Double the surprise

As usual, Calvin used Camouflage and sneaked behind a goblin that was the farthest away from the goblin warrior. He's sure that if he gets too close to it, it might detect him before he could attack which will put them at a bigger disadvantage.

After getting close to one goblin, Calvin easily took it out with a lacerate and killed another nearby goblin with power strike. Then he charged at another one while firing a mana bullet at the same time. The mana bullet reached it first before him and the moment he stunned it with his charge, he did a basic attack dealing the killing blow.

At the same time that happened, Madelyne had already launched ranged attacks from the back, killing 3 goblins as well.

With their surprise attack, they managed to take out almost half of the goblins greatly reducing the difficulty of the rest of the fight.

By the time they killed their 3rd goblin, the other goblins are already rushing towards them with anger in their eyes as they screamed madly.

Calvin turned around and ran back to the tunnel where they came from so it would be easier for him since he only needs to face the goblins from the front. Because he was faster than the goblins and they don't have any ranged attacks, Calvin easily outrun them as he stood firmly right at the entrance of the tunnel while Madelyne retreated for a few meters behind him.

In the next moment, the goblin warrior charged at Calvin faster than when it ran earlier.

Calvin's eyes widened as he braced himself for the impact while using Body Enhancement and manually used Charge and Power Strike to counter the goblin warrior's charge.

Thud!

A heavy sound spread in the cave from the impact of the two's charge as both of them stumbled back from the force by one step.

Calvin frowned as he felt his shoulders aching. "Mom! It has higher higher strength than me!"

Madelyne shouted back. "Ok be careful Cal!"

Nodding, he rushed back in to engage the goblins running towards them.

His only goal for now is to block every goblin from bypassing him so Madelyne can be free to attack and kill all the smaller goblins before fighting goblin warrior as the last.

This way they won't have to face any distractions from anything else as they fought the stronger goblin warrior.

Because the tunnel's width only allows two people side by side, Calvin easily fended off the goblins even when he was facing the goblin warrior and a goblin simultaneously.

Calvin would always attack the smaller goblin in order to make it unable to attack while he would dodge or block all the attacks of the goblin warrior.

This way, most of the time he can just focus on the attacks of the goblin warrior and because of Madelyne supporting from the back, he was able to heal back the damage he gets from the goblin warrior and she can also interrupt the attacks to Calvin whenever things get too dangerous.

Even though Calvin was forced to dodge and block most of the time, there was still a smile plastered on his face.

This is the first time since he has played the game that he was forced to be in a defensive position so he didn't waste this chance to learn and improve his dodging and blocking techniques.

In just a few minutes, they almost killed all the small goblins, leaving only two behind. The mother-son pair smiled as they itched to give the goblin warrior a beating he deserved after all this time.

That was when something happened that shocked the two of them.

"GRAAAHHHHH!"

The goblin warrior shouted suddenly and it travelled through the cave as it echoed, making it even louder.

Calvin and Madelyne felt a bad feeling creeping in and they were right as they suddenly heard footsteps and sounds of goblin cries coming from the tunnel that was connected to the area where they first meet this goblin warrior they were fighting.

A few second later, they saw goblins rushing out from that tunnel that numbered to 15 and one of those is goblin warriors the same as what their fighting right now. Though what really made it worse is a goblin that is the almost the same as the goblin warrior but instead of a sword, its holding a bow.

[Goblin Archer - 1st grade Elite]

Level 6

Hp: 270/270

"Fuck!" Calvin and Madelyne cursed at the same time seeing the new goblins coming at them while screaming.

Madelyne hurriedly drank a mana potion to fill up her mana and said. "Change of plans Cal! I'll kill the warriors first! Don't kill the small goblin so they can block the warriors for us. This way you'll only face one at a time and you don't need to worry much about the arrows!"

Calvin chugged down a health potion and replied. "OK!"

The bitter fight continued but this time they were under pressure that they haven't felt ever since they had been together. Only now did they truly understand how difficult the game truly is.

However, instead of feeling anger and despair over that fact, what they feel is anticipation and excitement for the future that they will face in the game.

As the fight continues, Calvin noticed that the mana bullet that Madelyne frequently used started changing. It got bigger and bigger as time goes on and the changes on its effects can also be seen.

They deal more damage and at impact, they explode instead of piercing the skin. Although the explosions is so small, just as big as a 1 meter ball, the effects it made in the fight is big.

The goblins near the explosion would stumble back from the force, causing Calvin to have some breathing time between defending.

Calvin's eyes widened in surprise and happiness as he shouted. "Mom have you made one already?"

"Not yet! Still need some improvements. Can you make it Cal?" Madelyne said from the back with worry evident in her voice.

"HAHAHA take all the time that you need mom! I'll make sure that none of these bastards will ever get their hands on you so go all out!" Calvin laughed out loud with a big smile to his face.

Even though Madelyne can't see the smile on his face, she knew that he was smiling and unconsciously she smiled too. "I trust you Cal!"

Calvin flinched for a moment before he smiled as he continued on stopping the goblins with even more vigor than before.

Meanwhile, Madelyne gave it her all in trying to create the spell she was currently practicing.

Finally after a minute has passed, a mana ball the size of a baby's head and a shade darker in blue compared to the ones earlier appeared on Madelyne's hands before shooting off like an arrow from her outstretched hand.

At the same time it shot off, Madelyne received a system alert from the system but she ignored as she shouted to Calvin. "Back off Cal!"

Calvin was startled at her shout and before he could ask, he saw the mana ball that Madelyne shouted.

By instinct, he kicked off with his front foot as he jumps backward and at the same time the goblin warrior that was battered and covered with many injuries and left with just 10% hp noticed the mana ball and screamed as it swung his sword to meet the mana ball flying towards him.

Unfortunately, the mana ball was too fast and the goblin warrior isn't in its perfect state so the mana ball flew past its sword right to its chest,.

Bang!

The mana ball exploded, throwing off everything within two meters of it in all directions. The goblins fell down upon each other due to the force of the explosion, completely destroying their earlier momentum as they lay down on the ground groaning in pain with injuries all over their bodies.

As for the goblin warrior who was in the very center of it, its whole upper body was almost blown off. There were only chunks of flesh and bones that was barely attached to its body as it stayed there laying on the ground deader than dead.