Captain Noah and his subordinates were currently fighting the Red Goblins in the western area of Nightshire city.

If they previously could fight the Red Goblins on equal footing, it was a different story this time because they were at a disadvantage now.

No!

Saying they were at a disadvantage was not quite right because they could not do anything but defend themselves.

One-sided fight!

Yes, these were the right words to describe their current situation because they were getting beaten up by the Red Goblins without being able to fight back.

And the reason for their pitiful situation was only one thing.

3-star Red Goblin suddenly appeared on the battlefield!

Captain Noah and his subordinates were only at Elite rank, so they immediately got beaten up when a 3-star Red Goblin appeared because a 3-star magical creature was equivalent to an awakener at Master rank.

This was the main reason why Captain Noah and his subordinates could only defend themselves and tried their best to stop the Red Goblins from approaching their city.

"Stop them! Don't let them get close to our city! We have to protect our families and the citizens." even though captain Noah was injured, he swung his sword non-stop.

"Stop them!" like Captain Noah, all the guards also swung their weapons continuously.

Even though the possibility of them dying on the battlefield was high, none of them tried to run away from their enemies.

They fought the Red Goblins bravely as if they did not care about their lives anymore.

Actually, they no longer had any stamina left. They could still fight the Red Goblins because they wanted to protect the citizen.

In other words, they fought the Red Goblins using their willpower!

But willpower alone was not enough to defeat the Red Goblins or stop them from approaching their city because they were outnumbered by their enemies.

"Aggh.."

"Aggh.."

"Aggh..."

One by one, the city guards were sent flying by the Red Goblins.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of their bodies falling to the ground reverberated in the entire area.

Captain Noah could not focus on his fight when he saw his subordinates being sent flying by the Red Goblins into mid-air.

"Stand up!" Captain Noah shouted. "Stand up now!"

All the guards tried their best to stand up, but their bodies were injured and had also reached its limit, so they fell to the ground.

Of course, they did not give up and tried to stand up again because they had to stop these ugly goblins.

However, their bodies had reached their limit, so they fell to the ground again before they could stand up.

"Kekeke." All the Red Goblins laughed when they saw their pitiful conditions.

"Human, are you feeling despair now?" the 3-star Red Goblin inquired.

He did not kill the guards immediately because he wanted to see them suffer first.

Captain Noah and his subordinates had killed many of his subordinates, so he wanted to kill them slowly.

Captain Noah stood in front of his subordinates, trying to protect them.

'My subordinates can no longer fight now. It seems like I have to stop them alone.'

Even though he would face more than twenty Red Goblins alone, there was not the slightest sign of fear in his eyes.

"Keke." The giant goblin laughed. "Kill them slowly!"

As the Red Goblins were about to kill the guards, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Good job holding them off, everyone!" A gorgeous lady, who was riding a horse, uttered.

That beautiful lady had long black hair and brown eyes.

Even though her entire body was covered in black leather armor, it was unable to cover up her impressive body.

She also wore a black helmet, but a large portion of her face was uncovered.

Her facial features seemed as if they belonged to a painting, and her skin was white and flawless.

If she lived in Ace's previous life, she could become a famous model easily.

That attractive lady was none other than Valeria Mils, the most beautiful female soldier in Nightshire city.

Captain Noah and his subordinates turned their heads toward the source of the sound.

When they saw lieutenant Valeria and her subordinates, their hearts were filled with happiness.

"Lieutenant Valeria.." because lieutenant Valeria and her subordinates had arrived, they believed they would survive later.

"You guys can take a rest now. Leave the rest to us." After saying that, lieutenant Valeria jumped high into the air.

When she was in mid-air, she took her daggers from her waist.

*Slash..Slash..Slash..

She slashed her daggers with incredible speed, sending multiple slashes of energy at the Red Goblins.

"Keakk.." all the goblins who were hit by her attacks dead instantly.

Lieutenant Valeria was an awakener at Master rank, so her attacks were powerful.

"Kill all these ugly bastards!" lieutenant Valeria's subordinates roared before finally attacking the Red Goblins.

