[F01- SP] Aggressive Gardening «Secret Medicine of the Forest»

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Cosi tried to shake off the dementia and charged Celery- Stop calling him, IT! that!- Cosi charged the nepent, his sword gripped tightly in his right hand. Cosi swung and oberhau at the evil plant. Again the plant monster scuttled away on its numerous legs and attacked back. Cosi in a very spur of the moment- and incredibly stupid- choice dropped his sword and caught one of the spiked tendrils flying towards him. The thorns bit into his hand and the second vine scraped across this cheek, but he used the vine he was holding to pull himself forward towards the nepent. The thing shrieked but once Cosi was close enough he slammed Rose Gold into the plant creature, its gold thorns digging into the flesh. The nepent- Celery- shrieked again before turning into particles of red dust. Cosi would have like to say that he didn't cry but he did. Cosi had known Celery for too short.

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Combat

ID# 104526- BD: 1- miss MD: 6- hit (regen activated)

3 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 10/14 MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Before Cosi could properly mourn the passing of his sentient plant friend-enemy, he heard something crash into the clearing behind him. That can only be one thing, Cosi sighed, a variant nepent. Cosi turned around and there it stood. A nasty, carrot looking, sentient, greenish, plant monster with a humanoid mouth, a red flower atop its stalky body, and two vine like tendrils covered in spikes and thorns. Cosi popped his neck, gave a couple practice swings, and rolled out his sword arm's shoulder. "Time to die you nasty overgrown root. Plus I need that ovule." Cosi purposefully stalked towards the variant nepent, determined to cut him in half with a single strike. The swing went wide as Cosi nearly tripped over an unseen root. Cosi managed to not fall down but he had to quickly duck out of the way of the variant nepent's counter attack before the spiked vines took off his head. 

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Combat

ID# 104528- BD: 2- miss MD: 5- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 9/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 15/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi wished he could just get one good hit in on this monster and be done with it but these flowered nepents were a lot more tenacious than the regular ones. They had more than twice as much health  and they had armor to mitigate damage. Cosi charged the nepent variant hoping to get a quick couple hits off before it could move. Actually let’s use a sword art. He swung Messer more like an ax, chopping into the torso of the nepent repeatedly. He swung once and was rewarded with a scream of pain. Chop then scream and a final swung which bit deep into the monster, bypassing the thorny armor. The nepent backed away partly from pain but mostly from fear. It tried in vain to attack back but Cosi simply blocked the feeble attempt at a counter attack. This fight was going much better than the last fight with the variant nepent. Then the variant nepent struck again but no raised shield would stop this attack. The tendrils moved like snakes, around Rose Gold, and past even Cosi's armor, into his exposed flesh. 

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Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104543- BD: 6- hit

3 base * 3 sword art = 9 damage - 5 mit = 4 damage

ID# 104544- MD: 10- crit (ignores mitigation)(regen activated)

10 base + 2 crit = 12 damage

Cosi- Hp: 128/140- ENG: 7/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 11/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi stumbled back from the creature’s attack. He leaked turquoise particles in multiple places but he could already feel Rose Gold’s healing power wash over him. Time to finish this fight before it went too long. Long enough to get Cosi killed. So Cosi presses his advantage and went for another sword art. He swung his blade into the tough bark that covered the nepent, hammered into into it. Each strike flowed into the next like a wave upon the earth. Cosi struck again and again, trying to cut through the creature’s armor. He was successful. On the third strike the wood splintered and broke allowing Cosi’s blade, Messer, to cut deep into the fibrous flesh beneath. The variant nepent balked under such an onslaught, shrieked, and struck back as he retreated. Cosi brought up his shield but one tendril found its way past his defenses and scored a single cut across Cosi’s cheek. Cosi withstood the attack, advanced a step and in retribution struck again. The blow broke through the bark and cut deep again. The nepent screamed in agony and writhed as it slowly turned to strands of crimson code. But there was no ovule drop. Cosi sighed and moved on, looking for more nepents. 

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Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104545- BD: 9- crit 

3 base + 1 crit * 3 sword art = 12 damage - 5 mit = 7 damage

ID# 104546- MD: 7- hit (regen activated)

10 damage - 30 damage = 1 min 

Cosi- Hp: 132/140- ENG: 5/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 0/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi continued trekking through the dark forest. It was only just before midday but the thick canopy of trees blocked out the light in most places. Cosi traveled mostly in darkness, moving from patch of light to patch of light that shone faintly through the leaves. As Cosi moved he tried not to clank but with a shield and sword and a steel half-plate that was difficult. He just didn’t want to draw any other, deadlier monsters to him. Cosi stopped to drink from a stream that ran through the forest. He sat and rested for a bit. Then it occurred to him: the nepents were plants so they  needed water to survive so they meant be along this stream. 

