The goblin warrior felt a little sting as the dagger broke on his neck, he swung his arms backwards with speed in anger.
Unable to defend, the goblin's arms hit the ribs of the Reyansh and he flew sideways, slamming into the boulder nearby.
[Ramon_Night: SLAMMED! Haha...this warrior knows what's he's doing.]
[Diamond_King: Ohh...that's gotta hurt, luckily I am made of Diamonds.]
[Ellise: Nobody asked you...show-off.]
[Ellise: Is he okay?]
The moment dagger broke, Reyansh had braced himself for some kind of attack but this was more than he expected.
The hit from goblin's arms was already enough but he didn't expect to be slammed into rocks too. Even as he breathed, he felt the grating of bones in his chest.
'Shit, did I overestimated my talent?'
'Or maybe I did get cocky after taking out few goblins?' Reyansh's thoughts went wild as he started doubting himself.
As the injuries, fatigue and mental pressure almost made him lose consciousness. A small memory surfaced in his mind, "Reyansh, you are the ray of light of our family, always shine brightly for yourself and your family's sake." His fathers words echoed in his thoughts.
Following the memory, images of his loving mother and proud sister came to his mind. He jolted himself back to his reasoning mind, coughing up blood as he tried to retain his calmness.
'I can't fall here, not after I am one more step closer to my goal.'
'Should I have taken the stamina recovery potion? No goddammit, this is not the time to doubt. I still have a trump card left, I just have to get up.'
But it was easier said than done. As he tried to stand up, pushing his arms on the ground, a kick from the goblin sent him flying, again.
[Storm_Knight: LOOKOUT!]
[Ramon_Night: Too late, Hahaha]
[Daoist_kun: Is he a goner?]
[Diamond_King: He is a newbie, it's already amazing he pulled himself this far without proper equipment or potions or skills.]
[Diamond_King: His body should be in so much pain right now. It wouldn't be a problem if he had a body made of diamond.]
As the strings of chat appeared at the corner of Reyansh's eyes, a chuckle escaped his lips.
"Hehe...you are funny."
[Ramon_Night: Oh my, please do go mad. It's much more fun to suck from someone who hasn't lost their upper faculty.]
[Fiery_Redina: Can you, please not for a second? We know you are a bloodsucker, we get it you suck blood.]
[Storm_Knight: GET UP BRO!]
[Daoist_kun: He was already nearing his limits when he entered the den. It was a good run until it lasted.]
"Don't just write me off yet," Reyansh spoke as got on his knees this time.
But the next moment, he barely caught a glimpse of a punch coming his way. His body rolled down on an instincts as he saved himself from meeting the same face as broken wall behind him.
[Ramon_Night: Oh, there's still a flicker left. Good, I want my food to be entertaining.]
[Fiery_Redina: Can he get the goblin in one punch?]
[Ellise: Not unless that punch can take out goblin's head or heart.]
He rolled further to get as far away as possible from the goblin warrior. For the first time, he mentally thought of using Perk 4.
A list of his viewers appeared but he didn't even glance at it, he immediately thought of the strongest viewer he knew of, Sandra. The next moment, few options presented themselves in front of him.
[Viewer: The Blazing Sandra]
[Available Skills: Stellar Claw (Rare|6☆), Atomic Dragon Punch (Rare|6☆), Stellar Breath (Epic| 7☆)]
[Please select one skill to copy]
As he read the options, the choice became obvious. He could only use punch to win the bet.
Just as he was about to select the skill, a huge rock entered his perception range, he ducked immediately as a boulder passed him at a hair breadth.
[Ellise: Oh! That was close but as I said earlier this newbie is really hanging in there.]
[Storm_Knight: I want to help the new guy but he is in a situation where any help would ultimately lead to his failure. May the storm give you strength, brother.]
[Ramon_Night: Now it's becoming pitiful. Cease this farce, you have dragged it long enough.]
Not minding the chat, Reyansh stood facing the goblin, his eyes fixed on the small boulder in goblin's hands.
'I hope one punch is enough,' he thought as he selected Atomic Dragon Punch.
[You have selected a Rare ranked skill]
[Perk 1 is being applied...] ×2
[You have gained a Epic rank skill, Cataclysmic Dragon Fist, temporarily]
Instantaneously, all the information related to the skill entered his brain. This sudden influx amidst the already tired body caused to stagger a bit. This in turn affected his movement to dodge the rocks goblin was throwing.
The passing rock grazed his left shoulder, causing him to fell to his knees again. The wound started bleeding, as drops of blood fell on ground from his fingertips, Reyansh stood up with steeled resolve and stepped forward.
[Storm_Knight: OOOHHHH! HE IS GONNA DO IT.]
[Storm_Knight: PUNCH! PUNCH!]
[Storm_Knight: PUNCH! PUNCH!]
[Daoist_kun: Go for it buddy, PUNCH!]
[Ellise: PUNCH!]
[Ramon_Night: Stop you people, you are giving him false hope. Blood taste better when despair is mixed in it.]
[Fiery_Redina: I guess your eyes aren't on his fist. PUNCH!]
[Diamond_King: That fist won't have same effect as diamond fist but PUNCH anyway.]
[The Blazing Sandra: PUNCH!]
As Reyansh stepped forward dodging the boulder and small rocks, more agitated the goblin became. But the most astonishing thing that was happening was a shining glow around Reyansh's right fist.
As his steps inches closer to goblin, an unwavering confidence started filling him up. The flashes of all the hard work, abuses, miss-treatment he had gone through, just so he could scrape enough to buy an awakening potion.
A coating of mana enveloped his entire right forearm, as a visage of dragon started appearing behind him.
Every step Reyansh took was laced with pain of broken ribs and bleeding shoulder but his resolve to win far surpassed any kind of physical pain.
The atmosphere that was filled with a predatory aura just a moment ago suddenly changed as Reyansh's fist started emitting an existential pressure, causing goblin's legs to falter.
[Storm_Knight: PUNCH! PUNCH!]
Using his every bit of strength, Reyansh jumped a little aiming his right fist at the goblin. The dungeon boss, disoriented from dragon's aura emitted from skill, tried to block the punch by crossing his arms over his head, instead of attacking Reyansh mid-air.
BOOOMM!!
A deafening sound filled the air as the goblin's arms and head evaporated just from sheer impact but the effect didn't stop there. The wall behind the dead goblin had a big and deep hole that outside forest was visible.
[Storm_Knight: HELL YEAH! HE FUCKING DID IT!]
[Daoist_kun: Okay, I am sold. This is one of best newbie stream ever.]
"I didn't go through all that shit to just die at some random goblin's hand or become some vampire's blood bag," Reyansh declared loudly as he started losing consciousness.
[You have overexerted yourself using the skill]
[Your talent Adaptive Apex is trying to evolve your body to maintain the backlash of using the skill]
[You are losing consciousness]
[You have killed the dungeon boss]
[You have gained.....]
Reyansh fell down before he could finish reading the string of notifications that kept appearing.
The final words before he hit the ground were, "I fucking win."
[Ramon_Night: It hurts that I lost but I found an interesting blood bag in exchange. I will be keeping an eye on you StarWalker, hehe...]
[Fiery_Redina: Creepy]
As the stream was still running even when Reyansh became unconscious momentarily.
A new notification appeared amidst the steaming stream's chat.
[Congratulations! The Blazing Sandra for becoming the first subscriber of StarWalker channel.]