Demon King
Chapter 36 Jinma Tower [4]

After that, I counted the number of times I died.

Hundredth.

Again, a hundred times, maybe a hundred times more.

I could not escape the excruciating pain; I was covered in blood, despair, and faint hope.

And subconsciously, my Martial Arts ability expanded to reach the Intermediate level.

[The Lower Martial Arts have become Lv10 and evolved into an Intermediate-ranked Martial Art. You will be able to move your body to its maximum capacity. You will be able to handle a weapon you see for the first time as skillfully as a soldier. The power of your weapon increases and the power of the enemy weapon decreases. However, martial arts skills scaled with enemy levels. Enemies with lower levels will reduce the effectiveness of the skill.]

Finally, I had the confidence to beat the trolls.

When I became a Goblin, my level and strength increased by 1 when I leveled up. When I became a Goblin Fighter, it changed to 2, and when I became a Hob Goblin, my strength and stamina increased by 3, and my magic increased by 1.

Lastly, when I became Hob Goblin Assaulter, I climbed 4.

Therefore, when I degenerated into a Goblin Hob, I lost 25% of my muscle power and 50% of my magic, and when I slumped as a Goblin Warrior, I lost 25% of the additional power, 33% stamina, and the remaining 80% magic.

Right now, my strength and stamina are just over 140.

My movements are slower than trolls.

Leap and Beast Charge should be used together to give an instant edge in speed, but since they reduced my stamina, I could not use them blindly.

I have gone through hundreds of deaths to analyse everything I have and to figure out how I can win.

I decided to upgrade my skills to the level I wanted.

Even if in the next moment I would be hit by his weapon, and my head was broken again, even though the wound I inflicted on the troll disappeared the moment I was resurrected, the growth of my skills as I bounced back was certain.

[Intermediate Detection has become Lv3.]

Death is scary. I don't want to repeat it again.

That's why I have to die in this place continuously to avoid dying in the real world.

I had to endure excruciating pain, but the growth I gained was well worth it.

[Middle Resistance has become Lv2.]

[Beast Charge's Beginner has become Lv10 and evolved into a Lower Beast Charge. You can move faster, and more power is added to the attack after the charge.]

When I got out of this place and met Rain, I promised I'd swear to her.

[The Intermediate Martial Arts has become Lv2.]

Martial arts, the more you fight, the faster the level. The growth rate is faster compared to other skills. I'm thrilled. Martial arts is my main skill that can be used to defeat trolls.

But it's not enough.

No matter how strong my skill is, the body of a Goblin Fighter does not have enough strength to swing a sword to cut off the head of a troll.

So, how am I going to beat him? What options do I have that will compensate for my lack of strength and stamina?

I realized the answer was in Trap Creation.

[Bottom Trap Making Lv2]

[You can create the kind of trap you want by staying where you want to be. The larger the size of the trap you want to create, the more time you need.]

[You will be able to set up two traps at once. The higher the level, the more types of traps you can create, the greater the power, and the less time you need to make them. Consuming material goods can shorten the time to set up traps and increase the strength of traps. The resulting trap will disappear if it is not used after a certain period of time.]

Among the skills I could attack the target, the only skill that did not exhaust my stamina or magic was trap-making.

Instead of magic or stamina, it takes time and materials.

It's a very unique skill. It was special enough to be in a special promotion in a special store, and the skills I needed right now.

With the Intermediate Level Martial Arts, as well as Surprise and Fairy Tale skills, I was able to get the ‘time’ I needed.

With these three skills active, the troll was unable to find me anymore, even if I was in front of him.

It was like my situation with A.

Oooh oh?

The Trap Creation Skill had already reached the Lower level, but the time it took to build an effective trap was still a long time.

No matter how my skills develop, I need the help of luck to set up a cunning trap unbeknownst to the trolls.

I have died dozens of times because I was caught making traps.

“Oooh, oh, oh, oh!

When the troll couldn't see me, he swung wildly in all directions. I moved carefully, dodging his attacks, focusing on not revealing my presence, as I set my trap.

