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?!
the hell are you going, Tiny?
gorilla roars gleefully, already neck deep in demons, flailing around with punches too fast to be seen with the naked eye. Weaker monsters simply explode where his
Let's get down
ages, and I'm not in the mood to 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
can float around with gravity magic, so I don't need to, but that's
landing heavily. Just from the force of my descent, a pile of demons is sent reeling, and then
How about a CHOMP!?
shut with irresistible force. Any tier four or weaker demons simply aren't
Crinis, time to
[… Are you sure?]
Why wouldn't I
or something? I need to be here to protect
Not this again….
back with one antenna and prod the black blob stuck to my
needs experience. Get out there and find every tier five and six
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