[F21 - SP] - Perfecting the Art of Tank Farming

[Shield 0]

With so few players who were willing to spend as much time and energy on plumbing its depths, Shield had spent most of his days as of late farming in the deep caves of the 21st floor. However, with his progression into the more offense-focused tanking skills, he ran the numbers, and he found that, in small doses, fighting a few foes was entirely feasible without taking terribly long to whittle them down. He remembered a spot where he and Hirru had farmed mushroom mobs and decided that familiar territory was better when attempting new things.

While on the way, he took a moment to check all of his gear, from his Manticore Mask shield, to his various heavy armors that he wore, adding to his thorns damage and energy recovery. Along the way, he downed an Immolation Potion to prepare himself for the fights to come. He arrived at a cluster of mushrooms, each stalk easily over ten feet tall, just as they let out a puff of spores. From the clouds of pungent particles, four walking mushrooms took shape, focusing in on Shield and descending like a pack of wolves, swinging their great club-like hands. Shield was already prepared, his sword out and ready to meet the first of the fungal warriors.

Spoiler

Action: Quaffing Immolation Potion

Edited December 4, 2017 by Shield

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Action: Parry [-5 EN] Healer: [+135 HP Cooldown 0/5]

<Shield> HP: 1166/1225| EN: 113/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 590/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91619 results: Craft: 5 [No REC] MOB: 1 [1 - Miss]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 380/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91620 results: MOB: 7 [7+3+1=11 - Hit! - Parry - 240/2-166=1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 500/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91621 results: MOB: 8 [8+3+1=12 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 500/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91622 results: MOB: 7 [7+3+1=11 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Shield sidestepped the first blow and brought up his arm, deflecting the worst of the second, but two additional attacks hammered into his ribs. He remained unmoved, but his health bar took more of a hit than it had in quite some time. He flicked his wrist and called down to the stowaway in his sleeve.

"Lilith! You're on!"

A colorful, scaled head poked its way out of his shirt. The bush viper reared back and bared its fangs, striking Shield in the wrist. It was like being injected with a healing salve. Immediately, his health surged back a good chunk of the way to full. He knew that his regeneration would likely cap him out and waste some of the heal, but there was a cooldown, and he had a feeling he'd need to stay on top of that if he was going to keep his head above water.

Edited December 5, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [+135 HP - Cooldown 1/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 957/1225 | EN: 109/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 469/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91624 results: Craft: 5 [No REC] MOB: 10 [10 - Crit! - Parry - 240+2/2-166=1 dmg- Riposte: 121 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 290/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91625 results: MOB: 8 [8+3+1=12 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 410/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91626 results: MOB: 2 [8+3+1=6 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 410/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91627 results: MOB: 4 [4+3+1=8 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Despite the incoming hail of strikes, Shield kept both his sword arm and shield up and at the ready. The first myconid, seemingly vexed by its poor aim on its first attack, whipped around and struck Shield in the sternum with a back fist. He caught the blow with his blade, but could not slow it down enough to stop it entirely. Still, even with the critical strike, it did next to no damage.

The other three blows landed normally, finding a shoulder or a portion of rib cage to strike. The damage individually was not great, but added up, Shield noticed a toll on his health. Even despite his battle healing skill being maxed out, he had still dropped below a thousand hit points, and for the first time in quite some time. He shook it off. The first of the foes had already dropped below half health, and if he stayed focused, he might be able to drop one in the next few hits.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 2/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 795/1225 | EN: 111/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 259/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91650 results: Craft: 6 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 5 [5+1+3=9 - Hit! - Parry - 240/2-166=1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 200/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91651 results: MOB: 6 [6+3+1=10 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 320/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91652 results: MOB: 6 [6+3+1=10 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 320/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91653 results: MOB: 6 [6+3+1=10 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

The onslaught continued, and it was everything Shield could do to keep up with his fungal foes. Their pale blue spongy fists bounced off of him again and again. Their material was hardly dense, but the club like appendages were large enough to have real weight to them. He seemed to be adapting to them though. None of the attacks managed to catch him off guard this time. He kept his pace, parrying and blocking everything that came his way as their health bars continued to deplete due to his thorns and flame aura.

