Published at 22nd of November 2020 10:04:37 AM
Chapter 310
A tower was just a building that was very long vertically . I looked up and considered using Legs of the God Wolf to reach the top, but then thought better of it . The only thing I would reach like that was the ceiling . It was as if each floor was just a small resting place between the flights of steps .
“We’ll split up on every floor and annihilate them . ”
Adlus said . We nodded and started to climb the steps . Thankfully, they were rather wide, about the breadth of three people . But it wouldn’t be too comfortable if three people ran up at the same time . After all, we were carrying swords, shields, and bows . And so we went up in pairs of two .
“Hah…ha…damn . This is tiring…!”
“Stop it . You sound pathetic!”
Why were stairs so exhausting? Daniela had no time for my complaints, but that didn’t help me at all .
“I’m done… Sorry, Daniela…”
“Hey, you…”
“…Phew… Ahh…damn it…”
You see, I had a little trick called Legs of the God Wolf . The platinum and jade wind carried me up and I glided smoothly up the stairs .
“Asagi! You cheater!”
“Let’s just say it’s my right, okay?”
“This is not easy for me either!”
Oh, so light elves also didn’t like stairs . Duly noted .
Our idiotic banter always helped calm my nerves . And I soon saw the end of the staircase .
This floor was rather brightly lit . The other Adventurers caught up quickly and spread out .
The scene before us was hellish . It was a large, circular floor that was overflowing with blood . Limbs and heads were scattered everywhere . And there, were the dark goblins, holding the pieces and looking at us with dull eyes .
“High Goblins!”
One of the Adventurers shouted . It was as if that sound pushed them into motion . The High Goblins shouted their battle cry and charged towards us . There was something very human-like about the way they unsheathed the swords at their waist .
“Spread out!”
We spread out into the pairs that had been decided on previously, and then got to work . The High Goblins swung their swords with a familiarity that seemed to startle some of the Jades . Daniela and I did what we could to help them as we rushed through the floor as a mobile unit .
High Goblins or not, it was them versus all of us, and so the battle didn’t last long . Some of the Adventurers immediately got to work, cutting off the left hands, which were proof of the hunt .
I watched them while calling out to see if anyone was injured . Then I heard the echoes of footsteps . More were coming down the stairs .
These were also High Goblins . They had heard the noise downstairs and had come to look .
If we didn’t do something, all the goblins on the upper floors might come down at once . We wouldn’t have a second to breathe . Daniela and I might be able to manage it, but it was too heavy a burden for the Jades .
“Charge! It will only be chaos if we allow them to call the others!”
You could kill and kill and feel like you would never see the end . That would be bad for morale . Adlus was wary of this and gave the order . The fight recommenced .
I took the lead . Manager used her shadows and followed . Daniela shot them down with her bow . We were able to break through the stairs . However, when we reached the next floor, we were greeted by another group of High Goblins .
“Alright, you two go on ahead . Leave this to me . ”
Manager said as tendrils of shadow stretched out from her . She ha
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It sat like a king on of a great throne . The arrogance shown in its posture suggested it was something above a High Goblin .
This one wasn’t black . It had red skin .
“A High Red Goblin…”
What we had initially assumed the Queen’s Knight Goblin was . He had also been dark red, but had evolved differently . As for this goblin in front of us, it was a unique being .
“So, I guess this one would have been the leader if the other wasn’t around . ”
“Well then, crushing this one might solve our problem . ”
What we had been fearing, was now that the Queen’s Knight Goblins was gone, the goblins were living without any leader at all . They would be very unpredictable then . They would be more desperate to survive .
The situation would be a little different if there were a leader . If this was a somewhat unified colony, then the loss of the head would create confusion . I still wasn’t sure how intelligent these monsters were, but it would surely make things easier for us .
“Alright, Daniela and I will support . Asagi, you get him . ”
“Got it . ”
The fight on the top floor began . With the demon armor sword in hand, I used Legs of the God Wolf to leap over the crowd of High Goblins and closed in on the High Red Goblin all at once .
“Haah!!”
There was no point in a drawn-out fight . I swung down in order to cut off his head and end the fight quickly . However, he dodged the attack with a speed that I had not predicted .
“Ghaghagahagahh!”
The High Red Goblin’s face twisted as it laughed . Was this the first time a monster had laughed at me? It was rare to see such expressiveness . …Maybe it’s because it was unique .
I used Legs of the God Wolf to swerve around him and swung at his back . However, this time his claws intercepted my attack . Damn it . How strong were they?
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Just swinging my sword around wasn’t going to cut it . I had to take it by surprise, somehow . Perhaps this guy had been the leader before the Queen’s Knight Goblin showed up . It had a strength that suggested it .
“Grraagghh!!”
“Tsk…!”
I tried to jump back after my attack was blocked, but he launched a counter-attack before I could . I hadn’t struggled like this in a while . I managed to block them but could not find an opening to attack .
“You’re…persistent…!”
“Ggg…!?”
Dark blue energy coursed through the floor, and the ice magic, ‘Icicle Inverse’ caught him by surprise . The spears of ice shot out of the ground and pierced his feet . I see . While his claws were incredibly tough, his skin could be broken . I couldn’t help but grin .
“Grrrr…!”
Perhaps it saw my change of expression . The High Red Goblin ground its teeth with rage . I provoked it without trying to . That wasn’t like me .
However, I was also terribly angry after having so many attacks blocked by his claws . I was likely to die of stress if I didn’t lash out here .
“Now, let’s get things started!”
“Grrraaaghh!!”
I activated Jack of all Trades, Master of None, and ran the images through my brain, quickly rehearsing what I was about to do . Hmm . Hmm . Alright . It was certainly doable . Yes, I would do it .
“Frost Sword x 3!”
Three of the familiar ice swords appeared around me . They floated in the air and followed my movements . The High Red Goblin seemed wary of these swords that I didn’t need to touch . However, that wasn’t going to help him . I would not allow him to block my next attack .
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“Eat this!”
The demon armor sword clanged against his claws, at the same time, the first floating ice sword attacked .
“Grraagh!?”
The blade slid beautifully into his ribs . Vibrant blood sprayed into the air and fell to the floor .
This was the way to kill this goblin . When fighting a veteran, I had no choice but to use surprise attacks .
“Haaahhh!!”
The High Red Goblin slowed down noticeably . And so I moved to his back again and swung down . My blade aimed for his neck . However, the goblin was desperate . And it tried with all its might to move out of the way . But the second ice sword wouldn’t let it .
“Grraagh!”
The goblin moved as if to roll forward, but one of its legs got pinned to the ground by the icy blade . Now, it’s movements were completely sealed . It then tried to use its arms to raise itself, but it could do nothing else .
“You’re finished…!”
I grabbed the last ice sword and pointed it at the High Red Goblin’s throat . It must have given up because it no longer struggled . It had once been so desperate to survive . We all were . And that’s why we fought and it had come to this .
And so, with the two swords in my hands, I severed the High Red Goblin’s head .
d already activated Shadow Step . Her shadow covered the floor and captured the High Goblins . Then the Jades ran up and took off their heads .
However, she wasn’t able to freeze all of them . And some were able to escape her grasp . They raised their swords and attacked . Manager met them with shadow swords .
Like that, Daniela, Adlus, and I ran through them and climbed up the stairs to the third floor .
There were no more stairs after that .