Kapitel 3: Chamber 1/3
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Studded Leather Gloves
Normal
A pair of leather gloves with metal studs an the knuckles. The leather and iron are [medium] quality.
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Bonding the Artifact lets me see more information about it. Name, rank(?), and a description of what it is. The gloves are definitely good, so fighting should be easier now.
With the chest now empty, I leave the room and walk back down the hallway. The goblin does not appear again, which means that they only spawn once, or there's a cooldown. I hope they just don't spawn again.
I walk all the way back down to the first turn, and use [Artifact Location]. I get a signal from ahead of me, or to the right of where I came from originally. With the leather gloves on, I feel more confident, but I still walk carefully. At the end of this hall is a small room, with three other halls sprouting off from it. There aren't any doors, and the middle is empty, but I use [Gauge] on the room.
And it's as I feared. In order to get past this room, I have to defeat multiple enemies, spawning in waves. This one is very easy, according to the skill, but I doubt it'll be actually easy. I didn't get anything on numbers, but I hope it's just one or two per wave. I take a breath and step into the room.
Black tendrils start forming the enemies, but it's a different one this time. It's elliptical, one foot tall (~1/3 of a meter), and slightly transparent. A blue slime is formed from the tendrils, and it instantly moves towards me.
I don't think the gloves are going to be effective here.
The slime jumps at my head first, either trying to suffocate me, or dissolve me, if it's acidic. Using [Gauge] this time, I get some new information.
It's a level one slime, and all of it's stats are lower than mine. It does have an extra stat, called Acidic, but the stat is at 0. At least I don't have to worry about it melting me. The slime attacks again, this time at my knees. It becomes less transparent, giving the feeling that it became more solid.
Not good.
For such a weak creature, it hits very hard. With no time to dodge or defend, I brace myself for the impact. The slime hits my knee straight on, and an explosion of pain blooms out. The pain is much worse than it should be. I don't have time to think about why it hurts do much before a concerning crunch sounds.
Did the slime use some sort of buff? I scream out in pain, before collapsing on the ground. My knee is either fractured or broken, and the slime takes advantage of this. It leaps again, trying to take out my second leg.
I roll to the side, putting my injured knee in more pain, but successfully avoiding the attack. I steady my breathing as much as I can, and try to get in a good position. I'll be at a disadvantage while I am on the ground, so I move to a kneeling position, with my broken leg pressed lightly into the floor.
This will let me move a bit easier, but definitely not an ideal position. The slime backs up, and I get the feeling that it's observing me.
Are these creatures sentient? They seem smart. At least, smarter than normal animals. This slime at least seems to be able to make plans, which is bad for me. Though, I might be able to use this to my advantage.
The slime attacks again, becoming solid. It aims for my head for the second time, but I don't avoid it this time. I lean to the side, and grab the slime from the air. I use the momentum from my fall to slam it into the ground, but I don't stop there.
The slime, when transparent, is a completely solid color, except for a small orb in it's center. either because of the slam, or some sort of time limit, the solidity of the slime disappears, revealing what I hope is a weak spot.
I jab with my fingers, stabbing through the membrane of the slime, and grasping the orb. I pull my hand back out, but the slime doesn't die yet. [Gauge] tells me that it's much weaker now, and it loses even more of it's form, becoming a pancake on the ground.
When I crush the orb, it finally dies, becoming ribbons of dark energy. The energy dissipates this time, instead of becoming one of the orbs, like from the goblin. The adrenaline from the fight finally starts to wear off, making me aware of my pain again.
Broken or fractured knees, my pointer finger feeling like I landed on it, and I definitely hit my arm on the ground. Other than the knee, the other's should heal in not too long. The biggest issue will be getting food and water.
Without proper nutrients, I won't be able to heal right, if at all. The best I have right now is the moss, but that doesn't have much water in it. While I lose myself in my thoughts, a loud clanking brings my attention back.
A metal rob, about as tall as my arm, and completely smooth all over, except for one end, which has a leather handle wrapped around it. Using [Gauge] tells me that it is just a normal piece of good quality metal. It won't break too easily, so I should be able to use it to hit the creatures that I keep finding.
That's what it should be used for. I use it to stand up, trying not to put pressure on my knee. Of course, I completely forget until it's too late.
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Activating Artifact (quality metal rod)
Bonding Artifact....
Bonding complete!
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Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
-- Power-
Rangliste 
-- Power-
Stein