Is this really a Game?!

Everyone knew that they would have a tough time in the building. It was three times larger than the one in the hidden dungeon they were previously in, they were bound to face a lot of enemies on each floor of the 5 stories tall building. A secret room might also be located inside of it so they had to keep their eyes wide open. Of course, there was always the possibility of a secret room not existing or even being at a location they had already passed.

They stood in front of a big iron gate. The gate had strange symbols carved on it, making it exhibit a strangely wicked aura. It was as if a closed jaw of a huge monster was in front of them, simply waiting for them to come closer.

Greenie walks towards it with a confident smile on his face. Slowly he starts spinning his hammer with one hand before stopping and delivering a thunderous attack at the gate.

Bam!

The gate shakes as a dent forms on the right side of it. Greenie's hammer bounces back from the shock as his arms go back with it. His eyes widen slightly as he couldn't believe his attack wasn't enough to destroy the gate. With anger visible on his face, he starts channeling mana to his arms, ready to attack again with much greater force this time.

Before Greenie could do so however a hand taps his back lightly as a voice could be heard next to him.

"There's no need for that Greenie, it will simply be a waste of mana."

Reign tells him with a smile as he walks towards the gate. Getting in front of the gate Reign simply clutches the two handles that were present on both sides before pulling with some force. The gate creaks as it slowly opens. Greenie opens his mouth wide, in disbelief of what he did.

"Don't worry too much about it Greenie, you just got a bit too eager, it happens to everyone."

Shadow comes over to comfort the now devastated Greenie. He simply scratches the back of his head and smiles at Shadow while nodding to him. Everyone else has a smile on their face while they try to hold back their laughter at the current situation. Greenie was simply too eager to attack the gate as he had previously leveled up while they were slaughtering the hobgoblins in the city.

"So, shall we?" Reign turns around and asks everyone. Seeing the expression on everyone's faces change he quickly dodges to the side as javelins stab the ground he previously stood on. Multiple hobgoblins get out of the building through the gate. The javelins that were thrown previously get picked up by a couple of hobgoblins standing at the back of the group.

There were 20 hobgoblins standing guard in front of Reign and the others, it was obvious to them that these guys were different from the other ones they had faced.

[Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Spearman]

[Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Skirmisher]

[Lvl 18 Hobgoblin Swordsman]

[Lvl 19 ELITE Hobgoblin Captain]

19 hobgoblins led by an Elite captain were in front of them. These guys even had leather armor on while the captain was wearing armor similar to the one's Reign and the others had. It was clear they were elite troops in the city, probably variants of the normal hobgoblin evolution. There were 5 skirmishers, 7 spearmen, and 7 swordsmen in the group. Each of them wore the same armor and had the same weapon in their hands.

The skirmishers had a bag on their backs with multiple javelins inside. The spearmen held a 1.7 meters long spear in their hands. The spear was made from pitch-black wood, decorated with carvings on it. The back of the spear had a metal pommel installed, probably there to be used as a staff and maximize the brunt damage it could inflict on the opponent, contrary to most spears that simply had a pike at the end that was used to either stand the spear up or as a secondary weapon if the spearhead was broken off. The middle part of the spear had many spiraling lines that were engraved on it, it was there most definitely to help with the grip. Now the end of the spear had a 30cm long head attached to it, the head was a standard lozenge spearhead.

The swordsmen used a standard short sword. The blade was about 60cm long and was shaped similarly to standard medieval short swords. The handle was made from the same black wood as the spears and had some rough leather attached to it to help with the grip. The pommel was a standard knob made from metal. The blades looked solid, much different compared to the other hobgoblins that used old and sometimes rusty and cracked swords.

The hobgoblin group looked like an army regiment and everyone knew that they had to be serious against them. Reign quickly scans the group before turning his head sideways to speak to the others.

"The captain is mine." Reign looks back at the hobgoblins and starts to slowly walk towards them. He moves his head left as a javelin passes by. He quickly extends his left arm backward and catches it mid-flight before inspecting the javelin while not stopping his walk. The hobgoblins were a bit taken aback by his actions, dodging a javelin so easily and even catching it showed their enemy was very strong. The captain narrows his eyes as he inspects Reign for the second time.

The others break into a sprint as they charge towards the hobgoblins, Beast stands back and draws his bow, his targets were the skirmishers as he didn't want them to interrupt his friends during battle. As they near Reign he smiles at the hobgoblins as lightings cracks and envelops his right arm. He grabs the javelin and throws it at the skirmisher that attacked him previously.

A buzzing sound could be heard as the lightning-infused spear blitzes past the hobgoblins before penetrating through the skirmisher's stomach. Electricity crackles as the javelin that was left in his stomach burns the flesh with lightning. The hobgoblin falls down on his knees, still alive though, you have to admire the tenacity of these little bastards.

Reign charges straight towards the captain. The other hobgoblins shouldn't be a big problem for the others, it was the captain that could actually deal some damage. Being an Elite the captain responds to Reign and charges as well. He couldn't just allow his enemy to provoke him like this, even before the battle had started the human in front of him had injured one of his men so severely. He had to kill this human to vent his anger.

Clang!

Their swords collide as sparks fly from them. Reign looks at the captain with a wide smile on his face.

"Not bad."

He comments while swinging his sword swiftly. In a span of 5 seconds, the two had already clashed over 10 times and it seemed that they were not going to slow down any time soon. Reign ducks to dodge an attack aimed at his neck, spinning swiftly he delivers a spinning kick to the captain's left leg and makes him lose his balance. Using the momentum of his spin Reign quickly stands up before slashing down at the captain, trying to end the battle quickly.

Clang!

The captain was quick to bring his blade up and block the attack. Different from the rest of the hobgoblin the captain used a curved blade similar to a scimitar instead of a sword. The edge of the scimitar was pointed and was broader compared to the rest of the blade. The length of the scimitar was some 80cm and it was pitch black with only the edges of the blade in silver color.

Kicking upwards the captain manages to push Reign back and quickly get up. Now he was angry, this human was strong and even managed to put him in such a disadvantageous position at the start of their battle.

The scimitar starts shinning as he runs towards Reign again. The dark-red glow of the black blade gave Reign some pressure as he immediately uses his lightning movement to boost his speed while channeling mana to his arms. Lightning crackles around him as he attacks the captain with much greater speed. Dodging the blade he finds that he was still wounded, the red glow around him seems to work as an extension of the blade, giving it a bigger reach and not only greater power.

He decides to ignore it however and furiously attacks the hobgoblin captain. Using his superior speed he immediately makes the captain the passive side in the battle. Even though he had no time to attack the captain was still calm as he blocked Reign's attacks, simply waiting for a chance to unleash a devastating counterattack.

Reign of course already knew what the captain was thinking about, it was quite obvious after all. When the captain attacks however he will find out that his strategy wasn't that effective. Reign switches his attacks from swings to thrusts as he puts his left hand behind his back. Attacking as if he was fencing and using a rapier Reign was able to unleash a flurry of quick thrusts even though his sword wasn't the best weapon for that.

Suddenly the captain parries his attack and moves forward, their swords grinding against each other as the captain lifts his scimitar with both hands, the edge of Reign's sword was leaning against the handle guard and was of course also lifted. He had no defense now and the captain smiles viciously as he slashes down.

Reign however still had the same expression on his face as he brings his left hand and launches a fully loaded lighting bullet at the captain.