The Undead system
Chapter 67: A pact

Chapter 67: A pact

"That was thrilling." Jack grinned, watching the last duel between the male goblins. He found it amusing and exciting, to see like a sports. Just like gladiators, and other human involved survival movies he’d watched.

’Shame it’s coming to an end.’ It was clear who the victor of this duel was, between the two average male goblins without abilities.

As one was covered with green blood from head to toe. Barely standing straight with a cracked dagger, that would give out any moment soon. While the other had a few scratchs but nothing serious, calmly standing and observing his opponent.

[That goblin is strange from the rest. Not having a high aura or strength, but a great IQ.] The system complimented, and this was the first time jack had heard his ever cocky system, compliment a goblin.

’Bam!’ Blasting from spot, the goblin swung his arms in a certain pattern catching speed. It’s gaze was sharp and unmoving, like a trained assassin.

In his hands were two daggers, in better shape than his opponent. Seeing the strange goblin approaching, the beaten up goblin shuddered. which only made his attacker grin evily.

’Slash! slash!’ The goblin slashed both daggers, in a coordinated manner. One deflected by his opponent, while the other found it’s mark to the latter’s chest.

"Phough!" He stumbled back a few steps, with eyes widened in shock. The goblin with the two daggers had moved so fast, for his opponent to keep up with. Hence, leading to the deep slash made to his chest.

Gripping his dagger tightly, the injured goblin scanned the area in attempt to flee but it was futile. He was surrounded everywhere he looked by his fellow piers. That had fought to the death, to retain their lives.

But they weren’t the problem, no! Sitting on top of a rock, his eyes locked on them was the king. The most terrible creature he knew, ruthless killing without thinking twice.

He knew he couldn’t avoid jack, and the chances of fleeing were none.

"I’d rather take my chances with you!" The goblin charged forward with valor, refusing to back down. Seeing this, the goblin with two daggers lips curved into a sly smile.

"Die." The bruised goblin shouted wildly, swinging his dagger at the latter. With a calm look he dodged, severing the goblin’s arm.

"Argh!" He screamed, seeing his arm cleanly cut by this anomaly. But his sight was short-lived, feeling something piercing the air.

’Swoosh!’ The two daggers cleanly cut through the goblin’s head, severing it. Blood sprayed everywhere, staining the latter who simply stood there enjoying it. Like a fountain of cool water, nourishing the skin.

"He’s definitely more deadlier than the rest." A grin formed on jack’s face impressed.

’It’s a puzzle what someone would turn into to survive.’ Making his way down, jack applauded the survivor male goblins. They were half the number before, but it didn’t matter. His aim was to weed off the weak from the strong, and that he did.

"You! you’re not what I expected from a normal average rank f goblin." There was a crazed look in the goblin’s eye, grinning wildly.

"T-thank you your highness.. i-i really out did myself to entertain you." He muttered in a deranged voice, going on a kneel his head bowed.

"I-i hope you enjoyed the bloodshed?" The goblin asked with puppy eyes, to which jack honestly nodded yes. Making the goblin erupt in a strange eerie chuckle.

[Lunatics, am surrounded by a bunch of psychopaths!] The system blurted out in a sarcastic tone.

"Do you also posses an ability?" Jack calmly asked, to which the male goblin nodded his head frantically.

’Of course.. he posses an ability that boosts his agility.’ Just like the bulkier goblin earlier, this goblin also posses and ability that boosted his agility.

"From now on, you shall be called flash." Jack declared, making the goblin’s eye brighten up in excitement.

’T-the king gave me a name. Am a chosen!’ Flash thought with a proud grin.

"T-thank you your majesty, I will forever carry this name with me." Slightly nodding, jack then proceeded to give out simple names he could remember, to the remaining male goblins. Mainly because they all looked alike, and he didn’t want to stress himself in remembering all their previous names.

"And you shall be called berserker." Jack ended last with the bulkier goblin, that’d qualified first.

"You can all head back to town now. Eat, drink and refresh. You continue tomorrow." He commanded to which they obliged. Giving one last bow, before sluggishly making their way back to town.

[O great king, may I kiss thy royal hand?] The system spoke in a royal coquettish tone.

’No you perv!’ Jack grinned.

"Now.. where were we?" Rubbing his hand excitedly, he finally got to work. Stretching his hand, he easily summoned the first goblin in front.

[Costs 20 chaos energy for summoning]

[Yes, no?]

"Yes." Jack muttered, sacrificing 20 chaos energy for the summoning of the goblin.

