Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

When the first rooster crowed in the village, the Goblin Squad had completed all preparations, left Flowerstone Village, and officially embarked on their journey to investigate the large goblin lair.

According to Captain Ge Mie

"Goblins are very cunning. Before a formal extermination, thorough reconnaissance is essential to ensure safety."

Leo strongly agrees with this.

There's a saying on Earth, "Even a lion needs to go all out to hunt a rabbit," which illustrates the same principle.

Standing at the village entrance, after watching Captain Gomez and his two companions depart, Leo turned to the girl standing beside him and patted her head with its chestnut-colored short hair: "Little Eve, let's go back."

The soft light of dawn shone on the girl.

She had a pair of extremely beautiful gray-blue eyes, like the water of an early autumn lake, with long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Her chestnut-brown medium-length hair had slightly curled ends, and the coarse linen clothes she wore were too big, making her body appear somewhat frail.

In reality, compared to girls her age, her body was actually quite robust—that was the foundation forged from years of working in the blacksmith's shop, pumping bellows and swinging a small hammer, repeatedly tempered by the furnace fire and sweat.

Although she appeared thin due to long-term malnutrition, beneath that rough linen lay the resilient and vibrant strength of a craftswoman's daughter.

She gripped Leo's clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

"...Brother Leo, Sister Cecilia, they'll be safe and sound, right?"

The girl looked up at Leo with pleading eyes.

When they first met, little Eve, who had just been rescued, had a blank look in her eyes and rarely interacted with anyone.

But after a day or two, she gradually calmed down and started talking more.

"They are all very skilled adventurers, don't worry," Leo said with a smile.

"I really want to grow up quickly," little Eve whispered. "When that happens, I can make really powerful weapons and protective gear for everyone, so you'll be safer when you go out."

The little girl's father and uncle were both blacksmiths, and could be considered to have "a family with extensive knowledge of blacksmithing".

"Then I'll wait for that day." Leo ruffled the little girl's hair again, making her puff out her cheeks in displeasure, but even so, she didn't flinch.

Leo returned to the farmhouse with little Eve and continued practicing his skills.

[Chop] is now at level 2. Next, I'll practice [Slide Step].

With each dodge and maneuver, sweat soaked his clothes and blurred his vision.

Physical exhaustion, mental fatigue...

These things are not worth mentioning in Leo's eyes, who can see "goals and progress"!

Practice after practice, progress little by little...

……

Huashi Village is located in the mountains and forests a few kilometers away.

The three members of the Goblin Slayer Squad stood in the center of more than a dozen goblin corpses.

Cecilia's slender, slightly immature chest rose and fell gently. She put down her short bow and wiped the sweat from her brow. "By the moon above, it's finally over. These goblins seem to have a stronger will to live than ordinary goblins?"

"He was shot through the heart, yet he can still get up? He needs an extra arrow to finish him off."

"Looking at their scarred bodies, I thought they were some kind of sick or disabled individuals, tsk."

Not far away, the dwarf Hassen planted his large shield into the ground and said with a panting breath, "Huff... I didn't expect that in this forest, besides the large goblin nest that was commissioned, there would be such a small goblin nest."

Captain Goblin Slayer didn't say anything, but simply squatted down next to a goblin corpse and reached out to examine it.

A moment later, he stood up and walked into the goblin's lair ahead.

Standing in front of a large cauldron deep inside the lair, Captain Gossip looked at the boiling liquid inside.

A foul odor filled the air, mingling with the thick, green liquid bubbling in the pot, causing Cecilia to gag upon seeing it: "What is this? It's disgusting."

Captain Goblin's eyes narrowed, and his tone became serious: "This is the potion brewed by an elite individual goblin shaman."

"Goblins that have taken this medicine tend to be more resilient."

"A goblin shaman?" The dwarf Hassen's eyes shifted. "But we didn't see it among the goblins we just killed. Normally, elite individuals stay in their lairs, receiving sustenance from the goblin horde..."

Captain Goblin shook his head, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes beneath the gaps in his visor: "You're right, but there's another possibility."

"It may not be responsible for just this one nest."

……

In the farmhouse and courtyard.

Leo's ever-changing steps suddenly stopped at a certain moment.

Sweat slid down his cheek and dripped onto the ground, wetting a small patch of earth.

"Fifty-five repetitions of the 'slide step' practice complete!"

He looked at the panel in front of him.

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【Slide Step lv.2】: A footwork technique to avoid fatal damage with minimal cost in muddy, rugged battlefields or forests.

Skill effect: When using the slide step, Agility bonus +0.4, Perception bonus +0.4

Current experience: 0/200

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"It's been upgraded!"

Leo felt a surge of joy.

With a thought, he transformed [Slide Step Lv.2] into a primordial force under the effect of "Mirror Return to Origin," and then poured it into [Slash Lv.2].

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【Slashing Lv.2】: One of the most basic blade weapon techniques. Abandon all fancy moves and perfectly concentrate all your strength and center of gravity into the weapon to pursue ultimate destructive power.

Skill effect: Accuracy +0.4, Strength bonus +0.4

Current experience: 110/200

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"Not enough for an upgrade?"

Leo frowned.

But upon closer examination, it is indeed the case.

The skill "Slide Step" only requires 110 skill experience points to level up from lv.0 to lv.2. In other words, it can only provide 110 skill experience points for "Chop" lv.2, which is insufficient to meet the 200 skill experience points required for leveling up.

"This is getting a bit troublesome..."

Without any level 3 skills, the efficiency of level 2 [Slash] and [Slide] will be greatly reduced.

"The best way is to acquire another skill, upgrade that skill to level 2, and then you can directly fuse it into a level 3 skill."

"pity……"

Leo shook his head.

Captain Ge and the others have all gone out, so even if I wanted to acquire new skills, there was no way to do so.

Moreover, Captain Gomez has made it clear that he will no longer teach him any new skills.

If he insists on learning a new skill even after the other party has clearly analyzed the pros and cons, it will not only arouse suspicion, but also easily lower the "favorability" of Captain Gomez and others towards him.

"With this analysis, we should go to Baihe Town even sooner."

When he arrived in Baihe Town, nobody knew him. He could learn whatever skills he wanted as long as he paid the price, without worrying about his secret being exposed.

"well……"

Leo sighed.

He picked up the iron sword, ready to begin practicing his skills.

Since he no longer has the "experience buff," he can only rely on his own hard work to make up for the last 90 skill experience points.