[401-600] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 507 - Gragas

Eilish warned him before he left the Earthen Core City. The Union Peace had mobilized a powerful force and he knew that he couldn't win in a frontal battle against them. If it's a one on one battle then he was confident that he could defeat them but fighting at the same time would be a disadvantage for him.

He was a Level 51 Blood Goblin and he learned the [Archetype: Vajra Extremity]. He doesn't need to fear an S-rank expert in a frontal battle. He could even crush the protective field of those S-rank experts with his current strength.

Most of the people that acquired Archetype were at the peak of mortal's strength yet he managed to learn it at third evolution.

But then it wasn't enough if he truly wanted to defeat them. He needed to reach his fourth evolution as the quest that he mostly got at this moment had high difficulty.

After they checked in, the group went out and gathered information about a blacksmith called Gragas. Of course, they found Gragas' location in just two hours.

They simply asked every dwarf that saw on the street if they knew someone named Gragas. It's impossible for Gragas, who's a dwarf himself, to not know any of the dwarves in this entire city. At least, he would be acquainted with some of them in one way or another as he was a blacksmith.

"Okay, we'll go back and rest for now," Souta said to Amanda.

"What about Gragas?" Amanda asked.

They already knew where to find Gragas yet why Souta stopped at this moment when they were close to finding the dwarf.

She didn't understand why.

"It's simple. You and Yenxa needed to rest. We've traveled from Earthen Core City to Paultry City without resting so this is the right time for the two of you to rest. At least, we know the shop that dwarf and we can easily find him there so you don't have to hurry." Souta paused before he added, "We will stay in this city for a week or two then after talking to Gragas, I'll decide if we'll raid the hidden base or not."

"I-I'm sorry, I'm too hasty." Amanda apologized to him. She's been trying to find clues of her clan in her entire life so she was anxious about it. It feels like the clues would slip away if she didn't grasp it tightly.

"It's fine. I understand your feelings." Souta said to her.

The three went back to the inn to rest. All of them agreed that they will find Gragas after they recover their fatigue.

Souta's body and stamina were stronger than them so he didn't need to rest. In fact, absorbing the energy inside the fifth evolution monster was enough for him. The best feram of a fifth evolution stage was much more potent than his energy. After absorbing it, he didn't need to sleep nor eat to stay alive.

His speed in absorbing energy had increased greatly to the point that some of the energy was converted to experience points after learning the Archetype.

It was a brand new world to him. He didn't experience this in the past so he was quite flabbergasted after experiencing this.

On the next day, the three went to the shop of Gragas.

Gragas' shop was called Bounty Weapon. It was a small shop in the alley and it was made of rare woods that have high resistance to flames.

"This is it."

Souta muttered as he observed the shop. Then, he pushed the door and stepped inside. Amanda and Yenxa followed him.

The space inside was small. There's a counter on the back and a small boy with purple color skin and cat ears was sitting on a chair while reading a book.

The small boy turned his head and he beamed a bright smile when he saw three people enter the shop.

"What do you want, sir? Weapon or armor?"

He asked enthusiastically.

Amanda and Yenxa looked around. Different types of weapons and armors were hanging on the wooden walls of the room. Most of these weapons and armors were blue grade. The only difference was their quality.

"Boy, do you know where's Gragas?" Souta asked.

"Master?" The boy muttered then he asked, "What do you want from my master?"

"Nothing, I just want to have an important conversation with him so tell me where's Gragas," Souta said.

He was right.

Since this boy called Gragas his master, this must be really Gragas' shop. Maybe, Eilish was talking about different Gragas and the master in this shop only had the same name. There's a possibility of that but it's too low.

The small boy didn't say anything to Souta. He just kept looking at him with a frown. He was anxious as he didn't know what this guy wanted from his master.

"Don't worry, I will not do anything. I'm just here to pass a letter to Gragas."

Souta assured the boy before he waved his hand and set up a field in the whole shop.

"Yenxa, close the door. Don't let anyone enter the shop for a while."

He said using monster language. Then, he went straight to the back to where he could feel a solidified mana.

It seems that this Gragas guy wasn't just an ordinary blacksmith.. An S-rank expert was hiding in this small place.