The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 99: Jump in Power Level

Chapter 99: Jump in Power Level

What had appeared in front of them was yet another goblin. But unlike the ones that they were facing before, this one was about 3m tall. Just the muscles on its body was intimidating enough for the group.

In its hands, it was carrying a big mace. And the moment that it landed on the ground, all the goblins that were continuously attacking the group simply retreated, but made sure to surround them, not giving them a chance to escape from here.

"Keke. This is just going to be fun. I previously thought that humans are so weak, but now, you have proved me wrong. I have been watching you fight all this while, and have to say the least, I am impressed. So, that implies that, we are not going to get something fragile, but we can get something that is going to hold on for a long time." The goblin stated in a heavy and almost vibrating voice.

And as he spoke, he looked at the group, his gaze mainly focusing on the ladies present in the group.

Other than the fact that the group was surprised to find that the goblin could speak in human language, they were also disgusted by the gaze that it was looking at them with. That was especially so for the ladies.

"Goblins are well known for their lecherous side. We have to make sure that all ladies get out of here as soon as possible." A middle-aged man said as he looked at the goblin sternly.

Even though he had said that, he knew how difficult it was for them to get out of here, more so considering that they were now facing a goblin that was way stronger than the previous ones.

In the group currently, there was not even a single person that had reached the Bronze rank. Additionally, they had already spent a lot of energy, giving them a disadvantage if they decided to fight against the goblin.

Just from the pressure that was seeping out of the goblin, Alicia and the others could already tell that they were definitely not capable of dealing with this goblin in front of them.

Alicia’s expression was currently ugly, as sweat was already dripping down her face. She had already spent a lot of energy, moving from time to time, trying to evade the attacks that were launched towards her, and currently, they were yet facing another strong opponent, even though they had not yet dealt completely with the large group of goblins around them.

"Now then, why don’t you all surrender, rather than allowing me to beat you into submission?" The goblin asked with a hideous smile on its face.

"You can dream on!" Alicia said. At this moment, she felt that currently, she only needed a small amount of energy to be able to break through a barrier that was in front of her. She felt that once she broke his barrier, she was going to be way stronger than ever.

So, without giving The goblin a chance to say anything, she mobilized the energy in her body, and made an attack. This time, the energy that was in the form of lightning formed something like a net, and swarmed towards the group of goblins that were surrounding them.

This was the ultimate attack, the only skill that she possessed that was at two stars level. She was lucky enough to get it after killing a monster, and she knew just how powerful it was. It was just that, the consumption rate of the skill was so high, that she was not willing to use it readily.

She did not decide to attack the giant goblin because she knew that even if she attacked with all her might, there was no guarantee that she could take down the goblin. So, since the thing that she needed the most was energy, then, she decided to attack the goblins that were around them.

She focused her attack in a single direction, trying to make sure that, even if she did not succeed in what she believed, then, at least, she would have already opened a path for the rest of the people to use to get out of here.

Crackle! Sizzle!

The moment that the lightning net landed on the group of goblins, they were burnt into a crisp. They did not even have a chance of screaming, before they were completely wiped out of existence, turning into ashes that floated into the air for a moment before dropping onto the ground.

Alicia’s move had completely stunned everyone present, including the goblin. It had never expected that there was going to be a human that was going to attack in front of it. Additionally, looking at the large number of goblins that had been cleared out, it felt enraged.

As for the group around Alicia, they themselves had been trying to think of a way out. But, they had not expected that Alicia was going to strike out. After all, by doing that, she was attracting the aggressiveness of the goblin in front of them.

Completely infuriated, the goblin looked at Alicia and said menacingly, "I was planning to be lenient on you, but it seems that I will have to be just as aggressive as you are."

As it said that, it began moving towards Alicia at an incredible speed, while at the same time, it swung the mace in its hand.

At this moment, as she looked at the mace that was heading towards her, Alicia knew that she could not resist it. Had she encountered this goblin before she had spent a lot of energy, then, perhaps there might be a chance for her to fight back.

But now, she had already spent a lot of energy, and for the last attack, she had spent almost every single drop of energy in her body to attack.

Just as she was feeling despair, suddenly, she felt that the energy in her body was recovering at an incredible speed. At the same time, she felt that it was getting thicker, and purer than before.

Without hesitation, she launched an attack towards the mace that was just about to arrive in front of her. That was a reflex action, considering that with just even a single moment of hesitation, her life might be taken away.

Crackle! Boom!

The thick bolt of lightning landed on the mace, creating a huge explosion. The mace was forced to the side, while Alicia and the others were blown away by the shockwave.

At this moment, as the goblin retreated a few steps, it looked at Alicia with disbelief in its eyes. It had not been expecting something like this to happen.

Additionally, it had not been planning to kill Alicia, and for that reason, it had not utilized its full strength. Otherwise, that thick bolt of lightning would definitely not have managed to stop the attack.

Alicia hurriedly got back to her feet, while at the same time, looking at the screen that had appeared in front of her. This was not the first time that she had seen it, but, she was greatly surprised by the content of the information.

[Congratulations on ranking up. You have reached level one of the Bronze rank in the dual path affinity of lightning and wood elements.]

At this moment, Alicia suddenly felt that she was way stronger than before. She felt that, not only had she recovered back to her peak condition, but, she had also become different from how she was before.

As she looked at the goblin in front of her, a stats panel suddenly appeared in front of her.

[Warrior

Race: goblin

Power level: level 2 Bronze rank.

Skill: ???]

At this moment, Alicia suddenly began realizing the reason is why she felt that she was no match for this goblin in front of her previously. It was due to the fact that it had already reached the second level of the Bronze rank.

But now, things were completely different. She had managed to reach the Bronze rank as well, and at the same time, she felt that, the goblin in front of her was not as dangerous as it was before.

Lightning began surrounding her body once again. Only this time, it was way stronger than it was before. Additionally, a green aura suddenly began leaking out of her body, giving people a sense of life and nature.

The goblin was also stunned. It dumbfoundedly looked at Alicia in front of it and asked, "You managed to reach the Bronze rank just like that? It is always difficult for ranking up from Rank O to the Bronze rank. But you, you have managed to do that by simply killing these low-level goblins. You must be special, so, I’m going to take you with me."

Alicia didn’t say anything in response. Instead, the lightning that had been flashing around her suddenly formed into a thick net. This net was the same as the one that she had launched on the group of goblins previously. It was just that, now, it was stronger and thicker than the previous one.

Without hesitation, Alicia launched the net towards the goblin. The goblin snorted, and waved the mace that it was holding, intending to tear apart this lightning net.

But as the net approached at an incredible speed, the goblins eyes widened in horror. It had suddenly realized that, the net in front of it currently was dangerous, way dangerous than it had expected.

But, it’s reaction was way lower than the speed at which the lightning net was approaching.

The net weaved around the goblin, completely enveloping it in it. At the same time, lightning currents began striking the goblin, making it scream in pain.

The lightning net had already began cutting into its skin, as if it was trying to make sure that, only smaller pieces passed through the small gaps of the net.