Episode 489 The Goblin Knights (1)
The fighting spirit of the goblins finally worked a miracle.
After a week, they all vomited a sword aura.
What made it possible was the side effect of Drain magic, which was incomplete no matter what anyone said.
It made the goblins, who didn’t even know about the existence of mana, feel the difference of mana, so there’s no way they’ll forget it anymore.
In addition, the goblins on the 15th floor had a significant amount of mana in their bodies, so they met all the conditions.
When they learned how to use the aura, the goblins ran around and loved it like children.
“Kigigiggeek!”
“Keeeh!”
He picked up his sword and started to go hunting right away, but it was none other than Ray who stopped it.
“Stop running wild and gather here.”
At his words, the goblins stopped their joy for a while and began to gather in one place.
Now his words are heavier than gold to goblins.
They gave them experiences they hadn’t known before and made them grow.
Also, when they realized that they couldn’t win no matter what, they gave up the idea of rebellion.
Unknowingly, Ray was being reborn as a true king among the goblins.
As all the goblins gathered, including the Goblin Queen, Ray glanced over the crowd and snatched one that stood out.
“Stay still for a moment.”
Grabbing the uneasy goblin’s wrist and injecting mana into it, the goblin’s body was immediately visible.
The goblin he captured was the one who had the longest sword aura among all the goblins gathered here, but Ray’s gaze on him was not good.
‘As expected, my body can’t stand it.’
Originally, in order to release the sword aura, intense mana must flow into the sword along the hand.
However, the goblins only knew how to emit sword auras, but did not know how to protect their arms with mana.
Thanks to that, the aftermath of mana put strain on his wrists and elbows.
At least the same amount of mana is required to support the enormous power of the aura.
Ray, who looked down at the goblin with a calm face, sighed.
“Sword Aura is temporarily suspended while the issue is resolved in the future. Never use it until I give you my permission.”
The goblins protested at his words.
“Keew!”
“Keeeh?”
Of course, their heated protests didn’t even get past Ray’s ears.
‘I had to teach him how to cover the outside of the body with mana, but it just went well.’
It’s something I wanted to teach in many ways.
If you can activate mana all over your body, it will be easier to dodge monster attacks with your lighter body.
That’s how much damage you receive from monsters will be noticeably reduced.
Grow well and pick mulberries.
With just that thought, Ray raised the goblins.
I had no intention of giving up because I had to do one or two more things just because it was now.
It was annoying, but how is it?
There are so many workers who will work for you!
Ray looked at the goblins and licked his lips.
‘Heh heh. Please grow up quickly.’
Is it a monster’s sixth sense?
The goblins, feeling a chill, shrugged their shoulders.
* * *
As the demonic religion finally emerged as a religion, there was movement in one place.
The name for them has changed several times, but now the name has become ‘paganism’.
A woman’s voice echoed through the hall.
“Now is the time to move slowly.”
Their white robes were embroidered with a cross pattern symbolizing them in red thread.
A low-pitched voice answered him.
“It’s a demonic religion… How dare you steal a player from our school. It cannot be left unattended.”
“Heh heh heh. Calm down. It’s just that they moved before us. If it becomes harmful, it should be removed.”
“If you do, will you appear in the sun now?”
Everyone nodded at someone’s question.
“That’s right.”
“It is.”
“exactly.”
A thin smile slowly bloomed on everyone’s lips.
If demonic religion dominated the public sentiment, paganism captured the hearts of merchants.
Precious medicines, all kinds of precious jewels, books, and miscellaneous goods were offered to merchants on good terms, and there was no merchant who did not hesitate.
Now the merchants came running to the point where they were happy to see the pagan flag and offered to make a deal.
Even so, they traded only in the name of paganism rather than setting up a merchant company and creating a business, so the merchants who cared about that in their own way could not see it badly even if they tried to see it badly.
The position of heresy grew stronger day by day.
They built a temple with the money they collected.
In a situation where Seongguk turned on the light in his eyes, making a temple and starting to receive people’s prayers was an act of not caring about Seongguk’s gaze at all.
Not to be outdone by him, the Demonic Church also built a temple.
It’s worthless that they had annihilated a village before, but they acted in the temple with a fairly innocent look.
When two huge religions appeared at once, even the Holy Nation was only grinding its teeth, but it could not come up with any countermeasures.
Due to the disappearance of mana, the Holy Kingdom lost its power.
In other words, it could be said that it was a tiger that had lost all its teeth and claws.
It was not easy to catch the warlocks as they had done so far, so now the warlocks were very openly walking the streets.
When one Seongguk was unable to use its strength, the situation escalated to an absurd mess.
Due to the mixing of the right and the black way and the increase of religion, quarrels between people became frequent.
People who like to talk about this were busy criticizing Seongguk, saying that the situation had become this way because Seongguk did not mediate properly.
Of course, it wasn’t completely wrong, but it wasn’t just Seongguk who was letting go.
Many kingdoms are in chaos and unable to cope with civil wars, so they are unable to help.
