A Goblin Chieftain, something I had only heard about. Although I am a combatant running in the field, no strong monsters have appeared recently.
"And strong monsters are usually handled by the 3 Great Guilds on their own."
'But... performing a ritual to become a Great Chieftain?'
The Goblin Great Chieftain appeared on the day of Great Chaos when Gates first opened and hasn't shown itself since. If things go wrong, that thing might pop out here.
"Damn it."
Click—.
Having switched to burst fire, I quickly shot the ones approaching closest first.
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
In an instant, two charging at me died.
'Huh?'
It's burst fire, but I can aim this accurately and swiftly? While overcoming recoil?
Even though it's still [Beginner Firearm Proficiency]…?
"Hup, come on!"
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
The K2 rifle spewed fire, and the guys rushing madly lost their lives to the deadly bullets.
"Good. Keep coming!"
At that moment, the movement of the goblin pack stopped.
"...?"
"Kereureu...."
From the center, a goblin much larger than the others, about the size of an adult male, let out a low voice.
"Goblin Chieftain...."
An existence that uses magic. Very dangerous.
'Since it has a shield, attacking is not easy.'
Then when should I aim for?
Right when it casts another magic.
Basically, 'Double Casting' is only possible for very, very strong existences. Even among Awakened, almost no one can do Double Casting. In our country, only Baek Hyun-su, the guild master of the 'Blue Bear Guild', one of the 3 Great Guilds, can do it.
'Since it's not a Goblin Great Chieftain, it can't Double Cast.'
It is an existence that has not yet become a Great Chieftain. If the ritual is fully completed, it will become a Great Chieftain and possess immense power, but....
"Before that, I will kill it."
"Kereureu!!!"
As the Goblin Chieftain shouted, the stopped goblins rushed at me again.
And this time, they didn't just approach simply.
"Tch, trying to surround me?"
Tactical movements different from before. Since 5 died in an instant, they must have been flustered too.
[Beginner Firearm Proficiency Lv.1 $\rightarrow$ Lv.2]
'This is good.'
Right now I have a K2 rifle and a K5 pistol.
And plenty of ammo.
My position is advantageous. Those things are located below me. But the situation is that they started moving to surround me.
'If worse comes to worst, I'll cross over to the pass next to me.'
There is something important in combat.
Unconditionally taking a higher position than the opponent.
'Let's shoot while constantly moving.'
This height, meaning I just need to move and shoot within the floor I am on.
This resort is being built at the foot of a mountain, so there is an entrance facing the road on my side, and a separate entrance facing where the goblins are gathered. The goblins are on the beach side, and I am on the mid-slope of the mountain.
"I'll move only on the floor I'm on, and run to the pass if things get bad."
Better than being isolated and surrounded inside the building. And for some reason, they said those things didn't come out of the building....
'They might not follow me out of the building.'
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
Fire spewed from the muzzle in an instant, and three goblins fell.
'I want to save bullets, but there are so many that I don't have time to shoot calmly one by one with single shots!'
Dadadada―.
I quickly changed position and continued firing.
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
"Kereuk―!!!"
'To think accuracy is this good even while moving and shooting.'
Although accuracy drops compared to stopping, aiming, and shooting, nothing missed. Every bullet headed for a goblin.
'Even if I can't kill them instantly, I just need to incapacitate them!'
Shooting just arms and legs makes it even more advantageous for me. So I don't necessarily aim for instant kills. As a backup, I hung one of the goblin poison daggers I got from the last hunt on my waist.
"Too many numbers."
It looks to be at least 70. Those construction company bastards who lied saying 50... I absolutely won't let them off. And they didn't say there was a Chieftain either.
"Hryaaap!"
There was a collapsed floor in the middle, so I took a running start and jumped over it.
[You have acquired the skill 'Running'!]
[Running Lv.1: Running posture is corrected, and speed increases.]
[You have acquired the skill 'Jumping'!]
[Jumping Lv.1: Jump height and distance increase slightly.]
['Walking', 'Running', 'Jumping' skills are integrating and evolving into an Advanced Skill!]
[You have acquired the Advanced Skill 'Leg Strength'!]
[Leg Strength Lv.1: Leg strength increases. Power is imbued in actions using the lower body.]
[Due to the effect of skill 'Leg Strength', 'Speed' stat increases.]
[Speed: 3 $\rightarrow$ 4]
"!!!"
The moment I obtained the Advanced Skill [Leg Strength], I felt unbelievable power spewing from my lower body.
"Whoa―!!!"
'R-running becomes this fast?'
"Good! Let's do this!"
One more skill that can be a weapon has been given to me. Let's do a speed battle.
Kwa-gwa-gwang―!!!
At that moment, a large fireball flew to where I was and exploded.
"Hiek!"
Crazy, destructive power of that level?
'The Chieftain is this much... then the Great Chieftain....'
The firepower of the fireball launched by the Goblin Chieftain was immense. It destroyed reinforced concrete and melted rebar, bending it like taffy.
"Now!"
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
I aimed for this moment and shot at the Chieftain, but the fireball casting was already over, and the Goblin Chieftain had quickly put up a mana shield.
"Tch―."
Reaction speed is fast too. Just how strong is its martial prowess? Its magic seems tremendous.
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
Moving quickly, I swept away the goblin packs approaching me while saving ammo as much as possible.
'Have to change mag.'
Already emptied one magazine. I took out a magazine pre-inserted in my tactical vest and swapped it.
