I’m not Goblin Slayer Chapter 072

He spent most of the day wandering in the forest.

Finally, in the afternoon, Gauss discovered traces left by goblins on the ground.

On a gray stone, there were several dried small footprints.

“Total Monsters Killed: 94”

After killing those 5 goblins last night, only 6 more were needed to reach the goal of 100 kills.

It could be said that as long as he found a goblin nest, he would likely meet this number requirement.

Not only Gauss was delighted, but also the two villagers who had followed him around the forest for most of the day.

After finding signs of activity, Gauss further expanded his search in the surrounding area.

Eventually, in a muddy patch, he found a goblin tribe.

He hid in the distance and observed for a while, discovering that this goblin tribe was relatively small. There were only 8 green-skinned brats bathing in the mud.

It was unclear if yesterday’s 5 goblins also came from this tribe; even if they did, it would only be 13 in total.

In terms of size, this group of goblins was also on the smaller side, generally around one meter tall.

It should be noted that goblins that typically develop well can grow to about 1.4 or 1.5 meters.

Even though they were both goblins, the difference in height was very obvious.

This was also why many people couldn’t accurately gauge the combat power of goblins, because even ordinary goblins had distinctions between strong and weak.

“You two wait here, I’ll go by myself,” Gauss said, specifically instructing them, fearing the two villagers would follow.

Firstly, he felt he could handle it himself. Secondly, he was worried that if he accidentally “lost a few kills” and couldn’t reach the hundred mark, it would be quite frustrating.

“Then please be careful.”

Actually, Gauss was overthinking it; the two villagers had no intention of helping in the first place.

Gauss’s figure quickly weaved through the forest.

He quietly approached the muddy area.

Perhaps immersed in the cooling pleasure of a mud bath, the goblins’ vigilance was greatly reduced.

Gauss was almost upon them when one goblin suddenly noticed his presence.

“Wah wah wah!”

As it warned its companions, Gauss had already stepped into the mud, which barely covered his ankles.

He pushed off with his feet, splashing mud and water.

His body rapidly closed in.

A cold rapier tore through the air.

From above, it pierced a goblin’s throat.

“Goblin killed * 1”

“Total Monsters Killed: 95”

The other goblins were a beat slow, scrambling on all fours to grab their weapons.

Under their terrified gaze, another goblin was swiftly beheaded by Gauss.

“Total Monsters Killed: 96”

Gauss’s sword became increasingly clean and efficient.

Killing nearly a hundred monsters was not just a simple accumulation of numbers; it was a manifestation of the improvement in his overall abilities.

Killing efficiency, psychological resilience, on-the-spot strategy, understanding of corresponding monster reactions and attack methods, and so on…

These abilities and judgments, which could not be quantified, inherently required a large amount of practical combat experience to accumulate.

A few minutes later.

As the last goblin thrust its stone spear, the spear tip pressed against Gauss’s lower abdomen, only to be absorbed and resisted by an invisible force.

With the goblin’s unwilling gaze, Gauss’s rapier swept up, severing its neck. Its head fell into the mud with a “plop.”

The battle was over.

Having killed all the goblins, Gauss eagerly looked at his adventurer’s handbook.

As expected, after reaching the 100-kill milestone, the system, just like with previous stages, granted new rewards.

“Goblin killed * 1”

“Total Monsters Killed: 102”

“Reward obtained: Talent [Magic Resistance]”

“[Magic Resistance]: Based on the quality of your magic power, you exhibit corresponding resistance to external hostile spell effects, thereby weakening the effects of hostile magic. The effectiveness of this talent is related to the quality of your own magic power.”

“Reward obtained: Strength + 1”

“Next stage: Total monsters killed accumulated to 200.”

A mysterious warm current surged rapidly within Gauss’s body, especially in his muscle tissues, where mysterious energy quickly permeated, like countless invisible small hands kneading continuously.

His muscle fibers visibly became firmer and tighter, and his previously somewhat loose muscles rapidly solidified.

In just a few breaths, Gauss felt his entire body’s strength surge considerably.

Opening his eyes, a smile appeared on Gauss’s face; it wasn’t just strength that had increased.

Unlike the previous reward mode of spells and attribute points, this time there was something new.

He was rewarded with the talent [Magic Resistance]!

The moment Gauss saw the talent, his eyes couldn’t help but light up.

It went without saying which was more precious, spells or talents.

Spells, even if the system didn’t reward them, he could theoretically learn them by studying spellbooks, being taught by others, or through other means.

But talents were different.

At least according to the information he currently knew, other apprentices could only gain corresponding talents at the moment they advanced their profession, based on the skills they had practiced.

And him?

He hadn’t even advanced his profession yet, and he already possessed two growth-type talents.

One was [Rapid Digestion], which improved based on the number of goblins killed, and the other was the newly acquired [Magic Resistance]. According to the description, the strength of this resistance ability also seemed to be related to the quality of his own magic power.

So, theoretically, as his magic power grew stronger in the future, his magic resistance would also continuously increase accordingly.

A terrifying effect!

Moreover, this magic resistance also filled a weakness for Gauss.

In fact, a few days ago, when he had just mastered using Mage Armor on other targets, he discovered in his tests that Mage Armor’s resistance to physical attacks was much stronger than its resistance to magical attacks.

The moment his Magic Missile struck the Mage Armor, the clash of magic would cause a surge, and this vibration would make the Mage Armor itself fall into an unstable state.

He had guessed at the time that either Mage Armor was inherently insufficient in protecting against magical attacks, or his practice was not yet up to par.

But now, with the talent of magic resistance, he didn’t need to know the reason.

With this talent, he would undoubtedly be more at ease when facing magical attacks. Perhaps with Mage Armor stacking the effect of magic resistance, its ability to resist spell attacks would also greatly increase.

And once he advanced his profession with Mage Armor as his core skill.

The spell itself would undergo further transformation, and by then, his defensive strength would stack to a terrifying degree for those of the same rank.

After quickly reviewing the effects of [Magic Resistance], he looked at the second reward.

Strength attribute + 1.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t added to his strongest attribute, Intelligence.

He strongly suspected that the reward points from this adventurer’s handbook might not be random.

However, adding to Strength was still acceptable; at least, feeling the powerful strength within him now, Gauss was very satisfied.

As a mage apprentice, he had to admit that, at least in the early stages, the sword in his hand could help him a lot.

Increased Strength was a huge improvement to his current combat capabilities.