Demon King

The view was a little strange. Suddenly, the floor became distant. The ceiling, on the other hand, approached. The cave seems to be very small, but narrow.

I soon learned why. It's because my body grew.

You raise your hand. It's no longer the grumpy Goblin's arm. It was still thin compared to the time when it was human, but it was a hard muscle, not a soft one.

The legs grew longer, with the exception of dark green-brown skin and wrinkled appearance, they became more and more human overall. The difference is deadly.

I squeeze my fist. I can feel it gathering. I summoned the Status with a smile.

[Fade]

[Hobgoblin Lv. 25]

[Strength – 91 HP – 90 MP – 31 Luck]

[Skill – Dark Heart, Predatory Lv2, Escape Lv1, Lesser Slash Lv1, Beginner Throwing Lv3, Beginner Enchantment Lv4, Beginner Detection Lv6, Beginner Ambush Lv3, Beginner Brush Lv1, Beginner Status Effect Resistance Lv3]

Even when I became a Goblin Fighter, the change in becoming a Hobgoblin was beyond my wildest imagination. Strength and stamina increased by 25…… no, exactly 25, especially my humble horsepower, which was only 6, quickly grew to 31.

It may not still be that many numbers, but five times as many fountains as before were buzzing in my heart. Now you can fire ten epileptic shots.

Both Strength, Health and Magic Power increased by 25. Is it the same as my level? Because he evolved to Hobgoblin? Either way, it was good. The fact that it was stronger was the most important.

Everything was different. Everything! I can't believe the Goblins have changed like this.

I was instinctively feeling it. The fact that I'm finally at the bottom of the food chain. There are monsters who look at me and are afraid.

But in this vast and deep dungeon, I am still a weak magical object. Monsters stronger than me will literally exist as wide as the depths of the dungeon.

But now I was even happy about it. Dark hearts were telling me my evolution would never end in Hobgoblin. This heart of mine beating so hard right now!

Go deeper.

Lower. Lower.

Until there's nowhere else to go. Until there's nowhere to go down.

Until we see the end of this evolution.

As before, as soon as I finished evolving, I remembered a window informing me of the occurrence of new quests.

[Quest Occurred!]

[You've noticed something special about yourself. It's up to you whether you accept the curse of your destiny or the blessing you receive. You have to go further.]

[Goblin Fighter Hunt Predatory 0/1 ,000]

[Goblin Warrior Hunt Predatory 0/200]

[Goblin Night Hunt Predatory 0/5]

[Goblin King Hunt Predatory 0/1]

“…… what? ”

I rubbed my eyes and checked the quest again. I didn't see it wrong.

1,000 Goblin Fighters, 200 Goblin Warriors, 5 Goblin Knights, and 1 Goblin King. I've never met a Goblin Knight. I've never even seen the name Goblin King.

Previously, only monsters of my level had to be hunted and eaten after evolution. Even if I evolved into a Hobgoblin, and not a Goblin Warrior, there wouldn't be such a big difference between the two.

But a Goblin Knight and a King?

Suddenly, I thought the difficulty was too high. At the same time, I thought,

Can't we just hunt a lot of Goblin Warriors and level them up so they can evolve? I want to be strong so that I can survive. It's so dangerous that I'm crazy...

[Fugitive skill has been lost.]

At that moment, I stopped all thoughts. I just tried to think about what the text in front of my eyes meant. I opened the Status. There's really no escape.

I thought I knew who the killer was. The Heart of Darkness. My heart, which I had always considered to be my absolute ally, just literally swallowed one of my chances of surviving the crisis.

The pounding heart did not tell me why, but I instinctively realized. He's giving me orders.

“Don't run away? ”

But, as I admit, his heart was beating violently.

“Instead of giving you strength and opportunity, you're forcing yourself forward. ”

Ha, there's a bitter smile.

The fury followed. It happened suddenly, but it eroded my mind in an instant.

From the moment I opened my eyes with the Goblin body until now, my anger was raging at the situation.

“Don't talk about it, I'm not a suicidal person! What the fuck are you talking about? I'm the one who decides what to do! ”

[Beginner Throwing Skill has been lost.]

