The demon monk in the second dimension

Before long, with a "pop," it sounded like a water-filled balloon being punctured.

The Qi within Xia Zhi's body flowed out rapidly, eventually condensing into a strand of Qi as thin as a hair in his dantian.

This also means that he has successfully broken through and can now be considered a cultivator.

After breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining, Xia Zhi's physical attributes increased by about one-tenth.

But he frowned slightly.

Although he is the protagonist of the world, the aptitude of this body can only be considered average.

After all, Goblin Slayer wasn't an adventurer known for his strength.

Among silver-rank adventurers, his strength is almost at the bottom.

However, Xia Zhi's brows soon relaxed.

Although this aptitude is not suitable for cultivating orthodox techniques that value talent and aptitude, it is perfectly fine for cultivating demonic techniques.

Why is the Demonic Sect universally condemned? Many people know that practicing demonic arts is insane and a matter of life and death, yet so many still want to join it.

Because not only can demonic martial arts be mastered quickly, but they also have very low requirements for aptitude!

Among the many elders of the Demonic Sect at the Dao Integration stage, three to five of them can only be described as having average talent, and the possibility of them cultivating to the Dao Integration stage in the righteous path is almost nonexistent.

This also attracted more cultivators of average talent to join the Demonic Sect.

Summer Solstice thought to himself, "It's not that I don't want to be the light of the righteous path, but reality doesn't allow it!"

Next time—never mind, let's hope there's no next time.

If my physical body is destroyed and only my primordial spirit escapes, I, an old man, cannot withstand it.

……

After finishing her boxing match, Xia Zhi took a shower and then went to the restaurant for dinner.

He then took a look at what the body's face looked like.

Although he has a few scars on his face, he's definitely a handsome guy.

Breakfast was a simple combination of black bread and milk.

This ranch, located in a border town, is not large, but it's not small either.

The entire town's milk is supplied by the ranch.

Therefore, there is no tragic situation where someone who sells milk cannot afford to buy milk themselves.

Xia Zhi ate breakfast alone.

At this time, the cow girl had already ridden her oxcart to town to deliver milk, while her uncle took the cattle out to graze.

Summer Solstice arrives at the warehouse where Goblin Slayer previously stored his weapons.

Upon opening the warehouse door, Xia Zhi immediately spotted a short sword.

Goblins are creatures that are extremely timid when few in number, but become surprisingly bold when their numbers increase. More than half of them live in caves.

In caves with many obstacles, standard longswords can easily be blocked by protruding rock walls.

Therefore, this short sword, specially made by Goblin Slayer with a section of its blade ground off, is just right.

Beside the short sword lay a small, round, silver metal shield and a full suit of iron armor.

According to Goblin Slayer's memory, it took him more than ten minutes to put on the equipment by himself.

Then put on the helmet that covers your entire head and protects your eyes.

Goblins are very cunning creatures.

It's like how a yak attacks its prey's anus when hunting.

Goblins will also attack vulnerable areas such as the eyes and ears, and they will also use techniques such as throwing sand to disrupt the opponent's vision.

That's why Goblin Slayer chose this type of helmet.

Donning his armor, Xia Zhi patrols the area around the ranch.

Repair the damaged fence and also check for signs of goblins.

Ranches isolated outside the town are the goblins' favorite targets.

……

Two days later.

After two ordinary days, the summer solstice headache had disappeared.

His primordial spirit and body were fully integrated, and he also became completely familiar with this body.

So he decided to go to the Adventurers' Guild to see if there were any quests related to goblins.

Early in the morning, just as dawn broke, Xia Zhi, fully equipped, and Dairy Girl drove an oxcart loaded with milk towards the border town.

Half an hour later, the oxcart stopped at the entrance of the town.

The Adventurers' Guild is nearby.

After saying goodbye to the cowgirl who was still delivering milk to various parts of the town, Xia Zhi stepped into the Adventurers' Guild from Goblin Slayer's memories.

Chapter 4 First Battle with Goblins (Please add to your favorites and subscribe)

The Adventurers' Guild's quest log is updated weekly, so every Monday is when adventurers gather in the guild to compete for quests.

At other times, most adventurers are busy with quests, so there aren't many people in the Adventurers' Guild.

Upon seeing Goblin Slayer enter, the female supervisor and the receptionist from the Adventurers' Guild brightened up and greeted him sweetly.

"Good morning, Goblin Slayer!"

"Good morning."

Xia Zhi arrived at the counter, not surprised by the two people's attitude towards her.

As mentioned before, the rewards for goblin hunting missions are low, and the guild points gained are minimal, so almost no one chooses them except for novice adventurers.

