#7: Gaining Powerful Skills, I Grew Stronger — Having Been Banished From My Family Home Twice, I Was Taken in by a Weak Nation and Became an Unparalleled Hero (WN)

A goblin bearing the title of king—the High-Grade monster known as the Goblin Lord.

While ordinary goblins stood around one meter tall, this one easily reached three meters.

His green-skinned body bulged with muscles, and the dazzling robe he wore gave him an air of splendor that seemed completely out of place on a goblin.

“My subjects… How dare you…”

The Goblin Lord glared at us.

“He looks pretty angry…”

“He’s absolutely furious…”

“Well, we did wipe out all his subordinates, so I can’t blame him.”

“Yep, yep.”

As we were having this conversation, the Goblin Lord raised both hands.

“Skill activation—[King’s Domain].”

“What!?”

The moment he activated his skill, my body suddenly felt heavy.

At this rate, I wouldn’t be able to move quickly.

“What the heck is this skill—”

“[Fire Arrow]!”

While I was still reeling in surprise, Flare immediately unleashed a volley of flaming arrows beside me.

Oh, nice reaction, little sister!

As expected of someone who had undergone combat training, her reactions were much faster than mine.

The hundred flaming arrows she unleashed—

Fwoosh…

However, they vanished before reaching the Goblin Lord.

“What the…!?”

Had he used some kind of defensive skill?

No, there hadn’t been any sign of that.

It was almost as though the flaming arrows had simply disappeared on their own—

After that, Flare activated [Fire Arrow] repeatedly, but the result was the same every time.

“Useless. Useless, utterly useless…”

The Goblin Lord seemed completely at ease, laughing as he stood there with his feet planted firmly apart.

“It’s no use… No matter how many times I try, my [Fire Arrow] keeps disappearing… Hah… Hah…”

Meanwhile, Flare was breathing heavily.

The more someone used magic-type skills, the more stamina they consumed.

“Now, it’s my turn to attack…”

The Goblin Lord drew his greatsword.

“I’ll finish this quickly…”

“Gh…”

We instinctively shrank back.

Even if we tried to escape, our bodies were growing heavier by the second.

This was bad—

“…Wait a second.”

An idea suddenly occurred to me.

There was no reason my [Skill Appraisal: Ultimate] should only be able to learn and acquire skills belonging to my allies.

In that case—

“That’s quite a convenient skill you’ve got there, King of the Goblins.”

I addressed him directly.

“What…?”

“I think I’ll learn it myself.”

I used Skill Learning to acquire his skill, [King’s Domain].

The instant I acquired it, information about the skill flowed into my mind.

Skill Name: [King's Domain: High Grade]

Skill Effect: When activated, significantly reduces the abilities of enemies within its area of effect. Affected attributes include "Physical Abilities," "Magic Power," and "Skill Potency," among others.

*The area of effect varies depending on the skill's rank.

I see—so it was a type of debuff skill.

I then spent Skill Points to evolve it from High Grade to Supreme Grade.

“Now it’s your turn to experience it—[King’s Domain: Supreme Grade], activate!”

“G-Gaaagh!?”

The Goblin Lord groaned.

Apparently, his [King’s Domain: High Grade] had been nullified by my [King’s Domain: Supreme Grade].

“Ah! My body feels lighter!”

Flare exclaimed.

“Then let’s finish this—[Fire Arrow]!”

I unleashed the finishing skill.

This time, its power didn’t dissipate—