Chapter 48 [Arrow Storm]
[Arrow storm level 1]
[Depending on which fire arrow used MP will be consumed for the amount of arrows used]
[Shoot down 3-10 arrows at once of any type of arrow the user has created]
"YES!!" Elysia jumped up in celebration and without wasting any time started to make her way back to where Shaman was keeping the troll busy. Wolfy had also followed behind Elysia and shared the excitement despite not understanding what happened.
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"SHIIITTT!!" Shaman was currently trying to dodge wooden spikes that were coming out of the ground and had moved into a larger part of the cave. The troll on the other hand was keeping its distance constantly shooting wooden spikes towards Shaman.
\'Please hurry Elysia.\' Shaman was crying internally as there were multiple occasions where she almost got skewered but due to Shaman being able to activate [Shadow cloak] before the troll threw the wooden spike, she was able to avoid death.
The troll also continued to get more and more aggressive trying to throw anything it can except its wind since it knew Shaman could steal its wind and use it against it.
The troll decided to finally get close to Shaman and flew straight at her. Shaman saw this and got ready for the massive spike burst that would happen.
However the troll did something different than landing with a bunch of spikes coming out the ground and instead it put its hand on the ground and did nothing for 5 seconds which confused Shaman. But all of a sudden the ground had started shaking and Shaman could feel the vibrations and was getting a terrible feeling.
\'I need to get in the air now.\' Shaman thought that the troll was going to release a massive spike from the ground under her feet and due to how violent the vibration was she assumed it was massive.
Shaman launched herself in the air whilst also moving away from the troll. Due to the prolonged battle, they had moved deeper in the cave making the roof rise to 50 meters tall and the size of multiple football fields. The cave was also lit up by a massive crystal illuminating the entire area as if it was day time.
\'Why was the troll outside the clearing? Is there a treasure or something it is trying to protect here.\' Shaman noticed this detail and could only guess that the troll was protecting something in here that is valuable. However Shaman could not think anymore about why the troll was just outside the open area within the cave as the ground below started to break.
Shaman had used her wind to propel herself away from the area so she could gain distance from the troll and whatever was being summoned.
When Shaman did one last push to the edge of the cave she turned around as the earthquake was getting more and more violent.
Shaman\'s jaw had dropped, as a 25 meter tall wood version of the troll was erecting from the ground. The wood had a green and blue glow through the wood and had green glowing eyes. It could be seen the wood was wrapping around each other creating the body. It had no mouth and had this green gas slightly flowing out from the wood.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT." Shaman screamed out as this did not feel like a tier 5 boss and they were fighting some end game boss something you would fight after years of grinding.
\'Maybe we should retreat as I am not confident we can take it down.\' Shaman was losing confidence as it would be better for them to leave then face this troll.
\'I will wait for Elysia and if her spell is effective against the troll itself then we kill it but if things don\'t go smoothly I am leaving right away.\'
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Elysia could feel the tremor and was getting worried as there were many wooden spikes in the ground as she ran further down the cave.
\'Please be okay.\' Elysia started to sweat as again the thoughts of Shaman dying were plaguing her and her transition into a killing machine started to begin.
\'No stop it Elysia, Shaman is fine, you need to trust her.\' Elysia was challenging her thoughts as Shamans words from before rang in her mind and knew if this continued it would only cause problems when they are outside the dungeon.
Elysia began to calm down a little and focused on running and was creating excuses like Rea would tell her if Shaman died or in major danger which helped her mental significantly.
Elysia continued to run as she could see an entrance to a larger area. The tremors had stopped and Elysia ran out to the open area but was petrified by what she was seeing in front of her.
"What the actual fuck." Elysia was stunned by the size of the wooden troll and could not believe something this big could be created. Elysia had also seen Shaman to the side and could see her just as shocked as she was.
\'I need to find that troll and kill it before this thing reeks havoc.\' Elysia regained herself and remembered why she created the skill.
\'After creating something like that it should be some where recovering since this is something that would require a stupid amount of mana.\' Elysia thought process was correct and she began to look around to look for the troll. Due to Elysia being to the side of the giant wood troll she was able to see the troll in the distance which was kneeling on the ground barely holding on as it took all of its energy to create the summon.
