The orc player stares at with wide-open eyes after my introduction. They’re filled with fear. He then punches his face to snap out of it.
“I… I won’t fall for any more of your tricks, damn Mad Rat!” He points at with his giant battleaxe as he shouts. “You’ll see, this ti I’ll be the one to beat you! I’ll give back all the humiliation I’ve suffered a thousand tis!”
Imdiately after, he launches his axe in my direction. Well, not the axe itself but a phantasmal version of it.
Shit, I didn’t expect this! It’s too fast! The only thing I can do is…
I activate Rat Transformation and turn into a rat. I quickly run behind the closest machine before returning to my original shape.
The orc follows up by running to where I was standing a mont ago. But when he sees nothing, he starts shouting again.
“Where did you go!? Coward, co back here!”
Hahaha, so pathetic! It was all so fast and there’s so much clutter everywhere inside the laboratory that I’m sure he thinks I dropped to the ground to avoid the attack. I’m sure he mistook the transformation effects for it.
“Fufufu! Hahaha!” I pop out in front of him, laughing. “Did you think it’d be so easy? Nah, it can’t be. After all, you’re my esteed guest. You should know by now that it’s useless to resist.”
“Uaaaah!” He runs at one more ti. “You made a huge mistake coming back! I’ll make you regret it! Huh, huh, huh!”
Unperturbed, I wait for him to co closer, a smile on my face.
He flinches. He didn’t expect to stand still. But he continues running anyway. “Co on, brothers! It’s ti to take our revenge! Huh, huh, huh!” He raises his axe overhead and slashes at .
Right at this mont, I stomp on the ground to activate the springtrap I’m standing on. I don’t resist as it launches high up in the air. I avoid his attack and end up on top of the tal platform.
Hahaha! He fell for it. To think my plan would work this well… he’s too easy to predict.
I send him a mocking smile as I observe his incredulous expression from above. I rest my elbow on the railing and my chin on my hand. “Tsk, tsk, tsk… When did I say I was the one who’d be playing with you? I don’t rember it… Fufufu! Hahaha!”
“Co back, you fucker!” He explodes in anger, launching the sa attack as before. But this ti, a barrier appears in front of my face, preventing all the damage.
I knew this would happen, so I preemptively created an invisible barrier all over the platform to prevent attacks. The only hole is the one I used to co inside, but since the springtrap has been used already, he can’t hope to reach anymore.
Seeing as the first attack did nothing to , he launches a second. And a third.
“Hahaha, don’t you get tired of wasting your ti?”
I smile at him. Then I quickly change the mood by spreading open my arms and returning to the reason I’m here.
“But my purpose isn’t to play with you, it’s to watch you playing with my new monsters, you know? Fufufu! Hahaha! The audience is waiting anxiously… Oh, I almost forgot! The audience!”
I make an exaggerated gesture as I press a button behind . There’s a sound of sothing moving on the ceiling, and several Stitched drop from above onto the platform that surrounds the whole room. They’re in the sa one as I am, which is about four ters higher than the floor, but none of them are close to for ‘comfort’ reasons.
They’re too ugly.
Upon realizing the change, the orc starts looking around. He’s searching for an exit, but there’s none. Both the entrance door and the exit one will be closed until I or my two surprises die.
“Ladieeeees and gentlemaaaan! And various abominations too. I welco you to the 5th edition of the Mad Rat’s Show. Today, we have our most esteed guest, sir ImAnOrc with us! Let’s give him a big round of applause, please!”
At my orders, the surrounding Stitched start to clumsily smack their hands together. Does it sound like applause? Hell no. But visually, it doesn’t look too different.
“N-no. I’m tired of this! Why’s it always !?”
“Let’s ignore his complaints for now. So, as I was saying, we have a big surprise for you today, dear viewers!”
“Don’t ignore and co back here, you coward. What is it? Are you afraid of my strength?”