Still, as their health drained, so too did his. A blocked hit was not a harmless one in SAO, unless one's stats were high enough to permit it. In this case, Shield was keeping up, but his familiar's heal was going to come right down to the wire on his yellow gauge unless he dropped a mushroom, and soon.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 3/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 781/1225 | EN: 113/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 138/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91657 results: Craft: 6 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 10 [10 - Crit! - Parry - 242/2-166=1 dmg - Riposte: 121 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 110/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91658 results: MOB: 8 [8+3+1=12 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 320/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91659 results: MOB: 1 [1 - Miss]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 320/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91660 results: MOB: 6 [1 - Miss]

As if in answer to his worries, the next battery of attacks moved that timeline along nicely. All the while, as he deflected and intercepted blows with either of his hand slot items, the first two, seeming to have taken the initiative in the fight, each dropped all the way through their yellow gauges and into the red.

Last thirty percent then.

Even as he thought this though, he had to keep an eye on his own health. It had been a point of pride that his health remained so consistently in the green. There had only been one instance where it had dropped below, and he doubted if anyone had been paying close enough of attention to make note of it. He decided a long time ago that what other players didn't know wouldn't hurt him.

Helps to have that feather in my cap. Can come in handy when trying to talk my way out of fights.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 4/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 662/1225 | EN: 115/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -72/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91661 results: Craft: 12 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 2 [2+1+3=6 - Hit! - Parry - 240/2-166=1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 110/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91662 results: MOB: 10 [10 - Crit! 242-166=76 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 230/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91663 results: MOB: 5 [5+1+3=9 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 230/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91664 results: MOB: 3 [3+1+3=7 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Loot:

ID# 91666

LD:20+1=21

CD:7

1,770 Col, 2 T3 Materials, 1 T3 Perfect Heavy Armor

It hadn't quite been enough time to reuse Lilith's heal, but he was getting dangerously close to the half way point. However, one of the creatures was dangerously low on health. Shield marked him. Even just dropping one would be a turning point that would help him keep up his regeneration. It wound up for a powerful overhand strike, and Shield was more than prepared. He spun to the side, stepping out of the way of most of it while cutting through the offending arm with his blade. The foe erupted in a spray of light blue polygons which in turn vanished into the air.

Just as Lilith's cooldown gauge refilled, the last two dropped down into the yellow portions of their gauges.

"Perfect timing."

He was distracted. The second mob caught him across the jaw, managing to avoid the damage of his thorns. He swore under his breath, but he did not let it faze him. He was turning this fight around.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [+135 HP - Cooldown 0/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 708/1225 | EN: 115/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -72/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -110/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3- ID# 91763  results: Craft: 7 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 4 [4+1+3=8 - Hit! - Parry - 240/2-166=1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 230/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91764 results: MOB: 10 [10+1+3=14 - Hit! 240+2-166=76 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 140/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91765 results: MOB: 7 [7+1+3=11 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Loot:

ID# 91768

LD:17+1=18

CD:7

1,770 Col, 2 T3 Materials, 1 T3 Uncommon Consumable

"Lilith!" he called out, flicking his wrist once again. "You're on, girl!"

The slight serpent obliged, snaking her way out of his sleeve and striking at his skin. His health surged once again, though nowhere near as high as it was at the start of the fight. Even as he was healed, he felt another avalanche of blows and heard the shattering of another enemy.

Two down, two to go. And they're already looking bad.

He looked more closely at their health, and sure enough, one was already in the red. He could tell that he did not have enough firepower to one-shot either of them from their current health, but two-shotting them seemed more than reasonable.

Now I've got some insulation, and my battle healing cancels close to half of what they can deal to me. I'm not in the clear yet, but I'm safer than I was a moment ago.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 1/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 694/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -72/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -110/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 20/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91766 results: Craft: 6 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 6 [6+1+3=10 - Hit! - Parry - 240/2-166=1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: 50/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91767 results: MOB: 7 [7+1+3=11 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

With only two remaining foes to handle, parrying blows was a breeze. Ducking behind his shield, he could easily absorb the worst of impacts while extending his blade underneath the barrier, forcing opponents to more or less run onto his sword.

