Richard was standing atop the now deceased women.

  well that’s one thing out of the way. Now i better do something about my attire, let’s see this seems to be wear the goblins stored the things they looted, I wonder what they have. Let’s see rotten meat, some preserved vegetables oh they have knives and i think they are made for skinning that might be useful, what else oh a bag i wonder what’s inside. (He opens it) hm Killin coins that might come in handy one wait why do i know anything about this country’s currency. Hm well it might be that’s gods doing or maybe it was this bodies knowledge either way there’s not something i can confirm either way. But it’s unfortunate that they didn’t have any clothes I guess I should take the goblin mages cloak. (He walked towards the goblin and took the cloak) not bad but maybe a little breeze, (he looked at the goblin again) well maybe if I drown it in darkness and miasma the germs would die. Oh right i better get the magic stones ill see how much my hp has recovered afterwards before I decide on weather I’ll continue or wait here for the next sunset.

  A group 4 riders composed of three young men and one man in his thirties was riding through the forest.

  young man1: can you believe we’re going on a monster subjugation and rescue mission.

  young man2: yeah rescuing damsels in distress that’s something a knight would normally be doing not scouts like us.

  young man1: hey just because we weren’t born with the warrior job doesn’t mean we can’t serve a lord too.

  young man3: don’t get too excited the goblins have probably already soiled them in that case it’s probably too late for them to get a happy life.

  young man2: yeah but i can’t believe that a band with just 30 goblins was able to destroy a village even if it was small.

  Leader: it’s different when the goblins have a mage leading them it makes them smarter and more efficient in how they fight not to mention their magic.

  young man3: if they are so dangerous why only send us.

  leader: don’t worry boy they might be tricky for ordinary people but I’m a hunter, besides goblin mages are pretty much as fragile as regular goblins a shot to the head or chest and they are gone.

  young man1: yeah captain here could probably take them all out alone.

  young man2: that’s a problem how are we supposed to get extra drinking money without magic stones.

  leader: that’s a problem indeed, say what after I snipe the mage I’ll let you handle it and if you handle it well I’ll let you guys drink as much as the mages stone is worth.

  young man 1: cheers for the captain the one that should be in charge instead of sir Gregory.

  young man3: even if you say that the fact that you added sir means that you are scared of him.

  young man1: don’t mention that part.

  everyone laughed at the exchange of words.

  leader: ok now men that’s enough i smell the camp so be careful and get of the horses we move on foot from now on.

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  when they reached the camp they saw the devastation and the goblins that were carved opened.

  young man 3: what happened here did another monster appear here.

  leader: i don’t think so look at the women over there.

  young man 2: what do you mean they are dead too I don’t get what they have to do with anything.

  leader: seriously look at their condition they are too good for any monster to have killed them.

  young man2: ah I see and?

  young man3: seriously use your head sometimes it means something or someone wanted magic stones and didn’t want any witnesses.

  Young man2: ah that’s make sen,,, hey don’t call me stupid like that.

  leader: enough get the horses we are tracking down whoever did this.

  young man1: do you know where it is headed to.

  leader: the tracks are heading towards the edge of valley of the lost.

  Richard was standing at the edge of a cliff.

  wow I can probably survive falling down this but I still lose the strength in my legs locking down at the ground from her. So this is the Valley of the lost wait why do I know what it’s called, let’s try to focus on it and see what I know, ok the valley of the lost is a place that have a castle that was used as a strategic stronghold to our neighboring country, but ca 100 years ago during a battle some court sorcerer used some kind of spell and filled this place with miasma which made the dead rise which made this place an undead zone of low level undead, but instead of purifying the area the church is using it to train their members to fight undead, and I was supposed to get here to level up but then,,,,(BANG) eh did something hit me in the head. (He inspected his head and found an arrow piercing it) what the hell.

  as he turned around he noticed a middle aged man with a bow preparing to shoot but this time green energy was enveloping the arrow.

  fuck.

  Richard covered himself in darkness before launching at him and although the arrow hit the magic was nullified.

  Richard thought that he had this until another arrow from the side hit him as he pounced pushing him at the side.

  another one.

  “Pang” another arrow hit him from behind.

  dammit.

  he fell back towards the edge as the middle aged man shot another arrow but this time he used “mana blast” too deflect it,

  yeah as long as (Pang).

  another arrow hit him in the chest although now he felt soaked.

  water magic dammit i guess I can’t keep covering myself and use magic at the same time. But they don’t seem to have fire and my recovery is keeping up so I’ll wait until they get tired.

  a young man stepped out an came with at Richard with a sword. Richard tried to grab the man but he spun around and loped off Richard’s arm at the elbow.

  young man2: ha i guess you are not as threatening after,,, (Richard activated his fear skill that left an opening)

  Don’t underestimate me “shadow ball”.

  as the spell hits him the man lost a great deal of his hp and mp, when Richard was trying to do a follow up attack he got hit by another water infused arrow but he had already clocked himself in darkness so it only stunned him for a moment but that gave the young man time to fall back.

  shit this doesn’t look good should I pursue no if I return to the forest I’ll just get surrounded, can I win maybe i think my mp hp and intelligence surpass all of them but in terms of agility they are superior to me but i have better endurance and if there main weapon is a bow then sooner or later they are going to run out of arrows then I’ll get my,,,, shit shit shit.

  Beyond the forest the sun started to rise.

  this is bad if I’m exposed to the sun my strength will fade and I’ll lose my near immortality, what should I do, what can I do hope for some plot armor, yeah right like that would work with,,,, this is a terrible idea.

  Richard turned around and ran over the cliff’s edge.

  “SMAK” “PAIN” “CRASH”

  Status.

  Name: Richard smith/ Marcus von Bright.

  Race: moving corps.

  Job: mage lv9/10

  hp:1/650

  mp:300/800

  strength:120

  agility:35

  intelligence:140

  attribute: darkness

  Job skills: extra mp recovery lv10, mana blast lv6, mana manipulation lv10.

  race skills: night vision, miasma generation, undead rank1 lv2/10, cold immunity, poison immunity, pain resistance lv8, exhaustion immunity, enhanced muscle lv1, weakness fire lv8, weakness light lv10, physical resistance lv6, undead body, sun cursed.

  skills: fear lv1.

  spells: shadow ball (changed from fire ball)