Origin ARS 3 (Origin A.R.S.) by Scottie Futch Read Free Book Online Page B

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    You have surprised a clan of Shar-Shar; however your sudden attack has drawn the attention of everything on or near the island.
     
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    Neither Scott nor Rhea was stealth oriented. Assassination was not their forte. However, what they lacked in that area they made up for in other ways. Scott, for instance, had planned for this eventuality.
    After the situation in the mine, he had suspected that attacking a single group of the Shar-Shar would alert the whole island. While chunks of charred fish-man rained down upon the sand, he stuck to the plan that he had concocted.
    “Maghric! Maghric!” cried one of the survivors of the attack. However, he was quickly silenced as thin silver blade slipped neatly between his shoulder blades. He died and turned to motes of light before he ever saw his elven killer.
    Scott kept the attention of the fish men by laughing at them and pointing in their direction. He also occasionally turned his back to them, bent over, and slapped himself on the ass. Whenever he did that, the Shar-Shar became even angrier than before. In all honesty, though, even the sight of the man seemed to enrage them to no end.
    Was it his chiseled abs? Was it just annoying to be attacked by a man in a banana hammock? It was many things, really.
    Rhea spun quickly under the lunging attack of one of the Shar-Shar. She slashed outward at its scaly calves then winced when a bright red number three rose up from the creature. Without the element of surprise, her attack strength was a bit low compared to the higher level monster. She had reincarnated a few times and was easily able to stand against them, but her strength lay in agility rather than raw attack power. Her current equipment was not able to even the odds by much.
    Scott raced forward and laughed at one of the Shar-Shar who had opted to aim for Rhea. “I’ve fought fish sandwiches that were stronger than you.”
    His skills as a trash-talker were not of a superior grade or level. However, his antics still managed to capture the attention of the fish-man.
    Several shadows arose further down the shore, a dozen Shar-Shar were on their way to investigate. The duo needed to work faster.
    Rhea lashed out with several quick strikes that only performed small amounts of damage. However, she managed to position herself well. She ducked under a crude spear strike then slammed the pommel of her blade into the weak shin of her opponent.
    A loud cracking sound was heard and the beast fell back a little. His chest was completely exposed and Rhea used that to her advantage. She completed her upward movement with a short leap, and then she slammed her blade downward with all of the strength that she could muster.
    The elven warrior maiden neatly penetrated the Shar-Shar’s rib cage and pierced its heart. It was a critical hit and the beast took sixty points of damage. Unfortunately, even a stab in the heart was not enough to kill it, not with the sort of force that Rhea could wield at the moment.
    However, the attack had stunned the beast. She stepped her right leg behind her opponent, then pressed down. The Shar-Shar was forced to the ground by the expert movement. Rhea put all of her weight into her blade and completely sheared through its heart. The creature exploded into motes of light a brief moment later. That was another one down.
    Scott equipped his boomerangs then launched them quickly toward a single opponent. He aimed for the creature’s knees and both of the arcing weapons slammed into the beast one after the other. The Shar-Shar cried out gutturally and fell to the ground.
    Rhea spun around then slashed downward. Her blade crashed against the beast’s skull. The attack was followed up by her knee rose up suddenly and slapped against its chin with bone-shattering force. By taking advantage of stuns and critical hits, the elf girl was able to use her slightly lower stats to even the odds just enough to avoid serious injury.
    Her guardian angel