Executor Of Justice

At noon, Hector called the whole team to their bunk to brief them up. The Holy Warrior might only be at P-3, but with the total force combined, it should be able to defeat a P-4 and with the help of the task force unit, defeating a P-5 was also possible. This was Hector's calculation after understanding the realistic part of the game. Noone's a god, everyone can die. He was talking to Bureau Chief Drake to confirm their dispatch.

{Is it true that you have found the solution?}

{Why yes, we have just recently found it. I will need regular soldiers to stay away from the battle location.}

{That can be arranged, I'm sure Commander Tiago will be happy}

{That reminds me, have Captain Ruth's squad been found yet?}

{ Affirmative, they were found heavily injured and we estimate most of them cannot continue their service anymore}

This was how dangerous each mission scale for the Global Task Force, they always face the unknown first. No one can tell what will happen to them, some end up dead, mutilated, ill, mentally disordered and much more. This cause most of the faction soldiers to respect them despite not serving in the same army. Not even the special forces of any factions dare to challenge it, alone completing it.

While Hector was explaining the battle tactic that would be used against the injured Dark Dragon, a notification popped up.

[NEW EMERGENCY QUEST

Title: Kobold Infiltration

Description: Under the order of the Monarch, they have dispatched two royal Kobold knights to confirm and test your strength. Under no circ.u.mstances that any of them shall be able to report their findings back. A greater being is manipulating the strings, but who?

Objective: Eliminate Covert Royal Kobold Knights (0/2)

Reward: 300,000 XP, A piece of clue ]

'They just won't give up, do they?'

"All right, guys I got new intel. A few Royal Kobold Knights are heading our way. They are deadly, much like the Kobold Lord we had faced previously. This time, they come in a pair, so we'll need your covering support. Just stay in the back and you'll all be fine."

The agents understood their uselessness in storming the enemy, humans evolve and so do the monsters. Humans could've forged a weapon capable of killing them, but with the records burned, there was nothing they could do. This was something Hector heard in his vision during his sleep, he must find this weapon and distribute it to his personal combat force.

To lure the kobolds in, they will resume normal activities and bait them to an unused room. There, the holy warriors will wait for them. They will then create fake soldier fighting scenes to deceive the kobold monarch about the death of his royal knights, thinking it was puny human soldiers who did it.

It was now nighttime, the patrol soldiers were equipped with improved night and thermal vision that allows them to see clearly as if it was daylight. To change the setting, you just need to tweak it a bit on the helmet. The kobolds thought that they were blinder at night, so they decided to act and stealthy sneak into the base through the emergency sewer. Multiple soldiers were tasked with hiding to observe and report enemy presence. With advanced real-time visual recording technology, Hector could leisurely watch what was going on. Everything was going according to the plan until the two kobold knights suddenly vanished, replaced by two mini mobile recon droids.

'What the heck? How could those monsters possibly have those technologies?'

The rest of the agents were stunned as well, while some monsters did have capabilities of utilizing technology, it wasn't this far and well-used. This was the first time they had encountered such monsters, they were clever alright. It means that the hidden troopers' position was already exposed.

It wasn't easy to replace an elite GTF soldier, so Hector ordered them to get back to safety. Unfortunately, none of them responded back and the communication system went into disarray.

'They have jammers. How horrible can this get ?'

"David and Samantha, go to the sewers and check their condition. Once you meet up with them, head to the nearest safety zone. No need to relay the message, our opponent this time is very versatile and won't give you the chance to do it."

"Yes Sir"

They put their helmets on and ran inside the sewer entrance. Inside the sewer, there were only several paths available, making it easy for one to move through it. They saw the kobolds sprinting through the water with their laser swords lighting the water. Their body was covered in steel armor except for their head, revealing a wolf-like head.

'Laser swords? How did they get one?'

'These opponents are no joke, we must exercise caution.'

Parrying the sword attack, both sides showing their brave faces. While the kobolds are monsters, these guys have good independent thoughts and respect their opponents regardless of their difference.

"You have some good skills, young one. I'm afraid this will be your last battle, so I will treat you with respect."

"I don't need your sympathy, monster."

"If that's what you wish then, so be it."

Seeing that their opponent will resort to dirty tricks, the kobolds unleashed their full power and began dealing with an unbelievable amount of scratches to David and Samantha. The kobolds were about to give the final blow when suddenly a rocket launcher was shot in their direction. Many GTF soldiers were maintaining heavy fire, cornering them to one end of the pipe. Two GTF soldiers would then drag the two injured holy warriors to safety. A flashbang and a smoke grenade were then thrown at all sides. The kobolds were impressed by the human tactics, this was a different level of a soldier.

