I'm not Goblin Slayer
Emerald Forest, Graystone Town.
In the early morning, the wind blowing from the forest awakens this gray border town.
"Ding-ling-ling——"
The small wind chimes hanging on the window frame sway and collide, making crisp sounds.
Gauss sat on the box bed, stretched out his hand to press the linen beneath him, feeling the touch of the thick thatch underneath the rough cloth, and remained silent for a long time.
Fragments of past memories kept pouring out of his mind. The memories of the young hunter who left home to work and the college student who just graduated and started working were entangled together, causing him to fall into some kind of confusion.
Who am I? Where am I? Is this a dream?
As if to confirm it, he stood up, walked to the window and looked out.
The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated. The caravan's trucks made a squeaking sound as they rolled over the sandstone road. A woman with pottery jars under her arms placed the goods on the display shelf outside her shop. An apprentice in the blacksmith's shop pushed open the door and hung up a wooden sign saying it was open for business.
What greeted me was a street scene that was completely different from the previous life and filled with the atmosphere of another world.
Everything was telling him that he had traveled through time and space and arrived in a brand new world.
Gauss was in a daze.
If my memory is correct, it seems that this world is full of various magical powers with a fantasy color.
Whether it is the goblins, ogres, and mud monsters that the lower-class common people may come into contact with, or the dragons and demons that can threaten the survival of the kingdom, they all exist in reality and are not just fictional stories passed down by word of mouth among the bard group.
In addition to a wide variety of monsters, there are also professionals who master magic and combat skills, such as mages, warlocks, warriors, druids, rangers, etc.
Thinking of this, Gauss's somewhat gloomy heart couldn't help but beat faster.
Although it is not easy for ordinary people in this world to become professionals, he did not come empty-handed.
Coming into this world with him were his golden finger and a magical book that only existed in his brain - "Adventurer's Handbook".
[Attribute Panel][Monster Encyclopedia][Map]
The appearance of this book in his mind greatly increased Gauss's sense of security as he suddenly traveled to another world.
Name: Gauss
Strength: 5 (strength, weight, explosive power and other kinetic energy output)
Agility: 5 (physical flexibility, dynamic coordination ability)
Physical fitness: 5 (endurance, physical fitness, trauma recovery, cardiopulmonary metabolism)
Intelligence: 6 (memory, thinking, mental strength)
Perception: 5 (sensing, intuition, judgment)
Charm: 5 (temperament, affinity, appearance and figure)
Skills: None
The attribute panel page records various values about him. Except for intelligence which is 6, all others are 5.
His physical condition is mediocre, and 5 points should be the average attribute level of the general public.
6 points of intelligence may be related to time travel?
Shaking his head, Gauss then looked at the Monster Encyclopedia.
The monster encyclopedia is divided into common, elite, extraordinary, lord, legendary and ?? according to the threat level.
The only thing he could look at now was the monster encyclopedia in the normal section, but the last few pages were stuck together and he couldn't open them.
Unfortunately, even the normal interface is still gray.
Clicking on a dark icon randomly will prompt a pop-up saying "The target has not been killed yet, so the path to the corresponding target illustration cannot be lit up for the time being."
"Reminder: The accumulated illustrations are divided into single species and all monsters. Once you reach the corresponding illustration accumulation target, you can receive the corresponding stage reward."
It seems that he has to kill the monster first before he can completely unlock the monster encyclopedia and obtain rewards at various stages.
Gauss nodded thoughtfully.
Then he looked at the last "map".
He concentrated his attention on it, and a map soon appeared in his mind.
The center of the image should be his own position.
The location is a simple icon of a stone house.
"You can name the building."
"Sophia Hostel." He muttered to himself, and soon the building he was in was named.
There are very few areas lit up on the map, only the area near him.
Other places were shrouded in fog, and based on his intuition, he felt that it might be related to the degree of exploration.
He hasn't even left his room yet, so naturally he can't collect information to complete the map.
As he explores the surrounding environment more deeply, the map should continue to light up.
After checking out the various functions of the cheat code, Gauss felt relieved.
