My bloodline is so eager to improve.

Taking advantage of the goblins' unpreparedness, Otto planned to launch a surprise attack. He circled around behind the goblins, drew his iron sword, and charged out!

The nearest goblin was less than five steps away from Otto.

The moment Otto charged forward, the goblin grinned, put down the stone it was holding, and picked up a short spear made of rusty iron nails to defend itself.

But Otto was too fast. He raised his hand and swung his sword, the iron sword tracing a crescent-shaped trajectory, cleanly and neatly severing the goblin's head in front of him.

Seeing this, the other goblin tried to escape, but was stopped by Otto.

In a panic, the goblin suddenly swung his rusty sword.

The black cat noticed the goblin's large movements, creating an opening on its right.

Upon seeing the black cat's warning, Otto did not retreat but instead took a half step forward, precisely dodging the goblin's rusty sword.

But upon closer inspection, the goblin's sour, foul odor wafted over you.

The feeling was like swill that had been fermenting for three days and three nights, making one forgetful and unpleasant; it could be described as some kind of poisonous gas attack.

But Otto was unaffected by the strange aura; he drew his iron sword and plunged it into the goblin's chest.

Otto could feel that it took more effort than he had expected to stab the iron sword in.

Fortunately, Otto's power had already been enhanced.

The instant the iron sword pierced through, Otto twisted the hilt violently!

At that moment, the goblin let out a scream that sounded like both a baby and a night owl.

It sounded like a wail, yet also like a plea for mercy!

Otto had heard Lance mention goblins before and knew that although these monsters were individually weak, they were quite cunning.

They can even make sounds similar to those of human infants when they are dying.

Many novice adventurers make mistakes at this time.

Fortunately, Otto did not let his guard down and gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

After confirming the goblins were dead, Otto put the two goblin carcasses together and examined the prey they had caught.

But even Otto was somewhat moved the moment he saw the prey.

It was a young boy.

His limbs were smashed to pieces by sharp stones, and his genitals were soaked in blood!

The boy's body had long since turned cold.

Clearly, the goblins weren't eating; they were just playing with their prey!

Chapter 8 Acquiring Specialties

At this moment, Otto's concept of monsters was fully formed.

What are monsters?

The enemy of mankind is the demon!

Otto remained silent, slowly tidying up the boy's remains to take them back to Oak Town.

They didn't even check the goblin bloodline mark they had absorbed.

But his 'animal friends' are different.

The goblins are begging for mercy, hoping to become part of the animal kingdom.

The animals sensed your anger and refused the goblin's request.

The brown bear ripped off the goblin's head, and the black cat ripped out its heart.

The white dog and the black sheep were tearing at the goblin's limbs.

The eagle and the monkey utterly destroyed the goblin's last proof of existence.

The goblins' bloodline mark was destroyed and absorbed.

Goblins became the victims!

Your animal friends are trying to show you through this behavior that they will always stand with you.

The monkeys unexpectedly discovered that after absorbing the goblin's bloodline mark, they seemed to receive some enhancements; perhaps more bloodline marks could help them break through their own limitations!

As the prompts in front of him kept changing, Otto felt that these 'animals' were becoming more and more unruly.

However, since they can be strengthened by absorbing bloodline imprints, Otto naturally wouldn't refuse.

After all, the attribute bonuses they provide have already brought Otto considerable benefits.

If they can continue to break through, then Otto will likely receive even more bonuses.

But the changes don't stop there.

The monkey, using its intelligence, absorbed the goblins' sword-wielding experience, granting you sword-wielding expertise.

Specialty: Sword (LV1)

[Your swordsmanship learning speed and the power of your swordsmanship techniques have increased.]

At this moment, Otto finally acquired a skill.

This expertise seems to be related to swords.

Although it is neither a martial art that directly causes an attack, nor a mysterious spell, it can provide more possibilities for Otto's future studies and adventures.

This can be considered as giving Otto some direction for the future.

It just so happens that he will be taking classes at the Adventurers' Guild when he gets back, so he can put more effort into this area.

However, the most important thing now is to bring the boy's body back.

Otto wrapped the boy's body in a one-eyed bear's fur coat and cut off the ears of two goblins as proof of the hunt.

However, while Otto was dealing with the goblin's remains, he unexpectedly made some discoveries.

Both goblins appear to be wearing some kind of strange label.

