[Goblin Troop: Rank D]
The goblin were dressed in tattered rags, clutching wooden club with trembling arms, only a single one holding a crude dagger. They had fearful expression on their faces as they glance back over their shoulder.
In a few seconds Leo found out what it was that was chasing them.
A scorpion like tail shot out from the shrub impaling the slowest goblin in the group. The creature effortlessly lifted the lifeless corpse and hurled it towards its companions ahead, causing them to tumble to the forest floor in disarray.
The cockatrice stepped out, and close the distance with the goblin. The green creatures stood and grip their weapons with trembling hands, showing their backs was suicide, they had no other option but to fight.
Leo watching the show, took out a piece of meat from his inventory and began to eat. It just felt like the right thing to do at the moment.
The goblins, driven by a primal instinct to survive, let out a collective battle cry and lunged at the cockatrice, brandishing their crude weapons. But the scary bird was fast, effortlessly evading their clumsy attacks.
With its razor-sharp beak, the cockatrice ruthlessly impaled one of the goblins in the chest, and with a swift motion of its tail, it sent another hurtling into its comrade.
With a flap of its wings, the cockatrice gracefully leaped onto one of the goblins, its talons slashing mercilessly at its writhing victim. The unfortunate goblin's agonized screams pierced the air, and even Leo couldn't help but wince at the gruesome sight.
“Now that's just unnecessary violence.”
Leo shook his head, the cockatrice could have ended it in a move.
While the cockatrice was busy with it's blood seeking assault.
One of the goblin crept from behind, it's beady eyes locked of the cockatrice. With a swift and merciless strike, the goblin swung its club towards the bird's head, its malice evident in the grit of its teeth. The club found its mark, landing a clean blow on the back of the cockatrice's skull.
The cockatrice staggered forward, a yelp escaping its beak, disoriented by the unexpected attack.
The goblin feeling emboldened by it's success, charged at the cockatrice hoping to hit it once again, but it didn't take account of it's deadly tail. With a swift motion, the cockatrice took the goblin head off cleanly from its body.
The goblin's severed head went hurtling through the air, and it's decapitated body crumpled to the ground.
The cockatrice then began to shook it's head vigorously, its eyes filled with pain. The goblin's club had inflicted significant damage.
Leo then noticed one of the goblin climbed from under the corpse of another.
One more goblin was still alive, and the bird didn't seem to have noticed it.
The goblin wasted no time, it picked up a wooden club, and swung it with all its might, striking the back of the cockatrice's head.
The cockatrice, now in a drunken stupor, swayed and swung its tail wildly, but it found no target. The goblin, fueled by determination and perhaps a touch of madness, stepped forward once more, delivering a decisive blow that landed squarely on the bird's face. With a thud, the cockatrice's massive body collapsed to the side, twitching in its final moments.
The goblin discarded the bloodied club and produced a crude dagger, a glint of savagery in its eyes. It stood over the cockatrice's neck, and plunged the dagger into its skull. But it didn't stop there, it began to struck the cockatrice head continuously. The air filled with the gruesome sound of flesh tearing, blood spewing forth.
The goblin's assault continued until, finally, it severed the cockatrice's head completely.
It held the severed head to the sky, and yelled in victory, it's body drenched in blood.
Leo shook his head at the barbaric scene. He hadn't noticed it before, but this goblin had a different name.
(Goblin Scout: Rank D)
“No wonder it had a dagger," Leo muttered.
He contemplated whether or not he should cut the goblin celebration short, but decided against it. It's was a victory poorly earned at the sacrifice of it's allies.
The goblins and cockatrice seemed to be enemies, and Leo guessed, it was more likely the birds fault as they were aggressively territorial.
The goblin scout began to move, and Leo decided to follow it. The goblins will be an enemy in the future, and it was best to know their base of operation.
Leo followed from a distance as he didn't want to get close and alert it, but that made the goblin harder to track as it was small and nimble
After a few minutes of running the goblin finally reach its destination.