Inevitably I admire myself being able to use this skill even though the enemy is right in front of my nose.

Finally, I managed to surround him with traps, similar to a rat trap.

Suddenly, his foot caught one of them.

To the troll, the trap was just a trivial and annoying thing, and he was just trying to let go, but the time I got when he was distracted was precious.

“Koo-oh-oh-oh!”

The moment his foot was caught, I used the Leap and Beast Charge that I had stored for the time being.

“Oh wow!”

I'm aiming his little finger. It was the only thing I was sure I could stop at once.

With that alone, it will be possible to recover my stamina.

I can hide my presence from him, so the only thing I have to do is avoid getting hit. I don't have to run.

[Early Storytelling has become Lv10 and evolved into Lower Fairy Tales. It becomes increasingly natural to fuse into the surrounding environment and increase the damage corrected suddenly.]

Lastly, Fairy Tale whose growth was extremely slow, had finally evolved into a Lower level. As I rejoiced, I used his increased strength to hide, and the troll jumped furiously, not knowing where I was.

No, I thought. Haven't…

I will only attack when he is trapped. That was when I was sure he would not be able to avoid it.

“Ooooh oohh oh oh”

Nowow.

Whenever conditions were met, I dove in for my counterattack. Hiding, making more traps, cutting off troll fingers and toes. I worked mechanically; all other thoughts were forgotten.

The only thing I'm focused on is not dying, and the target I'm attacking.

When three fingers from his right hand had been cut off, he dropped his weapon.

In the meantime, I kept my stamina as it continued to eat his fingers and toes one by one.

With her blood loss, her stamina gradually decreased as well.

“Koo-oh-oh-oh!”

Without his weapon, he tried to kick me and swing his arm, trying to get my position.

However, without his weapon, his attack range was much shorter.

I am very confident I can avoid it even with my Goblin Fighter body.

I cut off one more finger. And one more. Suddenly, he was caught in another trap and fell.

Of course, I was there to punish him.

A kyaap!

I attacked him immediately. The Leap and Beast Charge was also stronger, and I was even able to catch it before it even touched the ground!

I raised my sword, pierced the troll's stomach. Then, I removed the last two fingers on her feet!

“Koo-oh-oh-oh!”

The troll's poignant screams really make me happy.

I crossed over to the other side of his body, with his toes in my mouth, and stabbed my sword at his feet.

Naturally, it was impossible to cut off his legs, but the blood that soared in large quantities from him soaked my entire body and restored the durability of my sword and armor and stamina.

“Oh, ah ah ah ah!”

The troll screamed and tried to get up, but even if he was an intermediate monster, it was impossible to wake up without his toes.

I keep cutting it as I chew. He's starting to slow down.

He could not regenerate the missing parts. He could connect his head back to his neck, but could not grow any more heads. The same goes with his toes /

Finally, I turned to his neck as he lay helpless.

It took a lot of slashes, but eventually, he lost his life against the Goblin Fighter.

I exhaled with fatigue and pride.

“Hah, whoa..”.

“... Now, only one track remains.”

A said in his usual calm voice as he watched me chew on the troll's meat.

One over.

Goblin body.

The first body I had when I opened my eyes since the first time I died; the body that made me desperate and desperate.

I slowed down the speed and ate the troll slowly.

Compared to the Hob Goblin Assaulter, the size of my stomach has shrunk a lot, but I have to keep eating.

[Lower Regeneration to Lv3.]

After eating the troll's body completely, I opened my eyes.

All my wounds and fatigue were gone. That's good somehow his opponent is a troll. There will be no other monsters than those that will make Predation more efficient.

“Now, first track. Are you ready to fight? ”

Finally, A thought to confirm with me. I wondered if he felt regret when he saw me die so many times.

I retaliated.

“Good.”

Another troll appeared. Unlike the one I had defeated, this one was more energetic, and the weapon felt more threatening.

As she ran towards me, I felt my pitiful Goblin body and laughed bitterly.

This doesn't make any sense. The Goblin's body was far below that of a Goblin Fighter.

[Creation of low-level traps to Lv.3]

The troll called me immediately.