Well ain’t this something. Monsters and lava boil forth in equal measure from the tunnels below and an absolute free-for-all has broken out across the Plains of Leng. Well, a bigger one. Although, to compare this scene to the normal endless fighting between larvae is to compare a volcano eruption to a candle. It's to the point where I might have to rejig my plans.
My original thought had been to bottle up and annihilate all the monsters coming through the tunnels, but that’s clearly impossible. There’s too many of them, and more are just clawing their way out of the dirt at random locations across the floor. Plus, with all the lava bursting forth, who knows how many connections there’s going to be between this layer and the one down. Some of the demons can swim through the molten rock like fish, so there’s no hope of preventing access to this area.
[All right, gang… we might need to hang here for a moment as I adjust my strategy.]
A pause.
[M-master?] Crinis says.
A pause.
[Tiny's already gone, hasn't he?]
[Y-yes.]
DAMMIT.
I'd been looking down and forward, so I hadn't noticed him leap off the back of the rocky outcrop we're perched atop. How did he manage to be so moronically stupid, but also sneaky about it?!
you going,
demons, flailing around with punches too fast to be seen with the naked eye. Weaker monsters simply explode where his fists connect, whereas stronger ones are catapulted by the force, collapsing in a heap dozens of
get down
put up with his nonsense. Preventing him from going to a fight is bad enough. Pulling him out of a fight after it already started? Ugh. Terrible. I flex my legs and start walking down the face of the rock, gripping tight to the stone with my claws. Really need to train my Grip skill. I keep getting heavier, and not raising the rank of this ability. The loss of mobility is really starting to hurt
so I don't
way down and jump the final ten metres, landing heavily. Just from the force
How about a CHOMP!?
demons simply aren't able to stand up to that. They are cleaved, and
to get
[… Are you sure?]
Why wouldn't
something? I need to be here
Not this again….
and prod the black blob stuck
be fine. You're the one who needs experience. Get out there and find every
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