In the fury that raged, I had no choice but to make a cold judgment. I pulled out a sharp steel sword, grabbed it in reverse and shouted to my heart. At this moment, the thought of hiding my existence was not in my mind.

“Don't threaten me. One by one, don't let it get to you! I don't want to be strong, I just don't want to drown myself in death! ”

Does the Dark Heart understand me? My heart thumped very hard. I even started to feel a strain on my body.

[Beginner enchantment skill has been lost.]

“ ……! ”

At that moment, my reason reached its limit.

I couldn't do anything on my own. Born to die, and opened my eyes with a Goblin's body.

He was convincing himself that his life was precious. I thought it was okay to survive and ignored all other precious things.

But I can't do that anymore. My appearance, my actions, my life! All was well and good, but I couldn't stand this damn heart that was trying to control now and even my thoughts.

I am me. I acted to save my life, but I was also afraid of a powerful enemy. All of them were me. What do I become after I deny it? Can I really say it's me?

Nothing! I want to be old. I had to be me.

I know it's changing, and I don't mind it. But it must be on its own will, no one else can force it!

If that doesn't work for you, yes. It cannot be said that it survived even though it was alive. If he's as good as dead, I'll blow this damn heart out of my hand!

At this moment I realized. My faint self began to emit a definite light at this very moment.

When I was about to die, I was more convinced that I was alive as myself than ever before. It was dreadfully sad, but even happier.

But just before I cut my skin and put a sword through my heart, my arm stopped.

At the moment my heart was beating loudly, a window appeared in front of my eyes.

[Heart of Darkness]

[Can detect a crisis. Positively calibrates all combat activities. Evolves the body indefinitely as it grows.??]

The question mark alone reminded me of information related to the dark heart. even though there were still a lot of question marks.

“What is this? ”

I muttered unconsciously. The heat was a little cold.

At that moment, the stopped heart slowly resumed its activity. At the same time, another notification window appeared before my eyes.

[Beginner Height Skill obtained.]

[Beginner Height Lv1]

[Skill for dealing with cursed epilepsy. Right now, all you have to do is reach through your palm and reach for the epilepsy.]

Beginner enchantments never came back, but it was as if they were made for it. It seemed stronger than epileptic magic, no matter how much you looked at it.

I've put down the sword. Now I know the situation.

I won. I succeeded in engraving my angles, to the heart that tried to manipulate me without listening to the owner.

[Are you sure you want to give up the quest?]

I laughed and laughed. I hope the quest has nothing to do with the Dark Heart. I shaken my head slowly with such a foolish thought.

“No way. ”

I was just scared for a while. If you could just level up and evolve without a quest, you wouldn't have to risk it, I just thought.

On second thought, there was no way that something I didn't need to do could have been written in the quest content. Until now, it was only possible to evolve after completing the quest.

Obviously, the conditions for evolution that I need will be presented in the quest. So you'll have to catch Goblin Knights and Kings someday.

However, the fuckhead erased the ability to flee and got even more excited.

‘How come people always rush in. Die, just run and you're really going to die. Who says you don't kill Goblin Knights? They're not going to kill the Goblin King? Can't I just be scared? Don't you ever want to run away? ’

A fleeing skill that disappears at will when I only have a weak thought. A heart that wants to rule over its owner on the subject of internal organs.

It ruined my pride so much that it unleashed all the complaints, anger and anxiety that had been accumulated so far.

As a result, I have been impulsively trying to give up my own life, even though I thought I was going to survive somehow. It was a very contradictory and extreme act.

I think the directionality of my actions was right. I also think that I have recovered something that was lacking in me so far. It was too much, too much. You tried to stab yourself in the heart because it didn't work. What kind of idiot is this?

Continuously exposed to the dangers of death, without a moment's rest, killing, eating, killing, eating. My mental state is not normal right now. You must have been affected a lot. When I think about it, I think this series of shit was going to happen one day.

I don't want to die. Moreover, if you continue to scream so loudly in the dungeon, you will die without screaming once.

I needed to calm myself and control my mind. The foolishness that I just did must never be repeated.

But first...

“Kiik!”

“Glug!”

I raised my head.

Goblin fighters carrying rusty swords are pouring in from all over the passageway.

Now I have to pay for my shit.

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