Is this really a Game?!

With the captain dead the other hobgoblins start panicking and with Reign now joining the fight it was fairly easy to kill all of them. Nobody suffered major injuries and Reign was luckily able to defeat the captain with only some bruises and minor cuts on his body. It was mostly thanks to the captain going after Beast in his enraged state which let Reign attack him from behind and end his life quickly.

Ding!

[Battle has been concluded, distributing experience...]

- Lvl 19 Berserk ELITE Hobgoblin Captain killed, 700 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher killed, 550 exp gained

- Rank B Shroud of Dark Trials acquired

- Rank B Betrayer, Gift of the Chief acquired

- Rank C The Broken Devotion Amulet acquired

- Rank ? Scourge Urn acquired

…

[The players have earner 8 400 exp and 120S coins, distributing …]

[The player has earned 1 580 exp and 24S coins.]

[Battle has been concluded, distributing subordinates experience...]

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman killed, 550 exp gained

[Your subordinate has killed 4 monsters, 2 200 exp points earned.]

[Battle has been concluded, distributing pets experience...]

- Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher killed, 550 exp gained

[Your pets have killed 1 monster, 550 exp points earned.]

​ "Items!" Shadow shouts in happiness as he looks at the rewards they had gotten. Everyone gets close and looks at the descriptions of the new items.

[ Rank B Shroud of Dark Trials ] – Cape

Def: 15

Vitality + 2

Endurance + 2

Description: A cape made with unknown leather as the main material. The heaviness of the cape is significantly higher compared to any other and thus it is able to partially defend against attacks. By channeling mana to the cape the hidden function in the leathery material will be activated and the cape will start a dim red color, further strengthening the user's defense.

[ Rank B Betrayer, Gift of the Chief ] – Scimitar

Atk: 50

Strength + 2

Agility + 2

Description: A blade gifted to the captain of the underground city's troops by their leader. The captain had betrayed his previous tribe and joined the leader immediately with his elite troops, an act that satisfied the leader deeply. The pitch-black metal used in forging the sword was a great mana conductor and will allow the user to channel mana easier than normal blades. By activating the function hidden deep inside of the sword it will glow a dim red light and further boost the user's speed and strength.

[ Rank C The Broken Devotion Amulet ]

Spirit + 2

Willpower + 3

Description: An amulet worn by a woman that was devoted to her husband and family to the very end. Seeing her husband for whom she cared the most in the world leave her for another she became angry, consumed by darkness. Vowing to get revenge she went on a path of slaughter, the amulet is the only thing left from her, it will protect its wearer until destroyed, but be warned, if you ever betray those that trust you then you shall feel its wrath.

[ Rank ? Scourge Urn ]

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Description: An urn that hosts a mysterious power inside of it, it is advised that the player take it to an expert before doing anything.

"Well the cape goes to Tank, he will need it when we attack the boss," Shadow says before looking at Tank who was shaking his head.

"I have enough defense, I rarely even get injured nowadays, one of you guys should take it, after all, it's not like the boss will only focus on me." Everyone ponders a bit after Tank's words, it's true that he usually takes the brunt of the boss's attacks, but his words are also correct. No boss would only focus on him, if they have a chance to attack someone else they will.

After a bit of pondering Wolf is the one that takes the cape, Reign puts the scimitar in the inventory as nobody used such a weapon, he might have a use for it later though. The amulet went to Shadow as he was still the defensively weakest amongst the melee fighters in the group.

"So, shall we just give it to captain Eldar when we get back?" Shadow asks everyone after they all inspect the urn. Everybody nods while Reign says.

"The mana that is leaking from it seems familiar to me, I think it's the same as the hobgoblin captain's."

"Hmm, still, it's safer to simply wait before we give it to Eldar for inspection." Wolf answers Reign who simply nods before looking at the gate in front of them.

Everyone looks at each other before they warily enter.

The inside of the building was bleak. Everything inside was made out of some kind of metal and rocks. It didn't seem to have any purpose other than to simply store soldiers inside of it. That was another thing that confused them, there was nobody on the first floor. Everyone was getting a sense of déjà vu as the same had happened in the hidden dungeon.

