42 Chapter 42 (1/2)
They explained the layout of the lands surrounding Lyr. There was an orc village about fifty kilometers east and north of that was the Millinic Kingdom's capital which now lay in ruins. The jakku nest that was causing Lyr problems was based in a cave on the small mountain to the north.
It wasn't that Master Ynir or Nyris couldn't kill a few jakku, in fact according to them, the creatures were fairly easy to kill when they were alone. It was just that there were hundreds of them living in the cave and they bred at a stunning rate so unless they cleared the nest they would quickly repopulate.
When a threat approached their nest they would swarm and attack using their four dagger like limbs to impale any would be trespasser, making it difficult for the few elven rangers Lyr had to deal with it. It would pose a problem for Aerwyn as well if he decided on getting too close without a plan.
”The pay is twenty five silver per hundred you kill. You can do what you want with the mana cores or bodies.” Master Ynir spoke, bringing the lunch to a close.
”Ok, i'll head off now then i guess.”
”It'll take you all day to reach their nest, you can stay the night and head off in the morning if you like.”
”That's ok, I've lazed around enough for the past few days. Nyris ya coming?”
”I just need to grab a few things, i'll meet you by the gates.” Nyris didn't bother with formalities and ran off in a hurry.
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Master Ynir walked with Aerwyn to the gates and they waited until Nyris showed up with a horse fifteen minutes later. The pair bid Master Ynir goodbye and headed off to the north, traveling until night fell. Nyris's bombardment of questions began the moment they stopped and Aerwyn immediately cut him off to go to bed.
They arrived at the edge of the forest that surrounded the mountain the next day. Aerwyn could see a few of the creatures coming and going out from the cave entrance but they just looked like tiny flying blobs at this distance.
”Do they come out more during the day or night?” Aerwyn asked Nyris as he watched more and more jakku leave the nest.
”I believe they only come out in the day but some are still active during the night.”
”Ok... Erit you and the spiders cover everything surrounding us in webs, like a dome. Make sure there's no gaps except for a small hole for the spiders to come and go.”
Erit got to work with the spiders as he kept an eye on the cave entrance. He asked Nyris if there was any other cave entrances the jakku used but he didn't seem to know. It shouldn't matter either way as the webs surrounding them were placed for that very reason but he'd much rather catch them at the cave entrance than risk them getting so close.
Night fell and the traffic from the cave slowed to only one or two coming back every half hour. Aerwyn decided it was time and began giving his orders.
”I want the spiders to sneak up to the cave and seal off the entrance with webs. If you're spotted run back here as quickly as you can. If things go well we shouldn't even need to fight.”
”What about this little spider?” Erit asked with her voice magic.
”You're too... Just stay here little spider.” Aerwyn almost said she was 'too big' which would've led to a long winded speech about her becoming a person so he chose the safer, quieter route. Erit giggled and the spiders took off towards the cave.
They reached the cave only after a minute or two and began quietly covering the fifteen meter tall, two meter wide entrance in webs. They jumped in unison crisscrossing their webs like Aerwyn had taught them. Once the cave was blocked off they scurried back to Aerwyn for the next part of the plan.
He crouched by the hole in the web, aiming his staff far enough from the cave entrance so that the explosion wouldn't ignite the webs but still close enough for the jakku to hear it. The flame lance hit the mountain exploding out in all of its fiery brilliance and the battle began.