[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op":3,"chapter-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-152":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Goblin King: My Innate Skill Is OP",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1335845,1780,"Chapter 152: Scary","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>It was instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A built-in defense that flared to life the instant danger pressed too close, as natural to the beast as the air in its lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then the thought struck me:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the danger comes too quickly?...Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it didn’t have the time to trigger that reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused, the idea circling in my mind like a hawk over prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might be the key to bringing it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not strength, not a single powerful arrow, but speed — how fast Zarah could fire, how relentless she could become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could unleash shots quicker than the armor could respond, she might finally pierce through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best way would be to combine that with distraction, force the beast’s instincts to misfire, make it split its reflexes between feints and true strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with only two arrows left in her quiver? I doubted she could pull that off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting another second, I warped to her perch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shifted, and in an instant, I was crouched on the branch beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned sharply, her eyes narrowing, the look she gave me louder than words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You wound me with your gaze, Zarah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here,\" I said, extending the quiver toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed further, suspicion flickering there as though accepting it would mean conceding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, and for a moment I almost rolled my eyes. Seriously, this female... what exactly was she trying to prove?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’d you expect to beat it without arrows? You’d already run out,\" I said, my tone sharper than intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed to cut through her stubbornness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally took the quiver, her lips parting in a quiet, almost reluctant, \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched as she drew several shafts from the bundle and slid them into her own quiver with practiced ease, the small gesture settling something tight in my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she rose again, the hesitation I’d seen in her earlier was gone. Her posture straightened, her grip on the bow firm, and her expression carried a determination that was sharper, braver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she surprised me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, Zarah stepped off the branch, dropping to a lower one, then another, using each to bleed away her momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was close enough that the fall wouldn’t shatter her legs, she leapt cleanly, landing in a crouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right into the clearing where the beast waited, she strode forward with steady steps, bow already raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows furrowed as frustration welled through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I forced myself to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was jumping to conclusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zarah wasn’t reckless, and she wasn’t suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t act without a plan. The expression of focus on her face gave reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her landing snapped the Rock Strider’s attention instantly. Its head whipped toward her, feathers bristling, talons gouging the dirt as its entire body tensed to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t all it caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow, loosed the instant her boots touched soil, cut through the air with vicious precision and slammed directly into the center of its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound rang out like metal striking metal, the shaft shattering against the stone hide that surged over its head at the last possible instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast screeched in outrage, a piercing cry that rattled the branches, and then it lunged, its massive body hurtling straight toward Zarah with terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My muscles clenched instinctively, every nerve screaming for me to blink in and pull her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand twitched, ready to fold space at the first sign she couldn’t handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to my surprise — and utter confusion — Zarah didn’t retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she stepped forward, lifted her chin, and let out a guttural howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Roar of Intimidation].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell? That was my skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course it was. I had shared it with all my goblins, along with a couple of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider faltered, its advance stuttering as though caught under a sudden trance. Its body quivered, head jerking as the force of her roar clawed at its instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hesitation lasted only a second, but that was all she needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bow thrummed, arrows flying in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sliced across its cheek, drawing blood, while the others struck against its conjured armor, sparking off stone with dull, useless clangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast shrieked, its form blurring as it invoked [Blitz Step].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye it closed the distance, towering frame suddenly upon her. And with a vicious beat of its wings, it lifted and unleashed a flurry of kicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strikes shot forward like pounding missiles, each one strong enough to splinter rock and shatter bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zarah was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flung up a hand, and a shimmering barrier enveloped her form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mana Shield].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another skill I had shared with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider’s kicks hammered into the barrier one after another, the force reverberating like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would it hold? For a fleeting moment, I thought it might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged lines spiderwebbed across the shimmering surface, mana flickering violently as the shield began to buckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My conclusion shifted instantly. No, it would not hold. Not for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zarah didn’t freeze nor panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t idle while the barrier strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as it shuddered under the pounding, she kept her bow steady and loosed three more arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They struck point-blank, shafts slamming into the beast’s chest and side. Two thudded uselessly against its conjured armor, sparks flashing as they shattered, while the third veered wide, sailing past entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell had that missed? From point-blank range?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My jaw clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lock in, Zarah. You can’t afford to falter here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider’s stone hide flickered and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without pause, the avian blurred again, reappearing directly in front of her, beak raised, eyes locked mercilessly on its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it struck, snapping forward with enough force to punch through bark and bone alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zarah wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, my chest seized, then I caught on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had slipped into[Stealth], another skill I had shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zarah utilize this skill so made me relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With it, Zarah, along with my goblins, was starting to grow into something more, dangerous enough to stand on the same field as other Chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider jerked its head side to side, screeching, talons gouging trenches into the dirt as it searched frantically for its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, Zarah reemerged behind it, bow drawn taut, arrow nocked and glinting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stance was steady, her expression sharper than I’d ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t what caught my attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of a whistling arrow — the very one I thought Zarah had misfired earlier — now curving back, arcing unnaturally through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow had never missed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mouth fell open. Disbelief flooded through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I realized then what she was about to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zarah loosed her volley, the bowstring snapping with a satisfying twang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider reacted instantly, stone plates surging across its feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stone Hide]flared, and the arrows clattered harmlessly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the rocky shell flickered out, the stray arrow returned. Its flight was unnatural, deliberate — homing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the Rock Strider didn’t conjure its armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reflex I had thought was absolute failed, and the arrow tore straight into its skull with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHIEEUK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip burst clean out the top of its head, glistening with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast froze mid-motion, body trembling, a strangled gasp breaking from its beak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zarah didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nocked, drew, and fired again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft buried deep into its head, sealing its death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a final stagger, the monstrous avian toppled sideways, talons gouging trenches as its body hit the ground with a resounding thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider lay still. Dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gasped sharply as I watched it unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock Strider’s [Stone Hide] wasn’t endless — it had a cooldown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zarah, sharp as ever, had figured it out mid-battle and acted with deadly precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One well-timed shot, and the beast that had seemed untouchable lay dead at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was awed. Truly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t just capable; she was remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, I warped, folding space until I appeared in front of her. She hadn’t moved, still standing with her bow in hand, chest rising and falling with the aftershocks of adrenaline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could do this, if she could see through battle like that... there was no doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had reached the threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I called on [Analyze].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zarah | Level 11 | Goblin Archer]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Status: Undergoing Evolution\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows knit. Evolution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just stood there, no glow, no shift, no transformation. Just Zarah, steady and silent, her bow still lowered at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered under my breath, impatient with the stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the evolution began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, I needed to learn patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zarah dropped to her knees, her bow clattering as a greenish aura burst from her body, seeping into the air like smoke from fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy pulsed, alive and raw, making the ground itself hum faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaargh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound tore from her chest, raw and unrestrained, and goosebumps rippled down my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just pain in that cry — it was transformation, a body reshaping into something greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit... it’s really happening,\" I breathed, excitement rushing through me so quickly it almost made me laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands curled into fists, not out of tension but sheer anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t wait to see the Zarah that would emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, she wouldn’t come out of scarier than she already was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zarah’s...\u003C\u002Fp>",1622,"2026-06-05T20:04:08.077Z",1,"novelbin.me","8fc5ede3e37c0f6481ccfca083bbac05291b5da86758dbe4f9c39ffd910e53aa","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-153","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-151",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgoblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-cover.jpg"]