《Red Overpowered》First hunt
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I finally entered the forest in search of monsters to kill. In addition to earning money, this will increase my level. And if my level goes up my stats will go up too, especially the most important one, the calculation one.
As I walked along I came across my first monster. It was a goblin with green skin and a spear. He saw me and ran towards me at full speed.
"What a mistake." (Logan)
A wall was erected immediately but this wall was special because I had modeled spikes on it. The goblin was impaled on it.
Level gain. 1
Name : Logan
Race : Human
Age : 18 years old
Profession : Avenger- ???
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"My stats went up a little bit, I got plus 10 in calculus pretty good. But other stats have only gone up a little bit and some not at all." (Logan)
I looked at the goblin impaled on the wall while blood was flowing and took the spear.
I retrieved the spear and took it in hand as the foliage suddenly moved and a group of 15 goblins came out.
"Oh, you came to avenge your buddy?" (Logan)
They responded by sending their spears at me. About fifteen spears were heading my way.
"Let's try it now." (Logan)
I didn't move an inch as the spears finally arrived. But they all fell to the ground without doing me any damage.
[Calculation skills used 45 of 110]
"Well now let me show you how it's done." (Logan)
I clenched the spear in my hand and threw it. It pierced one of the goblins without him being able to react. I had accelerated the speed of the spear to its maximum. It was as if I had a gun in my hands.
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The goblins, who had not understood anything about what had just happened, came to their senses. They immediately decided to flee. Unfortunately for them I had not allowed them to flee. They were all pierced by the spears they had thrown at me earlier.
Increased level. 4
Name : Logan
Race : Human
Age : 18 years old
Profession: Avenger- ???
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It's really not bad I took 4 levels in less than an hour. And the best part is that I'm not even tired. I would like to continue but if I continue I won't be able to carry all the bodies. So I finally came back to the guild with 16 goblin bodies, all impaled on a stone spike.
"How much can I get for these 16 goblins?" (Logan)
The receptionist looked at me funny.
"You know for small prey like goblins you just have to cut off their ears. As proof that you have subjugated them." (Receptionist)
"Ah I didn't know sorry, but about the reward?" (Logan)
"You will receive 160 copper coins. "(Receptionist)
That's 10 coins per head and the copper coins seem to have a low value. I also need to learn more about this world.
"Tell me do you have a library?" (Logan)
"Yes of course, but it is reserved for members of the guild." (Receptionist)
"And how does one become a member?" (Logan)
"To join you have to pay a fee of 200 copper coins. Then you will be given a guild card. And the rank of adventurer that goes with it." (Receptionist)
"I see thank you. Tell me then I leave you this. I said, pointing to the goblins piled on the pike."
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"And where are you going?" (Receptionist)
"Hunt!" (Logan)
I went to a store and bought a bag. Then I headed towards the forest at full speed getting faster, as I had done with the spears and reached the forest.
I found a small group of 20 goblins and instinctively smiled. I picked up some stones and shaped them into spikes. And I threw them, they pierced all the goblins in the head. Except for one who ran away when he saw that all his comrades were dead.
Level increased. 8
"They are already starting to give me less experience. I thought as I watched the goblin run. That's it take me to your village." (Logan)
The goblin went deeper into the forest. I had been following him for more than 10 minutes. Finally I started to see a place. Which was filled with some kind of hut. The goblin gave the alert and goblins started to group en masse. I didn't bother to hide and showed myself. They roared with anger, there must have been over 200 of them.
The sky darkened due to a rain of spears that had been thrown by the goblins. My brain was triggered and calculated that I could not protect myself from the 200 spears. I preferred to dodge this time, the spears were all planted in the ground.
The goblins started to run at me like crazy. This time I couldn't create a wall because that wouldn't hold them back. Instead I might as well trap them and bomb them, right?
I lowered myself slowly and touched the ground. The goblins must not have realized immediately what was happening to them. Because now, instead of running towards me, they were falling. In a giant hole made by me. My second hand hit the ground and spikes rose from the ground. I stood up and watched the spectacle of goblins being pierced from all sides. Of course there were survivors but I just bombarded them with their own spears.
The pit was now filling with their blood.
"Soon we can bathe in it."
Level Gains. 11
Name : Logan
Race : Human
Age : 18 years old
Profession : Avenger- ???
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Title acquired:
- Goblin Exterminator.
- Ruthless.
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