Adventurers' Guilds also have mission targets!

If you have too many tasks left over after a certain period of time, you will be penalized!

As the top contender for the goblin extermination mission, Goblin Slayer was practically a walking bonus in their eyes!

Thanks to Goblin Slayer, their adventurers' guild wasn't like those in other border towns, accumulating a huge pile of unfinished goblin-related quests that left them heartbroken and penniless during every assessment.

No wonder he was so enthusiastic towards him!

Upon seeing Goblin Slayer, the receptionist took out a prepared mission sheet.

"Mr. Goblin Slayer, this is a mission request that was issued just two days ago! It's about goblins."

"Ah."

Xia Zhi took the task list and began to browse through it.

The mission location is a village near a border town, a journey that would take most of the day on foot.

Hunters have discovered goblins in the mountains near the village and have requested the Adventurers' Guild to hunt them down.

The reward is six gold coins.

Six gold coins are roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of 60,000 yuan.

When the Adventurers' Guild issues a quest, aside from some material quests that can be completed repeatedly, the reward is at least 5 gold coins.

Six gold coins aren't a lot.

It's like a hunter wielding a knife and bow and arrow, risking his life to hunt down an unknown number of wolves, only to be paid 6 yuan.

No way!

But this is already the maximum that an ordinary village could afford in this era.

Any more than that would affect the stability of the village.

These six gold coins alone would require many villagers to tighten their belts to afford them.

But in Goblin Slayer's memory, this was the most common type of mission he ever took on.

After reading the task sheet, Xia Zhi nodded to the counter staff.

"I'll take this mission."

The saleswoman, with her beautiful blonde hair braided into pigtails, smiled radiantly.

"Okay, I'll register you right away!"

……

Holding the mission sheet and carrying a bag, Xia Zhi walked towards the village where the mission was located.

In his memory, Goblin Slayer had not yet met the Priestess, and had only been in this border town for five years.

In other words, the story is in a state of not yet starting.

Despite wearing a full suit of armor, Xia Zhi's pace was not slow.

After successfully advancing to the first level of Qi Refining, he circulated a wisp of true Qi within his body and used the Leaping Lightness Technique to arrive at the village where the mission was issued in just half a day.

Outside the village, he ate dry rations and drank water for lunch, then refined the last bit of true energy he had just used up before stepping into the village.

After chatting with the village chief, who seemed relieved to see the adventurers arrive, the village chief found the hunter who had discovered the goblin's trail and asked him to take Xia Zhi up the mountain.

The two arrived at the forest where the goblin footprints had been found, and the hunter pointed ahead.

"That's where I discovered the goblins."

Xia Zhi took two steps forward, looked carefully at the ground, and found several small footprints.

The feet of ordinary goblins are like those of chickens, with only three legs, and their footprints are not large, making them quite easy to distinguish.

"That's enough. Leave the bow and arrows behind and go back."

Xia Zhi nodded to the hunter, whose expression and movements were quite tense.

"I will wipe out these goblins."

"Then it's up to you!"

The young hunter swallowed hard and set aside the crudely made shortbow and arrows that he had been carrying on his back.

He nodded gratefully to Xia Zhi and hurried down the mountain.

Following the footprints, Xia Zhi carried the hunter's bow and arrows on his back and searched the forest.

Not long after, he found goblin droppings and leftover bones lying nearby next to a bush.

Upon closer inspection, Xia Zhi noticed that the bone, which appeared to be the rib of some kind of bird, was covered with tiny teeth marks, matching the tooth marks of goblins in Goblin Slayer's memories.

So there must be goblins here!

He grabbed some goblin dung and dirt from the ground and smeared it evenly on himself.

He came from a human town and had a strong odor.

Goblins have a keen sense of smell.

In a secluded cave, unfamiliar scents are easy to detect.

Smearing goblin feces on your body can mask your scent.

Besides, it was just a piece of excrement; Xia Zhi's heart remained steadfast, and she was completely unmoved.

Following the footprints, Xia Zhi quickly searched for more than ten minutes and found a cave.

In front of the cave, a goblin stands guard, holding a wooden stick with a bone fragment embedded in it, the fragment bearing obvious signs of polishing.

Like many nocturnal animals, goblins have the opposite sleep patterns to humans.

They sleep in their dens during the day and strike hard at night.

Therefore, the best time to hunt goblins is in the early morning or evening.

Their mornings are like human nights; apart from the goblins on guard duty, most goblins are asleep.

Their evenings were like dawn for humans, the goblins just waking up not yet fully awake.