Kobold Fight Club

John cast his gaze back down to the lava woman: her hair was silver and flowing down her back, her eyes were glazed over and vacant. The skin on her face was grey but her cheeks were full-blush while her mouth was curled in a crazed pleasurable smile. Her arms were covered in rock that had cracks either showing her grey skin or the glow of lava beneath and her hands were large, almost bear-like paws made of lava.

His eyes lingered on what unmistakably marked her as female: large globes of lava unnaturally shaped into breasts.

The grey skin of her stomach was framed on each side by more stone and her inner thighs glowed as lava similar to her chest shaped her legs and were surrounded by more rock. As John continued scanning down her body, he noticed a thick black chain that led from behind her and was anchored into the stonework, then he noticed another mirroring the first.

’Not only **** up but chained up too?’ John groaned at his internal voice, ’Fuck, I’m gonna try saving her, aren’t I? How could I not, though? I’ll never be able to get it out of my head, I don’t know how I’d be able to save her though; there have to be at least a couple hundred kobolds down there…’

John looked at the crowd of kobolds; first, he noticed how they all had very different clothing and adornments, then he spent some time Observing them, maybe going through twenty or thirty. Luckily for him most seemed to be around level one or two. Of course, he couldn’t Observe a bunch of the kobolds without doing it to the three that stood above the rest. He started with the one on the right:

Dragonshield Kobold

Level 4

General Info:
Dragonshield kobolds are stronger, faster and smarter than average kobolds and are one of the five higher class kobolds. They also have the benefit of exceeding kobold limitations in terms of strength and can become stronger through training.
Within kobold culture, it is a great honour to be born or given this title as it signifies that you are to guard a great dragon’s eggs and wyrmlings.
Dragonshield Kobolds are slightly larger and often have unique markings, unlike kobolds.

Personal Info:
This kobold was born from the same egg as another which is extremely rare for a kobold much less a Dragonshield Kobold.
Both siblings work to protect both their clan and their leader and to both their disappointments they lack a great dragon to serve.

’Okay, so like twice the level of most of the other kobolds, that’s not that bad, I’ll assume I’ll get the same thing from observing the other, so it’s probably not needed and I could probably beat both of them by myself. I think my main issue right now is the numbers; there are way too many for me to fight and I haven’t even checked the big guy out yet,’ he thought before casting Observe on the largest kobold:

Darôs

Dragonwrought Kobold
Level 7

General Info:

A dragonwrought kobold is seen as royalty, and are above all of the other higher class kobolds. Even before they hatch, their eggs have a particular look to them and once discovered they are separated from the general kobold nests.
They are closer to their dragon ancestors than ordinary kobolds and as such, live much longer, grow stronger as they age and have resistance to mind-altering magic.
Due to their social standing, they are immediately put into a place of power within the clan and often take over as the leader.

Personal Info:

Darôs is a vain, egotistical ruler.
He was given power without having learned the values ordinary kobolds are instilled with.
He purposefully holds back the clan, having them sacrifice their wealth to the volcano and restricting breeding, this is because he fears that if the clan is prosperous that they will become stronger and will overthrow him.
He found Agni after she’d wandered into the fire bloom grove and had been debilitated by the pollen, and continues to feed her small amounts in order to keep her under his control.

’So he’s the boss that I have to save my mutations for, I’m not sure how easy that fight would be… Well, I can’t hide here forever and at least I could try to find the others before coming up with a plan to free the lava girl.’ John nodded to himself as he moved on.

Soon the light of the tunnel opening began to dim so he pulled out the spear once again. The tunnels varied in width and height, sometimes making it hard for John to make his way forward, but eventually, he began seeing things like wicker baskets and rudimentary wooden crates, mostly filled with stones and rocks.

He continued walking when the tunnel widened to roughly five feet and he suddenly had maybe a foot or so clearance above him when standing up straight. He walked until a sudden ’ping’ stopped him dead in his tracks; a thin wire across the floor he hadn’t seen had snapped as he’d walked into it. Not even a moment later and a net dropped onto him. He thrashed around a little causing small bells to ring.

He stopped and took a breath before thinking for a second, ’That couldn’t work, could it?’ He crossed his fingers on one hand, stored the spear, and then gripped onto the net with the other.

In an instant, the net vanished and a new item was added to his inventory before he pulled the spear out again. John pumped his arm in celebration when a group of four Kobolds came from the tunnel ahead, then he heard something from behind him and turned to see a group of five, all holding similar spears. ’Where the hell did they come from? I just came that way,’ he thought while gripping onto the spear in his hands.

One of the kobolds pointed at John then shouted in a yappy voice, “Spear! He makes Ka no live! Make him no live!”

John could tell this was going south and fast, so before giving them a chance to attack, he threw the spear, and due to his bad aim and never throwing a spear before, he completely missed his mark… fortunately, with several kobolds in that direction, it was hard to miss every single one of them; a kobold wearing only a brown leather skirt, its scales painted with black intricate markings, cried out as it sunk to one knee, clutching at the spear jutting out from its hip.

DMG 7.11 (0.11 Fire DMG)

Once the spear had left his hand, he pulled the other from his inventory and charged at another. Though belts and straps probably made for good utility having several pouches across its chest and waist, it proved to be ineffective as armour as John’s spear pushed between them into the kobold’s chest.

DMG 20.3 (0.3 Fire DMG)

Blood poured from the wound as John withdrew the spear, the Kobold dropping to the floor lifeless.

He could hear the five behind him rushing towards him as the two standing in front lunged.

