Tale Of Unknown: Hero From Zero

7. Prime Battle

All three great generals of Alivonia and the heroes of other worlds have entered the Hexaphilia labyrinth. At first they looked scared, but Gilbert swiftly calmed the situation down. As one of the humans who had a hero class, he should have led his friends in facing various situations.

As usual, Riyan walked down the labyrinthine passage quietly regardless of the sounds made by his friends. While walking, Riyan analyzed his surroundings silently. Since he was in the rear row, right in front of Faizal, the general and Faleon's younger brother, he was able to freely notice the condition of this labyrinth.

'The walls are made of hard rock, but it looks like they will soon collapse. It was very clear from the cracks on the wall. Maybe because it's been too long or erosion due to rain.'

It was just a hypothesis from mere observation, but with the knowledge he had, it was likely that his prediction would happen, sooner or later.

A moment later, Faleon's steps stopped and of course the disciples automatically stopped, including Riyan. Everyone put on a puzzled expression, but Faleon gave a small smile. He drew the sword at his waist and formed horses.

"Everything ready! We have guests!"

Loudly, he echoed his voice commemorating the disciples. Hearing Faleon, they immediately drew weapons and prepared their respective horses. Typhania took the wand from his back, Gilbert drew his sword, and followed the others.

Riyan directly grabbed the sword on his back with a slightly ducking position, but he did not pull it. He prepares for the element of surprise that may come attacking from the front, back, or side. Because he stopped right at the crossroads of the passage in the labyrinth, he had to be more vigilant, even though there was Faizal the general who guarded behind him.

He sharpened his sense of hearing and feeling as Faleon taught. No one knew what Riyan was doing, because no one saw him, all the pupils' attention focused forward as if the back had been completely awoken by Faizal.

DRRH!!

The ground and the front wall shook slowly, it could be felt by Riyan who was even at the back of the line. He wore a loose dark green robe that had a special hood that would not bother him to draw a sword.

The disciples tightened their horses with a hint of a shrouded feeling of fear. Despite all the fear, Gilbert, Riyan, Typhania, Layla, and Johan did not seem daunted. Their serious expressions put on their respective faces, including Riyan of course. He had fought several times against real monsters with Faleon, it was only natural that he would not be daunted at all.

A little while later, in front, from within the shadows, came a flock of little green-skinned people and big black eyes wearing a thread of brown cloth to cover their bottom, and it has long pointed ears.

They carried weapons such as small wooden beams, light knives, small stones, and several other primitive weapons. Some of them carried nothing, but their nails were very long, perhaps up to 5 cm long.

"[Open]!"

Deftly, Gilbert exerted his [Apprasial] skill to assess one of the green-skinned little people.

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Name: Cave Goblin

Race: Goblin

Class : Soldiers

Level 19

Life: 470/470

Where :20/20

Physical Strength: 230

Magic Power: 14

Resilience: 30

Attribute : -

Skill: Throwing Stone, Mace User

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Seeing what he saw from his [Appraisal] skill, Gilbert was quite surprised. Right now the disciples were at level 20-25, of course except for Riyan, this [Cave Goblin] was not a worthy opponent for them. However, it was not the goblin's level, but his status that shocked Gilbert.

"What's up, Gilbert? Is something wrong?"

Gilbert was a little surprised to hear Typhania's question that broke his attention. He was a little afraid, but remained calm did not show the slightest negative feelings to friends who believed him.

"Their status exceeds the level they should have."

The disciples were shocked by Gilbert's statement. Faleon who was in front, was still smiling with the strong horses. Then he looked back and raised his voice to calm the frightened disciples.

"Don't be afraid! Status is just a number! The real power is the power that comes from yourself!"

"But, can we?"

One of the disciples replied with a trembling tone accompanied by fear that spread throughout his body.

"Why did you train all this time?! You're heroes?! Or just people who want to get stronger without risk?! I told you that when you are summoned to this world, you can choose to become a hero or a commoner! Whoever makes the decision, has to walk through and finish it, even if it's really hard!!"

As Faleon spoke, one of the [Cave Goblin] in front, who was using a wooden bat with a small handle, jumped towards him while raising his weapon to attack the general. But with ease, he slashed the [Cave Goblin] body into two pieces with a single swing.

