Chrysalis

The centipede is crushed into the stone floor of the cavern. Deep cracks appear on its carapace after the kinetic force rips through its body, shattering the hard outer skeleton.

I’m stunned.

That was one fearsome strike! If I was hit by that I’d be squashed into a pancake, no doubt about it.

Scary!

The centipede doesn’t seem to have fared much better, it twitches on the ground, barely moving. The hound steps forward slowly, a murderous glint its eye. Almost as if its thinking ’take that you bug, how dare you threaten my greatness!’.

Before it can deal the finishing blow however something unexpected happens.

Sizzling acid streaks through the air and sprays down the hounds’ left flank, immediately burning into its flesh.

Oops.

Heheheheheh.

Sorry to interrupt your proud moment there hound, but I don’t want this battle to end just yet.

Of course, one blast of acid isn’t enough to finish off a hound, but the same is also true for the centipedes.

The Claw Centipede I hit earlier has now recovered enough to once more join the fray. It advances cautiously to reinforce its three unharmed brethren against the two healthy hounds.

This is the critical moment. With one centipede essentially down for the count but still living and one wounded hound the battle has become very even.

The centipedes seem a little unwilling to proceed with the fight now. They continue to posture aggressively but don’t actively make any moves to attack against their larger opponents.

The hound I injured is mildly wounded by my acid but not badly enough to keep it out of the fight, disregarding the source of the acid it returns to the aid of its allies in fending off the swarming assailants.

At that moment.

Splash!

of acid is launched through the air onto the wounded hound! It howls miserably as the burning liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at the rocks as it

the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground.

to slam the centipede away. Too late however as another centipede has taken advantage of the moment and struck down with

I have taken the chance to manoeuvre off the roof and down the wall, cautiously

howls in anger and throws itself at its attacker, striking with fierce claws and fangs. When another centipede approaches from the side it is

wear. Of the four centipedes, one is hanging on by a thread and the other three are all injured to some

as the poisoned hound, seeming to sense its

have slain Level 3

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quick chomps with the mandibles the almost dead centipede is finished and I quietly drag the carcass away to a secluded fold in

reaching a climax now

are giving their all to survive, lashing forward with their poisoned spikes over and over again, trying to

hard now, barely able to put up any kind of fight

from claw marks and several bites, stumbles at a critical moment allowing a centipede to catch

hound pours all of its momentum into a massive swipe of the tail, catching two centipedes and sending them slamming into

after the incredible force has shattered its legs and

barely able to put up a fight. Slowly they circle each

this point, the centipede isn’t much better, several legs are crushed, hindering

has gone off they simultaneously launch at each other! The two monsters quickly converge and bite forward, latching onto each other. The centipede has gripped the hound by the throat,

Who will hold on?!

gradually collapse, completely

carnage. The three hounds have collapsed, exhausted and on the verge

...

Hmm...he.....hee.......hu hu ha HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

in the

eyes, I still cannot quite comprehend exactly how

are on a sliver of health. Effectively 1 HP. This is an

too long ago I was an average person. I lived in a normal society and wouldn’t consider harming another person, I had never been in a proper fight

to battles just like this. Being forced to fight and take

it by saying they aren’t people but monsters, but, isn’t that what I am

to secure the last hit on these hounds before the poison steals my

to hound, using my mandibles to apply bite attacks until the