One year later, your level has risen to Level 5, and your Critical Hit skill has leveled up to Lv. 3. You’ve become the strongest goblin among your tribe, standing a head taller than the others, though you still have the same stubby, three-headed body. The troll, however, pays no attention to your changes. You haven’t become arrogant with your newfound strength, because you know that the troll eats far more monster meat than you and is stronger than you. You’re still no match for it, so you don’t act recklessly.

In the second year, your level increases to Level 8, and through practice, your Critical Hit skill reaches Lv. 7.

Midway through the second year, the troll mysteriously disappears for a few days. You find it strange but don’t act hastily. A few days later, the troll returns to the tribe, and you’re glad you didn’t do anything unnecessary during its absence.

In the third year, your level increases to Level 11, and your Critical Hit skill reaches its maximum level, Lv. Max.

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In the seventh year, your level has reached Level 20, and due to your persistent training, your Critical Hit skill has evolved into Fatal Strike Lv. 1. At this point, you realize that you can no longer level up by consuming monster meat. You suspect this is because your template level is too low. If you can upgrade your template to Elite, the level cap will no longer be restricted to 20.

At this point, you have no clear idea how to upgrade your template, but you’re certain that you can no longer stay in the goblin tribe. The troll’s appetite has grown increasingly large. It no longer just eats the food you hunt; sometimes it even treats goblins as snacks. Recently, its gaze toward you has become strange, and after living with it for seven years, you know exactly what that look means—it’s the look of a predator eyeing its prey.

Faced with this situation, make your choice.

Choice 1: Leave the goblin tribe and seek a way to evolve.

Choice 2: Stay in the goblin tribe and live in constant fear.

Choice 3: Kill the troll and become the boss.

“Choose?” The second option is definitely out. The troll definitely sees me as food. As for Option 1 and Option 3, I’m torn. I’m more inclined to choose Option 1, since the troll seems to be a higher-level creature than goblins. Even if I’ve reached max level, I’m probably not its match. Of course, if I sneak attack it, it’s not impossible to defeat it. With my intelligence, I should be able to outsmart the troll.”

After hesitating for a while, he spoke to the system:

“System, choose Option 1: Leave the goblin tribe.”

System: After weighing the options, you realize that the goblin tribe isn’t a place where you can stay for long. If you continue living like this, you’ll eventually become the troll’s food. After thinking it through, you decide to leave the goblin tribe. Since you are the highest-ranking goblin in the tribe besides the troll, it is easy for you to escape under the cover of night.

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On the first day after leaving the tribe, you encounter a human adventurer party. Without hesitation, the adventurers attack you. This is a rookie team—though they have powerful strength, their teamwork is uncoordinated. Using your much greater strength compared to ordinary goblins, along with your Fatal Strike, you wipe out the human team. However, you suffer severe injuries in the process. Before you can bring the corpses to a safe place, a black tiger appears behind you. Fatally wounded, you are no match for it and die.

Simulation Ended. Final Score: 37

As an ordinary goblin, your life was quite spectacular, but as a transmigrator, you could be called the disgrace of transmigrators.

Please select a reward from the following options:

Option 1: Level up by 1, consuming 5 points, can be selected multiple times.

Option 2: Increase Critical Hit skill by 1, consuming 4 points, can be selected multiple times.

After seeing the two reward options, Gobro roughly understood. The rewards he chose could only be things he gained during his simulated life, and there didn’t seem to be an option for life insights. Well, that’s fine—he just wanted to increase his power.

After some thought, he said,

“System, level up by 4 and increase Critical Hit by 4.”

System: Consumed 36 points, rewards have been granted.

With that, a surge of power flooded his body. Gobro felt that he could now defeat ten versions of his former self. His size also grew slightly, now towering two heads taller than before. His height increased from 1.2 meters to 1.6 meters.

Soon after, he felt a sharp, needle-like pain in his head as large amounts of information flooded into his brain. When he regained his senses, his Critical Hit skill had reached Lv. 5.

He wasn’t particularly afraid of these changes, as earlier, when he was on his way to eat, he saw a few larger goblins, all of whom were about his size. He should blend in just fine among the goblins.

His stats had also changed.

Name: Gobro

Race: Goblin

Template: Ordinary

Level: 5/20 (4%)

Stamina: 7

Strength: 11

Agility: 6

Spirit: 8

Charm: 0

Skills: Critical Hit Lv. 5

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For every level up, all stats except for Charm increased by 1, along with 1 free attribute point. Without hesitation, he allocated the 4 points entirely to Strength. "Strength is the way to go. Strength alone can overcome everything."

What intrigued him this time in the simulation was what the troll had been doing during the few days it disappeared in the second year. Why did the system specifically mention that?

After checking his stats, he left the cave, intending to take a stroll outside. Upon seeing the scenery, his mind slowly began to recall his previous life memories. He remembered that he had just been born a week ago as a newly hatched goblin. The goblin who had earlier asked him to join for food was named Gobra, who was slightly older than him.

Looking around, Gobro furrowed his brow. The camp was littered with goblin feces, and the smell was unbearable. However, it didn’t bother him much—his body had probably gotten used to the smell. After walking a few steps, he arrived at the dining area.

There, he saw over fifty goblins gathered around two leftover wild boar carcasses, devouring them greedily. Before he could react, the two carcasses were stripped clean.

“Grrr...” His stomach growled in protest.

Seeing the goblins eating raw meat didn’t disgust him at all. Instead, it triggered a strong appetite. However, with the food gone, if he wanted to eat, he’d have to hunt for himself.

After eating, Gobra walked over to him and, noticing Gobro’s new appearance, was surprised.

“You’re Gobro? How did you get so big? What did you eat? Did you eat all that shit?”