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.

You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop

the grace to be embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once again to snag Advant and drag her

was your fault,”

fault?” Coolant replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to fire, you should

water within its vines. You could have

because you’re mad the Eldest

a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s

it’s so great, then use it. Go help Advant

“Maybe I will!”

to see

off for a long moment, staring at each other until a bedraggled figure trudged out

the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back in training before you

anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on the

want to hear it,” the soldier cut the

number of smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh and inflicted harm. The healer grumbled to herself

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

way of their task, which was not acceptable. Especially because Advant was the one counting

only agreed to come with so few in the team because I assumed you two would be such an asset that it didn’t matter. Not only are you not

askance, antennae drooping with shame, though neither

out a frustrated puff

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

are

remarked, still picking chunks of vine from gaps in her

not to set you on fire. I can’t promise you

issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as

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