Chapter 39: Goblin Looter

As Elizabeth spoke, all the students, including Raven, dashed forward toward the direction of the Mirage woodlands.

At that moment, all the students were ready for the Knight Training School’s final practical exam.

It wasn’t a normal test but a real-life battle experience test. After the monster invasion eight years ago, Baron decided to let the young kids go through life-and-death ordeals to graduate from school.

Although it may sound dangerous, Baron’s military squad had already cleared any intermediate-rank monsters and the large group of monsters in the woods, leaving only the goblins and kobolds remaining.

Similar tests have been conducted during the past eight years, but nothing major has happened.

Raven continued running with other classmates, soon noticing they were nearing the woods.

Even though he had read about the Mirage Woodlands and even heard adventurous stories of this woodland from his sister and aunt, seeing them up front gave him a strange sense of anxiety.

Before he could even decide, the other students directly pushed away the bushes that covered the entrance and walked inside.

When Raven stepped into the Mirage Woodlands, a surreal atmosphere enveloped him. The dense canopy of trees overhead filtered the sunlight, casting a dappled pattern on the forest floor. The air was thick with the fragrance of moss and earth, and the occasional rustle of leaves hinted at hidden creatures.

The group of students dispersed quickly, each heading in their chosen direction. Raven followed a narrow, less traveled trail, hoping to avoid confrontations with other students.

As he ventured deeper, the woods took on an otherworldly quality. The towering trees twisted and intertwined, creating a labyrinthine maze.

The first hour passed without any significant encounters. Soon, Raven finally heard a rustling noise from the left side and hurriedly hid behind a tree trunk.

Then, he patiently waited for more than a minute and soon saw a meter-tall green-skinned humanoid creature walking in his direction while sniffing the air.

It covered its lower body with animal skin and even held a rusty dagger at its waist. Not only that, Raven even saw it wearing a necklace made of strange beads and even a bracelet.

'As expected, Goblins are more intelligent than other monsters. I also read in a book that goblins have sensitive noses and can track human prey through human odor. Is it searching for me?' Anxiety grew in his heart.

Raven knew the more he delayed, the more danger he might get into.

Without delay, he took the 'Frozen Ender' spear from the inventory and gripped it with both hands.

Then, he leaped out of his hiding spot and ran towards the Goblin.

Meanwhile, the Goblin also perceived the enemy and hurriedly pulled the rusty dagger from its waist.

Raven arrived closer to the Goblin in less than five seconds and thrust the spear towards its chest.

But to his astonishment, the Goblin moved its rusty dagger and perfectly moved its tip towards the spear tip, blocking his attack.

Although it was pushed back due to its weak physique, its experience in battle completely caught Raven off guard.

With a swift movement, the Goblin deflected the spear's trajectory and caused Raven to stumble sideways.

Utilizing the opportunity, the Goblin moved closer to Raven and directly thrust its dagger toward his chest.

'No good!'

Raven also perceived the danger and jumped backward, holding the spear in his right hand.

Although he managed to avoid getting stabbed in the chest, the rusty dagger still made a sharp wound on his left arm, causing blood to drench his shirt.

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'F*ck! I underestimated the Goblin!' He took a deep breath and focused on the small greenish hexagonal structure in his mind.

The next second, a strange power enveloped his body, and soon moved towards his left arm, regenerating the wounded tissue at an incredible rate.

Within two seconds, the sharp wound on his shoulder was completely healed!

Meanwhile, the Goblin was amazed by the healing speed and angrily shouted at him.

Then, it didn't delay a single moment and ran towards him.

On the other hand, Raven gripped the spear with his right hand and swept the spear horizontally to catch it off-guard.

Noticing the upcoming attack, the Goblin stopped getting closer and rolled down to evade the attack.

As Raven was prepared to make another thrust at the Goblin, it backflipped and skillfully moved more than two meters away from him.

'I'm impressed!' Raven was stunned inside.

[This Goblin must have at least two to three years of battle experience. Be careful of its sneak attack.] Zera warned him in his mind.

'Do I have to use the potion?' Raven instantly dismissed that idea and recalled all the training with the Wintermoon Spear Dance.

He had long memorized all the basic battle tactics of Wintermoon Spear Dance and decided to put them into action.

'I may not have mastered aura and gathered any mana in my body to strengthen myself. But when it comes to spearmanship, I'm way above average.' He calmed down the anxious heart and swiftly analyzed the Goblin.