The sign is made of wood and features a single eye.

But within the pupils of his eyes were carved a pair of fangs.

Such a strange and exquisite totem is hard to ignore.

Otto didn't know what it was either.

However, his 'animal friends' showed strong aversion when they came into contact with the sign.

Seeing this, Otto accepted both signs as well, and set off on his journey home with the boy's remains.

[It's necessary to stay here.]

As Otto embarked on his journey home, raindrops gradually fell from the heavens, as if the gods were mourning the untimely death of a young life.

Otto did not seek shelter from the rain, but simply let the rain soak him.

Otto felt that this would wash away the blood he had left on his body when he killed the goblins.

Otto moved quickly; he arrived at the Adventurers' Guild's gates just as night fell.

He pushed the door open very softly, but everyone felt the cold wind rush in the instant it did.

Michael, who had been drinking and killing time at the Adventurers' Guild earlier, did not leave.

When he saw Otto, Michael wanted to say hello, ask him about his day's haul, and maybe even ask if the kid would like to join his adventurer squad.

But when Michael saw Otto holding something, he fell silent.

At this moment, Otto was wrapped in his proud bearskin coat, holding something as if he were holding a sleeping child.

Seeing this, novice adventurers didn't understand what was happening, but the veterans had already stopped what they were doing.

Countless complex gazes fell upon Otto.

Otto didn't care about that and just walked straight toward the counter where Eileen was.

At this moment, Eileen had already stood up from her chair.

Her expression was serious, no longer as relaxed as it had been that morning.

She saw the hand peeking out from under the blanket.

Her small fists were clenched tightly. Thanks to her superhuman abilities, Eileen had excellent eyesight. She could see that the gaps between Otto's fingernails were filled with scarlet mud before Otto even got close.

A small patch of dark red had seeped into the edge of the bearskin. Although it had faded somewhat after being diluted by the rain, the bloodstains were spreading along the texture of the coat.

It was like a silent declaration, or a scarlet accusation!

Eileen roughly understood what had happened.

After Otto came to the counter, Eileen immediately lifted her coat to check the boy's appearance.

Fortunately, although the boy's body was injured, his face was only slightly damaged and he was still barely recognizable.

After confirming the boy's appearance, Eileen quickly called her colleagues to check the recent requests to see if anyone was looking for the boy.

Young children are the favorite prey of monsters, so similar situations often occur.

As a result, finding missing persons has become a regular task for the Adventurers' Guild.

But after Eileen's search, they regretfully discovered that no one had made a request to find the child.

"Let's put him in the morgue first."

Eileen breathed a sigh of relief. Since they couldn't find the child's parents, they had no choice but to leave the remains at the Adventurers' Guild for the time being.

Similar situations have occurred occasionally, so some of the buildings at the Adventurers' Guild headquarters have been converted into ice kilns and morgues.

It is specifically used to store unclaimed remains within a short period of time.

Eileen opened the gate leading to the backyard and left the guild counter with Otto.

The two remained silent throughout the journey until Eileen opened the door to the morgue, at which point she began to speak again.

"This is the daily life of an adventurer."

Today you brought his body here.

Tomorrow, someone else might bring your body back.

Of course, this is still under the control of the boss, Mei.

More often than not, your teammates will just come back with your badge.

As Eileen spoke, she pulled out an ice coffin and gestured for Otto to place the body inside.

Seeing this, Otto did not hesitate and wrapped the boy's remains in his bearskin coat and placed them in the ice coffin.

Eileen had originally intended to remind Otto to take out the bearskin.

But Otto simply shook his head.

That's good.

Otto knew very well that the boy's remains would likely be scattered again when he removed the bearskin coat.

He would rather not do that if he could.

Chapter Nine Blessing

Otto then pushed the boy's body back into the ice cellar.

He had no intention of using this incident for publicity.

Perhaps influenced by his hometown in his previous life, he always felt that the boy's body should at least be given some dignity.

After confirming that the boy's body was properly placed, Eileen immediately led Otto out of the morgue and brought up the matter she had entrusted to him.

"Your commission is to collect five fluorescent materials and five copper Thorns, for a total of twenty-five copper Thorns."

As for the goblin's ears.

A goblin hunted through a formal commission, costing six bronze Thorns.

However, this was an accidental hunt, and according to the rules, it can only be counted as three bronze Thorns.