The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 38:

The goblin knocked the dagger away without any problem .
But, the action caused him to delay his attacks .
 
The other goblin thrust his spear at me .
 
I parried the spear with my shield .
The spear slid across the surface of the shield .
I closed the distance on the goblin by pushing through with my shield .
 
You shouldn’t make such an honest stab .
You're lacking compared to the goblin instructor .
 
As I quickly approach him, the goblin strengthened his grip on his spear and attempted to push me backwards with the shaft .
 
That was a mistake .
You should have ditched the spear by now .
You can't use the middle of the shaft in such stance to push me off .
Even if there was a difference in strength between us .
 
[Battle Focus]
 
As I approach the goblin, I stepped on his left foot, and drove the sword into his neck .
 
Immediately, I turned back .
The remaining goblin spearman had given up on his spear and opted for hand-to-hand combat .
Trying to face an opponent who had mingled with your companion in a trench with a spear would be difficult .
 
Thanks to the accelerated senses from the Battle Focus skill, the goblin’s punch seemed to move slowly .
I calmly dodged the punch and threw a counter towards the goblin's face .
 
While he was dazed from the counter punch, I kicked at the goblin's chest .
The goblin fell to the ground from the strike .
I quickly took a mounting stance and used the throwing dagger nearby to end it's life .
 
The two incapacitated archers were dealt with swiftly afterwards .
The power of the attack from the Wings of Talaria seemed quite significant .
 
Usually, the strength which moved the wings came from the muscles connected from the wings to the back .
But, these wings weren’t connected to my body in the first place .
 
The strength and speed of these wings were probably due to the increase in its level .
The level of Wings of Talaria was maxed out .
Plus the wings were not made of feathers, but crystals that were more dense than ordinary metals .
It was likely that just flapping the wings would have stronger impact than any attack using my own strength .
 
All skills gifted by the gods seemed very overpowering, no matter what they were .
 
That's how the trench was cleared .
None of the goblins dropped a birth stone .
 
As I thought back to how the fight went, I was once again impressed by how OP the gifted skills were .
I got out of the trench and continued to advance through the Tutorial
 
***
 
"Good . Very good . "
 
"What's so good, Boss Chang Suk . "
 
"It has nothing to do with you . "
 
With the constant replies flowing in, I closed the Community with a satisfied smile .
 
The Representatives were growing faster than I had expected .
Already, most of the 1st Floor Waiting Rooms had been overtaken and some of the 2nd Floor Waiting Rooms have been overtaken as well .
It was expected only 1 or 2 Waiting Rooms in Easy Difficulty Floor 1 had no relation with the Representatives .
 
Good . It was very good .
 
By the 3rd Round, most of the new comers had adapted quickly and many have shown positive responses to the Representatives .
Perhaps this was already quite common on the outside .
 
Hahahaha .
There were no words to describe this satisfaction .
Would there be any time like this throughout my entire life?
No .
This . Truly was the best .
 
I heard a scream from the corner .
It was nothing much .
My minions were showing an example to those slaves .
They can't even die that easy .
Since there was no chance they would become disabled, there was no need to show any mercy .
 
Ah, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t die .
Seems like it was actually possible .
 
Soon, the 24 hours I was allowed to spend in the Waiting Room would finish .
But it didn't matter, as I hadalready been through this 2 times .
I’ll progress until the Boss Room like before, and once the 3rd Round has finished, I’ll be back in the Waiting Room .
 
I would have to remain alone in the Tutorial for 29 days, but there was a sweet reward awaiting at the end .
I could wait all day .
 
The one consideration were the slaves .
We had already warned them what would happen if they were to progress through the Tutorial without our approval .
That example in the corner was part of it .
Of course, I'm sure they wouldn’t listen to my words so easily .
 
But, there were more of us in the 2nd Floor as well .
We've already told them that we would punish them dearly if we were to find any of them in the 2nd floor .
 
And it would happen .
 
Some of them might be sent to the Waiting Rooms without any of the Representatives .
But that didn’t matter either .
Those guys couldn’t come back to the 1st Floor .
 
Our greatest clients were the newbies just entering the Tutorial for the first time and the cowards who had no courage to progress through the Tutorial .
 
We had been put all our efforts into increasing the number of cowards .
We engraved fear into their bodies .
 
If those **** stayed in the 1st Floor by the start of the 4th Round,
The Representatives would stabilise at that point .
 
