[F13 - SP] - Consequences of a Dishonest Hero - Arabian Nights: Part 3 [Hero & Liar Route] [Completed]

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83166 results:

 Battle: 1 - Miss

ID# 83167 results:

 Battle: 5 + 2 + 1 = Hit! - 3 x 30 = 90 dmg - 134 mit = 1 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg, Stun!

 Craft: 4 - Crescent Moon

[H:2] Shield - HP: 1011/1094: EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42

Morgiana - HP: 17/645 | DMG: 30 (33 on 9, 35 on 10) | MIT: 65 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | BRN: 24 (8+) | FLA: 32 - BLD END

[CD 1-4] Crescent Moon - 3 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 5-8] Tornado Kick - 4 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
[CD 9-10]
        [LD 1-5] Acupuncture - 8 x (Basic Damage)
        [LD 6-10] Tornado Spin - 7 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
        [LD 11+] Embracer - 1 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 11+]
        [LD 1-10] Twisted Rod - 9 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
        [LD 11-20] Snapping Twig - 10 x (Basic Damage)

Not willing to let so much damage slide, Shield brought his axe around to swipe at the other side of her leg, but Morgiana had already leaped unto the air, landing lightly on the other side of the crouching tank. He straightened up, bringing up his shield in time to deflect her roundhouse kick, but even through the barrier, the sword art's secondary effect triggered, and he was unable to move once again.

That lucky little....

Even as he thought this though, he realized the state the battle was in. Thanks to his foresight and planning, the NPC had begun the battle at a disadvantage, and her health showed it. She was nearly at zero. Even despite having landed such a potent blow, Shield's health had already recovered a significant portion of the damage.

It's like watching the last fight from the other side of the fence. It's just a matter of time, but this time around, time isn't on her side.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP Battle Healing

Action: Stunned!

ID# 83168 results:

 Battle: 10 - 35 x 10 = 350 - 134 = 216, Burn - 24 dmg / 2 turns

 Craft: 11 / Loot: 18 - Snapping Twig

[H:2] Shield - HP: 854/1094: EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - BRN

Morgiana - HP: 17/645 | DMG: 30 (33 on 9, 35 on 10) | MIT: 65 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | BRN: 24 (8+) | FLA: 32

[CD 1-4] Crescent Moon - 3 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 5-8] Tornado Kick - 4 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
[CD 9-10]
        [LD 1-5] Acupuncture - 8 x (Basic Damage)
        [LD 6-10] Tornado Spin - 7 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
        [LD 11+] Embracer - 1 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 11+]
        [LD 1-10] Twisted Rod - 9 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
        [LD 11-20] Snapping Twig - 10 x (Basic Damage)

As Shield was wrapping up his assessment, he heard a thud and instinctively made to clench his jaw. Of course, the muscles of his jaw failed to respond, which was a rather unpleasant sensation. His body wanted him to brace for an impact, but nothing could be done in order to do so. The suspense for the powerful strike merely built in his lax muscles until the blow landed.

The impact was substantial, and once again, Shield spotted the telltale Burn icon in his heads up display. While that alone did not specifically mean a crit, the force of the blow and the depths to which it seemed to rattle the contents of his chest was a little more telling. More to the point, he was certain that another prick of his thorns would have done her in, which all but told him that she had landed a critical hit on him.

You can't avoid those thorns forever...

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83169 results:

 Battle: 9 - 2 = 7 - Hit (due to crit)! - 3 dmg + 1 = 4 - 65 mit = 1 dmg, Bleed - 24 dmg / 2 turns

[H:2] Shield - HP: 914/1094: EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - BRN END

Morgiana - HP: -8/645 | DMG: 30 (33 on 9, 35 on 10) | MIT: 65 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | BRN: 24 (8+) | FLA: 32 [DEAD]

[CD 1-4] Crescent Moon - 3 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 5-8] Tornado Kick - 4 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
[CD 9-10]
        [LD 1-5] Acupuncture - 8 x (Basic Damage)
        [LD 6-10] Tornado Spin - 7 x (Basic Damage) & AoE
        [LD 11+] Embracer - 1 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
[CD 11+]
        [LD 1-10] Twisted Rod - 9 x (Basic Damage) & Stun
        [LD 11-20] Snapping Twig - 10 x (Basic Damage)

Despite his silent threat, it would soon prove inconsequential. Despite the truth that her accuracy made his Thorns much harder to avoid, As soon as he had regained his limbs' function, he spun and struck her in the side of the head with his axe. The look on her face registered shock as she stumbled back for a moment. Then, her face contorting in rage through the shower of red pixels, she stomped her foot once again. Just as she was about to unleash her attack, the last of her health drained away and she burst into a shower of blue polygons.

