Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 113: Talpidae Princess

StatusRaceGoblinLevel45ClassKing; RulerPossessed SkillsRuler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the Gods; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld GoddessDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (Altesia)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv30); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

Cynthia bore her fangs into the hard shell of the rock crab, pinning it down under her two front legs as she tore out one of its pincers. Sounds of crunching could be heard from the rock crab, but Cynthia was relentless. The rock crab tried to attack with its remaining pincer, but Cynthia leapt behind it and rammed herself into it, sending it flying into a nearby tree.

The rock crab fainted, Cynthia calmly walked over to finish off her prey. There was an elegance and dignity to the way she walked. That was something she's always had about her even when she was younger. Cynthia pinned down the unconscious rock crab, when suddenly the rock crab's remaining pincer snapped at her.

Surprised, Cynthia tried to jump back, but the pincer held firmly to her leg, causing her to lose her balance and fall. As the rock crab stood back up, it lifted Cynthia up in the air, where she hung down helplessly. In a desperate attempt to break free, Cynthia used her free foreleg to scratch at the crab, but unable to muster any decent power, the most she could accomplish was a shallow wound.

As Cynthia struggled, the rock crab twisted its body and slammed Cynthia into the ground. Grass covered the ground, but that was not enough of a cushion to shield Cynthia from the pain. Ample damage was dealt.

After slamming her into the ground 5 times, the rock crab was about to leave, but...

"GURUuuRUuU," Cynthia angrily growled.

Cynthia was not done yet, so the rock crab reassumed its fighting stance.

Cynthia might have been taken by surprise a while ago, but though a pup, she was still a gray wolf. The odds of losing in a straight up fight was essentially nil.

The rock crab's remaining pincer went for Cynthia's neck, but Cynthia calmly dodged it, and then she tore it off.

With no pincers left to fight with, the rock crab tried to run, but Cynthia's mouth was already on its head before it could even try.

Cynthia's powerful jaw forced her fangs deep into the crabs head, causing bodily liquids to burst out of the poor crab's head.

Lately, we've been hunting in an area some distance away from the araneae village. There wasn't much left to hunt around the village and my talks with Nikea have come to a close, so there wasn't any reason not to hunt somewhere deeper.

Besides, if we hunted in one place too much, the araneae might be negatively affected. It would be bad if we did anything to sow ill-feelings between us.

Ruknon, the araneae Nikea sent with us, also thought it would be best to hunt elsewhere, so he pointed us to go deeper into the west, where stronger, more vicious beasts lurked. It was there that we met the rock crabs.

Being small, about roughly Cynthia's size, I thought fighting one would be a good match for her, but the battle proved difficult. It wasn't because Cynthia was weak, however, but because she was inexperienced. She had the advantage for the majority of the fight until the end, where her carelessness allowed the rock crab to do a number on her.

Though she managed to win in the end, Cynthia walked back with drooped ears. That didn't last for long however, for as soon as I patted her on the head, her ears stood straight back up and her tail happily wagged.