Kaelion: What?! I lost a level?!!
The writings on the screen trembled, the numbers were changing by themselves.
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He looked at his sword, it was rustier and duller than before.
And at that moment Kaelion realized how quickly these corrupted creatures dulled the sword.
Kaelion felt numbness at his fingertips.
His skin started to pale, and the visible veins turned dark.
Kaelion: What's happening to me?...
But he had no time to think.
There were other murmurs in the mist.
The four foxes had turned into eight.
The clouds shifted to black and purple tones.
Kaelion took a breath.
One more breath… and another one…
He focused intensely and gripped his sword with both hands.
Now, completely independent of the natural events happening around him, he focused on the eight creatures in front of him. Come on then!
The creatures were attacking him one by one for no reason, as if they were planning to tire out their prey and then deliver a fatal blow at the end, or maybe they were having fun mocking him?
We don't know that yet.
One of the creatures jumped forward.
Kaelion: Come on then! (he swung his sword toward the fox's head)The Corrupted Fox bit Kaelion's sword and landed a shallow claw strike.[-30 HP] [170/200]Kaelion: Ah! That hurt! (despite the claw strike, he didn't let go of his sword.)
(He tried to pull his sword out of the fox's mouth... but the fox wouldn't let go.)
There was only one option left; he punched the fox hard in the jaw to make it release the sword.
But the fox didn't react, as if it was enjoying itself... Kaelion gathered all his strength, straightened the sword in the fox's mouth, and thrust it forward!
This move drove the sword into the fox's throat; the fox screamed in pain, opened its jaws, and as Kaelion pulled his sword, he slashed its throat.
Kaelion: Seven left... Come on then!