Killing Spree

'I want to check it out badly.' Aria thought.

The gate could pose a threat towards Aria, but she wished to fill the thrill of fighting once more. Grind her level up to get stronger. The desire to grow within her was very high.

She left Yoo Jin's house because she was unwilling to back down from Sung-ha's rude approaches, but now that she realized how powerless she was, it was quite regretful. She was a nameless citizen who had no connections, and entering gates like this would not be a chance she could obtain anytime soon.

'Another risk is nothing.'

She was someone who survived under hellish fires without a break. What was another trial worth to her?

Aria confidently stepped inside the gate.

On the other side, she saw nothing.

It was a plain cave. Nothing out of the ordinary. Even plainer than the first dungeon she entered.

From time to time, water of unknown sources dripped from the ceiling, ruining the perfect silence.

"Hm?" Aria hummed in a low volume.

Unlike the time with Yoo Jin, no one greeted her at the entrance. The person who entered this dungeon before her must've gone deeper already.

'Dianthe. Spread your presence.' Aria called the spirit and instructed her.

Dianthe appeared, dissipating into a thin mist and traveling through the gloomy cave.

Aria closed her eyes to focus on fusing with Dianthe's consciousness.

Dianthe had already reached the middle section of the cave. The depth seemed to be quite far.

She listened to the sounds inside the cave.

Kiik! Kiiik!!

Screeching noises.

'That's goblins... Lesser goblins.' Aria recognized the sounds in one go.

But then, something else caught her attention.

"...ease.. Someone, please- hik! Please save me... hik!"

Within the goblin voices, there was someone speaking the South Korean language.

'A female voice..?' Aria frowned.

"No. No, no, no! Please, please don't!!" The fear in the stranger's voice grew larger.

Aria gulped. She knew how far a goblin could go when faced with a weak opponent.

Against someone strong, they would cower in fear. However, if they caught a weak prey, the atrocities they performed outmatched quite a lot of monsters.

"Dianthe, lead me to there.'

After confirming that no monsters were in their vicinity, Aria used Dianthe's senses to travel inside the cave, directly rushing to the female stranger.

'The person should be the mist's caster...'

An illusionist. She was interested to see who the secretive individual that made a risky challenge was.

'Nine... No, ten?'

Aria measured the goblin's head count, trying to separate the different goblins' voices.

Once she determined that the small pack of goblins weren't near the main group, she became more confident that she could take out all of them with ease.

With Aria's sprinting speed, she reached the location within less than a minute.

The human girl was on the floor, begging for her life. She didn't appear to be carrying any sort of protective or offensive items.

Whereas the ten goblins were equipped, albeit lightly, with basic armor and weapons. They surrounded the girl, dancing in joy as the girl was cornered and filled by despair.

Kik! Kikk!

The goblins' happy noises weren't particularly pleasing.

Aria counted her chances.

She picked up a sharp stone, conjuring Dianthe's magic and coating the stone in water magic.

Aiming at the nearest goblin, she accumulated her strength.

She aimed at the head. The goblins were constantly moving, so she had to wait out for the perfect time.

The goblin she aimed at danced in joy, still rejoicing at their complete victory. In a moment of recklessness, it stopped its movements to approach the girl closer and touch her.

Aria narrowed her eyes and took the chance to shot the disgusting being down.

Kiiiiiikk!!!

The goblin's sword fell to the ground with a metallic clang. The green body collapsed to the ground, becoming lifeless the next second.

The battle was on.

Normally, the main reason why goblins were dangerous was because of their high solidarity in face of danger.

If nothing threatened them, they wouldn't care less about their own kin. They could even cannibalize each other in order to secure their own livelihood.

There was no familial bonds. Goblin children had the highest mortality rate, since they were unable to defend themselves.

Of course, this only applied to the lower goblin races. Higher goblin races would have greater intelligence, thus allowing them to make smarter choices.

Once they found something that has the potential to harm them, they would be able to bind together and fight off the threat.

The swarms of goblins were just a bit tricky to handle.

Attacks would be coming from all sides, aimed at every single body part.

The main point of interest goblins used to communicate with each other was their shrill scream.

They usually lived in packs. Not only will the scream be able to travel far and ensure that the pack's attention was grasped, it would also temporarily deafen the ears of the attackers.

The high, piercing sound had the capability to burst an eardrum if the person got too near.

To counter this, Aria had prepared a solution even before she attacked.

She stationed Dianthe right behind the girl.

The instructions handed to the spirit were to protect the girl and get ready to encapsulate the goblin's head in dense water.

Normal water wouldn't be enough to completely block the goblin's sounds.

Their shriek had a specific characteristic to it, exclusive to the goblins.

So, Aria used dense water. Water that has been thickened with the help of other materials fused into it.

Compressed against the goblin's head, its screams were muffled.

Although the ones who were extremely near the site would still be able to hear it, at least their numbers would be lessened.

These types of lower goblins only knew how to rush into battle. They couldn't plan a devious scheme.

After the first victim, who was downed by a stone, Aria drew her sword and charged into the pack.

Dianthe supported her brilliantly.

The time didn't reach two minutes before only one goblin was left.

Aria swiftly ended its life by stabbing [Halvargg] into the green monster's heart.

As soon as she pulled the sword out, the goblin's body became lifeless.