It was heavily raining , sweeping everything with those cold and strong gales of winds.
Xing Li , was hiding inside the carriage whereas Hong Dong , Ming Song and Tian Tian -- A Rank Knight ( Holy Knight ) , B Rank Knight ( Heavy Knight ) and B Rank Knight ( Light Knight ) -- were protecting the carriage .
Xing Li was a Holy Child of Holy Salvation Church that lies in Holy Kingdom. She was in the middle of her journey from Holy Kingdom to Benevolent Kingdom. The journey between this two Kingdoms happens to be of 1 month. Crossing through Monster Forest , Drake Forest / Dwarf Forest , Orc Forest / Kobold Forest , Goblin Forest / Mountain Wolves Mountain / Lizardman Forest and so before reaching Benevolent Kingdom. Instead of taking the route of Mountain Wolves Mountain and Lizardman Forest , the troops from Holy Salvation Church took Goblin Forest route since Goblins were consider more inferior compare to Mountain Wolves and Lizardman .
But who knew there were an actual abuse set up .
As soon as they reached the middle of the forest , they were attacked by groups of High Rank Goblins !!
Even though the journey was escorted by Merchants and Adventures above Rank C while below Rank S -- Two Rank A Humans while few Rank B Humans and dozens of Rank C Human Warriors --- they were still pressured by those Goblins.
It was not because those Human Warriors were weak but it was simply because those Goblins were too strong , it was like a nightmare to them.
They actually encountered a Goblin Lords who were leading few Goblin Kings and dozen of Noble Goblins . As for those below Noble Goblins , they outnumbered troops of Human Warriors.
Looking at the ferocious Goblin Lord -- he has a tall body comparable to a professional basketball player with a muscles enough to rival even a professional heavy weight lifter gym couch , no he has more solid and built even compare to latter. He has crimson pupils with three horns on his head , pointing toward sky . His whole body has a dark green skin , and he was similar to human . Silver hairs were drenched with rain which resembled him similar to a warriors from novel -- Hong Dong lifted his large white shield which was in a rectangular shape . There was a Divine Halo imprinted on the shield with pair of Angelic Wings in each side of the Divine Halo , seeming very Holy .
Hong Dong was a middle age man in his 28 with the strength of Holy Knight that could even rival against current generation Heroes of various Kingdoms. Tightening his grip on his right hand which was holding his Long Broad Sword , Hong Dong breathed heavily in exhaustion. He and his subordinates along with his deceased brother in arms managed to kill one of the Goblin Lord but there was one left who was still standing in front of him with a savage looks .
Scratches and devastation marks were around his Knight Armour which was strong enough to endure a full fledge attacks from A Rank Monsters yet his Knight Armour was nearly destroyed just because of ravaging strikes from Goblin Lord , Goblin Kings and so .
Rain was drenching him which showered his bloods and cleaned his wounds , revealing a clear and deep battle scars on some of his body where his Knight Armour wasn't able to protect him.
***
As I walked slowly and without making any unnecessary moves , I was able to finally reach those Goblins.
But nothing happen even though I closed my distance with them.
'Are all Goblins natural idiots or what ? ' I thought but didn't rashly made my moves .
Those Goblins seem to be waiting for something.
When nobody were focusing in me , a very wicked ideas began to run in my mind.
There was a Level 4 Goblin holding a long sword , standing at the back of the Goblin Team . Without giving any cane to that unlucky Goblin , I , from his behind used my full force in my right hand. When I was still a Level 1 , I was able to fight against Level 4 Goblin and even was able to win . But now I am Level 2 so I have grown slightly stronger.
Activating [ Threaten ] and only targeting that one Goblin who was at the most behind , I weaken his prowess greatly. When he came to my range of [ Threaten ] , I didn't stopped there.
After his prowess weaken , a fear rose inside his heart which I was able to feel naturally.
It was simple , what will a Monk who believes in Buddha feel in the middle of night if suddenly an invisible hand was to touch his back ?
The answer is fear .
No matter who it is , as long as someone surprise someone and scare them , that will be the moment when their Willpower would decrease and become unstable with full of weakness.
And the one that I targeted wasn't any exceptional .
He was also greatly reduced into a Goblin with weak and unstable Willpower which made him an easy target for me .
I made my right fist into a chop and hit behind the neck of my target.
My target fainted just after I chopped his back of the neck.
Just after I successfully used chop , I heard a System Notification.
[ Congratulation , you have successfully learned [ Silent Chop Level 1 ]
[ Silent Chop Level 1 ] : When you aim behind someone's neck , you have 60 percent of fainting them successfully ]
'Hm...' without even giving my attention to the notifications , I dragged the body of fainted Goblin behind the bushes from where I came before.
I silently snatched the long sword of my target before slitting his throat with the same weapon I took from him.
