Although the orc's stomach was already full, the two remaining human corpses were clearly not something these goblins could eat.
"Woo?"
A goblin sitting at the outer edge, licking the bones of an unknown beast, twitched its pointed green ears and turned around warily.
In the next second, terror appeared on the goblin's face when a dark figure suddenly rushed out of the bushes.
Before the goblin could even scream in warning,
A swift iron sword sliced through the air and cut the goblin in half with a single strike.
Saelran's figure appeared amid the spray of green blood.
"Light Consecutive Slash!"
Saelran twisted his wrist, gripping the iron sword firmly.
In an instant, four cold flashes cut through the air.
The five goblins closest to the outer edge did not even have time to react before they were pierced by the iron sword and fell to the ground.
『Gained 25 Experience points!』
『Gained 27 Experience points!』
『Gained 31 Experience points!』
『Gained 22 Experience points!』
『Gained 25 Experience points!』
Notifications appeared on the attribute panel at once.
"Light Consecutive Slash" released four sword strikes in an instant.
Although it reduced accuracy and scattered the force, as Gareth's signature technique, and even a move used to defeat Serik, its power was unquestionable.
This other world was the real world, not a game where taking damage only reduced HP.
Once injured, one's strength would naturally decrease, and if a vital spot was hit, it could result in instant death.
Even though the power of Saelran's strikes was dispersed, it was still far more than these goblins could endure.
In the blink of an eye, five goblins died. The other goblins, who had been eating, finally reacted.
"Waaah!"
"Waaah, ah!!"
"Waaah waaah—"
Panic-filled screams echoed throughout the colony.
The goblins immediately dropped their food, jumped to their feet in a panic, and scattered in all directions.
Goblins were weak creatures. They would not charge Saelran in a situation like this. They would instinctively run away.
Unfortunately for them, Saelran's agility far surpassed that of the goblins. If they had attacked together, they might have caused him trouble.
But by scattering and fleeing, they were essentially offering themselves up to be slaughtered.
Saelran moved swiftly, each sword strike killing one goblin.
『Gained 25 Experience』
『...…』
『Gained 29 Experience』
The messages continued to appear on his attribute panel.
"Human?!"
The orc finally reacted. It roared furiously when it saw the goblins being slaughtered and grabbed the large wooden club placed at the entrance of its low straw hut.
Bang!
Bang!
The two-meter-tall orc's massive body trembled violently as it stomped on the ground.
Saelran, who had been watching the orc closely from the beginning, remained calm even as the orc charged at him. He did not stop killing the goblins; in fact, he moved even faster.
He wanted to eliminate the goblins completely before facing the orc.
Bang!
The large wooden club smashed into the ground with a heavy thud.
Saelran dodged the attack as the orc swung its club, and in the same motion, he killed another goblin.
『Gained 27 Experience』
"Food, human!"
The orc roared angrily and swung the huge wooden club, generating a fierce gust of wind.
However, Saelran easily avoided all of its attacks. After exchanging blows briefly, Saelran realized that his speed far exceeded the orc's.
With this knowledge, Saelran became even bolder. His movements grew faster.
"Waaah—"
"Waaah, waaah!"
The goblins' shrieks and wails continued.
In an instant, aside from the ones who escaped, all Eighteen goblins in the small colony were slaughtered by Saelran.
At the same time, perhaps because all the goblins had been killed, or because the massive festering wound on the orc's chest was affecting it, or even because it was too full, the orc's movements and speed began to slow down.
"Huff… huff…"
The orc, which had been chasing while swinging its large club, stopped and panted heavily. Its bloodshot eyes stared at the human who had killed all the goblins.
Saelran could feel the furious gaze filled with killing intent.
He stood seven or eight meters away from the orc, a cold grin forming on his lips as he looked at it.
"Now it is just the two of us."
Saelran flicked his iron sword, scattering the green blood from the blade onto the grass below. His tone turned icy.
Based on his previous observation, this orc was indeed stronger than the two orcs that had attacked the Guard Team.
Even so, Saelran still had the advantage of speed. By taking advantage of the orc's injuries and sluggish movements, he could defeat it easily.
However—
Saelran remembered the sight of the orc devouring human corpses. He tightened his grip on the iron sword.
Bang!
Saelran stomped on the ground and charged directly toward the orc.
The distance of seven or eight meters was crossed in only three steps. Saelran was already in front of the orc.
"Food!"
The orc was shocked and furious. It clearly had not expected this human prey, who had been darting around, to suddenly charge straight at it.
Boom!
Its arm, twice as thick as a normal human thigh, bulged with tense muscles as it swung the massive wooden club down toward Saelran.
"Raaargh!"
It intended to smash this small human into pulp.
The tremendous force produced a sharp whistling sound as the club descended.
"Food? Die!" Saelran's eyes turned cold, and he swung his arm with all his strength.
"Rapid Slash!"
Bang!
The hard wooden club and the iron sword collided heavily, producing a deep, echoing thud.
The clash of the two powerful forces created an invisible pressure that radiated outward, bending the surrounding grass and pressing it flat to the ground.
The power behind the strike was… tremendous.
The force transmitted through the wooden club numbed Saelran's arm, and his hand stung slightly.
"Rapid Slash" was a Sword Saint skill that dealt 110 percent damage.
With the passive "Slash Damage (8%)," the total damage reached 118 percent.
Saelran's physical attack was 93 points, so the total damage exceeded 110.
It was essentially the maximum damage output of the "Sword Saint" class.
Because of this, the damage Saelran had just inflicted definitely reached, or even surpassed, the level of a C-rank adventurer in this world.
And the orc's attack power was slightly higher than Saelran's.