[Summoning..]

The same red ethereal light from before enveloped the goblin. The red gem on the ring glowing brightly, radiating with power.

[Successfully summoned an undead!]

The system message popped up in jack’s view.

’Huh? That was fast.’ When he summoned Jin, he’d failed two out of his three tries. But luckily, he managed to get it right on the third, with some encouragement from his system.

Yes he there was a wide margin between Jin and undead. but still, he didn’t expect the summoning process to be this quick.

[Please select a new name for your underling.]

Another system notification popped up in his view. He tried to skip for later, but the screen stayed there indicating it was mandatory.

"Just label all the undead’s I summoned with numbers, except the special one’s." With that the screen disappeared, and a new screen formed on top of these goblin head displaying his stats.

[Name: Undead summon 01]

[Rank: f]

[Ability: none]

[Strength: 5]

[Agility: 3]

[Stamina: 4]

[Intelligence: 7]

"His intelligence is higher than mine when I first reincarnated." Jack’s eye widened, seeing the goblin’s intelligence stat higher than his, when he was reincarnated by hades.

’All good for me.’ Moving onto the next, jack also summoned him on the first try. His stats was exactly the same, like the previous undead summon.

[Chaos energy: 0]

He’d summoned a total of five undead goblins, each costing 20 chaos energy. And it took exactly an hour to replenish full, before he could continue.

’Isn’t there a cheat to unlock the walker of worlds title?’

A part of himself wished he was back in Agathe, living the normal peaceful life with Kelly. And another part of him embraced this new and powerful side.

[Unfortunately, there isn’t a cheat to bypass the lock.] The system system said, making jack’s face contort into a frown. The system wasn’t anything from this world, or enders planet. Being far more complex and advanced, designed by an unpredictable being he couldn’t fathom.

The system had it’s perks and cons, but it always aided jack in tricky situations. So he presumed there would be a solution, but he was terribly wrong.

’And here I thought you were all powerful and all knowing.’ He sarcastically spoke, rolling his eyes with a light scoff.

[D-don’t you dare test my patience boy. I could make your head explode!] The system threatened in a dark tone, earning a light chuckle from jack. Unfazed by his systems empty threats.

"Your highness." A soft voice pulled him out from his trance. Looking, he could see Yuma a bit behind him. She had her head bent down, wearing nothing but a rusty chest armour covering her two melons. Down below a shirt skirt made from grass, covered her delicate spot.

’Is she trying to impress me?’ Jack could clearly see tints of red on her cheeks, as she blushed slightly. Shaking his head, his expression was stern and cold, immediately readjusting Yuma’s face.

"Stop trying to seduce me. It’s never going to work." Jack frowned to which Yuma nodded frantically, struggling to breathe properly. Dispersing his aura a bit Yuma fell to her knees, panting in huge amounts of air. This wasn’t the first time she’d been exposed to jack’s aura but still, it got stronger each time they encountered.

"Where do you get your livestock’s?" He calmly asked, indifferently staring at Yuma. He knew the animals here didn’t magically restock themselves, and the reproduction process of young one’s were really slow.

So it could only mean just like kilroi town, the goblin village must have a nearby town they looted from.

"Y-you are indeed correct your highness. There is a settlement just some few meters south from here." Yuma calmly spoke making jack raise a brow.

"The ogre settlement?"

"H-how did you know?" Yuma wondered with widened eyes, shocked how jack was aware of the ogre settlement.

"I have my ways." he shrugged with a smug grin.

"But, the average goblin here is weaker than a normal f rank creature. It would be suicide, to risk your lives against flesh eating ogre." Most goblins here lacked in agility, the crucial weapon of a scout. Sure they made up in strength and intelligence but still, they couldn’t out-power ogres with plain items and such a few number.

"You are indeed wise my king." Her eyes were filled with admiration and high respect, staring at jack like a transcendent.

"During the previous goblin king reign, a large number of our races would be gathered and lead by the goblin king, to the settlement. They usually returned with some few items and very little number of soldiers, thus setting up the rule of constant mating to reproduce." She paused, letting jack digest what she just said.

’That’s weird.. why would they be defeated when he had the horse?’ Jack wondered not believing Yuma’s story.

"I know what you’re thinking, and no! the goblin king hadn’t aquired the horse yet." She spoke up, as if reading Jack houghts.

"Faced with constant defeat and losses, the goblin king came up with a solution. Hence forming a pact, between our village and the settlement."

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