Chapter 9
Now Sungwoo wanted to kill the boss monster even more.
‘Why do we have to go through this damned thing?’
Sungwoo had been obsessed with adapting himself to the imminent situation and seeking survival, but Sungwoo began questioning everything for the first time.
“Sungwoo, is it really okay for us to go to the rooftop?”
Even before Sungwoo replied, the skeletons went up the stairs. The door of the top floor soon appeared. Then Sungwoo flung it open.
<You have entered the boss monster’s room.>
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Sungwoo had never climbed to the rooftop of the Humanities and Social Sciences building before. The last time he went there was when he practiced dancing because he could not find a proper place for practicing before the freshman talent show.
But the skeletons, standing firmly at the entrance, resisted their attack. While blocking their attack with their left forearms, the skeletons inflicted deep stabs with their daggers.
‘Their attack speed is obviously very fast.’
Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk!
When the goblins mounted an attack, the skeletons fought back with double the force. Even the force on the tips of the blades was clearly visible in Sungho’s eyes, which helped them pierce through not only the goblins’ swords but also their knucklebones carrying the swords. And that led to their instant deaths.
The first four goblins fighting at the forefront fell down in three seconds.
“Just think of these skeletons as our shield!”
Shouting like that, Sungwoo heaved his spear over the skulls of the skeletons.
The skeletons, which were 120 cm tall, served as a sort of barricade. Thanks to them, Sungwoo and the other two could freely attack the goblins safely and unilaterally outside their attack range.
Jisu, who was tall, reached out and wielded her saber over the skeletons. But Hanho, who was holding a dagger, was standing in the back blankly.
“Damn it! I thought I chose the good stuff, but these are swarming with maggots!”
Hanho picked up two daggers just in case, but they were useless.
“Oh my!”
In an act of desperation, Hanho threw one of the daggers at the goblins.
Puk!
“Ugh?”
It directly hit a goblin’s forehead standing in the rear. It fell to the ground immediately.
“Oh, I hit him! Didn’t I do well?”
During his middle school days, the so-called ‘chopstick-throwing game’ was popular among students. Their target was the outer wall of the school, but they were caught by the principal and given harsh discipline. Ever since then, they no longer played the game. Looking back, it was the only moment Hanho emerged as the strongest winner in the game.
Now that he gained confidence, Hanho drew another dagger and threw it quickly at the goblins. This time, he accurately hit the forehead of a goblin standing at a distance. For him, it was a very easy two kills.
“I’ve found my talent!”
When the three fiercely attacked with the skeletons standing at the forefront, the goblins were visibly hesitant as if their fighting spirit had been broken.
Squeak…squeak…
<The goblins have been weakened after smelling the ‘Smell of Death'(1st stage)! Stats have been reduced by 30%.>
Finally, the ‘Smell of Death’ curse was set in motion. It seemed to have been restricted when their morale was high, but when they seized the chance to win, it immediately showed its effects.
Rattle, rattle!
Now it was time for Sungwoo and the other two to flank the goblins. As soon as Sungwoo made the decision, the skeletons who were resisting in one place moved their feet. Then they began to advance with their attack.
Squeak! Squeak!
Stunned by their overwhelming force that turned the tide, the goblins now began to step back and dispersed everywhere. In other words, they defeated the goblins.
But a shadow wiggled with some phlegm in its throat behind the makeshift wall made with the lockers. Something swiftly began walking out with long strides.
Squeak! Squeak!
The tide of the battle was turned again. The goblins retreating in fear shouted hooray and worshiped it while bowing.
It was obviously also a goblin, but it was respected by other goblins. At a glance, it was quite a big goblin that was different from others.
The goblin was about 170 cm tall, and it was wearing a baseball jumper with the symbol of a hotel business department inscribed on its right chest. And its muscular body was wiggling through the open jumper.
“Well, that must be the boss monster. Whew…” said Hanho.
Catching his breath, Hanho lifted a dagger.
The boss goblin lifted a big stick, roaring with a loud voice. At the same time, the other goblins who were scared a little while ago repositioned themselves with murderous expressions.
Squeak!
With the ‘Smell of Death’ curse lifted right away, the goblins fiercely sprang at them like religious fanatics.
Rattle! Rattle!
“Kill them all!”
When Sungwoo gave the order, the skeletons attacked them. The goblins were no match for them.
Puk! Puk! Puk!
The several remaining goblins collapsed the moment they clashed with the skeletons. Of course, Sungwoo knew early on that they were not the real problem.
Puk!
One of the skulls was thrown over the railing with a thud.
“Move back!” Sungwoo shouted.
It was too late, though.
Although it was an ordinary blow, the skeleton in question was broken into pieces with that blow. Given the skeleton’s structural build, it was susceptible to such an attack.
<The dead have become your subordinate under your authority.>
<The dead have become your subordinate under your authority.>