Chapter 137 The beating goes on! (1/2)
Impacted by the second Gravity Bolt the poor lizard experiences a brief moment of suspension. A narrow window of time in which the effect of the upwards gravity is fading and the new, downward force is only beginning to kick in.
The tentative balance is suddenly broken and with sensational effect!
From hovering in place like an awkward levitating turtle the monster suddenly descends so quickly my eyes almost cannot catch its motion.
BOOM!
A tremendous impact occurs, sending dust and debris flying into the air, obscuring my vision and showering the cavern with shards of rock.
Holy moly! I didn't expect that to happen! Well, not quite so spectacularly at least. Scurrying quickly I use my antennae to swipe at the air and try to clear my view and inspect my prey.
Eventually I have to stop in place as I feel I may have walked too far. Where the heck is it? Is this dust ever going to settle?!
On my back the two interlopers are just as blind as I am, although, for Crinis, it is a fairly standard state of affairs. Turning on the spot it takes a moment for me to realise the texture of the floor beneath my feet is slightly different.
Looking down I notice that I'm standing on the back of the monster!
It's been squished right into the floor!
Slowly the dust falls to reveal that the lizard has been completely submerged in the rocky floor of the cavern by the impact and somewhat lacking it tact, I've wandered directly onto it's back. Even worse, the monster is still alive, groaning painfully as the downward pressure continues to compact it straight into the ground.
Sorry about that buddy! I'll er… ease your suffering?
Piercing Chomp!
Crunch!
Phew, this sh.e.l.l is seriously tough!
Piercing Chomp!
Crunch!
Still not there!
Again! Again! Again!
By the time I finally break through those tough armour plates my face is feeling extremely sore and I've managed to level up my piercing bite once! No wonder Tiny was struggling to crack it with his hands. Even using my armour penetrating skill it took almost twenty strikes.
[You have slain level 12 Os Lacerti]
[You have gained experience]
Feel my wrath you dinosaur wannabe! Moohahahaha! Vibrant seems somewhat confused by my domineering victory pose, her antennae are wibbling about in a confused manner until she eventually decides to somewhat copy my dynamic stance, one leg raised to punch the air.
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Don't copy that! For starters you didn't even do anything! Second, you're making me feel childish in my moment of victory! This battle was the first in which my incredible magical superiority played the decisive factor, allow me my moment of pride dammit!
Meanwhile Tiny has also completed his battle. After sustaining his brutal lightning attack until the enemy was almost completely roasted he then approached his incapacitated foe and punched its head in.
Instead of expressing his dominance to other monsters by posing coolly, Tiny instead approaches his defeated foe and immediately starts ripping into the Bioma.s.s, tearing it apart with his bare hands and shoving it into his face.
You know, looking at the response of the other monsters in the chamber, his method may be more effective in the intimidation department, but it lacks style!
Indeed the other monsters in this section of tunnel are giving both Tiny and myself a large berth as they continue to battle amongst themselves. Incredibly, I actually see a few of the normally battle crazed beasts slinking off down the tunnel, disengaging from fighting entirely!
Is it just me or are some of these creatures getting smarter?
In the early days of the wave they would hurl themselves into b.l.o.o.d.y slaughter the moment they were created and clawed out of the dirt, regardless of the odds! I couldn't possibly imagine for a second one of those creatures would voluntarily escape from battle. Calculating the odds just wasn't something they seemed capable of!