Chrysalis

Chapter 1043

“SHIELDS!” Advant shouted, her pheromones washing over the entire area in a mighty burst.

The two mages, thankfully, were quick to respond and a shield sprang into being around the large soldier, mere moments before the mess of vines engulfed her completely.

She lunged forward, mandibles snapping as she sheared through hundreds of the tough, living ropes, not noticeably making a dent in them.

“Need some fire?” Propellant asked, eager.

“Of course I want some damn fire! Why are you asking? Just cast it already!” Advant hollered.

An immediate burst of flame washed over her, igniting the vines and driving them back temporarily. Of course, it also set the fine hairs on her antennae on fire at the same time….

“Not me, you idiot!”

“Sorry.”

Unsurprisingly, Propellant didn’t sound all that apologetic as she watched the plant monster retreat, smothering the flames with its innumerable vines. Coolant sighed and conjured a jet of water to douse the singed soldier.

“Really now, you should be able to aim better than that, sister.”

Now dripping wet, Advant fumed silently for a moment before deciding she could no longer hold it in.

“You two have been useless since we got down here,” she sniped at the bickering mages. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you’d had a falling out of some sort.”

Propellant and Coolant stood awkwardly for a moment.

asked incredulously, before she shook her head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop making mistakes,

just long enough for the vines to surge up

was your

“The creature is clearly weak to fire, you should have fended

within its vines. You could

because you’re mad the Eldest

petty because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell for you to

use it. Go help Advant without setting her on fire,

“Maybe I will!”

to

for a long moment, staring at each other until a

“If the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back

done anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself

I don’t want to hear it,” the

began to go to work, repairing the extensive damage done to Advant’s carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well,

but it did happen. Then again, two individuals with such diametrically opposed personalities were seldom asked to work together as often

they were letting their argument get in the way of their task, which was

come with so few in the team because I assumed you two would be

drooping with shame, though neither willing

out a

is out of commission for who knows how long, and we have a ton of things to do, but you two can’t let something petty get in the way of your work. You’re too important for

right,” Coolant said. “We are not performing

Advant remarked, still picking chunks of

Propellant said. “I’ll do my best not to set you on fire. I can’t promise

that whatever is bothering the

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