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nGoblins’ waste room, their dump to be clear. A room where they dispose of their waste, bones.

nThe room stinks as high hell as it was filled with rotten corpses, mostly animals.

nSelena had to closer her nose as it was too much for her, Sofia did want to throw up. Alice was unfazed, things like this didn’t seem to bother her devil body.

nCain quickly inspected the place, trying to find anything useful. He said useless but he was looking for the kid’s body or any signs of human bones.

nHe did find some, they mostly belong to adults or are too old to belong to someone alive yesterday. Those goblins must have been hunting on the road for months.

nCain pulled his two daggers, this was the time to use them. His longsword was too long for him to use comfortably inside the cave. He could use it to stab, but daggers were long enough to behead a goblin and they were lighter to swing!

nCain did the first thing anyone should do after entering a goblin cave, look out for traps. The room was mostly safe as it was just a dump, but the hole leading to the next room was more protected than the entrance itself!

nIt wasn’t an easy job but he managed to disable them all without making much noise. Taking a second look just to be sure, he didn’t want the girls to get caught.

nHe wasn’t belittling their abilities, It was just that the goblins’ traps were made nasty and he didn’t want to see an arrow stuck in any of his girls.

n“Grrwaaa! Grwa!!” The goblins growled inside the cave as they were munching on a cow’s severed leg. Blood dripping from their stinky jaws.

nSofia held her breath as clenched her hand, fear and disgust were clear in her twisting face, she wanted nothing more than to blast them away!

nSelena on the other hand looked calm, standing on all four, as she peeked from between Alice’s legs. She could feel the tingling under her fangs, only Cain’s words are stopping her from attacking.

nAlice just stared at them, feeling nothing but pity, ‘Poor little creatures, to die because of their very nature!’. Looking around for Cain, he had gone invisible to get the first strike.

n‘The moment I take one of them, you all act!’ Were Cain’s words.

nAs they waited in anticipation, one of the goblins lost his head!

n“GOWA!” The goblins next to him exclaimed, his jaw dropped what meat was in it. The next moment he was taken down as well.

nSelena rushed like lightning, punching a goblin in the chest with full force. She wasn’t going to hold back, all of her frustration is going to be emptied on them. With a quick movement, she crashed the skull of another one.

nAlice was busily causing the corpses to rot away, while Sofia prepared her magic. At that moment Cain remembered that he forgot to tell Sofia to not use magic! Her fire magic made a lot of noise, enough to alert the entire cave.

nBANG! Firebolt BANG! BANg! BAng! Bang! bang! ang! ng! g!…

nIt echoed in the entire cave, Cain could hear the goblins growling as they rushed to check what is going on.

n“Selena! Stay behind me and kill those who slip from my grasp!” He continued “Alice and Sofia support us from the rear, a big wave is coming!” Cain’s sharp voice pierced their ears, quickly putting them into formation.

nEnchanting

nCain’s two daggers got imbued with arcane magic, the right one was screaming while the other was crackling with lightning.

nLesser empowerment, Swiftness

nAs the hordes of goblins emerged, they were crawling in groups of three to seven as they couldn’t all fit through the passage.

nThis was a chance to slaughter as much as he can, a swing to the left and another to the right.

nHe was an enchanter, his specialty is giving magical properties to non-living objects! That had included everything from weapons, armors, even to Sofia’s nails as they weren’t technically alive!

nHe was just as an expert with weapons as he is with magic. You can’t call him a master, but he was close. His Enchanting True power was still to bloom, he needed a larger poll of Mana as well as ample supplies of souls.

nHow did he enchant his soul then? It was a living thing, right? The answer was simple. When someone dies, their soul is considered dead as well. With enchanting, he was able to absorb and merge them into his soul.

nJust as you could recharge your MP by sucking souls or drinking blood. This method didn’t regenerate his MP but increased Its max limit! The MP he has, he could start using higher-tier magic to constantly enchant his body!

nFor example, eight-tier magic Mage’s last breath gives a temporary physical boost to mages so they can run away if it gets too dangerous. If Cain had enough MP he could keep the magic constant, therefore getting a permanent boost!

