章節 24: Journey to Travica (Part II)
Narrator's POV
Without stopping, Jae pressed his sudden attack, dancing around Toyo as he raised his spear, knocking aside the axe of a third goblin as it went for Toyo's back. Ignoring the shock of still being alive, Toyo immediately focused on protecting Jae before he too got swarmed. One of the six goblins was now dead, with two others still reeling from Jae's perfectly timed blocks. One of these was in front of Toyo, the other behind him, facing Jae who was now at Toyo's back. That left three who up to this point had still been focused on battling the three players, but Toyo had no doubts that they would now be switching targets.
The goblin with the Warhammer advanced, swinging his weapon wildly forward. Dodging the swing, Toyo gave up on the opportunity to launch a counter stab, instead of pivoting on his right foot, spinning out and around Jae while extending his sword behind him. As he danced around, the sword whistling through the air in a full circle, it slashed open the stomach of the goblin with the Warhammer, but not killing it.
Not stopping there, Toyo continued to spin, screaming wildly as he forced more momentum into his circle, his sword wounding two more goblins who had been coming up behind them, sending them staggering back as he landed side by side with Jae, who was now desperately fighting off two goblins himself.
Knocking aside the sword of one goblin, Jae swung his spear back to attack the second one, but he messed up the timing. Swinging its cleaver, it landed a massive overhead blow on Jae, dropping his health into the yellow as he stumbled back a step. Sweat beaded his brow as Jae again swung his spear, the blade hacking off his assailant's arm in payment.
"Duck!" Toyo shouted, and without hesitation Jae dropped down. He could feel the rush of wind above him as the Warhammer swung past, just missing his skull. With a curse, Toyo grabbed hold of Jae's shoulder and threw his legs off the ground, kicking the goblin behind them in the face before dropping back down. Now he and Jae were back to back
All five remaining goblins now descended upon them at once, and the two brothers unleashed everything they had in them. Their weapons were a blur as they desperately blocked multiple weapons, all flying at them with incredible speed. But for every successful block, there were two more weapons launched at them. Tiny red shards swirled out around the two brothers as they began taking dozens of small cuts and stabs, and all the while, their health slowly continued to deteriorate. Within minutes, they were both in the red and neither of them had managed to get another kill. We're not going to make it. Toyo realized in horror as he barely managed to block a thrust from a sword and a cleaver slash at once. I was overconfident. Flushed with our effortless victories up till now. How could I have been so stupid?
Suddenly, the three players who Toyo had rushed in to save now charged in themselves. One of the players armed with a greatsword leapt forward, and with a mighty overhead attack hewed the rearmost goblin in two. The on death explosion was like a banner of hope suddenly unfurled. With renewed vigour, Toyo and Jae began counterattacking, their attacks now giving wounds back with interest.
The tables were turning as an all-out battle now raged between the players and the goblins. One of the three players, a young man armed with a hatchet and small wicker shield, lifted both to fend off a cleaver attack. The goblin with the cleaver grinned as his weapon obliterated the flimsy defensive stance, and before the player could finish opening his mouth to scream, he was cut in half. The explosion sounded muffled to Toyo and Jae as they could barely comprehend what had just happened.
Screaming in uncontrollable rage at the death they had just witnessed, Toyo sidestepped the enemy he was facing as he tore his sword forward, cleaving the air before completely decapitating his foe.
Tears filled the eyes of the player with the greatsword as he attempted to block an attack, but his weapon was too slow. Just as the goblin with the Warhammer brought his weapon down for the kill, Toyo and the nameless player locked eyes.
"No!" Toyo screamed as the tears trickled down his face, his open hand outstretched, as if to reach out to protect this stranger.
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