chapter 47

The goblin walks over, making a noise like clenching teeth.

It takes my breath away. Even the smallest sound gives me the illusion of echoing through the forest.

“What the hell is that?”

“Master, that monster is ……”

“Goblin, but…”

I exchange whispers with Ouka.

The sensation of blood returning to your body. The numbness has worn off. That doesn’t mean I can move, though.

Goblins react to the movement of things. All the goblins I fought before were the same.

But for some reason, they don’t respond to sounds. If it’s only a quiet conversation, it won’t be noticed.

If that’s the case, why did he come at us ……?

Did the light from the lantern attract him?

No, it’s more than that light …… because of the Bond summoning.

It’s probably because the light shook the shadows from the summoning.

A Skullhead Goblin passes by. If I remove my presence, I’ll be able to get by without being found.

“The Skullhead Goblins……are the highest-ranking monsters among the normal goblins.”

“Come on!…..Why would such a monster be here?”

“……The dungeon, huh?”

The goblin monster itself is weak.

However, I once read in the library of King’s Landing that in extremely rare cases, powerful goblins would appear.

At first, they are just goblins, but they have more power than the others and eventually, they will attack people.

Then they are said to skin the person they killed, shave off their flesh, and wear a skull as proof of their kill.

This means that goblins wearing skulls are at the level of being able to kill people.

That alone makes it a monster to watch out for.

It’s funny that such a monster is in the forest near the city.

That skull must be Mr. Neikra, I’m sure. He must have just transformed into a Skullhead a few days ago.

But the levels are too high. The dungeon was left alone until the level reached triple digits: ……?

“It’s a goblin, isn’t it?”

Sen stared at Skullhead as he tried to pass and let out a laugh.

“If it’s only a goblin, we can take it out with [Bonds-list] abilities.”

“Yeah, let’s take it down, Sen.”

They slowly change their posture and hold each other’s hands.

“No, wait, no.”

“I’ll show you what [Bonds-list] can do.”

Sen raises the corners of his mouth.

Nana had a complicated look on her face but was still determined to fight.

–I guess those two had [Bonds-list] Abilities, after all.

The perception in this world is that abilities are so-called unique skills that can’t be imitated by others, given only to a race or individual.

In that case, you may get an ability with the same name as the person who’s registered in your [Bonds-list]…… Such abilities are in their element with friends.

Sen’s ability was enough to paralyze me for a long time.

But that’s not an inherent power.

Now that there is a Nana with an ability of the same name….

“Bonds Ability–7-Senpai-Den! (Seven Sparks of Electricity!)”

“Bonds Ability–The Seven Flashes of Thunder!”

The two of them glowed white; their shapes disappeared.

— Seven thunderclaps, roared.