A-6

Pino stands still before the Goblins, he sees every Goblin staring at him with a murder stare, the Hob-Goblin who has the greatest power looks calm, Pino who sees the serenity of the Hob-Goblin feeling something awkward, because the Goblins who are near the Hob-Goblin look at him with a fierce eye and intend to kill him.

The tall and large Hob-Goblin carries a large sword, and he also has much better armor than other Goblins. His appearance is very intimidating, large and cluttered like a bodybuilder, when he stands up and stares at Pino, the Goblins around him can't do anything, they just shut up while waiting for the cues of the Hob-Goblin to attack.

"Damn it! The Hob-Goblin has been after me, if only there had been no stone throwing... I can still hide while looking for an opportunity to attack him, now there's no such chance anymore. He's really big... Why is his skin color different, he is not green like other Goblins, instead it is red," murmured Pino, noting there is a difference between a regular Goblin and a Hob-Goblin other than his stature.

The red Hob-Goblin is not a regular Hob-Goblin but rather a variant of the Hob Goblin, in which this red Hob-Goblin has the magic power of fire, he is able to control fire like a witch even though it is only a simple spell, he can use fireball which is the basic magic of the novice witches.

Pino could not take his gaze off the Hob-Goblin even though he was in an uncertain situation, where the Goblins began to move towards him. The movement of the Goblins is much more structural than the previous Goblins. With an opponent starting to approach him, Pino prepares to attack him but what he gets is different to his expectations.

The Hob-Goblin attacks Pino by swinging his sword and then a hot fire and forming a ball towards Pino. Facing a fireball that suddenly appears, Pino jumps in a different direction. Once evading the fireball, Pino is immediately greeted with an attack from the Goblins.

Despite the threat of red Hob-Goblins, Pino faces an equally troublesome enemy, although previously he faced the same creatures, he could feel the difference in the level of strength in the two even though they were just ordinary Goblins. Facing the remaining four Goblins, Pino doesn't hold back anymore, his sword and foot steps moving simultaneously.

One goblin after another who attacked him fell after receiving his sword sabetan, he moved like a fish in the water, none of the Goblins were able to withstand and survive his attack, they collapsed after receiving two to three sabetans, however, he was also quite difficult when defeating the Goblins because they had to avoid the red Hob-Goblin attack.

Balam pays attention to every incident pino experiences. He was a little worried when he saw Pino receive an attack from hob-goblins, he never taught Pino the basics of his own magic, but when he saw Pino was able to dodge and survive the Hob-Goblin attack, he was relieved.

"I never thought there would be hob-goblin variants in this kind of place, especially this area close enough to Morshore City. What exactly did the soldiers and witches do why did they get negligent and let hob-goblin variants like this roam freely around the city?" murmured Balam, astonished and annoyed with the soldiers who served in Morshore City.

Daring to abandon a threat of this size is an inlerable omission, the danger posed by hob-goblin variants is much greater than that of a regular Hob-Goblin or a group of ordinary Goblins, the danger level of the Hob-Goblin variant is rated C. On the Ils Continent there is an organization that will determine the danger level of each monster and the organization is referred to as guild.

Each monster will be assessed its threat level, they are measured through the level of strength they have, the potential damage they can do and other threats, the monster's rank is divided into;

S-rank

A-rank

B-rank

C-rank

D-rank

E-rank

Just like guild-ranked monsters, fighters or wizards who join guilds will get adventurous titles and be judged on their strength levels so that they will be grouped according to their strengths so that they can get missions according to their abilities, the ranks of the adventurers themselves are almost the same as the monster rank except one rank above the s rank.

Balam is a bit worried and agitated when he sees an overwhelmed Pino facing a red Hob-Goblin, Pino continues to dodge without being able to shorten the distance, unable to float an attack is a real disadvantage, let alone an opponent that Pino faces having an edge in the attack distance. The red Hob-Goblin continues to use fireball, he floats the fire magic like a Gatling Gun, not stopping at all.

"Son, this is what magic you want to learn... Strong isn't it? Only simple magic is able to make such an impact, trees are destroyed and the ground becomes small craters. The attack can be categorized as an attack from a 2nd level witch, hang on... You can beat him without using magic. Stay focused and look for that open gap," murmurs Balam, as he continues to pay attention to the battle between Pino and the red Hob-Goblin.

Pino can't get close to the variant Hob-Goblin, he continues to get a Fireball attack that makes the distance between himself and the red Hob Goblin even further. Pino gasps, he begins to get exhausted, avoiding fireball magic enough to drain his energy. Pino pointed his sword and stared at the red Hob-Goblin with a fierce stare.

His aura soars into the sky, his eyes become serious, he bends slightly, changes his position. Pino remembers his father's words, always remembering those words, in which Balam once warned himself to pay attention to his opponent's every move, because the gaps would open once they moved.

Pino dodges and dodges, noticing the movements of the red Hob-Goblin who continues to swing his hand towards Pino, and one more hand is in a mature position, where he can swing his weapon when getting an attack. In addition to his annoying attacks, his defense is far from weak.

"Ah... Turns out there, now you can't dodge anymore... Want to attack from a long distance though, you will no longer threaten me, you monster!!! shouted Pino, he sped off in one breath and targeted one of the unprotected areas of the red Hob-Goblin's body.

Balam does not distract him from the battle between the red Hob-Goblin and PIno, and by the time Pino moves he knows that the fight is over, "Jelly also your eyes, son, the right angle and accurate position. Finding this gap is very difficult for beginners without experience like you."