Record of a Thousand Lives c5

Author: Flatter
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Chapter 5. Goblin Habitat

Choi Chang Suk frowned.

Even if Kang Yoonsoo had a high level, it was hard to beat so many monsters like this.
There was even a trap in the entrance as well.

Right then.

He could see goblins running towards them in a giant group.

They were red, and their body was bigger as well.

“Kyak-! Kyararak-! Kyarorok-!”

Choi Chang Suk took out his sword.

“Shit, so there were remnants. It’s a hobgoblin mob! Everyone get ready for battle!”

“Haa-!”

The red goblins charged with their daggers pointing forwards.

Ching-!

He then stabbed the hobgoblin deeply in the heart as it screamed.

“Hah…… Hah…… Damn it!”

There was no time to even breath.

When Choi Chang Suk closed his eyes due to being exposed to such an attack, Hong Garam struck downwards with his axe.

But there were still many hobgoblins around them.

Lee Yuri shouted from the back with a voice that contained a tinge of fear in it.

“I got the wrong place! This is a hobgoblin den, not a goblin cave!”
“It’s too late to run! Stop crying like that and start shooting!”

Hobgoblin.

They armed themselves with weapons that they took care of, and they were much bigger than a typical goblin.
There were many skilled warriors in their midst, and each of them were at least level 30.

Choi Chang Suk’s level was 36.

He could fight on his own, but he was outnumbered far too much.

The hobgoblins had sealed off the exit and surrounded them.
Each and every one of the hobgoblins were nimble, and skilled.

‘Shit. Just how does he manage to hunt these things?’

Choi Chang Suk looked over at Kang Yoonsoo as he swung his sword.

His skill in being able to lightly dodge the attacks from the hobgoblins, and being able to kill them in a single strike made him resemble a demon.
It looked like he had killed up to thirty hobgoblins by himself already.

‘Is he actually really high leveled?’

Kang Yoonsoo’s equipments were quite strange, but this was the only conclusion Choi Chang Suk could reach.

While levels raise someone’s physical power, the user was the one who had to have the skill to be able to make use of it.

But Choi Chang Suk’s prediction was wrong.

It was the lowest in the group.
But it was hard for anyone to believe that the movements of his were from a low leveled person.

“Urk–!”

A hobgoblin’s sword passed by, and blood shot out of Kim Minsoo’s shoulder.

He pressed down on his injury with his hand due to the pain that came from it, and a gap appeared within the group.
In an instant, three hobgoblins came towards Kim Minsoo.

“Mercenary’s Fighting Spirit!”

Hong Garam quickly activated his class-specific skill.

Once someone chose his class, he was able to attain a class-specific skill.

Skills could be earned by learning from an expert, reading special texts, or buying it with money.

Hong Garam’s eyes began emitting a red light.

Crack–!
The three hobgoblins were immediately killed, and the fragments of their corpses were flown all the way to the other side of the cave.

“T, thanks, Garam!”
“Hah, hah!”

Hong Garam knelt down on the ground without even being able to respond.

And a two-handed axe used up a lot of strength in the first place.
This wasn’t a technique that could be used much, unless one was a veteran who was able to endure immense muscle pain.

Once two of the people in the group became unable to fight, things quickly became worse.

Actually, her arrows usually managed to fly towards Kang Yoonsoo and Choi Chang Suk, which effectively managed to hinder them in combat.
Then, Kim Minsoo, who was on the ground due to his injury, stood up.

“Shit. Spirit of The Sword!”

The class-specific skill of the swordsman, Spirit of The Sword.

It also raised the sword’s attack, and lessened the energy consumption of the sword.

Hong Garam, too, overcame his pain and began to fight once more.

After a few hours, the hobgoblins were all killed by the four.

The group sighed in relief after the last hobgoblin died.

“Wow, to think we killed this many hobgoblins. I can’t believe it.”

Hong Garam said this as he massaged his arms.
Kim Minsoo asked a question as he applied bandages on his injured arm.

“Chang Suk, how many did we kill?”

Choi Chang Suk answered after taking a look at the terminal.

“99. That’s too bad. We would’ve completed the request if we killed one more. Wait, before that.”

Choi Chang Suk turned around, and glared at Lee Yuri. She flinched, and looked down.

“Hey, Lee Yuri. What the hell is this? You were supposed to find a goblin habitat with your skill. So how the hell did we end up with hobgoblins? We almost died, you know.”

“Dear god. You should’ve at least checked the levels of the monsters in the cave. I know there’s only a small chance of your skill succeeding, but we’re risking our lives here, you know. Honestly, you know you’re the only one in the group that’s not doing your job properly?”

“Ah, fuck. You really are getting bold, just because I’m being kind to you because you’re a girl, aren’t you?”

The two began to argue with more vigor as time passed.

Kim Minsoo and Hong Garam became delighted at seeing the annoying Lee Yuri being scolded, and ignored her.

Kang Yoonsoo, on the other hand, was quietly sitting down on a stone at the other side of the cave.

Once again, he invested all his stat points in strength. His level was now 31.

Kang Yoonsoo looked at Choi Chang Suk’s group for a moment.
He could see a man and a woman fighting each other, and two men watching the fight from the side.

“I killed you many times in the past.”

When Kang Yoonsoo spoke, the area suddenly became quiet.
Choi Chang Suk frowned deeply.

“What?”
“I had almost died here in the past thanks to you. And I killed you for the first time in my tenth life.”

The group’s eyes became hostile as they looked at Kang Yoonsoo.
Kang Yoonsoo ignored this, and kept talking.

“I decided to try something new once. I tried traveling with each of you. Kim Minsoo betrayed me during a werewolf hunt and ran away. Hong Garam stole my weapon and ran while I was sleeping. Choi Chang Suk stole away my achievements to become a leader of a mercenary group. Lee Yuri did all kinds of evil acts under the guise of a young girl. I was betrayed by you many, many times.”

Kang Yoonsoo’s indifferent tone was extremely cold.
Choi Chang Suk walked towards Kang Yoonsoo with a hostile face.

“What is it that you want to say?”
“I never regretted killing you people. This fact never changed in any of my lives, it seemed.”

Choi Chang Suk grabbed onto Kang Yoonsoo’s collars violently.

Choi Chang Suk made an angry face while chewing his lips.

“Ha! Look at this bastard saying whatever he wants because he fought a little well just a moment ago. You think you can say anything just because you have an open mouth?”

Right then, the insides of the cave began to tremble.

Koom! Koom! Koom!

A giant creature could be seen moving towards them from the other side.

Choi Chang Suk let go of Kang Yoonsoo’s collars, and immediately put his hands on his sword hilt.

A giant, red hobgoblin revealed itself soon after.
Its giant machete on its hand glinted in ferocious light.

“Kurororok-!”

[Giant Hobgoblin (Boss, Level 48) has appeared.]

Chapter end