'It has less strength than me. But due to its battle experience, I'm getting cornered.' He made two steps sideways, fluidly moved his spear, and rushed forward.

As the Goblin was about to block the spearhead with its dagger, Raven suddenly stopped his movement and made a whirlwind movement to change the weapon's trajectory.

The thrusting spearhead moved in a blink as Raven spun his body and came from the Goblin's right side.

As the Goblin was about to block the spearhead, Raven gracefully stepped back while spinning and let the spear move in a circle.

But as the spearhead made a circle and moved towards the Goblin again, Raven stepped forward and got closer.

Like flowing water, his leg movement aligned with his spearmanship.

The Goblin again moved its dagger and tried to block the spearhead with an angry look.

But a second later, a dull sound resounded in the forest, followed by a screech of the Goblin.

The Goblin was thrown two feet away from where it stood, and it looked at its empty hand with a dumbfounded look.

Before it could wake up from the shock, Raven brought the spear down from above and struck its head with full force.

The next second, the sharp spearhead cut the Goblin's head vertically and split it to its neck, killing it in a single blow.

'Finally!' Raven breathed a sigh of relief, took out a knife from his inventory, and cut the Goblin's left ear.

Then, he stored it inside a small leather bag and focused on the Goblin's body.

"Can I extract its blood essence?" He asked.

[You can. But the purity of the Goblin's blood essence is very low. You won't get anything other than a minute amount of attribute points.] Zera said.

Raven nodded calmly, made a small cut at the Goblin's chest, and placed his hand on it.

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[Bloodline Devourer System activated!]

[Goblin Looter's Bloodline Essence has been found!]

[Analyzing the purity of the Bloodline Essence....]

[Calculating....]

[The corpse has 0.3% purity of a Rank-1 Goblin Looter's Bloodline Essence.]

[It is possible to absorb a part of the Goblin's Bloodline Essence and its abilities.]

[Would you like to use 'Bloodline Devourer Ability'? Yes/No.]

...

[What?!] Zera shouted in surprise.

[It can even extract a minute amount of blood essence?]

Raven clicked 'yes' without any delay and waited.

Meanwhile, a suction force came out of his palm and extracted blood from the Goblin.

Within a minute, all the Goblin's blood gathered below his palm, soon condensed into the size of a small bead, and absorbed into his body.

A second later, a bunch of notifications appeared before Raven's eyes.

...

['Bloodline Devourer' ability is on commences!]

[Randomizing the bloodline ability extraction!]

[Goblin Looter's 'Fortuitous Finder' Ability has been selected!]

[A similar skill related to the 'Fortuitous Finder' Ability has been found in the Host's body.]

[It is possible to merge the 'Wonder Sense' with the 'Fortuitous Finder' Ability! Would you like to proceed? Yes/No.]

...

[Wow! Is it possible to merge the skill with bloodline ability?] Zera asked in a stunned voice.

'Aren't you the system?' Raven couldn't help but ask.

[I'm. But these are happening due to the '***** ******* remnant thing' I extracted from your body. Simply put, it's a part of Casper's main ability. The reason he shouted at me when taking over your body three years ago was due to this thing.]

Raven nodded his head and clicked 'yes.'

A second later, a mysterious power entered his head, constructing a small, minute hexagonal structure within his mind.

A sharp pain appeared in his head, causing him to stumble a bit.

But he managed to remain calm and quietly looked at the notifications.

[Merging the skill 'Wonder Sense' with 'Fortuitous Finder' skill.]

[Merging 1%....2%....5%...10%...20%....50%....80%...90%....100%!]

[Congratulations! Merging Successful!]

[Host has obtained 'Fortuitous Finder' bloodline spell!]

[Host also absorbed part of the Goblin Looter's blood Essence!]

[Host's spirit has been increased by 0.1]

[Host's vitality has been increased by 0.02]

[Host's strength has been increased by 0.01]

[Host's agility has been increased by 0.03]

[Host's body is undergoing a mutation process!]

...

Raven remained in the same position for over five minutes and finally stood up.

'The attribute stats increase is too low.' But he wasn't disappointed in the slightest.

'I managed to get another bloodline spell. Unlike the regeneration skill, this one has 100% comprehension already. It must be due to the merging process.' Raven nodded inwardly and quietly stored the knife in his inventory.

After that, he quietly moved towards the left side.