As the sun was burning brightly on the sky, on the usually silent desert two balls were rolling around.

The one that was trying to escape was green in color, while the one that was trying to catch him was grey in color.

They were also about the same size and their speed was roughly the same,

but the grey one was unable to catch up with the green one, what's more, he was slowly getting left behind...

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Grrrrr... Damn it, I can't catch up with this guy, he's too fast.

But I'm not gonna give up, I can still keep up with him.

In this desert, it's really hard to escape from a pursuers as there aren't any obstacles to slow them down,

so it all comes to your skills and agility.

Hmmm... He's starting to rolling to the left, then he changed his course to the right...

Looks like he realised that he can't escape from me by simply rolling straight,

so now he's trying to confuse me by making turns.

Interesting strategy, but that will probably only work on other pillbugs, not me...

Every time he make a turn, I do the same but a little bit further to the side, slowly but surely catching up to him.

If this keeps up, all I will need to do is jump on him and then this rolling race will be over...

Oh, looks like he realised that this is only putting him at a disadvantage, so he returned to only rolling straight.

Looks like this green pillbug is more smarter than I given him credit for...

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We have been rolling for a while now, but neither of us is giving up.

This is bad, if this race continue like this, I will definitely lose.

Hmmm... Wait, what's this? The green pillbug suddenly stopped.

Why?

Should I continue and attack ? No, this could be a trap or something...

I stopped around 10 meters away from the green pillbug and then looked at him.

Wait, what's this noise ? Looks like there are a few pillbugs that started rolling after us, huh...

I looked behind me...

YIKES!!!

Two brown pillbugs, two red ones and one blue pillbug...

When did they started pursuing us ?

This is bad. I don't think I can just escape now...

Hmmm...

What to do ?

Well, I killed a level 3 brown pill bug with a title and in comparison, these guys look really weak.

The only problem is their number...

Hm? Looking at their levels, all of them are between Lv1 and Lv3 and without any titles.

Let's see, brown pill bugs have a really tough shell, but there are slow so I can ignore them for a moment.

The fire ones are the real problem here, not only are those giant horns scary, they can also breath fire.

If I want to survive this fight, I need to take care of them first...

I should attack one of them right away,

they probably won't expect a surprise attack from someone they just cornered like this.

What? I'm forgetting someone?

If you're thinking about that blue pillbug, he won't be any problem.

Not only is he Lv1, he's status also have [Starvation(High)],[Dehydration(Low)] and [Weakened(Low)].

The green pillbug also took a stance. Looking at the position of his scythes,

he probably plan to start digging the moment one of us move.

Good, there is still a chance to get out of this situation somehow.

Now that I scanned the surroundings, it's time to make my move...

Curving into a ball, I have accelerated with all my strength to gain the speed as soon as possible,

going straight to the red one in the middle.

Surprised by my recklessness, they also started curving into balls and trying to get away from my attack.

However, the one I was targeting wasn't fast enough.

Before he managed to curve into a ball, I collided with him straight on.

[Normal skill [Bash:Lv1] acquired]

As I broke his [Roll] skill, he was completely open to attacks.

Not sparing even a moment, I canceled my [Roll] skill and used both of my scythes to cut off his head.

Again, not sparing even a second, I activated my [Roll] skill again, curving into a ball.

I don't know if I really killed that pillbug, but I don't have the time to look, the others has started rolling around me already.

Staying like this in the middle will be bad, the brown pillbug already headed towards me,

probably going to use that [Bash] skill that I also just acquired...

Oop...

I managed to dodge, but that was close. It will be really bad if I get hit with his super hard shell.

Good thing they aren't that fast so it's possible to avoid them somehow.

Oop...

Another one tried to hit me, but I dodged this one too...

Wait, shit !!! That other red one is trying to do something...

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Before I had a chance to react, he attacked me with breath attack, setting me on fire.

Ouch, ouch, hot, hot, hothothot !!!!

[Qssss!!!]

While trying to get away from the fire, I got hit by that brown pillbug with presumably the [Bash] attack,

but because I was too busy running away from the flame, I didn't care.

Shit, who would have thought that they were so good at teamwork,

I don't even have the time to look how much Hp I have left.... SHIT !

I can't stay here for even a second longer, better to roll away...

[55 Experience points were obtained]

[The level of [World Isopoda] raised from 10 to 12]

Yes, good. One down, four more to go.

Rolling away from the place we were just now, I can feel that the other four are pursuing me.

What ?! Are you all blind ?

Didn't you see that green pillbug burying his head into the sand leaving his ass right in the open ???

Ugh, this is not good...

Better think of a strategy to take down the other red one, the rest will be the easier to deal with...

Circling around, I returned where we were before. It was easy to spot thanks to the green pillbugs ass sticking from the ground.

I could just cut him here and now, but I decided to let him go. I got bigger problems...

While I hid behind the dead red pillbug, the other four had already catched up to me....

Looks like they stopped rolling and are trying to corner me...

I did said earlier that I shouldn't be so reckless, but I'm outnumbered here, even if their levels are lower than my...

No point of being scared now, It's basically either me or them...

Short and simple.

Just as I decided to be reckless, the brown pillbug attacked me with the [Bash] attack,

however, he hit the dead red pillbug near me.

I used my scythes and my body weight to hold the corpse so it doesn't fly away from the impact, stopping the [Bash] attack.

Now, that brown pillbug is right infront of me, with his opening near his eyes right where I can pierce him with one of my scytes.

[QSSsQ!!!!]

As he started trembling before trying to roll away, I pull out my scyte before it gets broken again.

While this was happening, the red one has just come closer to me, releasing his deadly breath of fire at me...

...My chance !

Ignoring the pain from the burns, I jumped straight at the red pillbug and decapitated it with my scythes.

[Skill proficiency reached [Scythes:Lv1] become [Scythe:LV2]]

As the flame continue to flow from the place where the head used to be,

I quickly moved away, rolling to put out the flames on me.

Thinking that I have put my guard down because of the flames, the blue one jumped right in front of me,

attacking me with its tail at high speed.

Wooah, fast !!!

I barely managed to dodge that. Rolling a few steps away from him, I canceled my [Roll] skill and readied my scythes.

Then I faced the blue pillbug...

[42 Experience points were obtained]

[The level of [World Isopoda] raised from 12 to 15]

[Skill proficiency reached [Roll:Lv2] become [Roll:LV3]]

Oho, looks like the other red one finally died too...

Now, looking at the brown pillbugs, it seems that they are slowly pulling back.

This is great for me, I don't think I would survive another attack from them...

Now this only leaves this blue pillbug and the gree....

Wait, where is the green one ?

[QSSQQS !!!!]

Suddenly, below one of the brown pillbugs,

the green one showed up and pierced the brown one's head as he continuously stabbed it to the stomach...

Wait hey, that's my strategy !!!

Anyway, let's see my Hp...

[Status Check]

Status:[Burns (low)]

Hp: 6/20

Ugh, this is bad... I didn't think that fire attack would be this bad!!!

Okay, calm down. The green one has killed one of the brown pillbugs while the other just run away.

This leaves only this blue one standing right in front of me, looking like he's not that far from the grave.

He's just standing there, with his scythes ready for battle.

Looks like he's planning to fight till the very end.

Wow, blue pillbug, you just earned my respect...

Taking a stand, I then jump toward him at high speed....

[55 Experience points were obtained]

[The level of [World Isopoda] raised from 15 to 16]

[Resistance skill [Fire resistance:Lv1] acquired]