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Chapter 187 : Are There Still Humans?
Chapter 187: Are There Still Humans?
Perhaps it was because there was no longer any cover behind him, or perhaps it was the dreadful aura pressing down from the rear.
Theo’s back instantly turned ice-cold, sweat soaking through his tattered linen clothes.
“Run!”
He forced his trembling, faltering legs to move.
Ӗ.nu̇ḿа
He stumbled, half-rolling and half-crawling, as he fled in a clumsy sprint.
The towering monster behind him followed, neither hurried nor slow, silently trailing his every step.
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“Thud!”
Out of the corner of his eye, Theo caught a glimpse of where he had just passed. The earth erupted as a massive spiked warhammer smashed down, sending dirt and grass flying, leaving a gaping crater in the ground.
Theo’s heart nearly leapt out of his chest.
If that had landed on him, it would have smashed a bloody hole straight through his body.
W еḃ ń о̄ v́ě l̃ Е ń ŭm̈ă
“Is this monster toying with me?” Hearing the steady footsteps behind him, Theo’s heart sank into despair.
Even though he realized it, he had no choice but to continue playing along with its “game,” struggling desperately to escape the forest.
But the wound under his ribs throbbed faintly, slowing his pace with each step.
“Crack!”
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Suddenly.
A sharp pain stabbed through his thigh.
Ènům̈a. і̄d́
Looking down, he found that a jagged stone had somehow pierced into his flesh.
The searing pain shot straight from the wound into his brain.
Every movement of his leg made the sharp stone grind cruelly against his nerves, sending waves of agony through him.
He staggered forward two steps before his mind nearly blacked out from the pain. Tears welled uncontrollably, his body went limp, and he collapsed heavily onto the ground.
He could not go on.
From afar, he saw the massive, forest-green monster striding closer, hefting its colossal hammer. Its maw split open in a grin of yellowed teeth, its expression brimming with sly amusement. Bitterness welled endlessly within Theo’s chest.
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He slowly closed his eyes. The terror of death and pain bound his entire body like invisible tentacles.
The surroundings suddenly grew silent.
One second…
Two seconds…
A long moment passed, yet the expected agony of being smashed into pulp never came.
Could it be… I’m already dead?
W е̃_b̃ nоv̊ е.l .Е ńů m̊ а̃
Uneasy, he opened his eyes.
What he saw defied all comprehension.
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The savage, devilish green-skinned monster had halted in its tracks, standing rigidly still. Its gaze was fixed directly behind Theo.
And somehow, Theo could read in those human-like eyes a deep wariness—no, a flicker of fear?
What happened?
Before he could think further, a clear laugh sounded from behind him.
É num̈а
“Serandur, I’ve won.”
Theo struggled to turn his head.
Sunlight pierced through gaps in the canopy, spilling into the forest.
A handsome young man in black robes brushed aside the leaves, walking forward unhurriedly with a flawless white staff in hand.
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At the staff’s tip, a deep blue light pulsed steadily, locked firmly upon the towering monster in the distance.
The hazy light cloaked him in an otherworldly aura.
Е̄ n̊ u ṁã
Beside the tall, black-robed youth, an even larger figure emerged—a half-serpent clad in leather armor, its thick golden-scaled tail glinting sharply under the sun, forcing Theo to squint.
Am I dreaming? The final illusion before death?
Even now, Theo could not tell whether this was reality or a hallucination.
“It’s a Large Goblin. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one.” The Half-Serpent spoke with a raspy voice.
Their steps were calm and measured.
Yet with each one they took forward, the Large Goblin stepped back.
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Having advanced into the stage of an Elite Monster, the Large Goblin had long shed the chaotic savagery of lesser goblins.
It had developed a certain level of thought.
And from the human and serpent before it, it felt a crushing pressure.
Especially from that human. The moment its gaze fell upon him, its legs grew heavy, as if weighed down with lead.
That not-so-tall body loomed ever taller in its sight.
Faintly, it smelled a dreadful, hated stench.
E nuḿ а́
Around the human’s form coiled countless wails and curses of its kindred.
As if, on some fundamental level, this human was its natural nemesis.
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Run! Run now!
Warnings shrieked in its mind, dragging it back to the day it first encountered that terrifying Gnoll in the forest.
Gauss stepped up to the villager, ensuring his safety.
He turned his head toward Serandur and said:
Е̊.ňũm̀а . i d
“Serandur, can you leave this goblin to me?”
In Gauss’s judgment, the Large Goblin posed little threat. Besides, it was a new entry for the Monster Encyclopedia.
Considering that encounters with Elite Goblins were rare, he didn’t want to pass up the chance.
Ordinary goblins were common, but those who had advanced to the elite tier were not.
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At least, not near the human kingdoms.
Some speculated that the reason was because the goblins invading human territories were weaklings driven out by their kind. The true elites were often gathered by higher-ranking monsters.
Ѐ nu m а̇
“Alright, Captain.” Serandur’s lips curved into a faint grin. He was curious to finally witness Gauss’s true strength.
Until now, his understanding of Gauss’s power was vague, a sense gleaned only from instinct, enough to know Gauss could threaten him—but not how he fought, or what his exact level was.