With that, Shield fell onto his back, letting out a sigh as he regained his composure. Although already well on his way to recovery, he had taken a lot more damage all at once than he was used to. He opened his menus and sent off a reply to his information broker.

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"Morgiana is dead. she put up a fight and even got herself pretty close to moving the Immovable Object, but she couldn't quite hack it."

 

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Survival: +20 HP
HP: 934/1094

Swapping Gear
- Pain Drinker (-54 Regen), -1 Bloody Hell (-2 dmg, -24 bleed), + Finder's Keeper (+1 skill rank: search & detect), +Seeking Aura (+3 LD)

ID# 83176 results: Loot: 9 + 3 item + 1 skill + 1 skill item = 14 - No cave

With the second battle settled, Shield set about rearranging his equipped items, swapping out his shield and axe for his seeking equipment. His earring, Seeking Aura, was specially designed to light up when loot or hidden things were present, but it remained dull and lifeless, telling its wearer that nothing noteworthy was nearby. Shield sighed and set off through the dark, gloomy wilderness.

As he walked, he heard the ping of his notifications. Apparently his broker was feeling chatty today. He opened his messages to read the response.

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"Not bad, brother. Guess she didn't get off that strong attack against you."

Shield rolled his eyes, typing up a quick response as he made sweeping passes, back and forth along the wide road to make sure he wasn't missing anything important on either side.

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"No, she got me with it. Couple of times. Even crit me with it once."

He turned his attention back to his map. There was a wide field of area where the entrance to the lair was said to spawn, and he had only explored one corner of it.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Survival: +20 HP
HP: 954/1094

ID# 83177 results: Loot: 1 + 3 item + 1 skill + 1 skill item = 6 - No cave

It was only a matter of time before he found the hideout, just like he had in the previous quests, but the searching process could still be a tedious one. He put his hand up next to his earring so that the light would be more visible against his palm when it lit. Meanwhile, his inbox pinged once again.

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"Well, I'll be. I didn't think I'd live to see the day when a wimpy little NPC put the mighty Shield into the yellow."

Shield rolled his eyes once again, loading up a reply window to respond to the well-meaning jab of his broker.

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"And you still haven't lived to see that day."

The reply came more quickly this time. It seemed as if the other player was becoming rather invested in the story of the fight.

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"No way! What, were you parrying that hit or something? Was it really early in the fight?"

Shield smirked a little. He didn't realize that taking a kick to the chest would earn him such incredulity.

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"No and no. She had actually stunned me the turn before, so I couldn't parry. And I actually killed her with bleed as soon as I recovered, so it was right at the end."

 

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Survival: +20 HP
HP: 974/1094

ID# 83178 results: Loot: 14 + 3 item + 1 skill + 1 skill item = 19 - Cave found!

Swapping gear
- Finder's Keeper (- 1 skill rank: search & detect), -Seeking Aura (- 3 LD), + Pain Drinker (+ 54 Regen), + 1 Bloody Hell (+ 2 dmg, + 24 bleed)

Shield strayed off of the road towards the next corner of the area that had been marked out on his map, making for a stand of pine trees. Before he even passed the tree-line, his earring flashed against his palm, shining out with a bright golden glow. He peered through the dingy greenery of the withering evergreens in front of him, and there he could make out a pile of boulders, the front of which was hollowed out to make an entrance to a cave. The stones around it were stacked like a henge to make a doorway for the entrance.

Flipping through his menus, Shield ignored the reply from his broker, focused on preparing for whatever lay inside, or for that matter outside, of the cave. He dismissed his earring and his Finder's Keeper wristband to return his axe and shield to their rightful places.

