The Peerless Kobold - Chapter 45
I was completely bathed in the guy’s blood as it spurted out, but I wasn’t bothered by it. There was a slight delay, but then the helmet that the huge goblin wore dropped with a clang and rolled on the ground…
As I moved my gaze after I finished the enemy, the other two goblins who escaped my Binding Fangs were also taken care of by Buster and Liz, and the battle at Lucua village’s town square concluded.
All that remained were the goblins whose lower bodies were stuck on the earth fangs. They did not seem to possess any flying devices and as such posed no threat. After confirming the situation, I checked on my own condition.
Maybe it was because I saw Lancer’s evolution earlier, so I was wondering if there were any changes after I took down the variant goblin too.
“Tsk, so nothing changed, huh.”
As I felt a bit of disappointment, the agonized cries of a goblin suddenly rang out.
“Giaaaaaaaah!!”
When I turned around to see what was going on, I found Liz driving her large knife into the chest of one of the goblins caught up in the Binding Fangs.
“Youuuu!! How dare you do that to my brethren!!”
“Gi…i…ah……uhh.”
The bodies of several cat kin warriors who fought at the village square were strewn about. The sight of them seemed to fuel her anger, causing her to repeatedly stab her blade into the already dead goblins.
Those goblins were supposed to meet their ends anyway so I let her do as she pleased.
I then raised my short war hammer deliberately to end their lives.
“Gu, gugiao…” (He-help me…)
It seemed to be saying something, but… I could not understand what it was, so I mechanically drove the claw of my short war hammer into its skull.
“Gea… ah…”
I killed the rest of the writhing goblins together with Liz, and as I drove my weapon into the skull of the last one, my consciousness was dyed in white.
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And so, I awakened to the sound of blessings and congratulations pouring out of nowhere. The next thing I knew, I was standing on the Spiral Staircase that shined white.
“Gau, waofuruau guruoou…” (Now then, let’s climb up and aim for the top this time…)
I did not know what was at the top of it either, but apparently, everyone seems to want to know what lies at the end of it. Some were waiting in anticipation, while some were giving up on it, and some even came to hate it.
Leaving that aside, things like the “truth” and “essence” are not the same concept. The truth refers to the absolute truth only, while essence is something that is close to it, but different.
If the target I used for archery training was the truth, then the surrounding was the essence. Reaching the top is not the truth, but it is not a state where it is devoid of its essence either… The others gather here and share a part of that essence, but the truth they all seek is quite different.
(Well, it doesn’t concern me)
My feet became heavy as I thought of such things, and the memory of this place blurred and disappeared.
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“Au, kuon wofuaoounn?” (Huh? Big brother, has your aura changed?)
“Garuu, vorukuooun…” (This… It seems the quality of my magic power has changed…)
There was not much of a physical change, but if I had to say something, then my fur had somewhat turned to a glossy silver color and my body overflowed with magic and life force.
Name: Archer (Male: me)
Race: Kobold
Rank: Elder Kobold
Skill: Intermediate Magic (Earth・Wind), Battlecry (Kobold Race Enhancement), Magic Enhancement (Small, Constant), Howling Noise (Inhibits Magic for a Period of Time)
Title: Sage of the Forest
Weapon: Bow and Arrow (Main), Short War Hammer (Auxiliary)
Armament: Leather Armor
It looks like I’ve evolved again…
Translator’s Notes
[1] Scutum Shield – they are large rectangular shields typically as high as the wielder and are used by heavy fighters for both defense and offense.
