Shinnoda and the Hammer Team literally decimated the Goblin archers and stone throwers.
The Goblins, upon seeing the giants appear en masse, quickly lost morale and scrambled in every direction to escape, while the Hammer Team hunted them down.
He joyfully swung Gungnir from left to right.
A single slash split a Goblin’s upper and lower body, scattering its insides and blood. A diagonal cut cleanly severed a Goblin’s shoulder and neck, sending its head flying briefly through the air.
“Kill what you can, but don’t chase them too far! We need to tidy up here and rush to save the Moru Team!”
Shinnoda loudly declared so that everyone could hear.
He was concerned the younger ones might get too caught up in their victory and forget what needed to be done.
As a result, the Goblins who had lost their spirit and scattered around managed to escape unharmed.
“Kehrek.”
“Kehrk?”
This triggered a chain reaction.
Even the Goblins who had maintained formation, upon seeing others escape, dropped their weapons and abandoned control, driven by the hope that escapees might survive.
Like an automatic door opening, as Shinnoda and the Hammer Team approached, the Goblins scattered in all directions.
The Goblin archers, upon witnessing their forces crumbling like scarecrows, felt they had no hope of winning.
‘Where on earth did these monstrosities come from?! Especially that crimson giant — if dragons in legends truly exist, it must feel like this!’
An indescribable terror.
As the real battle commenced, the red giant was emanating an immense magical power.
The Hop Goblin realized too late that there was no way to oppose this force.
Honestly, this red giant alone might be enough to destroy the Goblin League Kingdom.
He turned his body on the back of his wolf, intending to flee the battlefield.
‘As long as I survive, there will be opportunities!’
Goblins had a fast breeding rate.
By leading the females deep into the forest, he could plan for the future.
“Kehrek! The royal guards must follow me. Archers, grab your daggers and attack the giants in the field! Kehrek.”
The Hop Goblin intended to send the remaining force to the Moru Team to buy time, but in their impending doom, there was no one left who would listen.
“We can’t let them flee!”
On the other hand, Shinnoda, recognizing the fleeing Hop Goblin, gathered all his strength and threw his spear.
The Goblin king stood out among his kind due to all the adornments he carried.
“Ssssek.”
The spear traveled at an unparalleled speed, piercing directly through the Hop Goblin’s heart.
“Kehhr.”
The Hop Goblin lowered his head and saw the spear blade jutting out of his chest, bitterly smiled.
His heart was completely demolished, and blood gushed from his chest, soaking his body.
‘From the start… we shouldn’t have opposed them.’
Lying on the ground, the fallen king regretted his decision.
As a child, he had been cautious.
Had he remained so, upon encountering these strange giants, he would have chosen to relocate their base and avoid them.
But rising from being just one of dozens to leading thousands had led him to arrogance.
Thus passed the great genius who had brought Goblin civilization into the Iron Age in a rather futile manner.
『Critical Hit』
The translucent message appeared in front of Shinnoda.
“I’ve got him.”
He extended his hand to retrieve the spear, once more feeling grateful to Hosokawa Hitomi.
Thanks to her securing Gungnir from a parallel world, hunting had become so much easier.
The Goblin archers, stone throwers, and sorcerers had completely collapsed and scattered in all directions upon seeing the Hop Goblin’s defeat.
“We’re now going to save the Moru Team!”
Shinnoda shouted loudly.
The Hammer Team all focused on him. When he started to sprint ahead, the others joined in full-speed pursuit.
Meanwhile, Yang Min-seo was holding out despite being surrounded by Goblins within the Moru Team.
She was worried about the situation.
“Were we wrong to come?”
Yang Min-seo didn’t need to risk herself.
She didn’t require any special achievements.
However, it would be problematic if the management leader were labeled a coward, and also, because it was something Shinnoda was doing, it was hard for her not to partake.
“Dammit! When is the support coming?”
Someone at the rear complained.
Yang Min-seo couldn’t agree more.
“Kieee…”
She struck a Goblin warrior’s neck with her club, but at the same moment, another Goblin’s club hit her thigh.
“Oof.”
Even with high-end dungeon artifacts covering her, she couldn’t fully defend against the shock of the club.
Whether from a club or a sword, the damage sustained was similar because the crude Goblin weapons could not pierce her armor.
“M-my leg…”
Yang Min-seo’s leg muscles began to cramp.
She had developed a stitch for various reasons.
Compared to other students of the same level, her combat skills were severely lacking.
She retreated slightly and sprayed a potion she had brought beforehand onto her leg.
Using such a valuable potion just for a cramp was a bit extravagant.
