The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 14

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 14

Unfortunately for Kairen, he was closest to the shockwave.

As the only ranged dealer who skillfully handled a bow, he had positioned himself in the center of the party, the safest position, but when the shockwave exploded from the center, it became poison instead.

“Kugh!”

After taking the biggest impact and rolling around for a while, red blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

Kairen’s eyes, lying prone and breathing roughly, were filled with shock.

His health, which had been at 100%, had dropped to barely 10% from an unknown enemy’s ambush.

“Crazy…”

The fear of death he experienced for the first time in the game.

Kairen gulped down a potion with trembling hands.

After confirming his slowly rising health, he looked down at his chest.

High-grade armor, different from ordinary defensive equipment, showed off its appearance.

If it weren’t for this armor that Kal had given him, it would have been instant death.

Thank you, Kal.

After muttering a brief thanks to himself, Kairen quickly turned his head.

The thick smoke that had risen with the shockwave began to clear in the wind.

In the slowly revealed surrounding scenery, he saw party members collapsed and groaning.

About four or five were nowhere to be seen, but Kairen considered it fortunate that only that many had died.

“Did that streamer die too?”

Among the unseen faces, when he confirmed that Yu Minseong, who had been acting as leader, was also nowhere to be seen.

When Kairen casually raised his head, he discovered it.

A strange goblin looking down at him from atop a large ancient tree.

He was clearly an extraordinary monster at first glance.

He wore an ominous aura like a cloak around his body and sent fierce, murderous gazes.

On top of that, his overwhelming physical presence was full of intimidation.

Above his head, which exuded the dignity of a boss monster just from his appearance, the five characters “Goblin Lord” were clearly written.

And Kairen also saw it.

The massive and elegant great bow he was holding.

It was too noble and beautiful for a mere monster to possess.

Therefore, Kairen reasonably speculated.

That weapon must be the Monster Lord’s weapon that Kal had mentioned.

That weapon had fallen into the goblin’s hands, making him a Goblin Lord, and now he had appeared before them.

His heart pounded with the perfectly fitting speculation.

He had finally made it this far.

Now if he could just defeat that guy, he could get closer to the Monster Lord.

Despite the difficult situation, a smile spread across Kairen’s lips.

And perhaps that smile was irritating.

The Goblin Lord frowned and jumped down from the ancient tree.

Kuuuuung!

The forest shook with vibrations, and the Goblin Lord opened his mouth with a chillingly low and rough voice.

“Vermin have made it this far.”

Vermin? Who was calling whom vermin when he had given up his geographical advantage and come down from the tree himself?

Since most of the party were close-combat warriors, the guy up in the tree had been an untouchable existence.

But now that he had come down on his own feet, this was a crisis he had brought upon himself.

They should have started the battle before he could climb back up, but after surveying the surroundings, Kairen bit his lips.

The other party members’ condition wasn’t normal yet.

Whether they had no potions, they were just staring here with their depleted health.

Except for himself, there was no one getting up to fight.

Idiots. Why did you even come here without potions?

Kairen glared and reproached them, but they had their own reasons.

During the siege battle, unlike Kairen who had engaged in ranged combat, these people mainly fought in close combat.

Moreover, they wore ordinary beginner armor, not high-quality defensive equipment like Kairen.

Naturally, their health and potion consumption was far greater than Kairen’s, and the potions they had bought by spending all their money had been completely consumed during the siege battle.

‘I can’t abandon them. I need to somehow keep them alive and use them.’

Kairen fell into deep thought while fiddling with his bow.

As a ranged dealer, these close-combat meat shields were essential to him.

Even if they were idiots, they were necessary.

‘I need to share potions with them and buy time for them to recover their health. But can I do all that alone?’

The answer came immediately.

Impossible.

Doing all that by himself right now would be nothing short of suicide.

(Kairen! Are you okay!!)

Just then, Garuda’s urgent voice was heard along with movements suggesting he was about to glide down, and Kairen hastily stopped him.

(No, Garuda. You stay up there. I’m fine.)

(But…)

(Stay up there in case of emergency. We’ll somehow handle things down here ourselves.)

Kairen kept Garuda’s existence hidden until the end.

If Garuda revealed himself now, it would be exposed to the world that he was Garuda’s master.

It would be troublesome and annoying.