After packing his bag, he went downstairs.
"Sophia, one breakfast, thank you."
The first floor is the dining area and reception, with several round wooden tables empty.
This building, which he named Sofia Hostel on the map, is actually more like some youth hostels converted from residential houses in his previous life, serving freelance workers like him who have no fixed residence.
The leasing methods are divided into short-term lease and monthly lease.
The daily rent for a single room is 2 copper coins, and the discounted monthly rent is 30 copper coins, which is very cheap compared to a tavern.
In addition, the store manager Sophia can also provide meals for an additional fee.
Breakfast costs 1 copper coin per portion, and main meals such as lunch and dinner cost 2 copper coins per portion.
The price is low and it fills your stomach, but don't ask for extra dishes.
Of course, there is no need to think about eating meat. Black bread, homemade pickles, wild vegetable soup, stewed beans, and oatmeal porridge are the most common dishes on weekdays.
"Okay." A plump blond woman came out from under the counter at the front desk. She looked to be in her thirties, but her appearance did not show her age. Instead, she had the charm of a mature woman. "Little Gauss, did you oversleep today?"
"Yes, I couldn't sleep last night, and the prey I was able to catch obviously decreased." Gauss found an empty wooden table and sat down.
"Then make sure to rest."
Not long after, Sofia heated up the dishes she had prepared in advance and handed them over.
Today's breakfast is black bread and vegetable stew.
The black bread on the plate had been cut into slices and looked hard.
Seeing that Sophia had returned to the kitchen, Gauss picked up a slice of bread and knocked it on the plate. The moment the black bread slice collided with the wooden plate, a crisp bang sound was made.
Is this thing really edible?
He looked at the unidentified stone-like object in his hand with suspicion. If he looked closely, he could seem to see tiny wood debris mixed in it.
Never mind!
He put the black bread into the boiling vegetable soup according to the way he remembered it.
After a long while, the black bread was finally softened by the hot water and absorbed the soup, becoming something that looked edible.
Use a wooden spoon to scoop out a piece and put it into your mouth with the soup.
Chew it several times and swallow it.
As the food passes through the throat, it has a sticky and disgusting taste, and a slight sore throat feeling.
Huh? This taste, this texture... is really not good.
Even though Gauss had prepared himself mentally, the food still tasted worse than he had imagined.
There was no way. In his previous life, he lived in a world with abundant materials. Even if he was just an ordinary worker, the three meals a day he ate were much better than the life-sustaining meals of the lowest level in this other world.
Gauss numbly finished his first meal in his life in another world.
With the store manager Sophia's concerned voice of "Be careful on your journey", he waved his hand and officially embarked on his journey to another world.
The rising sun has climbed to the top of the distant mountains.
The early morning light splashed on the gray stone roofs of Limestone Town, and this border town next to the Emerald Forest began to come to life.
The streets are bustling with people. In addition to merchants trading and purchasing, groups of suspected adventurers can be seen from time to time. Of course, the largest number are freelance practitioners like the original body.
He was originally a half-baked hunter who made a living by hunting. His daily job was to hang around the outermost area of the Emerald Forest and set some hunting traps.
If you catch wild rabbits, pheasants and other prey, you can sell them for 20 copper coins each, because meat is a relatively expensive commodity for the lower-class civilians in this world.
However, hunting success depends on luck. There are many hunters active in the outermost part of the Emerald Forest, and hunting resources are not as abundant as imagined due to competition and division.
When he was lucky, Gauss could catch up to three hares a day and earn 50 or 60 copper coins a day.
If we are unlucky, we may not be able to open for four or five days or even longer.
Fortunately, after setting the trap, he could also pick wild vegetables, fruits and medicinal herbs on the outskirts of the forest on his way back. This random harvest allowed him to not return empty-handed.
In addition, I can occasionally do odd jobs, buy some agricultural products from the village and sell them at stalls in the town. With the help of odd jobs, life is not that difficult.
The original body had been away from home for a year, and relying on the ancestral skills of making traps and the habit of hard work and thrift, he had saved a small amount of money.
