Part XVI: Friendly Fire
Perhaps not the longest of updates, but a lot happens.
: Halt there peasants!
: What do you want longshanks?
: I am the mighty Lord Paco the second of his name, this must be the group lead by my father Lord Paco the first.
: What I don't think any one here has even meet a Lord Paco
: Yes of course you commoners are replaceable, there must have been those before you that have. Any way I will now take command of this group as is my hereditary right!
: I didn't see that one comming
Back in the Village
When we've stocked up on arrows etc we head back to the chapter 6 cave
: A dwarven mine, now this is more like it
: That doesn't look like a dwarf
: Blast it! What happened to them all?
Perhaps we shall find out later
We beat seven types of fiery crap out of some salamanders
: Is that one of those sentry things?
: Hah fear not the mighty Lord Paco shall handle this!
That one wasn't much of a problem, more ahead though
: I'll make you blind you!
: Doesn't seem to work
: Yeah it only worked once so far, and one could say that is misfired that time...
Thats a lot of salamanders when they stack up their aura does some serious damage
: Quickly we need to kill these with some elemental magic
: Right one fireball coming right up
: No use ice, their immune to fire
: But you said..
: No thats ICE salamanders these are the fire type
: So we use fire on them then right?
: ICE, USE ICE!
Gogo icelance
: Haha unworthy foes I am now immune to your inferior damage!
:I don't think that aura is a spell...
More join in so we pull back a little
: This on the other hand may protect against their aura, and frost magic to boot!
: What I protects against fire damage should I fireball some one?
: Didn't you kill some one with that already?
: Maybe
: Let's just try something else
: Blast you incompetent serfs you nearly got me!
The salamanders though aren't so lucky
Only one sentry left
Healing up and continuing, Lord Paco has now equipped a sword of fire resistance, he also gets some frost resistance from his armor, weather proof.
Not quite axe proof though
Still not a problem
: I really hate these salamander things, I think I shall make them extinct
: Isn't that illegal?
: What do I care I am a lord, unlike you peasants I don't follow the law I make it
: I don't suppose that would make it illegal for us "peasants" to make them extinct so we will just be leaving then...
: Well as my helpers you are obviously given special permission in order to aid me in this task, however insignificant your aid may be
More salamanders
It hurts a bit since we forgot elemental protection it hurts them a lot more though since they are vulnerable to cold damage
With that spell they are easily finished
But we don't want to ride the elevator
We find some gnome things any way and agree to bring them some food if we can find it
: So we are supposed to get them some food from this ruler guys palace correct?
: Yes it would seem so
: Doesn't it bother any of you that we simply couldn't give them an of our rations, I mean we should be carrying food with us right?
: I don't think they eat troll
: Fair enough I suppose, though beggars can't be choosers
: What the hell is that thing?!
It may be big but it goes down easily
: This looks a bit odd not sure if I want
: Something even he won't eat now thats a first, maybe we can trick those svirfiner-what ever guys that this is most excellent food, most of them are ahem blind after all...
It seems to have some sort of hard shell material, this may come in handy later
Oh wonderful umberhulks, confusion incoming
: I am immune to your Umber mind tricks!
While the groups is busy being immune to umber mind tricks and kicking it's ass another beetle joins in
No, not that kind the other one
We apologize for the incorrect images, those responsible have been sacked
The umber hulk is also made of some kind of material, maybe we can make armor out of this or something?
Seems another beetle wants to join the fight
We apologize once more for the faulty image those responsible for the sacking of those posting the faulty images have been sacked, as well as those who should have been sacked in the first place. They have also been sacked.
Finally the correct image
Not much else here
We ride the elevator once more, overview of the first floor
: Where did those come from?!
: I think they snuck up on us while we were looking at the map
: Details peasants, your kind never look at the whole
: And what is that?
: They must die
Two salamander is hardly a problem and we continue
As we enter the next area we are attacked by some blind minotaurs
: hah these are as stupid as fox blind as a.... something that is very blind!
: As blind as a Makabreska?
: No what I'm not blind; I'm just wearing a blind fold.
: oh....
: hah I am immune to your filthy umber mind tri.... yes master.. I must destroy these infidels
Exultation frees at least Aghar from the confusion
: Why are all these dead monsters here? oh I mean of course I bravely risked my life in order to save you by killing all these foul monsters
Another minotaur
Beeing blind and all they are not very dangerous
: I can see that!
What breaking my fourth wall again?!