Leo stopped further away and watch as the little goblin approached what appeared to be the entrance of a cave, concealed beneath a canopy of trees.
In the clearing before the cave's mouth, gathered alot of goblins. Some held clubs, others pitchfork and a few daggers.
It seemed like they were going to war, and Leo figured it against the goblins.
The gathered goblin made way for the scout to pass. The small goblin heaving from exertion, walked towards a massive figure seated upon a wooden throne-like chair.
This huge goblin was as tall as a human, with muscles that rippled beneath it's greenish skin, and teeth that poked menacingly like that of a tiger.
[Goblin Boss ( Rank D) ]
The boss goblin sat lazily on the chair leisurely gnawing on a chunk of meat, relishing every bite.
The scout goblin bowed deeply and gingerly laid the severed cockatrice head before the imposing leader.
With a nod of acknowledgment, the goblin boss parted its gnarled lips, revealing a set of sharp, jagged teeth. "Speak,"
Leo mouth dropped open. Among all the surprise he had gotten since beginning the tutorial. This tops it all. The goblin could talk.
“Goblin find chicken, chicken far over there, many chicken big and a big one but dangerous.” “Even the scout can talk!” Leo uttered in surprise and held his temples. The absurdity of it all left him dumbfounded. He wondered if it was because the goblins were being human like in some ways, was why they were capable of speech compared to the cockatrice. Suddenly, the boss goblin rose sharply to his feet, its demeanor more serious.“Today we hunt down chicken. And when we kill them and after, we have a feast!” he declared, his words met with enthusiastic cheers from his troops.“You lead the way.” The goblin boss commanded the scout and took its weapon. A crude oversized axe that fits its strength. The scout goblin navigated, and the boss followed, leading the packs towards the cockatrice.Leo decided to flee before he got spotted. The goblins were going to war with the cockatrice, but from the fight he saw earlier, he knew the goblins didn't stand much of a chance. Leo wasn't conce
The whole battlefield erupted with a powerful explosion consuming both cockatrices and goblins alike. Leo covered his ears so he wouldn't get deaf from the earplitting sounds.With his eyes shut, he grinned heartily enjoying the sounds of system notification ringing in his head.As soon as all his bombs had finished exploding, Leo opened his eyes to see the damage he had caused. His mouth shot open, the whole place was like a scene from hell, trees on the ground, leaves caught on fire, body parts of goblins and cockatrices everywhere.The explosion had killed about 80% of the monster below and the remaining were far too injured to be a threat. He turned towards, the cockatrice boss and goblin, and saw they were still alive. But they were still fighting with each other despite the chaos.He noticed the Cockatrice was stealing glances in his direction while defending the attacks from the goblin. Leo figured the cockatrice boss knew he was the source of the explosion but couldn't do a
Leo's hand stung from the force of the slap delivered to the cockatrice’s beak. He flexed his fingers, wincing slightly. Yeah, maybe he shouldn’t have done that. The creature, with its head turned by the impact, slowly redirected its gaze toward Leo, disbelief etched on its avian features. How dare this human, this mere Rank-E, lay a hand on the mighty cockatrice boss?"YOU...""Shut it!" Leo interrupted, raising his arm. “Just come over here, and let's get this over with. I don't want to waste too much time; I've got a lot of your kind to kill.”The Cockatrice boss, initially taken aback, now seethed with rage. Leo's audacity baffled him. Despite the peculiar strength of Leo's aura, inferior to his own, the human spoke as if he were the apex predator. The Cockatrice boss then gritted its teeth and charged toward Leo, hate burning in its eyes.Leo, nonchalant, plucked a couple of stones from his inventory and tossed them toward the oncoming creature. “Here, have some stones.”The Cock