-2.03HP (0.03 Fire DMG)

-5.08HP (0.08 Fire DMG)

He grunted in pain as the spears burned into his body. Fighting through the pain he grabbed a hold of the spear still sticking out of the downed kobold’s leg and stored it into his inventory. Blood poured out of the wound and the kobold clutched at the opening, letting out a cry of pain before falling limp.

DMG 6 (****) (Bleeding)

He thrust the spear into the kobold wearing nothing, multiple piercings and several metal rings that adorned its tail glinting in the light given off from their weapons.

DMG 26.39 (0.39 Fire DMG)

The small reptile let out a gasp before falling backwards. ’Well they are one-hit kills and they don’t do a ton of damage to me; I need to not get hit though because my health will dwindle super quickly with this many of them,’ John thought.

The other kobold in front of him thrust its spear at John, forcing him to move out of the way. His dodge left him open to three of the kobolds behind him who managed to stab into his back, making him gasp as he felt the hot spears pierce his body.

-9.09HP (0.09 Fire DMG) (Critical hit)

-4.06HP (0.06 Fire DMG)

-2.03HP (0.03 Fire DMG)

“Fuck!” John exclaimed. ’I need to get rid of this last one in front of me, then I don’t have to worry about being hit from behind.’ He aimed for the gap between the leather armour pieces the last kobold in front of him wore. His thrust missed as the kobold manoeuvred its spear to counter, forcing John to take a couple of steps to the side to avoid more damage. Coming to the side of the kobold, he realised another way around and reached out with his other hand, grabbed the kobold by its poncho-like clothing and pushed it hard towards the others.

A yelp of pain told John it had just hit the pointy end of one of the kobolds spears before it yapped out, “No stabbing me, stabbing human, make no live!”

John smiled and readied himself for their attacks. All six rushed at the same time, their close formation making it hard for John to dodge their attacks, but he managed to move out of the way of four of them.

-4.06HP (0.06 Fire DMG)

-5.08HP (0.08 Fire DMG)

He still grunted in pain as he felt two sharp burning pains in his stomach.

Bouncing back right away, he aimed for the same kobold he’d tossed before, aiming for the same spot, this time it didn’t have the space to dodge and yelped as the spear entered its body.

DMG 15.23 (0.23 Fire DMG)

The reptile's eyes almost rolled into the back of its head as John yanked the spear from it and it dropped to the floor.

Still having five kobolds to deal with, John jumped back, realising that though they died easily, they still dealt a decent amount of damage when combined, especially because he could never dodge every attack. And even if the damage wasn’t much, it hurt.

Before they could make another move against him, John realised he’d gotten something that would help in this situation; they were unable to spread out much even if the tunnel was wider and higher than the ones he’d been down before.

He quickly stored the spear and pulled out the net, and though not the best throw, he still managed to cover the remaining kobolds who yelled and argued. Unable to fight back it didn’t take long for John to finish them off.

“Why didn’t I think about that sooner? Making strategies and thinking about what to do is so much easier on a computer,” John complained.

He sat down on the floor and cast Meditation for the first time in what felt like forever. Although the damage he’d taken wasn’t all that much, he still thought he should take a breather, and after a few minutes which brought back around ten HP, he stood back up and collected the spears and the net just in case they could come in handy. Rummaging around the kobolds, the rest of their belongings didn’t seem to have any use for John, even the jewelry some had on looked shoddy and crudely made.

His health was still down so he maintained the Meditation while creeping through the tunnels until his HP was at max again. He sped up to make up for the lost time and it didn’t take long for the tunnels to become narrower and shorter again but the larger tunnels also became a little more frequent. He continued on, keeping his eyes out for traps, and eventually he could hear talking again.

He slowed down to a crawl as he stored the spear again; he was careful not to make a sound and kept his ear out until he could hear what was being said.

“Not wanting scout, liking dig more. Scout only find insects and moles, dig finding shinies,” one voice said.

“Other scout find **** and boss happy sell,” the other replied.

“Find ****? When?” the first voice asked.

“Soon before, lost in tunnel, they find get before human knowing what happen. Make good ****, making boss much happy,” the second informed.

John became angrier and angrier as they spoke until he was visibly shaking. ’FUCK! I’M SICK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP HER!’ he yelled internally.

He inched forwards until they were in view. Fortunately, although they saw him, he was able to hear which one knew about Ellie. He pulled a spear from his inventory and launched it at the other kobold with as much strength as possible which sent it crashing into the wall.

DMG 30.45 (0.45 Fire DMG) (Critical Hit)

The other seemed to stop like a deer in headlights and didn’t have time to react as John yelled and lunged at it. His hand easily wrapped around its throat and he slammed it into the wall behind.

DMG 5

Red threatened to creep into his vision as he became more and more enraged. As it looked at John, its eyes grew in fear.

“The human, where did they take her!?” Spit flew out and hit the kobold in the face as John yelled.

“B-boss has… N-no know where take.” The kobolds voice was weak.

John huffed almost bull-like at the kobold, “How do I find her and get her back?” His voice was still raised but in a more calm rage tone.

“I-I-I… b-boss? Ch-challenge?” the kobold stuttered.

“Challenge the big guy? That would be stupid, in almost all directions he’s surrounded by kobolds,” John said.

“Challenge mean boss only,” the kobold almost whispered.

“Fine, I don’t care anyway, I’m getting her back even if I have to slaughter any kobold in my way.” With those words, he threw the kobold across the tunnel onto the floor before collecting the spears. As John reached for the living kobold’s spear he could see it was about to object before thinking better of it.

“Which way do I go?” He asked.

The kobold made its way past John with its head low before pushing on the wall revealing a passage.

John entered and headed down the narrow tunnel with purpose, determined to get Ellie back.

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