We rode through the oak forest in silence. I was glad to see the healthy trees standing tall and majestic around me; it was comforting after what we had just witnessed. The ravaged forest the blazes had destroyed was far behind us, but it lived vividly on each person's mind. I was shocked at the devestation that had been done to the Overworld.
Suddenly, a hissing sound came from behind me and interrupted my thoughts.
"Creepers!" Hunter yells as she turns in her saddle and fires an arrow seemingly right at me.
The flaming projectile streaked just to the side of me and hit one of the green mottled creatures that had snuck up behind my horse. I instantly kicked my steed into a gallop and drew my diamond sword. The others in the party also urged their horses into a gallop and shot forward.
But instead of running, I turned my horse in a tight circle and charged toward the monster. As I passed the creature, I reached out with my sword and struck at the green-and-black monster. It tried to ignite and detonate, but I did not stop to fight. Instead, I shot past, allowing the creeper to stop its ignition. Then I turned and charged again, my razor-sharp blade finding creeper flesh again and again. After three passes, the monster's HP was consumed and it disappeared with a pop.
Almost immediately two more creepers appeared from behind nearby trees.
Crafter veered to the right as Digger went to the left. They slashed at the mottled creatures with their weapons as they passed and kept going to avoid letting any of the creatures ignite and explode.
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Ender wasn't as fast as a reactor, only pulling out her bow now as she hovered in place, not taking a horse.
However, rather than following their lead, Butch charged straight at the two monsters, swinging his sword in a wide arc. Stopping his horse right in between the two creepers, he attacked the nearest, smashing it with his big iron sword. While he fought, he completely ignored the other creeper, which was slowly moving closer and closer and getting ready to explode from behind. Herder's wolves charged forward to bite at the monsters' legs as the other animals moved to protect Herder and White. Hunter and Stitcher opened up with their enchanted bows. They each fired three quick shots, finishing off the approaching creeper's HP before it could ignite and hurt anyone. Butch took care of the one in front of him, then turned to see if any more were near. The area was clear.
"That was dangerous and reckless, Butch!" Hunter says. "And coming from me, that means something. The other creeper could have detonated and blown you up."
"He got what was necessary, didn't he?"
White, being larger than most wolves, jumped over the dogs and ran around, hearding a group of creepers into a tight circle, and forcing them back into a ravine, making them fall to their death. “Where is the center of the nest?!” They shout over the noise.
"I agree with Ender. It didn't, did it?" Butch replies with a sneer.
"Foolish risks like that are going to get you hurt," Stitcher says. "And they might get some of us hurt as well. You need to be more careful, Butch, and watch our backs instead of charging straight ahead."
"Foolish risks like that are going to get you hurt," Stitcher says. "And they might get some of us hurt as well. You need to be more careful, Butch, and watch our backs instead of charging straight ahead."
The big NPC shrugs, turns his mount to the southwest, and continues on the trek. The other NPCs all look at each other, exasperated.
Ender turns to White and shrugs.
"I've know nothing about the Overworld," she chuckles.
"I've know nothing about the Overworld," she chuckles.
White watches from the shadows, adrenaline still pumping from the bloodshed earlier. They raced after the horses, making them run faster by slightly nipping at their ankles, but not hurting them directly.
"That was weird," I say as I scan the forest for more of the creatures.
White nods to Ender. “I only know a few things, so it’s alright.”
"You mean Butch?" Hunter asks, saying it loud enough for the big NPC to hear.