The tables had turned!

If previously the Red Goblins had the upper hand, now they were at a disadvantage because lieutenant Valeria's subordinates were strong.

In a short amount of time, half of the Red Goblins were killed by them.

Captain Noah and his subordinates were not surprised when they saw the Red Goblins dying one by one because they knew something like this would happen.

After killing all the small fry, lieutenant Valeria's subordinates rushed toward the 3-star Red Goblin.

The giant Red Goblin was now surrounded by lieutenant Valeria and her subordinates. They would not let him go because he had killed the farmers and the guards.

"Hehe. It's your time to die now."

"Don't worry. We will make sure to kill you slowly."

"That's right, very slowly."

Lieutenant Valeria's subordinates grinned evilly as they looked at the giant Red Goblin.

"Hii.." terror overtook his face when the giant Red Goblin saw their terrifying expressions.

'They are not human, they are beasts. No, they are scarier than beasts. They are devils.'

At this moment, the giant Red Goblin realized one thing.

He was fucked up.

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Scarlett's House, Backyard.

The backyard of her house was huge and beautiful. Not only was there a small garden and swimming pool, but there was also a training ring in the backyard.

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Ace was currently standing in the battle ring. After spending time with Scarlett for an hour, he decided to practice martial art.

This was the reason why he decided to go to the backyard because Scarlett said they had a training ring in the backyard.

'Oh, right, I've never used battle instinct until now.'

He suddenly remembered his trump card in his previous life.

There were two reasons why he never used battle instinct until now. First, battle instinct consumed a lot of stamina, so he would be very weak after using it.

And last, he could only maintain battle instinct mode for two seconds last month.

He was only at Novice rank last month, so from his point of view, there was no point in using battle instinct because he would not be able to defeat his enemy in two seconds.

Now that he was already at Master rank, he wanted to know how long he could stay in battle instinct mode.

'I will try it now.'

He rose to his feet and shut his eyes.

*Inhale..Exhale..

Ace controlled his breathing before finally absorbing the energy of heaven and earth into his body.

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Strength: Lvl 56 -> lvl 61

Agility: Lvl 60 -> lvl 65

Stamina: Lvl 58 -> lvl 63

Mana Capacity: Lvl 61 -> lvl 66

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A notification popped up after he was in battle instinct mode.

Ace instantly opened his eyes and began counting. He didn't move from his position because he only wanted to know how long he could stay in battle instinct mode.

'1..2..3..4..'

At this moment, his body was filled with power, and his senses were much sharper.

'18..19..20..21.'

Ace's body suddenly became weak after using battle instinct.

"Huft..Huft..Huft.." he breathed heavily. "21 seconds.'

Even though his body was frail, his heart was filled with happiness because he could stay in battle instinct mode for 21 seconds now.

"Huft..Huft..Huft.." he lay on the ground because his legs could not support him anymore.

'Good!'

Twenty-one seconds was quite long, and he was already at Master rank, so he would use this technique again from today onwards.

Of course, he would not use it carelessly because this technique had after-effects. He would only use it when he was in a life-and-death situation or something like that.

"I know my limit now, so as long as I stop using battle instincts in under 21 seconds, I will still have some stamina." the smile on his face grew bigger.

As Ace was smiling happily, Lieutenant Valeria was taking Captain Noah and his subordinates to their headquarters.

They went straight to their base after giving the victims to their families.

Captain Noah was currently being treated by a healing mage while lieutenant Valeria was standing on his right side.

"Lieutenant Valeria, I think you should discuss this with city mistress." Captain Noah spoke abruptly. "We can't let this continue, or else there will be many more victims later."

"You are right." Valeria responded. "I will go see city mistress after finishing my job."

"Do you want me to accompany you?" Captain Noah inquired.

"No need," Valeria answered. "Just focus on recovering first."

"Alright." Captain Noah responded.

Valeria headed to her office after throwing a few questions at Captain Noah.

After working for about two hours, she finally finished her job.

'I've finished my job. I will go to city mistress' house now.'

With that idea in mind, she rose to her feet and traveled to Scarlett's house.