Chrysalis

Chapter 626

With Crinis' announcement, my entire carapace tenses (metaphorically). It's time, I'm ready for action, my entire spirit is primed and filled with ire. These tin-people have hurt my family and now I'm going to give the pain back to them.

[Steady, Master. Control the mana.]

My ever faithful Crinis provides a timely warning and I check myself. My emotions had begun to get the better of me and my mana disguise was fluctuating. Cursing myself for my carelessness, I sink deep into the meditation Skill, pushing my distractions away and sharpening my minds to their limit. No mistakes, no emotions.

My main mind runs a quick check of preparations. Gas mana construct is ready to go, my first spell already constructed and held in waiting. My legs are flexed, like coiled springs, ready to leap from the hiding place in half a second. All I need is the word.

[How long, Crinis?]

[They're coming. I don't think they sense me, or if they have they're pretending. I am ready to strike at any time, Master.]

[Wait for the rest of us.]

[Yes, Master.]

A tense silence.

I feel another mind intrude on my own.

[Fight?] Tiny asks.

[Almost.]

[Fight…] he responds, despondent.

Just how badly do you want

looks at me seriously, a thoughtful expression on his face as he considers my question. After a second he holds up ten fingers and nods

that

He nods again.

you reaaaaaally want

Another nod.

to ask you the same question another time,

slight pause, then a

This idiot.

down. I think they sense

mental roar at my pets as my legs fire and I rocket

metres away stand five heavily armoured figures, their weapons up having sensed something

tornado toward the soldiers. The sharp winds cut into the rocks, sending stone shards into

[Tiny! Move it!]

he finds his feet, his wings unfurl and he bounds forward, hands outstretched, Invidia riding on

POW!

The noise is sure to bring attention down on us swiftly, but I've decided that we will hold nothing back in order to achieve

CRUNCH!

are disciplined and show no fear, slashing out with their weapons and attempting to get into formation, but we don't let them. I've noticed that these people are far more powerful when they work effectively together, which means disrupting their teamwork is our top priority. This is the role Tiny is playing to perfection

CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!

is hitting Tiny. Not that he'd notice, he's way too pumped up. In the frenzy of battle, all of my minds are

taken a position in front of me, their powerful armour deterring my mandibles, for now at least. The Doom Chomp isn't to be underestimated! This powerful rank five

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