Chiwaukee Nights by Cale Plamann

Author:Cale Plamann [Plamann, Cale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountaindale Press
Published: 2022-08-10T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Congratulations, Adventurer!

You have completed the Wood Tier Level Three Dungeon, Ice Sands.

Three of three party members surviving. Good job!

Assigning awards:

+1 Mind

Kat dismissed the award. The dungeon hadn’t been easy, but with Dorrik’s guidance, they’d moved through it cautiously and safely. The insect-like enemies were smarter than the usual foes provided by the tower, laying ambushes and protecting spellcasters, but ultimately their primitive weapons weren’t a match for the well-crafted lokkel equipment.

Even if she had been using her original equipment, Kat’s armor would have turned away many of the strikes from the bronze scimitars favored by the sarvash. So long as the three of them avoided the traps set by the sarvash, she could have danced circles around the angry, skittering monsters. Given their opponents’ limited ranged options, Kat could pepper the insectoid warriors with spells that slowed and hindered while Dorrik eliminated their spellcasters and Kaleek finished their weakened foes off.

With their new equipment, it was barely even a challenge. Her knife almost cut straight through the sarvash blades, and the one time she was surprised and shot by a hidden archer, it only shaved off one hit point and two points of mana. The blow barely even staggered her, and she simply returned the favor by planting a poisoned throwing dagger into the surprised warrior’s throat before it could react.

The encounter reinforced her concerns about owing Clan Ahn. The cost and difficulty of gathering the components for the armor were one thing, but actually seeing it in action just drove the point home: whether Clan Ahn was too polite to bring it up or not, she owed them, and she owed them a lot. A feeling she was less than comfortable with.

“Did you see me take down that tribal patriarch?” Kaleek was grinning ear to ear despite the beating light and heat of the tower’s pseudo-sun. “He tried to tag me with his venom spikes, but I just dodged one and cut the other off. Then Kat blasted him to keep him off balance, and I cut off enough of his legs that the stupid thing couldn’t stand anymore.”

“Now that,” he slapped her on the shoulder cheerfully, “was a good fight. A little bit of challenge, but mostly a chance for us to hone our craft in a proper combat setting. See, Kat? The new equipment worked perfectly. Nothing to worry about.”

“It was a bit more fun than expected.” Kat shook off her worry to smile back at the exuberant otter.

“Be prepared for another dungeon tomorrow.” Dorrik walked up to the two of them, one of their upper claws shielding their eyes against the fake light. “I’ve spent some time researching our available options, and I think I have pinpointed our final candidate. One more dungeon and, so long as we’re careful, we should be on the fourth floor in a couple of days.”

“Good.” Kaleek stretched, his sleek fur rustling in the desert wind. “I’m sick of this dry heat. The sooner we can get to someplace with proper oceans and other desoph, the happier I’ll be.

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