Arcadia— Heroes Of Relics
Updates every 10:00PM UTC+7 Centuries ago, a mysterious meteor descended upon the Earth. Instead of wiping all life forms on the planet, it terraformed the Earth, transforming both living and non-living things alike. This event was called the Great Meteor Fall. Monsters and Beasts appeared and proliferated on the land, causing a shift to the ordinary lifestyle people once knew. Humans also underwent changes thanks to the meteor. Some were granted supernatural powers, and some were granted strength. With these changes, mankind concluded that life will never be the same. The rise of adventurers and guilds was only a few things brought about by the change. Those who wielded great power became prominent figures. But this was just the beginning. The ground zero of the meteor, where it descended, became the territory of a powerful entity known as the Dark One. No one knew where he came from, but rumors said he was inside the meteor when it landed. The energy levels in ground zero were so potent that an average human wouldn't be able to survive it. As such, only high-ranking adventurers could enter it with great difficulty and survive. However, no one came close to the fortress of the dark One, built on top of the meteor itself. As years passed, the monsters and beasts became more powerful, and the adventurers struggled to keep up. But there was no real threat. The Dark One didn't seem to care for Earth's inhabitants, or maybe he was in deep slumber, awaiting his awakening before he invaded Earth. It was foretold, however, that the Dark One was close to awakening, and the powerful monsters and beasts were a clear sign of it. Backed into a corner, the countries were forced to rely on forbidden technology to combat the upcoming invasion. Messing with the space-time continuum, mankind was able to summon influential and powerful people from the past. They became known as Heroes of Relics. These heroes partied up and became Earth's last line of defense against the oncoming invasion. Albrecht Stein was part of the Heroes of Relics. However, he was kicked out of the party since they no longer needed a porter. His only particular skill was spatial storage space, and he was just an additional headcount, so they kicked him out. Just like the other Heroes, he was transported to the future with the sole purpose of defeating the Dark One. But now that his purpose was gone, he decided to live a quiet life in the countryside. That is until the final countdown was issued, and the world's destruction drew near.
The Goblin King
[Monster: Goblin King
Level: 19
Skills: King Goblin's Command (A-Rank), Stomp (E-Rank), Taunt (F-Rank), Mad Swing (F-Rank)
More info: The Goblin King is born from a normal goblin who rose through the ranks and became a prominent figure in the group. Due to its unique nature, it grew to an incredible size. It is more powerful than a Goblin Commander or a Goblin General]
[Stats:
Health Point: 1978
Aura Point: 27+12
Attack: 181
Agility: 12
Speed: 34
Defense: 234
Resistance: 1
Luck:0]
"It's so weak." Albrecht accidentally let out upon seeing the Goblin King's stats.
To his surprise, he said it when silence settled on the group. This made Hex double back on Albrecht since he mentioned that the Goblin King was so weak.
"W-what do you mean?" Hex asked. Perhaps they were seeing the Goblin King a little differently. Maybe an illusion enveloped the Goblin King and that's why Albrecht commented something like that.
Then again, they didn't see anything wrong with the Goblin King. Either Albrecht was mistaken, or he was simply poking fun at the Goblin King without prior knowledge or information about it.
They opted to believe the latter. After all, it was already known that Albrecht haven't encountered a goblin in his life as an adventurer.
Skree~
Skree~
Before anyone could figure out what Albrecht meant, the goblins were already swarming them. Just from their movements alone, Hex could tell that these goblins were more powerful than the previous wave.
Three goblins jumped on him, and he immediately blocked them with his shield. However, they were able to outmaneuver his shield and stab him on the wrist with their wooden stakes.
Skree~
Skree~
Once he was stabbed, the other goblins started screeching at each other as if to report something. The horde then shifted their target, and they started going after Erwin Knighthood and Natalie Holmes.
Usually, the goblins would move as a horde, but they would target everyone in the party. That's why it felt a bit odd that the goblins totally ignored Hex after stabbing him on the wrist.
Albrecht turned towards Hex who held his wrist with his left hand. "Poison, you were poisoned," Albrecht called out as if Hex hadn't realized it yet.
