"What th-" "Shuuuush" I let out a small shush at annie weak voice, she don't seem to be holding on that well, the mousy title fit her well.
Hmm, why does my voice sound like that?
I get back inside the safe zone, just in front of the hall, as usual, my arms are shaking so damn much.
I give a glance at annie on my right and at my spear, without much thought I grab it and rip it off her hand before she can do anything.
I lift my leg, shaky, and gently tap on the ground, I don't really act like a man that's shaking like a leaf "Clean that."
I tune out any possible answer or agreement in favour of looking in front of me, the familial weight of my spear on my right hand.
I start leaning forward, way too much, shield grazing the ground, spear held inside my elbow pit, close to my side.
Oh, the food's getting ready!
I look at my shield, a single arm holding it, not even in position.
I think I can guard the impact with one single arm.
Said entire arm twitch, traumatized.
Yeah, I can for sure!
As the first boar is already running toward us like a mad man, wanting to crush me in half, I do the wise thing...and look back.
It's slow...don't worrrrry I have time.
I look behind and push annie away with my feet, she was cleaning.
Hah, didn't needed her to clean to be honest.
I was ust a bit bored, having fun however I can you know?
I wave my spear behind me and say "move on the left and right, don't stay behind me" my voice sound so....lazy.
Well makes sense really, I'm just tired and I need to move for something ridiculous like a piece of bacon on hooves.
Who wouldn't be annoyed at this situation? I'm gonna half half this and they better be glad.
I take one step forward, my leg screaming at me to stop, my calf cramp, I still walk forward.
A low sound come out from my throat as the steak rush at me, was that a fucking grow? What in the seven fucking hell? What am I even saying, wait wait wait, I don't want to half ass that!?
The blood boil in my veins and I finally give my bloody steak -hmmm well blue- a single glance.
I slide my right feet back, far.
My left feet get in front, I face the meat sideway, left shoulder with shield in front first, my legs barely can hold how flexed they are, it hurt, it burns, that's so fucking painful, I just want to get up, I want to get up, I want to get up.
I don't really move though, just cough a bloody phlegm that was stuck on my throat as I see it coming tusk first toward my shield.
Hmm, this will hurt real bad.
I'm pretty sure that's how it would feel to get run over by a truck.
Yeah, for sure.
I feel light as gravity stop sticking me on the ground, oh is that jenna in front of me? Hello jenna!
I keep flying, and the first impact on my right shoulder come.
I slam on the ground in a flurry of limb, I tumble on the ground doing my best imitation of a tumble weed, my right arm is busy pushing my shoulder on the ground. Trying to roll as much as I can, it doesn't happen a lot but at least, it's just enough to not slam onto the bed.
I'll consider that a victory.
The biggest crying squeal I ever heard resonate in the safe room.
Ah, no, I'll consider that a victory.
I give a glance toward the impaled beast, the dumb piece of meat shoved it's entire momentum straight into my spear as I thrusted it at the last second, it doesn't look well, is it the second dead? Or third?
Forgot, eh doesn't matter.
The beast stumble and roar, malfoy not half dumb jump on the occasion to force the entierity of his sword on the side of it's head, it start shaking hard like it's in the middle of a seizure, I get up, my leg fail me, I fall down.
I put my feet down, my blood boil, I get up.
Walking forward toward the beast, I ignore the blood on my lips for the sake of a superman punch fueled with the power of a metal shield, it doesn't do much, but with all this fucker took, it finally fall down.
Just, seizure. And then, fall down, limp. in the middle of the hole.
2 down! 2 to go, I grab the fur of the meat, and stand on the body of my conquest, grabbing the hilt of my spear I pull as hard as I can.
A glance right reveal annie puking her meal out on the side, looks like my little was too much for her.
I bend down and look inside the cave, the opening of the hole too low for me to see when I stand on my conquest "Are-are are you fine?" I answer our usual mumbler jenna "Mo-!" I cough blood out for 2 good seconds "Yo-ou-yourenotfine" I wipe the blood and keep watching "I'm more than fine really" I see one boar bleeding out on the side of the cave, already dying, it will die soon, it's done.
The last one is dragging a dead body to the side of the cave, having finally finished, it stand on the cave entrance, sunlight showing off it's numerous injuries.
One dagger hanging in it's body, 2 arrows, multiples spear and sword stabs making blood flow like a river.
And then, it rush.
"You, you, you" I ignore janna panic as annie wipe her mouth with her sleeve, head snapping to looking at jenna and me.
My gaze focus on the dead body the last one moved.
It clicks pretty easily in my mind
Oh, that was the shifting sound!
They were moving the dead body away to be able to run more.
"W, we should stop" the weak voice of jenna resonate in the room. "Do give us an idea on how to stop then" I hear malfoy answer.
Hmm, I can't block that, it's really giving it's all, nothing to stop it's charge, just full running and violence, no dead body will come to make it stumble like it's now dying friend, it will just, crush everything, full power, only debuffs coming from it's blood loss.
Yep.
I move down from my little throne and almost fall down on the ground before balrow grab my arm and hold me steady, why is he shaking more than me?
I keep walking away before I sit down on the ground, utterly exhausted and in pain.
"Move away from the meat" "meat?" Annie answer me "the boar" I say half heartedly, why don't she understand basic words?
"Why?" Jenna is next and I don't need to answer as the dead body of the boar come slide forward deep inside the safe zone, the growls of an injured beast just behind it, pushing it's way in.
I sigh out loud as I see malfoy rushing on it digging his sword sword in just like he did on the last one.
The beast even with a sword on it's head struggle, another dagger dig itself on the top of it's head, and soon after a spear on the bottom.
Fuck, I should really rest.
I fall down, for real this time as the beast fall at the same time.
I stare at the ceiling breathing like a dying bull. Or should I say, boar! Got the joke?
Damn I feel way too good! It's weird!
"Fuck. That was too much" mousy groan the word weakly as she try to get her dagger out "more intense than the previous challenge indeed" malfoy rip his sword out with some struggle, I lift my shield and slide it to balrow that's sitting beside me, he grab it.
A spear tumble with some sound near my feet as I keep heaving, I look at malfoy, and then at the spear, I move my feet and touch the spear, it dissapear in my inventory.
I try to bring myself up but my arms just don't listen to me, my blood way too cold compared to the deep searing burn I had a second ago.
It makes me feel...empty.
Deciding it's not fucking worth it I let myself fall back down again and wince when a particularly painful movement shift my left shoulder, fuck, this shit hurt.
I stare at the light source above, thinking about what just happened, my mind slowly calming down the rush dying down.
A single notification appear in front of my eyes.
[Congratulation! You finished the guardian challenge!]