The Goblin Chief

A message appeared as he opened the chest.

[ Congratulations! You have found a Wooden Chest [F].]

[ You have received the following Artefacts and Items:

{Dark Cloak [D-]} {An Old Assassin's Boots [F+]} {An Old Assassin's dagger [E]} {500Gold}

]

[ The storage option has been forcefully acquired during your first dungeon.]

[Additionnal rewards will be added to the dungeon clearance rewards.]

[The Artefacts and Items received can be found in your Storage.]

Adam was overjoyed by the amount of Gold he had just received. After killing five goblins, each gave him 5G, he had only amassed 25Gold coins. And now he received 500 at once!!

'Yes!!! 500Gold!!This object is C rank, isn't that super good?? Let's check out those other Items...Oh, wait...Oh yeah, there was that thing.' Adam just remembered it.

"Store" He said out loud, his voice full of excitement.

A window appeared.

[ You have opened the Store for the first time, 50Gold coins will be given to you as a first-time client.]

Right after the message disappeared, another window appeared.

[Please choose what you are looking for:

{Potions} {Weapons & Armor} {Skills} {Magic Scrolls} {Miscellaneous} ]

Adam did not hesitate.

"Magic Scrolls!" He shouted.

Unfortunately, a message appeared.

[ As you lack the MagicAffinity stat, you cannot use magic. Magic scrolls can only be purchased once you will have the ability to use magic.]

'Tch too bad, but whatever.'

"Potions!"

A small list appeared in front of him.

[ Light Healing Potion(F) 10Gold coins Light Mana Potion [E] 20Gold coins Medium Healing Potion [E] 25Gold coins ]

"Why is the list so small?" Adam muttered, without expecting an answer. He still got one.

[ The number of objects in the store goes up with your level.]

Adam checked the "Skills", "Weapons & Armor" and "Magic Scrolls" categories of the Store, but they were empty. His level was too low for that.

In the "Miscellaneous" category, he only found a torch.

He immediately bought 5 Light Healing Potions and 3 Medium Healing Potions, spending 125 Gold coins.

Then he proceeded to check the objects he had just received.

"Storage"

A window showing different squares filled with objects could be seen. He chose the Artefacts he had one by one. He took off his shoes, and, after reading each description, he said "Equip".

[ Artefact: Dark Cloak [D-]

A black cloak usually used by assassins and those who work in the dark, hiding from onlookers. The Dark Cloak makes his user much harder to detect. The darker it is, the more effective the Artefact is at hiding its user. It gives no defense points to its user.]

[Artefact: An Old Assassin's Boots [F+]

Old boots that were used by an assassin long ago. The sounds the user makes from hitting the ground, whether that's from running, jumping or walking, will be harder to pick up by others. ]

[Artefact: An Old Assassin's Dagger [E]

An old dagger that was used by an assassin long ago. The blade, although old, has great penetrability and can even penetrate tough skin. When hitting an enemy in a weak spot, the damage dealt increases by 150%. While backstabbing an enemy, the damage increases by 200% damage. Attack Power: 50. ]

Adam was impressed by the Items he just obtained 'These are amazing! Basically a full assassin set. That's perfect for me. Since my Sense stat is the highest, I'll be able to notice enemies before they notice me and get rid of them that way. Oh wait, with this set, wouldn't it be easy to get rid of all those sleeping goblins?'

Adam's heart pounded fast.

The hole in the ceiling was too high for him to reach by jumping.

He went towards the wooden door.

The inscriptions written on it were:

( Adventurer who got this far, know that taking your time is of the essence. As numbers are not in your favor.)

Adam immediately understood what the message meant 'Basically go in there slowly so that you don't alert the monsters right? I guess it'll either be the Goblin Chief or a big hord of goblins. As long as I go in slowly and quietly to assess the situation, I should be fine.'

He was now wearing his Dark Cloak on top of his military vest. His Old Assassin's Boots instead of his military boots. He had in one hand his military knife, and in the other, his Old Assassin's Dagger.

Before pushing the door, he decided to allocate his unused stat points to his Sense stat. 'The most important thing, for now, is to know when to run away.' He thought.

Adam decided to try something. "Stats" he said.