And most importantly, the Goblin Lord didn’t seem to have noticed Garuda’s existence yet.

There was no need to reveal a well-hidden trump card.

Just then, Rookie, who had somehow approached Kairen’s side, barked sharply.

Woof! (Why are you just standing there! He’s approaching!)

(I was thinking about how to buy time.)

Bark! (Time? How much?)

(I don’t know. Maybe about 3 minutes would be enough?)

Rookie tilted his head and barked again.

Woof! (3 minutes? Ah! About as long as it takes me to eat! I can do that much!)

(…! No! Rookie, don’t overdo it!)

Kairen, startled, reached out his hand.

But Rookie had already dashed forward like lightning.

Grrrrr! (Monster! Come play with me!)

* * *

Kairen froze in that exact position with his hand outstretched.

His head went blank with worry and fear for Rookie, but he shook his head vigorously and pulled himself together.

Now that Rookie had moved, even the time to despair like this was precious.

Meanwhile, the Goblin Lord looked down pathetically at the small wriggling creature.

A mere beast daring to charge at him was truly laughable.

He tried to trample Rookie with his massive foot.

Woof! (Where do you think you’re stepping!)

However, Rookie’s movement was faster than expected.

Rookie kicked off the ground and leaped up, using the Goblin Lord’s massive leg as a stepping stone to launch his body.

Charging straight toward the Lord’s face, Rookie bared his sharp teeth and barked.

Grrrrr! (Woof! You said you’d play with me!)

“Kragh! This insignificant vermin!”

The Goblin Lord frowned at Rookie’s unexpected attack.

Though Rookie’s teeth couldn’t even scratch his tough hide, it was certainly annoying and irritating.

Rookie moved around the Lord’s body like a shadow, constantly barking, biting, and clawing.

With each attack, he grated on the Lord’s nerves with sharp barks, and when the Lord reached out, he nimbly dodged and provoked him further.

Meanwhile, Kairen quickly turned his attention elsewhere.

“Anyone without potions! Speak up quickly!”

Dying voices answered from all around.

“I need one…”

“Me too…”

“I’m shameless to ask, but me too…”

Almost everyone requested potions, and Kairen clicked his tongue as he approached them.

“Here you go.”

As he distributed the potions he had, one user asked.

“Thank you. But are you sure it’s okay to share your potions?”

His voice was hesitant.

In truth, he hadn’t expected to receive such kindness in this event at all.

If he were in that position, he wouldn’t have thought to share potions.

Even if he did share, he would have only given them to a select few he was close with.

What if someone else killed the boss after helping everyone like this?

Wouldn’t he regret this kindness for the rest of his life?

When he looked with curious eyes, the answer he heard was quite unexpected.

“Whoever kills it, we’re supposed to cooperate, right?”

“…!”

He actually believed what Yu Minseong had said earlier?

Words that any ranker would have let go in one ear and out the other?

The man’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t help but admire him.

This man is different from us.

He’s magnanimous and altruistic.

Not knowing that Kairen had spoken indirectly because he couldn’t bring himself to say he’d use them as meat shields, the man fell into a complete misunderstanding.

And to repay the favor he received, the man whispered something quietly into Kairen’s ear.

* * *

Just as the Goblin Lord had descended from the tree, sinister eyes glinted from within the dense thicket.

─Wow, I really gotta acknowledge his cunning brain lololol

─How does he think to secretly hide his body even in this situation lolol

─lololol our streamer is really so cowardly

“You all would have done the same in this situation.”

Yu Minseong smiled wickedly as he downed a potion.

Now that it had become chaos, the users would think he was dead.

When his existence was forgotten from everyone’s minds, he would appear unharmed and claim the Goblin Lord.

That was the sinister reason he had hidden in the thicket.

However…

“Hmm. If this goes wrong, everyone might end up with nothing.”

Yu Minseong scratched his head and clicked his tongue briefly.

The situation wasn’t looking good.

All the other users except Kairen were in a state of combat incapacity.

Though Kairen had shown excellent martial prowess, facing the Goblin Lord alone was nearly impossible.

At this rate, the event would almost certainly end in failure. So Yu Minseong was pondering whether he should step in now when.

“…!”

─Wow lolol what is that mutt doing lolol

─lololol a newborn calf doesn’t fear the tiger lololol

Everyone was shocked when Rookie suddenly charged at the Goblin Lord.

