"Koff... note to self... don't.. go near fire at all costs." Gabe's vison slowly return to him and he looked around to see what damage he had caused. smoldering flames seemed to be around the area due to what seems to have been an explosion. Next to him resides the goblin's corpse, burnt to a crisp and very hard to recognize. "To think some sap could do this much damage. What exactly am I made of?"
Moving on from this confusion Gabe got up and head towards the tree home he made for himself. It seems as though the goblins did not take kindly to losing their brawler though. He soon found himself stumped as he now watched the once three man groups now become six man squad squadrons, a real problem and a pain in his butt to be honest. "Now how am I supposed to deal with these guys?" For the next week, Gabe would do his best to deal with these larger squads. On some days, he was able to single them out 1 by 1, eliminating a group from his list of problems. However, not all days could be like this, as more often than not, Gabe found himself getting spotted Before can even interact with them.
Frustrated beyond belief, Gabe put a pin in his goblin hunt to think to himself." Alright, so they can always see me because they have an entire 360 degree view. They can throw very crude but painful spears, and apparently, their ears are very sensitive to noise so they can hear my footsteps. My arsenal is a bit limited as what I've got are wooden limbs, Claws and...sap! of course!" Plan made up, Gabe began his new course of action. by Dawn he would create a little puncture hole on his arm and slowly drop out as much set as he can. when it stopped dripping, he would then mold it into a little ball using its sticky property. and a bit of foliage. By the end of the week, his supplies was set. " now what would be the ignitor?" Gabe squatted as he took on a thinking pose, trying to come up with a solution to no avail.
The bush nearby suddenly began to stir. Thinking it was a predator, Gabe jumped into a combat ready stance. The beast then revealed itself, and what he saw made him pause. "...Um?" Before him stood a large beetle, no higher than his knee. The bug snapped its pincers as it's beady eyes analyzed The wooden humanoid.
SKrreeee!
suddenly, a piercing cry rang from above. Looking up, Gabe saw that it was a hawk like creature with three eyes. The avian monster was swooping down, its sharp beak pointed for the beetle, likely looking for a good meal. What happened next however would surprise Gabe.< seeing the rapidly approaching threat, instead of trying to flee or even curl up to use its carapace, the insect reared up onto its back legs. And from the pincers, a strange fluid had shot out!
The orange liquid hurtled towards the unprepared bird of prey. It just as quickly fell to the forest floor, twitching and unable to move. The beetle soon moved in for the kill, the now revealed jaw beneath the pincers chewing away. "Was that a paralyzing venom!? This forrest is really unhinged!" Gabe couldn't help but put his surprise into words, as he had never seen such a strange and short fight. The beetle soon crawled away with its latest meal, the venom still dripping as it hauled the bird away. Seeing this, a thought occurred to him. "I could use this."
" leader, Treeman do large damage to tribe. number shrink. What we do?" Within a small clearing a group of goblins were resting. One of the goblins question their squad captain, upset that a small branch of all things was getting the advantage over them. They were goblins for for Autemvides' sake! They were the hunters, not the hunted. No twig was going to change that. "Simple. Find and break twig. Cannot run forever, we cover entire forest. We know forest. We feast on sap soon. Yum Yums for all!" The other goblins hoot and Holler at the prospect of food, their blood now boiling. Suddenly, one of the supporting subordinates find something." leader, look! Yum yums!"
Four goblins turn to see as the remaining scouts gorge themselves on what appears to be a round object that seemed to have fallen from a tree, judging by the leaves covering it. The other goblins, having not eaten great food in awhile, were about to rush over when the squad captain held them back.
"Why stop!?"
"Me want food!"
"False boss!"
Seeing as his subordinates were riled up, the squad captain berated his subordinates. "Idiots! not see? possible trap, not food!" "Wah?" "Really?" The goblins had their doubts about their captain's words. However those doubts were soon put to rest when they heard something hit the ground. The group turned to see that the once joyful goblins were now lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth. The subordinates step back, a cold sweat forming knowing that they would have met the same fate had they not been stopped.
"Now that was effective. my condolences for your group members." The goblins quickly grow alert from the unexpected voice. "There! Treeman show!" And sure enough, from behind a tree, Gabe made his Prescence known, a smirk plastered on his face.
"Let's dance, Shall we?"