The Core expected the Muloc horde to just swarm through the village, using their superior numbers to outflank and outnumber the Kobolds at every street corner. Instead, with a stupidly obvious lack of strategy or tactical thought the Muloc Horde actually condensed and stayed together. They could outnumber the kobolds easily, but the Kobolds had the advantage in these close quarters, posting the Warriors between the houses with shield and spear, forming shield walls to block off the Muloc advance while Skirmishers threw javelins and slings from the tops of houses.

The Muloc advance was effectively halted at these points, costing many lives to get past each shield wall. This impasse lasted for an hour, until the Muloc Chieftain finally had an ounce of sense and began simply battering his way through the flimsy wood and plaster houses of the Kobolds. The Horde picked up their pace at that point, simply going around the shield walls of the Kobolds and constantly heading inwards towards the Arena. Their new tactic wasn’t without losses, whenever the Muloc Chieftain and his Veterans were busy battering their way through a house the Kobolds would break their shieldwall and charge the Muloc lines.

All these losses added up, and by the time the Chieftain and his Horde had reached the Arena their number had been reduced by a little more than half. Forty Raiders, Ten Veterans, and the Chieftain stood outside the Arena, seemingly confused by the lack of resistance to them entering the doors. Then the Kobolds that had been following them moved, forming a shield wall that surrounded the Mulocs and slowly shrinking and pushing them into the Arena.

The Chieftain turned, and seeing that they were surrounded, ordered his remaining raiders to fight against the Kobolds. They charged, ignoring the fact they were outnumbered and surrounded and threw themselves against the Kobold Shieldwall. Meanwhile the Chieftain signaled to his veterans and slipped through the door, leaving his minions to their fate. The Veterans and the Chieftain entered the Arena, carefully stepping unto the sandy floor and looking around expecting an ambush. The Kobolds in the Cores dungeon were not to be underestimated, and instead of ambushing the Mulocs, they simply watched. Those Kobolds that had not participated in the shieldwall that was even now massacring the few Muloc Raiders remaining were lining the stands overlooking the arena.

Event Begun - Arena of Beasts opening ceremony

The torches lining the Arena began to light, slowly growing taller and taller banishing the shadows that had previously overcome the arena and revealing the figure of the Beastmaster. Standing, arms crossed seeming impatient at the time it had taken his challengers to arrive the Beastmaster glared, and then laughed mockingly at the Mulocs. The Kobold had reason to laugh, while the Muloc chieftain looked like a bulky fishman wearing clothing that barely can be called intact, the Kobold Beastmaster was resplendent, dressed in simple yet sturdy leather armor that matched well with its thick, impenetrable looking scales. It had muscles and scars, and looked how a beastmaster should look, comparing it to the Muloc chieftain was like comparing a dog, to a wolf.

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That didn't put off the Chieftain though, he simply roared a watery warcry and charged with his veterans. They followed, roaring with the chieftain until the Kobold made a motion and pulled his lions head over his own, and all around the Arena doors began opening. Out of those doors charged the Lizards and the Snow Deer that had been contained within. They ignored the Muloc chieftain, who continued charging at the Beastmaster and instead angled for his Veterans, two lizards or a single snow deer facing off against each one. The lizards jumped and tried to bite the Mulocs, some hits landing but others missing while the Snow Deer used their innate nature and simply froze their Mulocs in a cube of ice they couldn't escape from. Soon enough all the Muloc Veterans were taken down one way or another until only the Chieftain still stood.

The Muloc Chieftain looked around and stopped, waiting to see what the Dungeons creatures would do next. The Beasts held back, growling and snarling which distracted the Muloc Chieftain enough that when the Beastmaster finally moved it moved in complete surprise and not bothering to draw its sword it threw a punch. That one punch knocked the Muloc Chieftain out cold, drawing murmurs of disappointment from the watching Kobolds and a piting laugh from the Beastmaster.

Battle Ended; Total Victory;

Losses: 250x Wild Animals, 55x Kobold Warrior, 32x Kobold Skirmisher

Kills: 125x Muloc Raider, 8x Muloc Veteran,

Reward: 2500 Mana, 1260 Combat experience, 3 Evolution Point, 1 Box

Captured: 2x Muloc Veteran, 1x Muloc Chieftain

Warning - Over maximum Mana Capacity - Core Overload in 30 seconds

The Core felt panic overtaking it when it read that, it didn’t know what a Core Overload was but it didn’t sound good. It put all of the Mana that it had gathered from that last battle and invested the Mana in itself and felt its core grow and grow as the Mana flowed into it. It felt itself level repeatedly, but also felt that the amount of mana it took to Level was rising exponentially, when it no longer felt at risk of exploding or whatever would have happened from a Core Overload it brought up its status.

Core Health 400/400(20/H)

Core Status Intact

Core Connected to Surface True

Core Mana 1500/2500(1250/D)

Core Level 3

Mana to next level 0/10000

Safe with the knowledge that it wasn't going to explode or whatnot the Core relaxed, and then felt something it hadn't felt before, or had it? The Core fell unconscious, barely reading the text that appeared in its mindscape before all consciousness failed.

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