a quick diving attack but were easily dealt with by swift strikes to their critical areas, their wings. It was a tactic that had served well throughout gaming history. If a fast flying monster attacked you, such as these bats, do not try to land a killing strike. Aim for the wings. If you damage them enough to prevent the monster from being able to fly, they will usually be a lot easier to deal with.
The bats were no different. They were the weakest monster in the mine once you took away their speed. One bat fell to the platform with a shriek, while the other fluttered around erratically. It was not able to fly properly and eventually settled down on the platform rail.
More bats came, but they were only an issue for a brief moment. Of course, the time spent dealing with them had still come at a price. The rats and goblins reached the first platform then began to run up the ramp toward him.
Scott rolled under a diving bat then came to a stop with his right palm pressed forward and down toward the oncoming horde. “Burn!”
A tiny burning dart of mana erupted shot from his palm and impacted on the lead goblin before unleashing a loud and fiery explosion. It was knocked back by the blast and took the monsters behind it down with it due to the steepness of the ramp.
Another bat attempted to take him for its meal, but he leapt into the air and performed a spinning kick that neatly sliced off one of its wings. The creatures were annoying and took up precious time. However, he managed to fire another explosive dart of magic down the ramp after he handed. This time he was able to catch several of the monsters in the blast zone.
He ran half-way down the ramp and fired off two fiery attacks before returning to his position. The last two impacted directly in the central area of the platform and caught many of the massed monsters in the blast radius. Several of them went up in flames then started to scream and run around. The burning effect was contagious in its own way and whenever one of the burning monsters, especially the rats, was near another monster for more than a second it would catch fire as well.
Scott stomped on the weakly crawling bats that he had cut out of the skies before then turned to see that the fire was starting to die down. Several members of the horde were dead, but more had taken their place. It also seemed like more monsters were entering the area. That was not a good sign. He had already expended one-fourth of his mana.
A hissing sound from his left indicated the thing that he had feared most had come to pass. The sticky string of web material shot toward him. He barely had time to react to it and knew that it would hit. However, his foreknowledge was flawed. Just as the spider began to shoot its webbing a bat swooped in to try and make an attack. The spider ended up webbing the bat instead!
The spider made a strange clicking growl sort of noise then looked between Scott and the bat. The sorcerer’s eyes widened when he realized what it was doing. The spider was trying to decide what it wanted to eat! Scott snatched up the bat by one of its feet then tossed it toward the spider. The hellish monstrosity chittered then jumped toward it. Thankfully, it did not catch it until it had moved beyond the rail. The spider had its meal, but it also plummeted toward the ground.
Scott fired off two more burn spells toward the mass of monsters that were trying to climb the ramp. Then he ran over to the downed bats. He snatched them up and threw them off the platform into the closest pocket of spiders. There were only a handful of the annoying eight-legged freaks, but the bats kept them busy.
He was surprised and excited to see that something else happened as well. The remaining bats heard the cries of their brethren. They turned on the spiders and began to attack them! The spiders were much stronger, but the bats had greater numbers.
Two of his most annoying foes were out of the picture for the moment. He
The bats were no different. They were the weakest monster in the mine once you took away their speed. One bat fell to the platform with a shriek, while the other fluttered around erratically. It was not able to fly properly and eventually settled down on the platform rail.
More bats came, but they were only an issue for a brief moment. Of course, the time spent dealing with them had still come at a price. The rats and goblins reached the first platform then began to run up the ramp toward him.
Scott rolled under a diving bat then came to a stop with his right palm pressed forward and down toward the oncoming horde. “Burn!”
A tiny burning dart of mana erupted shot from his palm and impacted on the lead goblin before unleashing a loud and fiery explosion. It was knocked back by the blast and took the monsters behind it down with it due to the steepness of the ramp.
Another bat attempted to take him for its meal, but he leapt into the air and performed a spinning kick that neatly sliced off one of its wings. The creatures were annoying and took up precious time. However, he managed to fire another explosive dart of magic down the ramp after he handed. This time he was able to catch several of the monsters in the blast zone.
He ran half-way down the ramp and fired off two fiery attacks before returning to his position. The last two impacted directly in the central area of the platform and caught many of the massed monsters in the blast radius. Several of them went up in flames then started to scream and run around. The burning effect was contagious in its own way and whenever one of the burning monsters, especially the rats, was near another monster for more than a second it would catch fire as well.
Scott stomped on the weakly crawling bats that he had cut out of the skies before then turned to see that the fire was starting to die down. Several members of the horde were dead, but more had taken their place. It also seemed like more monsters were entering the area. That was not a good sign. He had already expended one-fourth of his mana.
A hissing sound from his left indicated the thing that he had feared most had come to pass. The sticky string of web material shot toward him. He barely had time to react to it and knew that it would hit. However, his foreknowledge was flawed. Just as the spider began to shoot its webbing a bat swooped in to try and make an attack. The spider ended up webbing the bat instead!
The spider made a strange clicking growl sort of noise then looked between Scott and the bat. The sorcerer’s eyes widened when he realized what it was doing. The spider was trying to decide what it wanted to eat! Scott snatched up the bat by one of its feet then tossed it toward the spider. The hellish monstrosity chittered then jumped toward it. Thankfully, it did not catch it until it had moved beyond the rail. The spider had its meal, but it also plummeted toward the ground.
Scott fired off two more burn spells toward the mass of monsters that were trying to climb the ramp. Then he ran over to the downed bats. He snatched them up and threw them off the platform into the closest pocket of spiders. There were only a handful of the annoying eight-legged freaks, but the bats kept them busy.
He was surprised and excited to see that something else happened as well. The remaining bats heard the cries of their brethren. They turned on the spiders and began to attack them! The spiders were much stronger, but the bats had greater numbers.
Two of his most annoying foes were out of the picture for the moment. He
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