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!

It howls miserably as the burning liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at the rocks as it desperately

fast the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground. Distracted momentarily, the hounds respond a

its head trying to dislodge the attacker before swinging its vicious tail around to slam the centipede away. Too late however as

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

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

fatally poisoned and other badly burned, the hounds are very much the worse for wear. Of the four centipedes, one is hanging on by a thread

seeming to sense its demise, pushes further into the fray. Emboldened, the

have slain Level

[You have gained XP]

the almost dead centipede is finished and I quietly

battle is really reaching a

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

poisoned hound is labouring hard now, barely able to put up any kind of fight as the poison takes

at a critical moment allowing a centipede to catch it in the shoulder with

victim launches itself into the centipedes, suffering bites and claw attacks as it does so. Enduring the pain, the hound pours all of its momentum into

incredible force has shattered its legs and deeply

hound, both are severely injured, barely able to put up a fight. Slowly they circle each other, watching and waiting for

limping, its forelegs are badly bitten by this point, the centipede isn’t much better, several legs are

other! The two monsters quickly converge and bite forward, latching onto each other. The centipede has gripped the hound by the throat, the

Who will hold on?!

out neither, as both creatures gradually collapse, completely spent, unable

of ridiculous carnage. The three hounds have collapsed, exhausted and on the verge of death. Their opponents, the centipedes, are

...

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

You were dancing in the

still cannot

health. Effectively 1 HP. This

how rapidly a persons’ attitudes can change isn’t it? Not too long ago I was an average person. I lived in a normal society and wouldn’t consider harming

like this. Being forced to fight and take the life of your own food quickly changes ones’ attitude on the sanctity of

mind I justify it by saying they aren’t people

later! I need to secure the last hit on

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