Chapter 16 (2/2)
'Alright, let's go!'
Thud! Thud! Thud! shi+ck! shi+ck! shi+ck!
As expected, once we crossed the threshold of the stairs, a new iron gate fell down behind us, blocking our retreat The statues before us slowly began to awaken, shaking off the dust All the pieces of a chessboard: pawns, knights, bishops, towers and the King and Queen, began to move about
'Regol, Arin, Hattan, get a move on!'
I had underesti spiders Their hesitation to charge out towards a new enemy, had caused them to miss a precious opportunity to restrict their opponent's movements
Ptuii! Ptuii! Ptu!
When they finally shook off their indecisiveness and shot out their webs, they were easily countered by the Knight's and Bishop's ic
'Ugh, these guys!'
Arin quickly fired a web at the feet of the advancing pawns, trying to ed to er backline was only stymied for a short time, as they stumbled over them
Kung, Kung
Fortunately, the golden ter performed their duties well They dropped the six black pouches on the line of pawns The pouches broke like eggs on the stone statues, except that instead of it being yolk that poured out, it was a corrosive liquid which melted the pawn's stone bodies
Thud! Thud! Thud!
As the backline of chess pieces stepped over the pahich were still sprawled on the floor, they were able to largely ignore the liquid The young spiders who had erred at the start of the fight, rushed up to redeeh defenses of the stone pieces, their attacks had little effect
Ptuui!
Jenna tried using her acid spit against the Rook, but it also had a limited effect
'These stone statues seemed to be difficult opponents for ht'
I sent theh Telepathy
'I will sit back and judge your perforether to defeat them'
I retreated to the back and crossedan observer
The golden ants kept trying to drop black pouches, to almost no effect The spiders tried ato create traps with their spider webs However, they were frustrated to learn that their opponents, the stone chess pieces, would always break out by working in unison
'You'll never win if you guys don't cooperate…'
I had expected for the six of theether and defeat the stone pieces with their combinations, but sadly it was not the case
When I finally realised that they would have no chance of winning and that the situation would soon get dangerous for them, I ordered them to retreat with my Telepathy
'Back off you idiots!'
I castfor the center of the chess pieces
”Inferno!”
True, the stone pieces were very heavy, but when cohter The vacuum effect from my inferno pulled in all the pieces into a cluster
'Throw out your skills in the same order we used to break down the door'
I was still enthralled by the devastation of the Acid/Ice/Fire combo we used to break down the iron door
The stone chess pieces cruht
[+1622 experience points]
[+415232 experience points]
[You can now learn new ic]
[Level increased 34➢ 35]
'Legol, Arin, Hattan, you guys get an, Jenna, just theso that was minus one point, also none of you cooperated as a team so minus one point for everyone'
'…'
It was silent as none dared to talk back
'Hm, actually Arin performed quite well so you'll be spared the penalty this time'
'Huh why? If it wasn't for that spider girl, things wouldn't have been so difficult!'
Jenna's telepathicwith hostility
Jenna,else to add?'
It seemed like there were many obstacles to overcome before they could function well as a cohesive unit As I walked around the hall, looking for the stair to the next floor, I opened up My Status page to view ic selection
Name: Chompy (Johra)
Gender: N/A
Status: Normal
Race: Lich/ Undead
Class: Wizard
Rank: H+
Level: 35/50
HP: 1417/1426
MP: 2933/3441
Attack: 101 (+2)
Defense: 832 (+2)
Agility: 122
Intelligence: 1027
Luck: 9
Charisma: 7
✧ Unique Skills
[Resurrection Lv 1] [Night Vision Lv1] [Falling resistance Lv1] [Magic Chanting Max] [Fire Shock Max] [Lesser Slow Max] [Fireball LvMax] [Acid Resistance Lv2] [Identification Lv1] [Sage's Wisdoht Resistance Lv1] [Physical Resistance Lv2] [Inferno Lv8] [Water Sphere Lv1] [Necro Resistance Lv1] [Corpse Explosion Lv8] [Possession Lv1] [Stun Resistance L1] [Telepathy Lv1] [Mind Reading Lv1] [Spiritual Connection Lv1] [Death Stare Lv3]
✧ titles
[Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv3] [Coldhearted Lv2] [Dragon Slayer Lv1]
[Ant Exterminator Lv14] [Spider's Bane Lv3] [Giant Killer Lv1] [Wizard of the Pit]
✧ Skill Selection
[Magic Research Lv1] [Polymorph Lv1] [Meditation Lv1]
'Hs… it seems like this skill opens up a lot of possibilities'
Recently I had been somewhat disappointed with my skill selection Since I had become a Lich, I had expected to have overpowered skills and the ability to create ic research my hopes were rekindled
'I still didn't kno the spell worked, but e's Wisdom …'
Although Poly, for me there was only one clear choice
[You have learned Magic Research Lv1]
[You can now select a spell to be the target of Magic Research]
It looks like I even get to choose which spells I want to focus on, thank God it sounds easy to use
Opening up o-to spell for quite some time now and it was both powerful and flexible in its uses
Having been walking for soe, I had finally arrived at the staircase leading to the next floor
'You guys take care of this door'
I stepped back to evaluate their teamwork
Kuajiiiiiek
Much to my surprise, they were able to break down the door on the first try It seemed like their cooperation had already i me feel proud
'Let's head down'
I went down the staircase followed by my six insects, unsure as to ould encounter next