Chapter 51 – Hunters and Goblins (3)

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“What?!” “Yes?!”

A stunned Yuri and a stunned Lenny at the same time. I never thought I’d be teasing two people at once. I continued to explain, ignoring the two. Looking at those faces now makes me want to burst into laughter.

Anyway, the voice is serious and calm.

“Look at those marks. I’m an aspiring adventurer, but I can tell that it’s not the trail of a goblin or two coming and going. This is no joke.”

“Ah… “Mr. Eugene…”

“For now, let’s go back and wait patiently for the guild’s support. Is it undeserved and dangerous for aspiring adventurers like us?”

“That, like that….”

“Well, we’re going to Westkeep, so you’ll have to wait alone. If you go back to Westkeep, I can help you testify. I don’t know if it’ll be helpful since I’m an aspiring adventurer .”

“Ah…”

Glancing at the glass, he was stomping his feet, not knowing what to do. So who’s to be so mean?

“Eugene…That, but that’s…”

Lenny was equally restless. Does she really believe that she’ll come this far and just go back? I had a tendency to take my word for it with Lenny, but why the hell am I so naive. Well, thanks to that, it’s fun to joke around every time.

“Um… Over there… “

Yuri still restless.

Great. Shall we strike the final blow now? I looked back at Yuri with the laugh of a mean, third-rate villain.

“Khehehe…If you want our help…Give me your most precious thing…”

“Mr. Eugene! How can you catch a person’s weakness… You can’t do that!”

This priest still can’t read the atmosphere! Well, that’s enough.

“It’s a joke.”

“Eh.” “Ah…”

Both of them made dumb faces. It’s worth it. Looking at those faces, it was worth being so childish!

“I-I was believing! There’s no way Yujin would do that!”

“…”

Lenny suddenly grabbed my hand. Didn’t you just say something? Come on, this is the attitude. I think this priest will have to be punished next time. The punishment of not being able to faint even if you want to faint…

“Oh… “

Lenny’s face turned pale as he looked at me. Was my expression too naked?

“Ah, hey…Just kidding…Isn’t it?”

Yuri was still lingering. Seeing that the grass is dead, I think it’s a little too much.

“Okay. Let’s hurry.”

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“…”

“What’s the matter?”

“…No. There’s something a little strange about it.”

The dungeon’s status window was showing strange information.

[ Dungeon #1052 ]
[Type: Goblin (similar human) / ? ]
[Status of monsters: ▼]
[Normal: 10]
[ Rare : 00 ]
[ Boss : 00 ]
[ Non-regular objects: 41 ]

Why are there so many deregular objects? Could it be that the bald-boned guy from River Bridge wants to come out as a group?

“Miss Yuri. You… Saw a goblin, right?”

“Yes. Why?”

“No. Something a little weird Could it be something else that looks like a goblin? Because I made a fire.”

“…The ones I saw were definitely goblins. Your eyes look good.”

…I guess so. That way you’ll be able to hit a wild boar a few hundred meters away.

“… What are you doing?”

Leni, as if sensing something, avoided her glass and whispered to me.

“Anyway, that bone in River Bridge… Bald. There might be other guys like that bald head.”

It’s not just one or two. I don’t know how many of the 41 there are, but three at once… No. It would be dangerous to deal with both at the same time.

“Then how… “

“You just have to be careful. If there are many of them…”

“What are you two talking about?”

Blunt tone. Looking back, I poured my lips a little. Okay. I might as well open this up.

“…It was a joke when I asked to go back earlier, but not now. If you come in and see someone who looks dangerous, let’s run away right away.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“I once found a dangerous and strange guy in River Bridge. There is a similar atmosphere here and there. I’m not kidding, it’s really hard to handle on our own.”

When even Lenny nodded nervously at my words, Yuri agreed with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

“…Okay. Because you came all the way here.”

“Great. Let’s go. From now on, you have to be careful with your footsteps.”

“Okay.”

…

There were small magic stones embedded in the ceiling of the cave, and soft light was pouring out. It’s like a place where people live… It’s definitely a different atmosphere from River Bridge. There, I had to use light magic every single day.

The good news is that our location is hidden by using light magic…

“It’s too quiet.”

“I see… River Bridge wasn’t so quiet either… “

It was as it was said.

Of course, there were no wild animals living in the dungeon. Since they are also intelligent, there is no reason to touch a monster that has nothing to gain.

However, that applies to large animals that are targeted by monsters, such as wolves and bears.

So, in the dungeons of River Bridge, there were bats, small mice, and insects everywhere. But here…

“I don’t see a single ant.”