nYet, right now he was too low level to be able to access those high-tier magic. He also didn’t have any enchanted tattoos on his body to use as a medium for absorbing souls.

nCain was getting absorbed in his thoughts, as he was faced with great numbers, his body instinctively tried to use attacks and moves that he couldn’t perform.

nRight now, with his low strength, even if it got boosted with Lesser empowerment, he can’t just kick a goblin across the room, they still weighed around 15~20 kg each! He also couldn’t slash the goblins’ bones well.

nHis body seemed slow compared to his reaction time, he could see an arrow coming yet his body is always late to deflect it.

nWithout knowing it, Cain was getting overwhelmed with sheer numbers.

n“GAW!” Selena pulled Cain from his collar, saving him from a sure slash.

nBAAM! Her punch shattered the goblin’s body, his spine burst from his back.

nBAM! BAM! BAM! Selena was throwing punches left and right, each time she hits something, a loud cracking noise fills the cave!

nHer knuckle dusters were smashing bones on each hit, unlike Cain, she had the speed and strength to deal with those numbers!

n“GET! YOUR! HANDS! OFF! HIM!” With each word, she sent a goblin to the afterlife.

nAlice was already emitting her devil aura, filling the entire room with Decay magic.

nSofia had thrown her staff as it was useless to pretend to be a mage here, Firebolt Sniping any goblin that managed to escape.

nCain looked at the three girls wrecking the goblin horde, realizing his place, he was an enchanter, supporting them was his job! It wasn’t the reverse.

n“Selena!” Cain shouted as he approached her, Lesser empowerment, Swiftness after giving her a slight tap he back toward Alice.

n“Listen, you’re technically my summon, don’t worry about running out of MP, you could always draw from me! Go all out” The last part was an order, he didn’t have time to explain to her what he meant.

n“Sofia, act angry! Treat the goblins as if they are lower beings, I don’t have time to explain so just start **-talking them!” Sofia was a witch with high charisma, It was a waste she isn’t using it for intimidation. If she started to act angry, her charisma will make her look like a terrifying monster.

nSofia didn’t have much time to think, she just went with what Cain said.

n“You insects, burn to ash!” Her scream was kinda cute. Since her scream wasn’t directed at him, he wasn’t affected. It was a whole story with the goblins.

nIn the pitch-black darkness, their comrades are being smashed by an unknown intruder. Blood is everywhere, and then fire emerged! A bit far back, standing in the darkness, a figure was holding an orb of hellfire in her hand. Her maniac smile grinned to her ears, with crimson-glowing eyes.

n“YOU INSECTS!” They couldn’t understand her words, their brains naturally comprehend it as the biggest of threats. All they could do is stare at her as she waved her hand with a crazy look on her face.

n“BURN TO ASH!” They understood what she was talking about when they saw their friend get roasted alive. And instant death getting smashed was better than burning alive!

nSuddenly, a large one appeared. It was a hobgoblin. Standing at almost 7 feet tall and with shoulders twice that of Cain, he was a literal giant, especially when being compared to other goblins who never got taller than 4 feet!

nHis aim was Selena, wanting to take her down, the hobgoblin swung a giant club at her. The club was the trunk of a small tree!

nEarth wall Cain created a small stone pillar to block the strike. Selena took the chance and used the pillar as a jumping stone to get behind the hobgoblin.

nShe started hammering her fist at his back.

nBefore he could turn back, the first punch was heavy enough to drop him to his knees.

nAs she was killing the hobgoblin, the goblins tried to attack her but they were killed with the combined effort of Cain and Sofia.

nSelena didn’t take long to break the hobgoblin’s spine.

nAfter the prolonged battle, silence finally fell. there was not a single live goblin in sight!

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nAuthor note: Please read it if you have time!༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

nSo…I had a friend of mine read the whole script for this story, he was a trusted critic that has a wide range of experience, and he told me.

n“You’re keeping a lot of important points hidden, It takes from the ability to enjoy the story, especially when you have thought this far ahead in the story!”

nHe simply wanted me to give more foreshadowing and lore about the system and the side characters.

nHe was screaming about Dolrig’s dark past and Mary’s story, saying that I should foreshadow everything beforehand!

nWhat do you think? I just wanted to get your ideas!

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