3 silver coins and 65 copper coins.
His goal of saving money was to buy a house in the town, and the cheapest house in the town cost 90 silver coins and above. Add to that the various property taxes that he would have to pay continuously in the future, and his savings were actually far from enough. It could be said that without a lucky encounter, he would need to work hard for at least another thirty years before he could purchase a property.
Graystone Town is located in a border area, but it is not a village after all. In addition, it is adjacent to the Emerald Forest, so there are many adventurers and caravans coming and going. Business is prosperous and services are complete. For ordinary people, owning a house here is naturally not an easy thing.
But it is also because of this that the original person, who was forced to leave home and work independently, wants to buy a property here, settle down and start a business, in order to prove to his family that he has made a name for himself.
"It's a pity that the money you have worked hard to save for more than a year to buy a house will be spent by me today." Gauss shook his head, as if talking to himself.
He did not plan to continue hunting when he went out today, but planned to defeat a monster in order to light up the monster encyclopedia and see what special rewards he would get later.
He wants to break away from his status as a low-level freelance worker, and at the moment, his hope lies in this "Adventurer's Handbook".
Gauss went out with the determination to kill a monster.
But after wandering around the town for a while, he found that it was not as simple as he thought.
First of all, as a weakling at the ordinary human level, his most ideal target is of course the low-level monsters that ordinary people can deal with, and he should be alone. It would be best if he could reduce running around as much as possible and keep a closer distance.
But after actually looking around, he found that his original idea was basically not feasible.
There is no soil for low-level monsters to survive near the town.
The city defense team's occasional clearing operations and the intensive coming and going of adventurers have made the area several kilometers around the town plowed over and over again, making it quite safe.
Therefore, if he wanted to kill the monster, he could only leave the town's jurisdiction and try his luck at the outermost part of the nearby Emerald Forest.
Before leaving, he planned to purchase some "expensive" equipment that he had never bought before.
Lacking the proper armor to kill monsters, even if his target was a low-level monster that an average person could deal with, it was still too risky.
You only have one life, so you must be extremely careful.
He bought the equipment he needed temporarily in several stores with the most customers and the most prosperous business.
50 copper coins for a small round oak shield, 30cm in diameter, with a riveted metal strip wrapped around the edge.
1 silver coin, a set of cloth armor, made of several layers of cloth and cotton lining. The texture feels quite tough and should be able to withstand a few attacks.
20 copper coins for a portion of homemade paralysis poison made by the herbalist, which can be applied to weapons and allowed to dry in advance. According to the apprentice in the store, after applying the paralysis poison, the attacked monster will become relatively slow in its movements for a period of time.
40 copper coins, a portion of external herbal medicine, applied to the wound, it can temporarily stop bleeding and relieve the pain.
30 copper coins, linen cloth for bandaging, wooden boards, bandages and other simple medical tools.
All in all, there are 2 silver coins and 40 copper coins.
After a round of shopping, his savings dropped to 1 silver coin and 25 copper coins.
Naturally, he didn't dare to spend all his money. In case his adventure failed, he would still have some savings on hand. At least he would have peace of mind and would not go hungry or sleep on the streets because he couldn't pay the rent.
Besides, the props and protective gear he bought were relatively suitable ones that he could purchase at this stage.
Wooden shields and cloth armor are the cheapest types of protection and armor.
Other armor and other protective gear are ridiculously expensive. Not to mention metal armor, even a decent set of leather armor costs 10 silver coins or more.
As for weapons, he took a look at the common weapons sold in the weapon shop, such as metal swords, maces, etc., and decisively gave up the idea. The price was not something he could afford for the time being.
Even a second-hand one would cost at least double-digit silver coins.
Besides, the original body already had weapons, a dagger about 20 centimeters long; a wooden spear, the whole body was made of hardwood, the spear head was a sharp cone, the total length was 1.8 meters, and the surface was carbonized by fire to enhance the hardness.
In terms of proficiency, the original body was taught to use a dagger since childhood, and helped the family to process prey, skin, cut meat, and make traps. He was very skilled in using the dagger.
