CHAPTER 149: AN AMBUSH

"I said it before, and I’ll say it again," Gabriel’s voice rang out coldly. "You both are hideous!"

The expressions on both goblins twisted in shock, but before they could react, a glowing circle appeared beneath their feet. Gabriel’s palm flared with dark necrotic energy.

"Decay Touch!" he smiled, activating one of the most powerful skills in his arsenal.

Decay Toch required 30 mana points to activate. However, Gabriel went all out, overcharging it with 500 mana points out of his available 700.

At the same time, he touched the ring on his ear, activating the Catalyst Core, reducing the cooldown of all his skills by 10%.

[Name: Catalyst Core (Bronze)]

[Description: When activated, reduces the remaining cooldown of all active skills by 10% instantly. Can be reshaped into a desirable form. Cooldown: 3 hours]

[AN: Catalyst Core was extracted in Chapter 10]

Not only that, Gabriel quickly swapped his class to Demonic Exorcist, consuming 50 mana points, and then activated Hellfire Ring!

A flaming ring appeared with Gabriel in the center, expanding in a radius of five meters.

And with Stonebind Trap holding the goblin generals firmly in place, he pressed both palms against them.

Right before the eyes of players, NPCs, and thousands of stream viewers, something strange and utterly unexpected began to happen.

"Wh–what is this?!" Blurka’s eyes widened as dark patches started to spread from Gabriel’s palms, crawling across her skin.

Thrixia tried to break free, but the glowing circle beneath her blazed intensely, locking her legs in place.

"DE–DECAY??!!" Blurka shrieked, realizing too late what was happening.

The dark energy surged out from Gabriel’s hands, crawling up their bodies. Their crimson skin withered in seconds—muscles shrank, veins bulged violently as if trying to escape.

In the blink of an eye, Blurka’s entire arm crumbled into dust and fell off.

With both Hellfire Ring and Decay active, Gabriel was dealing massive damage. And with Catalyst Core activated, he could quickly re-cast the skills after cooldown, keeping his enemies locked in agony.

-9,000

-18,000 (Critical Hit!)

Screams tore through the battlefield. Nearby goblins were obliterated the moment they stepped into the range of Hellfire Ring. The humans wisely kept their distance.

Thrixia’s spear clattered to the dirt as her fingers turned brittle, crumbling away piece by piece.

"IMPOSSIBLE—!" she screamed.

Blurka reached out desperately, her once-seductive eyes now hollow pits. "NO! I was supposed to... make you mine—"

Her jaw disintegrated mid-sentence, falling to the ground with a sickening thud.

Finally, Gabriel deactivated Decay Touch, Stonebind Trap, and Hellfire Ring when he noticed his mana bar dangerously close to depletion.

He kicked off the ground, distancing himself, smirking faintly.

The goblin generals looked disfigured—barely standing, yet still clinging to life.

"Unfortunately, Decay Touch is still too weak to obliterate them outright," Gabriel muttered, exhaling slowly. "But it did its job."

Blurka was missing an arm and half her jaw, her skin riddled with dark veins. Thrixia had lost both arms, her abdomen torn open by a gaping hole.

It was a miracle they were still alive.

Calmly, Gabriel retrieved Crimson Judgement from the dirt. The blade pulsed faintly as if satisfied by the carnage. He started walking toward the two broken goblins.

"M-my jaaaw..." Blurka hissed, glaring at him with bloodshot eyes. No longer desiring him alive, she picked up a discarded sword with her remaining hand and charged.

SHIIING!

Gabriel pivoted sharply, parried her desperate slash, and brought his blade down in a diagonal arc across her torso.

-10,000 (Fatal Hit)

Without hesitation, he spun into a second strike, cleaving her body clean in two.

[Ding! You have defeated Level 100 Goblin General!]

Seeing her sister’s corpse collapse, Thrixia—now armless and shaking—took a step back, fear filling her eyes.

"P-please don’t—" she pleaded, tears welling in the corners.

But Gabriel was merciless. Those electric blue eyes held no shred of empathy. His blade flashed once more, severing her head from her body.

Bunny screamed, nearly blowing her viewers’ ears. "OH MY GOD—HE DID IT! HE FREAKING DELETED THEM!!"

Her chat absolutely melted down.

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[Bunny’s Stream Chat]

BROOOOOOOO

HE WAS NEVER CHARMED LMFAOOOOO

GIGA-CHAD MOVE — PRETEND TO SIMP THEN NUKE

I KNEW IT, NEVER DOUBT SIR BROKEN

THEY WANTED HIM AS A TOY AND HE TURNED THEM TO DUST

Goblin Tinder date ended badly.

Refund secured, rent is safe boys.

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Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Gabriel staggered slightly, panting heavily. His HP and MP bars flickered dangerously low.

[HP: 10/100]

[MP: 20/1390]

Around him, the goblin army broke. Without their leaders, they shrieked in panic and scattered in all directions.

Anna reappeared at his side in a flash of light, her voice trembling with worry. "Master!! You’re... bleeding everywhere!"

Gabriel wiped blood from his lips with the back of his hand, a faint smirk tugging at his mouth.

"That shouldn’t be a problem. Jelly, come out!"

The baby slime popped out of thin air. Seeing Gabriel’s battered state, its bright color dimmed with sorrow.

Without hesitation, Jelly launched a healing slime ball at him, restoring his health completely.

His injuries sealed, Gabriel yanked Crimson Judgement free once more, its glow pulsing with satisfaction at the slaughter.

With all three goblin generals dead, the remaining goblin army broke apart, fleeing in terror.

"Die!!!"

"Filthy goblins, where are you going?!"

Mad with bloodlust, members of the Adventurer Guild gave chase. Every kill counted.

But just as Gabriel prepared to move, a loud crack split the air. His arm shot up instinctively—catching an arrow mid-flight.

A deep frown crossed his face.

Moments later, dozens of arrows rained down from the treeline.

"Ambush!" Ragnarok99 roared, alerting the others.

From the shadows, a line of ChaosKnight players emerged—and behind them, Ken’s Crimson Star Guild stepped into view.

IceQueen smirked coldly, her gaze locking on Gabriel.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the commentator’s voice exploded with excitement. "The Adventurer Guild has just been surrounded by not one, but TWO rival guilds—Crimson Star and ChaosKnight—in what looks like a perfectly coordinated ambush!"

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