“That’s right. There’s no way the goblins ate it…”

… What?

For a moment. I think something might come to mind.

“What are you talking about?”

“There’s no way the goblins ate it.”

“…Why don’t goblins eat? Are those guys gluttonous about monsters? Aren’t you supposed to eat something?”

“You really don’t know anything, do you?”

Yuri whispered quickly while being a little smug.

“You know that dungeon monsters don’t come out of dungeons, right?”

“I know that.”

…Come to think of it, it’s a rare thing. Pseudo-humans like goblins don’t come out of the dungeon.

The subtle sense of incongruity that I felt before takes shape and becomes a concrete question.

Why? No, how?

How can monsters only live in dungeons?

If it was a skeleton, it could be because it ate mana or was treated magically.

But if it was a creature like a goblin, wouldn’t it be necessary to eat something to live? Still not coming out of the dungeon?

A dungeon is a dungeon, just a natural cave where monsters live. And there’s no way there would be enough food in the cave to sustain life like that.

I don’t care because it doesn’t cause any particular damage, but from an ecological point of view, it’s impossible. What should I eat to live?

Yuri accurately pointed out my question.

“They’re not really hunting. Then what will they eat?”

“…What are you eating?”

“Nothing.”

“What?”

“I don’t eat anything. To be precise, I’ve never seen him eat anything. Still, he didn’t say he would starve to death. Aren’t you curious?”

Right. But…

“Then why can’t I see a single bat or ant in this dungeon?”

“…I do not know either.”

Leni gave no time to question, quietly warning.

“Mr. Eugene. A shadow ahead of me.”

“Okay. I can see you too.”

It is also visible on the minimap. About 8 meters past this corner. Fortunately, there seems to be only one.

I looked around the corner and saw the goblin showing the back of his head.

Definitely tall. As described in the book, a normal goblin should be in the lower grades of elementary school, that is, about 120 to 130 cm tall. But she said this guy was 150 cm tall.

When I opened his information window, he had some strength, but fortunately his intelligence his was not very high.

Great. Then…

“Lenny. Haste, right now. Yuri, you pull the protest. Come right in after I run out, shoot right away if I miss.”

The two silently nodded.

After everything was ready, I hung the silencer both around me and around the goblins. Maybe it was because of his low intelligence, but fortunately he didn’t seem to realize that he had no sound.

I nodded to both of them once again,

“Goes.”

-Widely!

Run right in Thanks to [Acceleration] And the level I had raised so far, I was able to jump about 8 meters in one step. The guy is still showing the back of his head. Not knowing what happened yet.

– Scratch!

As it pierced the guy’s neck from behind, he couldn’t even utter a death sentence and died. Reassurance is too early. He checks his surroundings.

“…It’s okay to come.”

Looking at it with my own eyes or looking at the mini-map, there were no new enemies within 30 meters.

[Burn it like this…]

“…!”

[ The Holy Sword asks if you want to use the Holy Fire. ]

[Wait. ]

“Oops!”

The two approached and screamed silently. It must be so.

You never thought you’d see such a bizarre goblin.

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Seeing the goblin’s corpse, I couldn’t open my mouth in shock.

“Oh… !”

The two swallowed a moan. Looking back at Lenny and Yuri, their faces were very pale.

“This…”

They say it’s a strange goblin, but it’s definitely not normal.

He’s tall, and his skin his is light. And it looks weird too? Strange is a very refined expression.

“This isn’t just a goblin… With a human… “

It is a hybrid with humans. I couldn’t say anything, so I kept my mouth shut.

“Oh, how could this happen….”

“Oh, brother… This… “

There was something that suddenly came to mind. The story of a novel. In that novel, goblins kidnap human women and use them as seeds… Nonsense. It’s something that only comes out in games or novels.

But the goblin in front of me is a clear reality. I couldn’t ignore this reality.

…Right. This is a place where gods, magic, and monsters exist. If so, this wouldn’t be impossible.

“After…”

I took a moment to catch my breath. Excitement can ruin things.

“Let’s just keep going. It’s dangerous, but there could be people trapped inside. We need to see what’s going on.”

“Um, what’s going on?”

“…If you don’t know what’s going on, you better not imagine it.”

Perhaps that imagination is at a moderate level compared to reality.

“That. Then…”

Leni trembled as if she knew what I was alluding to.

“Uh, what do you do…”

Yuri was at a loss as well. You wouldn’t have known this was happening.

-Gorreuk?

“Shh. Quietly. One more is coming.”