The Fighting Dog of a Ruined Organization

The staff is long.

Some say that the staff is a very powerful weapon and a fundamental weapon. They say it’s hard to find a weapon that can freely switch between offense and defense like a staff.

But I’m not sure about that.

Again, the staff is long. Isn’t it just right for beating opponents while keeping some distance?

Especially if the one wielding that staff is me with a combat power of 2375.

“Ki, kiruk…”

They can only die as they get hit by the staff. The five goblins that were swept away like a broom have already died and departed on the express train to the afterlife.

Do you know what happens when you kill five at once with just one swing of the staff?

Battlefield terror.

If you want to say it nicely, it’s battlefield terror, and if you want to say it cheaply, it means they’re fucking scared shitless.

Can you charge forward when you die the moment you get hit by the staff once?

Whether smart or stupid, death is equally frightening. Even a mere insect struggles to survive when faced with the danger of death.

It means there’s no animal that doesn’t fear death.

“Hey, big noses. Are you scared?”

At times like this, you should provoke them. If they’re smart, they won’t fall for the provocation, but stupid ones easily fall for it.

The best provocation is to insult their appearance.

“Your noses are so big I can barely see your faces. Are your noses actually your faces? If your nose gets crooked from drinking, does your whole face get crooked?”

“Ki, kiruk…”

But it seems the instinct for survival is stronger than anger. The provocation doesn’t seem to be working at all.

“You, human! Did we ask for your opinion on our big noses!”

Unexpectedly, the smart goblin shaman fell for the provocation. Maybe he’s not afraid because he’s stronger than the regular goblins.

“Fellow countrymen! Don’t be afraid! No matter how strong that human is, he won’t be able to do anything if surrounded, so form a siege formation!”

A quite wise choice.

The others have had bad experiences with goblins, so they’re hesitant to charge recklessly now.

And I might not be able to respond easily if surrounded.

But there’s one thing the goblin shaman overlooked.

I’m one, and they’re 92.

What’s faster? 92 of them trying to form a formation to surround me? Or me running around like crazy trying to interfere?

“Of course.”

Pak!

“I’m faster.”

Pababak!

“You bastards!”

Pababababak!

I rush forward. I kill the goblins trying to block my path to surround me with the staff.

What’s needed to kill them? Just one swing!

As I quickly move around killing goblins, the goblins trying to form a siege formation start to panic and become confused.

“Kiruk!”

“Kiraak!”

The sight of the panicking goblins was quite a spectacle. Some tripped over rocks, others slipped on dry soil.

How do you even slip on dry soil? I was amazed at their stupidity, which was almost mystical.

“Y-you cockroach-like bastard!”

The goblin shaman screamed loudly, seemingly very angry. Do you think the dead goblins will come back to life just because you scream?

“I won’t forgive you! You bastard!”

Then,

Bang!

Something seemed to be flying towards me, so I quickly dodged, and saw the ground cave in. If I had dodged a little later, I would have been on my way to the afterlife with the goblins.

As befitting the name shaman, it seems he’s planning to do some long-range bombardment. Strange talismans started floating around the goblin shaman, and those talismans flew towards me at high speed.

Kwakwakwakwabang!

How do you throw talismans to get this kind of destructive power? But unfortunately, I’m stronger than the goblin shaman now. I’m not weak enough to get hit by such talismans.

In the end, I managed to kill all 100 goblins while dodging the talismans here and there. Because I killed them without considering the difference in combat power with the goblins,

『Basic Combat Power: 1450』

1450 was the best I could achieve.

Moreover, my body is creaking due to the side effects of using Body Energy for a long time. Even though I’m circulating Body Energy, my combat power isn’t increasing much.

I think I understand why the Murim Alliance uses internal energy instead of Body Energy.

I’ll definitely be at a disadvantage in a long battle. It’s right to end this quickly in a swift battle since I just need to kill the goblin shaman now.

“Old man, I’m done with this.”

“Huh? Oh…”

Gu Ja-gon absentmindedly took back the staff and handed me the kitchen knife.

I started running towards the goblin shaman with the kitchen knife. The goblin shaman, having lost his reason, screamed.

“Where! Where are you going with my precious compatriots! My perfect plan──────!!!!!!”

The goblin shaman ran towards me in excitement.

But sorry, this match is already over, with me as the winner.

If you come running like that, it’s actually a thank you for me.

I gather the Body Energy I was circulating throughout my body into my wrist in an instant and shoot out the kitchen knife.

The target is the neck.

Whiiiiik!

“Keak!”

The goblin shaman’s pace slowed as the kitchen knife stuck in his neck.

The distance between me and the shaman is 50M.
I cover it in an instant.

Kwajik!

And as I jump in, a knee kick to the big nose!

“Nose!”

It’s not over yet.

After landing, I grab his head, pull it down, and another knee kick!

“Nose, nose, nose!”

Knee kick! Knee kick! Knee kick!

“S-stop! Stoooop!”

What do you mean stop at this point?

“Nose, nose, nose, nose!”

“My nose is breaking…”

“Nose, nose, nose, nose!”

“Just hit my eyes instead!”

“Nose, nose, nose, nose!”

I can’t resist hitting when I see a big nose.

