Chrysalis

Despite my protestations, the slug is surprisingly manoeuvrable, slithering towards me with those burning orbs fixated on my position. Judging by the mana sense I’m getting, this isn’t some freshly spawned creature, but an actual monster from below who’s climbed up for some easy pickings.

Unfortunately, you aren’t going to find any here! Only death! Your death, specifically!

Yes, this creature absolutely has a core thrumming away within that slimy body, and I’m not especially sure how I’m going to get at it. I can only assume attempting to eat this thing is going to dissolve my body from the inside out.

While I’m busy wondering about how I’m going to consume it, the slug is busy attempting to ensure that never happens. The tendrils on its back, dozens and dozens of them, all thicken at the same time, and only my future sense allows me to react in time as they suddenly shoot a wide spray of sizzling acid at me.

Yikes!

I scramble backwards up the tunnel as fast as I can as the acid rains down, almost clipping the tip of my antennae. The moment it touches the ground, the thick slime begins to burn into the rock, and then, even more scarily, it begins to spread so quickly I can see it happen! In mere moments, the area I’d been standing in has been converted to a thick coat of steaming goop over which the slug effortlessly glides.

Not a fan!

How the heck did it take no damage from the fire attack? I need to study the opponent further! Still assuming that fire is a weakness of these creatures, I spin up multiple minds that begin hurling concentrated balls of flame at the creature. The spells streak through the air, crackling with potent heat, only to sink into the slug and dissipate with a rather limp puff sound.

flesh! I am not liking this at all. Again, with

By unleashing the acid spray, the monster continues to build a little highway for itself and create an area I can’t really get to without risking my precious

you want it, try and

I pull together the mana I need and compress it hard before unleashing another Dragon’s Breath, superheating

You think you’re fire resistant? Let’s put it to the test! Obviously, I can’t see a thing with a huge jet of fire blasting out in front of me, but I can still sense the monster,

is

future sense screams at me and I roll to the side, cutting off the spell

spears through my previous position, topped with a ring of needle-thin teeth. Having missed the target, the slug begins to reel the appendage back,

to the contrary, I can definitely see that the slug has taken some damage from my fire. Whatever coating it’s using to cover itself is clearly extremely fire resistant, but even though that’s the case, a significant portion of the coating has been burned

stuff is

you. I credit your evolution and mutation choices. You’ve overcome this

you feel

HOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLLLL!!!!!

some distance. I didn’t even bother infusing this one with the altar since it’s too close to the

protect it from the fury of my spell. Not the case, as it turns out. When the gravity bomb expands and begins to pull in and shred everything it touches, the slug is no exception. Halfway through the spell’s duration, the sweet