Leo activated his ability, and the stones exploded, swallowing the cockatrice. The creature didn't even get the chance to scream as the explosion consumed it, causing instant death. Leo watched the charred body of the cockatrice fall to the ground and wiped the sweat off his forehead, falling to the ground. The battle had taken a lot out of him, and the debuff he had received from the cockatrice's last attack had made him even weaker. He read the notification flashing in front of him:[You have defeated the cockatrice sub-boss][Level up][Level up][Level up][You have been rewarded with 15 power points, Power Stone (S), and a new skill [Sonic Blast]][Apocalypse Baby taking effect...][Reward has been doubled] “Yes,” Leo exclaimed, balling both fists. He had taken advantage of the battle between the two different creatures and had reaped bountiful rewards. From leveling up, which netted him power points, to power stones, coins, weapons, and even a new skill, Leo was eager to check
Leo truly believed that good things happened to bad people and bad things happened to overly good people, after his life had turned to hell, all because he decided to be generous.He had seen a man standing before a vending machine confused as to how it worked.Leo was in a good mood that day, after getting paid his salary, so he decided to get a drink for himself and another for the stranger. But when he handed it over, the strangers expression contorted in disgust and swatted it to the ground.“You...are you looking down on me?” the man asked in an arrogant tone and Leo was confused.Leo would later found out the man was the new owner of the company, Ethan Hunt.The previous owner--the man who hired him, had fallen ill and Ethan his grandson was to be the new boss.The next day while Leo was leading a meeting, when Ethan appeared and public announced that Leo is to be demoted with immediate effect.His reason, Leo was a poor bastard who graduated from a lowly university and had no i
Leo stood there frozen unable to believe his own eyes. His girlfriend was cheating on him with his boss.Katie, catching sight of Leo, gasped in shock. “You...what are you doing here?”Ethan, moved away from the two and leaned casually on the elevator wall, folding his arm with a sly grin on his face.Leo struggled to find words amid the whirlwind of emotions crashing over him.“You--why--whats was going on here?” Leo sputtered his voice quivering from the shock. It was as if his whole world had been turned upside down.Katie had a guilty look on her face but she quickly brushed it off and looked right at Leo with confidence. All trace of shame on her expression was gone.“"That's right, Leo. I cheated on you. I was only with you because I thought you had potential, that you'd achieve greatness. But you've disappointed me. Reduced to a mere coffee boy, you're nothing but an embarrassment.” Each word Katie uttered was like a dagger through Leo's heart. It was the excrutiating pain he
“What is this?”Leo asked, staring at the words written on the screen in front of him, but since security were chasing after him, he ignored the message and ran. As he raced towards the exit, Leo saw everyone was staring into the air with amusement. Leo stopped and looked back to see the security men had stopped chasing him as well. Leo's gaze then fell to the words hovering in front of him, he realized he wasn't the only one seeing the strange words, but everyone else.The words then changed with a mechanical ding and the message read.[System Integration will begin soon. Those who survive will become denizens of the new world, and those who fail will become abominations. Brace Yourself]“Brace yourself?” Leo repeated, confused, but then he felt a sharp pain sear through his head. He winced and clutched his temples, shutting his eyes as he endured the torment, but then the pain slowly dissipated and Leo felt relief.Leo cautiously opened his eyes, wondering what was really going
A young man on appeared in a green and lush forest. He was dressed in a white shirt with a black tie and black pants, a stark contrast to his surrounding.He looked around at his surroundings with curiosity and muttered in awe. “So this is the tutorial.”This young man was Leo. The tutorial was a far cry from the hellish landscape he imagined.He had expected dark menacing woods, with creepy noises and roars, or a cave with bones and skulls, where bats jump at you from nowhere.But, Leo found himself surrounded by a sea of vibrant green foliage. Towering trees created a dense canopy, and dappled sunlight filtered through. Nature's aroma filled the air. Unexpectedly, the ambiance was serene.Ding! [System is now available]The holographic interface notified.Finding a nearby tree, Leo settled down to explore the system and grasp its mechanics first, before he took any action.With a mere thought, Leo accessed the system, and the floating panel updated.Name: Leo Rank: ETitle: Apoca