I gave him an endless hell of nose-nose-nose-nose. At first, the goblin shaman danced happily as if enjoying it, but later he seemed to get tired and collapsed, falling asleep.

“Is it a crime to have a big nose…”

That was the shaman’s last sleep talk.

Since I need to take the skull, I cut off his head with the kitchen knife and sent him off to dreamland.

“Sleep well, my big-nosed baby.”

『Existing Combat Power: 1,450』

『Opponent’s Combat Power: 2,150』

『Combat Power Difference: 700』

『You’ve won against an opponent that was almost impossible to defeat. Your combat power increases greatly.』

『Combat Power Change: 1,450→1,950』

After killing 101 big-nosed ones, I returned to the party holding the shaman’s head.

Seeing that sight, Baek Ji-hwan asked as if he couldn’t understand.

“I-if you’re this strong, why did you hide your strength? Is it a strength-hiding concept?”

“You say I’m strong? But I’m weak.”

“B-but you easily defeated these goblins that we couldn’t subdue.”

“That’s because you’re weaker than me. It’s not that I’m strong.”

“T-that! Even though I look like this, I’m a veteran goblin hunter!”

“How weak must you have been to become a veteran who only hunts goblins all your life?”

“Urgh…”

Baek Ji-hwan closed his mouth, probably because he was hit with facts. Bastard, I want to get more revenge for constantly mocking me as incompetent, but I’ll stop here.

“By the way, little brother, what are you doing when your big brother has returned from the battlefield?”

“You mean me?”

“You mean me? This bastard’s talking short again?”

Gu Ja-gon spoke shortly as if he hadn’t come to his senses, so I raised my fist. Then Gu Ja-gon awkwardly smiled and rubbed his hands together.

“Oh my, big brother. How could I say such an outrageous thing to you? It was just a mumble to myself, just a mumble.”

“Really? A mumble? Then should I mumble a bit too? Oh, my shoulders are stiff after fighting~”

“I’ll massage them right away!”

“Huh? If it was a mumble, why did you hear it as if I was talking to you? Should I beat you up, taking your mumble as if you were talking to me?”

“Ah, no, why are you saying that…”

Gu Ja-gon, now shriveled up with no bravado left.
Is this enough teasing?

“Just kidding, come and massage my shoulders.”

“Yes, sir!”

Gu Ja-gon hurriedly ran behind me and started massaging my shoulders. Wow, is it because he’s practiced staff techniques? His grip strength is no joke.

“Ooh, that feels good~!”

“Mr. Woo Hyeon-woo, can we start collecting cores now?”

“Core collection? Why are you asking me? You’re the party leader.”

“Because we need to distribute the cores according to contribution. Today, since you did everything alone, I think it would be good for you to take all of them, but…”

Various companies need cores. Although they’re all connected to the three major organizations, even if it’s not the three major organizations, there are people who would buy if you say you’re selling cores.

Of course, the civil servants in the royal palace who manage the entire human city from the center would need them too, but they can’t receive cores for free.

So it means cores are lucrative no matter where you sell them.

But if I monopolize the cores unnecessarily, I might stand out and become a target. It’s already nerve-wracking with just Carpe Diem warning me, but what if other organizations start doing something to me too?

“I’ll decline. I just need the shaman’s skull.”

“What?! Really? You just need that skull?!”

Baek Ji-hwan’s dull eyes started to sparkle. What is it, why is he acting like that?

“You are truly an admirable person! The Master will like you. I will make sure to report this beautiful story accurately to the Master!”

“Ah, no, there’s no need for that. I’m just taking the skull because I need it.”

“Ah! How selfless you are! The power to exterminate all the goblins alone! Yet such modesty, with no interest in wealth!”

It’s bullshit that I have no interest in wealth. As soon as this is over, I’m going to go beat up debtors with their promissory notes.

“Mr. Woo Hyeon-woo! You are exactly what our Vermilion Bird Guild needs! In fact, you were hiding your strength because of your humble personality, right?”

“Mr. Baek Ji-hwan, are you perhaps suffering from grandiose delusions?”

“Sob, you don’t have to say it like that, I understand perfectly.”

“No, it seems like you don’t understand at all.”

“Now, let’s go! Mr. Woo Hyeon-woo is today’s hero! Everyone, give a round of applause to our hero!”

Clap clap clap clap clap!

These bastards have gone crazy.

After returning to the lodging like that, submitting the extermination completion report, the party disbanded.

I wanted to go home quickly. Go home, see cute Eris, and show off the goblin shaman’s skull.

Just imagining it, how healing is that? After staying with two smelly show-offs, I’m dying to see our cute boss’s daughter.

Can cuteness be addictive too? There are clear withdrawal symptoms.

The problem is that the Vermilion Bird Guild, whose heads have gone crazy, wouldn’t let me leave.

“Nice to meet you, Hero Woo Hyeon-woo! I heard about your achievements today from Hunter Baek Ji-hwan.”

The master of the Vermilion Bird Guild, Choi Ji-a.

She, who had done a vermilion bird job on her chest, proposed to have a 1:1 meal with me.

“Um, I have a goblin’s skull in my hands?”

“You can just put that on the table while we eat, so no problem. Today’s lunch is goblin belly steak anyway.”

Why does such a thing even exist, you crazy woman?