After searching the area for materials Cosi continued along the stream trying to spot and find more nepents. He followed it as it meandered through the forest and although he heard plenty of noises that didn’t sound like nepents, Cosi didn’t see any other creatures or beasts

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Searching for materials 

ID# 104548- LD: 4- failure

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi continued moving through the forest, seeing nothing of interest or noticing anything deadly. So both good and bad luck. He keep both eyes out for any more treasure chests or materials because Cosi figured he would benefit from both. Sadly he didn’t see either- especially sad for the treasure chest because those were full of good loot- but that wasn’t the main priority of Cosi. He had to find more of the nepents to fight so he could draw out a variant nepent and hopefull get the ovule. With that out of the way Cosi would be free to search the forest for whatever he felt like whether that was treasure chests, materials, or more monsters to fight. But first he really wanted to get that medicinal herb for the people of that town Cosi had passed through. If those people remained sick and died of Cosi abandoned this quest it would rest heavy on his consciousness for ever, even if they were all NPCs. 

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Searching for materials 

ID# 104549- LD: 10- failure

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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The stream had begun widening, feed by more little tributaries and rivelutes. There was still no sight of nepents but that didn’t deter Cosi. They seemed to be crawling all over the forest and as plants they needed water so he fully expected their to be a couple near to this growing shallow river. Cosi stooped to take another drink. He knew it did nothing but it was like Katagawa had said: it was easy to get a placebo effect going to reenergize yourself. He felt well rested and energized now, prepared for his next fight that was sure to come. Cosi rolled out his neck and shoulders and stretched his arms as he walked alongside the stream. As he walked he also looked for more materials. So far he hadn’t seen any but that didn’t mean they weren’t there. Or maybe nothing meaningful besides the nepents and the ovule grew in this forest.

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Searching for materials 

ID# 104550- LD: 8- failure

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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Speaking of nepents. Cosi finally spotted some. They were not far from the river bank on the opposite side of the shallow river and they hadn’t seen Cosi. Cosi splashes across river, ready to fight. They both turned to him. So much for surprise but Cosi had not planned on depending on the surprise factor. He was a tank in plate mail after all. They weren’t known for being very quiet. So Cosi slung Rose Gold off of his back and unsheathed Messer then charged the first nepent, his sabatons sending up waves of water as he crashed through the river. He took a swipe at the nearest nepent before it could move. He scored a  deep cut across its torso causing it to shriek. The plant monster struck back with its thorny tendrils. They hissed through the air and before Cosi could bring up his shield they both struck him across the chest. Little real damage was done but Cosi was sent crashing back into the river on his butt. He shook his head to clear it but before he could get up the second nepent attacked him. Cosi was forced to roll and splash through the river to avoid the vine whips. He looked back at his opponents then got to his feet and rushed them. 

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Combat

ID# 104551- BD: 8- hit

3 damage 

MD: 10- crit (regen activated)

3 base + 2 maj crit = 5 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

ID# 104552- MD: 1- miss

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 13/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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The two nepents still remained but Cosi did not plan on them staying there for long. One was already wounded and it would not take long to turn the other into compost. Cosi splashed through the water, Rose Gold upraised, and his sword in hand. Time to finish this fight so he could keep cutting the grass. Cosi ducked under the wounded nepent's attack, the spiked vines hissing through the air above Cosi's head. Then Cosi rushed forward and stabbed it through the torso before it could flee. Cosi ripped his blade from the plant creature, hearing it shriek, and nearly cutting it in half. He turned to the second, undamaged nepent as the first crumpled into fine, red particles and floated off into the air. The second nepent screamed for its companion and charged Cosi its vine arms flailing wildly. Cosi side stepped the barrage of tendrils and brought up Rose Gold to block any stray attacks that might hit him. This fight is going well, Cosi thought to himself as he regarded the last nepent standing

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Combat

ID# 104553- BD: 10- crit

3 base + 2 maj crit = 5 damage

MD: 2- miss

ID# 104555- MD: 2- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 13/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi moved back to engage the second nepent. It was undamaged but this sentient plants weren't too difficult to fight and kill. Cosi charged it and swung Messer at the monster's midsection. The nepent scuttled back on its tentacle legs, avoiding Cosi's swing, then counter attacked. It swung both of its spiked tendrils with such blinding speed, Cosi barely had time to raise Rose Gold. Then even with his shield up Cosi still only blocked one of the swinging vines. The other slashed across his chest and face, throwing him back into the water and cutting a shallow line cross his jawline. Cosi recoiled, backing away from the nepent. He grimaced. These things weren't deadly as they were annoying. They could only nick and throw Cosi around, prolonging their inevitable death. Cosi gritted his teeth and his brow furrowed: one good hit would finish them off but they were too fast to get a good hit in on. These fights took to much effort when he had to be saving energy for the variant nepent that would surely follow. 