‘Still, does Hyeon have enough potions? There’s a limit, right? It would be nice if she could share a bit with me.’
Yang Min-seo hadn’t received a prior operational briefing from either Shinnoda or Park Hyeon.
Thus, she couldn’t support them adequately either.
Once she finished her first aid, she returned to the front line and continued battling the Goblins.
“Hmph.”
Yang Min-seo sighed quietly.
Her vision was entirely filled with green.
Looking around, everyone seemed to be growing tired, moving noticeably slower than before.
Then, a loud noise came from afar.
Waaaaaa—
The Hammer Team rushing over while shouting war cries.
With agility rated at least B-class, they would soon reach Moru Team’s immediate vicinity.
“Kehrk?”
“Kehhrk.”
The Goblins surrounding the Moru Team realized only now that their main force had disappeared.
The remaining Goblins on the battlefield were left with overwhelming dread.
“Support is here!”
“It looks like they’ve taken care of the ranged attackers!”
“We’re winning…!”
On the other hand, the Moru Team’s morale soared, and they began unleashing skills without regard for their consequences.
The skills of water, fire, and more swept across the battlefield, weakening the Goblins’ encirclement.
“Kehrk.”
“Kehr.”
Caught between both the Moru and Hammer Teams, the Goblins couldn’t escape and were instead crushed.
“Die, you bastards.”
“Damn bastards.”
“Kill them all!”
The Goblins fell in various ways:
Beheaded by swords,
Thrown to the ground and stabbed in the chest,
Pierced through by spears,
Or torn apart by multiple attackers until their organs spilled out.
With no will to fight left, they mostly just waited for a chance to flee but were mostly killed.
The Moru Team retaliated savagely, letting out the frustration of what they had endured.
The sight of them made even the newly arrived Hammer Team students feel a bit queasy.
“That’s enough!”
Shinnoda shouted loud enough for the fields to hear.
The situation was shifting towards chasing the retreating enemies.
Although fine for the open field, if they followed into the forest, they risked a counterattack, possibly leading to death or disappearance.
“We’ll search through the goblin corpses on the plain for equipment and Orbs of Growth, gathering them in one place. I will personally handle the distribution!”
An important part as significant as the battle itself.
To avoid disputes later, Shinnoda resolved to collect everything beforehand to distribute it himself.
*
Near a middle school in Seoul.
Around 4 PM.
Oh Chan-seok was patrolling the area, looking for new prey.
“Maybe a younger one this time.”
He had come to a new hunting ground to try something different.
Coincidentally, a cute child caught his eye.
Oh Chan-seok noticed Alpha, who always dressed as a girl on Laura’s orders, so at first glance seemed like a young girl.
He was on his way back from grocery shopping.
“Hey there…”
“Yes?”
Alpha turned at the voice, showing no sign of disgust upon seeing Oh Chan-seok’s unpleasant appearance.
“I’m an O-tuber. I was wondering if you could give a small interview. I’ll pay you. One hundred thousand won.”
Oh Chan-seok was slightly surprised.
This was the first woman who didn’t show any distaste at the sight of him.
Surely an innocent child couldn’t manage their expressions like that.
“O-tuber? Oh, the one Lord often watches? If I can help, I’ll do it. Though, I need to get home early to prepare dinner, so not for too long.”
Alpha’s response caused Oh Chan-seok to grin mischievously.
Children were much easier than adults.
“Oh, don’t worry about it. It’ll be quick, like five minutes? I’ll transfer the money immediately. Could you tell me your name?”
“Umm… Alpha.”
“Alpha?”
Oh Chan-seok found it hard to believe that someone’s name could be Alpha, but his lie detection skill revealed it as true.
‘Alpha as a name is weird.’
He subtly approached Alpha and stabbed her neck with his pen.
“Ugh! What are you doing!”
Alpha’s ‘Reflex’ skill was not an always-active passive ability but an active skill that needed to be consciously activated, so she couldn’t defend against Oh Chan-seok’s A-class surprise attack.
Somewhere in the distance, voices were heard.
“So my Ming-jin won an award at a piano competition. I don’t know who he takes after. I was never this way back in school…”
“Oh, really? Ming-jin in the piano competition? Our Jin-ho was selected for the Taekwondo demonstration team.”
It was clear that someone was coming.
Oh Chan-seok knew all too well how suspicious men like him would look if he continued to loiter near a girl like Alpha.
Without properly reading Alpha’s stats on his sheet, and assuming he would thoroughly ‘obey’ him, he hastily wrote this into the contract.
“Follow me!”
“Yes…”
Oh Chan-seok hastily headed toward his house.
And Alpha followed behind him.
