The dungeon opens up in the section, purple shoots of night grass growing there is an underground river with algae growing they produce a lot of fresh air. This coupled with the Sundbug nest on the roof that produces light for the dungeon. The space is wide enough that Tau can see the other end. Other dungeon plants that need blood, water and light grow here too.
"All of you are the rear guard if something comes up from behind us, you kill them. You kill them with arrows I don't want it getting close to any of you. You are to follow the two us we will handle the kobolds. Jade that sounds alright." Says Tau, picking up a blade of night grass chewing it. Unlike normal grass, this is extremely bitter. The trees here grow far apart and barley with any leaves. The ground is tough, harder than should be possible to grow plants and yet this entire place exists. Unknown to everyone there is a thin layer of fungus that makes this possible acting as a soil bed for all the plants here.
"As you say Tau, please consider my offer. The information is only good for about a week. My only question is, why did we have to use them they are very all fragile. "Ask Jade they could have used her guards for rear duty or even those slightly better blood fist goblin would have been better than these ten.
"They need it the most, of all my forces they have been the most neglected. I think a lot more goblins will be convinced if I can make these few goblins strong. We have a difficult road ahead of us and I need them to know with real results that I can make them strong." Says Tau already moving into the eastern clearing proper. There are a few Sunslugs about on trees and shrubs. He has he spots his first Kobold.
"I will go in first these guys are not the ones I want you to get for them. Shit, maybe we should try first to make sure it works." Says Tau. The Kobold is one five maybe six. It is built like a Hippotragus with shorter hind legs. The one in front of has a brown coat. Its claws are big enough to take off his head in one blow.
"Alright I will wait for you here," says Jade even thou she is not a great fighter she is a decent shot. Tau puts his sword away he wants to test his strength, especially against a weaker enemy at eight hundred white. It is not very strong but most of its points are still in strength so it outclasses by quite a bit in strength. Tau took off his leadership ring, planning to surprise anyone who thinks they can attack him by chance.
A green figure rushes towards the Kobold, it sees the goblin and moves towards Tau. Tau blocks the first attack by diverting then throwing a fist at the kobold's chest that connects well. It tries to bite him since he is right in front of it. Tau narrowly missed by the Kobold. Tau is using this as a baseline to understand how they fight since he needs to capture them. Tau gets a rush of power he unleashes four quick attacks with his hands all the body of the Kobold. It is struggling because he is too close it long arms are now a disadvantage.
[Your Moundmaster Transformation has been completed.]
Tau is happily fighting the Kobold slowly wearing it down, Jade had to shout at the Black-bloods who were watching the fight instead of the keeping. One powerful growl from Jade set them all straight. They quickly form a semi-circle around them bows at the ready. Each of them looks like child soldiers.
Tau continues his onslaught on the kobold. He is beating the body of the kobold down the injuries building on the inside slowing the monster. His final flurry of punches stunning it, it collapses breathing heavily. He moves on to the next one now that he has a general idea of how kobolds smell he is following the freshest trail.
Jade moves to the downed monster, she then touches it on it massive head ears like a pinscher. Her hand glows yellow as she the kobold shrinks.
[You have tamed a kobold!]
Race: kobold
level: 5
Info: A kobold found in the eastern clearing of the dungeon. Tamed as a pet it must now be cared for and trained in order to grow in strength. This has a normal growth rate
Talent: kobold seeker.
[Do you wish to bond with this creature]
"You there Goblina come over here now!" says Jade. Two of the Black-bloods come towards her, they look at each other and one of them moves backwards first leaving the other to follow the command given by Jade she walks over trembling slightly.
Jade grabs her hand quickly, the grub yelps as she is pulled in by the hobgoblin.
[Bond to Reek?]
Jade bonds the kobold to Reek and moves towards where Tau went. She wants to see him fight more he has a scrappy fighting style. She is comparing him to Dimitri who has a very refined fighting style looking Mayweather were Tau look like a Silva. She catches up to him he is almost at the next kobold. It is the right kind of monster, a Jaeger Kobold. The Jaeger Kobold look like Bjorns more than wolves. They also wear a simple armour made from the pelts of the main food source here in the dungeon.
Tau eyes flash red the smell from the armour of the Kobold is of a goblin. He rushes it since the Jaeger kobold is stronger than a normal Kobold it is also slower. Tau jumps on the Jaeger kobold back, biting at its neck. The Jaeger kobold stands on its hind legs. Tau allows himself to fall behind it he punches the back of its leg causing to tilt to the left. He greets the tilting Jaeger Kobold with a kick to the face. Its face feels hard with the short snout.
The Jaeger kobold shakes the slakes of light out of its eyes. Swinging its massive arm at Tau back and forth. Right and left the Jaeger Kobold grazes him as he fails to account for the claws that extended out when it attacks. Tau doesn't shy away thou following through with his attack using the momentum of the Jaeger Kobold to stab it in the gut with its own paw.
ROAR!!!
The bloody paw of the Jaeger Kobold is pulled by Tau as he moves back to create some space between him and the monster. It looks around maybe for help or an escape. Taking its eye of Tau is a mistake as he is right back at it. The others have surrounded them it sees enemies all around with no escape.
Tau is coming to grips with how his power analyser works. This Jaeger Kobold has one thousand five hundred power and much like Kluk it is white spread out thinly around it. It seems to him the closer the energy is held the stronger the opponent, of course, he still has to test this. He also needs to figure out how to gauge the speed, strength, and, magic power.
The Jaeger Kobold is punched in the shoulder then the neck by Tau. It stands again protecting its face leaving the gut wide open. Tau unleashes another four-punch a chillingly accurate punch to the liver then heart and chest stunning it. Tau continues with the strength of Jaeger Kobold it has a lot more health. Tau twists away as the stun ends.
"Impi shoot it!" Tau dodges three, no! Four short hooks from the Jaeger kobold it. Impi who still has to turn around and look at Tau. Impi sees that jaeger kobold roaring and swinging at Tau. Who is doing his best to survive Impi picks up his bow. The simple wooden bow is half his length he notches his arrow very carefully making sure to not drop the arrow when he takes aim. Tau sees his chance and kicks the descending arm of the Kobold.
"Now Impi! shoot It," Jade is waiting to see what happens. she can scent that Tau is not really in trouble, he wants these grubs to practice obviously. she calls over the other one who already has a kobold and says
"Go train in the western clearing with whoever gets the next kobold. You guys have to practice if you'll are this weak the is no point to you guys as guards if anything happens that sends one of the kobolds to get us." Since they are Jade plans to suggest they clear this dungeon since it is daily dungeon the map of the entire area except the eastern clearing is filled out. That's why she wants to send the other to the western clearing the monsters there are difficult because they swarm so some strong is need to stand in front while others shot arrows.
The black-blood nods and goes back to the others. Jade and Tau see a short arrow enter the side of the Jaeger kobold. It doesn't budge. Jade says to Impi.
"Fire until it looks at you fool!." Impi notches another arrow, firing at its side again. Firing arrow after arrow. Tau dances around the Arrows and The jaeger Kobold slower they weaken it enough. It slows literally on its last legs bleeding all over it roars! Charging at Tau a final attack before it dies. The Jaeger kobold on all four runs at the green goblin...