: yes I can see that trap
Oh it's alright then, also I f I remember correctly these traps petrify you have fun becoming a statue
More minotards and umberhulks
Easy as.... easy as something
Another most magical trap
Luckily we managed to sack the image posting staff before they we were able to post any tranny pictures here
Hmm I wonder whats through that door
: magical mushrooms I certainly could use a few of those!
: There are more important things to do, the other way!
Back to finish the last area first
More underground wildlife are mercilessly butchered
One pincushion minotaur coming up
Easy as pie
No not that kind
We apologize for this, the image posting staff has been sacked once again
Magical scrolls are found
Umberhulks are killed
A most mysterious greenhouse
: I decree that not only the salamanders shall be made extinct but also these things!
: First sensible thing I've heard all day
It hurts a bit, but no pain no gain
Garf is utterly confused and runs around spouting gibberish
: What where Who? huh globalwarming?
Luckily there were no enemies there
Were a few over there though
Kill them all
Some odd symbol
Seems this structure take sup most of this area
. This place looks pretty big this must be the place those sviri-- gnome things were talking about
: Could be, or it may just be something else
We continue exploring before entering though
: My sword does make me immune to your puny fire!
Doesn't mean every one is mind trick proof though and makabreska becomes confused
: What this? that, here there?! Illuminati!
The hole opened by the explosion opens to a small room of sorts we find something there...
: Ah yes finally a weapon worthy of the mighty Lord Paco....whats this for some reason it refuses to fit in my hand!
: it would appear that only a paladin could wield this weapon
: I am the world mightiest warrior and the best mage so I shall now also become the more righteous paladin
: I don't think it works that way
: Of course it does, come here sword I shall now use you as I am a paladin! What not working, eh this sword was probably a piece of junk any way! And being a paladin is for simpletons
Back to the greenhouse entrance
Umberhulk smash!
Actually we smash them
We explore a bit
Thats odd
: So they are crossbreeding myconids with umberhulks?
: What kind of sick bastard would do such a thing?
: A sick bastard or a master chef!
We are pleased to announce that the Image posting staff was sacked before they could post any pictures of Master Chief. Also the people responsible for hiring people have been sacked for hiring people that has to be sacked continuously. The sacking staff has also been sacked for not sacking the people that should have been sacked early enough.
: hah of course he is bluffing who would kill their own minions?
: Okay, maybe not. Any way you others can go ahead and fight these things
: This Malavon fellow doesn't seem to bright he keeps killing his own allies, and now with a fireball
: looks whos talking
: Thats was an accident I swear!
Also Iron giants hurt but stone skin is pretty neat
: Oh I hit those Svirfirnelbi things, I umm... didn't see them!
Golems are down
And so are the umberhulks
: Alright minions now go forth in there and slay that wizard!
: Now way were going in there with all those spells!
McGuffin casts resist magic on Paco, and Paco casts Globe of invulnerability, this should grant him some good spell protection
: Guess I have to do everything around here as usual
Paco goes to smack the mage in the face with an axe
The guy has so little Hp that he goes down before the other can go in
It would appear that what we first fought was merely a decoy of sorts, now the real battle begins.
: Um whats that pink stuff?
: No idea but I feel that this would be a good time to move
The stuff hurts, also it completely kills my frame rate
: Well I'm not going anywhere with damned cloud out there, uh were is paco?
: Didn't he come this way?
Paco is busy not being affected by magic, also checking out where the guy has gone to
: I may be immune to the stuff he is using but soon hell pull out the big guns, I think I'll send in my minions instead
Zombie smash
Something is happening over there, the question is what
Seems he has conjured up a few elementals
: hmm interesting texture, tastes a bit like... hm ... dirt
: Dunno if this will work, but never hurts to be cautious
Forward! It would seem that he killed of a few of his own minions here as well
Enemy sighted!
He pulls some sort of batshit insane spin attack spell instantly killing Mcguffin who was already wounded.
: Has let's see who casts the best spells then mage!
: I'll be back!
Well I don't think it is Cenobyte who is now a piece of stone
Shortly after the mage is slain
We go through his stuff and find various spells and what not, will document the loot better in next update
Garf levels up
: I think we may need some reinforcements...
: Nono you peasants are always completely wrong, what we need to do is to get some more reinforcements
We head back to Kuldahar
: So what do we do with Cenobyte? I mean he is not dead like the others but merely petrified
: Well if any of you mages could cast a stone to flesh spell that would fix this...
: Sorry can't yet
: The mighty Lord Paco can but simply does not want to is all. So um leave him in the inn for now and we shall come back for him later when I feel like casting such a spell. Also this dreadfully ugly inn could use a nice statue.
Alright that is all for now. Shall Cenobyte return, or is he doomed to be a statue for all eternity? Only the future will tell.