1-9. Lets Dance with the Demon! First Par (2/2)
The demon's tail strikes the unmoving me from a blind spot, sending me flying 3 meters away. I stopped at the carriage wreckages after rolling on the ground.
>[Surprise Attack Skill Acquired]
>[Spear Skill Acquired]
>[Shock Resistance Skill Acquired]
My HP is only reduced by 1 point. However, I don't know whether this is because of excitement or fear from my first close quarter combat, my trembling limbs don't stop.
Fortunately the demon turned his attention to the knights who restarted their assault, I take a deep breath many times.
The trembling subside for a little.
>[Fear Resistance Skill Acquired]
>[Reckless Courage Skill Acquired]
I equip a small sword and shield made from bronze in the shadow of the wreckages. I left the sword in the scabbard and put it on my waist belt. Usually one would use metal fixture or special belt to hold it but it can't be helped since I don't have it. Let's buy it later.
I also prepare a small bow with an arrow. It's an arrow with a bone arrowhead. The demon is only a little over 10 meters away but I still don't think I'd hit.
The demon lifted an attacking soldier and threw him at the knights.
I match the timing to his throwing and dash closer. Shooting the arrow at zero distance unnoticed.
>[Bow Skill Acquired]
I discard the bow immediately, and slash the demon the moment I unsheathed the sword.
The small sword broke. To break bronze in one hit...
>[Iai Skill Acquired]
>[One-Handed Sword Skill Acquired]
「▼▼ ▼▼▼▼ ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼！！」
While cursing with incomprehensible words the demon attacked with poisonous claws.
I promptly decide to receive the attack with the shield but it's also coming from the other side, the judgment come in the spur of the moment, using the broken sword to guard.
Of course, such thing can't defend the attack and breaks in a single blow from the poisonous claw.
>[Demon Language Skill Acquired]
>[Poison Resistance Skill Acquired]
I wanted to immediately enable the poison resistance skill, but there is no leeway to operate the menu in battlefield.
I prevent the poisonous claw coming from the opposite side with the shield, and throw the grip I have in my hand to the demon.
>[Shield Skill Acquired]
>[Throwing Skill Acquired]
While trying to take out a weapon from the shadow of my mantle, I neglected my guard, tumbled by the demon's tail I rolled over.
Furthermore his foot tramples in pursuit.
Fumu! Fumu! Fumu! 3 waves of stomping consecutively come, my body finally breaks away from the loop on the 4th attack.
>[Evasion Skill Acquired]
Kicking the ground with strange posture I take a distance from the demon.
Finally gaining time, I allocated skill points to [Evasion], [Shield], [Poison Resistance], [Shock Resistance] one by one.
Covered by the mantle, I retrieve a dagger and a firewood club from the storage. I slip the dagger on my belt, and hold the club.
Somehow I got the feeling that a look of ridicule is floated on the face of the demon.
I wonder if demon has self-healing ability, his HP is recovering. There is no such skill in his skill column, is it a specific race characteristic?
From the corner of my view I saw the knights readying for the next assault.
I carefully measure the distance while preparing the club.
Ignoring the knights assault, the demon keep his attention here.
I leap and strike the club at the demon's bust. It break when it contact the black body of the demon.
I defend from the demon's poisonous claws with the shield, avoid the tail sweep with minimum movement and jump.
I slash with the dagger. The demon couldn't avoid it but is somehow able to parry with his claws.
>[One-Handed Staff Skill Acquired]
>[Dagger Skill Acquired]
>[Parry Skill Acquired]
The knights begin to run towards us, when they reach the middle of the plaza, I stagger the demon by ramming my shield into it.
I jump backward by using the recoil. Leaping over the horses and their riders.
>[Shield Bash Skill Acquired]
The knights attack once then withdraw, then another one does the same, thrusting his lance and withdrawing.
>[Cooperation Skill Acquired]
From the 3 man formation, the last one fails to withdraw due to the demon's tail attack. Both the horse and the man topple over.
I kicked at the demon who tried to finish the knight from the flank!
>[Kicking Skill Acquired]
I picked up a spear with broken tip near my foot fallen from the soldier and put back the dagger in the scabbard. As expected, a dagger's reach is too short so it's easy to parry, it's troublesome.
I elude the demon by using the spear with a broken tip to gain time so that the knights and soldiers who have fallen from their horses can withdraw.
While parrying I also strike some part of the demon's feet, sometime hitting the arms carefully as not to make this into unilateral defensive battle.
>[Two-Handed Staff Skill Acquired]
The spear finally broke after becoming a prey of the poisonous claws.
The demon's eyes are shining!
Because I have a bad feeling about that I raised the shield and put my whole body in the shadow of my mantle. It's probably some kind of evil gaze attack. Is it charm, paralyze or petrification?
The mantle and the shields turned into stone!
...I endured it somehow, only the mantle and shield got sacrificed.
It might have been dangerous if I moved a bit later.
>[Petrification Resistance Skill Acquired]
Since nearing the demon might mean getting petrified, before he comes I allocate skill points to [Parry], [Petrification Resistance].
Petrification attacks might not be exclusive to demons alone...
Edited by : Fate Trooper.