Raiding Jotunheim: A LitRPG Saga (Valhalla Online Book 2) by McLaughlin Kevin

Author:McLaughlin, Kevin [McLaughlin, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Role of the Hero Publishing
Published: 2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00

23

The unarmored skeletons reminded Sam of the specters she’d defeated. She had a hunch they were spellcasters, which made the entire encounter a hell of a lot more dangerous, even if the numbers were still the same.

“Those two in the back?” she said.

“Mages,” Thorsten confirmed. “They’ll cast cold rays at us, trying to freeze us in our tracks so the armored ones can cut us down.”

“They’re not moving yet, though,” Jorge said.

“The things won’t animated until we set foot on the bridge. As soon as we do…” Thorsten said.

“All hell breaks loose,” Harald finished.

“Precisely. Now, we can beat these things. Samantha, you have a shield spell that blocks magic, right?” Thorsten asked.

“Yes. It only stops so much damage, though.”

“Keep it refreshed on the main tank. That will be Harald,” he replied.

“Why me?” Harald said.

“Because I have this,” Thorsten replied. He pulled a little stick from a pouch at his side. It looked like a bent twig. Sam couldn’t figure out what it was, at first. Then Thorsten did something with his hands, and the twig grew until it was several feet long. It changed in shape as it enlarged, becoming a massive longbow.

“Neat trick,” Harald acknowledged. “You got arrows for that thing?”

“In here,” Thorsten said, patting the same pouch. “Sam, you keep Harald shielded, and toss shields on anyone else who gets aggro. Harald will hold the bridge. I’ll take down the casters, and then help Harald with the fighters. Jorge…heal us through anything that breaks past Sam’s shields.”

“I have an attack spell that might help, too,” Jorge said.

Harald shook his head. “Save your mana. You’ll need it to heal. It’s a good plan, Thorsten. We’ll use it. Let’s get moving.”

He drew his axe and walked out onto the bridge. Sam watched the skeletons carefully. As soon as Harald’s foot touched the stones of the crossway, they began to lurch into movement. Like the others, they started slowly, but she knew that was an illusion. They’d be as fast as a living giant soon enough.

She cast the first shield around Harald and was just in time. Twin rays of frost shot from the fingers of the caster giants. They smashed into Sam’s shield, which glowed a brilliant yellow for a moment before winking out. The protective spell absorbed most of the damage, but some of their force broke through and struck Harald. He ducked behind his shield, grunting under the magical attack.

Sam immediately prepared another spell. Beside her, she could see Jorge already casting a healing spell. Together they’d work to keep Harald alive, but there was a limit to how long they could keep this up before their mana ran out.

Arrows flew over the gap, pinging against bones. Some of the shafts stuck fast, but it didn’t seem like they were doing a lot of damage. There was no flesh in these things, nothing for the arrows to stick fast into. No vital spots to hit. Sam wondered if Thorsten’s attacks were going to be able to accomplish anything at all.

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