Chapter 68: Dungeon Reward (Bonus Chapter 10 Gt)
At first, Emily wanted to ask if Alex did it on purpose to farm life energy. But she quickly shook it off.
She felt relieved when she saw Alex wanting to move toward the settlement.
Deep in her heart, she was afraid that her brother had become drunk with power.
The result of Alex's attack was devastating; Emily was sure even a four-star hunter wouldn't survive the attack unscathed.
Alex wanted to say something, but an Amulet suddenly appeared in front of him.
He was surprised to see it since this information was never mentioned in any media. Emily also never told him about this.
A text box suddenly appeared hovering in the air, and a message appeared inside it.
It looked like just a notification in a game.
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Flameheart Amulet (B-Rank)
Effect: Enhance your flame output by five percent.
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Five percent might look small in number, but Alex knew the impact would be significant if given to someone who uses flame-based attacks.
He just didn't know if this magical tool would work for him since his secret technique comes from the Embershift hammer.
Another item then materialized in front of Emily. A treasure chest appeared at her feet.
She then put it inside her storage ring, already knowing what she would get.
If she gets a chest, that means it's either a mana crystal, potion or some material.
Every dungeon clear will give a random reward; the higher the clear rank and someone's contribution is, the better the item they get.
If they get a magical tool, it usually will be suitable for the user.
Magical tools also have grades from F - SSS rank. A category two dungeon, at best, could only drop a B rank, and it's already very rare.
But Elly knew now was not the time to check their rewards.
The Goblin stronghold was made of wood, and Alex had just released a devastating fire attack; they needed to quickly evacuate.
Alex also understood this, so he didn't inquire further about the rewards system.
Instead, he asked the high goblin, who still stood in a daze, "Where are the goblins that will come with me?"
They quickly nodded and showed Alex to the area on the side where the goblins all stood waiting for them.
There were 12 high goblins, 2 Ogres, 8 goblin archers, 10 goblin riders, and 20 goblin warriors; the rest were normal goblins.
Alex could see that the normal goblins were mostly filled with kids.
He realizes Zarnark probably did this on purpose; after all, the fate awaiting those who survived here Is to face another death and live struggle.
Alex knew there was no use in negotiating now; they didn't have much time. He captured them all into the Awe Cube.
None chose to fight back.
With Alex there, they knew it meant Alex had beaten their lord in their version of a 'fair' duel, and they could also see the high goblins being respectful to him.
For the goblins, this was more than enough reason to follow Alex without a second question. Even the kids that threw rocks before now behave.
After putting all of them in, Alex asked the rest of the high goblins, "What will you guys do now?"
One of the high goblins then said, "Lord, we will gather the survivors and bring them far away from the settlement."
Seeing Alex's capabilities, none of them dared to disrespect him.
"I see, good luck then."
The high goblins then bowed in respect and quickly left them.
As they walked past Emily, she informed the high goblins where she had put the goblins she rescued. They thanked Emily for this and then went on their way.
The embers flickered, spreading their heat to the air as Alex and Emily walked following the trail of destruction.
Along the way, Emily broke the silence, "Bro... Why did you do that?"
Alex sighed, "I was too absorbed in the battle, so I just poured as much life force I could into my attack. I didn't do it on purpose, Emily."
"I see, that makes sense, but bro... now that I know about all this, I feel glad Mom blocked me from entering dungeons.
To think of all those innocents that die at the hands of hunters..." Emily said in a low voice.
Alex stopped in his steps and then patted her head, "Don't think about it too much.
I am sure you never kill innocents; you only kill those who attack you. Just treat it like hunting dark hunters."
Hearing the word "dark hunter" made Emily's face turn dark; she knew the kind of atrocities they had committed in dungeons. It didn't take long for them to reach a portal. They then looked around; other than the fire in the forest and the scorched ground, there were no remains of Zarnark anywhere.
"Bro… you really overdid it," Emily commented, looking at Alex incredulously.
In response, Alex coughed, ignoring her remark, "Alright, let's go home." But his step stopped when he felt Emily tug at his hand.
He looked at her with questioning eyes.
"The Goblin children, what will you do with them, bro?"
"I don't know. At first, I planned to send the normal goblins to MingYue's world to become her workers after giving them some education here, but now I will need them to take care of the kids. I need to think about it first."
"Bro, why don't you let me take care of them?"
"What? Do you want to take care of them? You do realize they are goblins, right? You can't even talk with them."
"You can even make that strange cube; I am sure making a translation device is simple for you."
She paused for a moment, then added, "I just want to learn more about their society and give them some basic education.
They can use some tools. I am sure we can teach them to be civilized."
"Civilized. What do you think, Emily? Don't tell me you think we should let them live in our society." Alex found his sister's idea ridiculous.