On the way back down from the mountain, Ettad kills another anaconda. And then a black mamba. Luckily he doesn't get bitten.
And later in the same day,
at least five anacondas.
And a stingray, while crossing a river. Sigh.
I'm telling Ettad to stop being silly and walk faster. For a moment we actually make some progress. And then, of course, a goblin ambush!
I completely forgot we're in their territory! Luckily it's only a small group of goblins, and we can toy around with them.
While I'm keen to experiment with different kind of weapons, Ettad trusts his halberd. I stop for a moment to admire the bloodshed he's causing. He has truly mastered his axe skills and become an axe lord.
While I'm practising my hammering skills by breaking goblin bones with my crossbow, Ettad kills at least two goblins and then rushes towards me and the last goblin alive. I don't like Ettad stealing my kills so I ditch the crossbow and resort to my pickaxe and martial arts. It's time for another Fist of Urist moment.
After scavenging some weapons and an iron mail shirt from the dead goblins, we leave the scene before more of them show up. They're fun to play with but the sun is already low and I hate fighting in the darkness.
A bit later we see a weird sight. A naked mole dog, of all things. It's having a fight with two anacondas. And then they all get attacked by Ettad. The sight is really bizarre.
Well, I could as well join the battle and try out the silver maul I picked up from a dead goblin.
The naked mole dog is soon dead. I think I saw another one on the other side of the river and decide to check it out. I only find a wounded and very angry anaconda. I'm having some trouble hitting it with my new weapon and Ettad offers his help.
Oh, and there's the naked mole dog I saw earlier.
I wonder why Ettad doesn't join the battle. He's seen something else and gets himself into real trouble.
An alligator! Those things are serious business. I instantly forget about the naked mole dog and run to help Ettad.
The alligator makes charges at both of us, but while one of us is down, the other can strike the beast from behind.
Ettad disables the alligator by cutting its leg and I finish it by embedding my maul into its skull.
Just when we are leaving the scene, more alligators appears! Ettad of course runs straight towards them and I'm forced to join the battle.
Ettad gets a lucky headshot with his alligator, disabling it almost instantly. I'm however having much more trouble with my alligator. The thing keeps charging towards me, pinning me into ground repeatedly. Ettad thinks it's more important to torture the already crippled naked mole dog instead of helping me.
The naked mole dog finally bleds out and Ettad turns his interest back to the crippled alligator. The other alligator is still very alive and trying to eat me.
I'm cursing my weapon choice, as the maul isn't doing much damage against the alligator's thick skin. I left my backpacks along with all my pointy weapons on the other side of the river. I'm going through my stuff to find something sharper, and suddenly remember the quiver I'm carrying. I pull out an iron bolt and start stabbing the alligator with it. This turns out to be a good idea!
Once the alligator is crippled enough, it's just a matter of time to beat it to death. The final blow comes from my foot.
Meanwhile, Ettad is still toying around with his alligator. Feeling a bit angry about Ettad not helping me, I go and steal his kill.
I'm quite sure there's a cave nearby, as naked mole dogs are underground creatures. But we can't find anything that looks like a cave. Either the entrance to the cave has collapsed or it's flooded by the river. I don't want to hang around too long and attract even more alligators, so we leave the place and start searching for a better campsite for the night. We find a nice place between two murky pools and set up a camp there. Hopefully we don't get eaten by alligators at night.
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