20 City of Ravens 6 (2/2)

When it was in the air, I dashed forward and gripped one of its hind legs, pulling it back with all the force I could exhibit I twisted it breaking the bones and ripping the muscles.

'OWWWWWW!!!'

Both heads howled in pain, using the chance that it was distracted with the pain I tried to attack the other leg, but it turned quickly and smashed with its front leg sending flying a few meters.

I got back up and prepared to defend, but the attack didn't come. Both heads were looking at me with furious eyes. It was no standing on three legs, the one that I broke was dangling with no sign of it being able to move.

I changed positions with one of my legs further back, this way I can more quickly react. I was familiar with the surroundings after watching it for so long and went through a few scenarios to try and find the best course of action.

I felt something. Cold and rough, gradually gathering on my feet and ankles. Earth was engulfing them blocking my movements! This was the special ability of Orthrus's, earth manipulation!

To a small degree, it was able to move the earth in the surroundings, it is not a powerful ability and was not considered dangerous. But if you get caught like this, it could mean death.

Orthrus started to approach me, with me being trapped it stopped thinking of me as dangerous.

I watched it getting closer, and when it was close I tensed my legs and broke the earth shackles! With a powerful kick to one of its heads it lost balance for a moment, but with the other head support it continued and attacked me with its front paw!

Ready to take the hit I used both of my arms to grab it.

'SNAP!”

With more bones broken it whiled in pain, and I continued to attack! Pulling by the broken leg and bending my body, I kicked the other front leg, twice, trice, over and over again until there was nothing but minced meat left from it!

Both heads were trying to bite me with all they had, their teeth barely out of reach, saliva mixed with blood dripping down on me from their mouths. I let go of the leg and retreated just out of the range of its two heads.

With only one leg and filled with hate it used it to push itself closer to me, but it could never reach me.

After breaking both of its necks did it finally stopped to struggle. With a knife I made a cut in between its neck's, it was the only spot where you could easily make a cut without completely dulling your knife. After that, I could go down split its underbelly.

I prepared the carcass, drained all the blood, and removed the skin. When I was done I folded it nicely and tied it with a piece of rope. I also removed some meat for later.

I left in a hurry, as soon as other monsters realize that the Orthrus was dead they will flock here to devour what remained here. Only when I was far from that place did my heart calmed, and the adrenalin subdued. I noticed that on my chest was a huge gash in my armor, it was from when I was sent flying after breaking its hind leg.

It reached far, and the vest was scratched.

I remembered that Orthrus was described as cunning, but I didn't think that it would set an ambush for me. If not for my fast reaction it would have ended far worse for me.

It was evening, so I searched for a place to hide and rest. I ended up finding a hollow tree with ample space to hide me, and to store Orthrus skin.

Today was a busy day, after visiting the shaft leading to ruins, making my way here, I only had enough time to kill one Orthrus. Tomorrow if all goes well I will kill at least three of them. One pelt in good condition can be sold for about five thousand. I will stay here for four more days, one day for coming back so I can kill about ten or eleven more. In total, I will earn around fifty or sixty thousand!

To make that much by killing Crocottas, I would need to at least a fifty of them a day. And even though it is possible, it would be much more of a hassle. After having to kill hundreds of goblins, it is much nicer to be able to kill three monsters a day instead.