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.

shook her head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop making

for the vines to surge up the tunnel once again to snag Advant and

your

Coolant replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to fire, you

has water within its vines. You could

petulant because you’re mad the Eldest didn’t teach you the

have a mega-ice spell for you

it. Go help

“Maybe I will!”

to

at each other until a bedraggled

here to see your incompetence, you’d be back in

haven’t done anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on the

want to hear it,” the soldier cut the

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

members of the Colony to have a disagreement of any kind. Beyond unusual, exceedingly rare, but it

in the way of their task, which was

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 an asset, I

at each other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though neither willing to admit fault in front

a frustrated

for who knows how long, and we have a ton of things to do, but

are not

picking chunks of vine

set you on fire. I can’t promise you won’t get

singed,” the soldier replied. “The light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering

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