The Unicorn Gambit (Wizard Scout Missions Book 1) by Rodney Hartman

Author:Rodney Hartman [Hartman, Rodney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: R&K Publishing
Published: 2020-02-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21 – Hell or High Water

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A ball of fire headed straight for Richard.

The battle suit’s legs kicked out, throwing Richard back down the side of the ravine from which he’d come. He reached out with both arms, taking Mendera and William with him. The ball of fire passed overhead and exploded against a tree, setting it ablaze.

Scrambling to his feet, Richard thought, “Thank’s Nick.”

“I am your battle computer. That is what I am here for. You saw what the helmet’s videos picked up, didn’t you?”

Richard had. In the two heartbeats he’d been on top of the ridge before having to dodge the fireball, he’d seen enough to know they were in big trouble. The hundred meters around the top of the ravine consisted of an open area full of lush grass. Or at least it had been lush grass the night before when they’d walked through it before descending into the ravine to make camp. Now the vegetation was in the process of being trampled by the feet of a hundred orcs and half-a-dozen three-meter-tall trolls. Mixed in with the orcs and trolls were a score of ogres wearing plate armor and carrying battle axes and swords. He’d also seen a group of five orc shamans wearing robes and plumed headdresses off to his left chanting away with staffs held high. As if things weren’t bad enough, some creatures that were all too familiar to him had been howling away as they ran between the massed orcs.

“I’ve heard those howls before,” Richard told his battle computer. “Those are werewolves.

“I calculate you are correct, wizard scout. I counted four of them. Unfortunately, I believe they are the least of your worry. I am assuming you noticed the winged beast with the barbed tail.”

The creature would’ve been impossible to miss. Although only half the size of a full-grown dragon that Richard had once fought, the reptilian monster he’d seen fighting alongside the orcs had wings spreading out ten meters on either side of its body. The winged lizard’s scales were a dirty gray, and its body had two legs instead of four like a normal dragon. From what Richard could tell in the brief glimpse he’d had, the creature’s long tail ended in a wicked-looking stinger.

“It is called a wyvern,” said Nickelo matter-of-factly. “Although it cannot do magic, it can spit out balls of fire hot enough to burn through the insulation of your battle suit. Since you can only create defensive shields that protect you from energy attacks and not physical attacks, I highly recommend you avoid combat with the wyvern. The barb at the end of its tail is sharp enough to penetrate your armor. Since the barb is poisonous, and since you cannot self-heal, my suggestion is to avoid getting stung. By the way, I calculate an eighty-seven percent probability that if you attempt to run at this point in time, the werewolves will track the three of you down by your scent. Your stealth shields won’t hide your smells.

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