He was unsure how many days he had been walking.
Too many times had he been sharpening his mind which became dull with despair and agony. Stray thoughts began to poison him.
‘Looks like there aren’t any mobs here.’
‘No no… if that as their plan, they would’ve done that a long a go. I should just take it easy.’
‘Wish I could see something else but these rocks…’
‘Don’t tell me this is all there is to it.’
‘My family… I miss them…’
A month has passed walking in silence. Darkness and gloom overtook Vulcan without him realizing.
All five senses were extinguished and darkness overcame like plague. He could not feel anything. The sense of walking was already long gone.
Vulcan kept moving like a machine programmed to walk. His dull senses were just enough to pick up the sounds coming from the SYSTEM transceiver.
[You have cleared all NORMAL difficulty quests]
[Act 1. Beloong city]
Darkness was lifted and the dazzling light awoke every cell in Vulcan’s body.
2. The strongest goblin of all time (TLN: This line randomly came up here)
The vast grassland was the first thing he saw after coming to his senses. The reflection from grass of the meadow revitalized Vulcan who had been in the dark for so long. But he also had some questions unanswered.
‘I thought there would be a boss monster or an ancient dungeon at the end of all this…’
But in front of him, was only a quiet, peaceful landscape. Something Vulcan had not been expecting.
It appeared to him that he must have finished the quest without realizing, or he was already on the Asgard continent itself.
‘No way. Couldn’t they have given somewhat of a reward after clearing a quest named as flashy as the final quest?’
Vulcan decided to wait a bit longer just in case he got a late message from his transceiver. But all he got in return was the feeling of void and a cool breeze coming from the end of the meadow.
Vulcan could not wait any longer and decided to start moving. His eyes traced on a dirt road which crossed the grassland from where he was sitting. The road was wide enough for two horse carriages to travel at once.
‘It’s obvious that I should follow this road’
Often inconvenient quests like this would appear.
“FUCK!!!”
Two hours of walking had passed until Vulcan came across a sign and shouted.
‘200km till Beloong city’
Although he knew that there was a city somewhere he knows he could go, Vulcan felt uneasy. The letters on the sign plate were something he had never seen before.
There was not a single thing that was easy; from the beginning when he first arrived, and until now.
It was then; a small monster appeared at the corner of Vulcan’s eye.
What had appeared to be a small dot, gradually became larger as he approached it.
As soon as the monster was within range, Vulcan threw a Lightning Spear and continued speeding his way to Beloong city without slowing down.
Vulcan felt confused.
‘He didn’t die after that? A mere trash mob?’
Vulcan carefully examined the monster.
“Krrr… Krrrrak.”
It was a goblin.
“….”
It has got to be a goblin. It was a lot bigger than an ordinary goblin. However judging by the appearances – large ears, hooked nose, green skin; it was definitely a goblin.
Average level of goblins are 10.
There are often goblins that rich level 25 through special mutation or being of a boss class. But even for them, it was impossible to withstand the Lightning Spear from a level 99.
[90 Lv]
“…”
The second strongest foe ever battled.
The monster that was showing a superior, vicious aura was not an ancient mythril golem, nor a high rank demon, nor an enormous monster.
To be frank, Vulcan had let down his guard.
However, it was only due to a minor difference in skills, not because the monster was showing a wrong level.
Upon reaching level 30, they were treated as if they were mere pebbles on the ground because they did not provide much experience.
There was nothing unnatural about being surprised.
KINNNGG!! GAAAAKINGGGGG!!!
The Goblin Mukushu was swinging his falchion faster than an ordinary eye can catch. His stance and swinging style was that of an amateur; however the raw strength and speed was a master class. It seemed he had a strong will to crush anything that comes across his path.
The monster in front of his eyes was a level 90 top-ranked monster, not an ordinary goblin. There was no embarrassment in bringing out everything he had.
Vulcan started with controlling one Hellfire to attack the enemy. The fiery meteor flung on top of the goblin and began to strike down. The second meteor floating mid-air, was looking for an opportunity of a second strike, if the goblin dodges the first Hellfire.
‘As soon as you dodge the first Hellfire, I will destroy you with my second Hellfire along with the God of Thunder*!’
It would be near impossible to avoid the second Hellfire and God of Thunder after dodging the first Hellfire falling at a high velocity. It would at least injure the creature, which will make the next step easier.
However, Goblin Mukushu did not maneuver as he had predicted.
“KRRRRP!”
“BAANNGGG!!”
Hellfire began to fly towards Vulcans chest with greater acceleration due to Mukushus pure strength.
“…!”
Vulcan quickly snapped out of astonishment and quickly pulled his Pure Lightning Blade and flung his sword to redirect the Hellfire away.
Immediately, two hatches flung across the plain and towards the ankle and the chest. Vulcan jumped high and evaded both.
The grassland was carved where the crimson chi had run through. Two things came into the eyes; the unreal change in scenery which appeared to have been cut like butter, and the Goblin Mukushu which was bouncing on spot, pleased with his warm up.
*Smirk.*
Although a different species, Vulcan was fully able to apprehend Mukushus barbarous grin. His whole body was telling him to snap out of it and start moving.
“… The Inferno Abyss.”
It was a large amount of mana for a skill that only lasts for a single minute. Spell power so great that you cannot cast it twice in a row without taking mana potions.
‘Although I can’t use it because the cooldown is two hours.’
But there was no way he needed to cast the skill twice.
There was not a single place that was not on fire. It was an immense heatwave that cannot be fully blocked by chi alone.
But Vulcan would not let that happen.
“EXPLOSION!”
Detonation thundered and ripped across the battlefront like a volcanic eruption.
It could not escape due to Explosion spell, nor stay in place as The Inferno Abyss will burn him.
However, as ready as Vulcan was, it did not intimidate him.
“Spirit form.”
Vulcans body scattered into the air and quickly forged back into a flame spirit. Mukushu was swinging his falchion with great momentum until Vulcan materialized behind the giant goblin. He was holding the Jinroi in his right hand. It was sparkling in gold under the sunlight.
Terror filled Mukushus eyes as he rotated his neck to glance at Vulcan with his weapon in hand, ready to swing. A merciless voice echoed into the distance.
“Punishment of the thunder god.”
The goblin was cleaved clean right down in the middle from the crown to the groin with a flawless swordsmanship.