It was finally the following week that Grey had decided he will attack the goblin lord along with Randin. They were now in Randin's cave home preparing for their journey to annihilate the goblin lord.
"Are you sure we can do this on our own?" Randin asked.
"Yes, I'm certain we can do it." Grey replied.
'And that is because after advancing to the next star, I'm now strong enough to perform complex magic spells. I could possibly annihilate two dozen of goblins with a single fireball.' Grey thought with a smile on his face.
"Fine, I will just have to take your word for it then." Randin said. "Do you know how to use the sword properly now?"
"Yes, thanks to your teaching over the week, I'm now able to perform simple sword techniques." Grey replied.
Over the week, while learning more magic spells, Grey had also been learning how to use the sword from Randin. And thanks to his quick understanding of things, he was able to use the sword quite well.
Together with his magic, Grey was quite ready for anything and Randin had even crafted a special sword for him made from the beast they had fought when they first met.
"This sword I gave you, has a special power like those goblins' spear, I won't tell you, it is left for you to figure it out." Randin said as he strapped a bag pack made from beast skin on his back.
'You don't need to tell me, I can feel the pure mana flowing through it along with a strange energy.' Grey thought.
"Alright, just a heads up, after we set off, it might take some days before we get to the goblin base due to the route we are taking that is filled with beasts." Randin said.
"That's fine, it will give me enough time to keep on harnessing my powers." Grey said.
"Good, let's set out then." Randin said as they exited the cave and were thinking of a way to get down from the cliff the cave was on.
"Allow me." Grey said as he moved his hands around in the air and then mouthed a word.
"Liftus!" He shouted and a gust of wind lifted Grey and Randin making the fly in the air as they descended from the cliff quickly like a rocket but not that fast.
And in a minute, they were on the ground in the midst of all the caves.
"That is oddly helpful." Randin commented as he fixed his clothes and they briskly walked forward at a fast pace.
"A question though," Randin said as they were now at the edge of the forest. "Why aren't you using that strange power you used to lift us from the cliff to make us run faster?"
"That is because if I were to do that, my energy will be depleted quickly and I wouldn't amount to much in a fight." Grey replied.
"Then how are you keeping up with me? I know we dwarves a physically stronger and faster than you humans but you are able to keep up with me just fine."
"That is because I'm using a wind spell on me making me run faster. Using it on this small scale, doesn't consume as much energy as it would if I were to use it on two people." Grey replied.
"That makes sense." Randin said as they were now in the middle of the forest.
And rather than running fast, they decided to walk carefully just in case something popped up. Looking around carefully, Grey placed his hands on the hilt of the sword gifted to him by Randin.
'I won't use my powers if a beast attack, I will just use my sword. But if it is dangerously strong, I will use all I got. This way, I will be able to improve my sword skills while not relying too much on magic.' Grey thought.
They kept walking slowly as they heard loud howling sounds coming from deep in the forest while Grey was holding his sword tensely.
"Shhh! Do not make much sounds, or else, we will have a fight on our hands." Randin whispered as they slowly kept walking when something quick ran past their feet and in a panic, Grey mistakenly stepped on a twig.
The snap of the twig made loud echoing sound around them and then the howl got louder.
"What part of do not make a sound do you not understand you silly human!?!" Randin whispered angrily.
"I'm sorry, something ran past my feet which caused me to panic and step on a twig." Grey apologized.
"Well, let's just hope we don't get into a fight." Randin said.
And then something fast again ran past their feet which caused Grey to stumble forward making him fall flat on the ground.
"What is going on? What is running past me everytime?" Grey wondered out loud when he looked in front of him and could see a small cave there.
Walking out of the cave was a dog like beast that stood around 4 feet tall with red fur around its body and a horn on its head. The dog like beast howled loudly in the air.
"Well, so far for not getting into a fight." Randin sighed as the beast laid its eyes on Grey who slowly backed away.
"Appraisal!" Grey whispered silently.
Seeing what was in front of him, Grey heaved a sigh of relief as he was worried for nothing.
'It doesn't have any abilities and it is a level 2 beast. Which means that level 3 and above beasts are the ones with magical abilities.' Grey thought.
'Well, since it's nothing to worry about, let's just kill it and gain the free…' He stuttered as the beast suddenly disappeared from his view.
"What the!?!!!" Grey said as the beast that stood at least 4 feet away from his was suddenly in front of him.