Boom!
The man flew away and crashed in the wall of the room creating a spider web cracks on it. Debris of rocks fell on the ground and it caused the smoke to rise up.
Souta looked at the man with a frown. After a few moments, he opened his mouth and said, "Still conscious, huh?"
He bent his knees and launched himself towards the man like a rocket.
Bang!
The man suddenly lifted up his head and looked at Souta. He clenched both of his fists and collided with Souta.
Boom!
"Youâre really good. Unfortunately, the quest said the I need to save everyone including you. If I only didnât accept the quest then I would kill you right here because youâre giving me trouble right now." Souta said as he used more force and pushed his fist against the man.
"Graaa!!!"
The man roared in front of him and his aura burst out. He managed to resist Soutaâs strength.
"Good," Souta smirked and his mana flared up.
Boom!
A figure flew away and landed on the ground. It was Souta.
Souta looked up and saw the man rushing at him. He hurriedly moved sideways avoiding the man.
Bang!
The fist of the man missed Souta and it went straight to the ground. But before it reaches the ground, the ground suddenly turned into mud. His first sunk through the mud deeply.
"And follow up by [Shadow Bind]," Souta casted his spell once again.
He grabbed the face of the man and casted the [Fire Ball] spell.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The flame exploded on the face of the man. Souta gritted his teeth and he smashed the man on the wall.
Bang!
Souta removed his hand and observed the man. The made was convulsing like he has some sort of sickness.
The shadows moved and restrained the man.
"This is enough, with his current strength he wouldnât be able to escape easily," Souta said before he turned around.
He looked at the Evening Grass in the center of the room. It was still standing there like nothing happened.
Souta approached it and he squatted down. He opened his bag and took out the transparent bottle that Mark gave before.
He carefully pulled the grass and placed it inside the transparent bottle.
"Okay, I just need to get out of this place," Souta muttered as he placed back the bottle inside the bag. He then stood up and exited the room.
"Oi! Oi! You people really wouldnât let me leave this place peacefully."
He saw a group of abnormal people waiting for him outside the room. They were crammed together on a narrow path. There were so many of them that he could not see a way out of this except fighting them.
"If I didnât get a class before coming then I would truly be in trouble," Souta said before he casted [Shadow Bind] repeatedly.
Luckily, he learned a spell that could restrict the movement of a target, or else he would be having a hard time this time.
Swoosh!!
Souta gathered his mana on his fist before throwing it towards the people in front.
Bang!
The abnormal people couldnât do anything about it. They could only watch Souta knocked them out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several bone-cracking sounds echoed in the whole area.
Itâs not that he couldnât break their bones. As long as he doesnât kill anyone he will not fail the quest. It will be fine if he beat them close to death.
"Even if I break your limbs itâs fine as long as youâre still alive!" Souta smirked as he used his strength to smash the abnormal people.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He threw powerful punches in all directions. He doesnât need to aim at all as there were so many of them.
...
On the surface...
"Hey, do you think your master will be okay?" Mark looked at Yuko and asked.
"Muu." Yuko looked at him and she tilted her head.
"What am I doing, talking to a bear?" Mark shook his head. He should have put a quest for more than two people.
He knew that some of the people with a strange disease were living underground. Although those people wouldnât attack the residents of this village, thereâs always an exception to rules. If they, the residents of the village, came down then the people with a strange disease wouldnât hesitate to attack them.
"Your master looks like a strong man so he should be fine, right?" Mark said in a low voice that only he could hear.
Several footsteps sounded behind him. Mark turned around and saw the village chief with other adventurers.
"Village chief!!" Mark was surprised to see the village chief here in this place.
"Mark. Is Souta the one who accepted up your request?" The village chief asked.
"...Yeah..." Mark nodded in response to the village chiefâs question.
"And heâs there right now?" The village chief pointed on the stairs leading to the underground base.
"Yes, but why are you here village chief?" Mark nodded and asked the village chief while glancing at the adventurers behind the village chief.
"They... They are the ones who will help us." The village chief said while looking at Jack and the rest of the adventurers.
"Help us...?" Mark looked at the village chief with confusion in his eyes. He doesnât know what the village chief was saying.
"Yes, help us save the village." The village chief said.
Mark turned his head and observed the adventurers behind the village chief.
Jack and the other adventurers accepted the village chiefâs request. They didnât accept it to help the village but they accept it to help Souta. They will go there and see for themselves if there was really a demon here. If thereâs really a demon then they would take back Souta with them and report it to the kingdom. The kingdom wouldnât sit back if they knew that thereâs a demon here close to their territory.
Jack stepped forward and asked Mark how long Souta has been underground.
"About 30 minutes," Mark replied to Jackâs question.
Suddenly, Yuko moved forward and stopped in front of the stairs leading to the underground base.
This gathered everyoneâs attention. They focused on Yuko wondering what sheâs up to.
"What sheâs doing?" The village chief asked.
"I donât know." Mark shook his head.
"Maybe her master is coming now," Jack said with an unsure expression.
After a few moments, Jackâs words came true. Souta really came out. Yuko greeted him first as she wrapped her huge body around him.
He just finished putting those abnormal people in their place. They wouldnât be able to bother him even if he went there a second time. Still, he knew that thatâs not all the abnormal people. He knew that the strong one must be beside the host of the [Vajra Sword Saya].
After hugging Yuko, Souta noticed the village chief and Jack. He looked at Mark and asked, "What are they doing here?"
"They are here to help you."
Before Mark could answer him, the village chief opened his mouth first and answered his question.
"Weâre here to help you. Once we see if thereâs really a demon then we would force you out with us." Jack said with a serious expression.
"Oh..." Souta didnât know what to say in this situation. He didnât think that Jack was that close to him.
"Well, suit yourself." Souta shrugged his shoulder before giving the small bag to Mark.
Of course, he took the book he picked first before giving the small bag to Mark.
Mark received the small bag and took out the transparent bottle inside it. He inspected the grass inside it. "Good, this is really the Evening Grass."
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on completing the Herb Gathering quest!]
[Youâve received 5,000 exp and 5 free attribute points!]
[Experience points reached!]
[Youâve level up!]
[Strength attributes have increased by 8!]
[Intelligence, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 5!]
He levels up from the exp he received from this quest. He was now a level 18 High End Goblin. Two more levels and he will reach the level requirements for the next evolution. But it will take him more time to reach that level. After all, he played the game for ten years and all he reached was level 80.
His leveling speed was quite fast. Heâs been here for a month and he almost reached the level cap of version 1.
Itâs easy to level up from 1 to 10 as the exp needed was quite low. But after that, especially level 20 and above was really hard to increase level even by one.
He knew the pattern of the exp system. It was the Fibonacci system. Thatâs why after level 20 it will truly be hard to level up.
Souta turned his head to the village chief and said, "Well, weâll submit it first to the guild."
The village chief nodded and Souta left with Mark.
"So what should we do?" One of the adventurers asked.
"Letâs wait for him," Jack said as he shrugged his shoulder.
"Thatâs a good idea."
...
Souta and Mark went to the guild to submit the completion of his quest.