The Skeletons Strike Back: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book Five
2 ers and had just returned to the farm with his friends His ocelots Snuggles and Jasmine and his dog Rufus greeted him But Steve was too distracted for a proper reunion Lucy noticed Steve was upset and reassured him We can help you build the fence I have some ideas that might keep the animals off your lawn Without the wheat and my other crops I don’t have any resources left to trade And after our adventure my inventory is very low How am I going to replenish it asked Steve We can trade the treasures that we found in the des ert temple continued Max as he opened a chest and pulled out a few diamonds Diamonds are very valuable They can get us a lot more than a bunch of wheat carrots and potatoes could get us Lucy looked through the chest and held emeralds in her hand Henry had a different suggestion Yes we can trade our diamonds but if we find a creeper and we get it to blow up a tree we can get some wood to build the fence without having to give up any of our treasure That’s a fantastic idea said Max but I don’t think we will have enough wood So when we get the creeper to blow up a tree we’ll use the wood from that tree to make axes and then we can cut down trees and build a bigger and stronger fence Henry told them But where are we going to find a creeper asked Lucy The Skeletons Strike Back
Keep Off the Grass 3 It was still daylight and creepers only came out at night There were so many times when I was terrified because I saw a creeper and now we actually want to sum mon one Steve told them He wasn’t sure about Henry’s idea As the group talked another cow ambled onto Steve’s farm and began to trample the little patch of grass that was left The cow leaned down and ate the last bit of wheat We have to do something soon Lucy said or you won’t have a wheat farm left Steve looked through his inventory in search of wooden blocks but the inventory was bare Steve kept searching as the sun began to set Great Dusk This is the perfect time to find a creeper Henry was very excited to go on a creeper hunt Steve could see a creeper off in the distance but was hesitant about pointing it out to the group His friend did not have the same reluctance A creeper Lucy called out We need to lead it to a tree exclaimed Max The group put on their armor and sprinted toward the green blocky creeper Keep Snuggles and Jasmine away Ocelots scare them Lucy informed the group as they closed in on this hostile fiery mob Steve held his diamond sword tightly as he kept a lookout for other hostile mobs that might be lurking in the darkness
4 Henry and Max charged toward the creeper herding it toward some trees Max took out his bow and arrow and aimed for the black-eyed mob Tick Tick Tick Boom The creeper exploded destroying a nearby tree Max walked toward the charred tree and picked up the logs I think we can make at least two axes from this wood Do you guys spot any other creepers asked Lucy Max placed a torch using the light to search for creepers in the distance No I don’t see anything at all Watch out Henry screamed to the group Zom bies A group of green-eyed zombies slowly walked toward the entrance to Steve’s house Oh no Steve cried out They are ripping my door off the hinges A zombie banged the door until it fell as two other zombies followed him into Steve’s house It looks like we’re going to need more wood said Max No way I’m building an iron door next time I only used wood because we didn’t have many resources after Thomas destroyed my house We have to stop those zom bies Steve hastened toward his home This is what happens when you go out at night said Lucy as she followed closely behind Steve It wasn’t my idea Steve defended himself The Skeletons Strike Back
Keep Off the Grass 5 The group could see the zombies walking through Steve’s house They were searching for victims but the house was empty The zombies walked out of the house Max shot an arrow at one striking it The zombie was hit but still alive Steve barreled at the zombies with his diamond sword and hit the weakened zombie and destroyed it Lucy Henry and Max took out their diamond swords and began to battle the zombies Henry whacked a zombie with his sword Max and Lucy cornered another zombie and destroyed it with their swords The zombie attack was over How are we going to sleep in a house without a door asked Steve as he walked through his house inspecting the damage the living dead creatures caused to his beloved home It looks like the only serious damage they caused was to your door Lucy remarked looking around Steve’s living room His walls were adorned with emerald designs That’s a huge problem said Steve Look at what’s crawling past the door right now The group turned to see four pairs of red eyes staring at them from the doorway Spiders Henry raced out the door and struck the first spider with great force instantly clobbering the arachnid Max Lucy and Steve hit the spiders with their swords