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Combat

ID# 104556- BD: 2- miss

MD: 10- crit (regen activated)

3 base + 2 maj crit = 5 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 12/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 7/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi rushed back at the final nepent, the water sloshing as he went. The nepent came to meet him, its vine whipping through the air. Cosi threw up his shield, blocking a strike meant for his head and pushed on evading another strike. Once he got close Cosi thrust out his sword trying to take out the plant creature. His thrust sank into the monster, forcing a scream from its horrible mouth. But the blade got stuck in the nepent's flesh, so as Cosi tugged on the hilt in an effort to dislodge the sword that left him open for the nepent's own attack. A thorny tendril struck Cosi across his back and a second one hit his shoulder before he could remove the blade and scramble away from the plant monster's onslaught of attacks. Cosi breathed heavily as the two combatants regarded each other. This nepent was taking a lot longer to dispose of then the first.

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combat

ID# 104557- BD: 8- hit

3 damage

MD: 9- crit (regen activated)

5 base + 1 crit = 6 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 12/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 4/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi caught his breath, kneeling in the shallows,as the nepent writhed and inspected the wound it had been given. The plant creature probed the deep gash with its tendrils. Then, in rage, it hissed a began to charge at Cosi. Cosi quickly got up off of his knee and moved backwards to avoid the monster. Cosi felt the tug of the river's current and realized he had maneuvered into deeper water. The river height had only been below mid calf a minute ago. Now it was at if not above his knees. Cosi surged forward, the water sloshing around his legs, as he tried to strike at the moving nepent. His blade connected, slicing through the side of the plant monster. Then as the nepent screamed and responded with its own attack Cosi tried to back out of the way of the swinging vines. But moving in the deep water had slowed his movement and cut his maneuverability, so the blows hit Cosi full in the chest before he could raise his shield. Cosi stumbled back and fell into the river, his head going under for a second.

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Combat

ID# 104558- BD: 7- hit

3 damage

MD: 9- crit (regen activated)

3 base + 1 crit = 4 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 8/10- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 1/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi brought his face out of the water, sputtering and coughing up some water. He quickly scrambled to his feet and turned to face the nepent again. He hadn't felt the cool healing of Rose Gold leave him, the nepents had been constantly battering him. He should droplets of water from his hair and face, and focused on the plant creature in front of him. Cosi, his mouth a grim line, charged towards the monster. He swung his sword once he was close enough aiming for a killing blow. Besides the nepent was about ready to dissolve. It bleed code and pixels from two great, big, red wounds in its torso, and seemed to sway as it stood as if from blood loss. The creature scuttled away from the swinging sword, splashing through the water, but Cosi was already moving, to mitigate his slower movement speed, so he easily avoided the return strokes. 

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Combat

ID# 104559- BD: 1- miss MD: 2- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 11/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 1/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi moved in again. It was time to finish this fight. The nepent was on its last silver of health so even the weakest of blows from Messer would kill it. The monster moved to avoid the blade but the water slowed it some as well But was still quick enough to evade it. Cosi cursed to himself an charged after the plant monster as it kept moving onto the dry land. It was a lot easier to move on solid ground. Cosi ran after the fleeing creature, his armor clanking. He hated how fast these nepents were. It was unnatural especially with their many tentacled legs. They writhed and undulated, moving the stalk like body of the nepent inexorably forward at an alarming pace. It looked like how an octopus moved but many times the speed. It both really annoyed and really creeped out Cosi. Why couldn't he hve fought some simple and normal wolves, not the creepy, evil celery sticks with an octopus for a bottom half.

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Combat

ID# 104560- BD: 3- miss MD: 2- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 1/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Back on dry land Cosi felt much more fast, stable, and defended. There was current tugging at his heels. No loose rocks beneath his feet. Just the compact earth and soil. Cosi rolled back on the balls  of his feet, sizing up the now barely standing nepent. Now him killing it would be more of mercy. Cosi rushed in, his shield raised up in front of his face and his sword held firmly in his hand, trying to end the nepent before it could run away again. Cosi swung his blade in an oberhau. The strike connected, cleaving down the front of the monster. The nepent gave one last inhuman shriek- the long cut glowed from the trailing lines of code- then it slowly turned to particles of code and floated away, like ash caught by the wind. Cosi sat down. That fight had taken too long for a simple nepent. A shuffle came from behind Cosi and he turned quickly. Beyond the clearing, among the forest trees, a variant nepent watched him. Then surprisingly in shambled off, deeper into the forest. Cosi's mouth hung open. Usually they just attacked him but this one was making Cosi follow it!

