Chapter 72: Farming Karma (1/2)
The wolves in the current area he was in ranged somewhere around level two to three So Merlin, as now level four, couldn't far deeper into the forest, hoping to find a spawn location that h the forest was soroup of goblins which he dispatched with ease While looking for the goblin's loot, Merlin received a e from sobnny
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[06:20:01] sobnny: Hey!
[06:20:57] sobnny: Me and Ty found a dungeon a little bit to the north of toe planned on entering it after finishi+ng our quest, do you want to join us?
[06:21:20] Merlin: What type of monster is it based around?
[06:21:50] sobnny: It's a wolves den, so wolves would be ood How long are you guys going to be?
[06:22:42] sobnny: Well, about an hour, ht, I'll just kill stuff in the area while I wait Need to try get some karma back
[06:23:37] sobnny: Karma? What happened?
[06:24:23] Merlin: I ran into Kyle's group, killed theatives I'll tell you about it after
[06:24:56] sobnny: Alright, see you then!
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The conversation ended, and Merlin waved away thewithin the forest, where he saolf that appeared to be sleeping This as er than the wolves he saw previously, and when Merlin h to see the enemy's status bar, he saw that it was a level five dire wolf
Merlin began hiding his presence soenerally have the ability to detect faintbut the sound of his heartbeat So he didn't have to bother straining his body like he did when sneaking up on Pelear Ladrona in the thieves guild
He unsheathed his gladius, and decided to try so the edge, allowing his blood to coat the blade
Merlin snuck up on the unsuspecting dire wolf, but once he entered co It opened its eyes, and after noticing Merlin standing before it, sprung up
Merlin barely et into position for a pounce, but unfortunately his passive ability didn't trigger He took a glance at his blade, and it seemed the coat was still on his blade, only a sed to rub off
The wolf bared its fangs, growling at Merlin who took a defensive stance behind his trusty shi+eld As the wolf pounced on him, Merlin thrust his shi+eld in its path in an attempt to knock it off balance The wolf instead cla at it
Merlin heard the wooden shi+eld start cracking as the wolf fought Merlin for the shi+eld Merlin swung his sword at the wolf, barely grazing its side as the wolf leapt out of the way of his strike, and only now did Merlin notice that a small chunk of his shi+eld had been bitten off
"Bad dog, spit it out!" Merlin taunted the hile preparing his next attack He didn't appreciate that his shi+eld was co close to the end of its durability, once it broke he had toit with another shi+eld or getting an offhand weapon instead, but he wasn't sure which one he'd rather have at this point
Merlin thrust his blade at the wolf once e out of the ell before Merlin's blade got close Unfortunately for the wolf, two vines had wrapped around its hind legs, causing its body to flop onto the ground the second it tried to leap out of the way
Merlin's blade sunk into the wolf's side, but this ti Merlin somewhat disappointed It was only a ten percent chance of activation, but Merlin had been rather lucky in the past
The wolf tried to escape, but the vines kept it in place It seeainst elusive beasts, they lost e was taken away Merlin finished off the wolf, only to find that a single wolf fang item had dropped
Merlin continued around the area,sure to stay on the lookout for wolves The area had a few level five dire wolves, as well as level four wolves that spawned in ser pack of wolves, Merlin counted roughly twenty, but didn't dare get any closer