The disciples were very surprised to see the goblin split and die in just one strike, as if the parameter status of its life that could be said to be a lot for a low-level monster, was meaningless at all.

"W-what happened?"

Gilbert who had the highest status among the heroes began to wonder. Faleon straightened his body back which had been slightly bowed due to slashing the goblin, and answered Gilbert's question.

"Gilbert, try to get [Appraisal] to me."

"Eh? Why?"

"Have it, just do it."

Gilbert was confused by Faleon's words, but he did it anyway. As soon as he deployed [Appraisal], he was shocked. While being noticed by the entire disciples, Faleon swung his sword slashing at the [Cave Goblins] who were jumping towards him one by one.

"What's this?"

With great shock, Gilbert pointed at the [Appraisal] skill result status screen that he could only see for himself. He was surprised by what was there. His eyes widened and his mouth opened wide in disbelief at what he saw.

"Gilbert? You why?"

"U-use your [Appraisal] skill to general Faleon if you want to know."

Just like Gilbert, Typhania was at first confused, but he soon obeyed what was said to him. When he found out what had shocked Gilbert to this point, he made almost the same reaction.

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Name: Faleon Hazefaith

Race : Human

Class : Knights, Holy Knights

Level 97

Life: 12870/12870

Mana: 1200/1200

Physical Strength: 790

Magic Power: 130

Resilience: 390

Attribute: Fire, Light

Skill: Sword Master, Holy Sword, Holy Eraser, Mana Blast, Vixion Slash, Rotation Slash, Self-Healing, Power Booster, Slash, Destruction Slash

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Riyan wasn't too surprised by it because he had seen Faleon's power for weeks. At first, Riyan was quite surprised, but as usual, he didn't care much about it. The comparison of their strengths was far off. Besides of...

"His class... are there two?"

They were more surprised to learn that Faleon had two different classes. None of them had two different classes like Faleon. Realizing the students were confused, Fileza raised his voice and explained why Faleon had two different classes.

"Listen. One can get two different classes it is because of the decision of the person. My brother was originally just a human with an ordinary class of knights, but he with his hard work and ability, he obtained the second class, which is the holy knight."

Holy knights, is a class that is obtained when someone is able to meet certain conditions. In other words, the sacred knight class is a second job if in the game, unfortunately there is no job system in this world, there is only class.

'Second grade, only certain people were able to obtain it. Not only because of his talent, but his ability and heart also had an effect. Therefore, one must have a pure heart to obtain this second class. And the person who gets that second class will be very, very strong, equal or stronger than the general who is overcoming the crowd of [Cave Goblin] in front of it.'

A person's class will usually appear at the age of 14-18 years. If one's class comes up sooner, then that's a good sign, if being late might be a bad sign. However, usually teenagers in that age range will get a class population, depending on their daily activities, talents, and abilities.

[Self-Healing] was a special skill for the owners of the saint knight class. This skill can recover various kinds of injuries suffered by the user, as long as the user has mana. It does sound like magic or healing skills, but the difference is that the healing speed of this skill is 10 times faster than Typhania's [Heal] and cannot be used for others, only the user can wear it freely.

Already more than 10 bodies of goblins are stranded on the ground with terrible conditions. The disciples were disgusted when they saw the corpses of the [Cave Goblin] that Faleon had slain with a slashing slash. His internal organs were clearly visible, which was what made the disciples even more nauseous and uneasy. Although they are goblins, their organs are the same as humans, only different in size.

Gilbert slightly showed his nauseous expression, but not as severe as the other students. Typhania closed his eyes as if he did not want to see this kind of slaughter again, but Gilbert tried to keep his eyes open to get used to it while mentally training. Most of the other female disciples had closed their eyes as tightly as possible, but occasionally they peeked out of curiosity as to what happened next.

As the disciples were frightened, Riyan remained calm looking at the internal organs that were splattered together with a puddle of thick red liquid creeping slowly towards his feet.

Some time later, the goblins stopped attacking Faleon. Perhaps because many of his friends were slaughtered alone, they felt fear. Faleon only smiled slightly as he shouldered his sword on his right shoulder. Then he turned around and saw the heroes who were trembling in fear.

"Because this is what the noble has told you to try to enter this labyrinth, which is nothing but to get used to you seeing this kind of scene, as well as to feel directly."