[ You have killed Level 4 Goblin ]
[ Exp will be earned through calculation ]
[ The stronger your Enemy the higher amount will be received ]
[ Calculation Complete : an Ordinary Goblin with Ordinary Strength ]
[ 40 Exp Earned ]
[ Race : Goblin ]
[ Level 2 ( 220 / 300 Exp )]
[ Class : Ordinary ]
[ Attributes : Wood Lv ; Low ]
[ Ruler Level : Leader ]
[ Skill : Threaten Level 1 , Ruler's Command Level 1 , Battle Spirit Level 1 Silent Chop Lv 1 ]
I was surprise to know that I can actually earn Exp after this thing called System calculates if I killed someone.
So it means defeating someone and killing someone is entirely different.
Hm...
But just as I was pondering about something , I heard more notifications popping out .
[ Devourer Mark has been Activated ]
[ Do you want to [ Devour ] the Target ]
[ Yes / No ]
"Keughkeikei" -- What ? Devourer Mark ? What is that ?
I was surprise for a while thinking what this Devourer Mark is ? But soon I realise that I actually have a black line beneath my left eye .
Could it be that this black line is not just for show and is actually a very powerful Treasure ?
My heartbeat began to race faster and faster the more I thought.
But inhaling long breath and exhaling out , I calmed myself .
I selected [ Yes ] . The moment I selected [ Yes ] a strange force rushed inside me.
This feeling that I was feeling...was as if I have been drowned in ecstasy.
Something inside me was growing . I can't pinpoint but I surely notice that something in me was growing and becoming powerful.
My muscles was also strengthen , somehow I felt more stronger compare to before.
[ Congratulation , your Unique Ability [ Devourer Mark ] has Devour Lv 4 Ordinary Goblin and now you have grown stronger than before ]
This thing didn't said how strong have I grown but one thing was clear and that was , I am certainly stronger than before.
If I am stronger than before than why should I be scared of those group of Goblins ?
Wait....where is the corpse of that Goblin I killed before ?
Only now did I realise that the dead body of the Goblin I killed wasn't there where I had killed him ? Could it be when [ Devourer Mark ] devoured him , it actually went inside my body ?
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But leaving everything at the side , I silently walked behind those Goblins . Those fools have still not notice me .
It could also be because of heavy rain ,it could also be because of commotion they were creating or it could also be because they are just too stupid to notice me.
But all in all , I didn't cared about anything.
I don't know why but.....but my heartbeat is racing in excitement. Am I a sadistic ?
No , how could I be one ?
But this feeling , just imagining how they will be killed without their knowing . I couldn't help but grin in a twisted way .
Die , everyone die for me . Die and turn into my Exp .
Hahaha....dying for me honour for you all because I am the future King of the World.
Lifting both of my arms up in the air , slitting wind and space I gathered every single bit of my strength in me on my pair of weak looking arms .
A fear grew in my heart , what if my current strength isn't enough to kill them ?
I thought that , I kept thinking of that and I was still thinking about it.
What if my strength was actually insignificant to kill those Goblins ? And they were in large numbers too.
Subconsciously I actually began to use Wood Attribute and gather strength from the surrounding Ecosystem.
My skin began to clad with tiny roots and leaves began to grow along with branches .
My pair of weak looking arms were now coated in armour like branches which gave me both a defense and offensive power.
Die....
A strange force began to aid me in killing my enemies.
That was the moment I realise that Forest was my Territory -- my Absolute Zone !!
I didn't waste my time on aiming at anything other than penetrating my enemies heart or slitting their necks apart.
System Notification kept on popping out yet I kept on charging forward.
I lifted my arms up and used gravity and my arms weight to my advantage , I tore my enemies flesh and bones .
But suddenly because of my reckless slaughtering , my enemies notice me .
But the time they notice me was too late for them. I was already a Level 4 Goblin .
I continued my slaughter before everyone were killed and served themselves to become my Exp.
But one thing that I notice was , the more I use [ Devourer Mark ] and grow stronger , the higher Exp would be needed to Level up.
When I was slaughtering , from Level 3 to 4 Exp needed was only 500 but it suddenly grew to 600 when I was using [ Devourer Mark ].
But I don't mind it because I actually have grown stronger.
Stretching my body , I felt relax . But suddenly I heard a clanking and clashing sounds coming from behind the bushes where those Goblins I killed previously were scouting.
I walked there and silently watched the ongoing battle between groups of humans and Goblins.
Wait !! Is that three horn Monster a Goblin ?
That Monster who was fighting with a middle age man equipped in a white armour that was covered with devastation marks and sword cuts was a Goblin.
I can tell it because my Goblin Bloodline was able to recognise that Monster as a Goblin.
