Kobold King: Volume 2 by Syousa

Author:Syousa. [Syousa.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2020-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5: Divide and Conquer

Gaius’s return to the riverbed was quickly interrupted by some adventurers. They had surrounded him with archers and sorcerers to avoid close-quarters combat, and now that their target was heading in a single direction, they were moving to tighten their encirclement.

“There’s... over a hundred.” Gaius muttered as adventurers closed in around him, seeing them armed with all sorts of weapons: swords, spears, axes, clubs, and others. He likely didn’t have to worry about the ranged fighters, as the approaching adventurers meant that they were just as likely to hit their own if they tried to attack, but a wall of bodies had soon formed all around him, closing off any avenue of escape. This formation sent a clear message: their aim was to gradually wear down his strength and finish the Black Rose of Igris off once and for all.

Once he had been completely surrounded, six adventurers emerged from the group and began walking forward towards Gaius. ...To be more fair, it seemed more like the rest of the adventurers were purposefully hanging back, as if allowing this group to make the first move. The six had the rest of their force wait behind them and gathered into a smaller ring around Gaius.

One of them addressed Gaius, breath hissing out through the bucket-shaped great helm that covered his face. “So you’re the Black Rose of Igris.”

A stir went through the other adventurers. “That’s Homer...”

“It’s Homer the Mad Bull!”

The man certainly had a presence that seemed to deserve the nickname. He wore thick, heavy armor all over his body, and it was likely that he was being supported by several sorcerers at once in order to carry it, but from his stature alone he was clearly a man with more than a little muscle on him. The giant warhammer he wielded made his strength obvious as well.

Gaius nodded. “People have called me that. It’s not a good nickname for an old man, is it?”

“Hmph. My name is Homer. Homer the Mad Bull. I’m the man who’s gonna flatten you now.” The great bullock of a man declared, his voice muffled by his massive helm, and raised the warhammer with its head angled downward in a stance Gaius recognized as the “bulwark.” Contrary to his name, he wasn’t just some berserker. “Now face my hammer, Bull Stomp—”

“I’m Dionysius, the knave with the raging spear! The strongest man in the guild!” The interruption came from a slender man with red hair knotted at the back of his head. He wielded a spear with a large blade that brought to mind the tongue of an ox, aptly named an ox-tongue spear.

“Death Scythe Spike here! Spike Fire!” Next was a man with long, dark blond hair, a rare scythe wielder. It probably wasn’t his real name. He faced Gaius in a low stance sometimes called the “ladder” stance.

“When they say ‘Meteor Melinda,’ they mean me!” The dark-skinned woman wielded another rare sight, a pair of flails. A flail was a bludgeoning weapon, with the striking portion attached to the handle by chain.

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