I have less experience using a wooden spear than a dagger, but it's okay.
The two weapons can be used together. The wooden spear is used for mid-range suppression, and the dagger can be used for close-range finishing. Although the wooden weapon is not very durable and the dagger is old, it is not a bad idea to use it as a first-hand weapon when conditions are not favorable.
When conditions permit, I will change to better weapons.
After a brief thought, considering the economic situation, he decided not to invest too much in weapons.
With the muscle memory of his original body's use of dagger and wooden spear, he can use them very smoothly even though he knew nothing about using weapons in his previous life.
The sun quietly climbed overhead.
Before leaving, Gauss reluctantly had a good meal at the Nightingale Tavern at the town exit, which cost him 30 copper coins.
A lunch with both meat and vegetables, a small dish of pickled fish, carefully prepared pickles, a few pieces of stewed meat, and a bowl of noodles.
Although the portions of meat dishes were not large, they were enough to replenish the precious fat reserves of this body that had not been willing to eat meat for a long time.
After burping and feeling his body becoming stronger, Gauss, who was still feeling sorry for the copper coins he spent, finally felt that it was worth it.
Forget it, before the war, there must be some supplies! Let's just recharge our bodies first!
Stretching, he put on his cloth armor, tied up the package of supplies on his body, put the dagger wrapped in cloth strips on his waist, carried the wooden spear, and strode towards the exit of the town.
Walking out of the town, the scenery outside suddenly becomes open!
Under the azure sky, there is nothing but an endless wilderness except for the loess road that has been hardened and dried by the sun.
For the safety of the town, all nearby forests were cut down many years ago, and replaced by farmland close to the town and grasslands with excellent views.
Firstly, the wide field of vision would help the town's guards gather intelligence and detect unusual movements from the Emerald Forest in advance. Secondly, the dense forest was not suitable for humans to fight, but the various monsters that lived in the forest all year round were not affected. As one would gain while the other would lose, it would be better to cut down the forest.
Gauss was not the only one who set out for the Emerald Forest, he met many people along the way.
Some were lone hunters, some were small teams of low-level adventurers, and he even vaguely saw a few professionals.
Don't ask how Gauss made that judgment. The heavy plate armor that exudes the scent of money, the physical fitness that can carry the heavy armor and move forward freely, and the aura of a strong man that no one can approach, anyone with eyes can detect the identity of a professional.
Gauss looked down at his thin figure, the tangled cloth armor he was wearing, the small wooden shield tied to his chest, the small dagger wrapped in cloth hanging on his waist, and the rough wooden spear in his hand. He suddenly felt that the equipment he had spent most of his fortune to buy was extremely shabby.
Compared with him, I'm like a primitive man.
"If I fight with him, I'm afraid I'll be almost torn apart by one punch, right?" Gauss could already imagine the scene in his mind.
He rushed forward clutching the wooden spear, the tip of the spear hitting the opponent's rock-hard full body armor, completely unable to cause any damage. Then the opponent slapped him and sent him flying two or three meters away, unable to get up again.
"It would be great if I were him. Killing an ordinary goblin to unlock the illustrated handbook would probably be easier than kicking a stray dog to death. Even if it was a group of goblins, I wouldn't be afraid at all."
As he thought about it, Gauss became extremely envious, but then he was amused by his own narrow-minded thinking of "the emperor using a golden hoe in the field".
Now that they have become professionals, their adventure targets will naturally not be small monsters like goblins.
But as long as I kill a monster, I can activate the Monster Manual, and then I won't be so weak anymore!
The road to the Emerald Forest was not short. Gauss watched the other travelers passing the time while encouraging himself.
"Want to team up together?"
"No, I'm used to being alone."
Perhaps Gauss's equipment was already quite decent among the "lowest-level adventurers", and along the way several unfamiliar teams invited him to join a team.
However, Gauss rejected them all.
This is not because Gauss is too arrogant and looks down on the others. In fact, his own fighting ability is probably about the same as theirs. Moreover, if they act together, they can take care of each other.
It's just that the original body has always been alone, used to being alone, and doesn't have many acquaintances.
