Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

Alaric told them about his plan.

They didn’t have enough time to go into details so he could only hope that each person would do their tasks correctly.

I hope this works somehow.

The four Knights moved simultaneously.

With the four of them moving at the same time, the goblin chieftain was momentarily confused.

It revealed an annoyed look which was quickly replaced with anger.

Graaaahhh!!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The furious monster recklessly brandished its weapon, destroying everything in its path!

Suddenly, Arthur sprung into action. He made a quick dash at the goblin chieftain with his eyes fully focused.

His goal was to get its attention to allow the others to proceed with the plan smoothly.

The goblin chieftain reacted and turned its gaze upon him which made the former mercenary feel an overwhelming pressure.

At that moment, Henry and Aldrin sent each other a knowing glance before they rushed out. One headed to the monster’s left, while the other aimed for the right.

Their task was to attack the goblin chieftain’s legs while it was occupied by Arthur.

The two Knights, young and old, had been working with each other for a few years so their coordination was very solid. They could understand each other’s thoughts with a simple look or signal. It was something that they had gradually incorporated into their minds after years of working together.

Ehk?!

The goblin chieftain sensed the anomaly in their actions so it took an abrupt pause to make a sense of what was happening.

However, before it could react to their synchronized attack, Arthur pounced at the creature, slashing its chest with his sword.

Whoosh!

Seeing this, the creature quickly lifted its giant spiked club to block his sword.

Clang!

Tsk!

Arthur clicked his tongue, somewhat annoyed that it managed to block him. However, a delighted look hung on his face.

Now!

He screamed in his mind.

Just as he thought of this, Aldrin and Henry stabbed their swords into the monster’s legs.

Because it was focused on Arthur, it failed to react to their sneak attack.

Kkhsshhk!

Kkhsshhk!

As soon as the pain registered into its system, the monster roared, its face contorting with agony.

Graaahhh!!!

Great! My guess was right! It has almost run out of mana so its aura manifestation was only concentrated on its fatal parts.

It wasn’t clear with one look and it was only a guess on Alaric’s part.

He thought that a Fatal-grade monster couldn’t have an inexhaustible mana so he presumed that its aura manifestation was centered on the fatal parts of its body. Which means the defenses on other parts of its body were significantly weaker!

Alaric no longer hesitated after witnessing how the powerful creature collapsed upon having its legs punctured.

He rushed at the goblin chieftain at full speed to gather momentum. Once it was within his rage, Alaric threw himself at the creature, using the momentum to propel himself.

With its aura manifestation gone, Alaric’s swords stabbed deeply into the monster’s heart and neck.

Kkhsshhk!

The goblin chieftain felt coldness slowly spreading upon its entire body. It tried to lift its hand in an attempt to swat away the human that had stabbed it, but it found itself unable to muster its strength. In the end, it could only stare at Alaric, its eyes fully wide, still unable to comprehend what had transpired.

It was stronger, even with the four of them combined, so how did it end up losing?

Those were the goblin chieftain’s last thoughts before its body collapsed into the ground with a heavy ‘thud’!

Alaric pulled out his swords from the corpse while staring at it with an ice-cold gaze.

“Check if it has a beast soul crystal.” He muttered indifferently.

Arthur volunteered for the task. He approached the goblin chieftain’s corpse and made a cut on its chest.

When he saw an orb the size of a golf ball right beneath its heart, his eyes flashed with joy. “My lord, it has a beast soul crystal!”

He dug the crystal from its chest. He wanted to give it to Alaric right away, but then he saw that it was covered with blood.

He immediately wiped off the blood with his hand.

With a respectful look, he presented the cleaned beast soul crystal to Alaric. “My lord.”

Alaric took the green crystal and observed it closely. Just from touching it, he could feel the dense amount of mana it contained.

He then handed it back to Arthur and said. “Keep it for now. We will deal with it once we return to the estate.”

“Yes, my lord.” Arthur nodded as he stashed it inside a small sack.

With the death of the goblin chieftain, there was nothing left in the settlement that could threaten them. There was still one hobgoblin left, but it was quickly eliminated by Arthur and the other two Knights.

Alaric told them to search for beast soul crystals in the hobgoblins’ corpses, but they found nothing.

It was not surprising.

Beast soul crystals rarely appeared in Fatal-grade monsters’ bodies.

Alaric was a bit disappointed, but he didn’t take it to heart. Getting the goblin chieftain’s beast soul crystal was already a huge boon.

Not long later, all the goblins have been eliminated. Not even one was spared. Whether they were women, old, or even babies, all of them were killed!

This might be cruel to some, but Alaric knew that this was the best choice. Given the goblin’s vengeful tendencies, it would be a disaster to leave one alive.

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Mission Complete!

You received 500 Battle Points, 100 EXP, 10 Stat Points, and Equipment Upgrade Card x1

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[Do you want to use your Equipment Upgrade Card?]

[Yes] [No]

Hm?

What’s this?

Alaric was surprised by the new notifications that appeared on the cyan screen.

I’ll take a look at it later. There are too many eyes here.

After making a decision, Alaric pressed [No].

At this moment, a Knight Apprentice came to his side and asked. “My lord, what should we do with the goblin corpses?”

Alaric looked at the corpses that littered the ground and muttered. “Except for the chieftain and the hobgoblins, burn everything else.”

Hearing this, the Knight Apprentice acknowledged his instructions with a salute. “Yes, my lord!”