I could then get an infinite supply of jerkies and water from the weak newbies .
The cowards who have stayed in the Tutorial for more than a Round would also need to get the water and jerkies from us .
 
Strength and food .
With both weapons at hand, we showed the power of the Representatives .
It was a perfect plan, no matter how I thought about it .
 
With few more Rounds, there wouldn’t be any Waiting Rooms in Floor 1 that weren't associated with the Representatives .
Then, I will expand upwards .
That was how my kingdom would be finished .
 
It was an unreliable kingdom, made by the loopholes in the system, but at the same time it was protected by it .
Unreliable, but it would never fall .
 
But I'm sure there was going to be a kink in the plan .
There's always a few arrogant **** who would rebel against the powerful .
 
Some would dream of getting revenge by advancing to the boss room and returning back to the Waiting Room .
But they would number at best 2 .
 
They might not be able to post anything on the Community, but they would be able to request help for the higher floors using the 1:1 message .
 
That was when these messages would pay their worth .
The messages coming from the top floors or from what we called Rankers these days .
 
***
 
I wiped the blood off the knife by using a towel from the inventory .
All this time, I had just been dodging arrows for most part, but these annoyances were starting to pop up, along with fighting against monsters for the first time .
Now that I look at it, the shield wasn't in such a good state either .
The leather strap was mostly worn out, and the surface of the shield was quite damaged as well .
 
Of course it would all be repaired the moment I returned to the Waiting Room, but I couldn’t just return there every time there was something wrong with my equipment .
I should change my weapons once I cleared the 4th Floor .
 
I considered using a different weapon like a spear or a blunt weapon, but I decided to use something I was accustomed to .
 
I had continued with the hunt for goblins .
These goblins had dug not just trenches, but had built walls and formations as well .
 
Their weapons were more varied too, from the shamans with their staves to archers with their hooks and crossbows .
 
Of course they still weren't much of a threat .
I had become a master at dodging projectiles from a distance .
Plus there was no need to dodge, I could just block them with Wings of Talaria if need be .
There was no damage to the wings from blocking the projectiles .
As long as I was in the air, the gliding skill would continue to work so I can wrap my body in air , while closing in for an attack .
 
It had gotten so easy to fight against the goblins, I couldn’t believe I had so much trouble fighting against just 1 at the start .
The superior dexterity and skills may have taken a reason, but I think the skills from the gods were just too superior .
 
I was getting worried that using them too much would hamper my growth, but, thanks to my superior strength, I had gotten used to combat more easily .
 
[You have received Basic Swordsmanship Lv . 4]
 
[You have received Basic Shield skills Lv . 4]
 
[You have received Basic Hand-to-Hand skills Lv . 2]
 
[You have received Battle Focus Lv . 9]
 
[You have received Sneak Lv . 2]
 
[You have received Basic Throwing Skill Lv . 1]
 
 
These were my proof .
Despite my reliance on the God's skills, the continued battles had given me multiple new skills and improved others as well .
Among them, the Battle Focus which have been stagnant for a long time had grown exponentially .
Perhaps it was because I've begun to use it in a greater variety of situations instead of just using it to dodge arrows .
I think the most important part about skill growth was not repetition, but varied experience .
 
 
[Kuwaaa!]
 
I was getting a deja vu here .
I heard a goblin's warcry from a distance .
 
As I moved forward, I was a goblin wearing similar clothes to the Instructor I had met at the start of the 4th Floor .
His height was slightly smaller .
Around 190cm .
Plus he had no weapons and was narmed in both hands .
 
But he looked even more brutish .
And probably stronger .
Otherwise he wouldn't come after the Goblin Instructor .
 
This was the first one-on-one I had since the Goblin Instructor .
Plus, it was an unarmed opponent .
I stepped forward with a slight feeling of anticipation .
 
As I approached him, the goblin screamed as he charged in .
It was the same pattern as the Instructor wasn’t it?
 
As I made that thought, I focused on the goblin's arms and legs .
Once the distance had been somewhat closed, the goblin's fist suddenly turned red .
Then,
 
Bang!
 
I had taken a blow to the chest and rolled backwards .
What was this!
 
I lifted myself up only to see that the goblin had already gotten very close .
Once more, the goblin's right hand turned red .
 