In the wild, he was really worried about rashly joining a team he didn't know the background of, fearing that he would have to face monsters and be on guard against strangers around him.
It's better to act alone.
He can act on his own will and proceed with caution.
If he saw an enemy that was beyond his ability, he would not attack and would choose a suitable target. Even in the middle of a battle, he could just turn around and run.
Although he came with a goal this time, he knew in his heart that fighting was secondary and saving his life was the key.
When you are not strong enough, you have to be timid.
But if he joins a team, he won't be so free.
"Ahhh!!"
Enter the outskirts of Emerald Forest.
The environment suddenly became dark, and the noisy calls of unknown birds came from the dense shade of the trees above, which made people feel irritated.
Gauss gripped the wooden spear tighter and subconsciously held his breathing.
This forest seems to make everyone who comes here feel uneasy, like a dark and eerie mouth that swallows up all visitors.
I'm not Goblin Slayer
The lush emerald forest and towering trees make it difficult for sunlight to penetrate.
The cold atmosphere made Gauss shiver, and he always felt a chill behind him.
Compared to those ordinary low-level adventurers who visited the Emerald Forest for the first time, Gauss actually had a natural advantage.
That is, as a hunter active in the outermost part of the Emerald Forest, he is not completely ignorant of the environment here.
He had several familiar "hunting grounds" and had left some signs leading to these "hunting grounds" in various places in the woods.
In addition, he also has the "map" guidance of the "Adventurer's Handbook", and the surrounding environment will be illuminated as long as he walks on the map.
This prevents him from facing the first potential danger for new low-level adventurers: getting lost.
Yes, compared to those monsters that can be killed with real guns and knives, this vast forest itself is the potential danger. With dense trees and monotonous scenery, it is impossible for ordinary people to identify their own location, let alone return to the main forest road and return to the civilized world of human beings.
Every year, countless new adventurers lose their lives in this forest. Gauss had come across human skeletons several times when he was hunting in the past.
Unfortunately, all the clothes and equipment were missing, probably looted by the indigenous inhabitants of this forest - various monsters.
If it weren't for the existence of those monsters, Gauss would probably be able to realize his dream of buying a house just by plundering the adventurers' inheritance.
Gauss was thinking in his mind, but his steps were not slow. Relying on the original owner's memory and various marks left on the oak trunk, he came to a hunting ground where few people went.
There are definitely goblins near this hunting ground, but not too many.
The reason why Gauss came here first was also guided by the relevant information in his mind.
That happened a month ago, not too long ago.
He hadn't caught any prey for several days, so he opened up this "hunting ground", set up several traps, and reaped some rewards.
However, one morning, when it was still light and the forest was thick with fog, he came to collect the trap, but he only found bloody traces left by the triggered trap.
The prey was obviously taken away by "humans" first.
He quickly determined that the thief was a goblin.
The human footprints on the ground, although not numerous, were all very clear.
Those footprints were smaller than Gauss's, only about the size of a human teenager's footprints. There were no shoes on, and perhaps it had rained that day, so the footprints left in the soil were quite clear.
Obviously, it would not be such a coincidence that there was a boy without shoes wandering deep in the Emerald Forest. Excluding this outrageous hypothesis, the remaining possible targets were only a few human-shaped monsters.
Among them, the size of the common monster Goblin and its footprints are the most consistent.
After guessing that this hunting ground should be within the activity range of a small goblin tribe, the cautious Gauss abandoned the hunting ground and never returned.
Calm your mind and return to reality.
"Still have to be careful. Although I didn't see too many footprints around here that time, and they all seemed to come from the same goblin, it doesn't mean that there is only that one goblin active around here."
Gao Si thought silently in his heart, and began to recall the information about the goblins in his mind.
Goblin is a male dwarf with pointed ears, dark green skin, cloudy eyes, thin limbs, and not too strong. They live in groups.
They prefer to eat meat and occasionally pick berries, but their low intelligence and the despicable traits that run in their blood make these notorious monsters unable to engage in any productive labor. They are accompanied by robbery and plunder from birth to death.