Let's see what the developers have in store.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

Shield - ID# 83180 results:

 Battle: 3 - 1 = 2 - Miss

MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Envenom - 12 dmg [will be constant], Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 931/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 693/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

As Shield approached the cave, there came a rumbling in the ground. This was hardly surprising. Sword Art Online was no stranger to grand entrances of bosses and guardians. Shield took a step back, waiting for whatever creature lay in wait to emerge. With a crash, a blur of black and sharp edges and whip like appendages burst from the ground, spinning like a top. Shield swiped at the blur with his axe, but whatever it is had thick defenses, because his weapon was swatted away harmlessly.

He ducked behind his shield, which vibrated as if there were a jackhammer beating against it. He hugged his shoulder close to it, trying to brace it, but even as he did so, he could see not only his health drop a tick or two, but also a new status effect.

"Envenom?" he grunted to himself as the beating on his shield finally subsided. 

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83181 results:

 Battle: 1 - 1 = 0 - Miss

 MOB: 2 + 3 + 1 = 6 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 987/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 651/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

As he tried in the back of his mind to make sense of the new effect, he ducked out from behind his shield, axe raised. As soon as he stepped out, however, he froze, face to face with a great scorpion. His jaw dropped momentarily.

"Envenom," he repeated to himself. "Okay, I get it now."

Before he could really make good on his peace of mind, however, the guardian stretched out a massive claw and grabbed Shield up, squeezing with all of its might. Due to the effects of Stonewall, Shield, although firmly in the creature's grip, did not move, nor did his body give way as the claw squeezed him. However, the sensation was far from pleasant. It felt as if all of his blood was being forced into his head.

"Christ!" he growled, shoving his axe into the base of the joint to pry the claw open. "It's like being stuck in a vice!"

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83182 results:

 Battle: 3 - 1 = 2 - Miss

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 1018/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 609/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

As he forced the claw open and leaped away, Shield from behind him heard a great rushing of air begin to build. As he found himself at a safe distance, he turned to find the same spinning missile attack as before bearing down on him. Again, he tried to repel it with a preemptive strike of his Bloody Hell axe, but it bounced harmlessly away. Leaping back once again, he put up his shield to weather another bombardment.

And he was not disappointed. A fresh hail of claws, legs and stinger strikes rained down on his shield. The tremors that ran through his arms were beginning to make him lose sensation, and he was suddenly reminded of his childhood ambitions to try to stop a ceiling fan with his bare hands.

Is that what's happening? Am I having to slow down its rotation every time it does this spinning attack?

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83183 results:

 Battle: 6 - 1 = 5 - Miss

 MOB: 8 + 3 + 1 = 12 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 1074/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 567/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

As the storm let up, he jumped back, positioning himself for another attack, but even as he pulled his arm back, the long reaching stinger of the scorpion lashed out. It caught him in the shoulder, and the icy poison spread through his body. At first, he wondered if it would paralyze him, but he saw that the only thing that registered other than the damage of the attack itself was the now ever-present Envenom marker.

"So far that has yet to let up," he thought aloud. "I would assume that's luck, but then again, it got me with that the first time it struck with that spinning attack."

He made up his mind to keep his eye on the effect. It seemed to be causing him less damage than really mattered. Despite the strength and tenacity of the guardian, he was still slowly gaining back the damage dealt by Morgiana.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83184 results:

 Battle: 10 - 1 = 9 - Hit! 3 dmg + 2 = 5 dmg - 65 mit = 1 dmg, Bleed - 24 dmg / 2 turns

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 1053/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 500/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def) - BLD

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

Now that Shield was able to watch more directly, he saw the great scorpion swish its tail once to build up momentum before leaping into the air and spinning with rapid acceleration.

"Great," Shield groused. "Spin, attack, spin, attack."

A part of him had suspected this, though he had not wanted to acknowledge that part of him. Anticipating the impact this time, Shiled held his axe against the front of his shield, blade out, hoping to catch and edge of the spinning force of nature. Once again, he axe was knocked aside, but a spray of red spiraled out from the whirling mass, telling him that he had struck a bleeding blow. With that, he ducked behind the shield to brace it properly as he watched his health gauge drain ever so slowly.

As the attack wound down, his health began to recover once again, easily on course to bring him to full health.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+54 HP - Regen, +30 HP - Battle Healing

Action: Swapping Gear (Pain Drinker - 54 Regen -> Steel Buckler - Vanity)

ID# 83185 results:

 MOB: 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 42 dmg

Shield - HP: 1078/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | RGN: 54 | BH:30 | THN: 42 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 434/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def) - BLD END

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

As before, the Envenom effect had yet to fade. His health regeneration was more than keeping up with it, but it was still a point of curiosity. Was it something that happened every time the creature hit? Did it have to hit with a certain amount of precision? Was it just a battlefield effect?

