Gablin was happy.

She turned to her minions who were making sure all the archers were out.

''Are they all out?''

'' Yes Boss''

'' Check them for valuables''

She turned to one of the sleeping manlings and saw his short sword. She took it and saw nothing else of value.

'' What do we do with them, Boss?'' Algorr asked.

'' Kill all of them except the were on who fought Algorr''

As her minions moved to do her bidding, she walked to the unconscious archer. His friend had called him Oliver.

He seemed to be waking up so she knocked him out again.

His friend also seemed to be waking up so she leisurely walked up to him and slit his throat.

Haha, that was fun.

You have gained the skill [Assainate]

Huh. What was this [Assasinate]?

Her minion's frantic cries showed she wasn't the only one who saw this notification.

'' Squad. Report''

''Boss. It seems we all gained a skill called [Assasinate]Do you know what it is?'' Fehia asked worriedly.

'No. But it should have something to do with Assasins''

'' But none of us are [Assasins] Why did we get a skill for it?''

'' I think it's because we killed those guys without them noticing''

'' Okay, Boss. What should we do now?''

'' I'm not sure. Algorr?''

'' Uh, Boss. The Blue Screen asked me if I want to accept [Assasin] as my class. What should I do?''

'' Accept it and tell me what happens''

''Okay Boss''

Algor took a moment to accept it and as he does, Gablin sees him briefly shudder.

'' Are you alright? '' she asked concerned.

'' Yes Boss''

'' Okay. So what did you get?''

'' Boss. It gave me some things called skills''

'' What are they?''

Stealth, Silent Feet and Blade Proficiency''

'' Hmm. What do they do?''

'' Stealth lets me sneak around undetected, Silent Feet lets me walk silently and Blade Proficiency gives me a basic understanding of blades''

'' Interesting''

'' Boss. It says I can get more as time goes on''

'' Okay''

'' So what do we do now boss?''

'' Drag their bodies into the grass and take point. You'll scout ahead for us''

'' Sure thing boss''

ALGORR'S POV

Whoa. These skills were awesome.

This Stealth skill was letting me slink through the grass undetected and the Silent Feet wasn't too bad either.

From what I could gather, The Stealth was a passive skill so I didn't need to activate it but the Silent Feet were an active skill and had to be activated. Oh well, life was great.

I could smell the manlings moving ahead. They weren't far.

I tried to focus on their smell and got a notification.

You have learned [Smell Detection] Congratulations. This skill will help you smell better and detect poison, toxins or lifeforms easily.

Whoa. Sweet skill.

I activate it and I am stunned by everything I can smell now. Better yet, it seems I can now tell what each smell represents.

I rush back and inform Gablin of this development.

'' Interesting find '' she says.

''Have you found the manlings yet?''

'' Almost. They aren't that far ahead''

'''Good. Go and find them''

I dash back into the grass chasing after the smell of manlings. After a few minutes of running during which I unlock a new skill called [Dash], I finally come upon the manlings.

It seems they have started hunting. I can already see one deer down and another soon to follow.

They appear to be struggling without the help of their archers and I can hear them shouting.

Two of them pull away and start heading toward my friends.

Oh no.

I activate [Dash] and speed up ahead of them to set up an ambush.

I find a suitable spot between two tall trees, climb up and wait for them.

It is not long before they approach and I squint to see them.

Zoom

This will help you to see far away things clearly.

Sweet skill.

I immediately activate it. My vision is a bit fuzzy at first but I get used to it and look at the two approaching.

They are both wearing chainmail shirts and have their swords out. It won't save them from me though.

Immediately they walk past my location, I jump down from the tree unto one of them shoulders.

Before he can do anything, I slit his throat and kick him to the ground.

His friend immediately turns at the noise and upon seeing me, slashes at me.

I dodge and slash at him but he parries and slashes at me.

This goes on for a while until I successfully dodge under his sword and Dash forward. My sword cuts deep into his knee and he screams in agony.

I wasted no time in forcing him to his knees and ripping his throat open.

That done, I go and meet up with the others and report to Gablin.

'' Good work Algorr. Now we can execute Phase Two of my plan''

'' What's phase two?''

'' It's like this. Fehia and I will go left, Ulgrig and Gringor will go right. We will flank their position. You will take the centre position. On your signal, we will all attack. Does everyone understand?''

'' Yes'' '' Affirmative''

'' Good. Now let's roll''

Having heard the plan, I rush to execute my part.

Within minutes, I reached the manling's position.

One of them appears to be injured, blood streaming down his arm. The others appear tired. But I could see the bodies of ten deer on the ground. Perfect

I stepped out of the grass and approached them. They saw me approaching and send one of their own out to intercept me.

'' You seem a little lost you little shit''

'' I am not lost. I am aware of where I am''

'' Then why would you approach five armed warriors with no backup?''

My words appear to have confused him.

'' Then why are you here?''

'' To kill all of you of course''

'' WHAT?''

My words seem to have pissed him off. He leaps forward to attack.

I duck under his blade and slash into his knee.

The shock and injury force him to his knees and he looks at me in disbelief.

''What are you?''

'' I am your Death''

With that, I cut him down and look at the other six.

'' Anyone else wants to die?''

They take a moment to deliberate before sending four of them to fight me and two of them to defend the injured one.

Ah well.

I give the owl call signal and Dashed towards them

My abrupt charge gives them no time to think as I close the distance.

I take on one and start slashing at him. We slash at each other before the others arrive to help.

Gablin and Fehia take on one each and Ulgrig and Gringor gang up on the other leaving me with mine.

I utilise a combination of rapid slashes and heavy blows to break through his guard and slice his stomach open.

I rush over to Ulgrig's side where he seems to be having trouble against the manling. The manling had knocked his sword out of his hand and kicked him to the ground.

I used [Dash] to knock the human back and slash at him. He parries my attack and responds. Gringor blocks his attack and slashes at him.

With Ulgrig's help, we eventually overpower him though by then he and Gringor have some minor injuries.

We regroup with the others and face the final three.

Due to one of them being injured and the others tired, it doesn't take long for us to kill all of them.

Our celebrations are cut short by the movement in the water.

It seems the Kraken has smelled the deer.

We throw some into the water and hightail it with the others after looting the manling's stuff.

Time to go interrogate the prisoner.

I wonder how he tastes.