Posts from RPG 2 – The demons are coming!!!

- Yes, I... But you're better off not knowing. Where am I, by the way? I mean, where is this place?

But here, almost dead trees near the swamp begin to stir, foreshadowing trouble that may happen... They look like ents, but at the same time, they are not... The branches are approaching you... It seems that you have ended up in a bad place with bad natives, from whom you shouldn't expect anything good...

I jumped back from the tree, just enough so that the branches wouldn't touch me, and prepared my staff...

Actually, I wasn't expecting anything good... Making my way through the swamp, away from the trees, I headed towards Necropolis...

Meanwhile, I already reached the center by climbing the wall... I jumped down... I took the amulet... I turned around and looked at the elf one more time...

Hey, little plant! Where are you going? Go back, don't ruin the landscape!

As soon as you touched the amulet, sharp spikes emerged from the floor (about 10 centimeters long and a meter apart). Thank goodness they didn't hit you.
The witch laughed, and grates fell on all the entrances to the central hall. Purple crystals flashed on the walls, and a thin, transparent dome covered the hall. Gnashing their teeth, three hounds (level 6) ran to the three grates. Barking and drooling, the dogs are ready to tear you apart at any moment.
- Remember the first lesson. People are incredibly trusting and straightforward. Tell them that the amulet is there, and they will rush in that direction without a second thought.
- You must pull out a real Barbarian's tooth. From the one who is coming now, but for now... warm up.
Three grates opened, and the dogs rushed towards you. The grates slammed shut again, and in the darkness of one of the corridors, the sound of metal scraping against stone and the heavy breathing of an approaching creature could be heard...

I, in a frenzy (looking more like a wolf, but still a human), pushed myself away from the stand where False Tooth was... I jumped over one of them, barely landing on the ground between the spikes... Then the second dog lunged at me... Taking a careful step to the side, I still couldn't avoid falling; the first dog jumped at me and knocked me off my feet... As I fell, I almost landed on a spike, but somehow pushed myself away and threw the dog right onto the spike... Jumping up, I didn't have time to rest... two more dogs were drooling... And although I wounded the first one, it wasn't fatal... The dogs lunged at me... It seemed they weren't really thinking about how to kill me... Blood and meat were all that mattered... Deciding to perform an evasive maneuver, I rushed towards the wall, but then I remembered the crystals and stopped at the last moment... The dogs lunged at me... They jumped... I dodged... But again, I was unlucky... One of the dogs grabbed my leg at the last moment... But then luck was on my side... The dogs ran right into the wall... They yelped in pain... The one that grabbed me hit the wall sideways... A moment of respite... I didn't know how the crystals worked... unfortunately...
I turned to the elf at this time and said angrily:
"Who else here is so gullible... and I had a choice?... And here's another thing... You are incredibly cowardly and arrogant... While battles were raging upstairs, you were hiding here, and now you want to kill the one who fought on your side... Well... we'll see who wins..."
I stopped talking... looked at the dogs... they...

The grinding sound behind one of the grates intensified. The grate opened, and a massive minotaur leaped onto the arena (Level 9 attack 9 (5 + 2 from each axe) defense 5 agility 1). Long chains on his wrists touched the floor, clinking as they hit the stone. Two double-edged axes in his hands gleamed maliciously with steel.
The hounds whimpered pitifully and scattered, trying to cower as far from the minotaur as possible.
The priestess smiled a strange smile.
- Try to get his tooth. And your fight for today will be over. Remember, we dark elves are proud enough to deceive...
We have enough wit to simply not tell the whole truth and create the necessary appearance of a situation.
- You tried to insult me, but your words are simply laughable to me. With a flick of one finger, I could make you forget who you are and turn you into a mindless slave... But I don't need such a hound! Minorus, rip out his heart!
The Minotaur's eyes filled with blood, and he began his movement toward you.

P.S. since the characteristics haven't been fully tested yet, I will provide a description of what they mean for this fight.
(Smoke attack 4 defense 2 agility 4) If the minotaur attacks, his attack 9 against your defense 2 smoke - that's your death. Your chance to survive lies in superior agility. With a difference of 4, there is a 50% chance in your favor to dodge. You have roughly the same chance to land a critical hit. Your attack is weaker than his defense, but Minos has almost no chance to dodge. When you attack, if you hit, you can wound him slightly, thus causing inconvenience. Depending on where you hit and whether it's a crit, Minos needs 3-6 attacks. One attack from him will be enough for you.
Roughly like that.

At that moment, I grabbed the flask and took a couple of sips... I became even more ferocious(I'm still human...attack power +1, total attack = 5, almost caught up :-) ) I started to slowly lure Minos closer to me, while keeping my distance... It seems he started to get offended and moved faster... Here he is, close now, swinging his axe... I rush towards the wall and, after taking a couple of steps on it, I push off... Minos strikes and hits the ground, right where I was standing... Due to his great strength, he drives the axe into the ground... He can't pull it out right away, and at that moment I strike Minos in the spine from behind and jump back. He swings his second axe through the air in the place where I just was... My strike still caused him discomfort, and his agility decreased even more... he became very clumsy... Then I notice that Minos still hasn't pulled out his axe (Minos' attack -2, now attack = 7, that's right, I almost caught up! :-) ) Minos is angry with me and slowly but surely approached me... I decide to try something similar again... I lure him closer again... At the right moment, I rush to the wall and push off from it... Minos, however, is intelligent and understood my strategy; he struck the wall, almost crushing me... I grabbed Minos by the head in the air and hung on his back... He couldn't shake me off due to his clumsiness... I struck him several times in the head... then I jumped off... He started to turn around... I maintained my position behind him... then, seizing the moment, I struck the part of his leg where the knee joint is. He bent his knee, leaned on his leg, and lost his balance a little. I ran up and knocked him down... He fell, and I started to finish him off by hitting his head and back... He couldn't get up due to the weight, he couldn't rise... then, low agility and problems with his spine... I struck his head, his back... Then, as if he came to his senses... As if the "bloodlust" had left me... I stepped back... Minos is unconscious... I picked up the axe lying nearby... I approached... And I took the head off the hadu's shoulders... I took the head... I took off the muzzle... I knocked out a tooth... I took it...
"Well, are you satisfied?... Or is it not enough?... Do you want more blood?... Or will you use the fact that I can't kill you again... Will you release another monster?... I hope I haven't offended you now?... Otherwise, you'll make me, a worthless "dog," your mindless slave..." - I shouted at the elf, looking directly into her eyes... Then I spat...

- You have passed the first test, - said the mistress, raising her finger and whispering something to herself. Everything became blurry in your eyes...
You woke up in your room. You don't remember how you got here (Forgetfulness spell). The events of the battle are like a dream... In your left hand is a bloodied minotaur tooth. In your right hand is a fake amulet. A light stream of steam flows from a juicy piece of meat in front of you... with some kind of side dish.

I'm in the city. First, I need to find out what kind of city it is. And that's why I approached a passerby.