Click—.
'The barrel isn't as hot as I thought?'
Just in case, I lightly touched the barrel, but it wasn't that hot.
'Is this also the influence of [Beginner Firearm Proficiency]?'
Directly influencing the durability of the gun… I've never seen or heard of such a skill.
"It's a benefit for me, so it's fine!"
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat―!!!
Honestly, if they don't give me this much, how do I... stop the world's destruction? I probably can't stop it even with all this given. At least give me this much so I feel like trying.
"Hup―!"
As the goblins gradually approached the floor I was on, I jumped out of an open window in an instant.
Thud—.
"Die―!"
As soon as I got outside, I turned around, quickly aimed, and blasted the gun.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat―!!!
"Kereureureuk!!!"
"Kweeeeeeek!!!"
I emptied about two-thirds of the magazine in an instant, and eight goblins ascended to the sky.
'Hmm, at this rate....'
I came with 4 magazines fully loaded with 30 rounds in the vest, 6 in the bag, and one attached to the gun, but I've already used up almost the 2nd magazine.
"I brought eleven, but it's already time to take out the third magazine?"
Money, my money is scattering in the air....
'I will unconditionally get a ton of money.'
I will get three times the request fee. These construction company bastards.
If I return alive.
"Hup―!"
Having dealt with the goblin vanguard, I entered the building again in an instant and checked the situation.
'Only the vanguard entered the floor I was on.'
I peeked my head toward the central lobby again to check.
"Kereureureu!"
'Certainly, the goblins do not try to leave that place.'
Only some goblins were coming up at the Chieftain's command.
Since it was a pile of unfinished concrete, it was full of holes here and there, so the goblin pack could see me clearly, and I could see them clearly.
"Means I can shoot to my heart's content too."
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
I shot another goblin trying to come up and incapacitated it.
'Need bigger firepower....'
Should have bought grenades. Damn it.
Still, the experience of [Beginner Firearm Proficiency] was rising steadily. Thanks to that, it's already Level 3.
[Breathing] also became Level 4.
"Phew...."
The Goblin Chieftain kept launching threatening magic, but thanks to the [Leg Strength] skill, my speed increased, so I could dodge.
Conversely, I also watched for opportunities and shot at the Goblin Chieftain, but I couldn't attack because it quickly unfolded a mana shield.
A state where neither can inflict a fatal blow on the other. Of course, I was slaughtering the goblins excluding the Chieftain. But eventually, if I don't resolve the Chieftain, the request fails.
"Must approach."
I have to enter inside the mana barrier surrounding him. That is the only way I can do this.
'Since the speed of casting the mana barrier is brutally fast, it's impossible with a gun from a distance.'
"Kereureureureu...."
"Damn it. Going in."
If so, I have to go down.
'Must create a 1 on 1 situation as much as possible.'
Only when all goblin packs are killed and it becomes a situation with just the Chieftain and me is there a chance of victory. And I have [Leg Strength].
'I can see the fireball and dodge it.'
Going in.
Dadadada―.
I am doing run-and-gun in real combat, something I only did in FPS games.
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
"Kereuk!!!"
"Kweeeek―!!!"
"Kyak!"
Every single bullet flew with ferocious momentum and pierced the goblins' bodies.
'Shooting damage increased quite a bit.'
There are plenty of guys who collapse with a keck in one shot and can't get up. Unless it was a vital point, they used to get up like zombies though.
'By the way, why can't I see the Goblin Chieftain's weakness?'
It should be visible with the power of the [Analysis] skill, but it's not visible. Is it because he is strong?
Click—.
Possessed, showing off shooting skills as I went down floor by floor, only 3 magazines remained already.
"Huff... Huff...."
"Kereureu...."
"Keeeee...."
Ten goblins remaining. Those ten were surrounding the Chieftain, guarding against me intensely.
I came down the stairs.
"Keeeeek!!!"
"Kereureureureu!!!"
'Now it's really close.'
[Analysis...]
[Goblin Chieftain]
[Strengths: Fast magic casting, strong mana, Fire attribute]
[Weaknesses: Weak body, cannot leave the spot due to Great Chieftain descent ritual]
"Right... now [Analysis] is working."
[Analyzing a strong opponent levels up skill 'Analysis'.]
[Analysis Lv.1 $\rightarrow$ Lv.2]
"Don't hide behind magic and come out confidently!"
[Due to the influence of 'Breathing' and 'Vocalization', you can make a loud sound.]
[You have acquired the skill 'Roar'!]
[Roar Lv.1: Make a loud sound to fluster the opponent.]
'...?'
"Kereureu...?"
"K-Kereuk―"
I could see the ten goblins flustered and not knowing what to do.
'The Chieftain isn't flustered....'
Does the [Roar] skill not work on existences strong to a certain degree?
"Die!"
Rat-a-tat-tat―!!!
I used up the entire magazine I swapped in an instant and killed the ten goblins.
"Not even blinking an eye even though his subordinates are dying...."
Only me and the Goblin Chieftain remained.
And behind the mana barrier, the Goblin Chieftain smiled looking at me.
At that moment, whitish shapes came out from the surrounding goblin corpses and were absorbed into him.
"...Uh?"
[Conditions for the descent ritual have been met due to the death of multiple goblins.]
[Warning! Goblin Great Chieftain descent begins!]
"This is crazy!"
The conclusion of the ritual was....
The death of goblins.
'I ended up helping the descent ritual!'
"Damn it! Die!
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