Not only do they need to plunder for food, but even the normal biological process of reproduction cannot be accomplished by this race within their own group. They can only rely on robbing female individuals from other races to reproduce.
Among them, they particularly like humans who are similar in body shape to them, so many villages have long suffered from the ravages and harm caused by goblins. They loot food, tools, and women, and threaten the survival of human settlements and caravans. They have a long history of evil deeds.
As for the actual combat effectiveness of the goblins.
In Gauss's memory, the strength of this green-skinned monster was about the same as what he remembered from his previous life. It was not a special individual, and its individual combat power was not too strong. In a one-on-one situation, an ordinary farmer could deal with it if he had weapons.
But because of this, goblins usually use their numbers to make up for the lack of individual combat power. They are good at ambushes and group sieges. Once their numbers increase, they will form a horrific disaster.
What's worse is that goblins, such dirty creatures, have the same rampant reproductive power as rats and cockroaches. A mother carrying goblin cubs can often give birth to a litter of several at a time.
The survival rate of goblin hatchlings is also extremely high. In less than a year, they can develop from a mouse-sized hatchling to an adult with reproductive capacity.
After becoming an adult, goblins continue to be controlled by their primitive desires and plunder female individuals for the next round of reproduction.
It can be said that this is a race that can never be killed or destroyed, just like the original sin in nature.
Also because goblins like to harass humans, especially small villages, humans have the deepest understanding of this monster race among all monsters.
Even illiterate village children can describe their characteristics in a decent manner.
"Goblin, I'm going to start with you!" Neither the original body nor Gauss, who had received a normal modern education, could feel any sympathy or pity for creatures like goblins.
Don't talk about theories about destroying the natural ecological balance. The best outcome for mankind is for this creature to be completely exterminated.
Although he was psychologically mobilizing himself, Gauss would not let his guard down.
The goblins in his memory were very weak, but practice makes perfect. He had never killed a goblin before, so naturally he had to focus on them first.
There is only one life, both for him and for the goblin.
All living things have the instinct to survive.
This is a real fight, not an adventure.
Gauss took a deep breath.
First he took off the package on his body and buried it with fallen leaves under a big tree.
The tip of his wooden spear was coated with paralyzing poison.
During lunch, he deliberately found a position near the window where he could get some sun, so that the herbal juice could dry and harden on the surface of the spear tip. At this moment, the originally pitch-black spear tip was already emitting a strange green light.
He didn't place much hope on this cheap paralyzing poison.
You get what you pay for. It may have some effect, but it will definitely not produce immediate results.
The real battle still depends on the weapons themselves.
As he clenched the wooden spear, the memory of this body once using the wooden spear gradually came to his mind.
After a brief adaptation, he squatted down, pushed aside the accumulated fallen leaves, and looked for traces on the ground.
This is a habit of hunters. Biological activities will definitely leave traces, especially for creatures with low intelligence that will not cover their tracks.
Footprints, hair, feces, food residues, traces of activity.
The seemingly peaceful forest actually hides countless messages.
Although Gaos is young, he has been trained by his father since he was a child, so even though he is just a novice hunter, his ability to collect information is more than adequate.
After all, as the second son, Gauss must go out and fight alone, and the most important thing for a hunter or mountain man who deals with nature is the ability to collect intelligence.
Hunting skills and hunting equipment making skills are secondary. If the intelligence gathering ability is not up to standard, a hunter cannot be considered qualified.
"Found it!"
Gauss was surprised to find another clear footprint.
It looks very fresh, maybe it was left there just in the past two days.
This means that the goblin is still active nearby recently.
"Maybe it was because it had picked up my prey that time, which left a deep impression on it, so it would come around here from time to time, hoping to get something for nothing again?"
Gauss felt that he had guessed the reason.
Gauss, who got the clue, began to search the area around the footprints more carefully and soon found more footprints and traces of feces.
The clues on the ground soon led him forward in the forest.
Before long, he came to a small pond not far from his "hunting ground".
Carefully pushing aside the bushes, the scenery came into view.
He found the purpose of this trip.
