Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Defend the Base!

The green-bodied goblin held an axe in his right hand and revealed his teeth from his mouth. His red eyes, different from the other goblins, were bloodshot and becoming redder.

Facing him, I realized he looked strong.

Perhaps because he was the leader, he was about a size larger than the other goblins and appeared to have well-developed muscles.

He probably had high intelligence too.

... Can I win?

For now, I decided to try talking to him like I did with the horned rabbit.

(If you surrender now and retreat obediently, we won't cause any further harm!)

The goblin looked around like he did with the horned rabbit, but soon realized that I was the one speaking.

"You, I'll kill you!"

His intelligence seemed high enough to have a normal conversation.

I knew he would not simply go back since he came to attack.

Should I provoke him and engage in combat?

I had three spears left.

I could use up to four fireballs, water balls, light balls, and wind balls each.

The limit for the fire bow was one shot.

Half of the pitfalls remained, but their locations were exposed.

What was the best strategy in this situation?

If I thought about it, it was all because of that stupid goddess that I ended up in this harsh transmigration life.

When this was over, I wouldn't hesitate to complain. Wait, that stupid goddess!

There should be "poison" and "numbing medicine."

Should I take a chance and use it?

I threw the spear at the goblin, but he knocked it down with his axe and prepared to face me.

The moment he did, I used the light ball on him, and he was enveloped in a bright light.

He probably wouldn't regain his vision for a while.

Next, I threw one spear, then another.

They hit him, but they weren't fatal wounds.

The goblin swung his axe back and forth, wary of his surroundings.

At the same time, he desperately tried to confirm his position by sniffing the air.

I activated the water ball and threw it at the goblin's mouth.

It stuck to his mouth without bursting.

Suddenly, he couldn't breathe through his mouth and started to panic.

Perhaps because he was now breathing through his nose, his shoulders were moving up and down significantly.

The goblin arched back and tried to remove the water ball from his mouth.

Before the effect of the water ball wore off, I prepared to throw another one mixed with poison at his mouth.

Perhaps his vision was gradually returning, as he faintly looked towards me.

The moment the effect of the water ball ended, I threw another one at his mouth, and the water ball with poison hit him directly.

With great force, the goblin struggled and suffered.

In that opening, I shot the "Fire Bow."

Most of my "MP" was depleted, so I had a severe headache and nausea.

But I couldn't lose consciousness here.

I'm surprised that I can calmly watch the struggling monsters in this situation, barely conscious, but that's what it means to live in this world.

I coated the remaining spear with poison and threw it at the goblin.

It writhed in even more agony.

If I can't finish it off with this, then my defeat is certain.

I backed away a bit to avoid it and watched the goblin's condition.

After a while, the goblin knelt down and fell forward.

In the next moment, the sound of level up rang continuously in my head.

The goblin seemed to have died.

The battle was now over.

The surroundings were filled with a mixture of the smell of burning and the smell of blood, and there was a unique smell.

I considered moving since there was a possibility that other monsters might be attracted, but the smell of blood was also strong here, and the forest at midnight was more dangerous than during the day.

While thinking about such things, I collected the goblins' "core nuclei."

Instead of moving blindly, I judged that the refuge I made as a sleeping place was safer, so I used the soil I dug with "Excavation" to block the entrance to the surface, and my "MP" ran out, causing my consciousness to fade away.

... For now, I want to wake up alive.