A blade flashed toward Khushi's neck.
FAST.
But before it could touch her—
CLANG!
Kay moved instantly.
His hand stretched forward—
The Indigo Sword materialized in his grip.
The enemy blade collided against it.
Sparks exploded.
With a sharp movement, Kay pushed the weapon away.
The attacker stumbled back.
Kay and Khushi turned—
And froze.
Dozens…
No—
Hundreds of goblins surrounded them.
Red eyes glowed in the darkness.
Rusty weapons pointed toward them.
One goblin stepped forward.
"You humans cannot escape."
"Surrender."
Khushi tightened her grip on her weapon.
But Kay calmly looked around.
Analyzing.
Counting.
Then—
To Khushi's surprise—
He ran a hand through his hair and dismissed his sword.
"…Fine."
"I surrender."
Khushi stared at him.
What is he doing?
But after a second—
She slowly raised her hands too.
The goblins smirked.
Smart chains wrapped around both of them.
Kay looked directly at the goblin general.
"Take me to your boss."
The goblin blinked.
"…How do you know we have a boss?"
Kay replied instantly.
"A force this organized can't exist without a leader."
Silence.
The goblin general narrowed his eyes.
"…Interesting."
"Bring them."
Deep inside the damaged zone—
An enormous ruined hall appeared.
Broken pillars.
Glitching walls.
And at the center—
A massive throne.
Sitting upon it was a giant goblin covered in dark armor.
The Goblin King.
Kay looked up at him calmly.
"So you're the boss."
The Goblin King grinned.
Sharp teeth revealed.
"Hahaha!"
"What luck!"
"Two fresh humans!"
He pointed at Khushi.
"I'll eat the girl myself."
Then pointed at Kay.
"The rest of you can eat him."
The goblins roared excitedly.
Kay sighed dramatically.
Then looked at Khushi.
"…Even goblins prioritize girls."
Khushi glared at him.
"Before I die, I'm definitely punching you."
The Goblin King laughed loudly.
"You are inside my kingdom, child."
"And you think you can kill me?"
He stood up slowly.
Massive.
Dominating.
"Dreams should aim for the sky…"
"…but your brain should stay on the ground."
"Otherwise…"
"…you fall badly."
Silence.
Kay lowered his head slightly.
Then slowly brushed his hair back.
He glanced at Khushi once.
And smiled faintly.
"…The one falling today…"
"…is you."
WHOOSH!
His hand moved.
The Indigo Sword spun violently through the air.
SLASH!
The chains holding both of them shattered instantly.
Several goblins lost their arms in the same attack.
Screams echoed everywhere.
Khushi reacted instantly.
Her ring transformed back into the Starfire Bow.
Two goblins rushed toward them—
SHOOT! SHOOT!
Two glowing arrows pierced their heads before they could move further.
Kay stepped beside her.
"Center radius formation."
Khushi smirked.
"Got it."
She stood at the center—
Rapidly firing arrows in every direction.
Kay moved around her in a perfect circular pattern.
Anyone who got close—
Died instantly.
SLASH!
PHANTOM DASH.
SLASH!
Blood-red pixels exploded everywhere.
Goblin after goblin collapsed.
The battlefield turned into chaos.
Bodies piled up.
One hundred.
Then two hundred.
A mountain of pixelated corpses covered the hall.
Finally—
Silence.
Only the Goblin King remained.
Kay pointed his sword toward him.
"So…"
"What were you saying about eating us?"
The Goblin King roared furiously.
A gigantic sword appeared in his hands.
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
BOOM!
He charged forward.
The ground cracked beneath his feet.
Kay narrowed his eyes.
"Khushi."
"This becomes hand-to-hand combat now."
"Support me from range."
Khushi nodded immediately.
"Understood!"
CLANG!
The swords collided violently.
The impact shook the room.
The Goblin King swung with monstrous strength.
Kay blocked—
But suddenly—
BAM!
The king kicked him hard across the chest.
Kay slid backward.
The Goblin King raised his giant sword overhead.
And swung down.
But—
Kay jumped.
Landing directly on the massive blade itself.
"What—?!"
SLASH!
Kay sliced across the king's arm.
The Goblin King roared in pain.
At that exact moment—
Khushi released an arrow.
SHOOT!
Direct hit.
The arrow pierced one eye.
Then another.
The king screamed.
Blind.
Kay's eyes sharpened.
"Opening detected."
PHANTOM DASH.
His body blurred.
"Hundred… per minute."
For one second—
Nothing moved.
Then—
SLASHSLASHSLASHSLASH!
Dozens of cuts exploded across the Goblin King's body at insane speed.
100 cuts.
In less than a minute.
The king froze.
Then—
CRACK.
His body shattered into pixels.
The throne room fell silent.
Khushi smiled brightly and ran toward Kay.
"Hey! We actually—"
But suddenly—
She stopped.
Her expression changed.
The pixels beneath her feet glowed red.
Moving.
Connecting.
Reforming.
Kay's smile disappeared instantly.
"…No way."
The scattered goblin pixels across the battlefield began gathering together.
Something bigger…
…was being created.
Chapter 10 end