As you recall, last update we were able to get rid of one of the guards, but the other on is coming our way:
We can't wall him off this time. We'll have to fight!
First, I forbid all the marble and cancel all mining designations.
My miners have been mining at the marble for quite a while. I can only hope they can mine at the flesh just as well.
I create a military squad out of my two miners. The Misty fortresses, they are called. Since Edem has been a miner for longer than Shem, and is probably more skilled with the pickaxe, I make him the leader. The fate of our civilization now rests on the shoulders of this pair non-soldiers.
I have them stationed in a behind a door at the start of the hallway, in the room closest to the graveyard. Once he's past the door, I intend to corner the troll and lock the door behind him so he can't run and alert the others. Assuming he doesn't slaughter my miners.
"What's the rush?" asks Sodel, the stoneworker.
Even while the other dwarves retreat to the tower, she keeps going to the pit. Frustrated, I have the stair construction cancelled.
Reluctantly, she lets go of the marble and heads back to the tower. It also seems my soldiers are going to the tower, perhaps to prepare...? They'll have to be quick. The troll is advancing our way.
As they finally finish preparing, the troll draws dangerously close.
Change of plan! They don't have enough time to reach the end of the hallway!
Instead I have them stationed in the winding passage near the beginning of the hallway, hoping they will make it in time to ambush the troll.
As they make it to the passage, the troll climbs the elevation that leads into the southern living quarters.
WHAT?!
In blatant disobedience, the dwarves ignore the passage, and go straight for the troll! Well, I hope they live.
As Shem engages the troll, a cyan liquid is sprayed across the wall. The colour of troll blood! What a hero Shem must be, spilling troll blood as soon as he approached! I inspect the combat log.
Bah! It's just a lip! And she punched it without even using her pick! You'll have to do better than that if you want to survive this fight Shem!
Edem isn't doing any better! In fact, she's doing worse! And why aren't they using their weapons?
Because they're not holding them. And they were sent to kill Dur? At least the troll hasn't done anything either. He is also cornered! At least he won't be getting any help.
Spoke too soon...
It appears there was another door leading out of the hallway which I haven't seen. And now that his buddy is fighting he casually walks out and comes to his aid. That means two vs two. A goblin spearman and a troll versus two unarmed, unarmored, inexperienced dwarves. A fair fight.
Concerned for their well being, I station them at the end of the graveyard, the only way out at this moment. Going back up will lead the creatures to my dwarves, and we still don't have a stair case for the caverns.
They disobey and continue mindlessly punching the troll.
The troll punches Edem in the lower spine, only bruising it. Shem bites the troll repeatedly.
The goblin passes by the fight, not even giving my dwarves a second glance. What is he doing? Is this just arrogance? Considering how he didn't walk out of his trap the moment he noticed he was walled off suggests it is arrogance at work here. Does he know something I don't? I'll have to keep an eye on him. Usbu Bostebuksos is his name.
Edem then moves out of the fight. I order her to go back to it. So she turns back and starts walking towards the troll.
Shem has become a wrestler. Nice!
The troll is unconscious and heavily bruised. It's beginning to look like this will turn out well.
It's beginning to look like this will not turn out well. The troll woke up and started pushing Shem towards the graveyard, while Edem is running in the opposite direction! Shem then jumps into the graveyard.
Not everything is looking so bleak however. the troll passes out while fighting Shem.
The troll then seriously wounds Shem. I'll have to worry about that one later though. The troll once again fall unconscious.
Meanwhile Mucustomb and her pals are causing trouble underground. I check if I can zoom to location. As for the troll, he is still unconscious and being beat senseless by my soldiers.
Indeed I can. Behold Mucustomb! A giant blind pterosaur with deadly blood. That will make disposing of them harder.
There are two nameless blind fiends besides a named one:
Mudosnut, Boneputrescence.
This one is injured however.
Mucustomb is lagging behind in the preceding room.
Mucustomb stands beside Bonepurescence and all four of them wait behind the slade door. What are they planning? And the strange way the goblin acted. What was the meaning of it? I have a feeling we'll find out pretty soon.
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