Noice

Calvin and Madelyne appeared in a narrow and small cave that can only fit two people side by side which made it a bit hard to move around and dodge.

The cave walls were just simple dirt and every few meters or so, a crude wooden torch was stuck in the walls providing sufficient light to see around but still made it a bit hard to see everything clearly.

They removed one torch each from their inventory and lit it up giving them more light to see clearly in the cave.

"Ready?" Calvin asked Madelyne.

"Yup." Madelyne replied with a smile, feeling excited rather than nervous.

This also put a smile on Calvin's face as the two quietly walked forward since it was the only to continue because there was a wall behind them.

The two walked while staying close to each other for a minute while only hearing their footsteps and the popping sound of their flame torches.

Despite the seemingly eerie atmosphere, the two bathe in the presence of each other, calming them down and feeling safe especially for Madelyne who was holding Calvin's arms while walking behind him with a smile on her face.

"Aarrkk!"

"Eerk!"

"Arryaak!"

Suddenly they heard weird sounds coming from the front making them stop in place.

"Those are definitely coming from goblins right?" Madelyne asked Calvin.

Calvin answered with a smile feeling excited for the coming battle. "Yup. Let's go mom."

Madelyne nodded and together with Calvin, they walked forward until they saw that the cave opens up to small space the size of a small room.

They stopped right at the corner of the entrance and Calvin took a peek inside while Madelyne stayed beside him.

He saw 10 goblins standing in the room. They look the same as the typical image they were described in fantasy novels. Short chubby stature covered in green wrinkled skin with sharp ears and an unpleasant face. A ragged and dirty clothe hang around their waist and a thick wooden stick in their hands are the only things on their small bodies.

[Goblin, Common 1st grade]

Level 5

Health: 230/230

The goblins were very distracted since two of them were wrestling with each other on the ground while the others were yelling at the side like they were having fun watching the fight.

"Wanna look mom?" Calvin asked Madelyne at his side and seeing her nod, he stepped aside to give her space.

After Madelyne looked inside as well, she turned towards Calvin and said. "Hell mode is a lot more difficult than I thought."

"True." Calvin was of the same opinion.

From what they knew, in normal mode there were only about 5 to 6 goblins per party while in hard mode there were about 6 to 8 goblins. But in hell mode that climbs up to 10 and the stats of the goblin are a bit higher than in normal and hard mode.

But despite what they saw, the smile on their faces didn't disappear. Instead they felt confident and excited

Indeed, they have the right to feel confident because they had already fought tougher enemies earlier than these goblins because goblins were weak individually and are only strong in numbers. Coincidentally, Calvin was good at reducing their numbers from the start due to him being an assassin so this was no problem for him.

As for the boosts in stats of the goblins, this was only a small problem. After fighting for so long, one thing they were sure is that numbers in Genesis aren't absolute. Calvin was confident that with a well executed attack, he could kill one goblin in one hit even with a basic attack.

That's why they no longer judge the strength of someone from their stats. Obviously, they still use those stats as a base to judge the overall strength but they won't rely on them too much.

Madelyne grinned. "The usual plan?"

"Yeah." Calvin nodded with a smile and without saying anything else, he used Camouflage and carefully walked towards th goblins who were watching and yelling.

When he got close to one of them, Calvin circles his mana in his body to use Body Enhancement and immediately used both Lacerate and Power Strike as he attacked its head with his axe.

He found out earlier that skills with the right condition can be stacked upon each other giving it more power just like what he's doing now. The two skills Lacerate and Power Strike works very well together because they focus on different parts but compliments each other very well which is why they can be used together.

Due to the three skills added together and being completely defenseless, the goblin was instantly dead with its head split open without even getting a chance to make a sound.

Calvin immediately followed up with a stab with his dagger to the neck of another goblin while using Lacerate again, ignoring its cooldown for the price of his hands aching slightly and his dagger's durability reducing by a small amount.

The whole blade of the dagger dug in its neck as the goblin started to choke in its own blood, losing all its health in just a mere second.

It was at this moment that Madelyne's Power Shot and Mana Bullet came flying over, hitting two goblins on their backs causing them to fall over from the force.

This finally made the goblins aware of the attacks as they screamed in anger but Calvin was already heading towards another one giving it a slash in its neck with his axe dealing tons of damage and weakening it. It wasn't dead yet but it's threat is heavily reduced with its injury in the neck.

So he ignored it and attacked another one with another stab of his dagger in its chest. The goblin dodged to the side causing his original target to miss and hit its shoulder instead.

Screaming in pain, the goblin tried to attack only to be met with an arrow to its chest followed up by a white ball of light. It was the spell called Smite, one of the starting spell for the priest class that Madelyne got at the start besides Healing Light.

The goblin stumbled back with a shriek leaving Calvin free to use Axe Throw on a goblin that is slightly far away on him. It landed on its waist making it scream.

Meanwhile, Calvin took out another dagger from his inventory and used Charge to a different goblin, stunning it and then goes wild, releasing multiple attacks before backing off as multiple goblins ran up to him.

After that things got more intense as Calvin weaved between the goblins, attacking at every chance he got while mostly dodging and defending while Madelyne supported him from the back with her arrows, spells and heals.

There was a time where one of the goblins rushed towards Madelyne but Calvin interfered it and gave it a quick stab in the arm before focusing on the goblins facing him.

The goblin even in pain continued to rush towards Madelyne only to be met with a Mana Bullet in its face followed with a dagger to its neck. It quickly died and all its saw in its last moments is Madelyne sneering face.

In just three minutes, the party of 10 goblins were wiped out, laying down on the ground dead.

Calvin and Madelyne smiled to each other and said at the same time. "Noice."