[{"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-24":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},1335767,1780,"Chapter 24: Conviction","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>I blinked behind the troll—hand extended—grabbing the troll’s shoulder, and with a pop of displaced air, we vanished, the Mooncat’s jaws snapping shut on empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, I blinked back into the cave—this time with the injured troll in my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once again, the goblins inside jumped in surprise, scattering like startled birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and shook my head, already tired of this routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’d think by now they’d be used to my little teleportation tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, nothing about me had been ’normal’ to them since I arrived. Not my powers. Not my decisions. And definitely not the fact that I had saved a troll and brought it into their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously, guys,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long is it going to take for you guys to get used to this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A... a troll?\" Narg stammered, taking a few cautious steps back. His hand reached for the crude dagger on his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the clan followed his lead, shifting away from me, eyes wide, shoulders tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing bringing a troll in here?\" Flogga demanded, striding forward with a worried scowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I couldn’t just leave him out there,\" I said simply, laying the unconscious creature gently on a woven mat near the fire. The troll groaned weakly, still breathing, still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But—\" Flogga began, clearly about to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He saved my life,\" Zarah interrupted, stepping forward and crouching beside the troll. She gently took one of his hands in hers. \"We should help him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was quiet but firm. No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared down at the troll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was battered, wounds crisscrossing his thick gray skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had saved her life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know that. If I did, I would have helped it a lot earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The runt saved Zarah?\" Flogga asked, and Zarah confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narg didn’t look convinced. \"It doesn’t matter what it did. It’s atroll, Alex. They’re unpredictable. They’re dangerous! It could kill us all while we sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to him, my voice calm but sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn’t matterwhatit is. The moment it helped one of ours... it became one of our own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silenced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I turned to Flogga, who was already examining the troll with a mix of curiosity and concern. \"You’re the clan’s alchemist. Do whatever it takes. Save him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flogga hesitated, just long enough to show she was thinking it through, then gave a small nod. \"Alright. I’ll need my satchel. I’ll be back in a minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped back, ready to blink again, ready to return to the forest and end what had started, but then I felt a small, warm hand close around mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned and saw it was Zarah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers trembled slightly in mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes searched mine, confusion and worry battling behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" she asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t lie. \"To finish what I started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of fear crossed her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no reason to fight anymore,\" she said, standing up fully. \"You’re safe. We’re all safe now. You don’t have to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s right,\" Flogga added, now kneeling beside the troll again and applying a dark green salve to one of its wounds. \"We need you alive, Totem. Now more than ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded slowly. \"That’s exactly why I have to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating the Mooncat wasn’t just about revenge or pride—it was about opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a level 15 predator. I was only level 8. The rewards from defeating something like that would bemassive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap in our strength wasn’t just a danger—it was apotential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chance to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand,\" Zarah said, her voice strained. \"We’re safe. You brought me back. Why are you risking death all over again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that simple. It never was. How do you explain to her that survival wasn’t enough anymore? That if I kept running from danger, I’d never be more than another weakling clinging to scraps?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her. Really looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid. She didn’t say it aloud, didn’t show it in her posture—but her eyes betrayed her. And beneath the concern, there was something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loyalty. No—something deeper than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what to call it. But it mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t die,\" I said gently. \"I promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I meant what I said. I didn’t throw out promises lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I said I was coming back, then I would—even if I had to crawl through the dirt, bleeding and half-conscious to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held my gaze for a moment longer, then pulled her hand away abruptly and turned her back to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message was clear:I don’t want to watch you go... but I won’t stop you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I thought she was starting to open up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flogga didn’t say anything else. Neither did Zzok. Or Narg. Maybe they finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they realized I was going to do it regardless of what they said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be back,\" I said, flashing a crooked smile and raising both thumbs in a quick salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave vanished behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood once again in the clearing where I’d last seen the Mooncat. The place where everything had nearly gone to hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to my surprise... the Mooncat was still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it knew I’d return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rose to its feet the moment I arrived, muscles rippling beneath dark, moonlit fur. Its tail flicked once. Its teeth bared in a grin that was far too human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iknewit,\" it said, voice smooth and satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you’d come back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its hair bristled like a static charge had run through it, each strand standing on edge. Its body coiled like a spring, ready to pounce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iknewyou weren’t like the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised Gravefang and pointed the blade toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I came back alright,\" I muttered, tightening my grip on Gravefang. \"And I promise, you’re going to...\u003C\u002Fp>",996,"2026-06-05T20:04:07.798Z",1,"novelbin.me","d20cc1d91c1a3d8ddede9bdd14fe8cb9e5a274c567d29d741d1b3284909830dd","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-25","goblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-chapter-23",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgoblin-king-my-innate-skill-is-op-cover.jpg"]