Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Beast Subordinate

[Race] Goblin

[Level] 11

[Class] Duke; Horde Chief

[Possessed Skills] > > > > > > > > > > > >

[Divine Protection] Goddess of the Underworld, Altesia

[Attributes] Darkness, Death

[Skill] > invocated .

Your sight will be dyed in red .

I dodge the approaching spear without any effort . With a step, I close in on the orc . And with a thrust from the enchanted Iron Second, the orc’s stomach was pierced .

“GURUuAAAA!” screamed the orc .

With Iron Second still stuck, pierced into the orc’s body, I swung it up .

As that great steel sword rose, blood and guts scattered about in the air, and a literal rain of blood descended .

The falling rain of blood coupled with my resounding laughter, painted a dreadful, gruesome scene .

––– Why!? Why am I so excited!?

The cowering visage of the orcs filled me with jubilance . And my face twisted into a wicked smile of sadism .

––– KUHAHAHAHA! Die! Die! Dieeee!

I chased after the orc . It showed me its back . I swung my sword down, and its screams resounded . With its backs gouged out, its fell to the ground . And mercilessly, I crushed its head under the weight of my foot .

Turning my head, I went off for the last orc .

When I got close enough, I cut off its leg . Then I decapitated its shoulder, sending that piece flying with a fountain of blood in its trail .

As I crushed its head with my grip, a raging roar bellowed out from the pits of my guts .

Led by the voice within me, I had slaughtered a massacre, leaving the land dyed in red blood .

–––– No! What am I doing!?

[Skill] > invocated .

The effect on your mind from the [Skill] > will be mitigated .

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With my senses back, I looked around me .

The surrounding area was a mess . No matter what you say, that exhibition was too unsightly .

To think that this is what happens when I get a little bit of power…

“How disgraceful,” I thought as I clicked my tongue .

Using my heightened hearing, I searched for a waterside .

Leaving the corpses here is fine, right? As for the meat of the orc, I’ll just get what I need .

Besides, there’s something I want to see .

Even something small would have been fine as long as I’m able to fit in, so when I saw a waterfall, I immediately entered it . Inside the water lake, I cooled my seething head, and I washed off the blood from my body .

When the stench of the orc’s flesh mostly left my body, I went back to the place where I had previously slaughtered the orcs .

Looking at it now, I can’t help but sigh . I’m well aware that the one responsible for this is me, but this is really just too much . Still though, since I’ve already done it, I should at least make the most out of it .

So with that, I gathered the corpses to fish for scavengers while I hid somewhere nearby . Then a few hours passed, and I began to worry as to whether it was a waste of time hiding behind the thickets, fishing for scavengers, or not . But fortunately, at that moment, it came .

Its back was hunched, its face was that of a beast, and in its hand was a beast’s fang . It walked like a man, and behind it swayed a tail . Its stature was slightly smaller than that of a goblin . And its fur was colored brown .

I wondered to myself whether I’ve seen it before from somewhere… but when I looked at my own skin, I shook my head, and concluded that it must’ve just been my imagination .

There are five of them .

These things are called Kobolds, and they are supposedly weaker than goblins . They do possess some intelligence however .

Dashing out form the thickets, I caught one of the kobolds . When the other kobolds saw that, they immediately dispersed .

“Can you talk?” I asked .

With the scruff of its neck caught under the grip of my hands, I even went as far to bring it right before my face, but it just bared its fangs against me .

Maybe it’s not smart after all .

I cut off a portion of the orc corpse’s flesh and inserted it into the kobold’s mouth . As useless as it was it just chewed on the flesh .

Thinking I had just wasted my time, I tossed the Kobold to the ground, and went off to search again .

After walking for a bit, I looked behind me . There I saw that the Kobold was still following me .

“Uu~u” begged the kobold as it made a face that seemingly looked like it really wanted something .

Despite supposedly being a dog that had just snarled at me moments ago, drool dribbled out of the corners of its mouth as if saying, “I’m hungry . ” It looked back on the corpse, and then it looked back up at me again . That questioning gaze seemed to be half-filled with the anticipation of being fed .

“Uu~u” begged the kobold again .

For the record, the one who begged a while ago was the kobold and not me, ok? You know… just in case .

I could have just chased it away, but being troubled, I threw it a slice of orc meat instead .

Like a trained dog, the kobold ran after the slice of orc meat, and as soon as it got it, it went back to my side .

And? What are you planning to do by coming back to me?

It looked like trouble, so I tried to shoo it away with my hand .

Somehow, it apparently misunderstood the sign, and instead it nodded at me, then it stuffed its cheeks full with the meat I’d just thrown it . It’d be troublesome if it continued to follow me around like this, so I went ahead and continued my search .

But in order to lure out the kobolds, I continued to wait somewhere near the orcs’ corpses until the clock struck nighttime .

Thinking that it’s almost time to head back home . I began to make way for the village . But then I heard footstep aside from mine echoing throughout the forest .

When I turned to look behind me, I saw the kobold looking up to me . Seeing me turn my head, it became curious, and it also turned its head to look behind it .

No, it’s you, it’s you .

“Why are you following me?” I asked .

The kobold tilted its head in response .

Why are you making a strange face?

“Strong,” replied the kobold as it pointed its finger at me .

“Bring me,” it continued, this time pointing to itself .

With my mind already exhausted, I didn’t feel like dealing with it anymore, and I just quietly continued to walk to the village like that .

The goblins and people of the village sent me curious gazes as they watched the kobold follow me with its unsteady steps . Fortunately, they didn’t ask anything .

“Oh, you’ve brought back something interesting with you,” commented Reshia when she saw the Kobold .

No one but Reshia anyway . Although for some reason her gaze looked unsatisfied as she looked at the Kobold swaying its tail as it sat there under my feet .

“Whatever,” I nonchalantly reply .

It’s a pain to explain .

“I want a pet too,” said Reshia .

Exactly what does Reshia think of this displeasing face of mine?

“Where do you place the kobolds amongst your people,” I asked .

At that, the usual discussion began .

Although Reshia considers me and other monsters to be in one group, she differentiates between us and the monsters who captured her and the other humans . That is to say that she recognizes us . With that as the topic of conversation, we passed the time talking for nearly an hour .

During that time, the kobold stretched itself on my feet as it made itself at home .

Seeing that, I quietly thought to myself, “bastard, you actually plan on staying!?”

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Kobold has been subordinated .

Youre level has risen .

11 => 12

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Author’s note:

It seems that there’s a legend that says that kobolds and goblins are the same thing . I’m purposely writing them as two different monsters however .

I suppose it could be considered as a therapeutic sort of monster .

If you could see it in real life, you might just get charmed .