In fact, the two of them should have trained together these past days. But Gauss had been recovering from injuries, and without a proper venue, they hadn’t managed to.
This ordinary entry-level mission, then, seemed to double as a warm-up.
Serandur assumed Gauss wanted to demonstrate his strength, so he made no move to interfere, leaving the battle entirely to him.
“But still…”
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His gaze flicked to the retreating Large Goblin.
What exactly was this monster so afraid of?
It was the first time he had seen a goblin react in such an exaggerated way.
He was confident he was stronger than the creature—but for it to cower like this before a fight even began?
Gauss shrugged. It had been days since he had fought properly.
He felt as though his very bones were rusting.
Ẅ е̂bn о̀ v̈е́ l̇ E numā
Fortunately, his first battle back at “work” was against the familiar goblins.
Old foes, yet new again—the perfect opponents for training.
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His gaze lingered on the Large Goblin.
It was shorter than he expected.
Back on his very first mission, he had encountered a common goblin that seemed on the verge of evolving into a Large Goblin. Ever since then, he had been eager to face one.
He remembered clearly—that goblin had already stood nearly two meters tall. Yet this true Large Goblin was only a little over two meters.
W еb̆n̆ ov̄_е̌ l̄ E n̆um a
But in sheer build and strength, this one outclassed that earlier goblin by far.
As these thoughts passed, Gauss stepped forward.
“Magic Missile!”
From the white Bone Wand in his hand, three deep-blue orbs of light formed.
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“Boom!”
The missiles tore through the air.
Е̇ň um̆ӑ. і̀ d
Once battle began, Gauss wasted not a single movement.
Though his aim was rehabilitation training, he poured the proper intensity into his strikes. Otherwise, there would be no point.
The missiles shot forth.
The gusts blasted his robe, sending it rippling wildly.
Opposite him, the wary Large Goblin raised the heavy wooden shield in its grip.
“Bang!”
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The force of impact traveled through the shield, driving into the goblin’s body.
It staggered back two steps, each one carving deep pits into the ground beneath its feet.
Then the second and third missiles followed, smashing into the same spot.
“Thud!” “Thud!”
The three missiles completely pierced the layered wooden shield, splinters and lacquer shards spraying out like shrapnel.
This was why Gauss had pressured it step by step before striking—locking onto it with his aura, forcing it back.
Е̄ń_ǔmа̇..i̊d̆
Otherwise, the villager would not have survived the aftermath.
The Large Goblin cast aside the ruined shield. Splinters jutted into its leather armor, embedding in its flesh.
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But through layered defenses, it had still endured Gauss’s three Magic Missiles.
Behind them, Serandur, quietly channeling Healing Spells into the wounded villager, glanced up at the commotion.
Good heavens—the first strike, and the shield was shattered outright.
The green light in his hands did not falter as his gaze locked firmly onto Gauss.
Е́ n̄ū m̄ а
So this… was the Captain’s strength?
Truly formidable!
Although it was just the most ordinary Magic Missile, in the Captain’s hands, it unleashed far greater destructive power than any other spellcaster.
It didn’t even feel like the strength of a Tier 2 Professional anymore.
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But it wasn’t over yet.
Under Serandur’s astonished gaze, streams of white airflow surged rapidly over Gauss’s body, wrapping him completely. His robe billowed as his form seemed to undergo a strange change.
Én um а́
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
Gauss’s height suddenly rose.
Small horns grew from his head, his hair cascading like a waterfall as it turned snow-white.
A chilling, frost-like aura radiated from him.
Nearby, Theo, whose body was steadily recovering under Healing Magic, also looked on in shock at Gauss’s back.
To think he had believed that this handsome youth was just an ordinary human.
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Could it be… he was the only human here?
Had he just been saved by two monsters?
At that thought, a complicated emotion welled up within him.
Gauss activated 【Fiend Form】. Feeling the energy bleeding away within him, he wasted no time.
In the next moment—
He pushed off with his toes, his body leaping forward.
Ẁе̊ b̃n оv е́l Е̌ n u̇ m̆ а
His gaze locked onto the fleeing Large Goblin.
The pale figure flickered across the clearing, closing the gap between man and monster with startling speed.
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At the tip of Gauss’s wand, deep-blue light flared once more.
But this time, streaks of pale-white energy entwined with the glow.
“Boom!”
Mid-sprint, he swung his wand forward.
Еń um̄ȧ
The Magic Missile shot out at even greater speed, stretched into a thin beam of blue light, its surface crackling with pale lightning-like arcs.
“Boom!!!”
The title effect of Goblin Killer activated.
Combined with the pale energy of 【Fiend Form】, the power of this Magic Missile was terrifying.
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In an instant, it shredded through the Large Goblin’s leather armor, piercing straight through its chest like a sword of light.
Even its rock-hard muscles were disintegrated by the strange energy wrapped around the missile.
Е nǔ m̃ã . іd̀
A gaping hole appeared in the goblin’s chest.
It staggered forward a few steps before swaying, stumbling, and finally collapsing heavily to the ground.