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Combat

ID# 104563- BD: 10- crit

3 base + 2 maj crit = 5 damage

MD: 6- hit

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Nepent 1- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

Nepent 2- Hp: 0/7- DMG: 3

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi quickly jumped up and raced after the fleeing nepent variant. why is it running? Cosi thought as he barreled into the undergrowth and bushes. "Unless, Its trying to led me into a trap..." Cosi stopped an thought about it, "aw crap" Cosi now had a dilemma: did he follow the nepent, most likely into a trap, or did he go search for another? Damn it! I'll just follow it, Cosi thought as he started following again. And then tripped over something again. "What the hell! don't tell me its another treasure ches..." Cosi moved aside some leaves and brush, "God damn it! it is!" Cosi was beginning to hate his luck. Or maybe my luck just hates me. Cosi dug up the chest from the earth. Time to open up another treasure chest.

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Searching for Treasure Chest

ID# 104578- LD: 15- success

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi knelt down by, now the second, the recently dug up treasure chest- this forest was just full of them apparently- and began to unlock it. The first to clasps were simple enough because they were already unlocked. The third however was more difficult. Some dirt had gotten into the clasp and was gumming it up. Cosi literally had to spit on it to loosen it, then remove the mud with his fingernails. The clasp came undone, and for the second tie this day while in this creepy forest, Cosi was showered with the soft golden light that came from a treasure chest. His menu popped open and Cosi was notified that he had found: 100 Col, 5 materials, a rare weapon, and two more rare potions. Those last three had to be identified but that would help Cosi level up his merchant profession.

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Opening Treasure Chest

ID# 104579- LD: 15

Rewards-

100 Col, (5) materials, rare weapon, (2) rare consumables

 

Edited August 13, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi quickly swiped away the rewards screen and went back to hunting the variant nepent. If only my luck would hold so I can get this drop I need to finish this dumb quest, Cosi griped to himself as he ran, pushing aside low hanging branches and high reaching plant fronds. As Cosi neared a small opening in the trees, his gamer instincts screamed at him to duck. So dropped and rolled- which wasn't actually too hard in plate armor- into the clearing. Two vines covered in razor sharp thorns slashed through where Cosi had just been. "Knew it was an ambush" Cosi called from his crouched position, looking up at the variant nepent that had just tried to take off his head. Cosi grinned, then pushed off the ground, broke into a run, and swung a mittelhau at the evil tree creature. The blow hit, not causing too much actual damage but throwing the nepent off balance and making its own attack swing wide. 

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Combat

ID# 104581- BD: 10- crit (paralyze activated)

3 base + 2 maj crit = 5 damage - 5 mit = 1 min

MD: 1- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 10/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 14/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi pressed his advantage, moving closer to the off kilter nepent variant, and chopped into the creature with Messer.  Sword art time. Cosi swung at the plant monster and was surprised to see the thing topple like a felled tree. It didn't even try to keep its balance. It just fell back, which annoyed him the most because it meant his sword art went straight into the open air. Cosi then realized Messer's paralysis must have gone off. That's why the nepent variant fell over without any move to stabilize itself. And looking at the prone monster, Cosi could see its muscles twitching from whatever electricity Messer had sent through it. Trying to take advantage of its downed state, Cosi moved to used a second sword art and hopefully not miss this time. That would be utterly devastating and embarrassing to miss a completely immobilized enemy. Cosi actually could fathom that happening ever    

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Combat

ID# 104582- BD: 3- miss

Cosi- Hp: 140/140- ENG: 9/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 14/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi

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Cosi stood over the paralyzed monster, and thrust his sword down into it, quickly before the paralysis wore off and it became mobile again. Cosi stabbed down into the monster thrice in quick succession. The third and final strike, Cosi lay into trying to put all of his weight into it. The nepent variant gave a shudder and then suddenly started moving again. Its tendrils flailed about forcing Cosi to step back. One vine arm snaked out, wrapped around Cosi's ankle, and then pulled throwing him to the ground. Cosi hit the ground with an oomph, the air forcibly expelled from his lungs. As Cosi gasped for air, he struck out from his prone position with both his sword and shield. They both hammered into the legs and lower torso of the nepent and as it shrieked it dissolved into red particles. As Cosi finally breathed in breath of air, he sighed. Lucky shot but at least it went a lot faster then the last one, Checked his inventory, but still no ovule. Cosi smashed his gauntlet into the ground. 

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Combat- Snake Bite

ID# 104584- BD: 6- hit

3 base * 3 sword art = 9 damage - 5 mit = 4 damage

ID# 104585- MD: 8- hit (regen activated)

10 damage - 30 mit = 1 min

Cosi- Hp: 139/140- ENG: 7/14- MIT: 30- THN: 18

Variant Nepent- Hp: 0/15- MIT: 5- DMG: 10

Looting Variant Nepent

ID# 104586- LD: 10- failure

 

Edited August 29, 2018 by Cosi