Elysia quickly started to dash towards the troll as it was up to her to save Shaman from the giant summon.
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\'How the hell am I going to dodge this.\' Shaman\'s mind was spinning as the sheer size of it would make it hard to dodge and since it had not moved she could not tell if it was fast or not.
\'I should go under it but what if it can just conjure up spikes from the ground and how am I going to dodge it.\' Shaman was worried that the summon would be faster at casting and did not want to risk getting close.
Shaman tried to think of a conclusion but was unable to as the summon started to move. It was not slow like what Shaman had hoped for but it was still slow enough for Shaman to dodge.
\'Thank fuck it is not fast.\' Shaman moved out of the way and the punch the summon did went straight into the wall causing a massive crack in the wall and creating a small earthquake.
Shaman had paled a little as she was not sure if her body would be able to be recovered if she were crushed by it. However before Shaman could get ready, a wooden spike shot out from the arm heading straight for Shaman.
\'Shit\' Shaman was unable to dodge properly causing some of the wood spikes to graze her shoulder taking a chunk with it.
[HP 1300/1750]
\'Fuck.\' Shaman cursed herself as it was really painful as this was the first time she had actually been hit.
\'This is not looking good, I need to get Elysia and leave this cave.\' Shaman had used heal but was not able to fully restore her hp.
[1550/1750]
\'I need to use this skill more.\' Although the skill had no level she still had to use it to be more proficient at it.
\'Although I guess it is a drawback since I only have to use the skill without doing anything special for the spell to work.\' Shaman could activate the spell and it would just heal her but was not as effective as proper healing spells that required time to cast.
Shaman began to run along the side of the wall and was able to properly dodge the spikes this time. However when dodging one of the spikes she could see a fast approaching fist from above. Shaman looked over and could see the troll\'s arm stretched out all the way to the roof.
\'Fuck this may be the end of me.\' Shaman was unable to move midair and the fist would hit her before she could do anything. Although she had her wind, her momentum was too fast for her to change direction.
"Elysia lets hope you don\'t do anything stupid." Shaman had not given up but said her final words just in case.
Shaman landed on the ground and activated iron skin as one last effort to block it. Shaman braced herself from the impact but the impact never came and was confused.
\'Did I die that quickly?\' Shaman opened her eyes and could see the fist only a few inches away from her which was also followed by the sound of explosions and a system notification.
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"DIE YOU BASTARD." Elysia was shooting down rains of explosive arrows down on the troll turning it into mush. Elysia could see Shaman was struggling with the summon and noticed she was heading for the exit, so she knew she had to quickly kill the troll.
The troll took a couple of [Arrow storms] as it used what remaining energy it had to conjure up wooden shields. After She exhausted the troll\'s mana by burning through its wood she was able to finally kill it.
Elysia had charged up an extra powerful explosive arrow and shot the troll without hesitation. The troll had died while also creating an explosion that reverberated throughout the cave. A system notification went off indicating they did it.
"I don\'t see the point why Shaman wanted me to create this skill but I will say it is a lot of fun." Elysia giggled as the spell was a lot of fun and was to her tastes but she did not understand why Shaman wanted her to create it.
"Well I should go find her and ask her." Elysia could not be bothered to check the rewards and headed straight towards Shaman as she was more worried about her.
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Shaman had fallen over and was breathing heavily since it felt like she had not gotten a good breather since the start of the fight.
"Finally it is over." Shaman ignored the system and was more focused on healing her wounds that she had received.
"Never knew that I would experience death so close up." Shaman could feel death was gripping her just before the punch landed and it was something Shaman was not a fan of experiencing.
"I never want to go through that again." Shaman hoped things would continue to be easy as it seemed like things were rather easy and not really challenging.
"I should not get my expectations up." Although hopeful Shaman did not expect things to continue to be easier as it would be stupid if things were always served on a silver plater.
She shakes her head and lays on the floor waiting for Elysia to arrive.
Shaman continued to rest on the ground for a few minutes and finally could hear someone shouting in the distance.
"SHAAAAMMMAANNN!!!" Elysia could be heard shouting which made Shaman smile as her rescue had came.
\'finally we can leave.\'