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Chapter 24
Golden Goblin.
It was a concept that often appeared in games.
It was the same in Eternal World.
"When you say Golden Goblin, you mean the mob that usually carries a lot of treasure, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"There was a Golden Goblin in Perthville?"
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong sighed as he looked at his junior who hadn't yet mastered all the hidden pieces.
Associate Oh Jinhyeok flinched at the sigh, feeling a pang of guilt.
What could he do if he didn't know?
He had to ask.
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong nodded, now used to it.
"To be precise, it should be called a Treasure Goblin."
"Huh?! Then, does that user know about it again?"
"Hmm, maybe, but he probably doesn't know? It's an individual in the goblin village of Perthville, which doesn't exist in other goblin villages, and it's already dead."
"Oh? Is that so?"
If it was dead, it wouldn't be completely impossible to find, but wouldn't it be difficult?
As associate Oh Jinhyeok thought so...
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong continued.
"Yes, another user killed it thinking it was an ordinary goblin and couldn't find the hidden piece, so they left for another town."
"Ah!"
This made it certain.
The clue to the hidden piece was now lost.
In this case, others couldn't find the clue, and the hidden piece itself was lost.
It wasn't completely gone, but the developers knew it was virtually impossible.
That's why it was called a lost hidden piece.
But why?
Associate Oh Jinhyeok wondered as he saw his senior's expression stiffen.
‘Why is he like that?’
It was clearly a lost hidden piece.
There should be nothing to worry about.
"Since it's a lost hidden piece, that user can't get it either, right?"
“……That's right.”
He was answering, but...
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong looked anxious.
But he soon nodded and laughed.
"Haha, yeah, he can't find it. How can he find a lost hidden piece?"
"Haha! Right! As expected of my senior!"
He was quite cheerful despite having all the basic rare skills taken away by an unknown force.
4.
Perthville Plains, known as the largest hunting ground in Perthville, was home to various monsters.
From beast-type monsters such as deer, wolves, and foxes to humanoid monsters such as goblins, zombies, and skeletons.
The variety was as wide as the area itself.
If you were to ask which monster was dominant among them, it would undoubtedly be the goblins.
It wasn't that goblins were strong monsters.
Ten out of ten people would say they were weak.
But they were annoying.
Not only did they travel in packs, but they were also cunning, setting up ambushes and traps.
They were the most troublesome monsters for users to deal with in Perthville Plains.
Seonghyun certainly knew that.
‘Hmm.’
But seeing the massacre unfolding before his eyes, he couldn't believe it.
The sound of metal rang out in the surroundings, and...
The bloody scent of carnage rose.
“Keruk!”
“Kyahk!”
“Keuruk!”
-Keruheuk! (Kill!)
-Keheuheuk! (Victory for Master!)
-Kekekke! Kerukeuk! (Dye our old grounds with death!)
-Keureukkekke! (For our Lord!)
The ones being massacred were goblins, and the ones massacring the goblins were undead surrounded by black darkness and emitting a teal aura.
However, judging from the size and appearance of the undead, one could easily tell that they were once goblins.
Seonghyun, who witnessed the scene that was like a massacre of their own kind, scratched his cheek.
Was it a bit gruesome?
That thought crossed his mind for a moment, but...
[Death Soldier kills a Goblin.]
[You gain experience points.]
[Death Soldier kills a Goblin.]
[You gain experience points.]
[Death Soldier kills a Goblin.]
[You gain experience points.]
……(omitted)
An endless feast of gaining experience points.
Before long...
[Death Soldier kills a Goblin.]
[You gain experience points.]
[Level Up!]
It was too easy.
Even Bejiron, at level 30, only had five skeletons and two zombies, but Seonghyun, currently only at level 10, was handling 20 undead after absorbing Create Lesser Undead.
Ah, he just leveled up, so it was 11 now.
The time it took for a goblin village to be annihilated?
It took roughly less than 10 minutes.
‘This is ridiculous.’
Even though Seonghyun himself was watching, it was a ridiculous result.
Of course, the mana draining out because of that was beyond imagination.
The battle only lasted 10 minutes, but he had less than 10% of his mana left.
Since he had killed everyone in the village, there was no need to maintain it any longer, so...
Seonghyun tried to release Death Legion.
He had managed to create 20 of them, but he couldn't help it, even though it was a bit disappointing.
Just maintaining them consumed mana.
