Pangea Online: Magic and Mayhem by S. L. Rowland

Author:S. L. Rowland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781983117183
Publisher: Independently published
Published: 2018-06-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Wave 3

The ground continues to quake as a herd of golden creatures stampedes towards us.

Peryton. Level 28. This hybrid creature combines the head and body of a stag with the wings and hindquarters of a bird.

They charge us with fury, black antlers pointed forward for attack. Beautiful golden plumage sprouts from the peryton’s back, displaying wide, powerful golden wings.

“Deer birds! Just great, we’re fighting deer birds,” says Buzz. He plants his shield in the earth and stretches his arms overhead.

“Don’t get scared now, Buzz. The fun is just getting started,” says Talia.

“I’m just limbering up!” he counters.

Several of the herd flap their wings and leap into the air.

“Talia, you’re on air patrol. The rest of you, focus on the ground attack,” I order.

The herd is so closely packed together that it’s hard to tell how many we are up against, but there are definitely more than the last round. Everyone begins casting their buffs and charging their attacks. The fight is on.

Grayson is the first to attack. He runs out and launches into the first peryton at the same time as it attacks with a swing of its antlers. There is a violent clash and Grayson is bucked to the side, taking a hard fall and losing a good chunk of health. The peryton, on the other hand, is down by half.

Talia fires arrow after arrow at the creatures soaring overhead. Their health ticks down with each shot.

Buzz has planted his foot in the ground just as the herd reaches our location. He casts a spell and a blue aura surrounds him. Two perytons lower their antlers and collide with his shield, coming to an abrupt halt. They shake their heads in anger, but they move in slow motion. While the creatures are slowed, Buzz repeatedly stabs them in the neck with his shortsword. In the two seconds it takes for the spell to wear off, both creatures fall covered in blood.

Alright, Buzz!

The rest of the herd bypass Buzz and come charging for Benji and I. Several energy beams zoom past me and explode against different perytons. I cast Mud Pits, Haunted Earth, and Waterfall in quick succession. The mud pits slow the herd, allowing Grayson and Benji to follow up with several attacks. Roots spring up from the ground, catching one unlucky peryton mid-stride and rooting him in place. Right as the roots release, a torrent of water floods down from the sky, wiping out half of its health.

I don’t waste any time jumping into the fray. Antlers clash against metal all around me and the grunts of man and animal fighting for survival fill the air. I cast Resilience on myself, increasing my attack speed, and use Lunging Strike on the closest peryton. While it’s stunned, I activate Ring of Power, doubling my attack for the next thirty seconds. I kill the creature with a few strikes and move on to the next.

Alert: Buzz’s Chicken Farm is under attack. Current health 1846/2000.

Two perytons have made it through and are ramming their antlers against the farmhouse.

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