Dungeons and Noobs by Ryan Rimmel

Author:Ryan Rimmel [Rimmel, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-30T22:00:00+00:00

My shoulder hit first. I tried to get my feet beneath me, but I was skidding off a slick covering and bits of bones. The Drak-ish didn’t seem to have any trouble with it. Their massive claws dug into the ground, keeping them from experiencing balance issues. Both of my spells failed as I tumbled, but I was close enough to the entrance to see my sword. I summoned it to my hand, even as I jammed one of my feet into the ground. I flew skyward.

It probably looked awesome. I hope it looked awesome. My sword slammed into my palm. I was ready to strike at the creatures, as they closed. The fact that they weren’t there slightly ruined the image, however. I continued backward, until I struck the floor and managed to roll onto my feet.

Both creatures had diverted from me and were charging toward the rest of my party. One of the creatures was on fire. The other had several arrows sticking out of its chest. My party had found a spot by the entrance with two of the massive bone piles on either side. They had used this position to form a defensive line.

The creatures struck at the same moment. Fenris took one on his shield by countercharging at the same time. Both met with an audible crack that seemed to stun them. Glorious Robert was there to pounce on the creature. Zorlando had attempted a similar tactic but fared less well. He was knocked backward onto his ass. That would have gone poorly for him, but Sir Dalton had timed an attack for that exact moment. His powerful overhand chop drove the advancing Drak-ish to the ground.

“We have this,” thought SueLeeta. “Keep the rest of the pack away, until we are ready for them.”

That I could do. Finding one of the creatures in the back, I executed a Thrust. Blasting through the remaining eight creatures, I drove my sword into its eye. Two more attempted to grab at me, but they were out of position. I executed Cleave with Powerful Blow, knocking them aside. I found another avenue of escape and started running again.

“There are eight now,” I thought to the party.

“We must be picking up strays from somewhere else,” replied Glorious Robert. “Try to find out if there are more entrances.”

One of the Dragon Kin leapt at me, coming in from the side. My Fancy Footwork kicked on, and I managed to avoid the blow by a hair's breadth. Next my Riposte talent activated, and I slashed into the creature with a powerful blow, knocking it into the air.

As I watched it fly, I realized I had a moment to use the new talent I’d unlocked from all that practice with Glorious Robert. While every even level granted me a talent point to use with my Duelist talent tree, I could also earn them very slowly by earning Experience. I’d been practicing a lot with Glorious Robert.

I activated the skill as I jumped, feeling the power surge around me.

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