Swordmaster: The Origin
Sub-boss
In a dark room that saw nothing in it, Nix and his party continued their steps to enter the sub-boss room.
"G-it's dark." Elvia.
"You're right, I can't see anything here." Frederica narrowed her eyes
"Be careful when stepping, because there could be a trap installed in this room." Nix.
In his previous life, Nix had entered the boss room or sub-boss in the labyrinth before, so he knew that in it sometimes there was a hidden trap that would only be active if triggered.
*crack!
"?"
"?!"
"!!"
Nix and Elvia were surprised to suddenly hear a voice, then they immediately set their sights on the origin of the sound.
The voice came from the floor that Frederica had stepped on.
"Frederick! didn't I tell you to be careful?" Nix.
"Pardon me! I accidentally stepped on it"
*click!
Suddenly, a fire torch stuck on the wall lit up and illuminated the entire room.
The room, which was so dark that it could not be seen, was now fully light and visible to the eye.
"W-what the..."
"Nick! look at that!" Elvia pointed with her index finger
"?"
Nix looked in the direction where Elvia was pointing.
In the direction that Elvia pointed at, Nix saw a monster with a large green body, with a sharp nose, and carrying a sword on its back.
The monster sat on the throne while asleep.
Nix immediately recognized who the monster he saw, because he had fought the monster in his previous life.
"G-goblins.." Frederica.
Nix shook his head at Frederica's words.
"You're wrong, that monster isn't just an ordinary goblin, it's a Hob-Goblin." Nix stared intently at the sleeping Hob-goblins not far from where he was standing.
"Hob-Goblins?" Frederica had a confused face.
"Yes, a giant goblin that has physical strength much stronger than ordinary goblins, their instincts and smell are also very sharp, on average they have a pretty good sword skill.
"They are immune to physical artillery attacks, immune to fire attacks, immune to poison, and their skin is quite hard, they are A-ranked monster sub-bosses." Nix explained.
"Rank A?!" Frederica was surprised to hear Nix's explanation.
"Yes, and they also have quite high intelligence, they usually start by attacking the back row, making the party overwhelmed in dealing with it
The monster rank was the same as the adventurer rank, differentiated based on strength starting from the lowest rank E.
The Tyrant he fought before was a D rank, followed by a C ranked Ymor.
Frederica swallowed her saliva listening to Nix's explanation.
Elvia who was also listening to Nix's explanation from behind, put on a gloomy face while looking towards Hob-Goblin who was asleep on the throne.
Nix thought for a moment about what his group should do in the current situation.
In fact, once a person or a party enters the sub-boss room, they can come back if they don't make the monsters that keep the place awake.
However, if they leave the place, the door will be closed automatically and can not be opened again for 24 hours.
Which means that Nix and his group will miss the opportunity to obtain a treasure chest that may have contained the key of the labyrinth that can end this test.
However, Nix thought that the abilities of his group were not very favorable in the current situation, with their current abilities, it would be difficult to fight Hob-Goblin who possessed strength far above average.
Especially, their slightly intelligent wits had overwhelmed someone fighting against them.
Nix thought of the gains and losses in his mind at the moment, thinking hard to decide whether he should make his group advance, or retreat.
"What better to do..." Nix thought hard in his mind.
Frederica who was looking at Nix with a restless face, came towards him to talk to him.
"?!"
Nix was shocked by Frederica's sudden words.
"Didn't you hear my explanation?" Ask Nix.
Frederica shook her head at Nix's question.
"I heard it. However, I feel that we should try first." Frederica.
"But are you really sure? they're not just ordinary goblins."
"I know that, it's just, somehow I feel confident that we can win this."
"Why?" Ask Nix.
"That's because I believe your strength is more than enough to defeat Nix."
"?!"
Nix was surprised by Frederica's reply.
Indeed, with Nix's ability, he might be able to defeat Hob-Goblin alone. However, with his goal of getting his friends to experience fighting, he did not want them to rely on him.
"I-I don't think I have that much power." Nix.
Elvia who saw Frederica decided to fight, clenched her hands and determined.
"Nix, let's do it." Elvia approached Nix.
"!"
With this, Elvia and Frederica had given their consent.
But Nix was still hesitant about the decision he would take.
"Nix, listen to me. Maybe you're worried about us, but trust me, we won't be a burden to you."
"Elvia and I will give our best at this time. Therefore, please let us fight it." Frederica looked at Nix with her serious eyes.
Nix looked into the eyes of Frederica and Elvia who were in front of him
From there, Nix looked at their eyes that were already filled with determination to fight.
Nix subconsciously smiled because of that.
"What are you doubting Nix for? by fighting these sub-bosses, they can get a good experience right? after all, if they're in trouble, you can easily overcome them with the strength you have." Nix thought to himself.
"Then, let's start by making a plan." Nix.
Hearing Nix's reply, Frederica and Elvia smiled excitedly while nodding their heads.
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10 minutes later, after Nix and his group had already devised a plan, Frederica advanced forward to wake the sleeping Hob-Goblin.
"I'm advancing!" Frederica ran towards Hob-Goblin.
After arriving in front of him, Frederica used her sword to wake Hob-Goblin who was asleep on the throne.
*glash!
"Guuuu?!" Hob-Goblin is shocked by Frederica's attack on his leg.
Upon seeing that Hob-goblin had awakened, Frederica retreated away.
"Nix, it's your turn!" Frederica Shouted.
"Yes, leave it to me." Nix ran towards Hob-Goblin.
Hob-Goblin who saw Nix running towards him, quickly pulled out a sword from his back.
"Laughter!!!!!" Hob-Goblin ran towards Nix.
Nix took out a sword from its sheath, and jumped towards Hob-Goblin.
Hob-Goblin who saw Nix jump also pointed his sword towards Nix.
*tang!
The sound of Nix's sword being struck with Hob-Goblin's sword resounded throughout the room.
"Let's get started, Hob-Goblin!"
