"Borug!" Hub shouted, "He can't constantly summon skeletons, can he?! He can only summon two!"
Nathaniel narrowed his eyes, seeing that he was at 60/100MP, the blue bar on the corner of his line of sight. He shifted, slightly moving to his left, angling his body to face most of him. He knew that it was the Orc who might pose the biggest of problems since he wasn't aware of what he was capable.
Besides magic, he had already convinced himself that these humans were just like him, regular and fragile. And considering that he had magic and a strange System on his side, he had some sort of advantage.
Or was it?
Borug took a step forward, "I don't use Magic, though...." He said, "I have to approach this carefully...."
Hub drew a dagger, "We rush him at once." He said, "You from in front, me from the side. If we get him at the same time, he won't react quickly enough."
"Now!!" the Orc bellowed
The two of them rushed at Nathaniel, who immediately stepped back as Hub reached him first. Nathaniel dodged a swipe from the knife, avoiding a cut as he saw Borug swinging his club downwards. He was able to narrowly avoid the attack, hearing the sound of the club hitting the ground. He felt some dirt and stones hitting his leg and arms, the impact of the strike had sent them flying at him.
"Shit...." Nathaniel said, "If that connects, I'm-"
He was then hit in the chest by Borug's shoulder tackle, sending him flying a few feet away. He hit the ground hard and immediately rolled over, feeling the air leaving his lungs.
"Get him!" Borug shouted
Hub rushed at Nathaniel, who was wheezing hard, trying to catch his breath, "I got you!"
Nathaniel then pivoted to the side as Hub stabbed at him, countering with his own knife, swinging it at Hub. The knife grazed Hub's shoulder, sending a sharp pain throughout his body.
"Arghh!" Hub stumbled slightly as Nathaniel hit him with a spinning kick, "Oughh!"
Hub hit the ground as he clutched his shoulder, groaning in pain. Nathaniel was about to capitalize on this and stab him but Borug was already on him, swinging his club. He swung it too fast for Nathaniel to react to this and was hit in the side of his body, again being flung across the ground.
"Fuck....!" Nathaniel groaned in pain, dropping the knife on the ground, "He's strong!"
"Do not underestimate an Orc's strength." Borug walked towards him, "I got you now....."
Nathaniel felt his entire body throbbing in pain as he clutched his side. He rolled away from Borug's club, which was swung downwards hard, splinters and dirt flying everywhere as he struck the ground.
He looked over to see where the knife was; behind Borug. He then looked up at the Orc, getting back up to his knees as he clutched his midsection. He noticed that Hub was also getting back up, giving him a serious scowl.
Borug lunged at him, swinging the club horizontally at him, aiming for his head. Nathaniel ducked down, the club missing him. He then rushed Borug, going for his leg, trying to take him down. The moment he came in contact with him, his entire body collided with Borug, as if he ran into a brick wall.
"What the fuck...." Nathaniel said as Borug hit him with an elbow to the back, slamming him to the ground, "Arrghh!!"
Borug then grabbed him by the shoulder, flinging him to the side, "You foolish little man." He said, "To hell with keeping you alive. I think it is best that we kill him."
"What of his organs?" Hub asked as he panted slightly, "We need some for the ritual. The boss will kill us if we don't get some!"
"We'll find more." Borug said, "This guy killed several of our guys."
He walked towards Nathaniel, who was on his stomach, groaning. He stood before him, raising his club in the air, glaring at Nathaniel with pure anger in his eyes.
Hub looked around, "Where's that knife?"
Borug frowned, "What?"
Borug had not noticed that Nathaniel was flung towards his Corpse Weapon, having rolled over the knife, and it was now in his hand.
Nathaniel then rolled over, swinging his knife at Borug's knee, cutting him. The orc's body was hit by a powerful jolt of pain, causing him to buckle hard.
"Urghh!" Borug exclaimed as Nathaniel immediately got up and swung his left fist at his stomach, hitting him hard, "Arghh!!"
The orc stumbled back into Hub, who was behind him, and collapsed to his knees. Hub scowled as this happened and stepped to the side, watching how Nathaniel was composing himself while panting.
"You stupid fuck...!!" Hub said, "I'll gut you!"