Could it be that Monster is an Evolution of a Goblin ?
"$$@^!&*" -- Holy Child Xing , Please Leave . Run away from here.
That middle age human said something that I wasn't able to understand. I can see that this middle age man was shouting toward the carriage he was trying to protect.
"<>+=£% €₩¤" -- Holy Knight Sir Hong , how can I run away when you people are trying so hard to protect me ? I can't abandon you .
A very sweet and beautiful voice responded that middle age Knight. And that was the moment I knew that there was a hidden beauty inside that carriage.
My blood boiled and a strange power began to tell me that this beautiful lady , I should have her and make her warm my body.
As a Goblin , lust was inevitable for me .
I didn't tried to resist lust in my body but instead got more excited.
The Goblin who was tall similar to professional basketball players , with three horns on his head pointing toward sky clutched his right fist tightly and gave a very powerful blow toward that middle age Knight ( Hong Dong ).
Yet the Knight ( Hong Dong ) blocked the punch using his large rectangular shape shield and was only pushed back a little. Pair of two small scars could be found on the land where that middle age Knight ( Hong Dong ) was pushed back .
The Goblin with three horns (Goblin Lord ) didn't mind the resistance from the Knight ( Hong Dong ) and kept on charging.
I ignored their battle and focused around the surrounding only to find corpses of both humans and Goblins lying down on the ground.
Without even hesitating , I used [ Devourer ] mark .
I don't know why [ Devourer Mark ] wasn't activated before when I killed that tiny bird but I think everything activates according to the requirements they needs .
One notifications after another , notifications kept on popping out.
[ You have Devoured A Rank Human ]
[ You have grown stronger ]
[ You have learned [ Fire Ball Level 1 ]
[ Your Mana Pool has grown larger in a small scale ]
[ You have Devoured Goblin King ]
[ You have grown stronger ]
[ You have learned [ Goblin Enchantment ]
[ You have successfully formed a Monster Core inside your body ]
[ Congratulation , you are the first one to form a Monster Core before advancing to Higher Evolution ]
[ You are now able to absorb Mana from your surrounding ]
[ Congratulation........
[ Congratulation........
[ Congratulation........
[ You body isn't stronger to grow more stronger in your current Level ]
[ Converting Spiritual Forces into Exp ]
[ 001 Exp ...100 Exp..... 200 Exp....700 Exp 1200 Exp.... ]
[ Congratulation you have Level Up ]
[ You have Devoured Goblin King ]
[ You have grown stronger ]
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[ Race : Goblin ]
[ Monster Core : Inferior ]
[ Level 8 ( 500 / 10 000 Exp )]
[ Class : Ordinary ]
[ Attributes : Wood Lv ; Low ]
[ Sub Attributes : Fire Lv ; Mid , Water Lv ; Low , Earth Lv ; Mid , Wind Lv ; Low , Light Lv ; Low ]
[ Ruler Level : Leader ]
[ Skill : Threaten Level 1 , Ruler's Command Level 1 , Battle Spirit Level 1 , Silent Chop Lv 1 , Goblin Enchantment Lv 1 , Goblin Strengthen Body Lv 1 , Double Speed Lv 1 , Swordsmanship Lv 2 , Knighthood Lv 2 , Spear Mastery Lv 1 , Martial Art Lv 2 ]
[ Magic Spells : Fireball Lv 1 , Wind Slash Lv 1 , Earth Wall Lv 1 , Water Bomb Lv 1 , Heal Lv 1 , Strengthen Lv 1 , Magic Missile Lv 1 , Magic Barrier Lv 1 ]
"Hm...." maybe they were very busy in clashing their swords and fists but they didn't even managed to notice the corpses around them has been dissappear mysteriously.
When I devoured my targets , I felt sea of knowledges flooding inside my head and one after another , I kept on learning everything.
In the middle of my chest , something called Mana Pool began to gather huge amount of Magic Power before it created a small pearl which is also known as Monster Core.
Normally only after evolving into an Elite Goblin , Goblin are able to form their own Monster Core which will aid them to grow stronger but I somehow manage to form a Monster Core of Inferior Rank even before my first evolution.
With the aid of this Monster Core , I can now gather Magic Power inside me and Cultivate in Magical Powers.
Hm....not bad.
But .....somehow now I am able to understand what those Humans were speaking ?
I have learned to talk like humans too after devouring humans.
I can clearly understand their language.
The man who is fighting with that Three Horn Goblin name seem to be Hong Dong who is also an A Rank Human with the profession of Holy Knight.
According to the knowledges from humans I devoured , that three horn Goblin is called Goblin Lord while those with one horn is called Goblin King .
And what's interesting is that the one those humans are protecting is someone called Holy Child Xing Li , someone born with the Unique Power called Resurrection.
