Leo was completely unprepared for the events that followed after his emergence from the cave, so much so that when the first spear whizzed above his head he didn't have time to react before the second one grazed his shoulder, causing him to lose balance and stumble backwards, almost losing his footing over the edge of the river that stretched out in front of him.
As luck would have it though, while trying to regain his balance, he fell into the river with the grace of a drunken man. The cold water hit him like an ice-cold slap in the face, numbing his skin as chills penetrated down into his veins. Thankfully, the water wasn't very deep; Leo managed to keep his head above water as he struggled back to shore under the shower of spears and stones thrown by the lizardfolk warriors.
Dodge Lv.1 obtained.
One Feat Point awarded.
Swimming Lv.1 obtained.
One Feat Point awarded.
Leo mentally pushed the notifications away as he scrambled to get out of the water. The shore opposite to the lizardfolk was quite rocky and slippery, but he managed to find some grip on it, pulling himself out of the water and gasping for fresh air.
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The little creatures were still staring at him. They seemed to be sizing him up. The three lizardfolk looked at each other for a couple of moments before they all burst into laughter. One pointed his spear at Leo and cackled as his companions joined in.
"Karshak. Karshak!" One of the lizardfolk exclaimed. The rest followed suit and laughed. "Karshak! Karshak!"
Leo was at loss for words.
'What is this? Are these guys mocking me?'
He tried to remain calm but the frustration he accumulated to this moment was bubbling inside him. One can only endure so much and remain unmoved.
"Karshak?" He shouted.
The trio burst out laughing again.
'They think it is funny.' Leo grit his teeth.
"Let's see if you find 'this' funny." Leo picked up a stone and tossed it hard at one of the lizardman's legs, hitting him right on the shin bone with a satisfying crunching sound.
The lizardmen stopped laughing.
"Owwwww!" One of the lizardmen yelled with a pained expression on his face.
Another threw a stone at Leo but missed by centimeters due to Leo's quick reaction.
Dodge Lv.2 obtained.
One Feat Point awarded.
"You think you are the only ones who can throw stuff?" The shore Leo was standing on didn't lack in one thing - stones. Perfectly polished pebbles were in abundance and he was not afraid to use them either. Leo gathered his composure and began throwing them one after one at the three lizardfolk warriors.
"What can you do to me now, huh?!" Leo taunted them. It was clear that these lizardmen weren't ready to this kind of retaliation.
Level 3 Kobold killed.
The sudden notification made Leo stop for a moment. One of the lizardmen lay down with its skull cracked.
"Raaaaaaaaaaaah!"
The other two immediately emitted a sound between roar and wail. A few moments later another similar roar sounded in the distance. Then another one. And another.