[Battle Focus]
 
The goblin's red fist was projected forward .
Literally!
He didn't even move his legs, waist or shoulders to make that punch .
It had just came out towards me like a bullet in front of his fist aiming for my face .
 
I had planned on using Battle Focus to dodge the fist and aim for a counterattack, but there had been no time .
I just raised my shield to try to block the blow .
 
Thud!
 
With a blunt echo, I could feel my body flying backwards once more .
 
[Blink]
 
I removed all the momentum on my body and landed in front of the Goblin .
And against the goblin who couldn't react immediately, I smacked his face with my hand, sword still in my grips .
 
The goblin's face turned from the strike, but his eyes were still aimed at me .
It slowly retreated backwards .
 
I took another step forwards and tried to make a high-kick at the retreating goblin .
Of course, it wouldn't get hit by such an obvious attack .
My kick cut through the air,
and my back was left exposed .
 
Heng, you thought I had made a mistake right?
 
[Wings of Talaria]
 
With a swoosh sound the large wings spread outward .
 
I thought that it would get pierced by the wings, but the goblin leapt backwards and dodged the attack .
I was more surprised that he was able to dodge this than his bullet-like fists .
It felt like this thing knew all my skills, just like the instructor had before .
 
I could finally take a breathe with the distance the goblin had made .
I spat the blood that had pooled in my mouth .
Damn, my tooth was broken as well .
 
No matter how I saw it, I was sure that red bullet fist thing was a skill .
How could you use a skill without any restrictions and in succession like that .
Wasn't that too OP?
 
I guess I couldn't say much, with my Blink and wings and all .
 
The goblin slowly closed in once again .
I also joined in and threw my sword as I stepped forward .
 
Despite having added a throwing skill as well, the goblin parried the attack easily .
I took out my dagger from my waist and gained speed .
 
Before going into the goblin's strike range, I threw my dagger once again .
It's range was most definitely smaller compared to the instructor .
He didn’t have an axe and he was shorter as well .
 
But whether it didn't think that I'd throw my only weapon or that it just couldn't react at such a close distance, the goblin hesitated .
It had only managed to block the attack, but that had been effective enough .
 
I was of course superior in speed .
If I could make an opening just before I got into my striking range,
I could use that opportunity in an infinite number of ways .
 
The goblin raised its guard and tried to defend .
Since it had metal armour, I had to attack it in the face or its arms and legs in order to make a proper hit .
The goblin knew that as well .
 
So, I pushed the goblin's stomach with my kick .
 
Both of us had similar strength compared to their height and weight .
In this situation, the one with lower centre of gravity would always have an advantage .
I learnt that from the instructor .
 
My kick didn't make much of an impact due to the armour, but it had managed to push it backwards .
 
[Blink]
 
I blinked a small distance of a step and kicked at the thigh of the goblin that was ever so slightly in the air .
I made a strike that shook a leg horizontally .
It was going to be difficult to land properly .
The goblin attempted to regain its stance after landing on one of his legs, but there was no way I would allow that to happen .
 
I tackled the goblin with my shield raised in front of me and landed a solid punch in the goblin's face 
 
Bang!
 
At the same time, the red fist from the goblin struck at my face .
 
Damn, how would you still have so much power in that position .
What an OP skill .
 
I took a clean counter without any defence .
I was launched into the air, then rolled several times on the ground .
Damn, I was feeling dizzy .
 
When I raised my head, it seems the goblin took a hard hit as well and couldn't stand up as a result .
I was feeling another deja vu here .
 
I pushed on my knees to stand and shouted .
 
"This is the power of pain and stun resistance! You **** . "
 
We took blows from each other, but in the end I was the one standing and he wasn’t .
It means that I had won .
 
I kicked at the head of the goblin who still lying on the ground to make it unconscious and used the dagger on the floor to finish the job .
 
[Goros's Birthstone]
Description: A birthstone given by the tribe's great shaman when the Red Eye Tribe’s most Finicky Instructor Goros was born .
 
 
Huah, I had managed to win .
This was the first opponent I had faced who used a skill .
That too, it was an OP skill without any cost or delay between consecutive attacks .
. . . Weren't the goblins just too strong?
 
[Level up!]
[Your strength went up by 1 . Your dexterity went up by 1 . Your mana went up by 1 . Wind Spirit's blessings leveled up by 1 . Your sneak level went up by 1 . Your stun resistance leveled up by 1]
 
I have no problems with that . No sir .