Wild mage's summons make the fight difficult
Octahrg almost had enough of facing such strong enemies that he considered leaving to head back to Ark and off in another direction, but the fact that he was clearing out these tough enemies once the right tactics are put into play, it was decided to continue clearing the nearby areas while he was able to.
"Eventually I will get to breath easy when I have finally killed and looted enough here, but for now I must continue to push through the pain and deaths as best as I can" he said with a worried voice.
It was a regret he gained along with what seemed an impossible fight. Wild Mage with summoning and other spells at their disposal, and the summons chosen, were a Soil Elemental and Elemental Wolf. This seemed so unfair as he fought and died multiple times before using proper tactics to take out the Soil Elemental then Elemental Wolf, then finally move onto the Wild Mage.
"Phew that was a tough fight, I need to rest in this watchtower like the other times they came in handy. But what is in this chest... Oh my, that is some good loot" Octharg said while rummaging through the chest in the watchtower.
Multiple items worth some nice coin, some additional gold and a rank 2 summon battleaxe to replace the rank 1 spell already available. It was nice to grab this before a sit down as the next stop is the dragons lair.
Sleeping dragon awakens
It is time. The dragon sleeps on top of its lair in wait for fools to try defeat it.
Octharg walks in to get a closer look and as he gets by the stairs is when the dragon wakes up, angry and flies around a little before landing, proceeding to then launch a breath of fire to blast the Ice Elemental. Life Absorption didn't do too much quickly, so the dragon burns our villain to death.
Another shot but this time ensuring to come from the side and launch fire and frost from his staves to get some damage out. But no luck again as the dragon is just too powerful to face head on, no surprises there either.
"Now how am I going to beat this thing. Hmm, maybe... I see over there where a walkway with an arch is, I can keep shooting arrows while getting behind cover before being destroyed by the flames and a slow damage output will see a victory" he thought to himself before preparing an arrow.
First arrow lands from a distance and gets the dragon flying, prompting Octharg to get to his spot of tactical advantage. The dragon launches his fire but does nothing thanks to the archway, success!
The dragon proceeds to fly for a short time before hovering outside the archway while Octharg stands in the middle, allowing an arrow to be shot before hiding as the dragon is about to blow fire out. It was a rinse and repeat strategy until the dragon dies and a relief.
As its health got lower and lower it decided it had enough and landed down in the open nearby, which made Octharg have to change tactics and use the cover of the high ground. He kept shooting arrows and doing nice damage, but as the dragon is about to attack he would get out of sight and let the flames pass before continuing the fight.
"You are going to die now so prepare for these last few arrows!" Octharg shouted while still attacking.
Finally the final shot came out and the dragon was slain, all from a tough fight that was made easier after taking the time out to think. Not only was it great experience for Octharg but it had some nice loot including a couple bits of enchanted gear which will be sold, as will the dragon bones. Some learning books, a new spell of rank 2 which will come in handy, plus a staff of fire wrath that had some nice damage and will be used immediately.
It was a nice relief to have beaten his first dragon and this tale was going to be told as he showed the dragon bones, back in Ark once he has returned there. They will spread the word of this legendary victory as he sells them bones for more profit.
But first there is an out of the way place to check out. Exploring would only be done once he had gotten to the end of the path, which did not take too long as he kept running along and not stopping for anything except for the view of a nice sight, one of gloom and darkness.
Then when he finally reached the paths end did he realise it was a wasted journey. A key is required to check out this beautiful mansion and location, so it was back to the Myrad tower so Octharg could rest in Ark and sell off the loot the won't be used.
"At least I was able to get a look around and end the day on a good note, even if those deaths took it out of me."
This was part 14 in a series accompanying Octharg The Destroyer on his journey to regain his lost power and become the destroyer he once was.
Stay tuned for part 15 and see what befalls our villain.
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