Act 1: Chapter 45: Goblin Extermination

Act 1: Chapter 45: Goblin Extermination

Pomera and I had engaged with the goblins outside the city and were fighting against them. Somehow, I’d managed to prolong the battle by parrying the goblin’s attack with the hilt of my sword. Maybe because she was preserving her mana, Pomera was fighting off the goblins with her cane.

「There’s surprisingly so many of them...」

I struck a goblin’s head from behind with the hilt of my sword while easily dodging its club.

We were getting paid around 2k gold for one goblin.

Pomera said that our goal today was eight goblins.

But, we were surrounded by five goblins as soon as we arrived at the prairie.

「Maybe... There’s a goblin nest close by. If that’s the case, we have to report this matter... to Adventurer Guild so that they’ll send C rank adventurers for further investigation. At this rate, I think we have to threaten them by killing some of them, and retreat... it’s too much for just the two of us after all.」

I agreed with Poemra.

There’s a reason why I was using the hilt of my sword instead of its blade.

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【Hero Sword; Gilgamesh】《Value :Phantasmal》

Strength :+3500

Magic Power :+2500

Favourite sword of a certain prince who was born as the strongest man three thousand years ago.

Within its radiance was the power to sever the life force of monster and demon.

It was mentioned in an epoch as 《One Swing of Gold》.

One of the 《Four Hero of Dark Age》 had used this sword and together, the four of them destroyed the alliance of five strongest Demon Kings called 《Nightmare’s Curse Festival》 and put an end to their two hundred years of domination.

It said that one third of the wealth of a prosperous kingdom was poured into this one swing.

When the prince died due to a strange disease, it was said that this sword vanished along with the prince’s body as if it had returned to heaven.

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This sword was my current equipment.

The subjugation’s proof was their left ear.

「T-There’s six more to go since we subjugated two goblins.」

I quickly corrected myself before I could finish my sentence.

... But then, the head of the goblin whose forehead got poked with the hilt of my sword had become a bloody meteor and flown far away.

「... Though I know that it’s extremely rude for me to ask about your private information, but... Kanata-san, you... are actually really strong...」

Pomera spoke as she looked towards the direction of the flying goblin’s head.

「W-Well, I just a little bit better...」

「A little bit... better?」

「Uhm...」

Suddenly, I heard incoming footsteps before I managed to finish my sentence.

It wasn’t just one, there were many of them.

When I turned around, I saw flocks of goblins making a beeline towards us. There were around twenty of them.

And they weren’t just the normal ones. I spotted around three goblins with the red color amongst the flocks.

From my assessment of Pomera, she would certainly tell me to run.

There was a goblin superior species amongst them, a Goblin Leader.

They were the strongest in the flocks and the ones who gave out orders to them.

「M-《Monster Parade》! For such a thing to happen so close from the city! They’re going to surround us in no time even if we tried to escape! Let’s use a withered branch to make a torch! Goblins are afraid of fire. It’s much better than doing nothing...!」

As I thought, it’s really going to be impossible to hide my strength now.

As I drew my sword, I saw a human figure running in front of those goblins.

It was a short man with a hooked nose.

He was sprinting towards our direction while holding onto a strange green horn. He was glaring at us as a malicious smile spread on his face.