Rebirth by Devin Auspland

Author:Devin Auspland [Auspland, Devin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798619962673
Published: 2020-06-22T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Spiders

“Where did he go!?” Bob was frantically searching for any trace of Rick in the hallway.

“If the loot didn’t confirm it, this definitely does. We're in a dungeon, Bob. Dungeons absorb everything in them. Now calm the hell down and help search for traps,” Austin scolded. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my face melted.” Austin stretched his arm out as far as he could and poked every stone on the ground with his sword. He was sweating bullets and his hand was shaking so much that his pokes sounded more like clatters.

“Are we sure this is the right call?” Greg questioned.

Austin scoffed. “We can handle this.” As he spoke, he poked a stone on the ground that caused part of the hallway floor to open up. The hole revealed rows and rows of sharp spikes waiting for an unlucky adventurer to fall into. Bob grabbed Austin’s arm preemptively. “See? This will be easy. Just need to walk around this hole and we’re set.” Austin went flat against the wall and carefully crossed the opening.

Bob and Greg followed his lead and crossed the gap. When they all reached the other side, they entered spider territory. Cobwebs covered the walls, ceilings and most of the floor. It gave the adventurers tunnel vision, making it nearly impossible to see anywhere other than the path in front of them.

“Just a wild guess but I think we're going to face some kind of spiders in here,” Austin joked.

“Don’t be a smart-ass Austin. Pay attention and be ready for anything.” Greg started collecting essence in his staff. The wood illuminated a dim red color, and warm heat was washing off of it. “I’m going to clear out some of these cobwebs. Stand back for a second and get ready to fight. I‘ll be drained after this, so I’ll need you to defend me. Are you ready?” The rest of his party nodded, so he began. As he lifted his staff into the air, its glowing intensified. Austin and Bob felt a chill run over them as Greg drained the surrounding area of its fire essence. Pointing his staff-head toward the center of the room, Greg screamed, “Fireball!”

In the span of just a few seconds, Greg’s staff turned a deep red, and a volleyball-sized fireball formed at its tip. The fireball shot into the center of the room so fast that it knocked Greg onto his ass. When the fireball struck the floor, it exploded outward in all directions. Fire engulfed the room rapidly as the spiderwebs ignited and spread to each other.

Four large spiders that were on fire fell from the ceiling and charged toward Greg. Bob was the first to act. He jumped in front of the exhausted mage and swung his sword downward. The blade struck true and lopped off two of the spider’s right-side legs. The creature howled in pain and scurried to the side while being replaced by two more spiders. The monsters pounced on Bob, forcing him to the ground.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.