Soul Devourer Chapter 1 Episode 4 — Level Up
I must have been completely exhausted, because when I woke up it was already past one in the afternoon.
I quickly got ready, ate the lunch wrapped in plastic wrap, and headed for the same dungeon as yesterday.
Avoiding the crowded entrance area, I went deeper and deeper inside, defeating the goblins I encountered along the way.
With my ability values rising every time I fought, I was able to defeat them with more ease than yesterday.
While dismantling the third one I had taken down, a fourth goblin appeared before me.
I stopped the dismantling work and shifted into a combat stance, when suddenly I heard a noise behind me.
Without letting my guard down against the goblin in front, I glanced behind — there was a fifth goblin.
“Seriously?! Taking on two at once is going to be tough…”
A bead of sweat trickled down my forehead to my cheek as I swallowed hard. I slowly shifted my position so I could keep both in sight.
They moved with me, leering with vulgar grins, and the moment I stopped my feet, they both charged at once.
As expected, fighting two simultaneously was difficult. I decided to circle around and retreat instead.
Running in a zigzag to shake them off, I managed to lose them. But my goal wasn’t simply to run away.
I circled back off the path I had fled down, advancing cautiously.
(There!)
It was likely one of the goblins that had been chasing me. Alone, it was glancing around restlessly.
(This I can handle!)
I erased my presence, circled behind it, and with a sudden dash, cut it down.
“Gugya…”
『Magic has increased by 1』
『Strength has increased by 1』
『Endurance has increased by 1』
『Agility has increased by 1』
『Intelligence has increased by 1』
『Spirit has increased by 1』
『Dexterity has increased by 1』
『Luck has increased by 1』
『【Club Techniques】 has increased to Lv.3』
Soon after, I found the other goblin not far away and cut it down in the same way.
『Level has increased to 2』
『Magic has increased by 1』
『Strength has increased by 1』
『Endurance has increased by 1』
『Agility has increased by 1』
『Intelligence has increased by 1』
『Spirit has increased by 1』
『Dexterity has increased by 1』
『Luck has increased by 1』
『【Swordsmanship】Lv.1 acquired』
“Yes! Leveled up!”
Between yesterday and today, I had defeated ten goblins in total, and finally leveled up. On top of that, I had acquired a new skill.
To feel this sense of accomplishment and fulfillment in reality — it was deeply moving.
♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢
I sat down at the root of a nearby tree, rehydrating with sports drink from my bottle. Then I pulled up the status window and gave some thought to the future.
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Level 2 (1UP)
Ability Values
・Magic 21 (11+10)
・Strength 28 (11+17)
・Endurance 16 (6+10)
・Agility 21 (11+10)
・Intelligence 21 (11+10)
・Spirit 16 (6+10)
・Dexterity 23 (6+17)
・Luck 21 (11+10)
【Skills】
Combat-type
・【Swordsmanship】Lv.1 (NEW)
［Monster-type
・【Club Techniques】Lv.3 (1UP)
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By “future,” I meant whether or not to challenge this dungeon’s boss. The boss was an upper-tier goblin — a Hobgoblin.
Hobgoblins were about the height of an adult man, with ability values around 20 across the board. Their only skill was 【Club Techniques】.
The reason I knew such detailed information was because there’s a skill called 【Appraisal】 that lets you view a target’s status, and the Hunter Guild’s website had published the data.
The recommended level for defeating a Hobgoblin was 10 or higher. Still, I believed that with my current stats, I could do it.
My Endurance and Spirit values were lower than a Hobgoblin’s, but since they didn’t use magic, Spirit could be ignored.
The only concern was Endurance.
“To be safe, I should raise it to at least 20. If I defeat the remaining four goblins, I’ll reach that minimum value. I’ll challenge it after that.”
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