The rcenaries still living caught sight of the command cuff so, of course, they lunged for it but before any of their hands could make contact, a watery tentacle wrapped around the limb and pulled it toward Henry who quickly pulled it off and held it tightly in his hand.
"What—?" One rcenary started to say before a Y'Nth tal arrow was plunged deep into his heart by a serious-looking Andor.
Before another rcenary standing nearby could wonder what the hell just happened, it was cleaved in two by an Ax he was too distracted to parry or avoid.
anwhile, Henry called to the command cuff in his hand,
"Release!"
With multiple clicks that were drowned out by the ongoing battle, the Cuffs on the wrists of every slave on the battlefield unlocked and fell to the ground. Imdiately, they were all filled with a wave of freedom.
They could again have their own thoughts without being jolted by electric currents forcing them to comply with their slavers' wishes.
The joy they started to feel at their freedom cost them. They were already barely fending off attacks all around and getting teary-eyed at their good fortune didn't help with that.
Fortunately, before any attack could hit them, Nyx returned. She pivoted on a spot with her front hooves and used her body to smack them away from the line of fire before promptly returning to the safety of shadow just in ti to avoid the attack herself.
*BANG!*
When the enemies' Axes hit the ground and before they could lift them and attempt another attack, Nyx returned and stabbed one with her . Killing it instantly before charging at the next with her head down like a bull. She gorged that one almost as soon as she killed the first, gaining the Exp rewards almost simultaneously.
[Nyx has received 1100 Exp]
[Nyx has received 1100 Exp]
Consistently improving, killing Orc warriors was now rewarding Nyx with even more Exp.
anwhile, with the Slaves freed, one part of the Quest was over and the rest involved the death of all the Slavers. Another fell to an Orc's attack while Nyx was saving the now Forr-slaves and Andor, parrying an attack from an Orc, stabbed a second Y'Nth arrow into a second rcenary.
Grouped together and witnessing both of Andor's 'sneaky' kills, the rcenaries were now aware Andor was an enemy but he didn't care. His use of the Y'Nth arrow and his sneakiness were not for their benefit. It was for him and Henry to have deniability when it was all over.
Thanks to Andor's smart attacks and the use of the Orcs to their advantage along with no slaves to absorb damage and their best Fighter already down and out, the rcenaries were soon all dead. Either by an Ax attack or by an arrow stabbed into their hearts.
[Quest Completed!]
[You have received 5000 Exp]
*[Nyx has received 2500 Exp]
[You have Leveled Up!]
[You are now Level 38]
[Hit Point Maximum increased to 380]
[Hit Points: 380/380]
[Mana Point Maximum increased to 490]
[You have received 6 Stat Points to Allocate]
[You now have 24 stat Points to Allocate]
[Nyx has leveled Up!]
[Nyx is now Level 21]
[Nyx's Hit Point Maximum increased to 335]
[Nyx's Mana is now 350]
[Strength: 145 ———> 150]
[Speed: 270 ———> 280]
[Stamina: 140 ———> 145]
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[Na: Henry Morgan]
[Level: 38 (30% Exp)]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Gunslinger]
[Title: Death's Bane, Vyker-Killer, Infernal Partner, Dungeon Raider , Hunter]
[Hit Points: 340/340]
[Mana Points: 450/450]
[Strength: 31]
[Agility: 138]
[Stamina: 80]
[Perception: 80]
[Skills:
{Marksmanship Lv. 6 }
{Taming Lv. 2 }
{Insight Lv.5}
{Raider's Intent}
{Hunter's Instinct}
[~Arcane Tapestry~:
Imprinted Spells: -Shocking Grip-. -Extra Arms-. -Witch's Hold-. -Kroa's Bolt-.]
[You have 24 Stat Points to Allocate]
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[Na: Nyx]
[Creature: Shadow Mare]
[Breed: Valaeren Night-Mare]
[Level 21 (20% Exp)]*
[Hit Points: 335/335]
[Mana: 350]
[Strength: 150]
[Speed: 280]
[Stamina: 145]
[Skills: {Shadow Dash Lv.3} {}]*
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It turned out the 'System Upgrade' Nyx's system had undergone was the sa as his own with the ambiguous Exp counter but it had worked well for Henry so far with nurous Level Ups (aided mostly by the environnt and the constant supply of kills with robust rewards) that he couldn't complain.
With the Quest that convinced him to co along on this Expedition in the first place finally done, Henry felt a wave of relief. Like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He fully dashed into the battlefield with a spring in his step.
Literally, he seed to spring with every movent. Flitting faster than the eyes of so Orcs could follow which helped in picking them off one after the other.
He beca a target of multiple Archers and baited them so when they let their arrows fly, he leaped up and the arrows sailed past and stabbed into Orcs behind him.
While in the air, Henry aid his guns, firing mana-infused slugs from 'Violent Retort' and 'Hydra's Tongue' bullets from 'The Hydra's sting', his once most used revolver that had been outclassed in firing power by his two more recently acquired weapons.
However, what 'The Hydra's Sting' lacked in attack power, it slightly made up for in its other effect. As such, when the slugs of 'Violent Retort' broke through skulls, netting Henry two kills, the shot from 'The Hydra's Sting' caused the target's head to swell to twice its side before it exploded in a garish blast of acidic spittle that splashed on at least five Archers close to the target.
That was the beauty of 'The Hydra's Sting'; The elent of surprise and banking on the stupidity and dull instincts of the targets.
None of the Orcs had ever seen the gun or knew of its effects. For all they knew it killed as well as the other ones Henry and used so far. But the mont the head turned a horrid green and began to swell should have been their first clue to get away but they stayed within range. Well, five of them did.
The thing was though, their skins were thick. The acid burned and sizzled but they mostly endured. But then ca the second effect and another benefit of 'The Hydra's Sting'; The Numbing Gas.
While the acidic spittle sizzled and they managed to shrug it off with a few winces of pain, they sniffed in the green gas. Even so of those who avoided the acidic spittle didn't think to avoid the gas.
They sniffed the odorless gas into their bodies and by the ti Henry's feet hit the ground, their muscles began to seize. By sheer force of will, they resisted the paralysis and managed to twist their limbs but the movents were far too sluggish for Henry to even be in too much of a rush.
He switched both 'Violent Retort' and 'The Hydra's Sting' for 'Cudgel' which he cocked and pointed, firing each shot until all seven paralyzed victims were dead.
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
[Kill-Reward: 1000 Exp]
As he struck a bullet into the skull of his seventh victim, Henry beca a target of more arrows which his Precognition helped him avoid as he dashed toward his attackers, retrieving 'The Hydra's Sting' and making a shot with it.
When the explosion happened, there were attempts to escape but Henry cast [Extra Arms] and used the tentacles to wrap up five Orc Archers and pull them into the field of the green gas.
As he was holding 'The Hydra's Sting', he was immune to the paralysis but his wrapped-up targets were not. They ripped the tentacles apart while smartly holding their breath.
But then…
[Acrivating
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