"N-Necrotic power!" Borug managed, "His knife has necrotic power! Don't get touched by it!!"
"No wonder the wound hurt like hell!" Hub said, "But don't worry, it passes after a few seconds."
A bit of blood came out of Nathaniel's mouth, "Shit..." He said, "That club hurt.....it could have killed me....I think....."
"Time is running out on this weapon...." He thought to himself, "But....."
He noticed that his MP was at full; 100/100MP.
He took a deep breath in as Borug wobbled back to his feet, "Alright...." He said as he twirled the knife, "Let's dance."
He rushed at Hub, stabbing at him, but the bandit dodged, swinging his own weapon at him. Nathaniel pivoted to the right and got to Hub's left, hitting him with a front kick to the stomach, buckling the bandit hard.
Borug grabbed his club and swung it hard at Nathaniel, but it was already anticipated. Nathaniel dodged the attack by stepping back and immediately rushing Borug. He got close to him, thrusting the dagger at his stomach, but the Orc was able to stop it by grabbing Nathaniel's wrist hard.
Nathaniel dropped his knife, knowing the time was nearly out, and simply spat his blood at Borug's face.
"You disgusting freak!" Borug exclaimed as his grip loosened, and he had his eyes closed
"Summon Skeleton"
"Another one?!" Hub exclaimed as the Skeleton sprouted from the ground underneath Borug, grabbing the knife, "Wait!!! Borug!!"
"Stab them." Nathaniel said
The Skeleton clattered its teeth and stabbed Borug in the thigh, causing the orc to shout out in pain. Hub rushed towards the skeleton but was tackled by Nathaniel to the ground.
Without wasting time, Nathaniel got control of Hub's wrists and entered a full-mount atop Hub, who was on his back. Then, Nathaniel let go of Hub's left wrist and in a swift motion, he smashed his face with his elbow; a loud crack was heard as Nathaniel repeated this three more times. The sound of Hub's groans was disturbing; the grip on his dagger was undone and Nathaniel quickly grabbed it.
"Hub!" Borug exclaimed as he pushed the skeleton behind him away
He then saw that the Knife had slowly disintegrated, leaving the skeleton unarmed. He swung his club at the skeleton, trying to quickly end it, but it rolled towards him and avoiding the hit completely.
"What?" Borug stumbled due to the stab wound and the intense pain he felt
Suddenly, he felt a sharp sensation on his side. He turned to see that Nathaniel had driven the dagger he took from Hub into his midsection.
"Urghh...." Borug dropped the club to the ground as he glared at Nathaniel, "You bastard....."
He had seen that Hub was on the ground, blood covering his face as he groaned in pain.
"Life or death." Nathaniel said, "You lot cannot complain when you planned on gutting me for some ritual. This is merely natural...to defend myself and avoid that fate."
"You are nothing but livestock for our Goddess...." Orc said, "Those who don't worship her...deserve to die!!"
Borug pushed Nathaniel away and reached for his club.
"Grab him!" Nathaniel shouted
The Skeleton had wrapped its arms around the Orc from behind, its mouth clattering loudly as Borug scowled.
"Let go of me, you fucking Skeleton!!" Borug shouted
"Seems your strength is being drained slowly due to your wounds and the power of the knife." Nathaniel said as he wiped the blood off his lips, "Seems War Necromancy has its merits."
"W-War Necromancy?" Borug widened his eyes in shock, "Y-You're joking...."
"No." Nathaniel said, "Why? Isn't Necromancy a type of magic...."
"...wings of death...." Borug said, "As prophesied....."
Nathaniel frowned, "What?" He said, "You're stupid...Prophesies are boring. Get the fuck out of here. Skeleton, choke him out."
The skeleton suddenly got Borug in a rear-naked choke, causing the Orc to wheeze and stumble to the ground as the clattering filled the air. Within a few more seconds, the Orc's eyes turned white and his entire body went limp.
The Skeleton let go and stood up, staring at Nathaniel.
Nathaniel was clutching his midsection, "Dammit...." He said, "That shit hurt....."
The System then appeared in front of Nathaniel:
[You Have Completed The Objective]
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[Rewards: Ring of Mana]