Enemies attacking them in front of the final part, the empty first floor that seemingly had no reason to exist. Since it was like that then there should definitely be a secret room here, right?

Well wrong, even after an hour of searching they found nothing. The whole floor was empty, the only thing they could find was blood on the walls and floor. It had already dried off and seemed to have been here for quite a long time.

"Why is there so much blood splattered everywhere on this floor, what the hell happened here?" Shadow inspects the blood with everyone while being alert to any dangers that could threaten them.

After some more time, they decided to head to the 2nd floor. It was empty again, the whole floor was in a mess though. There was even some fresh blood on the walls that they were able to see. Slowly walking forward they hear a clicking sound in front of them.

Swish Swish

A multitude of arrows and bolts fly through the air, aimed straight at them. Tank immediately uses his mana shield to defend everyone.

Clang!

The arrows and bolts simply bounce off the shield, but even so, they managed to leave a small crack on it, a feat that was actually not easy at all.

Everyone tensed up, if these kinds of traps were what they had to face on each floor then this was going to be a bit tricky.

5 times. That is how many times they triggered traps on the second floor. They were all similar to each other. Arrows, bolts, and even some javelins would be launched at them from the walls and sometimes even the ceiling or floor. Those were the more tricky ones as Ronny actually got hit by two arrows from above, one hit him in the shoulder while the other penetrated his foot.

He was screaming in agony for a while before Beast gave him and Cameron his ring, they both used their mana and managed to heal him. Beast took the ring back when they were finished, satisfied that he didn't need to use any mana to heal Ronny, as any mana lost now would be less mana for the boss fight.

The third floor was even harder. Next to the numerous projectile traps, there were even explosive traps and some that would release a poisonous cloud. The poison was not a big deal as Wolf would just burn it before it could come near them. It was the explosions that were the hardest to deal with as they happened immediately after triggering the trap.

Finally, they managed to climb up the fourth floor where there were no more traps. Just a bunch of variant hobgoblins that they had to kill before reaching the boss. It took them a total of 3 hours to climb from the first floor of the building to the final fifth floor.

Before climbing the stairs that led to the highest floor Reign checked his status.

Level: 19 ( 13 750 / 15 000 )

Class: Swordsman (more info in the class menu)

Race: Human / N? (more info in the race menu)

Attribute points: 6

Strength: 31 (43(+7 from ability, +5 from item)

Agility: 35 (50) (+8 from ability, +7 from item)

Endurance: 16 (23) (+3 from ability +4 from item)

Vitality: 18 (25) (+ 4 from ability, +3 from item)

Willpower: 16 (21) (+ 5 from ability)

Spirit: 30 (45) (+5 from ability, +10 from item)

Proficiencies:

Knife Proficiency D +

Hand to hand combat A +

Sword Proficiency A +

Skills:

[Inspect ] – Rank B

[Lightning charge] Rank A

[ Lesser Lightning Body ] – Rank B

[ Lighting movement ] – Rank C

[ Lightning Stab ] – Rank B

[ Compact Punch ] – Rank C

[ Lightning Bullet ] – Rank C

[ Swordsman] – no rank

[ Downward slash ] – no rank

[ Swordsman Heart ] – no rank

[Lightning Spear ] – Rank B

Ability:

Lightning manipulation S ( lvl 54 exp: 75%)

Unknown rank ??? ( lvl ? exp ???)

Name: Greenie

Level: 17 ( 6 530 / 9000 )

Race : Vajra Ogre (variant) (more info in the race menu)

Strength : 40

Agility :34

Endurance : 24

Vitality : 24

Willpower : 14

Spirit : 13

Proficiencies:

Pickaxe Proficiency C

Sword Proficiency B

Hammer Proficiency B +

Two-Handed Proficiency B +

Hand to Hand combat B +

Skills:

Shattering Punch

Dominating Slash

Crescent Kick

Shattering Stomp

Ability:

Vajra Might

Vajra Blood

Special :

Blessing from a tribe leader

Both him and Greenie were close to leveling up, the upcoming battle and the finished quest would definitely be enough for that. With an eager expression on his, face Reign starts climbing the stairs with everyone else while a being on the fifth floor slowly opens his eyes that released a menacing dark-purple shine.