Everything is Worth Killing: Isaac's Tale (An Apocalyptic LitRPG) by Alex Oakchest

Author:Alex Oakchest [Oakchest, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-09T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29 – A Rock and a Hard Place

I managed to get Tosvig far, far away from camp and to a clearing, where he took a jar of ale from his inventory and drank it, then took out another and drank that too. And that is how alcohol stopped Tosvig from trying to slaughter the whole Tallsteep camp by himself.

He had calmed down by the time the rest of the group left camp, and then we set out into the wilds, all nine of us walking under a storm cloud of tension. To say there was a lack of trust between the Lonehills and Tallsteeps within the group, would be like saying that hippos aren’t really fond of the crocodiles who lurk in the waters they are drinking from.

And now even I was starting with the animal comparisons.

Two days after setting out from the Tallsteeps’ camp, we were walking over what used to be part of the Dragon river but had dried up. Sheer stone cliffs towered over either side of us, but the path through them was wide enough for all nine of us to walk side by side if we choose.

Instead of walking with us, the Tallsteeps did what they had done for the whole trip. They preferred to run ahead, scouting the way and reporting back any danger. Once, they had saved us from wandering too close to a hive of winter hornets that were bigger than dogs. We had taken a detour to avoid a useless fight, but I couldn’t help feeling regretful that I wouldn’t get their elementals.

I could tell Tosvig was itching to do some scouting, too, since that was how he always liked to travel. Now, he hung back with Harrien, Nino, Cleavon, and I even though it pained him to go so slowly.

There wasn’t much sign of life around this part of the wilds, especially not where the river had dried up. Only the odd centipede or beetle scurrying over the ground and disappearing into a crack. I was sure I had seen a buzzard perched on a rock on the cliffside, and I wondered what elementals I would get from it and what buffs its flesh would give me. Before I could decide whether to waste an arrow trying to kill it, it disappeared.

At least the snow had let up now. The chill was enough that we never, ever managed to feel warm, but the ground wasn’t covered in white powder anymore. That was a relief. Walking in snow sapped my energy like hell, and I wouldn’t miss it.

Even now, I still didn’t know how long we had left to walk before reaching the Mine of Light. I hoped it wasn’t far. At least I wasn’t the only one in the dark about it, though. Few of us even had a clue where we were going.

After our initial introductions as a group, Nino, Chief Fergus, and Kostig had told everyone else to leave the tent, and they had pieced both halves of the map together.

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