I thought he would start attacking my two new monsters as soon as I got out of his reach, but I was wrong. Since I used the springtrap, he has been only looking at . My two hunters are still waiting, unperturbed, right next to the door.
Well, who cares about his actions? As long as I enjoy myself, nobody cares about his ntal health.
“What’s that surprise, you ask? It’s the introduction of the security forces! Don’t you like them a lot? Hahaha!”
“Wooow, amazing!”
“Finally, I’ve been waiting for them to appear!”
“Quickly. Tell us what skills they have.”
I change the tone and pitch of my voice as if there were multiple people in the audience. At the sa ti, the orc finally turns to look at the two monsters near the door. He watches them with a cautious look on his face.
Is he afraid of them? Don’t know, don’t care. No, it’s better if he is. This way I can enjoy this a lot more.
“Yes, yes. I know.” I nod while making a smug smile. “I know you’re all excited about them. So, without further delay, let’s watch them in action. Subject number one, please, make a step forward and face the intruder.”
The orc gives the middle finger, thinking I’m talking to him. But I’m not, I’m talking to the first hunter.
Let’s taunt him a little bit more. “Why are you looking at like that? Didn’t you always complain that there’s not a single enemy you can have a ‘fair fight’ against in this ‘damned dungeon’?”
“That’s because it’s true!”
“Hahaha! Can you see how happy our esteed guest is? See how excited he is, that his whole body is trembling? I’m sure he can’t wait anymore. Subject number one, go! It’s your ti to shine! Ding, ding, ding!”
After giving the signal, I make a bell sound and the hunter makes a step forward. The orc player will be the first player to have a taste of my latest creation.
I called it The Mountain.
Why? It’s because it has all the traits mountains have. They’re resilient, immovable, and if you punch them you’re usually the one who gets hurt. The Mountain has everything a mountain has, except for its size.
…yes, the monster is pretty short.
But what did you want to do about it? The Mountain uses a dwarf body as its base, and dwarves are short. More importantly, dwarves like to live in the mountains. I couldn’t not make The Mountain look like a dwarf.
The orc observes The Mountain as it walks forward. To get ready for combat he kisses his biceps, then punches himself in the face.
Hahaha! How many tis has it been already? It’s funny to see him so lost that he has to smack himself to recover.
“All right, co here. I’m fine with this.” He sounds confident, but his legs are shaking. “Let’s see what you’re made of.”
The dwarf takes another step forward. Its beard, made of branches and leaves, shakes as if it were alive. Which it is. All its body is made of vegetation. It has the shape of a dwarf, but it’s made out of leaves, roots, bark, and vines. It kind of reminds of my sister’s champion, but less disgusting. A lot less disgusting.
Ah, it’s also purple. The leaves, vines, etc are all different shades of purple.
Alright, you got . The Mountain looks weird. But it’s because I wanted to make it clear which units I used to create it. It might be difficult to know where the purple color cos from, but the other two are pretty much self-explanatory: a dwarf and a dryad.
To be more precise, the three units used are the Artificer, a dwarf that costs 180 cp; the Dryad, the standard frontline unit from the elf faction, which costs 200 cp; and the Allurer, one of the demons with the deadly sin skills, which costs 310 cp.
Its innate skills are as follows.
Stoneskin (Innate passive skill)Reduce all damage received by 15%.Take Root (Innate active skill)Cost: -You take root. While rooted, you can’t be moved by any effect and the EP and MP cost of all attacks and skills is reduced by 20%.Lust (Innate triggered skill)When a unit that can see you deals damage to you, it takes (5 * level) psychic damage. This damage isn’t increased or reduced by having higher or lower stats.
I’m sure you already know about Stoneskin. Take Root is simple to understand: it cos from a tree-like creature, so… it takes root and uses the nutrients in the ground to power its attacks.
As for the last one…
…the demons of lust make you so horny that you take ntal damage every ti you attack the ‘object of your desire’?
I know I know… it is weird.