With an intimidating smile, Faleon stated that. Hearing this, the disciples panicked and were even more afraid, accompanied by nausea. Gilbert's a little depressed, but he can handle it. Right now the disciples were filled with fear to the point of being unable to move.

GRAA!!

Just then, one of the goblins with a short sword lunged from the front past Faleon and darted towards that frightened Typhania. Gilbert pulled the sword he was carrying around his waist and formed fighting horses, then quickly stepped forward as if to protect the brunette. But out of fear, he could not focus on the goblin that was in front of him.

'My body can't move? Whatisthis? Afraid? Me? The owner of the hero class? That's right!'

As powerful as he was against his fear, a shadow about him slashing and killing [Cave Goblin] appeared in his mind. He did not want to kill, but inevitably he had to move, if he wanted to survive.

"Damn it!!"

Along with the shout, Gilbert swung his sword while filled with fear because it would be labeled as a killer, even though the one he was going to kill was not human. Maybe he was too worried.

So afraid, he swung his sword carelessly to scare the goblin into retreat, but it did not work. The goblin managed to dodge and stay afloat. Gilbert's fear and worry grew to see the goblin's reaction which was not expected by him at all.

When the momentum of his sword reached down, the goblin immediately jumped towards him with the sword ready to be swung through the neck of the owner of the hero class, but it was not that easy. Gilbert avoided it by bouncing his back so as to avoid the fatal attack.

Almost losing his balance, he instantly re-enforced his body and stepped backwards. He returned to his original position where he was standing earlier, while the goblin casually landed on the ground with a sly smile. Faleon giggled at the sight of someone who had a hero class, as well as training directly under his guidance, unable to kill a goblin.

"Khekhazhe..."

The goblin again launched an attack, Gilbert responded with the sword he held. The iron clink of the sword of a hero and a goblin is inevitable and keeps ringing. There was a pretty fierce fight between Gilbert and the [Cave Goblin].

From behind, his friends exude considerable worry seeing Gilbert fight alone with goblins. The parameters of both lives were reduced bit by bit due to the inevitable scratches. When viewed from stamina, it seems that the goblin has less stamina than Gilbert.

"It seems. I will win.. huh..."

While saying that, he tried to breathe as much and deeply. The goblin made a frown on his green face because he began to feel difficulty against this opponent. Compared to Faleon, Gilbert's ability was still far away, it was due to the pressure and fear he was facing right now.

"Khaa!!"

The goblin shouted, echoing his voice in the labyrinth hallway. Because of that voice, the [Cave Goblin] in front also began to attack the heroes. Faleon immediately withdrew from the front line and walked quickly to the back while saying something to the disciples.

"This is your part! If you want to live, kill them!"

Hearing that, of course the disciples were shocked and panicked. How not? While still overcome with fear like this, against a horde of [Cave Goblin] that even makes Gilbert the strongest hero among them trouble? That's a tough challenge.

"Damn it! We don't want to move forward!"

""Yes!!""

With a cry from Johan drawing his sword, the men had also drawn their weapons and prepared to fight against the horde of goblins. Indeed great fear still lingered in their minds, but as Faleon said earlier, 'if you want to live, finish them off!'.

"The healers and magic users, support us from behind!"

""Ready!!""

The disciples who had healing abilities, including Typhania, answered Johan firmly.

"Groan!!"

""ooohh!!""

Following Johan, the men who were using melee weapons ran forward crashing into the crowd of [Cave Goblin]. At that very moment, there was a battle between heroes from another world and [Cave Goblin] in the Hexaphilia labyrinth, in order to train their mental and abilities.

***

About 20 minutes later, the labyrinthine passage became silent, only the sounds of tugging and rough breathing could be heard here and there. The disciples who had been filled with fear from seeing as well as committing murder for the first time, had now urged the [Cave Goblins] until their numbers were drastically reduced.

Only fifteen goblins remained as a result of the battle earlier. The disciples were not badly injured, it was because of the healers as well as magic users supporting them from behind. The parameters of their lives were full back to the original of every [Heal] skill or [Area Heal] from the healers.

His breathing was breathless, but they were still able to continue the battle, as the number of goblins had been much reduced from the previous one. The goblins also began to panic and fear, knowing themselves to be cornered on the wall, surrounded by heroes, but they still did not give up.

