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!

howls miserably as the burning liquid strikes it once again, rolling and scrabbling at the rocks as it desperately tries to free itself of

moment the three living centipedes rush forward, hundreds of tiny legs skittering so fast the creatures almost seem to flow over the ground. Distracted momentarily, the hounds respond a beat too late

tail around to slam the centipede

off the roof and down the wall,

at its attacker, striking with fierce claws and fangs. When another centipede

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

carnage however as the poisoned hound, seeming to sense its demise, pushes further into the

slain Level 3 Claw

[You have gained XP]

finished and I quietly drag the carcass away to

battle is really reaching a climax now on

with their poisoned spikes over and over

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

moment allowing a centipede

Enduring the pain, the hound pours all of its momentum into a massive swipe of the tail, catching two

incredible force has shattered

severely injured, barely able to put up

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

has gone off they simultaneously launch at each other! The two monsters quickly converge and bite forward,

Who will hold on?!

out neither, as both creatures gradually

behold a scene of ridiculous carnage. The three hounds have collapsed, exhausted and on the verge of death. Their opponents, the

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in the palm of my

own eyes, I still cannot

on a sliver of health. Effectively 1

change isn’t it? Not too long ago I was an average person. I lived in a normal society and wouldn’t consider harming another person, I had never

already become accustomed to battles just like this. Being forced to fight and take the life of your own food quickly

my mind I justify it by saying they aren’t people but monsters, but, isn’t

the last hit on these hounds before the poison steals my

my mandibles to apply bite attacks