[ Stats: Strength: 11

Agility: 14

Sense: 19

Vigor & Endurance: 9

Unused stat points: 0

]

'Mmm alright, this is better than having the whole window appear every time. Oh, let's try this too.'

"I'd like to see how my stats have changed since the last time I checked them". He said out loud.

[ Changes in the System have been recorded according to your wishes.]

"Stats" He said once again.

[ Stats: Strength: 11(+1)

Agility: 14(+2)

Sense: 19(+4)

Vigor & Endurance: 9(+1)

Unused stat points: 0(-3)

]

'All right perfect.'

Adam then proceeded to slowly, very slowly push the wooden gate. It opened easily but he decided to still push it as slow as possible so as to make as little sound as possible.

Once there was enough space for him to get in, he slipped past the gate and went in.

The room he got into was huge. The ground wasn't soil anymore. It was extremely hard. Torches were hanging on every wall. While the center of the room was in total darkness.

Other than the gate Adam had just gotten out from, a gate could be seen on the other three walls of the room.

The room must have been 30meters long, 20meters large and the ceiling was about 3meters high.

It was more a very large hall than a room.

About 10 meters away from Adam, partly in the darkness, a small wooden throne could be seen.

On it, a person was sitting. It looked like a person at least.

The throne was not facing Adam.

Adam was behind whoever was sitting there.

'The Goblin Chief? Probably.'

He slowly walked closer and closer. His boots made the sounds he made extremely hard to discern, while his Dark Cloak made him near invisible in the darkness.

Once he was five meters away from the throne, he could see clearly the figure of the creature sitting on it.

The monster was asleep, probably because its underlings did not notice Adam inside at all.

If he hadn't taken the two hidden passages, this encounter would not have gone this way at all.

The Goblin Chief was larger than a normal Goblin. It was at least as tall as Adam and its skin looked tougher than the skin of ordinary goblins. Its muscles were also more developed.

It wore a large necklace around its neck with multiple feathers of different colors and a bracelet around its right wrist that emitted a very faint light.

'Let's put this set to good use.' Adam thought

As he was only centimeters away from the throne, he raised both his military knife and the dagger he just obtained, before lowering them back down.

'What should I do? Slit its throat with the dagger? Stab its throat with both weapons? Agh whatever both are fine as long as I act before it wakes up.'

He took his decision.

He stood just behind the throne, raised both daggers to each side of the Goblin Chief's neck. Then stabbed it from both sides. His military knife stabbed the left side of the monster's neck while the Old Assassin's Dagger stabbed the right side of its neck.

Although Adam used both his arms with equal strength, his military knife was only about 2centimeters deep in the Goblin Chief's neck, while the dagger was fully inside of its neck. The tip of the dagger could even be seen leaving the left side of the monster's neck.

[Your Old Assassin's Dagger has hit a monster's weak point. Damage dealt goes up by 150%.]

'So this is the difference between a man-made weapon and one found inside a dungeon. The military knife barely penetrated the tough skin.' Adam pondered while pulling his weapons outside of the creature's neck.

The Goblin Chief opened its eyes immediately because of the pain and jumped away from its throne. It tried screaming but its throat had been completely destroyed by Adam's Old Assassin's Dagger. Its scream was what the Chief used to call upon its underlings to aid it in battle.

It looked at Adam with a deep hatred, its eyes reddened by anger and pain. The nerves inside its eyes had exploded.

But a moment later, Adam disappeared and the Goblin Chief was extremely confused.

Adam had moved in the darkest place of the hall, the center. That was where his Dark Cloak would be the most useful. Seeing the confused Gobling Chief looking right and left, Adam was thankful for the equipment that enabled him to take such risks.

[ A Certain Evil is watching your story.]

[Many Deities and Gods are excited by your battle with the Hidden Location's boss monster.]

[Many Evil Creatures want to see your blood.]

'Oh right, this did happen before. Well, I can't complain. It is thanks to them that I survived. Without that sleeping Skill, I would have been a goner long ago.' Adam thought, while sneaking towards the Goblin Chief's back.

When he arrived behind the confused monster, Adam readied his Old Assassin's Dagger in his right hand.

'And now, for the finishing touch.'

