Another wild swing from the mite goes wide, and an exhausted Sharpspike drives his spear home, lodging the weapon in the mite's chest before dropping down to a sitting position, breathing heavily as the last of his bloodlust fades from his eyes.<br/><br/>As you raise your crossbow, the gnoll makes one last frenzied attempt at breaking through your shield. His eyes widen as his claws push into the wall of force... but are ultimately stopped. For once, he makes no sound, except for the sounds of your bolt burying itself in his head, or the sound of his body dropping to the floor.<br/><br/>As you look around, you can see that the element of surprise is likely lost at this point. Still, it might behoove you to retreat a ways, and see if there's some way to staunch your wounds...<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Congrats on the victory! Should you examine the gnoll, you'll find 50 SP and a dirty, unidentified scroll.<br/><br/>Your current exp tracker: 900/1300 to level 2</div></div>