Gathering Boar hides was quite a mundane quest to begin with, but since the combat was so different from other games, it was far more than just a fetch quest. She had decided to actually do the quest rather than hum to herself as she continued to test the vocal systems. Spotting a lone Boar, she focused energy into her hand, conjuring a floating flame from her left palm. She unsheathed her sword in case the Boar closed the distance after her magic. She used a throwing motion with her left hand, flicking the fireball at the Boar, hitting it square in the side. The spell had caused a decent amount of damage, about a third of it's health. She quickly flicked her eyes to check her MP, nearly all of it was used to power that spell. [color=0076a3]"I figured as much.."[/color] She muttered to herself as she prepared her sword for close combat. But what she didn't know was that the Boar has a Charging attack. The boar galloped at her, catching her completely off guard. She barely managed to block the head on collision, but it threw her back, causing her to stumble and take some damage.

She clicked her tongue in disgust. Did she really just get hit by such a telegraphed attack? She was probably just too distracted with her Mana usage. [color=0076a3][i]Oh well, all a learning experience.[/i][/color] She chuckled to herself. The boar came in for another attack, but this time she was prepared for it. She swiftly sidestepped the headbutt before focusing her energy into her sword, planting her foot into the ground and she pushed forward, impaling the boar in the side of the head with her glowing red sword. A critical. She grinned at her luck, a random critical at this level? Hardly ever see that.

As the boar shattered into tiny polygons, the loot popup appeared suddenly, showing her the loot and exp she gained. She dismissed it, before looking at her HP bar. 1/5th missing. She shrugged, walking back to town to turn in the quest items. She figured that she might be able to find more spells in the next town, possibly upgrade her sword too. As she walked back to town, she rethought her fighting strategy. Casting magic at the start of the fight was a fair idea, but she should probably follow-up with sword skills to try end the fight as soon as possible. It was risky to play that way, but you don't get rewarded if you don't take risks, right?