Besides all that, the only one who did not contribute to the battle was Riyan. He realized it was useless if he dove into battle following them, he would only be a mere hindrance. That is why, at this time he is silent at the back while paying attention to the way of fighting and fighting the golbin and his friends, as well as paying attention to the surroundings in order to increase the possibility to prevent surprise attacks from behind and beside him.

Faleon, Fileza, and Faizal, the three great generals of Alivonia were standing at the back while paying attention to the way the disciples fought well. Gilbert seized a lot of their attention due to the fierce fight with the strongest [Cave Goblin] among the other goblins, but not only that, Riyan also attracted Fileza and Faizal to notice.

Gilbert's fight was over a few minutes ago with himself as the victor, he was currently resting at the back with Typhania standing beside him. Indeed his opponent was only [Cave Goblin], but it turned out that he was fighting the strongest among the pointy-eared green creatures. Maybe that's why he's in trouble. In addition, Gilbert was also still burdened with his fear, although the feeling disappeared slowly in the fight.

"That child, he remained calm and analyzed the battle while simultaneously paying attention to his surroundings. Although his status was very severe, he was quite good at this kind of field."

Fileza expressed his opinion while watching Riyan closely, which was then followed by a nod of approval from Faizal. Faleon only smiled hearing his two younger siblings talk about Riyan. But a few moments later, he realized something.

"Wait, you guys realize that Riyan is in this group?"

Faleon was shocked to realize what Fileza was just talking about.

"Hm, I just recently. I was quite surprised to see him who was suddenly in the back row."

"I already know, it's because ever since he entered this labyrinth he kept walking in front of me."

Hearing that, Faleon was shocked. So far only he, Remia, and the disciples instantly realized that a human named Riyan Klaint, existed. Due to the thinness of Riyan's existence, he becomes very difficult to realize, even for an experienced fighter.

"Come, finish them!"

ZRAAT!!

With this, the victors of the battle in the passage of the Hexaphilia labyrinth were the heroes. The three generals who were watching them from behind smiled satisfied to see their students successfully overcome this problem, although initially it was not smooth. Riyan also let out a sigh of relief to see his friends achieve their first victory.

'Luckily they didn't get hurt too much.'

In addition to all the attitudes he showed the world, Riyan was very caring and sensitive to those around him, even to those who were unaware of himself or his oppressors. I don't know what makes it that way, nobody knows.

After successfully achieving the first victory, they continued their journey towards the deeper parts of the labyrinth. Before that, Faleon and his two brothers warned that they would come out of the labyrinth and wait until the disciples were satisfied to practice.

He warned that if something dangerous happens, they must quickly get out or send one of them out of the labyrinth to notify the danger to the generals waiting outside the labyrinth. Alarmed, the three great generals of Alivonia set foot towards the exit of this labyrinth.

***

"Haha! Did you see my power?! In 6 slashes, I killed one goblin!"

"Huh, even general Faleon can kill him in just one swing."

"Th-that doesn't count! The comparison is too far!!"

""Haha!""

Inside the labyrinth, the disciples burped in jest to unwind and the stress they were experiencing today. While devouring the food they had brought from the palace, they conversed without regard for the entire bloody incident earlier.

As usual, Riyan sat estranged from the disciples. He bit his wheat bread with a restless feeling. It's a good time to rest, because it's lunchtime, but in a dangerous place like this labyrinth, you shouldn't be talking out loud. That was what made Riyan uneasy. He was afraid that a monster would attack them suddenly.

He could not warn his friends to slow down the sound, as it would only add to the wound in his heart. As much as possible, he wanted to avoid it.

Despite being overwhelmed with anxiety, Riyan still ate his bread to fill the energy. Indeed, he did not spend a lot of energy like the others, but he had to try to maintain prime condition when something dangerous happened.

DRRH!! DRRH!! DRRH!!

As the disciples were resting, something that Riyan feared happened. A four-legged creature appeared that made them startled and immediately pulled out the weapon ready for battle. The wheat bread that as their lunch was stored back in the bag carried by Rizu. The disciples were on standby, including Riyan. But as soon as they saw the whole creature, they were shocked.

The body is large, has a height of about 5 meters and a length of 4 meters. It is a goat, having the legs and head of a lion, as well as a long black snake tail. The disciples were completely stunned to see the creature before them.

That was...

""Chimera!?""