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

his face as he considers my question. After a second he holds up

Is that out

He nods again.

you reaaaaaally

Another nod.

quick one. If I were to ask you the same question another

then

This idiot.

are slowing down. I think

pets as my legs fire and

weapons up having sensed something was off about this stretch of tunnel. Too

I unleash the spell I had prepared, blasting out a fierce tornado toward the soldiers. The sharp winds cut into

[Tiny! Move it!]

getting out of our crammed in little hole, but once he finds his feet, his wings unfurl and he bounds forward, hands outstretched, Invidia riding on his back. The soldiers respond quickly, barriers forming as they raise their shields and activate their defensive Skills to fend off my spell. It's

POW! POW!

down on us swiftly, but I've decided that we will hold nothing back in order to achieve a swift victory. We

CRUNCH!

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 as the

CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!

every moment I can find a target. The only thing I really have to be careful of is hitting Tiny. Not that he'd

have taken a position in front of me, their powerful armour deterring my mandibles, for now at least. The Doom Chomp isn't to

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