10,000x Reward Multiplier: Hell-level Kingdom Building-Chapter 14: [0] Dark-themed

What he saw was something he had only read once in a dark-themed fantasy novel, and back then he had been quite young and somewhat traumatized, so he avoided dark-themed novels for about two years after that experience.

Floki stood frozen as he observed the hall, which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. After all, when he had been slaying the goblin mages earlier, there had been no opening in this area at all.

Whether he had subconsciously missed it because he had been too focused on the goblin mages, or whether it had suddenly appeared through some unknown means, was a question he could not answer.

And at this moment, he had no time to dwell on it.

The hall that had formed on his left flank was massive, far larger than he had initially expected, and it was populated with a crowd of goblins of different heights, body structures, attires, and even weapons.

But this was not the reason for Floki’s sudden stillness.

Behold, right at the end of the cave hall, where his eyes could barely reach, there were several goblins taller than the usual goblin warriors and mages, possessing larger and more muscular builds that made them stand out immediately.

Each of them lay on the ground with their backs pressed against the rough cave floor, and caught in their firm grip were naked women, struggling helplessly.

The activities they were engaged in caused Floki’s blood to boil instantly.

The painful moans and cries of the women echoed across the entire hall, stretching through the cavern and drowning out the unintelligible grunts of the goblins, filling the air with a suffocating and oppressive tension.

Floki’s grip on his spear tightened slightly.

Nonetheless, at that moment, the entire hall seemed to freeze as they finally noticed the presence of Floki.

All the goblins turned toward him with their ugly faces, and he observed as their grotesque expressions darkened with killing intent.

"GROWL!"

The muscular goblins who were with the wailing women halted their activities and let out loud growls that seemed to act as commands to the other goblins.

With collective guttural grunts, all the smaller goblin warriors, numbering roughly fifty, began to charge toward the opening where Floki was currently positioned.

Floki gripped the spear in his hand, and with the anger rising within him at that moment, he poured all his accumulated experience points into himself without hesitation.

[Level up]

[Current level: 7]

Once the strength, stamina, and agility boost began to take effect, Floki tightened his grip on his wooden spear and took a quick step back, creating a small but crucial gap between himself and the opening.

Despite being enraged, he was still smart enough to understand that stepping into the hall would mean certain death.

Standing a short distance away from the entrance and facing a limited number of opponents at once was the best possible option available to him.

The entrance was not entirely small, yet it was not wide either; at most, it could allow three goblins to pass through with only a narrow space between them.

And that number was manageable for Floki, considering he was at least a level or two stronger than them.

"Come and die, you disgusting bastards!"

He barked as he swung the spear, fully utilizing his newfound strength. The spear cut through the air with ferocity and precision, the force behind the strike undeniably lethal.

The sound of the wooden spear tearing through flesh echoed as the two goblins whose heads were close to each other were split open by the force, their blood splattering onto their comrade and onto Floki himself.

Floki ignored the mess, as well as the notifications, and continued his assault even more ferociously.

The goblin mages in the hall had also joined the attack and were launching fireballs toward him from behind the advancing warriors.

In this situation, he had to focus on defending himself from long-range attacks while simultaneously striking at close range.

It was far more difficult than he had initially expected.

BOOM!

While he ducked to avoid a small fireball shooting toward his neck, a goblin seized the opportunity to strike, whipping his leg with a wooden baton and sending sharp waves of pain through his lower body.

"Damn you..."

Floki used his unwounded leg to kick the goblin away, but at that same moment, another small fireball approached, this time from such close proximity that he did not get the chance to evade it.

It collided with his lower abdomen, burning through his clothes and inflicting a painful scorch on the left side of his stomach, forcing a small cry of pain out of him.

His eyes quickly scanned through the goblins, and he soon spotted the goblin mage who had slipped among the warriors to strike him.

The goblin mage seemed aware of its weakness in close combat and had already begun retreating.

But Floki did not give it that chance.

He grabbed his wounded stomach and stepped back slightly, then hurled the spear toward it with sharp precision.

Thanks to [Advanced Martial Arts], spear throwing was not difficult, and he could aim with the accuracy of someone who had trained for at least two years.

The goblin mage was pierced through the back and killed instantly by the spear, earning him hundreds of experience points.

However, this also left him weaponless.

’My fists are also destructive,’ he concluded to himself as he turned to face the remaining enemies with nothing but his bare hands.

Once he noticed his experience points had exceeded three thousand, he immediately poured all of them into his level and advanced to level 8.

Nonetheless, this time, the boost from leveling up alone was not enough.

He commanded his system to reveal his attributes even while still engaged in combat. After all, the goblin warriors did not pose much of a threat anymore. At level 8, he was naturally three levels stronger, and his punches alone were enough to shatter heads and leave holes in their bodies, which now seemed far less sturdy against his increased power.

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[Strength 45] [Agility 45] [Intelligence 45] [Vitality 45] [Dexterity 45] [Defense 45] [Stamina 24/50] [Luck 2%] [Free Points: 20]

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He had twenty free points in total. Without hesitation, he assigned ten to strength and the remaining ten to agility.

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[Strength 55] [Agility 55] [Intelligence 45] [Vitality 45] [Dexterity 45] [Defense 45] [Stamina 24/50] [Luck 2%] [Free Points: 0]

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As he had just finished allocating the points, two fireballs flew toward him in quick succession, and he easily evaded them. This time, he lifted a goblin warrior who was still alive and used its body as a shield.

With the charred corpse still in his grasp and raised as a shield in front of his body, he cautiously peeked into the hall, and to his relief, the muscular goblins had finally stopped their horrendous activities with the women.

Nonetheless, to his dismay, he noticed there were others in the hall whom he had n

ot seen earlier, and from their mere appearance alone, they seemed even stronger than the muscular goblins.