A green-skinned monster was sitting leisurely on a stone about the height of an ordinary person's knee, sharpening the stone weapon in his hand, a stone spear.
Goblin, I found you!
Gauss held his breath, but the eyes hidden in the bushes gradually brightened.
In his opinion, this is not just a goblin, but the starting point of his career in another world.
Gauss was not in a hurry to take action.
Instead, choose to prick up your ears, look in all directions, and observe the surrounding environment.
There was no other obstacle beside the pool except the stone under which the goblin sat. The terrain was open and it was an environment suitable for head-on combat.
Once he left the bushes he was currently in, he would be about ten meters away from where the goblins were, exposed to the sun.
Ten meters sounds very close, but if you expose the sound of a sprint, it will be enough for it to react, so you have to go around behind it, and then wait for an opportunity to quietly approach it and launch a surprise attack.
And you have to hurry up and attack the goblin while it is sharpening its weapon. It would be even better if you can prevent it from having time to grab its weapon and get into a stance.
With intention against unintentional, with weapons against unarmed, plus the inherent size advantage, the battle should be one-sided.
Gauss's mind was spinning rapidly.
After making a plan, he did not hesitate and immediately squatted and moved slowly, trying to make as little noise as possible.
Then he moved little by little to the back of the goblin.
After getting into position, he clenched the wooden spear in his hand, and his hands began to tremble, perhaps from nervousness or excitement.
Swallowed.
Looking at the goblin sitting on a stone not far away.
The green-skinned little man had his back to him, picking his feet and grinding his stone spear with a hum, looking very relaxed.
It wouldn't be long before the wooden spear in his hand would end its life.
Gauss took a deep breath. In his past life, he had probably never taken the initiative to kill anything except for accidentally stepping on ants and insects. But now that he was about to kill a living life, he needed to do some mental preparation.
Furthermore, as goblins are monsters, they look somewhat similar to humans, so the burden of killing them is even greater.
However, it does deserve to be killed.
Gauss closed his eyes.
The moment he saw the goblin, a memory from his childhood emerged in his mind as if in response to a stress response.
That was when the original body was a child. More than twenty goblins attacked the village where his family lived. Although the adults in the village organized themselves and drove away the goblins with pitchforks and sickles, a neighbor sister who was a few years older than him was abducted and never came back.
There is no need to say more about her fate.
This is just what the original body has personally experienced. In this land, there have been countless similar tragedies over the thousands of years.
Gauss opened his eyes again, but this time, there was no hesitation or doubt in his eyes.
The nail of the right thumb pressed hard on the knuckle of the index finger. The stinging sensation from the pressure made the right hand stop shaking and regain stability.
He held his breath, lowered his steps, slowed down his movements, and slowly walked out of the bushes in a half-crouching position.
He held a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand.
At this moment, there was no other sound except the singing of birds and the buzzing of insects in the forest.
Even the wind died down, and there was no ripple in the pool.
Gauss stopped when he was about three meters away from the goblin, and did not choose to move forward.
This was already a very close distance. He could see the rough hairs in the folds of the green skin and the movements of its muscles caused by its breathing.
He stood up slowly, just like he did when he was a child playing the statue game in his previous life. He restrained his movements and stood up slowly, allowing the blood to flow smoothly in his body again.
Wait until your body no longer feels stiff.
He took a deep breath and then started suddenly!
Take a big step forward!
His toes stomped hard on the ground, and the resulting recoil force pushed his body forward.
He took two steps at a time and jumped directly onto the stone surface.
The goblin who was immersed in sharpening his spear seemed to be frightened by the sudden and huge noise. He trembled all over and instinctively wanted to grab the stone spear that was rubbing against the stone.
But Gauss, who had already made sufficient preparations, would never give it this opportunity.
He stepped hard with his right foot and put the weight of his entire body on the wooden handle of the stone spear.
The goblin failed to grab it and immediately tried to reach out again.
At this moment, Gauss thrust out the wooden spear. The goblin turned around and twisted around narrowly, but his waist was still scratched by the sharp wooden spear.