"You know," he called out to the unintelligent non-beings, "in olden times, it was a warrior's way to commit suicide, to run onto a sword that someone else held. This is more or less the same as that."

He pulled out his blade and kicked the monster back, watching it stumble as it held onto only the last little remnants of its hit points.

"You lucky little bugger," he scoffed. "Well, lucky for the moment, at least."

He was nearly as low now in his green gauge as he had been a moment ago, but he also was able to almost completely eliminate one source of damage with a parry and recover most of what was lost with his battle healing. Some claimed that when your numbers were high enough, you became invincible. While that was not entirely the case, in certain situations, it might seem to be.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 2/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 680/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -72/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -110/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: -100/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91769 results: Craft: 3 [No Recovery] MOB: 9 [9+1+3=13 - Hit! - Parry - 241/2-166=1 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 4> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91770  results: MOB: 2 [2+1+3=6 - Hit! 240-166=74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Loot:

ID# 91771	LD:18+1=19	CD:1	3,540 Col, 3 T3 Materials
ID# 91772	LD:5+1=6	CD:9	1,770 Col, 2 T3 Materials

The next attacks almost seemed more a formality than anything else. They were beyond dead. Even if he were to let them swing away at him unhindered, they would die long before he was even in the red. That being said, he couldn't let mere nobs have the honor of reducing him to the yellow. He ducked the first fist that came his way, forcing his sword up the arm and dividing it into pixelated polygons as if he had stuck his finger up the middle of the water coming out of a hose.

The rest of the mushroom vanished, as did his companion whose fist had met a similar fate on Shield's back. He straightened up, opening up his display from the fight. It was mainly money and materials, but there was one item that drew his eye.

"A perfect set of armor. I'll need to have a look at that later."

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 3/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 741/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 590/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91778 results: Craft: 4 [No Recovery] MOB: 1 [Miss]

For a moment, Shield wondered if he should back off and make an exit before more spawned, but as he inspected the mushrooms that seemed to be the spawning point, he realized that they had health bars themselves. He wondered if he could control the rate of spawn if he took a few of them out. After all, one or even two of the things was not a problem for him.

He hacked away at two of them with his sword, and sure enough, they did vanish. There were immediately clusters of mushrooms that sprouted at the base of each, with one elongating faster than the others to apparently grow up and replace the others, but for now, they did not seem able to fulfill their function. Just as Shield had straightened up, one of the remaining two mushroom spawners puffed out a cloud of spores. He raised his sword, attempting to block the incoming attack, but apparently the mushroom had been just as surprised by its sudden appearance and missed him altogether.

"...huh..."

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 4/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 727/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 380/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91778 results: Craft: 7 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 5 [5+1+3=9 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 500/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91778 results: MOB: 7 [7+1+3=11 - Hit! - 240-166= 74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

As second warrior appeared next to the first, and they were off to the races again. Shield dodged back and regrouped his defenses, preparing for the next set of scuffles. They would be easier to pace now, perhaps even enough so that he could trim back mushrooms as he went.

He punched his shield forward into the first fist that came his way, sending hairline fractures up the creature's arm. It fell limp at its side as it let out a squelching roar of anger. The second myconid struck him in the shoulder. The damage registered, but with Lilith's abilities nearly recovered, that was inconsequential, especially considering his static recovery.

He smirked to himself. It wasn't perfect just yet, but he had found what felt like a perfect balance for his abilities. Two mobs were enough to increase odds of drops while still keeping the damage in check.

"Let's keep it right here."

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [+135 HP Cooldown 0/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 848/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: 170/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91778 results: Craft: 11 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 6 [6+1+3=10 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 410/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91779 results: MOB: 7 [7+1+3=11 - Hit! - 240-166= 74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

The now crippled myconid attempted to compensate for its ability to attack with the ferocity with which it attacked. Its attacks swung from the shoulder, a clumsy barrage of left handed hay makers, essentially. This only made Shield's job all the easier, as he effortlessly knocked the attacks to the side, taking away pieces of the fungus' health bar with each new parry. He did not even need to worry about the second, whose attacks were going to do a very small amount of damage to him overall.