Fortunately, the Seongguk was a people gathered under the goddess Gaia, so there was no civil war, but it was not without problems.
The troops sent in concert with the Lessian Empire and the Celia Kingdom still haven’t returned.
Furthermore, the faction that said to save the saint and the faction that said to watch the situation were divided, and the faction was at war every day, so Seongguk could not afford to answer the public sentiment.
Paganism and Demonicism did not sit idle at that opportunity.
As new mediators, they held the black sword and restrained those who quarreled.
The church guards were placed on each street to reinforce security and always greeted them with a smile, so the confusion seemed to be slowly dissolving.
However, that was also for a while.
In a world where mana disappeared in an instant, it was not possible to calm all the chaos that much.
Bandits were rampant and merchants began to eat people’s backs.
People who are angry at the monarchy that does not take any action gather and cause a civil war, and the people who have lost their place to go wander aimlessly.
It was almost impossible for other kingdoms to organize a detachment to investigate the demon scene because it was beyond their power to suppress the civil war.
As time passed after the Demonic Realm entered, the world fell into chaos.
* * *
The goblins grew stronger day by day under Ray.
Since they already knew how to infuse sword aura into their swords, the goblins could easily drain mana into their bodies.
The goblins, who used to live weakly on the 15th floor, are now strong enough to tear down a rock with their bare hands.
“Kiki kiki kick.”
“Kieack!”
Hunting, which had to be done at the risk of one’s life before, was now leisurely.
Kugoong-!
The giant monster, which seemed to exceed five meters, was finally knocked down by the goblins’ attacks.
The leather, which would have been easily bounced off with a normal blade, was torn to shreds by the sword aura.
It was a feat accomplished by only five goblins.
Ray, who was watching him from behind, nodded.
At this speed, going downstairs didn’t seem to be a problem.
However, if you go down without any preparation as before, you may encounter another problem.
“Let’s go back.”
At Ray’s words, the goblins skillfully tore off the monster’s corpse part by part.
The skin was skinned, and the meat and bones were separated and put into sacks.
It was a sack made of woven stems, so there was a limit to how much it could hold, but there were a lot of goblins, so it didn’t matter.
When Ray entered the goblin village, all the goblins paused and bowed their heads.
It looks like this from a few days after I started hunting.
The Goblin Queen said it was an expression of respect in their own way, but they weren’t used to being worshiped even by monsters.
A goblin brought the most delicious-looking part of today’s game.
“Kieheek…”
He was the first goblin to offer food tribute (?) to himself, and now this goblin seems to be called a priest among the villagers.
Well, the cuts brought by the priest goblin were much tastier than other cuts, so I had no intention of rejecting them.
“I’ll have to gather up some food soon.”
As food began to pile up in the warehouse, the goblins were relieved and put their energy into breeding.
In the beginning, there were just over 50 goblins in this village alone, but now there are over 100 of them.
Now the seeds of the monsters have dried up and they are suffering from food shortages.
Even if you make smoked meat, you can prepare for the future.
When evening came, the fire was lit.
At first, the goblins, who were amazed at the bonfire, practiced peacefully, probably getting used to it now.
Ray watched them train and picked out those who showed talent in mana.
Only a dozen or so people were identified.
He held out his wooden sword to the goblins one by one.
The goblins tilted their heads as they looked at the wooden sword.
“Keeek?”
“Kei.”
Even to them, the wooden sword that Ray held out was unusual.
It was polished much more neatly than the previous one, and the goblins didn’t know about it, but it didn’t break easily because there was even a strengthening magic.
Is that all?
Even the dwarves admired it, so it was unusual for him to sharpen it to the day.
Looking at it, the sharpness of the blade gave me goosebumps.
“You are the first goblin knights in Middle-earth. I don’t know if he’ll be here, but I’ll give you a ride when I get a chance.”
He speaks and holds out his sword.
The goblins who accidentally received the swords shook their hands.
The Goblin King bestowed a title on him.
For the first time, a class was created among the goblins, excluding the goblin queen priest.
article.
It sounded good, the goblins thought.
The goblin tribe, starving and on the verge of starvation today, has become incredibly prosperous since a new king took over.
They already thought of Ray as the king sent by the goblin god.
Whoop-!
Mana suddenly flowed from his body.
This is a situation that even Ray didn’t expect.
Mana seeped into the goblins, and soon changed them.
A group of lights lit up the village.
At first glance, it is a sacred scene.
But in reality, it wasn’t like that at all.
Although it was a small amount, the goblins who had to fully handle Ray’s mana were literally experiencing pain to the point of death.
‘Kuaaaaa!’
‘Just kill him! Aagh!’
The immense density of mana tore their veins to shreds.
The skin was sliced and the muscles were split.
That’s how the goblins’ physique gradually changed.
His body, which had remained at the level of a child, grew little by little and soon surpassed this meter.
Muscles attached to his weak arms, and his drooping ears rose vigorously.
When the halo disappeared, there were no goblins that were scheming, and there were giant goblins like the giant goblins.