"I know," Hex grunted. "Sylvia, you still have those antidotes, right?" He asked.
Sylvia fervently nodded her head before throwing a potion bottle at Hex.
[Status: Poisoned]
[Type of poison: Whitegrass Poison (C-Rank)— a common poison extracted from whitegrass. It bore great resemblance to Violet Haze Poison which is the normal poison that goblins use. It is hard to distinguish between the two, and that's why no one knew about the existence of the Whitegrass Poison. Signs include blood coagulation, fading consciousness, ruptured organs, and blood vessels. It is a slow-acting poison.]
It didn't take long before Erwin and Natalie were stabbed as well. Just like their party leader, they were poisoned.
Obviously, the goblins aimed to poison them instead of fighting it out until the bitter end. And this was all thanks to the elaborate commandeering of the Goblin King.
With his A-Rank Skill, King Goblin's Command, he was able to formulate a highly detailed plan and order his subordinates about it. He was the real mastermind behind the thought-out strategy.
Up until now, Hex wasn't all that alarmed since he was aware of Violet Haze Poison. He was confident that the antidote would work.
Sylvia and the rest of the group were confident about it as well. However, it gave them a weird feeling when the goblins didn't even go after their antidote.
Something really weird was transpiring here.
At the moment, Albrecht already knew the gist of the situation. Before he could say anything, though, Hex was already grunting in pain as some of his blood vessels ruptured. "Sylvia.. the antidote... it's not working." Hex said.
Blood slowly came out of his mouth as his vision dimmed.
Then, as if on cue, the goblins' gaze then shifted toward Albrecht and Sylvia. They were the only ones who weren't poisoned yet.
"Sylvia," Albrecht muttered as he assumed a fighting stance. "You've hunted goblins in the past, right? Do you happen to have Violet Haze Poison in your limited storage space?"
It was a weird question to ask, especially when they were about to be jumped by a horde of goblins, numbering hundreds if not thousands.
Nodding her head, Sylvia promptly replied. "Yes, why?"
"I'll hold them off. For now, just apply a small dose of Violet Haze Poison on the others." Albrecht called out. "Please trust me on this one, otherwise your party members would die.
Hex, Erwin, and Natalie overheard what Albrecht said, and they were hesitant about it at first. However, after thinking about it... they were already poisoned anyways.
What could an increase in dosage do when they were already poisoned?
"DO IT!" The three of them screamed all at once.
[Skill 'Causality Slash Activaed]
[Skill 'Chronos Reversion' Activated']
[Causality Slash (Unique, ?-Rank)— Spatial Slash's ultimate form. It can cut through anything physical and energy-based. An unstoppable slash that can cut even through the laws of space and time itself.]
[Chronos Reversion (Unique, SS-Rank)— with the blessing of the space and time continuum, one can reverse time. As long as it's within the second anything can be reversed]
Albrecht repeatedly used his Chronos Reversion since he had already activated it. To him, the goblins moved in slow motion, but to everyone, they were moving at the normal pace.
Using his Causality Slash skill, Albrecht started defeating the goblins with it. He made sure to act like he was punching or kicking the goblins so it wouldn't look like he was shooting anything from his hands.
To him, he was slicing and dicing up the goblins while they slowly close in on him.
However, to Hex and everyone else in the Spiderweb party, Albrecht was consecutively slapping and kicking the goblins and they kept on dying.
They started getting more agitated. Even the Goblin King who was watching from afar felt like he had to do something.
"Sylvia! What are you waiting for?" Albrecht turned his head towards Sylvia who was fixated on him.
"Right!" Sylvia spoke with resolve.
There was this person who kept bugging me in my novels, probably because I know that person personally. But now that person stopped, and webnovel handed me two contracts at once, noice~
And yes, please stop bothering me :/ My novels are not your playground. >///<
Thank you so much for all of your support. This book didn't receive the contract offer, but I'm sure it's bound to receive one soon.
Also, just one chapter update for today, but I'll make it up to everyone tomorrow ^-^