Spending my retirement in a game

chapter 48

It was early in the morning, and the forest was quiet. Just in one spot somewhere amongst the trees and bushes was a fight currently commencing.

A Goblin held forward the staff in its hands and summoned a ball of water that shot toward the old man currently fighting against a Goblin cloaked in black, wielding a knife that was just dripping of poison. The ball of water hit the man's back and staggered him for just a second, giving the Assassin Goblin the chance to strike at him.

But before its knife could connect with the man's skink, a ball of light hit the Goblin and exploded into a number of strings that tied it down. The man took that chance and swung his sword downward, splitting the Goblin's head open.

He then turned around and rushed at the Goblin that previously shot the ball of water at him. It seemed to try and cast another spell, but it was too late, as the old man already slashed his sword sideways toward the monster's neck, and cut right through it.

In response to taking these lives, the man grabbed the necklace slung around his neck and rubbed its surface, while his companion came up to him.

"Eisen, are you okay? There was pretty potent poison on that knife, it didn't cut you anywhere, right?" Bree asked with worry in her voice, but Eisen simply shook his head in response.

"No, that knife didn't touch me, don't worry. That damn attack from that Goblin Aquamancer hurt like a bitch, though." Eisen muttered and slightly rubbed his back. It didn't really hurt all that much, but it covered a large surface that began to sting all at once, so it was more than just uncomfortable. It did do a lot of damage to Eisen, though. It drained a whole 400 HP at once, just from that one attack.

"That was a good fight to start the day out, right?" He laughed and leaned against a tree to let his HP recover while Bree squatted down in front of the dead Goblins to cut out their mana crystals. She chuckled softly and nodded.

"Mhm! It went a lot better than it did in our first fight against Rank 3 Monsters yesterday."

"Don't remind me, that was really tough..." Eisen shuddered slightly at the memory, but simply decided to check the equipment of the goblins while Bree began to cut the mana crystals out. During this fight, Eisen and Bree were fighting against five different Goblins.

A Goblin Aquamancer, Assassin, Shield-Bearer, Axeman, and Hammerer. The staff of the Aquamancer had a nice, light blue gem at the top, which Eisen confirmed to be a Water Gem, and a mid-grade one at that! The things that he managed to get from these Rank 3 Goblins were actually a lot better than he expected! The metal weapons still didn't seem to be all that great, though. They moved from brittle Iron with a low amount of carbon inside of it to relatively high-quality steel, although the blades were still not in great condition. Eisen didn't feel like he had any real use for the dagger but still wrapped it in a rag to keep it for the poison. He might be able to use it on an, especially strong enemy if he needed to.

The Shield of the Shield-Bearer was quite interesting as well. It had nearly covered half of the Goblin's body before and seemed quite durable. A part of the side was chipped off, and the front was covered in scratches due to numerous attacks against it. However, for now, Eisen didn't have a real use for it, so he decided to leave it there.

The axe from the Axeman was completely destroyed. It seemed to already be highly damaged before Eisen and Bree got there, and practically shattered into pieces during its fight with Eisen.

The Weapon that seemed to be in the best condition seemed to be the Hammerer's Warhammer. It was nicely decorated and was completely made of solid steel, through and through.

It was too small for Eisen, but he really appreciated the craftsmanship. And he was wondering about something else. Bree was a lot of help, for sure, but all she could do was help when someone else was there. If she was alone, she practically couldn't do anything. Eisen wanted to change that. She should at least be able to defend herself if Eisen wasn't there. This might especially be the case while Eisen's family was visiting him since he couldn't just play the game all the time then, so he would be logged out except for eight to ten hours at night, meaning that Bree would be left alone for quite a while.