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.

head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop making mistakes, or I’ll tell the

the grace to be embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once

was your

Coolant replied icily. “The creature is clearly

vines. You

mad the

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

so great, then use it. Go help Advant without setting her on

“Maybe I will!”

love to see

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

both suck,” Advant ground out. “If the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back

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

want to hear it,” the soldier cut the

damage done to Advant’s carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh and inflicted harm. The healer grumbled to herself as she worked, ignoring the

was somewhat stumped. It was unusual for any members of the Colony to have a disagreement of any kind. Beyond unusual, exceedingly rare, but it did happen. Then again,

but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their task,

right now that you can both operate at your best going forward, or we turn around and go back. I 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

with shame,

let out a frustrated puff of

I know everyone is stressed right now. The Eldest 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

said. “We are not performing our tasks with

picking chunks of vine

said. “I’ll do my best not to set you on fire. I can’t promise you won’t get singed, though.

roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the

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