his back on me and started running away. Well, if he doesn't have the desire to fight, it's not useful to practice my [Swordsman] skill. I put Black Moon in its sheath and pull out the Beretta, before he had even ran 10m a bullet pierces his head.

[Bang]

He took a couple of steps and collapsed lifeless. With him being the last one in his group they have been completely annihilated. 15 bodies were lying in their own blood with some still sobbing. I think at least I should get rid of their pain. With that idea in mind I approach those who continue to make noise and release them from their misery.

[Beep]

[Alexander Level up to 4]

[Kurisu Level up to 7]

When I heard the System's notification of our level up, a wooden chest appeared in front of the elite goblin's body. Great! Another chest, I will open it later to see what it gives me.

"There is no more danger Kurisu, you can come out now, it's not like they can attack you now."

After looking around to see if there were more things to appear, good or bad, I called to Kurisu informing her that it was safe to come here.

Without taking too much time she walks to where I am, when she arrived and saw the goblins her face paled a little and she put a hand to her mouth somewhat shocked. She missed more than in the practice, but that was something expected because of the nerves and pressure one would face in real combat, let's encourage her as a reward.

"Don't worry, they are not creatures with whom we can communicate and come to an understanding. You did very well Kurisu."

"Unn"

"Well, I'll pick up the bodies. Maybe we can get something for them by selling them when we go to a town or city later."

With that said I started with the elite goblin that was the closest and continued with the others. Actually the battle was somewhat anti-climactic, I expected a little more after my first battle with them. But now that I remember it, my problems were due to the wild boar... well, I said that I was going to forgive it since it provided me with food, so I can't continue cursing it.

"What did you think of your first battle with monsters?"

"It may be because of the weapons, but I don't think it was that difficult?"

"You are right it is a great advantage to have them"

Haaa ... with such remarkable efficiency it is difficult not to depend on them, but I should find a balance with them and not neglect the development of my other abilities.

On the other hand, I went up three levels and Kurisu one, I almost reached her level and most likely by the time we finish this mission I will have surpassed her.

"Let's get ready for the next fight, fill in your empty magazines. Once you're done we'll continue looking for more groups. We must finish off as many as we can before their leader notices that something is wrong, the elite goblin was smart enough to test us with his minions while he gathered information. It may be a pattern that the greater the strength or the position the monster has, the higher their intelligence"

[That's right, but you could also say that it's their instinct that sharpens]

While I listened to Aurora, Kurisu filled the magazine. I also did the same, filling the one I had spent. Once we finish talking I announce the continuation of our mission.

"Alright, let's continue"

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Written by:

Jwunder99

Ideas by:

Drack21