Seeing the goblin take a few steps back, his eyes were still on the stone spear.
Gauss kicked the stone spear back directly.
The stone spear flew several meters away.
This means that if the goblin wants to get the weapon, it must jump over him.
However, he would not give the other party a chance to pick up his weapon again.
Facing the goblin who had lost his weapon, he took two cautious steps forward and thrust the wooden spear in his right hand forward again.
Unfortunately, under the threat of life and death, the goblin used the advantage of its small size to twist away, and even took advantage of the stiffness caused by the spear to move forward closely.
Gauss's heart beat faster, but his hands did not slow down. He subconsciously swung the small round shield in his left hand and knocked the man down.
"Wow wow wow! Wow wow!"
The round shield had a larger area, and the goblin was unable to dodge and was knocked away. He crawled up dazed after a while. The pain in his waist angered him, and he kept making sharp roars.
The fangs so close to him and the splattering smelly saliva made Gauss's pupils shrink uncontrollably.
Even without his weapon, the goblin still rushed towards him with its clawed arms, trying to inflict damage with its sharp gray nails.
The next moment, Gauss thrust the wooden spear in his hand forward suddenly.
"Puff!"
This time the goblin failed to dodge.
After a little resistance from a layer of skin, the tip of the spear pierced into the goblin's body.
Bright red blood spurted out from the puncture wound like a surge of mercury.
In an instant, Gauss's arms and clothes were soaked red.
A soft, blocked feeling came from the wooden handle in his hand, and blood flowed slowly along the wound on the wooden spear.
"ah!!!"
Even though his abdomen had been pierced and his vitality was rapidly draining away, the goblin still gritted his teeth and continued to move forward towards Gauss with the wooden spear.
In the last moments of its life, it tried to attack Gauss!
Unfortunately, most of its strength was lost, and its attack was weak and powerless. Its sharp claws only hit Gauss's small round shield without causing any damage.
"Ah…ah…ah…"
After launching the attack, the sound made by the goblin became intermittent like a broken bellows.
After a few more seconds of stalemate, its arms finally went limp and its body lost the last bit of strength and fell onto the wooden spear.
Its struggle hastens its death.
Gauss swallowed his saliva. The intense struggle and fierce resistance made his breathing unconsciously become heavy, and his heart beat rapidly, as if it was going to jump out of his chest.
Is he dead?
Gauss saw that it was no longer moving, but he still didn't dare to relax.
He kicked his leg and pulled out the spear, kicking the goblin off the wooden spear, and then stabbed it hard in the heart many times until its chest was a bloody mess. Only then did Gauss stop.
This time he must be really dead, right?
Gauss's body suddenly went limp, as if he had exerted too much force just now. At this moment, his whole body felt weak and he sat down on a rock.
Glancing at his body, he saw that his clothes in front of him were already stained with blood, as were his hands. He could even smell the stench of goblin blood.
The battles between low-level adventurers and monsters have never been elegant.
Gauss swallowed his saliva, and still recalled the goblin's unwillingness and madness just now, and his scalp felt a little numb for a moment.
His mental state is certainly not that bad, he just needs time to adjust.
Glancing at the goblin next to him who had turned into a cold corpse, and the sticky, glaring red blood on his hands, everything seemed so unreal.
This is not a game or an adventure, but real killing.
He sat quietly and relaxed.
When his breathing calmed down again, Gauss's uneasy mood caused by his first killing finally recovered a little.
People have a strong ability to adapt.
Even though he still felt a little uncomfortable, he was able to calmly accept the fact that he had taken a goblin's life.
"Killed Goblin*1"
"Officially activate the Monster Encyclopedia!"
"Total number of monsters killed: 1. Completed the first blood and received the reward of the Mage Professional Skill 0-level Trick [Mage's Hand], Intelligence +1. Next stage: The total number of monsters killed reaches 10."
"You have killed 1 Goblin!"
"You will be awarded the title "Goblin Hunter", which will be upgraded as you kill more enemies."
"Current effect: Nemesis. In battles against goblins and related advanced races, the damage caused by attacks increases by an additional 10%."