55 55 Sandracons Part 2 (1/2)
Within 10 seconds Striga filled the surrounding area of 20m full of water, the space above her was filled with a dark fog that let off an ominous aura and she disabled the last Sandracon that was feasting on the others dead body.
Her plan was to finish off the currently alive Sandracons when the others arrived, so they'd see fresh food in front of them. Their hunger wont allow them to pass up on the idea of a free meal like that. With luck, they'll fight amongst themselves for the fresh reserves and kill a few more.
Donis on the other hand chugged a [Basic Potion of Mana] and popped a corresponding pill for mana too. Their effects stacked giving him an extra 150 mana, giving him some extra breathing room. He wasn't sure if it'd make a difference in the fight, but looking at how he used just under half of his mana setting up, fighting 2 of them and setting up again, he wasn't sure if he liked his odds.
The land around them was an odd mixture of pools of water, and pools of glass. Almost impossible to tell apart when the sun was shining down on both of them, like dewy droplets on a sandy canvas.
”Here they come,” bellowed Donis while jumping into the air, creating a foothold once again.
Striga held her position for a few moments longer, deftly dodging the hazardously reckless charge that the Sandracons were performing. She wanted them all out of the sand to do her next move. She leaped into the air but left her glaive stuck deeply into the ground. An arc of lightning connected her and her glaive on the ground, like a snake of light reaching further and further.
To Donis, everything felt like slow motion. Strigas movements seemed to slow down, and so did his. Even his body didn't want to react quickly while watching her, it felt like just his mind was able to comprehend right now what was going on.
As soon as Striga dove into the dark fog, it lit up. Pouring lightning down as if it were the Midsunas rains themselves. The Sandracons were popping out from the sand into their unknowing doom. Striga knew this combo wouldn't be incredibly effective versus these Earth elemental dragons, but hoped the water she drenched the area with would even the playing field a little more in their favour.
Donis breaking out of his trance focused directly on his own fight. He was getting surrounded fast. There were 10 Sandracons uninjured right now, and 8 laying and writhing in pools of molten glass, giving him a spare second or two before they get up. He was way out of his own scope, these creatures didn't mess around.
He decided that fighting them head on wouldn't do him any real good, so a hit and run tactic was employed within mere moments of the battle beginning. The numbers advantage was enough for Donis to rationalise his decision making.
There was nothing in his arsenal that could deal with such overwhelming odds, and hoped that maybe, just maybe Dragonfury would come in handy if he got a moment to breathe and let it rip. These creatures were fast, but clearly specialized in diving through the sand, allowing him to actually gain distance while running away. Even through the level difference, it appears that specializations are what truly separate the winners of battles.
He would let off a few casts of Air Pulse, giving him a slightly higher chance of hitting multiple targets, even if for less damage than Flashpoint Strike. Infusing them with Fire Charged Mana seemed to do little, so Donis cycled through all of the elements and found that none of the elemental magic did any difference in damage to these tough exteriors. It was only when he infused it with the Void Charged Mana did the damage see a significant increase, but not high enough to matter to their stacked healthpools.
Donis ran around the battlefield using footholds he creates with his Aura Rework to deftly maneuver through tight spots. A Sandracon would dive into the sand and greatly increase it's speed, closing the gap between itself and Donis. Behind Donis there were 3 Sandracons jumping in and out of the sand trying to bite off his head, or latch on somehow onto his being, but Donis just escaping by a hairs breadth.
'System, I'm GOING to survive this. We both WILL survive this,' screamed Donis in his mind.
-[The Will of Dragons Quest]: Survive the Sandracon waves with Striga.
Reward: [300SP] + [150,000 EXP] + [+1 Any Stat Point]-
'Great, it works even better during combat! Just fucking survive Donis,' he thought as he ducked once again dodging another ensemble of attacks on him.
Striga had incapacitated 11 with her combo'd attack, but killed none. 8 more Sandracons were seemingly uninjured, but definitely pissed off. She hoped for far more to be put down, but she can't hope for any miracle in a battle of life and death.
She turned from the fight to quickly finish off the previously injured Sandracon. The smell of fresh blood hit all of the Sandracons nearby, casting them into a frenzy, but unfortunately for Striga, it didn't turn them against each other, it just enraged them further against her. One of the monsters grabbed the fresh corpse and dove down under the sand, leaving Striga to only have to deal with 7 angry sand dragons. Those odds were far better than she initially expected being told there was 37 to deal with.
She had a split second to spare from the battle so she looked over to Donis who was running for his life. Satisfied that he's not trying to fight them all by himself, she focused back on her battle. Wielding her Corpse Carver in a reverse grip, she got down low to dodge the Sandracon which had dove underground launching a sneak attack from her backside.