Chapter 1: Reborn as a Goblin
The Apocalypse Continent.
Outside the most remote village of the Duchy of Celia.
The forest, connecting to the mountains, stretches endlessly.
In an unnoticed underground cave.
Dozens of green, oily goblins, under the faint flickering of the cave’s firelight, could barely make out the food in front of them.
A deer, a few rabbits, and a domesticated sheep—all left untreated, were being ravenously devoured by the goblins.
While the other goblins tore into the food with wild abandon, Augustus sat alone at a makeshift dirt table, savoring roasted mutton.
“Hahaha, Augustus, you’re such a strange goblin, eating roasted food!”
Augustus was originally named “Jack”—the name he had before he crossed over. A car accident had brought a young man from the 21st century into this otherworld.
Goblin was his new race. His mother was a human who gave birth to him in a goblin nest.
However, the previous goblin nest was wiped out by an adventurer team, and his mother was rescued.
He was the only survivor—or rather, the only goblin to survive the slaughter of that goblin nest.
Surviving in this world was already a remarkable feat for Augustus.
If not for a peculiar talent, he might have died under a swordsman’s blade in that former goblin nest.
Augustus looked at the goblin leader who had just spoken. His green, oily body was covered in pustules, some of which were still oozing.
Even more disgusting was the goblin leader’s body, caked in dried mud mixed with various animal hairs.
The mixture of pus and dried mud emitted a pungent stench.
Even after spending so much time with these creatures, Augustus still found it hard to get used to.
Ignoring the goblin leader’s remarks, Augustus continued eating his roasted leg of lamb, glancing down at his own body.
[Wind God’s Blessing LV1]
It was this [Wind God’s Blessing LV1] that allowed Augustus to escape from the previous goblin nest.
Wind God’s Blessing made his body lighter, allowing him to run faster and move more quietly. His speed was more than twice that of a normal goblin.
Augustus also discovered that he could see other people’s abilities.
For example, the team that slaughtered his former goblin nest: the captain was a swordsman with [Swordsmanship LV2], and the priest had [Healing LV1].
Many people in this world possessed various abilities; the higher the level, the stronger the power.
However, goblins were the lowest of the low in this world.
Goblins were lecherous, violent, cunning, treacherous, and vicious—they had every bad trait imaginable.
Augustus initially didn’t believe he could be shackled by the identity of a goblin. After all, he was a capable young man who had crossed over from another world.
But he quickly realized things weren’t as simple as he imagined.
Setting aside the racial issues, the very nature of a goblin was something Augustus couldn’t suppress.
Every time they caught prey, he found himself oddly enjoying the act of killing. It was something ingrained deep in his DNA.
Only when he tortured his prey did he feel a sense of satisfaction.
And now, six months had passed since he crossed into this world. His body had gradually grown up, and a certain desire was becoming increasingly hard to control.
The most detestable thing about goblins was that they could breed with any creature without any reproductive isolation.
Whether it was humans, elves, fairies, or even dragons—offspring born from goblins were always goblins.
This was why all races wanted to exterminate goblins.
The race that hunted goblins the most was humans, as they shared the most overlapping living spaces with goblins.
Goblins found human villages to be easy targets, where human women were often captured and gave birth to countless goblins.
In human-inhabited areas, goblin nest extermination tasks were plentiful. Even the most remote villages could issue goblin extermination quests.
Due to the bounty and the goblins’ weakness, many adventurers favored raiding goblin nests.
Ding ding ding ding.
Suddenly, the sound of a bell echoed through the dark goblin nest.
“Hahaha, Augustus, your device is really amazing.”
Augustus looked at the bell hanging in the cave. He had obtained it after killing a traveling merchant.
Using this bell, Augustus had set up a simple trap connected to the interior of the cave.
As long as prey fell into the cave, the bell would ring.
Because of this trap, these goblins no longer had to risk being hunted by humans when going out to hunt.
As a result, Augustus’s status in this nest was second only to the leader’s.
Whenever there was something good, the leader would enjoy it first, followed by Augustus.
Augustus remained silent, continuing to gnaw on his roasted leg of lamb.
The goblin leader, accustomed to Augustus’s demeanor, chuckled, “Hehehe, boys, go check what kind of food we’ve caught.”
Several green-skinned goblins stood up and headed toward the cave entrance.
“Ooooooh~”
The goblins that had gone out soon returned to the cave, cheering.
“Boss, we’ve caught a human woman.”
“What?” The goblin leader was ecstatic. Thanks to Augustus’s trap, they hadn’t needed to go out hunting lately.
However, this also meant they had missed out on the opportunity to capture human women, something they had been eagerly waiting for.
In the faint light, Augustus looked at the woman carried by the goblins.
She was dressed in a pure white holy robe, with golden hair cascading down her back, and her golden eyes sparkled.
Her white stockings were slightly torn, revealing smooth thighs as flawless as white jade. Despite being carried by the goblins, her figure was curvaceous in all the right places.
She was the perfect embodiment of a saintess from a game. Augustus put down his roasted leg of lamb, unconsciously licking his lips. Such a beauty was a rare sight in his former world.
The goblin leader, delighted, looked at Augustus. “This is great, Augustus. You need to make more traps so we can catch more humans.”
“Of course, the more, the better,” Augustus replied, not even realizing that his eyes were filled with lust and greed.
The goblin leader, oblivious to Augustus’s unusual behavior, quickly got up and approached the human woman, saying, “I’ll go first.”
