"Damn it!"
"To hell with this!"
The twins are currently paired together with ond of the other commoners.
Right now, they were currently at a low ranked dungeon, fighting some goblins with some makeshift weapons.
The other commoner were doing fine though...
"These twins sure are alike..."
The one commoner had to fend off a few low ranked goblins that were heading to them.
Though he let a few pass because of the masked girls guidance.
She was still a mystery to them.
...
Wang Zihan was with the other commoners plus the farmer, in the same three people groupings.
Since Roan was strong, he was the leader who deals the most damage while Wang Zihan helps him out.
The one other commoner had siblings and family members as adventurers so they helped out from the rear.
"These goblins are atleast E Rank."
the commoners said after slashing a few goblins that charged at him.
Hearing this Wang Zihan confidently lunged at an approaching goblin that was taller than him, perfectly tripping it over and fall right below Roans feet.
Roan had a slightly bigger and heavier makeshift sword, though not enchanted andade from those special materials, it could still kill these goblins.
Whoosh!
Splat!
Decapitating the tall goblins head, he wiped his forehead and then looked around the dungeon.
It was like a cave but it's a goblins nest so I guess it was appropriate.
Wang Zihan was also growing tired as he was not accustomed to using a sword.
"I wonder how Zhao Lina is doing..." He thought to himself as he flinched and blocked another approaching goblins dagger.
...
Sigh...
Zhao Lina was not doing fine right now, not only is she familiar and out of practice with melee weapons, the damned goblins she was fighting were smarter than most meaning they were much more annoying to deal with.
The two girls were with her and they atleast knew how to wield a sword, however the goblins already found out their weakness and we're starting to approach different.
"What a pain." She thought to herself.
What was the words that masked girl said?
– Put yourself in danger and you'll get a small feeling of your body awaken.
She said she'll even protect them when their life is actually in danger and needs saving, but Zhao Lina was horrendously against it for some reason.
Argh!!!
A goblin went past the first girls defensive stance and targeted the girl behind her who was just standing up.
"Eek!"
Swiiiish!
Zhao Lina was able to block the blade of the goblin away, and swiftly counterattack, ain't for the frail arms and the neck before the goblin could jump back.
"Huff."
"Sorry!"
"Thank you Ms. Zhao!"
She brought the fallen girl up to her feet and pointed with her chin, alerting the girl about the upcoming goblins behind her.
They then put on a readied stance.
"I wonder how Yoru is doing..."
She thought inwardly to herself, not really bothered about this whole dungeon thing.
...
The two commoners left were together along with the... Masked girl?
"Doesn't she look... Different?"
"Yeah, she looks like wood."
The masked girls skin and pretty much everyone on her body looked like wood, her hair, her skin and her eyes were like wood.
Unlike the rest of the groups there were less goblins approaching them, the ones who did were the stupid and no brain ones.
Those were easily killed by the two of them.
The smarter ones, the few who tried challenging this wooden puppet of the masked girl were eviscerated into nothingness.
"Scary..."
"I hope she'll be on our side more..."
***
Rah!
Slash.
Raaah!
Swoosh!
Far deeper in the dungeon, F Rank goblins were coming left and right from all the sides.
The masked girl, the real one this time, was watching as Yoru killed two goblins in just two swings of his make shift sword.
"Good, good. Not that remarkable though, but is able to adjust well. He takes well from father."
She thought inwardly as she watched him dodge several swings from the goblins, he was scratched and sliced a few as well but none were life threatening.
"And he takes well from mother, he is truly my long lost brother."
Seeing her so called brother dodge more attacks and then counterattack the goblins daggers and ambushes, she allowed a small smile form behind her mask.
* * *
Huff .
Huff.
Pant.
Wheeze...
Outside the dungeon after what felt like eternity.
Everyone has finally finished their training of slaying one hundred goblins, the weapons they wielded were all dull and chipped now.
"I for one had it worse, little to no help from her at all."
I said in my mind as I crawled towards a shade underneath a tree and resting my back on its trunk.
Zhao Lina and her small group were currently having it worse than me too, it is rather cruel to give swords to a small team of mages.
They were exhausted to the bone, Zhao Lina didn't show it but her chest was rising and falling heavily.
Wang Zihan's group seemed fine, they had Roan after all.
The two commoners of his group that had to be given the wooden mannequin came out of the cave just a few minutes after Wang Zihan's group.
Then lastly it was the twins.
"Argh I hate this!"
"Such things are not meant for my royal hands!"
They threw the sword they were holding and wiped their bodies and faces with a towel, the commoners with them seemed more dirtied and had a calm look.
' Royal hands? You two are just some lowly heirs of a noble house that no one's heard of!'
Is what he had on his face...
The masked girl then came out as well, turned around and raised her hands. The rocks and the stone walls of the cave suddenly collapsed and moved, closing the entrance off.
Zhao Lina seemed pissed seeing this but refused to say anything else.
The masked girl then walked up to the tired youths and then said:
"Well done, all of you! Killing one hundred E-Rank goblins is a good start," she said evenly giving us half hearted claps and then continuing, "The next dungeon we will be raiding a lowly wolf nest, so rest up! Every groups kill count result is in your pockets."
And with that she left.
Lowly huh? She said the same for this goblin nest and all... We're not awakened.
As everyone picked themselves up and started walking back to the cottage.
They decided to take a peak at everyone's kill count:
1st place - Zhao Lina's group (115 kills)
2nd place - Wang Zihan's group (113 kills)
3rd place - Yoru (112 kills)
4th place - mannequin group (109 kills)
5th place - twin's group (100 kills)