32 Battle for the Mine part 1 (1/2)

Bhirl stood inside the ring and asked the referee to help the injured scout while he explained the specifics of the task to all the trainees present at the arena.

The first condition to join the task team was to be between levels 8 and 9.The team was supposed to clean part of the mine and there were a few First Evolution Kobolds that they need it to take care off, Level 7 warriors would become just cannon fodder at that point.The level requirement disqualified more than half the people present around the arena and made it much easier to choose the members of the team.

Not counting the spots taken by the Elite Team, there were only 7 other spots left.The team need it one more shield warrior and 2 more healers in order to have enough protection in a highly dangerous situation.

The real difficulty came when picking the damage dealers.There were so many people available that it was overwhelming to make a choice.Rahz had been competing in the arena the last few days anddecided to step in and help Bhirl make a choice.

From all the people present, only the team of 4 that were sparring with him had shown the guts to go against him in the arena.This showed that they were pretty confident on their on abilities and it looked like their teamwork was at a high level as well.

Rahz was actually quite happy with Bhirl stepping in when he did before they were injured more severely.

The final damage dealer was one of the few people to beat Rahz back in the day, Arne.Arne was easily the best up and coming scout and in Rahz's opinion if it wasn't for the fact that he chose to go with a good alignment God he would be an excellent assassin.

Once the team was assembled, Bhirl called them to the side and started to explain the logistics of the task.The task consisted in an expedition and elimination of the Kobolds inside the first 20 rooms of the copper mine.According to the data collected by Aya, every 3 to 4 rooms there would be an Elite Kobold responsible for the area which they had to face.The expedition team was responsible for the elimination of all the Kobolds except for the leader of the region responsible for all 20 rooms, this particular Kobold was too high a level for the trainees.

Bhirl assured every body that it was a controlled exercise and that any ore or trinkets acquired by the team would be split evenly among them.Every one in the Task Team was completely stoke about being chosen and left the training grounds in high spirits.

”Ooooh Yeah!!! The Elite Team together once more. Those Kobolds are toast but the Elites are pretty tough, their skin is hard as metal, and I can't even imagine those Evolved ones. My Blood is boiling just thinking about it...It is going to be awesome”

Unlike Bhirl, Blaire didn't have access to the story behind the mine expedition and for that reason she found it hard to believe that Rahz knew so much about the Kobold Elites.

”How come you know so much about the Elites?”

”Huhuhu!!If you say that I am the best Damage Dealer in the world, I'll tell you”.

Blaire sneered at the comment and Bhirl face palm himself thinking 'Four years later and Rahz is still Rahz'.

”Let's go Rahz, we need to plan the expedition and your experienced inside the mine is invaluable to its success”

Rahz nodded and left alongside Bhirl and Blaire to prepare for the task.

The Task Team assemble on the Westside of the village 2 days after its conception, and headed for the mines.There was a lot of excitement among the members and much pride since they were chosen from a big pool of trainees to participate on the expedition.

” We need to set a couple of rules before we go:

1st - Do not be in front of your shield warriors unless told to do so.Nobody wants a lost rock to take them out.