Chapter 33: Ghastly Preparation (1/2)

Chapter 33: Ghastly Preparation

Aldrich distributed his 5 new stat points as he sped his way through the forest, weaving through trees and thin gaps with expert agility He was not as fast as any Alter with powers that boosted their physicals, let alone ones that specialized theh that he could run circles around Alters with no such powers provided their AC count was not extreh

As Aldrich reconvened with Valera, he distributed his 5 new stat points

[+2 Attuneic, doubled to +6 from stat affinities]

[Attunement: 41 ] 45]

[+1 Attuneic: 21 (28) ] 27 (34)]

[Mana: 20/66 (84) ] 32/72 (90)]

After this, Aldrich commanded one of his Evil Eyes to scout out the area around the Sign He wanted to see to what extent the investigation for Ghost's death had progressed It was currently early in the dark hours of dawn on Tuesday, and Blackwater would have started searching around Monday afternoon after giving Ghost the benefit of the doubt that he was just partying in Haven until Sunday

Only a day had passed It was likely that any search for Ghost had not yet gone beyond the boundaries of Blackwater campus The search outside ca Aldrich did not have toospot and found a large pile of blasted tunnel centipede corpses blackened and s into the dirt Valera sat on top of it, hus to her tune

The Geist and Dyna each other warily

"Y'know, I don't knohat it is, but I don't like you Don't like how ugly you are or why you disgust me so damn ed and turned around

"Huh!? You wanna repeat what you said in front of , evidently very easily prone to anger

Interesting, noted Aldrich Fro individuality to undead with souls retained personality traits froh they had no memories of them

Each tunnel centipede was sizable, alh to wrestle a man, wrap around him, and devour him

"Quiet, you two, master is back," said Valera She juantly bowing as a knight would to her lord

"Geheh" The Geist waved a hello to Aldrich

"Welcome back, captain," said Dynamite Girl with arms crossed

Aldrich nodded at the them with some had been incredibly useful as they could ht farin working with groups

Plus, Aldrich somewhat appreciated the extra noise and conversation

Valera gestured to the side with her gauntlet, pointing at a er centipede

Fronized this as a Red Carapace Great Centipede Likely the leader of this swarh that it could plow through an ordinary olden, bladed mandibles

A massive dent in its head and several patches of raw, broken off and burnt carapace indicated that it had died to a mixture of severe blunt force trauma and explosions like the rest of its kin

"That was one real tough bastard," said Dyna her are cut in her side that exposed her internal organs and shattered off ribs "fucker got ood, too Blew it off the face of this Goddaeh," said the Geist

Dynahed "I know I didn't literally blow it off this planet Christ, do you not understand what a figure of speech is?"

"Geh?" the Geist shrugged again

Aldrich stepped over to the Great Centipede and put a hand over its shattered head "Serve"

[-5 Mana]

[Mana: 32/90 ] 27/90]

The Great Centipede reani before it flopped around back on its feet

"Gross," said Dynamite Girl

[+1 Zombie (Red Carapace Great Centipede) Lvl 11 reanimated]

[Units controlled: 10/13 ] 11/13]

"And the eagle and bear I asked you to save?" said Aldrich

"You, present the master with the prey he requested," said Valera as she pointed at the Geist

"Geh" The Geist opened its largein with strong flexion It -arle They were drenched in spit that preserved them well - likely the same way that Dynamite Girl had been preserved alive inside of the Geist's stoross," said Dynamite Girl as she shook her head at the Geist

"Good," said Aldrich He went over to the bear and eagle and chanted again, "Serve"

The grizzly reanimated, and then after the cooldown for [Raise Undead] passed, he casted it again, raising the eagle

[-10 Mana]

[Mana: 27/90 ] 17/90]

[Zo-ar Eagle) Lvl 7 Reanimated]

[Units Controlled: 11/13 ] 13/13]

Aldrich looked up as the zo-are as the Geist was, though of course, considerably weaker Its round These blows could store kinetic energy and unload thee the Geist in short bursts