Adam grabbed the Goblin Chief's left shoulder with his right hand and stabbed it in the back with his dagger.

[You have backstabbed an enemy using the Old Assassin's Dagger. Damage dealt goes up by 200%.]

'Attack Power 50, increased by 150% means 125 damage points dealt. Then, increased by 200% means 150 damage points dealt. So a total of 275 damage points dealt plus whatever the military knife dealt.' Adam calculated white stabbing the monster.

But it did not go down. It started struggling so Adam pulled out his dagger and stabbed it again, and again. He stabbed two more times before it stopped resisting. And fell to the ground.

[You have backstabbed an enemy using the Old Assassin's Dagger. Damage dealt goes up by 200%.]

[You have backstabbed an enemy using the Old Assassin's Dagger. Damage dealt goes up by 200%.]

'One stab in the neck and three in the back. 575 damage points and whatever damage the military knife dealt killed it. That's a lot of damage. And a lot of Health Points.' Thinking about his 90 Health points, Adam couldn't help but shiver.

'This is completely different from the weak goblins that I could kill by slitting their throat using the military knife. If I had come only with the military knife, I would have died for sure.'

The monster fell on the ground, trembling and raising its arms towards Adam.

Adam looked at the monster with a hint of pity and decided to finish it off.

[ You have defeated the Hidden Location's boss.]

[Additionnal rewards will be added to the dungeon clearance rewards.]

[Many Gods and Heroes are pleased by your victory.]

[Some heroes deem your actions to be those of a coward.]

[Many Evil Creatures are disappointed in your easy victory.]

[1 Goblin Chief has been defeated. Congratulations! You have gained 400Gold and 700Experience Points.]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[ You have received the following Artefacts and Items:

{Goblin Chief's Blessed Necklace [E-]} {Goblin Chief's Bracelet [F]} {Goblin Chief's Greatsword [E-]} ]

'Greatsword? Did it have one?' Adam moved closer to the throne the Goblin Chief had been resting on. There, he saw prints on the wooden throne, prints of a sword resting on it.

'Oh...So he jumped away from the throne and forgot its weapon.' Adam couldn't help but chuckle.

He thought that if there was a perfect clear, then this was it.

He looked at the different Artefacts he had just obtained:

[ Artefact: Goblin Chief's Blessed Necklace [E-]

A necklace passed down from the previous Goblin Chief to the next Goblin Chief since their settlement in the Domain. More than 10 generations of Goblin Chiefs have worn this necklace. The feathers supposedly belong to an ancient bird that blessed the Goblin species long, long ago. When equipped, the user's Health Points go up by 200points.]

[Artefact: Goblin Chief's Bracelet [F]

A bracelet passed down from the previous Goblin Chief to the next Goblin Chief since their settlement in the Domain. More than 10 generations of Goblin Chiefs have worn this bracelet. The bracelet increases the user's Vigor & Endurance stat by 5.]

[Artefact: Goblin Chief's Greatsword [E-]

A Greatsword traditionally used by Goblin Chiefs. Great strength is necessary to wield it. Only the strongest Goblins can even move it around, let alone fight with it. Attack Power: 125. ]

"Wow. Equip the bracelet and the necklace." In an instant, they appeared around his neck and wrist.

"Status" He said out loud afterward.

Adam had leveled up 4 times and equipped Artefacts that rose his stats up and Health Points.

[ Name: Adam

Age: 12years old

Species & level : Human Lv6(0/500xp)

Gold: 800

HP: 370/380(+290)

Endurance: 140/150(+45)

Stats: Strength: 15(+4)

Agility: 18(+4)

Sense: 23(+4)

Vigor & Endurance: 18(+9)

Unused stat points: 12(+12)

Skill(s): Sleeping Beauty

Title(s): The First Pioneer

Ri#ht#ous to E#il Points: 350 to 0

S####o#: (None) ]

Adam was overjoyed seeing his stats increase so much. Especially his Health Points.

'This is absolutely great. Although the damn Points went way up again.'

He started looking at the ceiling. 'Should I enter one of these doors now? Wonder if I can make it back to those sleeping goblins...'

But then:

[Congratulations! ]

[You have survived for 5 days inside the Forest of Goblins. You have cleared the dungeon.]