I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (Web Novel)
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chapter-285
A Crash Course on Killing Goblins
Translator: SupremeTentacle
Editor: Exkalamity
We returned to the boulder where all the other beastkin were hiding . There, we found everyone was staring at us with stunned expressions on their faces .
“Everyone, over here,” said Fran .“O-Okay . ”
The group obediently followed Fran . They began to murmur the moment they saw the many goblins that been strewn across the undergrowth .
“A-Amazing!”
“As expected of the Black Lightning Princess!”
“Man! Evolved black catkin are awesome!”
“Now I get why there is so much hype around evolving . ”
The red dogkin guard approached Fran .“I was right not to judge you like other black catkin,” he said . “You really do live up to your reputation . ”
He kept his expression calm and composed, but his tail was wagging like mad and his eyes were burning with admiration . He was clearly just as excited and impressed as everyone else .
Suddenly a scream ripped through our surroundings .
“Aiieee! This one’s still alive”
“What? Oh no! That one is too!”
“We’re all gonna die!!”
The surrounding black catkin finally noticed that some of the goblins were still breathing . They all paled at the thought that they were casually standing around monsters that were still alive .
“Left alive for you,” said Fran . “Finish them . ”
“What?”
“Letting you kill,” repeated Fran .
“What!? Why?”
The black catkin responded with shock . Many even seemed devastated . It was almost as if they thought Fran had betrayed them .
“Goblins, evil beings . Kill for evolution . Also confidence, ” said Fran .
None of the black catkin responded . They all just continued staring at her in mute horror .
Well, they’ve probably never held weapons in before, so they probably lack the mental strength to instantly kill something on command . The most they’ve probably done is hunt . They don’t have the strong, warrior-like mentality shared by Fran and most other beastkin .
“Quick,” chided Fran . “Paralysis running out . ”
“O-Oh lord!”
“You three!” She pointed at three young black catkin at the edge of the group . “Do it . ”
The three black catkin jumped back in surprise, almost dropping their weapons .
“No way! Hitting monsters is scary! . ”
“I’ll d-do it tomorrow . I promise . ”
“I’ve never held a weapon in my life! Please spare me!”
“No!” Fran took an intimidating step forward . “Do it . Now . ”
“But-”
“Paralysis wearing out . ”
“A-Anything but that!”
“Now!”
“Y-Yes ma’am!” One of the young black catkin lurched forward towards the goblins . His fear had buckled under Fran’s intimidating glare .
“You two . Follow him,” said Fran .
“Oh god, why did it come to this?”
“W-We’ve got no choice but to do it . ”
Goblins are the Evil God’s subordinates . If anything, it would be morally wrongnotto kill them off . I’m sure these black catkin understand that . Their fear probably stems from the idea of raising a weapon and inflicting harm on another living being .
The three black catkin positioned themselves around of a single collapsed goblin . Each raised his above his head and prepared to swing . Their faces were covered in sweat .
“Now swing!”
The three black catkin shut their eyes and brought their swords down . There was a clang as the swords bounced off the goblin’s armor . The goblin let out a painful screech . Hearing it caused the three black catkin to yelp and scramble back behind Fran .
What the hell! That attack was so weak! Forget about cutting down goblins . Holy shit, you can’t even till the earth with that kind of swing . Their fear is really hampering their abilities .
“Nn . Put hips into swing,” said Fran .
“B-But…”
“Again . Use hips . Like this,” she said, swinging me a few times .
“Yes ma’am…”
“Ugh…”
“I can’t do this! I can’t take it anymore . ”
“You gotta do it man . Come on! Don’t leave us hanging . ”
Overpowered by Fran’s forceful aura, the three of them once again stood in front of a goblin, raised their swords, and swung them down . This time, they followed through with their entire body and also they actually aimed for the head and other exposed parts . It took them a good thirty seconds, but they eventually managed to kill it .
“Haa…hahh…”
“How’s that?”
“Did we… do it…?”
“Nn . Good job . Goblin dead,” said Fran .
“Hell yeeaaaah!”
The three of them raised their hands and let out a cheer! They huddled together and started crying, their joy showing clearly on their faces .
Fran stepped in before they started getting out of hand .
“Bad . Getting cocky . Three attackers, one goblin . Still needed 10 swings . ,” she pointed out . “And goblin immobile . Need one hit kill . ”
“Urk… Y-Yeah, I guess…”
“Yeah…she’s right . ”
“Damn . We were getting carried away…”
“But not bad for first time,” said Fran . “If train and choose skills, can be stronger than goblins . ”
“Yes ma’am!” the three shouted in unison .
Fran’s becoming a pretty good teacher . She’s employing the carrot and the stick method very effectively, making the black catkin both fear and worship her .
“Next three,” said Fran .
“Y-Yes ma’am!”
The remaining black catkin all stepped up in groups of three and finished off one goblin each . Most of the later groups had already completed their mental preparations by the time they were called . They knew it was coming; they’d already watched their comrades perform the very same act . Few resisted as much as the first group . The black catkin began noisily chattering the moment the last goblin fell .
“The Black Lightning Princess says I gained a level!”
“Me too! Me too!”
“Aww… That’s not fair! She let you hit its head! All I did was smack its feet . ”
“I’m gonna totally start training when I get back home!”
“You do that . I’m totally done with this . I can’t handle any more . ”
Fran rounded up the villagers .
“Okay . No more monsters around . Returning to village,” said Fran .
“Okay, but what about the corpses?”
“Will hold onto them for now . ”
Fran walked over and swiftly placed the corpses into my dimensional storage before turning around and leading the group back to the village .