Resurrection can resurrect someone even if that person has been killed. But this girl seem to only have enough Magic Power to resurrect a C Rank Humans for 3 times a day , B Rank Humans 2 times a day while A Rank Human 1 time a day.
Suddenly something began to run inside my head .
If she can resurrect a C Rank Human three times a day , doesn't that means I , a F Rank Monster according to those humans , be able to resurrect more than five times or so ?
What if I caught that Holy Child or whatever and force her to be my underling ?
Keke....
I am too evil . Haha....
Holy child , is one of main supporter for Hero Team when Teams of Heroes goes to fight against Demon Lords and Demon Gods . When Heroes dies in battle , Holy Child are the one to revive them back to life.
But now I want this Holy Child who will aid me in reigning over whole world .
*****
"Haa..." swinging his sword , Hong Dong ferociously charged at Goblin Lord .
"Holy Judgement " Hong Dong coated his Holy Powers on his sword before brutally attacking Goblin Lord.
"Puny Human , die " Goblin Lord unleashed a very ferocious Monster Aura before clashing his fist with Dong Hong's sword.
Sword and fist stopped in the middle of mid air , only few inch distances was there between the fist and sword. But it wasn't that Goblin Lord and Hong Dong stopped their attacks but it was just that their Magic Power made a contact with each others and exuded a very terrifying after waves.
"Boom " space around the surrounding distorted and blew everyone , including B Rank Humans and Goblin Kings . And also carriage and our main protagonist.
****
Holy shit !! What kind of power is this ?
I thought that I was gonna die just from the after shock .
According to the knowledge I revived from devouring humans , the world we are right now is a God Rank World . Only a God Rank World can give birth to God Rank Existences. If this world was not a God Rank and only a S Rank World than I am sure everything including river and mountain would have been devastated already if their powers weren't suppressed by World's Will.
****
The clash between Goblin Lord and Hong Dong created a devastation. The land began to crack and fly around in the air before a pit around 15 diameter was dug by sheer clashing force.
Yet both of them kept on exchanging their attacks.
"Baam" "Baam" "Baam"
"Baam" "Baam" "Baam"
"Baam" "Baam" "Baam"
They kept on exchanging attacks , their clashes created an earthquakes and slowly began to injure each others.
" Xing Li , this is an order from a Holy Knight to Holy Child . Leave quickly , and you should know that as a Holy Child you can't defy the orders from a Holy Knight in the time of crisis " Hong Dong cried out loud.
Xing Li who was hiding behind the destroyed carriage wanted to deny but she knew that she can't go against the Will of Holy Knight in the time of crisis.
She didn't wanted to run , she wanted to fight side by side with her comrades but she knew that she was too weak to do so.
She could only clutch her sleeve tightly before running away.
****
When I heard that Holy Knight ordering Holy Child , I was full of expectations. If that Holy Child were to stay by the side of those two dangerous existences that can take my life without even batting their eyes ,I can do nothing but now when I saw her running away and creating a huge distance from her shinning Knight in white armour. I felt relief.
I went back to gather my underlings and began to follow her.
Keke....I will truly enjoy the life I have been given.
If I am able to force that Holy whatever to be my underling , I will be truly an unrivalled. Haha....
*****
Reluctantly leaving her subordinates away , Xing Li felt her heart suffering in pain and shame .
She can't even aid her subordinates other than resurrecting them once or twice.
She felt shame and frustration.
When she first became a Holy Child, she thought that along with Team of Heroes . She will subjugate Demon Lord and Demon God , adventure world and fall in love with a powerful man who will protect her .
But all her hopes and dreams were shattered and destroyed when those groups of High Level Goblins attacked them and her close ones.
She was weak , so weak that she could not even protect herself let alone protecting others.
But just as she was thinking of how ridiculously pathic she was , she saw someone standing on her way .
They were groups of Goblins which seem to be an Ordinary Goblins.
Even though her Magic Power was already in A Rank Human Level , other than Resurrection she knew nothing. She was physically weak but not mentally.
She gritted her teeth .
*****
When I first saw this so called Holy Child , I was moved.
She has a voluptuous body and curves . Her round and big eyes with charm of flowers in spring , her youthfulness that was brimming with full of blooming life . Even though she was wearing some kind of drench robe similar to popes and fathers in churches , she wasn't able to hide her pair of those bouncy breasts but instead were tightly stuck together which revealed her percent roundness.
Her snow white skin and red lips similar to sweet apple , small yet cute nose . Her long drench hairs tied in bun was revealing those slender neck . She was taller than me , she must be at least 5.3 feet tall .
I knew it , I knew it that this girl was a first class beauty just from her sweet voice. And especially her sexy and erotic ass , I couldn't help but lick my lips , greedily.
Seems like I will enjoy myself very much.