In either case, his defenses were more than a match for the creature's attacks. He took a moment to quickly swap out his shields, replacing the Pain Drinker with the vanity Steel Buckler in order to keep his Block bonus up but allow him for another set of enhancements. As the new defensive implement materialized in place another lash from the stinger, this time just a percussive strike, crashed into his shoulder. His stony defenses repelled the limb, though the damage it dealt was as real as if he had not had the Stonewall mod in place.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

Action: Swapping Gear ( + Manticore Mask (+16 Flame Aura) -14 thorns )

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1041/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 390/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

With one last rush through his inventory and menus he summoned out his Manticore mask, hoping to add just a little more sting to his offensive defense. Just as the mask settled in place over his face, he heard the rush of air that warned of his opponent's oncoming spin attack. This time, he was ready. As soon as the scorpion swept off into his direction, he hit the ground, rolling to the side to avoid it.

However, as he went belly down, a relentless pounding beat down into his back. Somehow, the scorpion had switched its direction instantaneously, tracking his movements to drive him into the dirt. The question of whether he needed to stop the rotation to end the effect was irrelevant. Either way, the attack would hit, and either way, his body would be there to stop the blades of that spinning ceiling fan.

And I'll be that Envenom effect triggers off of the attack as well.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83186 results:

 Battle: 9 - 1 = 8 - Hit! - 3 dmg + 1 = 4 dmg - 65 mit = 1 dmg, Bleed - 24 dmg / 2 turns

 MOB: 6 + 3 + 1 = 10 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1045/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 321/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def) - BLD

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

With the inevitability of those attacks, it was likely that they were a sure middle ground. Always hits, but incapable of critting. This actually played to Shield's strengths. If he's hit, he deals his thorns damage, but not if he's hit by a crit. His equipment choices were just where they needed to be. The scorpion's health was already nearing the yellow, and with his at nearly full health, all he needed to do was outlast.

He charged, brandishing Bloody Hell with intensity and focus, vaulting the claw that sought to intercept him and plunging his heavy blade into the top of the creature's head. He was rewarded with a spurt of red pixels, telling him he had dealt a solid blow. As expected, the barbed tail shot down and struck him, but both the attack made and the attack taken played to his advantage. With those little bumps, the scorpion dropped below half.

"You're not gonna outlast me!" he said, pulling the barbed tail from his shoulder.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83187 results:

 Battle: 8 - 1 = 7 - Hit! 3 dmg - 65 mit = 1 dmg, Bleed - 24 dmg

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1022/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 252/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def) - BLD RESET

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

He saw the tail whip around in a wide circle overhead, announcing the next move of his opponent.

"Right, the formula," he said, recalling how attacks tended to alternate with metronome like regularity.

He rolled out of the range of the claws as the entire creature began to spin in midair as before. He prepared himself for the impact, placing the spine of his axe against his buckler to try to catch the edge on the guardian as it attacked. With a heavy bang, his axe's head was thrown wide, but there was once again a fresh spurt of blood particles spiraling out from the center of the spinning attack.

Afterward, he was left to endure the rest of the assault. However, now that he was using a smaller shield, it made the defense a little more stressful. He could see each incoming blow more clearly, making the threat more tangible.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83188 results:

 Battle: 5 - 1 = 4 - Miss 

 MOB: 8 + 3 + 1 = 12 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1024/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 184/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def) - BLD END

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

The last of the attack's momentum died away, and Shield jumped back, eager for as moment to catch his breath, but between the spiraling death trap and two claws mixed with a stinger, he had his hands full. No sooner had he leaped back did the scorpion's tail whip forward. He took the strike to the stomach, wincing at how uncomfortable the sensation of having his stomach pierced felt, even sans pain.

"I'm guessing this is a little like the feeling of having something herniate..." his wince turned into a grimace as he pulled the stinger free and tossed it aside.

As the snakelike appendage withdrew, Shield saw a score of scratches covering its exoskeletal surface. Glancing at the health gauge, with the last of his bleed effect wearing off, the health gauge turned a bright, blood red.

