And that's just what happened to the goblin king's body. Its massive body was cleaved at the waist, a clean partition visible before it collapsed to the ground. Its entrails spilled from the corpse, and blood drained into the surroundings. The creature was still breathing, trying to live, as its chest rose and fell before eventually stopping, finally.

  Ais flicked her sword to the side in a swift motion, staining the ground below with the blood of the goblin king. I severed its spine. Even if he has some kind of healing that helped him survive the first step, there's no way it could survive this, she thought to herself as she looked at the goblin king's corpse.

  Ais walked towards the corpse to inspect its body. She looked at the upper body lying on its stomach and used her right leg to turn it onto its back. Its body surely is heavy, Ais thought to herself, though she managed to do it.

  The first thing Ais noticed was the grin that still lingered on its face. “Was he some kind of masochist or something?” she mumbled, as her eyes fell on the huge red mana core of the creature. She bent down in an attempt to remove the core from its body, though before she could do that, the goblin king's eyes opened yet again.

  Ais' eyes locked onto the goblin king's eyes. Being the experienced adventurer she was, she quickly moved back, maintaining her distance from the body. It can't be, how is it still alive? Ais questioned herself as a drop of sweat ran down her face.

  She looked as black, viscous liquid came out from the goblin king's body. The liquid quickly moved towards its lower half, dragging it towards the upper half. The goblin king's legs twitched as he sat back up. Although something was different this time, its body was now covered with rocks at several places, its knuckles, joints, and the waist, which Ais had sliced previously, now had a rocky exoskeleton.

  A tremble ran down Ais' body as she looked at the goblin king's body. "I had already cut its spine in half. How exactly could he heal his spine? It shouldn't be possible!"

  "It healed its spine!" Alan mentally exclaimed with shock as he saw the goblin king waking from the dead. "Quick step," Alan mumbled as he quickly dashed to Ais' side.

  "Did you suspect this from the beginning?" Ais questioned Alan while keeping her eyes focused on the goblin king.

  Alan looked at the goblin king with a hesitant smile. "Nope. I suspected it had some kind of healing or some kind of artifact that allowed it to use earth affinity... but healing from a spinal injury? No way in hell I expected that!" Alan stated.

  "Well, there's a chance your sword might be able to kill him," Ais mumbled as she stretched her left arm towards Alan. "You should take some ma—" she said but was interrupted midway as the goblin king let out a low-pitch screech causing a shockwave that rippled through the battlefield.

  The adventurers of the right front were not aware of the presence of an abnormal goblin king. They were still engaged in the fight with the remnants of the goblin army. Blake, Rose Weeble, and other A-rank adventurers were fighting at the front, while B-ranking adventurers stayed slightly behind, fighting any goblin that came through the front. They were standing back to back, engaged in a fight with a goblin commander and several hobgoblins that surrounded them.

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  Rose' eyes darted at the hobgoblins' formation. They looked hesitant to strike her and Blake. Should I use my sword ability? she questioned herself.

  "Weeble," Blake said in his deep voice. "I'll take care of the hobgoblins in your way. Would you like to kill the commander?" he questioned. "It could be a nice practice for you."

  Rose' serious expression quickly changed to a happy grin as she heard Blake. I have killed plenty of commanders today, but I think he hasn't seen me fight yet. She mused. "I would love the honor, sir," she replied with a nod. And with that, Rose Weeble rushed in the direction of the goblin commander, her eyes focused on it. The hobgoblins that stood at the goblin king's side stepped forward and drew their weapons to attack her. But before they could do so, Blake sliced them in half in a moment.

  "Nice assist," Rose mumbled as she slashed her blazing sword at the goblin commander. The goblin commander brought forward his own sword, attempting to block the attack.

  "Envelop," Rose mumbled. Her sword's flame became stronger with her words.

  The goblin commander's eyes widened, and a growl left his mouth as he used all his power to try and stop the attack. Though it was of no use, Rose's sword shattered the goblin commander's blade and burned its way through the monsters’ body. She sliced it with ease and stepped forward.

  "That was rather easy," Rose mumbled as she turned her gaze towards Blake, seeing how he was killing the last of the hobgoblins that had surrounded her. The only thing left to clear are a few goblins here and the center front, Rose said mentally as she looked at the center front.

  A small, bright crest caught her attention as she looked there. "What's that?" Rose questioned Blake as she pointed at the spell with her left hand's index finger.

  Before Blake could reply, another A-rank male adventurer with green hair and square glasses spoke up. "It looks like Ais is finally stepping up."

  "Wait? She wasn't trying her hardest till now?" Rose exclaimed with a shocked expression. She remembered the way she saw her fight, killing numerous goblins at once, fighting all of them as if she alone was a strike team.

  The adventurer turned his gaze towards Rose. "Are you serious?" he questioned with an amused smile.

  "What do you mean?"

  "You really thought she was trying her hardest till now? I can't help but think it's funny. Just for your info, little missy, the vice guildmaster is just as capable of sorcery as she is with a sword," the adventurer declared with a smirk. He turned his eyes back to the spell.

  Rose narrowed her eyes, her brows forming a V shape as she looked at the adventurer with her piercing gaze. "You little—" she began to speak, but before she could continue, Blake clapped his hands, catching her attention.

  "Enough of small talk! Need I remind you we are standing on a battlefield?" he barked, anger visible on his face.

  The male adventurer waved his hand reflexively. "I was merely relieving the girl of her curiosity, nothing more," he added in a defensive tone. He tightened his grip and ran away from Rose and Blake in the next moment.

  Blake sprinted forward himself right after, engaging with a horde of hobgoblins.

  Looks like four-eyes was afraid of getting scolded by Mr. Blake. Not like I have anything to be afraid of, Rose thought to herself as she looked up at the sky again, noticing that the crest had increased dramatically in size. I wonder if Miss Ais' spell would be stronger than his rain or whatever spell he casted, Rose thought to herself, though her thoughts were almost immediately interrupted by Blake.

  "Rose! Stop messing around and focus on the fight!" He shouted, shooting a disapproving gaze at Rose.

  Rose looked at Blake. So he can scold me too. Well, technically speaking, he is leading the right front, she mentally added as she sprinted forward.