Parasite

The significant difference between a high-level ogre and Uglix at that moment was obvious. However, How could Uglix always defy common sense and fight hand-to-hand against that ogre. Every move was coldly calculated, and each of his attacks was well-directed; not a bit of strength or agility was wasted. It seemed even his breathing was completely coordinated with his movements.

This was the second impression the Konoha Group had of Uglix, a strange man. A few days before entering the C-rank dungeon, Naruto and Sasuke wanted to invite Uglix to join the Konoha Group, but Sakura refused. "I can't be around a man who looks at women as sexual objects", she said at the time.

Now, however, despite the smell of alcohol and a bit of dampness coming from Uglix's body, the Konoha Group watched Uglix with wide eyes full of hope.

That ugly man, who looked like the living image of Quasimodo from the classic story of the hunchback and the lady except for the hump, swung a giant sword to break the lock securing the cage door.

"Hehehe, you guys seem to be in trouble, Why don't we try it?... I mean, for money", Uglix said with a disgusting smile, making Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto grimace in disgust.

However, their hearts began to beat more calmly, their bodies relaxed, and their minds entered an almost ecstatic state.

The trio nodded like chickens pecking at rice. Uglix quickly cut the ropes and rags covering their mouths and preventing them from moving.

The feeling of freedom hit them as hard as true love hits a lonely man in an empty world.

Only to then discover with shocked minds that several red goblins had already finished massacring the green goblins and were focusing their eyes on them.

"Kill!!"

"Humans?, Kill!"

Several red goblins shouted before starting to run to surround the giant cage.

Uglix almost cursed under his breath, watching with severe eyes as within seconds several red goblins had already surrounded the cage and were about to enter, probably to kill him.

"Do you have any skills?, You'd better use it right now!!", Uglix shouted, paying no attention to the reaction of the three teenagers behind him. He grabbed his shield and bastard sword and stood like an imposing wall at the entrance of the cage.

A red goblin swung his sword downwards, but Uglix dodged it easily. As he dodged, Uglix took the opportunity to lean against one of the iron bars of the cage and point his sword at the beast's stomach.

Clash

The well-sharpened bastard sword entered the beast's stomach as if cutting butter. Red blood spurted out as several of the red goblin's internal organs were cut.

However, before Uglix had time to do anything else, he was forced to move his shield to block two red goblins who were already swinging their maces in his direction.

Again, Uglix moved his right foot to maintain his stability while pushing the goblins' maces with his shield. His bastard sword cut the necks of the bastards before their place was taken by three goblins behind them.

"Tsk, there are too many...", Uglix cursed under his breath. He moved his feet again to maintain his stability while using his shield efficiently.

While this was happening, several goblins were hitting the iron bars of the cage, biting the metal, or simply pushing the cage from side to side. This gradually deformed the bars, and when the bars could no longer withstand the red goblins' siege, the group would be completely surrounded.

Sasuke analyzed this with a cool head, moved his hands to perform some seals, and then inhaled a large amount of air.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!!!", Sasuke spat out a large fireball at one side of the cage. The large fireball quickly passed through the bars and burn several goblins, burning them alive.

"Ghh, Gugug!! Hahaha!!", Several goblins burned alive retreated. Some laughed due to the little damage these flames caused them, while other weaker goblins screamed in pain.

Naruto didn't waste time and began throwing all sorts of ninja weapons to attack the goblins, while Sakura did nothing. She just stood there watching with a face full of fear as Sasuke, Naruto, and Uglix fought the red goblins.

Not far from the cage, the red goblin leader examined the corpse of a green goblin mage, looking for something in particular.

However, after a few moments, the red goblin squinted his eyes, clenched his teeth, and cursed under his breath.

"Ugh!!, It can't be that this trash doesn't have the map...", the red goblin spat coldly before standing up. He observed the cage surrounded by several hundred goblins before smiling slightly, a little curious, the red goblin leader approached the cage slowly.

At this moment, Uglix was forced to use both his shield and his bastard sword to defend himself. No matter how many goblins he killed, there was always another one taking the place of the previous ones.

And more and more red goblins kept coming.

Uglix stepped back two steps. At this rate, he could only charge forward with all his strength and take the damage from several maces.

At least that way, he could open a path by pushing through the red goblins and manage to escape.

However, Uglix would lose his chance to claim good money by saving Sakura.

Uglix licked his lips slightly as he dodged several maces from the red goblins before shaking his head. No matter what happens, whether Naruto, Sasuke, or Sakura die when he charges forward to save his own life or if they survive, after all, this is not the Naruto-World, and these kids don't have the talent they had in the Naruto world.

Uglix made a decision in his heart and prepared to charge forward with all his strength. However, his body suddenly strengthened.

His muscles became more powerful, his vision improved, his mind analyzed the situation better, his body as a whole received an upgrade, and Uglix took advantage of this feeling to swing his sword with force.

A horizontal slash, more than ten red goblins were cut in half with a single move.

"Gaa!! Bubaaa!!", Several goblins screamed in pain as their bodies were cut. Uglix's eyes widened in surprise, his heart skipped a beat, and in his mind, a message appeared.

"Parasite activated: Rare Goblin (Unnamed)", Uglix received a pleasant surprise. His profession, Parasite, which had never been activated before, was now activated.

Uglix didn't have time to think about why or how his ability was activated after so long. He could only feel his body strengthening rapidly as time passed.

Several goblins approached Uglix; however, he swung his bastard sword to cut them down with a single move.