The Villain's Shopping System-Chapter 23 - 22 - You’ve leveled up!

With amazing agility, Kaito propels his body upward, narrowly avoiding the Shaman Goblin's colossal fireball. His daring acrobatics bring him up next to the Shaman Goblin's face, revealing an unparalleled opportunity. Kaito is right next to the boss's right eye, and without hesitating for a second, Kaito brandishes the Southern Dagger with impeccable dexterity, directing a sharp blow into the monster's eye.

The sharp metal penetrates deep into the scleral flesh of the Shaman Goblin, ripping out a scream of agony that echoes throughout the chamber.

"AARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

The monster's deafening roar resounds as it is seized by a strong and intense pain. His limbs twitch in spasms, and his left eye is filled with a mixture of fury and suffering.

The Shaman Goblin opens his right hand and slaps Kaito, who is instantly thrown to the ground like a meteor.

The awakened young man crashes to the ground with a tremendous impact, feeling the pain spread throughout his body immediately. He spits blood and bounces to the ground like a smooth stone would on a large, calm lake. His vision gets blurry and he almost loses consciousness.

Meanwhile, the Shaman Goblin, still overcome with pain from his wounded eye, plucks the small dagger from his right eye and throws it away, causing it to be stuck in one of the high points of the chamber ceiling. Then he looks at Kaito and approaches quickly, his heavy footsteps echoing through the chamber, getting closer and closer to crushing the young warrior with his immense weight.

Maya and the other awakened were watching this scene in horror, feeling despair in their hearts, and with a strong sense of responsibility, she stepped forward to try to heal his bruises and cuts, and suddenly she hears a low whistle. She looks to her left and sees Ayumi fighting three ordinary goblins at the same time.

Ayumi makes a sign of denial with her head, indicating for Maya not to do what she is thinking of doing. Everyone knows that the battle is coming to an end and that their chance of victory is getting smaller with each passing second. Spending more mana on someone on the brink of death would be a waste.

Worried and hopeful, Maya looks at Kaito once more.

As he struggles to get up, Kaito feels the pain throbbing in every fiber of his being, but he refuses to give up, to allow the Shaman Goblin to triumph. With renewed inner strength, Kaito pushes his body up and stands, leaning on his trembling limbs. Looking at the giant monster with a steady gaze, he tries to take a step forward, but his left leg fails him.

At that moment, the monster raises his left hand to crush Kaito with the palm of his hand.

With her heart filled with thoughts, Maya for the first time abandons the advice of her elders and focuses on what her instincts were telling her to do. She concentrates intensely on her healing magic so as not to make a mistake, closes her eyes, and extends her hands towards Kaito, channeling all her remaining mana.

"Ancestral power, love emanates, heal my ally, renew your flame!" Maya shouts with all the air stored in her lungs.

A soft, glowing aura travels in milliseconds the space between them and envelops Kaito, who feels on the spot Maya's healing magic flow through him. The pain that had previously consumed him slowly begins to dissipate, replaced by a comforting sense of relief. Kaito feels the power restoring his vitality and strengthening his muscles. His wounds begin to close up once more, healing quickly. The weakness that had overwhelmed him turned into motivation, allowing him to stand up.

'Thank you, Maya.' Kaito thanks in thought, because words are not even necessary at this moment, after all the smile that appears on his face is clear.

When the Shaman Goblin finally hits the ground with his right hand, trying to crush Kaito, the young warrior deftly sidesteps, taking the opportunity to grab onto the monster's arm, using it as a temporary platform as he scales with agility.

The monster, surprised by Kaito's audacity, tries to swing his arm furiously, but because of all the smoke that had formed from the last fireball he couldn't see when Kaito switched positions.

'Without a weapon there's certainly no point in trying to slice him or apply small amounts of damage, and using Life Drain on such a large enemy would also be practically useless...' Kaito thinks after jumping towards the boss's head. "So, I'm left with only one last option to try..."

Since the Shaman Goblin is a boss with many minions, Kaito knew from the start that its natural resistance was not great. Therefore, with one agile move, Kaito appears next to the Shaman Goblin's face in surprise, just like when he hit its eye, only this time he lands a powerful punch directly in the monster's face. As expected, the impact of the punch is devastating. The Shaman Goblin feels his body being propelled backwards with the force and he falls to the ground, dropping to his knees.

A tense silence fills the chamber, as everyone present watches the result impressed by Kaito's blow.

"Wasn't that kid supposed to be a Rank E rookie...?" Ishikawa inquires with wide eyes.

Kaito lands on the ground gracefully and stares at the indignant expression of the Shaman Goblin, who's eyes are no longer glowing, indicating that his mana is almost depleted. Still, the boss grits his teeth, irritated and frustrated.

"The moment a monster like you can't get your minions in order to protect you, you are doomed to lose." Kaito says, looking at the monster with his chin held high.

The Shaman Goblin's eyes widen and he shouts in fury:

"Uttukur nih na!!!"

Kaito closes his eyes and uses Life Drain, only this time not to suck the boss's blood with his fangs, but to make the claws on his hands grow and exactly with those claws he cuts the Shaman Goblin's neck with a sharp blow, decreeing the end of the battle.

[The dungeon boss has been eliminated]. 𝙗𝒆𝙙𝒏𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡.𝙣𝙚𝒕

[You've leveled up!]

[You've leveled up!]

[You've leveled up!]