[AlexFili]

I can understand why you say that, if you look at Abe's Oddysee and Exoddus, most enemies can kill you in one hit (even bats!), but if you look at Munch's Oddysee, Scrabs are still strong physically, but they can't one-hit-kill someone. In fact, I managed to kill a Scrab with 15 scrubs beating it to death with only their hands!

I see Scrabs as being about as strong as a Lion. Don't forget, not only are the Slig-Scrab hybrids more powerful than normal Sligs, they have METAL LEGS! Can you imagine a Lion getting kicked in the head with a metal leg?! That would hurt a lot and probably break a bone or two!

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Chapter 17: Doubts

Ulric looked down at Hemm’s arm, it looked as if it was injured internally… a black bruise developing over the skin. Silpher walked up to Hemm, bringing a small white cloth with him, “Come on, We’ll put a bandage on it. We’ll try and get some food on the way back”. Hemm winced as he lay down on his side, he wasn’t used to getting injured and he didn’t like it at all.

Ulric walked up to him, handing him a chunk of meat. “As Alpha, it’s my duty to make sure that everyone gets to eat their share. You’re injured, so you can have some of mine”. Hemm thanked him, “But Ulric, you need to eat as well. After all, if you are the Alpha you need to eat just as much as everyone else, if not more”. Ulric smiled, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get some more food later on”. Silpher finished his meat and stood up, "Come on then, let’s go back to the others".

Lara and Riley were talking to each other about the other hybrids. Lara sighed, "I'm starting to miss the guys already, especially Lorn". Riley nodded, "It's hard being away from the people you care about the most. I think that Bron's probably doing alright. Lorn will know what to do as well, he's pretty smart as far as hybrids go". Lara smiled, "You're right... Come on, let's go help Bitsy". Bitsy was busy making some medical herbs by mixing some of the local wild weeds and flowers. She was happy to see Riley and Lara. "Can you fetch me some more of this plant?", she held up a yellow flower, "It's a Custek, you should find it near the water". Lara nodded, "Okay, I'll go and get you some".

Silpher, Ulric and Hemm made their way back to the camp. Hemm was visibly struggling to walk. Bitsy looked up, "Hey Hemm are you alright?". Hemm looked at her, "Well I've been better... but I should be fine". Bitsy walked up to him and examined the wound on his arm. "Well at least you don't need a splint. Let me rub some cream onto it". Hemm lay down as Bitsy grabbed a bottle with some medical cream. Silpher looked at Riley, "Where's Lara?". Riley turned to look at Silpher, "She's out getting some plants near the river". Silpher crossed his arms, "We need to try and stick together more now, I think we've learned that walking around on your own is dangerous... I'll tell Lara when she gets back". Ulric nodded, "I'm tired... I'm going to go rest in my hut for a while. Wake me up when it's supper time and I'll go get us some more food". Ulric headed into his hut to rest. Lara came back and gave the flowers to Bitsy, before going to talk to Riley.

Bitsy walked towards Silpher, "Ulric seems tired today". Silpher nodded, "He's pushing himself quite hard to make sure he's being a good leader to us... but sometimes I think he tries to hard". Silpher shifted his feet uneasily, "I'm starting to think our group is a bit worse off compared to the other group. They've got Karn, Lorn, the two top females and one extra member. I guess this means we can pair off more easily though". Bitsy nodded, "Oh well, Lorn has some good ideas sometimes... I guess he could be right about learning to work better as a team". Silpher sighed, "Come on, I'll help you make the medicine". She smiled and nodded, they walked towards the campfire.

An hour later, Silpher and Bitsy had finished making the medical supplies. Bitsy was counting, "Let's see that'll be about twenty rations, I think that'll last us a while". Silpher nodded, "I'll go see if Ulric is feeling better". As Silpher put his head in the door of the hut, he could hear Ulric's light snoring. "Hmmm, guess he's still resting. I'll go hunting with Lara". Silpher walked up to Lara, "Want to go hunting?". Lara nodded, "I've been bored stiff here, let's go".