─But why is the mutt fighting so well lolol

─No, seriously, the dog fights really well???

─Wow what lololol

─Shit lolol

─Seems like he fights better than the streamer lololol

The surprise grew even greater at Rookie’s subsequent brilliant performance.

And the crowning moment of surprise burst forth from Kairen.

─No, what is that human doing now??

─What? What is he doing??

─Whoa!! He’s sharing potions!!

─Huh?? For real??

─Wow crazy… He’s sharing potions in this situation?? Is he stupid??

The viewers all knew it too.

That event boss battles were individual play.

But his seemingly benevolent actions even in this situation gave them a subtle sense of admiration.

─He is stupid but… kind of cool?

─Agreed. Doesn’t it feel a bit like a martial arts hero?

At the same time, mockery and criticism toward the hiding Yu Minseong burst forth.

─Our streamer is cowardly hiding lololol

─Coward King vs Hero lolol

─Our streamer is embarrassing wherever you put him lololol

─Do you want it this badly? lolol

“Fuck! Manager, manage the chat!”

Yu Minseong gritted his teeth and shouted as the chat window’s public opinion grew increasingly hostile.

Forcing himself to maintain composure, Yu Minseong gripped the potion bottle in his hand so tightly it seemed like it might break.

‘Endure it. I must endure this for now.’

Taking a deep breath, Yu Minseong calmly assessed the situation.

Actually, this worked out well.

Thanks to the potion Kairen had distributed, the users would recover, and the atmosphere would turn around.

The viewers’ public opinion would obviously flip 180 degrees the moment he became the protagonist of the event.

In other words, this situation wasn’t bad for him at all.

‘Good. Keep holding out like that. Until I make my move.’

He checked his health recovered by the potion and etched the feel of the sword in his hand into his mind.

His greedy eyes gleamed with sticky intensity.

* * *

The Goblin Lord really wanted to tear apart the small dog before his eyes.

It was as annoying as a fly in midsummer.

And finally, the Goblin Lord was able to achieve his goal.

Kiiiiing…! (It hurts…!)

The Goblin Lord finally caught Rookie’s leg in his grasp, gripped it tightly, and threw him roughly.

Kwaang!

Rookie crashed into the tree base and collapsed to the ground, not moving an inch as if he had lost consciousness.

The Goblin Lord looked at the unconscious Rookie and burst into rough laughter. His face was full of victorious leisure.

“Just a mere beast. How dare you annoy me!?”

The Lord lifted his massive great bow.

It was a stance to deliver the final blow toward the completely incapacitated Rookie.

And then.

Paaaang!

With a harsh sound of cutting through air, a sharp arrow embedded in his arm.

“Kheuk!”

The Goblin Lord lowered the great bow he had raised and let out a groan.

That arrow just now was different from that insignificant creature.

It was threatening and intense.

Enough to make blood trickle down from the arm where the arrow was embedded.

“Krrrrrrr! How dare!!”

The Goblin Lord turned his head in great fury.

Breaking the arrow embedded in his arm in one swift motion, what entered his sight was.

“Everyone prepare for battle.”

The users who had somehow recovered and gathered around Kairen as their center.

“We need to settle this before he climbs back up the tree. Attack with full power from the start.”

After finishing his words, Kairen took a deep breath and drew an arrow from his quiver.

He had to end this quickly.

So he didn’t hold back.

The special arrow Kal had given him, the Griffin Tail Feather Arrow.

The arrowhead of that special arrow displayed a subtle radiance, and Kairen held his breath as he pulled the bowstring to its limit.

This arrow increased critical damage to 150% but reduced range by 20%.

In other words, it was a high-risk, high-return weapon, but.

Kairen pierced through the Goblin Lord’s heart area with his calm gaze.

Then without hesitation, he spoke a short phrase filled with calculated confidence while smiling faintly.

“Got it.”

The arrow released from his fingertips flew toward the Goblin Lord with a tearing sound through the air.

It was a very small arrow and at the same time a signal flare announcing the start of fierce bloody combat.

Uaaaaa!

Charge!!

Let’s go!!

Twenty-six users shouted battle cries as they rushed forward.

Dust clouds rose from beneath their feet as the battlefield shook.

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