In his sleeve, he felt the twitching of his snake familiar's tail, and he gave his wrist a subtle flick. She followed his meaning, and with a a whip of her ropy body, she uncoiled from his arm just enough to sink her fangs in to heal him. With that, she vanished into the folds of his clothing and retreated under his armor.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 1/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 908/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91783 results: Craft: 10 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 8 [8+1+3=12 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 410/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91784 results: MOB: 1 [Miss]

Loot:

ID# 91785

LD:7+1=8

CD:7

2,360 Col

With next to no health left on his main target, Shield stood back and waited for the next attack. The myconid warrior did not keep him waiting long. With its arm in tatters and its health next to gone, the last hay maker it threw was sluggish and so simple to read that Shield merely held out the tip of his sword and the myconid burst upon its point like a bubble.

Out of the corner of Shield's eye, he saw that the two mushrooms that he had cut down to limit spawns were beginning to regrow. He did not know how long the others would take to repeat their spawn, but a new opponent might not go amiss. As the second remaining myconid struck, Shield rolled with the punch and dodged back towards the spawning point. Once there, he cut through the first two mushrooms that he had left standing before.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 2/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 908/1225 | EN: 118/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: 200/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91786 results: Craft: 8 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 3 [3+1+3=7 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 500/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91787 results: MOB: 8 [8+1+3=12 - Hit! 240-166= 74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

As he had hoped, once the next set of mushrooms reached their full height, the first of them immediately released spores. Apparently, death nullified the need for a cooldown, and any such timer was immediately reset when the mushroom regrows. Back to his ideal number again, Shield turned his attention to the myconid whom he had been ignoring previously. He rolled his wrist, flexing his wrist muscles as he prepared for the next move.

Two sets of hands came windmilling in towards him. With the first, he was able to let the strikes fall onto the edge of his sword, leaving a long gash under the attacker's hand. The other merely fell on his shoulder, relatively harmlessly. In the aftermath, both monsters had lost health, and the first one substantially so. It would only be a matter of time until it joined the now rising death tally among its kind.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

 

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 3/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 894/1225 | EN: 114/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -10/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91789  results: Craft: 4 [No Recovery] MOB: 3 [3+1+3=7 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 410/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91790 results: MOB: 8 [8+1+3=12 - Hit! 240-166= 74 dmg - THN: 90 dmg]

Loot:

ID# 91791

LD:19+1=20

CD:9

1,770 Col, 4 T3 Materials

The last remaining mushroom had yet to spawn just yet, but Shield had had enough combat for the moment. Pushing his way through the remaining myconids, diverting and resisting their attacks as he went, he made for the spawn mushrooms. As the myconid behind him burst from its sustained damage, he made short work of the mushroom spawners, leveling each of them to the ground.

With that out of the way, and only one remaining foe, Shield was ready for a nice, leisurely end of the fight. He paced his way back to his opponent and held out the point of his sword, ready and waiting for its inevitable attacks.

"Looks like it's just you and me, big guy," he mocked, probing at the unintelligent foe with both sword point and pointed words. 

Odds are, he'll respond to at least one of those words. Might as well have fun with him either way.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield

[Shield 0]

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [Cooldown 4/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 954/1225 | EN: 116/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -10/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: 200/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91798 results: Craft: 9 [Recovery Proc! +6 EN] MOB: 2 [2+1+3=6 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]

Shield had seen nonplayer enemies show signs of fear before, but this monster was either fearless or brainless. He suspected some combination of both. It barreled in after him, fists flying, pounding at every inch of Shield it thought it could reach. He extended either his sword or his shield towards each of these attacks, sustaining, and even allowing to grow, his hit points. He was nearly back to a thousand, and even if this spore brain managed to crit him every attack, that would not save it nor harm Shield.

"You've just seen the effectiveness of the Immovable Object," he said with a smirk. "Much stronger than you have tried and failed to make a scratch in my defenses. By all means, though. Keep doing my job for me."

Even before the fight was ended, Shield began searching out of the corner of his eye to see if there would be a chest to plunder. He had found them here on occasion. He hoped now might such a time.