But regardless, one thing is for granted: this skill is nasty. It’s a skill worthy of the demons.
The demons are filled with skills that, the first ti you read them make you think ‘Is that all?’. But then, when you face them in a real battle, your previous thought turns into ‘Oh, shit. I wished I had paid more attention to the skill’s description’.
I dare you to co and apply a DoT effect on The Mountain. Co on, don’t be shy! Feel free to join the orc in his despairing session.
Anyway, I’m derailing too much.
The important part is that The Mountain is resilient, immovable, and if you punch it you take damage; as I promised you at the beginning of my rambling.
“Uaaaah! Eat this!”
After his shout, the orc engages The Mountain in lee combat. He swings his giant axe at the sa ti my minion spreads out a vine. The vine tries to entangle the orc, but he blocks it with the wide section of the axe’s blade and strikes back.
“Is this all you’ve got? Huh, huh, huh!”
They start exchanging blows. Or should I say the orc starts beating my poor minion without it having a chance to strike back?
“He’s good… though not as good as my sister.” I calmly observe the fight with a smile on my face. It’s a sha he didn’t notice yet. Let’s make sure he does. “Hey, orc! Why are you so carefree? Fufufu!”
“Are you scared now? Huh, huh, huh! I suppose you’d be after watching beat your pathetic monster like this!”
“Hmm, no, it’s just…” I feign being concerned about his safety. “...I think you should take a look at your status screen… just in case? You know, to check everything’s alright.”
The orc takes so distance and opens his status screen. At least, this is what it seems he’s doing. I can’t say for sure because it’s sothing only he can see.
So players don’t like to have the HP, EP, and MP bars on the corner of their eyes all the ti, so they remove them. I must agree it helps improve the imrsion, but then you might lose track of important stuff. Stuff like…
“Aaagh! Why is my HP so low!? I avoided all the attacks, I should be at full HP! What did you do, Mad Rat!? No, it’s my fault… You never play fair, why did I expect you to play fair today?”
…stuff like that.
His attacks aren’t weak but The Mountain is too resilient, and every attack he lands makes him take so damage. Against the Lust skill, the best are single, strong attacks instead of quick, lee ones.
Though I won’t put up with his bullshit.
“Lies? Dirty play? I swear, I didn’t do anything. Dear viewers, I’m sure you know, but what he’s saying is a lie.” Indeed, I didn’t do anything. Not yet, at least. “Tsk, tsk, tsk! But since you’re blaming for not playing fair, let’s make it true.”
Don’t bla for what’s to happen, it’s your fault.
“Subject number two, please, step forward and join the battle. It’s ti to show our esteed guest what ‘unfair’ play ans. Fufufu! Hahaha!”
Following my orders, the second hunter takes its first step forward since he ca inside the room.
“Go, my dear experintal subjects! Go and crush this ungrateful invader, who has the unique and incredible opportunity to act as your first opponent, the might of your two powers combined! Fufufu! Hahaha!”
“I never asked you to do this! Fuck you, Mad Rat. Brothers, to arms! Let’s crush him today. Today’s the day we reclaim our lost honor and push our worst enemy into the grave he dug for himself. Huh, huh, huh!”
Dig my own grave? What’s he talking about? The only one who’s going to die is you.
As I laugh, in my usual epic laughing pose, I start channeling electricity and sneakily put my hand near the hole in the barrier. I’ll strike when he least expects it.
He said I wasn’t playing fair. Let’s make it true, shall we?
Fufufu! Hahaha!
‘The Mad Rat’s Show’ was the na Andreu used every ti he decided to do sothing crazy and stream it to the viewers in real ti. Although he wasn’t the only ‘guest’ invited to the show, the orc player was indeed the one who made the most appearances other than the host, the Mad Rat himself.
‘The Mad Rat’s Show’ was also the first TV show to achieve a 100% audience ever… if you only take into account a certain group of fanatical people, of course.
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