Chrysalis

Under the impact of Tiny's mighty fists the barrier flickers in and out of existence, on the verge of total collapse. The two mages recoil physically from the power of that strike, one of them is even driven to their knees. Still, their eyes are burning with determination and they keep their staves raised to the sky, apparently reinforcing the barrier with everything they have.

To resist that full bodied strike from Tiny the shield up there must be incredibly strong!

The shield down here near me however…

Infused mandibles!

Still desperately constructing the Gravity Spear within myself I start to charge my mandibles as well. The strain on my mind is so immense I would have blood flooding out of my nose if I had one! Straining with all of my spirit I desperately control the mana, directing it into my mandibles whilst leaving as much of the load as possible to the sub brain. It feel as if both of brains are on fire, cooking themselves with the strain.

As the traces of mana flow out of my core and into my mandibles they begin to emit light, a glow, that grows stronger every moment. My face is already pressed against the barrier, its invisible resistance pushing back against me. My mandibles are spread wide, digging in but not penetrating through the barrier. As the mana flow grows from a trickle to a stream and the light emitted grows more intense I begin to feel the tiniest bit of give.

Yes! With Tiny distracting their attention they have reinforced the barrier above but it has grown noticeably weaker below. This is my chance!

Straining with every muscle fibre of my face I push my mandibles to the limit!

Break through, dammit!

The barrier gives a little more under my assault, then a little more! Seemingly sensing something, the closest mage lowers his head to turn from Tiny to me, noticing my fiercely glowing mandibles he tries to redirect his attention to stop me from breaking through, raising his free hand at the last second.

Too late!

Tearing through the barrier my mandibles close with a mighty snap! The invisible shield before me cracks and dissolves, the forward pressure I'd created with my legs sends me flying forward, tumbling inside the dome!

Snapping one section of the barrier has a visible impact on the mage closest to me and he wilts under the strain. I don't have much understanding of barrier spells to this point so I'm sure exactly how this recoil works but I sure as heck am going to take advantage of it!

flow of mana to my mandibles relieves a lot of the pressure on my mind and the spell construction continues at a

can recover, I dart

Shattering Bite!

of my strength I bring my jaws shut upon the mage, I don't even rely on

CRUNCH!

on the mage before he is able to

have slain level 43

[You have gained experience]

reached level 11, one skill

have reached level 12, one

compatriot fall from my jaws and her face is filled with horror, but she hasn't time to act against me as Tiny

letting Tiny smash it to pieces and robbing

instead she decisively brings her staff around towards me, hands weaving patters in the air as she

means Tiny gets a

hand, rotating his body so far that his back is to the barrier before he unwinds and unleashes

dome collapses, diffused shards of mana fall like

of shock, several turn to witness the situation behind them

act, this mage is going to blast me right in the face

hums into life as it finally finishes charging having being

hope I'm

fire the Gravity Spear towards the warriors on the front line, desperate to prevent their swords from killing

even see my spell impact against the warriors the female mage has completed her spell, dozens of blades of ice have formed in the air hovering around her. With one wave of her hand each of the blades blasts

Holy moly!

I can do is tuck my legs and antennae under my body and tilt my head down in order to protect