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.

“Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop

to surge up the

was your

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

vines.

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

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

then use it. Go help Advant without setting her on

“Maybe I will!”

to see

each other until a bedraggled figure trudged

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

Coolant defended herself icily.

don’t want to hear it,” the soldier cut the

carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh

a disagreement of any kind. Beyond 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 and

mages usually got along quite well, but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their task, which was not acceptable. Especially because

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 you not an asset, I would rather have

other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though neither

let out a frustrated

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

Coolant said. “We are not performing our tasks with due

Advant remarked, still picking chunks of

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

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

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