Earth's Doom

New Earth (2)

"Dmitri, focus!"

I leapt towards him and tackled his bear-like body to the side.

'THUD'

The club meets the hard ground and left a mark there. We barely managed to avoid it.

"Chae--"

"Why didn't you dodge, you idiot!" I said, still rolling on the ground with him.

"Ah, I...Thank--"

"Sorry, no time to chat. It's getting ready to attack again."

I stood up and just then I noticed how huge that ice orc is. It's probably around 5 meters tall with huge muscles. Darn it. I was thinking of sneaking a kill to complete my quest, but I didn't intend to face off againts this muscle head.

Oh well, now that it's come down to this, I'm gonna need to use my head.

"Dmitri, let me borrow your shield!" I snatched his shield and threw it towards the ice orc.

'ROAR!'

Of course, it has no damage, but it's okay, since it is now agitated and looking towards me. Yes, that's right. Look at me you protein head. Let me look into your eyes.

[Enemy: Ice Orc, rank 8]

[Weakness: the mark on its forehead]

Got it. Now I just need to bring him down.

I snatched a sword from a nearby soldier and and soon as i dashed forward, the sword glowed bright blue.

"Huh?"

I was confused but right now, I focused all my strength to slash his achilles tendons.

'ROAR!'

Ugh, he's not letting me go behind his back.

'Slash!'

Suddenly, Dmitri slashed its right leg.

"I'll get its attention!" he said, while his red aura suddenly rose up. Perhaps he's using a skill that attracts aggression? Good job, Dmitri!

"Thank you!" I slide between its legs, and slashed its left leg, then right leg.

With a loud roar, the ice ogre has been brought to its knees. Without wasting any time, i stabbed my sword from the back of its head, all the way through its forehead mark.

[You have completed your quest]

[5 stat points have been gained]

[Acquired beginner bag]

[Acquired random item box]

Nice. So it's real. I should think before using those rewards.

Dmitri approached me with a worried look. "Chaerin! I'm so sorry, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm okay. Thank you for helping me." I smiled.

"You have blood on your face..." he said as he used his thumb to wipe off the orc blood on my left cheek.

"Ah, th-thank you."

'THUD'

The last ice orc fell down, and Jeanne came up to us.

"You. You said your name was Chaerin?" she asked, sheating her sword back.

"Yes, uh... Nice to meet you?"

"I must thank you for helping us. It was an embarassing display from our side." Jeanne bowed.

"No, no... I was only lucky, and it's actually thanks to everyone that we survived, so thank you very much." I bowed back at her.