At times like this, he was very envious of the mortuary that Bejiron used.
He could store undead there.
But even though it was a shame, there was nothing he could do for now.
Seeing Seonghyun trying to release the skill, the goblin undead lined up in a single row, reverently looking at Seonghyun and greeting him.
-Keruk! Kekek! (It was an honor to serve you!)
-Kerukeuk! Keruk! (Oh! Lord! My Lord!)
-Keheuk! Keruk! (Infinite glory to Master!!!)
-Keruheukheuk! (Infinite victory to Lord!!!)
They shouted their loyalty to Seonghyun among themselves and disappeared into dust.
‘……Amazing.’
Even Seonghyun was stunned and smiled awkwardly.
Their loyalty was beyond words.
It was much better than them not listening to him.
It was just a little noisy, that was all.
After the undead disappeared, he wondered if the goblin souls remained.
They didn't.
They all disappeared as if they had ascended to heaven.
‘May they go to a good place.’
He had killed them, but they disappeared satisfied in the end.
A good thing was a good thing.
As Seonghyun thought so...
[You have single-handedly defeated the Goblin Village.]
[You acquire the title, 『Goblin Slayer』.]
[You have led the undead and defeated a large number of enemies.]
[You acquire the title, 『Apprentice Necromancer』.]
‘Oh.’
Welcome messages appeared.
He felt like it had been a while since he had seen them.
What kind of titles were they this time?
Goblin Slayer was a bit obvious, but...
Let's check it out anyway.
『Goblin Slayer』
→《Rare》
→A title given to a user who single-handedly defeats a goblin village.
→Increases attack power by 2.5% when hunting goblins.
『Apprentice Necromancer』
→《Rare》
→A title given to a Black Mage user who is still lacking but has led the undead and defeated a large number of enemies.
→Increases the health of subordinate undead by 5%.
‘Good.’
He couldn't say it was incredibly good, but it was good for minor use.
They were good enough titles.
Seonghyun was quite satisfied and wondered if he should move to another place to hunt.
His mana was almost at rock bottom, but his health hadn't decreased, so...
There were still things he could catch with his sword.
And when his mana recovered, he could hunt with the undead again.
As he was about to move...
He saw something on one side of the goblin village.
Was there a goblin left?
That couldn't be.
He was able to get the title because he had defeated the entire village, wasn't he?
Above all, there was no way the Death Soldiers would have missed even one.
He looked closely at the spot.
‘Oh?’
There was a translucent goblin that looked a little different from the other goblins.
It was translucent, and its legs were unstable, as if the pixels were breaking.
A goblin ghost.
He wasn't surprised because he had already seen the ghosts of monsters while raising the corpses.
But he thought, so there were monster ghosts that roamed around separately like this.
He approached it, a little curious, and...
It was also surprised to see Seonghyun.
-Hoo!? I wondered who it was that brought down our village, but you're a remarkable person!
“Oh?”
Seonghyun was a little more surprised by the goblin ghost's words.
The goblin Death Soldiers that Seonghyun had handled used the goblin language, but this goblin clearly spoke human language.
In Eternal World terms, it was the common language.
How could a goblin speak the common language?
Seonghyun wondered and his eyes lit up.
If it was such a unique ghost, there was a high probability that it had something.
-Tsk tsk! It's natural to be surprised. You seem to be surprised that a mere goblin can speak the common language.
“Honestly, I am.”
-I've been trading with humans since I was young, so I naturally learned it. My slightly smarter head than other goblins also played a part.
Indeed, the aura he felt from its eyes even gave him the illusion of seeing a wise person.
It was undoubtedly a wise goblin.
Its way of speaking also had a very elegant atmosphere.
Even though it was a monster ghost, it seemed to have goodwill towards Seonghyun.
Even after seeing Seonghyun sweep through the village, it kindly informed him and even praised him as remarkable.
He felt once again that all ghosts were kind to him.
-Tsk tsk! Since it's fate that we met like this, great one, would it be alright if I offered you the treasures I've collected?
“Treasures?”
-I'm just a goblin, but I've accumulated quite a bit of wealth.
“Oh?!”
Seonghyun was quite surprised.
He had heard that there were goblins in Eternal World commonly called Golden Goblins.
But he couldn't believe that this goblin ghost was that Golden Goblin ghost!
What good fortune this was.
As Seonghyun made a face full of anticipation...
