Chapter 29: Lycoa Goblin Raid - II (1/2)
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As Merlin laid behind cover, he heard light footsteps of the goblin echo throughout the cave The goblin had gotten ile where he could see Merlin The footsteps started to get louder, leaving Merlin with little time to think of a plan
Merlin threw his torch into the air, the sudden oblin to let loose the arrow it had nocked in a panic The arro into the torch, splintering as itthe torch itself in half
Taking this opportunity Merlin ran towards the direction the arrow had colint of the goblin's eyes reflecting the torchlight, this helped Merlin trace the goblin's silhouette in the low light conditions
Merlin pounced on the goblin's silhouette, slicing doith the gladius Although he couldn't perfectly see where the goblin was, he knew his blade had connected due to the resistance he felt as the blade cleaved through what he assuoblin let out a pained screah it, but unfortunately that wasn't enough da his shi+eld in the goblin's face He slaoblin a few oblin blood frooblin's bow, slinging it over his shoulder, as well as the goblin's quiver, which contained three arrows Merlin grabbed the goblin's body, dragging it with him as he stood back up and walked over to the torch that had been destroyed
The flanificantly, but was still burning using the rest of the torch as fuel Unfortunately it couldn't be used any a spare
Merlin threw the goblin's corpse on the fire and watched as the reoblin's rags as fuel Merlin walked into the tunnel he entered the roo theoblins were added to his thened the fire to the point it successfully lit up the entire room Merlin could now see the two paths that branched out froone down one path while unaware of the oblins from the other path could have flanked him from behind
Plu a putrid scent of burnt goblin Merlin crouched behind a rock and equipped the goblin bow as s down each tunnel Merlin nocked an arrow and waited patiently
Several eneration kicked in, recovering six points of health
The cave room was now half full of black smoke Merlin made sure to stay crouched, as the lower he was to the floor, the easier it was to breathe Suddenly the sound of quickened footsteps could be heard echoing down from one of the tunnels
Merlin drew his bow back as the footsteps becaoblins ran out of the left tunnel into the open roooblin in the chest Merlin began drawing another arrow as the goblins stood there startled for a second, eventually the goblins noticed Merlin and began charging towards him
Merlin nocked another arrow and let it loose, sending it towards the goblin at the front of the pack The goblin successfully avoided the arrow by stepping to the side, it was now running in front of the previously wounded goblin Merlin drew his last arrow as the goblin entered within three oblin quickly ducked, letting the arrow fly over its head Unfortunately for the goblin running behind its leader, the arrow e it off The temporary bow ran out of durability and split down the oblin rushed forward, slashi+ng at Merlin with its knife Merlin parried the knife with his shi+eld and thrust his gladius into the Goblin's chest, cleaving a hole through it Merlin retracted the blade before stabbing it oncea cleaver down at Merlin's arladius and ju the blade