(3rd POV)

Waking up well-rested and full of energy again Raas stretched his body while shaking his head and let out a big yawn. 'Ahh~, that was a good night's rest.' Trying to move he realized that Sahra was still in a deep sleep while clutching his body in a vice-like grip. After naming her she was much more affectionate and clingy than before. Normally she would have a little bit of self restrain but now she is literally clinging to him. Raas didn´t mind that as he too longed for the warmth of a person. He couldn´t remember the last time he even hugged someone. So he just buried his face in her arms and laid there for a while longer.

"GrrRrrRr~"

The sound of a rumbling monster that demands food could be heard, but instead of panicking Raas blushed and glanced at Sahra whose two black eyes were still closed. Heaving a sigh of relief he laid his head back down and wiggled his tail carefully out from between her legs before grabbing one of the 40 monster cores they previously piled up.

*flick* *flick*

Taking a quick lick a new unique taste of fresh summer day tingled his tongue. gulping the monster core whole. But due to the curse, it didn´t lessen his hunger, but Raas still enjoyed the taste. Sadly he wasn´t compatible with this core and only ate four others before thinking about the future. 'Ok, so I really have to get some common knowledge about this world, but first, we have to survive dungeon and get the heck out. I don´t know why but we are currently walking deeper into the dungeon and from the strength of the monster we are currently on the second or maybe third floor... Oh well, I will just grind some exp to get strong enough to survive outside of the dungeon.'

Thinking for half an hour Sahra began to wake up. The two black crescent dots slowly turned to circles and starred into the calm sky. *Grumble* *grumble* Her stomach then grumbled too after awakening. She turned towards Raas just to find him grinning at her to which she blushed out of embarrassment, but Raas just gave her a monster core. Taking the core she consumed it hastily.

*Ding*

[You have eaten a monster crystal with a suitable affinity!]

As both of them could read each other's status Raas let Sahra eat the remaining 35 scarecrow cores. She wanted to let Raas eat a few but he refused out of consideration.

Due to a suitable affinity, Sahra gained 2 to 5 exp for every 7 consumed scarecrow cores pushing her max mana capacity to 198. Even though she killed so many monsters she didn´t manage to even level up one level.

Sitting crossed-legged and leaning against the tree she hummed a calming melody. Hearing it calmed Raas heart but it had a slightly sad and melancholic undertone to it. He ignored it and just enjoyed the calm before the storm. So for the remaining time they sat and stared at the calming grass plain while recuperating the missing Hp.

...

In the distance, a group of monsters is approaching at a marching pace. Raas with the help of Sahra managed to climb up the tree and hid inside the tree. No, not to let Sahra fight alone, but to have the high ground and a surprise attack. "Hisss~" 'Times up, the third wave is approaching... At least I am well rested and am full health again.'

In the distance, a platoon of ugly green-skinned creatures could be seen approaching them. They march in a tight formation. One squad of archers, two squads of broad shield and spear wielders, and one squad of lightly armored swordsman made up the 41 men big monster platoon. They were all equipped with wooden armor and steal weapons. Leading all of them was a bulking figure covered in blood-smeared armor and dual-wielded two large axes. The mass of metal towered the small goblins around him, as their leader stood at 3 meters while the goblins are only around 1,30 meters tall, which is still higher than Raas when he is raising his body up.

Raas who was high up the tree spotting the well-organized wave that was coming to them. His eyes sharpened as he recognized the approaching monsters. Well, even non-fantasy-loving people could recognize an ugly green goblin. 'Oh shit, and now a whole platoon of goblins are attacking us!? They look nothing like the weak goblins we encountered on the first floor. They look much uglier and more vicious than the woodland goblins. But I am not the small grey snake anymore!'

Hyping himself up, Sahra was thinking about how to deal with them. With her title 'Goblin Hunter' she had a major advantage. Calling Raas down he popped his head through the green leaves. Sahra then began to draw in the ground with her fingers. Raas seeing her drawing smiled. 'Simple but effective, I like it!' he nodded and disappeared into the tree again.

After ten minutes they finally came into range. The armored mas of iron stopped quickly followed by the rest. The monster raised his hand as the archers aimed their bows. Dropping the hand the first barrage of arrows flew through the sky in a big arc. They were only ten green arrows in the air, but as soon as the arrows reached the peak of their flight they split into four arrows each, letting the arrows rain upon Sahra and Raas.

Raas who was hiding in the trees panicked 'Holy Jesus, this isn´t going to be as easy as I thought!' Slithering behind branches he hoped for the best. Sahra too searched for cover under the tree while making a sand shield.

Soon after the sound of arrows hitting wood and ground sounded through the plain.

The two managed to come out unscathed so Raas began to inspect the arrows. Seeing the green vine-like arrow amazed him, but what happened next blew him away. The stuck arrows sprouted a small red flower before exploding.

*Boom!*

"Heee!" hissing in pain he was flung back and hit the trunk of the tree.

A chain of explosions rang around the tree covering the surroundings in black smoke. After the smoke cleared not even a leaf was damaged.

Sahra on the other hand who already knew what kind of arrows they were could get away in time. 'Ts, they even have flarevine arrows. Those ugly goblins have clearly already reached the fifth floor and looted the village.'

The goblin archers prepared to fire another barrage while the other goblins marched forward with their leader following close behind them. Seeing only a lone female singing stone the goblins had a mad grin while some even liked their lips. The unsightly behavior disgusted Sahra, as she switched into combat mode and began to rush them while they were fantasizing about what to do with Sahra.

The first one to react was the bulking armored monster who threw his battle ax right through two goblins in front of him and straight at Sahra. The might behind the trow was so great that it cleaved the two goblins clean in have while injuring Sahra on her shoulder who barely avoided the ax going through her head.

(Sahra´s perspective)

'T- That was a close one. It almost killed me instantly if I haven´t reacted in time. This one is a really tough one... but this doesn´t mean I can´t beat him!' Continuing to fight them head-on, I stuck to the plan.

*Clap*

Covering the area in a sand cloud I first targeted the light armored goblins, but after slicing three of them they managed to cover behind the broad shield goblins who formed a circle around their leader. I could only assume that it is either a high ogre. a mini troll, or a goblin commander which is most likely the case.

The sand soon cleared and the goblins changed their formation. Trying to encircle me and pin me against the tree I scoffed. They may be able to do battle tactics, but they are still low-level goblins.

So, spotting a gap in their formation dashed between two goblins who trusted their spears at me.

*Swoosh* *swoosh*

Dogging the two spears by sliding on the ground I sliced one of its legs off while grabbing the other one's ankle and swinging him at the goblin in front of me.

It soon turned chaotic as their whole formation broke apart and just randomly tried to kill me. After killing five of the scrubs I sensed a looming presence behind me. I instinctively jumped to the side avoiding being cleaved into half once again. Looking to where I just was a giant ax was embedded in the ground leaving a shallow crater behind while blowing up dirt and soil.

...

The battle turned silent as the goblins just watched their boss heave the ax on his shoulder while moving backward, creating an arena for us. Stomping his feet a few times he let out a burst of disgusting laughter, "Kuhkuhkuhkuhkuh~"

Shuddering a little, I could swear the monster in front of me was imagining something truly disgusting and hope to never find it out.

Getting a grip of myself I cracked my neck before going into a battle stance while holding my precious dagger in a reverse grip. 'I will so punish Raas for letting me deal with all of them on my own!'