“Elite Monster Large Goblin *1 killed.”
Gauss successfully unlocked his sixth Elite Monster entry in the Monster Encyclopedia.
But he paid little mind to that, immediately dispelling 【Fiend Form】.
“Hah—”
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Feeling the drain on his stamina, he exhaled deeply.
As expected, if he used it sparingly, it worked well—enough to swiftly kill some Elite Monsters.
That Large Goblin’s Challenge Rating might well have been Tier 2.
Without 【Fiend Form】, its physical toughness might have allowed it to last longer. But once he transformed, it stood no chance.
Of course, much of the ease came from the 20% bonus effect of his title.
Sub-core Spell Slot, Fiend Form, title effect—all stacked together, allowing him to unleash such a deadly strike.
Еn u m̊ a.і̀d
He withdrew his gaze from the fallen Large Goblin, opening the Elite entries. Because of the new entry, he gained 10 Elite Points.
He now needed 40 more to advance 【Reptilian Strain】 from white quality to blue quality.
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In the distance, Serandur’s serpent eyes narrowed.
He had thought he already respected Gauss enough. But this scene made him realize he had still underestimated his new Captain’s strength.
This… was a Tier 2 Professional?
How could he be this strong?
Еn u̇ m̌а̂.і d̄
Now he understood why Gauss had been so relaxed before the fight.
Would killing that Large Goblin have been this easy for him?
Serandur shook his head.
Obviously not.
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And that transformation just now—what was it?
When Gauss strolled back, seeing the shocked looks in their eyes, he didn’t care much.
Е_ňu_m̊ ǎ ._і̌ḋ
He knew his Fiend Form was unusual.
But since they were teammates, they would find out sooner or later.
Better to practice such a talent in real combat—so he had simply used it.
“Have you finished treatment, Serandur?”
He looked toward the villager, noting that the wounds were already closed with tender pink flesh.
Faster than he had expected.
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“Yes, Captain. There was no foreign energy pollution to deal with, so it was simple.” Serandur replied.
Gauss nodded. Having a healer in the team was indeed reassuring.
He pulled out dried meat and chewed quickly.
“You know the way back to the village?” he asked the now-healed villager.
“Y-yes, sir!” Theo’s throat bobbed.
The terrifying image he had just witnessed overlapped with the gentle youth before him, leaving him dazed.
En̆ u m̀ а̇.і̀d̃
Even his speech faltered.
But he was not ungrateful.
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“R-rest assured, sir, I… I won’t tell anyone about this!”
He thought he had discovered some tremendous secret, and hurriedly swore his silence.
Black lines appeared on Gauss’s forehead before he chuckled helplessly.
Was his Fiend Form really that frightening, to scare someone this much?
Web no.v̈èl̆ Е̃n̆ u_ḿă
As for secrecy? That hardly mattered.
This world was filled with strange powers.
Take Half-Orcs for example. When they entered Bloodrage, their bodies changed—muscles swelling, height increasing, tusks and claws growing sharper.
Even if outsiders asked, his transformation could easily be explained away as a bloodline awakening.
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Some spells could even cause physical changes.
The villager’s “tremendous secret” was, in truth, a small matter.
Е̄n ũ m а. ї d̃
But seeing his terrified state, Gauss did not press the issue.
“Then head back first.”
Though the leader was slain, he and Serandur still had to deal with over a hundred goblins.
After watching the villager scramble away, the two of them turned toward the forest once more.
…
“Thank you, sir!”
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Gauss flicked his sword, scattering the blood. Facing the villagers bowing deeply before him, he waved dismissively.
Thanks to their timely arrival, and the goblins’ habit of keeping captives alive for later feasting, casualties were limited. Only two villagers had died in the initial struggle.
“This should be the last group of goblins.”
Serandur flicked his forked tongue and spoke softly.
“Mm.”
Gauss nodded, giving him a helpless look.
E n ú mа.ïd
“What is it, Captain?”
Even during the battle, Serandur had sensed Gauss’s lingering, unspoken glances.
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At the time, he thought Gauss was simply observing his strength—so he had fought with extra effort, eager to show that though he was a priest, his combat ability far surpassed ordinary clerics.
But after the fight, he realized perhaps it wasn’t what he had imagined.
“It’s… nothing.” Gauss sighed.
“Monster Kill Count: 1607.”
Ёñū m̌ӑ
Out of the hundred goblins, Gauss had only killed about seventy. The other forty had fallen to Serandur.
He was simply too vigorous.
But since this was their first mission together, Gauss chose not to comment.
In time, they would learn each other’s combat habits.
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Besides—
“Racial Talent 【Reptilian Strain】 is upgrading!”
Е̃ n ū m̊ а. і d
“Congratulations! Upgraded to Elite tier.”
His talent had successfully advanced from initial rank to Elite.
Feeling the surging power within, Gauss was satisfied.
At least one of the goals of this mission was accomplished.
As the glowing text faded, subtle changes began within his body…
Resting nearby, Serandur flicked his tongue, his eyes fixed on Gauss.
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Was it his imagination? Somehow Gauss seemed to be changing in ways unseen, and his scent was becoming… pleasant.
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