The goblin ghost smiled with satisfaction and slowly nodded.
-Tsk tsk, I'm glad you like it. Well then, I'll show you the way. I don't know why, but it's hard for me to leave this place.
“Ah.”
It seemed to be a ghost commonly called a bound spirit.
There were occasional cases like that.
Ghosts that couldn't leave the vicinity.
It seemed this goblin ghost was one of them.
Seonghyun nodded, indicating that he understood.
The goblin ghost explained the way in detail to guide him.
Then suddenly...
‘Oh?’
He felt a sensation he hadn't felt before.
He had often found his way through ghosts in the past.
He hadn't been able to obtain the ghost's memories or experiences then.
But perhaps because he had already had several experiences like that?
For some reason, Seonghyun felt that he could make this goblin ghost's memories and experiences his own.
And as he instinctively reached out his hand...
-Oh!?
“Ah.”
The goblin ghost's memories and experiences flowed in.
The teal shining pupils and the teal aura emanating from Seonghyun's back.
All of that accepted the goblin ghost's memories and made them Seonghyun's.
Seonghyun, who absorbed the memories in an instant, scanned the goblin ghost's life like a panorama and said,
“Kahku?”
-That's right! That's right!!! That's my name.
“Oh.”
-Ah! Now you can find your way without my explanation. As expected of a great person!!!
“Ahem.”
He coughed a little, perhaps embarrassed.
Anyway, Seonghyun was able to find his way easily.
Not only that, but he also learned about the traps and the special goblins guarding them.
If he prepared in advance, there would be nothing to worry about.
His mana was at rock bottom, and he needed something to do, so it was good timing.
‘Thank you. Thanks to you, I can find it.’
Now he conveyed his thoughts with his mind.
The goblin ghost, Kahku, understood him and nodded with a pleased expression.
-Not at all. It's enough that I was able to help a great person. Tsk tsk! I have something to brag about when I go to the afterlife.
‘Haha…….’
Ghosts always gilded him like this.
It wasn't a bad feeling, so Seonghyun thanked him and was about to leave.
He was about to leave, but at that moment, he felt someone approaching.
And at a very fast speed.
Normally, even Seonghyun would have had a hard time noticing, but he could feel it because his senses had developed through his experiences with his former instructor Eddie and the hunter Apik.
Someone was coming this way very quickly.
From their footsteps, it was clear they were aiming for this place.
‘What?’
Was it another user who found the hidden piece first?
But according to Kahku's memories, the user who killed Kahku didn't take the map Kahku had.
This meant no user knew about this hidden piece.
Why were they approaching so fast?
With that question in mind, Seonghyun looked at the spot.
Before long, he saw a man in neat clothes like a suit, who had run until his hair was disheveled, standing in front of him.
‘Hmm?’
He had seen users in similar attire at the cemetery.
He didn't pay much attention then, but looking closely...
He could tell it was a scout.
It was sometimes written in strategy guides.
Strategy guides for beginners that said to make themselves visible if they saw users dressed neatly like office workers.
Seonghyun had only played for a day, so...
He hadn't even thought about joining a guild yet because he hadn't thought about it.
It was a bit strange.
What was the reason for the scout to run all the way here so desperately?
As Seonghyun was thinking about that...
The scout, who had been running in a hurry just a moment ago, looked back and forth between Seonghyun and the ruined goblin village and bowed at a 90-degree angle.
“Hello! My name is Lee Seongyeong, a scout from Sick Brothers! I really want to recruit you, Black Mage, to our guild, so I took the liberty of coming to find you!”
“Ah? Me? Why me……”
“Huh?”
Seonghyun's reaction was, why would they scout him?
Lee Seongyeong was also startled and straightened up slightly to look at Seonghyun.
His eyes were filled with the thought, 'Could it be that he's not the one?' as he looked at Seonghyun.
He was quite handsome.
Since you could only customize 10% from the original in the game, it was highly likely that his base appearance was also handsome.
He hadn't heard all the characteristics from the informant, but it seemed to match.
When he made scout offers, there were tons of people who said it was them even if it wasn't.
Seeing that reaction, he became anxious.
‘D-did I get it wrong?’
As he became anxious for a moment...
“Are… are you the Black Mage who summons unusual undead?”
“Yes? Ah, that’s me.”
“Uh… then you were trained at the Special Black Mage Academy……”
“Yes, that’s me too.”
Then it was him.
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