Opening the Adventurer's Handbook, he discovered that the title related to goblins had leveled up.
"You have slain a total of 50 goblins. The title [Goblin Hunter] has leveled up to [Goblin Slayer]."
After the title leveled up, its effects underwent a whole new change.
Current Effect: Bane. In combat against goblins and related advanced-race creatures, damage dealt by attacks is increased by an additional 20%.
(Additional Effect: Critical Hit. You have a certain chance of triggering a critical hit. Attacks made while in the critical state will have their power greatly increased. This effect cannot be triggered again for a short period after activation.)
The title upgrade increased Bane's damage bonus from 10% to 20%.
He must not underestimate this 10% increase. Compared with other flashy effects, a damage bonus was the most direct and powerful improvement. Even Bane's original effect had allowed him to cut through countless goblins with ease.
Now that it had risen to 20%, it would be even harder for ordinary goblins to stand against him.
He even suspected that, relying on Sword Skill Basics and the 20% damage bonus, he might already be able to face the mutated Large Goblin he had encountered on his first mission head-on.
Moreover, the title upgrade had given Bane a critical-hit effect. Once triggered, it could greatly increase his attack damage again.
Gauss browsed the panel, feeling that he really was getting farther and farther down the path of the Goblin Slayer.
For the time being, he did not think this was a bad thing.
His Adventurer's Handbook required him to accumulate a total monster kill count, so goblins were excellent targets.
There were enough goblins, and they reproduced rapidly, making them one of the most common low-level monsters.
Although the vast majority of individual goblins were not