"That's more like it," he growled, hunkering down behind his buckler. "You're on your last legs. Come on and spin to your heart's content."

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83189 results:

 Battle: 2 - 1 = 1 - Miss 

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1001/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 140/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

 

With so little health left to take from the boss, Shield decided to go on the offensive. The tail whipped in a wide circle over head, and before the guardian had a chance to get up into full swing, he darted in and struck at the creature's massive claw. His axe was knocked aside as the field boss' body rotated. Shield cursed under his breath, preparing for the impact with his buckler extended.

In a flurry of claws and extra limbs, the scorpion came. Each hammering blow sent shock waves up Shield's arm into his body as he willed the torrent to remain at bay. The powerful vibrations made him start to lose his sense of where his arm was. He could see it, and he used that information to keep it where it was, but aside from that, there was nothing to go off of. His arm may as well have no longer belonged to him.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83190 results:

 Battle: 7 - 1 = 6 - Hit! - 3 dmg - 65 mit = 1 dmg

 MOB: 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 1003/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 95/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

Like a car's engine powering down after the ignition was cut, the rotation slowed and came to a stop. The many legs of the guardian found the ground and it clacked its claws menacingly. Shield, at this point tired of the forceful, unrelenting pattern of the boss' attacks, grit his teeth and just swung his axe haphazardly, more out of frustration than any real intent to strike.

To his surprise, he axe bit into the nearest claw, burying itself in the thick armor of the scorpion's weaponized limb. Much to his disappointment, he was not greeted with the red font of a bleeding strike, but it was a little extra damage. In response, the guardian yanked at the limb, wrenching its lack, glossy claw free from the axe's bite before sending its freed limb into the tank's flank. Its health dropped once again, putting it even deeper in the red than it had been already.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

Spoiler

+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83191 results:

 Battle: 3 - 1 = 2 - Miss

 MOB: Tornado Twist - 175 dmg - 134 mit = 41 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 980/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 51/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

Shield let out a growl, even more determined now to end it quickly. He took a deep breath, winding up his axe overhand as the great guardian began to whirl once more. The air coming off of it hissed past Shield, and as it drew near, he brought down his weapon straight down into the mass of limbs and exoskeleton. With a clap of metal on carapace, the attack fell away harmlessly.

It was all Shield could do to not shout out in anger, his attacks feeling so useless. The disc of spinning, venom-filled hatred crashed into Shield's buckler, sending a fresh wave of numbness and frustration up his arm to slowly overtake his body. He found himself counting down the moments before the attack would end.

One thousand one... one thousand two... one thousand three...

It was after about three seconds that the attack finally subsided. Apparently the attack itself was not long, but it certainly seemed to be.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

Spoiler

+30 HP - Battle Healing

ID# 83192 results:

 Battle: 3 - 1 = 2 - Miss

 MOB: 5 + 3 + 1 = 9 - Hit! - 150 dmg - 134 mit = 16 dmg, Thorns - 28 dmg, Flame Aura - 16 dmg

Shield - HP: 982/1094 |  EP: 96/96 | DMG: 1 | EVA: -1 | MIT: 134 | BH:30 | THN: 28 | FLA: 16 - ENV 12

Cave Guardian - HP: 7/735 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | ENV: 12 dmg (8+ - Off/Def)

Abilities: Tornado twist (DMG: 175 AoE) - Auto-Envenom. Activated once every two full rotations.

Shield swung again, but his attacks were becoming unruly, and even without any evasion attempts on the part of the scorpion, the heavy blade was turned aside by the thick defensive shell that covered the creature's body.

"I'm about ready for you to just hurry up and die, you over sized vermin!" Shield roared, flinging out his shield arm this time to strike at the creature. It had about as much effect as he had expected, though it did seem to provoke another retaliation.

With a heave, the guardian lurched forward and grabbed at Shield with its pincer. He braced himself for the impact, like before, but unlike before, the big bug recoiled as soon as its claw touched the tank. It shrank back, curling up defensively behind its claws and limbs as it hunkered low. It was only then that Shield saw where its current hit points were. There was next to nothing left of its health bar. Whatever effect triggered next would do the trick.

"And you're just about to do your auto-hit," Shield said with a triumphant smile. "Well then, come get it!"

Edited April 26, 2017 by Shield