Chapter 107 Counter Attack (1/2)
The monster behind me has ripped itself free and is approaching its prey, already skewered in through by one of its limbs.
Unfortunately for you, standing behind me is not a good place to be!
POW! POW! POW!
Firing blindly I rapid fire three shots which, after turning my head I can see have splashed all over the unfortunate monster.
Ha! Take that moron!
Reeling in pain as the acid begins to burn furiously away at its flesh, the creature pulls itself backwards, simultaneously ripping the spike out of my body.
My mind completely blanks out for a moment due the sheer agony tearing at my psyche. Holy moly Gandalf! That one stings!
Activate the regeneration gland!
As the regenerative fluid begins to course through my body, hopefully closing over the holes I have above and below the abdomen I can finally turn to face my adversary.
Able to stab me straight through the diamond carapace this creature must have some serious chops!
What looms before me is truly a nightmare beast. Two enormous elongated, double jointed arms protrude from the front of the body, each limb tipped with needle points that glitter in the light. Suspended between these two limbs is a withered, tattered body with a curling, hooked tail that it drags through the ground.
Come on now monster! That doesn't even look practical!
My health, which had plummeted down to half after being pierced through is recovering rapidly as my healing gland does its work. One heck of a good purchase that!
Eyeballing my foe warily I feint left and right, trying to buy a few more precious seconds for my wounds to close. My enemy hesitates briefly before screeching horribly, tube-like mouth distending to ridiculous proportions before it raises one spear tipped limb and slams it down towards me.
Thankfully the restrictive acid is doing its work! The creature is so much faster than it looks. The fearsomely pointed arm flashes through the air and plunges deep into the earth, sinking deep into the dirt as if sliding into warm b.u.t.ter.
I was barely able to dodge that strike! Only by flinging myself to one side was I able to avoid it by the slimmest of margins! Despite looking so distorted this monster really means business. That speed and penetrating power are a real threat, able to stab straight through my st.u.r.dy defences.
If I continue playing for time I might just end up getting stabbed through the head! Go for the attack!
As the creature is retracting its arm I lunge forward whilst channelling mana into my mandibles!
CRUNCH!
Summoning my strength I bring my jaws down on the offending arm with a vicious crus.h.i.+ng bite! I mandibles clamp down before the beast can retract the fearsome weapon. With satisfaction I can feel my mandibles ripping and tearing but I'm disappointed I wasn't able to cut straight through it. Not even the infused mandibles were up to that task!
The monster rears back, hissing sharply in pain
Ha! How do you like it?!
… Then it smashes down with its other arm!
Whoa there!
Flinging myself to my right I'm able to narrowly dodge once again! How is this thing so d.a.m.n fast?! When I see the arm raised up I know I have almost no time to dodge because I've never seen the thing come down! It's like it just teleports in the ground!
This must be a skill or mutation of some kind. Even with my restrictive acid covering the creature it can still muster this level of speed, if I hadn't hit with the acid I'd probably be dead right now, speared through the head by a limb I never saw move!
Part of me shudders in fear just thinking about that scenario. The terrors of the Dungeon really are innumerable. How is a humble ant colony supposed to survive Gandalf!?
Thanks to my compound vision I can see the colony hard at work in this moment.
They aren't advancing out of the escape tunnel, which is good news, but holding the line, two hundred workers strong, devouring any monster that dares to approach the wall of ant-kind blocking the entrance.
Good on you colony! Keep up the good work!
Tiny is continuing his rampage, his new form is fearsomely strong, blasting out electricity and using his sheer physical force to smash his opponents to paste. He can't keep it up indefinitely though, I can already see wounds cut into him and his electrical energy isn't inexhaustible. That blast he sent out across the room must have cost him dearly as the sparks radiating off him have dimmed considerably since!