(xxix) Calamity (Lily Nono, II)
The tentacles effortlessly pierced her breastplate, leaving no trace on the armor. A burst of coldness and numbness ran through the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info, and Lily felt that most of the strength in her body had been drained in an instant, and she tried her best to turn sideways and roll away from the monster.
She propped herself up on one knee and tried to reassert her stance, but the greatsword in her hand felt as if it were a thousand pounds. The breastplate that had been light had suddenly turned into a lead block, making it difficult for her to stand upright.
"Spirit creatures." Yuffie turned her gaze to Lily and looked at the others one by one, "Physical attacks are very ineffective against them, Lily, you take a rest first." Bell and Amberly, please contain it. Stay away from it as far as you can, it will take your life force! ”
"Look, look at me!" The Beron man's voice sounded a little trembling, "I, I'm not afraid of ghosts!" ”
"Less!" The white bear roared angrily, leaned down, and assumed an attacking stance. The monster seemed to sense Amberly's threat—or rather, the powerful breath of life in her—and staggered in the direction of the white bear.
Amber didn't intend to engage the monster directly. She slowly backed away, letting out a low, defiant growl.
The monster chased her for a short distance before stopping. The few eyes in the middle of its body glowed, quickly turning a fiery bright red—
"Look over here!"
Lynn's high-pitched voice came from the other side, followed by a golden thread like the sun that swept precisely across the middle of the monster's body.
The monster closed its eyes as if it were electrocuted, its translucent body trembling and emitting a sharp and tooth-aching hiss that seemed to be scraped through glass. Then it turned around, and the tentacles coiled around its body stretched out dozens of times in an instant, pumping towards the blonde girl like lightning.
"Oh no, it seems to be angrier!?"
Lynn quickly ducked back, but the tentacles were far more agile than she could have imagined, and a few of them still hit her - she stumbled, her movements noticeably slowing.
The blonde girl summoned several rays of light from her chest, blocking the pursuit that followed. But the monster's attacks seemed endless, and in just a few seconds, Lin seemed to be clumsy and dangerous.
Lily breathed hard, letting the power slowly fill her body and limbs. She stood up, took a few steps closer to the monster, and threw the obsidian greatsword at the other party with all her might.
The greatsword whirled and whirled, cutting right into the center of the monster. It shrank violently, and then let out a violent scream that drowned out almost all other sounds.
With a sound that almost punctured the eardrum, a shockwave visible to the naked eye spread out from where it was. Lily felt as if she had been smashed with a hammer in the chest, and her body fell back uncontrollably, falling firmly to the ground.
She struggled to get up, but the intense vertigo and the feeling of tightness in her chest made her unable to move. She barely turned her head to see Lynn and Amberly struggling to support their bodies, Yuffie trying to get up like her, and Bell already lying on his back unconscious.
The monster's body grew a size again, facing her side - no, all the eyes of the body should have opened in turn, and each of them lit up with a bloodthirsty red.
"Lost?" She muttered under her breath, "Really...... It's a bit of a shame......"
Yuffie seemed to want to say something, but the buzz echoing in her ears made her unable to hear the other person's words. The red light around the monsters grew brighter and brighter, and the ground, the sky, all the wreckage, and even themselves were bathed in the light that symbolized death.
Then she heard a familiar voice.
"I'm not going to let you hurt Lilianor." Alphonse raised his right arm, and in the palm of his right hand, a green flame instantly ignited, blending with the blood red in the air, "I won't let you hurt everyone!" ”
In an instant, the flame coalesced into a single point, and then turned into a burning dark green line of fire, striking the lower end of the monster's body.
From there, flames ignited, enveloping its entire body in the blink of an eye, and the sky turned bright green. The monster rolled around, howling miserably, and its ignited tentacles flicked aimlessly, but it was completely unable to extinguish the flames.
Its body shrank rapidly under the engulfment of the flames, and its eyes and mouth melted into unrecognizable tissue, which was completely erased from its body. Eventually, when the green flame faded away, everything that had once made it up turned into glowing ashes, and before it could fall to the ground, it was gone.
The cold air brushed Lily's cheeks, and she propped up her upper body with her arms, finding the wind blowing again in the silent outpost. The wind was still cold, and it was still dark in the outpost, but for some reason, she felt a little warmer than before.
"Al...... Well done. She muttered.
The Organizer ran up to her and picked her up with his strong, warm arms - the Organman needed energy, and his body was naturally warm.
Lin asked Yuffie with concern, and the girl shook her head, indicating that she was fine. Amber turned back into her human form and picked up Bell, who was lying on her back with her eyes closed, to check if something was wrong with him.
"Just scared out!" After reading it up and down, the Erna woman came to a conclusion. She smacked her lips, "Has this child suffered any psychological trauma?" ”
"Should I say that I haven't received enough?" Lily replied angrily, "Scared by such a thing, he dares to claim to be a first-class mercenary." ”
"It's not all Bale's fault." Yuffie walked slowly to her side, "The monster's scream has a strong mental attack, and Bell just happens to lack resistance to them. ”
"So what's the difference?" Lily pursed her lips, thinking about whether or not to let Yuffie have something to do in the future and throw a few spiritual spells at the Beronians. Otherwise, if it happens again, even if it is controlled by the ghost woman before, it will put the whole team in danger.
She hugged the arm of the machine man, leaned her whole body against him, and looked up at his face, "It's still Al who is the most reliable, and he actually killed it all at once." ”
"It's not perfect." The trapper's eyes flickered slightly, and he replied calmly, "Amplification spells are very energy-intensive, and now I need to recharge for an hour before I can regain my ability to cast spells. ”
"That's enough." Lily said contentedly. The most important thing in skirmishes is often the beginning, and with Alphonse's help, as long as you can inflict heavy damage on the enemy first, you can greatly reduce the chance of defeat or injury.
As she pondered how she could use the powerful attacks of the Trap in the future, she turned her head to find Amberly looking around with a serious face.
Lily sighed, stepped forward, and patted her on the shoulder. "Thou hast spoken of a friend...... In this case, I'm afraid it's no fun? ”
The Erna woman shook her head, not at all depressed.
"She's going to be fine, she won't!" Amberly exclaimed.