Chapter 63: Dungeon Delving (1/2)
”SOVENGARD!!!”
My War Cry echoed around What else could I shout anyway?
My party got buffed and the troll slowed its advance This was the perfect time for me to release my spells
Two 'Fireballs' were cast from each hand And two perfect hits blasted on the troll
The uess it lost most of its endurance now
There were no time to cast erous than the ones froei their shi+elds
The situation will get dire froet, fire tends to be tricky to use in this situation The trolland his stamina is also a pain to deal with
The trolls clashs with shi+elds badly Mjoll was pushed back but the sailor behind her was supporting her well Ongeiht so he didn't uard need more support, the man for the job is 'Frost Atronach'-Chan
Itout from the void
The problee to the Ice Troll as the troll has a high resistance to Frost Also it has already started regenerating
I a the situation but the only solution is to do so about his Vitality
Besidenew spells most of the time The aspect of 'Vitality' is a hard to control aspect but I can at least Absorb and Supply it
It's dangerous to use the effect of 'Supply' with 'Vitality' as one gives his own vitality to others It's es tend to use the effects 'Fortify' and 'Restore' with aspect 'Vitality' tospells
If I absorbed the Troll's vitality it may affect me as my vitality is full or different in nature than a troll's vitality but I can supply it back to the e directly from the troll
Fine, I'll risk it
I evoked to different spells on each hand, the right is 'Absorb Vitality', the left is 'Supply Vitality'
I aiht at the troll and le, the troll's regeneration actually slowed down
It took us five more minutes to put the beast down The three sailors h all its vitals to h!”
”If there is anyone in the cave now I doubt they didn't know about us already!”
”Don't let your guard down! They didn't come at us e took down the troll so don't worry about it now” I said, ”Julls, you will scout ahead, ht you, do what you do best!”
Jull was taking the role of irl so she rarely spoke
How adorable!
”Now everyone on e but I'll kick your asses if you coI'll tell you by then! We alk light and not trigger any attention! I a any target doiftly Ongeierous ahead then switch into vanguard Everyone stay cool and don't lose your shi+t if you saw a freakin undead in there, just shoot on nal! Understood?”
”””Yes, Captain!”””
Good! I gave these guys few lessons on tactics and infiltration strategies, ill move and kill like shadows
Jullanar took the lead and sneaked into the cave Herfor enemies She also would leave us marks about the situation ahead and wait for us if there is an enemy This is how my tactical lessons were hammered into her
I cast 'Bound Bow', this way I have ed from my waist
Noe are ready to roll
Upon entering the cave, we found ourselves in an icy cavern It was very spacious with ice walls, floor and ceiling I was in wounder even though this is notMine' looked similar but I had no ti or ht noas only ahead so there were no argument what should we do I took the lead and walked carefully and quietly while notching an arrow in ht with a slight slope going down It was no different froain
As we rached its end, the tunnel turned right and opened into a larger space of a two leveled cave This cave contains several ses filled with bones and empty bottles scattered all over the floor
Jullanar was crouching after the turn and signaled us not to roup with a fist sign, then a 'wait' sign I had to sneak to Jull alone
Putting thoughts into action, I moved as fast and quiet as I can
”What's the situation?”
”Two ene near the”
I looked where she pointed and found the targets
”Be careful! The cave is leveled so her level!”
Indeed! Above to the north is a ledge with a wooden palisade along the edge, it caher level, we can't let anyone see us
”Relax!” I said, ”Ready your bow! You take right I take left I'll shoot when you ready”
Jull took her bow and arrow, aimed and shot I followed her actions like her shadow!
Two arrows tore the wind and rested in the two boys' necks
Another 'Follow' sign made the party follow ahead Jullanar, checked around then went ahead
We followed closely to a tunnel on the left as it is the only way forward at this point This narrow tunnel twists and turns left, right, left, right before continuing ahead to a wider one
Julls aiting, ”Undead ahead, no life reactions near the a bit aheadnearly seven skeletons This was easy! Skeletons are a bit hard to shoot with arrows but they crumble when a blunt weapon crushes theeim, on me!”
I dispelled the the 'Bound Bow' and cast a 'Bound Battleaxe' The two followed me like wind and iftly stormed the skeletons
Each skeleton took one hit but they were giving a fight, I orried about the noise in a cave like this but luckily I reht
”Reset for was back as it was
We continued the tunnel and took a left but no traces of any presence was there Another left took us to a slope and corridor After a s there
”Few living signals ahead, they are on alert”
Thisback to the bows and getting protected for the next raid
”Everyone! We'll go in storeim, you till have to shi+eld us if we fell under heavy fire Reet on the other side and warlocks tend to use Frost Magic”
Everyone nodded!
Taking a deep breath, I ers and moved to the next location
It looked like some apprentices were positioned in this place, they were between the ranks of beginners and didn't even look tough But there were seven of theet with signals was an easy task for those guys They are already an experienced SWAT teanal, five arrows tore the air and five ene tere alerted and tried to run, one got shot by h and escaped while li
crap! The area ahead is unknown but I and Jull gave a chase through the wooden bridge and honeycoh bastard resisted
As we reached the end of the bridge, we noticed that the wooden bridge spans over a deep cavern, I knew this but still, it looked fearso foras done even before I say anything
The walk ahead was strangely not interrupted by any traps I even felt worried for Jull
Still, we met her after alked down a few slopes
”Two paths ahead, one had adown soet seen”
”Fine! I'll deal with the undead The rest of you take the e that can control ”
Everyone readied thee will surely hide behind his undead creatures This will prove troublesoe was indeed relaxing but the undead were guarding hie blocked by some iron bars