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Battle Healing: [+61 HP] Passive: [+1 EN] Healer: [+135 HP Cooldown 0/5]

Action: Parry [-5 EN]

<Shield> HP: 1149/1225 | EN: 116/118 | MIT: 166 | BH: 61 | THN: 90 | DMG: 1 | REC: 6 | TNT

<Myconid Warrior 1> HP: -40/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 2> HP: -10/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3
<Myconid Warrior 3> HP: -10/590 | DMG: 240 | ACC: 3 - ID# 91799 results: Craft: 3 [No Recovery] MOB: 7 [7+1+3=11 - Hit! - Parry Proc - 240/2-166= 1 dmg - THN: 90 dmg - Riposte: 120 dmg]

Loot:

ID# 91800

LD:14+1=15

CD:6

1,770 Col, 1 T3 Rare Weapon

The last attack was as predictable as it was fruitless. Shield merely held up the edge of his blade, dividing the punch in half so that it missed on both sides of him. With next to no damage even resulting on Shield, the last myconid warrior exploded into light and was gone, leaving Shield alone in a cavern lined on all sides by ridges of glowing fungal growths along the wall and a number of giant, decorative mushrooms. The only ones capable of spawning new monsters were gone, at least until their little clusters of glowing caps finished regrowing into full sized towering mushrooms.

He set about searching the room, digging through his inventory for the items he would need to boost his abilities to search for rare items. The first was a simple silver earring. The second was a silver earring with gold inlaid wire which lit up when Shield was near anything valuable.

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Swapping Gear:

- Spirit Spines
- Spirit Plate
+ Finder's Keeper
+ Seeking Aura

He located both of the trinkets in his inventory, swapping out his combat gear. With a flash of light each, his puoldrons and chest plate disappeared, leaving only his canvas shirt and leather gauntlets underneath them. Although he was used to the weight of his armor, it was nice to go without. He scoured the chamber, searching the walls with his hands as he watched for the telltale glow of his earring.

In the relative quiet of the cave, he took a more leisurely pace than he generally did while searching. Usually, he was under the gun, always scraping and searching and making the most of the time he had. However, from the glances he had seen of his loot that had already dropped, he was already coming out on top for this venture, even if he took it easy for a few minutes. While he searched, he also checked to make sure that he had the proper item at the ready in case he did find a chest. A curious new item it was, just a simple golden key, but with so little in the game actually aiding players in their chest loot finds, a little bonus was nothing to sneeze at.

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ID# 91805 results: Loot: 6+5=11 - No mats

So far, the search had been unproductive, and Shield wondered if he might be better off simply fighting the mushrooms again once they regrew. For now, he would leave them alone. He made a second sweep around the room, this time making sure to lean his head closer to the walls and floors in certain spots in case his earring had simply not been near enough to activate. In his sleeve, he felt Lilith's cool body slide its coils around his arm as she regripped him. He smiled a little to himself.

Feels like I'm not the only one getting a little restless at the lack of activity, eh girl?

He took a seat on the floor, filling his lungs with the cool, damp air of the twenty first floor caverns. There was definitely a beauty about the place, though he had taken to little time in recent weeks to appreciate it. Still, he felt as if even stopping to admire it now meant taking too much of a break.

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ID# 91806 results: Loot: 6+5=11 - No chest

Feeling restless, Shield finally gave up the ghost, rising and dusting off before striking off back down the path from which he had come. Lilith snaked her way once again from his sleeve, this time to lie in a pile of coils in his open palm.

"Well, girl, we didn't find any caches of arcane, mystical items," he said with a sigh. "We're not leaving empty handed though. We have a few items to identify and hopefully put on display in the shop. We'll see what comes of those."

He turned a corner and saw the rope bridge that led back to Tomoika. He walked, absentmindedly turning his hands back and forth as Lilith slithered between his fingers, her muscular, smooth body, gliding between them smoothly.

"Well, ready to go home, Lilith?" She flickered her tongue, which she always did regardless of what else was happening around her, which he took to mean 'yes.' He stepped into the teleportation pad. "Taft!"

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- Thread Rewards -
+1 SP
+15,150 Col
+13 T3 Materials
+1 T3 Rare Weapon
+1 T3 Pefect Heavy Armor

 

Edited December 6, 2017 by Shield