The Weakest Kobold In The Dungeon Gets A Level [Book 1 Complete] Chapter 30: Chapter 27: An Abyss Of Wrathful Violence

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Chapter 27 An Abyss Of Wrathful Violence The sounds of battle echoed down the narrow tunnel: thunder, shouts of exertion, cries of pain, and according to Kath, the sound of ‘ more skitterbugs than we should be moving toward.’ However, even if that was accurate, and Nik did trust Kath, there was already someone fighting against their quarry. Someone who might need their help, at least based on the voices he could hear growing louder as they closed in on their source. Each of the goblins in their line held a shield and spear in their hands as they moved along, save for Worik in the rear, who had the supply cart strapped to his shoulders and held a torch in place of a shield. The side path they traveled down was little more than a crevice that ran through some of the carved roads that threaded between the goblin burrows. In the tight confines of this space, something else came toward them. Black chitin, carried on more legs than he could quickly count, leapt at him. He shoved his spear through a mandible-flanked maw. As the momentum of the beast carried on in his direction, so did its stinger. In a last instinctual act, the beast had tried striking him with its venomous barb. Had he not been warned multiple times of that danger, he might not have stepped aside in time. The dead weight of the slain skitterbug thudded hard against Stics’ shield. “Tower, this creature is even larger than the bramblestag beetles, maybe the chimpanther, too,” Nik said, looking back at the creature he’d just killed. He thought, That stinger came close. Lord Cril had no healers to spare after the rumble. So, we need to be very careful about wounds that might stick around. I don’t know if my Regeneration would be enough to counteract it, but none of my friends have even that. “Everyone, remember to keep an eye on their stingers. I don’t want to lose anyone to a wound that we can’t simply bandage,” he commanded. As they each stated their understanding of his command, an XP notification announced how much he and his party members had gained. Twenty-five points for me and twenty for each of my party members? I really could make them stronger, even when I take an enemy down by myself, he thought. The moment of analysis was cut short by a second and third monster coming toward them. He ducked low, shield up, knocking the leading bug overhead into the multiple spears of his party members. They struck in a somewhat staggered joint effort. The timing wasn’t perfect, but they took the beast down. The following insect belonged to Nik. A black spear shot up from below his shield and pressed the skitterbug into the ceiling before breaking through the chitin armored thorax. With the bug’s body sliding down the shaft of his spear, he once again had to step aside as it fell. With his foot on its back, he pulled the remaining length of the wooden pole from his slain enemy. Looking at the next set of notifications, he saw that for the skitterbug his party took out, the XP split was the same, only with him getting the lower amount. He still got XP for the enemy he’d only sent in their direction, though. “I think I’m really going to like having a party,” he said. The sounds continued to reverberate through the stone and reminded him of the group that was still fighting up ahead, breaking the excitement. Focus returned to his features, and he readied himself to move forward. He turned to his group, looked into each of their eyes, and said, “Hold any elemental attacks until I give the signal, and whatever you do, stick together. We act as one.” Every head nodded in response, including Ryan’s, and Pearl said, “As one.” Each member of his Lowerguard said, “As one,” in reply. Only three more skitterbugs came their way, attacking them on sight. They were dealt with quickly, even if it took all three goblins to kill one of them while Nik and Pearl killed the other two. “We’re almost to level two!” shouted Stics, and a stern look from Pearl, Kath, and Nik silenced him. “I should’v