Thankfully, his luck was good, and a lone kobold stood around a smoldering fireplace, as if in a daze.
Scooping up a rock, Matt bashed the small monster on the head once, then twice, but as his weapon impacted the monster for the second time, it shattered in an explosion of motes of light. The item’s destruction wasn’t dangerous or a surprise, but it was inconvenient as the monster wasn’t quite dead yet.
Even as the kobold swiped at him, Matt stepped backward, keeping out of its range, before stomping down at the monsters over extended leg. Bone snapped and the monster was sent stumbling backward, which allowed Matt to grab a larger, head-sized rock and awkwardly drop it on the monster’s head.
As it died, its body faded away and was replaced with a pair of gloves that had spikes on the
