Chapter 811 Turnaround
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The pain instantly awakened Robin to the fact that she'd overstayed her welcome, but she also knew that her team couldn't worry about losing her at this point. "I-I'm fine, don't worry!"
'Neither of us invested in the 'Strength' stat, so Emilia also has the same base HP as myself… and more than half of it is gone with just that one stab…?' The tomboy couldn't help but be flabbergasted. 'Just how does she handle tanking for us like this?!'
"Die, bitch!"
Robin hurriedly dodged the spiked staff of the giant goblin mage, as well as the follow-up stab from the goblin elite, but she knew that she couldn't afford to stay where she was.
'I either have to make my way out on my own through their attacks, or… move closer and rely on Emilia to pull their aggro.'
Robin didn't have much time to think it through, and in just a split second, she subconsciously made the decision before she even realized it.
The [Challenger's Charm] once again spread through the area, and even as Robin stepped into the attack range of multiple elite goblins, none of them bothered turning around to kill her.
Even the furious giant goblin mage now had his eyes locked on to the crimson-haired elf, and no longer seemed to remember how much he'd suffered from her ambush.
Robin couldn't help but smile wryly. 'Looking at this effect… her skill is really amazing, huh?'
Of course, what really amazed her more was the fact that she subconsciously decided to put Emilia in 'more danger' even if she could have avoided it. But Robin knew that it wasn't because she cared more about herself. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
Maybe, deep down, she already trusted more in Emilia's ability than she did her own, which was a possibility that Robin would never have thought possible just a few months ago.
The first time she met the girl, all Robin had felt was that she'd be an endless source of unnecessary trouble. From being that indifferent to liking and admiring her, to now trusting her at this level…
The tomboy couldn't help but sigh. 'I'm in a lot of trouble, huh?'
"Focus, Robin!"
A clear and sweet voice pierced through everything, and finally awakened Robin from her momentary daze. 'Fuck! What the hell am I doing?!'
She'd already missed several opportunities to kill the giant goblin mage. But luckily, it wasn't too late.
'Die, you idiot!' Robin cursed the stupid goblin in her heart as she stabbed him several times over, but the other party didn't even turn his frenzied gaze away from Emilia.
Had it not been 'just a game', and had the source of the skill not been Emilia, such a strong hypnotic effect would definitely have left her feeling quite creeped out.
As it was, though, Robin only felt a sense of admiration in her heart. 'She can get such a strong skill from that almost random 'profession' thing… Emilia's luck is even better than that Crystal girl.'
Of course, it could be argued that Crystal's luck wasn't really 'lacking' in any way, since she'd scored herself Emilia as a companion in the game from day one despite being a 'total stranger', but Robin knew she would just drive herself crazy from jealousy if she continued thinking in that direction.
How much closer could they have been if she'd been the only one around Emilia for those first few days?
Without Danielle and Sylvia around, Robin knew that there were more 'things that she couldn't think of' than there were 'things that she wasn't allowed to do'.
At the very least, Emilia herself didn't seem to be very aware of what should and shouldn't be 'okay' for friends.
With no other way to get rid of her frustrations, Robin put all her strength into stabbing the giant goblin mage to death, and received the 'job well done notification' not long after.
—The 'Crimson Witches' have killed the [Elite Goblin Shaman]. All members are rewarded with 10 Gold Coins and 100,000 Experience Points.
—Received [Damaged Cursed Staff] x 1
—Received [Random Evolution Stone] x 1
—The physical and magic resistances of all enemies in the area have been reduced back to normal.
—The warding of the zone has expired, and high movement skills can now be used again without restriction.
Although the giant warrior goblin still couldn't turn away from Emilia, he roared in rage after realizing his companion had fallen.
Even if the two didn't care about each other, there was no denying that if they couldn't take their opponent down together, it was impossible for him to do so on his own.
Maybe he regretted not taking them seriously from the start. But unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in the world, nor was there any way for him to turn back time.
Emilia no longer struggled as much defending herself after the number of elite goblins around her was shaved off significantly, and the giant goblin warrior soon became the one who was forced to just passively defend.
'The boss did say we won't really die if we lose, but… I can't believe it! How can I lose like this?!'
Although he followed the commands of his king, for everything else within the dungeon, he was a superior being. Losing to those he'd always considered 'prey' was simply far too humiliating.
Just as the accumulating poison damage and the hopelessly deteriorating situation were about to drive him to a despairing death, however…
"Emilia, watch out!"
The warning from Crystal came just in time for Emilia to barely dodge out of the way of a giant black mass. And it was only when it slammed into the distant wall with a resounding BOOM that she was able to tell what exactly it was.
'The giant gate to the boss room?!'
The crimson-haired girl frowned, and as she turned around, Emilia realized that her guess was right. 'That thing really showed up before its time, huh…'
The flying 'door' had killed a few goblin elites when it flew over, and the rest had also stopped attacking her as if they'd been paralyzed with fear.
"You… have made me wait long enough…!" The giant 'goblin' that lumbered over chuckled. "But no more, no more!"
Thick, slimy globs of saliva dripped down from his mouth as the giant exposed his dagger-like teeth with a grin, and extended his forked tongue like a snake.
Crystal and the others couldn't help but shudder in disgust.
Despite being the 'Goblin King', the boss looked more like an ogre, with his squished nose and somewhat pale skin, though it was still green. His eyes, however, were just as greedy and vicious as the others of his kind.
The only remaining 'mini boss' goblin bowed as he stepped back in retreat, not daring to speak a word or even greet his 'king'.
Although he wasn't 'frozen' like the other goblins, he wasn't stupid enough to get in between his boss and his 'meal'. As his 'second in command', the warrior knew very well the consequences of those who disturbed his king while he was hunting prey.
"Come, come… let me taste your soft flesh!"
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