Chapter 7: More Resources, Unstoppable Growth

[Crude Club(F)]

[Description: A poorly carved club that is used by the weakest type of goblins, the edges are rough and it's durability is tough, despite being a terrible weapon.]

[There are no special effects on this weapon.]

'That sucks..but atleast I have something better to use than this knife.' Zoey thought, looking at the knife in her hand, it's blade cracked and awfully chipped, it was a miracle that the thing was even together at this point.

The second floor of the dungeon was very similar to the first one, the only difference being that there was grass growing on the ground and torches placed on the walls, their flames flickering ominously. 

'Sigh..next.' Zoey swiped her hand on the interface as she then looked at the other drops she managed to gain.

[Goblin Ears(F)]

[Description: Dropped from goblins, these ears are very pointy and could be used in some Alchemical ingredients.]

[Goblin Core(F)]

[Description: A small, sparkly crystallized gemstone that glows with a soft glow. It houses the monsters Exp, and could be used to increase your own through absorption.]

'These won't sell for much, as they aren't really valuable, being F-Rank items. But even these materials could sell for more than my crappy job could, I could even pay rent with these!' Zoey thought with an excited smile.

'But of course, I can't just go and sell everything. It would be hella suspicious if I would give them a hundred items, as most Hunters barely leave with that many Items depending on their luck, and here I am effortlessly gaining one hundred.'

Zoey sighed, running a hand through her hair as she frowned slightly. But she shook her head, deciding not to let the bad thoughts distract her right now.

'Now then, let's absorb some materials!' Zoey said with an excited grin, gently closing her eyes and visualizing the [Goblin Ears] materialize in her palm. A gentle glow eminated around her hand, and after a few seconds a single Goblin Ear materialised into her hand.

'Hehehe,' Zoey giggled inwardly, seeing that the Goblin Ear materialised into her hand. She gently picked it up with two fingers and inspected it closely. It was undeniably gross, but to Zoey it was absolutely fascinating.

'Maybe I should become an Alchemist, with the absurd amount of materials I gain, I could undeniably make a name for myself as a renowned Alchemist.....' Zoey thought, but soon got bored of the idea.

She loved fighting monsters, a new passion she had recently discovered. She couldn't imagine a life sitting around and playing with monster parts, she wanted to be on the battlefield.

'Now then...let's start absorbing.' Zoey then concentrated, gritting her teeth as she focused really hard on the absorption process.

She felt a warm feeling flowing deep into her body as she saw the goblin ear glowing softly, disintegrating into small particles before vanishing into thin air.

[You Have Absorbed A Goblin Ear! +2% Exp!]

[Activating Talent: A Hundredfold Ascension]

[+200% Exp!]

'I can really absorb anything from the dungeons! With this, I can gain so much experience points!' Zoey thought happily, smiling ear to ear. She continued to absorb the [Goblin Ears] as she moved deeper into the second floor, slowly raising her experience.

[Exp: 17,500/ 100,000]

After absorbing 30 [Goblin Ears], Zoey had gained about 6,000 Experience. This was a plentiful amount, without absorbing the [Goblin Cores] as they give more experience.

'I need to improve my rate of absorption...this is way to slow.' Zoey frowned a bit, but before she could continue, she heard the noises of goblins ahead of her, instantly making her stop dead in her tracks.

She focused her vision as she looked ahead, and there it was, more goblins. These ones were different, not only were they stronger with red auras, but were also better armed.

They were 10 in total, five goblins had shields and stood at the front of the group, while others had rough stone daggers, standing at the back of the group.

'The ones infront are acting as Tanks...' Zoey thought, 'Not really a bad formation.'

Zoey stared at the knife in her hands, before sighing and throwing it away. She didn't have a need for it now, as it would probably break after one more attack.

Zoey then took out a [Crude Club] and gripped it tightly in her hands as she started to approach the goblins.

The goblins saw her approaching and immediately readied themselves, the goblin tanks moved forward and stood firm at the front of the formation.

The air was thick with tension as neither side moved, Zoey stood there for a moment, contemplating how she was going to take them down. Their number was a problem, and she new their strength would be too.

'If only I had a ranged skill, I wouldn't need to worry about going close.' Zoey sighed, before dashing toward them, her feet pounding on the floor as she neared them.

'But I have no choice!'

Zoey swung her club at the goblins, the goblins anticipating this blocked the attack. The goblins at the back decided to attack, rushing to the front now that it saw that Zoey's attack had failed.

Zoey grit her teeth as she narrowly dodged a slash from one of the goblins, jumping back and swiftly landing on her feet.

'I need to concentrate at all times if I fully want to be able to utilize the power of my Talent.' Zoey thought, taking a deep breath.

She slowly closed her eyes, relaxing her mind and soul, banishing the stress and heat of the battle.

Then, it happened, she could feel it. Every single move of the goblins, the sound of their footsteps, the vibrations of their movements, the heat their bodies emitted, and the foul smell they gave off, she could perceive everything.

With sharp perception, Zoey dodged another swing of a goblin, her eyes still closed in deep concentration. She delivered a clean blow to it's stomach, knocking the wind out of it's lungs.

Another goblin tried to sneak up on her, but she swiftly spun around and hit it square on it's face, knocking it back. It all became clear, their movements, their attacks, she could read them all now, as long as she concentrated hard enough.

Zoey continued to effortlessly dodge the attacks of the goblins, while also counter attacking. The goblins fought with all they could, but Zoey could now perceive everything they would do, making their attempts useless.

"Ack!" Another goblin coughed as it felt the wind in it's body leave it, weakly struggling to gasp for air on the ground.

"Hah...." Zoey exhaled slowly, her mind calm and collected, her expression serious and focused. She saw the weakened states of the goblins around her, barely able to stand with bruises and injuries all over their body.

'That was facinating, so this is what I can really do. As expected of an A+ Rank Talent.' Zoey smiled confidently, before hardening her expression. The battle was far from over yet, and she still needed to take care of the goblin tanks.

Zoey approached a weak and tired goblin, from the looks of it, Zoey had gravely injured it's knee, dislocating it.

She grit her teeth and frowned as she imagined the pain it must be feeling it this moment, but she mustn't feel sympathy for her enemies, as they tried to kill her first.

Zoey raised her club, and crashed it hard on the goblin's head. The blow hit the goblin hard, a small crunch echoing through the air and making her stomach turn.

The rest of the goblins shivered in fright as they saw what Zoey had done, staring at her with fear in their eyes. One goblin was brave however, he quickly got up from the ground dispite her injuries and charged at Zoey.

Zoey didn't need to turn around and look at it as she quickly spun on her heel and hit it hard on the side of it's head, sending it crashing on the ground unconscious.

'Sigh.'

Zoey turned her gaze back to the first goblin she had struck on the head, it was still alive and conscious despite the hard blow Zoey had delivered to it's head.

'Let me just use their daggers instead, this is painful to watch.' Zoey thought, kneeling down beside it and grabbing it's dagger it had dropped.

She raised it high in the air, before stabbing hard into the back of it's neck, causing it to gag and choke on it's blood before dying.

[You Have Killed A Goblin Bandit! +20% Exp!]

[Activating Talent: A Hundredfold Ascension]

[+2000% Exp!]

The goblin's body began to dissapear, vanishing into golden particles. No notification came to Zoey, signifying that there wasn't a drop from the goblin. But Zoey didn't really care about that.

'These ones give alot of Exp!' Zoey smiled excitedly, before turning her attention to the remaining goblins and beginning to approach them.