"We must also report their strength to the Monarch"

"I sure wasn't expecting this performance, they didn't give us any chance to strike back properly"

"Looks like they are gone, let's go before..."

Three black figures can be seen blocking the escape path. They were Hector, Ning, and Sonoka.

"Move out of the way and we won't harm you."

"I don't think it's your place to negotiate."

"You're too young to be an arrogant boy!"

The two kobolds dashed and chased Hector's team to the forest, outside the sewer.

Click!

Many spotlights and red dots lasers were now turned on, targeting the two kobolds, originating from combat tanks and helicopters.

'F*ck, It's a trap!'

Pew Pew Boo Sheeew Boom!

The sounds of lasers, missiles, and rockets being launched were dominating the scene. It's not overkilled to spend a lot of defense budget to take down these two kobolds. Eliminating these two will bring safety to the outpost after all.

Stopping the attack, the kobolds reflected back the attack using some ancient spells. Every shot previously made were now being thrown back to the humans. It was like a mirror shield.

{All units scramble and avoid enemy attack}

Giving the command precisely, the combat vehicles were able to dodge the incoming attack thanks to Hector's warnings. The sounds of explosions colliding with the trees and mountains shook the ground and created many big clouds of smoke. There was a problem, however, one of the kobolds were missing. Checking the minimap, Hector found that it had escaped already. The other kobold was stalling time. It was relatively hard to chase it, he must now resort using the air combat vehicles, risking the pilot's life. To counter the enemy's battle plan, Ning and Sonoka were tasked with dealing with the kobold that served as a meatshield, while the rest pursued the escaping kobold in a combat space gunship.

"You think you can stop us from escaping? Poor humans, you lack visions."

The kobold used a gravity spell to pull the soldiers near him and then pierced them with his bright red laser sword. Facing a monster, the soldiers started to distance themself further from it from it's effective to attack range, their job was only to provide supporting fire. What the kobold didn't expect was that some equipment suddenly appeared on the two holy warriors.

'Equipment? Holy Warriors shouldn't have those yet. Crap, they're Guardians. I heard that while they are not as strong as a Lord, their battle power is more efficient. Plus, there are two of them, I will have to retreat.'

There was a problem, however, he was shot simultaneously from the back by soldiers of the Judgement Hand who were buffed by the skill [Blessing]. Not only did it make them stronger, but their damage output is holy-attributed as well now. The hit was quite serious as blood started to flow out of its skin. Even then, it was still not enough to take it down. The soldiers then began to use the run-and-gun maneuver to make it hard for it to strike back.

'Damn those Holy Warriors, they even buffed the weaklings. This might be my end, I have to go all out.'

Vrummmummmmm FVISH! Vrummmummmmm Krototototk !

The kobold was parrying against the two saber wielders when suddenly a soldier behind him deactivated his cloak and stabbed his back using a poison-coated knife.

Arghh!

The kobold kicked back Ning and Sonoka far away as he launched a melee strike towards the soldier. Being an inexperienced sword duelist, his dagger was soon thrown away by the kobold and his face was scarred. The kobold smirked and threw a poison dagger towards the soldier.

Slig!

Piercing the soldier's head, the soldier stopped moving and fall down to the ground. The other soldiers were furious and resumed their shots. The kobold simply shrugged it off as he reflected back the shots using the laser sword. However, he noticed something weird, their numbers continue to grow to the size of a platoon. Even if he was a Lord-Class Monster, he was alone and there were simply too many of them to be dealt with.

'So I'm no more than the prey heh? This is an interesting turnout.'

Stormed by the endless holy bullets of the soldiers from all sides, the kobold didn't have many defensive methods to use before he was eventually defeated.

At the same time, Hector, David, and Samantha had managed to defeat the other Royal Kobold Knight after cornering it. Being attacked by different types of magic spells and basic attacks, the kobold didn't have leeway in choosing its defense skills. When it attacked Hector, its attack was blocked by David's Kyrie Eleison and it was caught in Hector's Frost Diver. This gives Samantha the opportunity to use her Ring of Fire. The frozen kobold was caught in the fire and tried to make the last attack before it was shot down by David's Bullet Shower.

"You are no human..." said the Kobold as he spits out blood and taking its last breath before passing away.

[ QUEST PROGRESSION

Defeat Royal Kobold Knights (2/2) ]

[You've defeated a Royal Kobold Knight. You've received 5,000 BP, 50,000 XP and Kobold's Laser Sword]