NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 47 - Episode 47: Gobtarou vs. Kakgaridan
Episode 47: Gobtarou vs. Kakgaridan
“Why does a goblin have this much power!?”
I tried to find out the goblin’s status.
What’s the secret of his strength!?
“Th-The species… Ultimate Ultimate Goblin, huh?”
He’s not a normal goblin.
Indeed, he’s taller than the usual ones.
Come to think of it, in dungeons beyond level 100, there are goblins of this type. Ultimate Ultimate species lurking underground…
At least, they’re not the type of monsters you see on the surface.
“Hehehe. I was made strong by Lord Zaus.”
“What!?”
Gnn… S-So, does that mean Zaus is stronger than this goblin?
I-I can’t believe it.
That a mere goblin would be stronger than me?
Is there such a disruption of discipline?
Gnnnn…
“Surrender, gob?”
“T-There’s no way I’ll surrender!! I-I’m the leader of the Earth Group, Captain Kakgaridan of the Demon Lord’s Guards!”
Take this!!
Pierce him with my disciplined spear!!
“Futile, gob.”
Hup.
Noo!!
He easily dodged it!!
“Gob!”
The goblin throws a punch. His fist hits my cheek.
“Gahh!!”
It hurts!!
T-This power.
There’s no mistake.
His level is 280!
I can’t win with my level 210!
“Just surrender, gob. I can’t see your stats, but Lord Zaus said you’re level 210. So, there’s no way you can beat me, a level 280 gob.”
“Haha… Don’t underestimate the Earth Group’s captain.”
“What do you mean, gob?”
“Haaa!! Earth Dragon Fang Thrust!!”
“Huh? The chant has started? What on earth is he trying to do?”
Hehehe.
It’s time to show off my trump card.
My spear emitted a brilliant light.
Now, can you dodge this thrust?
“This thrust is imbued with the blessing of the Earth Dragon! Its power increases the level by 90!!”
In other words, my attack power is essentially…
“It becomes a level 300 spear attack!!!”
Die with this one blow!!
“Earth Dragon Fang Thrust!!”
Gyahaha!!
It’s over!!!
“Hmm. A level 300 gob, huh. Then… I’ll get serious too.”
Huh?
What’s happening now?
“Muscle Awakening Muscle Wake!!”
W-What’s this shockwave!?
The goblin is enveloped in a golden aura!?
H-His muscles are bulging!?
T-Take this!
My disciplined, deadly thrust!!
Crash!!
Huh?
He’s… grabbing the tip of my spear… with his… bare hands…
My Earth Dragon Fang Thrust!!
“What’s going on!?”
“Muscle Awakening Muscle Wake is a technique used by the hero Cea, gob. I tried to mimic it during training with Lord Zaus, and it worked, gob.”
The goblin is imitating a hero’s technique!?
“Don’t… don’t joke around!! Damn it! I-I can’t… withdraw!! L-Let go of the spear!!”
“You still won’t surrender, gob?”
“T-This… this can’t be happening!”
“Sigh, gob.”
With that, he effortlessly crushed the spearhead.
“What the!?”
He easily destroyed the spearhead made of crystal steel!?
His level must be 280!!
“When I enter this Muscle Awakening Mode, my attack power doubles the normal level, gob.”
“D-Double!?”
“According to Lord Zaus, my normal level is 280, gob. So, double that… Essentially… Level 560, gob.”
“Five… five hundred and sixty!?”
That’s absurd!
Even the Demon Lord is only level 400!
This is insane!!
However, when I checked the stats, it actually displayed the value “Level 560.”
“You… you lowly goblin!!”
“Hmph. I’m not lowly, gob. Well, just a bit serious, gob.”
The goblin unleashed a barrage of punches.
“Gob gob gob gob gob gob!!”
T-Too fast to see!!
A-And too difficult to block…!
I took every single punch head-on.
“Guhh!!”
“Gob gob gob gob gob gob!!”
N-No… stop!!
Disciplined, stop now!!
That blow was so heavy!!
T-This is… truly level 560!!
“Gob gob gob gob gob gob!!”
Aaaghh!!
If I keep taking this barrage, I’ll be killed!!
“Ugh…”
“Pegasus’s Wing!!”
This item allows me to forcibly return to the base location.
Gyuuun!!
I was enveloped in light and barely escaped with my life.
That was close.
If I had been one second later, I would have been killed for sure…
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Two kilometers away from where Kakgaridan and Gobtarou are fighting, on a small hill.
There was a skeleton monster peering through a special telescope.
Its name was Spy Skeleton.
This telescope was enchanted with magic, allowing even subordinate monsters to confirm the opponent’s stats.
The Spy Skeleton seemed to have confirmed Gobtarou’s level.
Its front teeth were chattering and twitching.
“G-G-G-G-Ga… Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga… I-I can’t believe it…!”
It saw Kakgaridan use Pegasus’s Wing and took a step back.
“I-I-I must… m-must inform M-M-Majimett-sama…!”
Apparently,
This Spy Skeleton was a vanguard sent by Majimett, the captain of the Aqua Division.
“M-My… legs… c-c-can’t… move…!”
The tremors of the Spy Skeleton intensified.
And for good reason. Gobtarou’s level 560 surpasses even the Demon Lord’s level.
The convulsions caused its bones to separate.
Crack, crack, crack…
The Spy Skeleton collapsed on the spot, turning into a pile of bones.