Chapter 36: Clearing the Trial Quest 2 (2/2)

Aldrich could now start to forainst Seth Solar

Aldrich's [Anti-Life Shell] reduced health by a current health percentage After clearing the Trial Quest, the [Anti-Life Shell] would rank up as well, granting it an active usage that increased the rate of life drain

Seth Solar was extree of arht bruise

None of Aldrich's units could deal reliable dae to him

But maybe, if he could stall Seth Solar somehow, let hiic, then maybe it could work

Still an inco to trap him? Or, for that matter, trap the piece of scum in such a way that he did not just kill Aldrich?

These questions, Aldrich would try to find a workaround to later For now, thinking of Valera h her eyes -

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Valera and Dyna entrance into a cave of dark rock

"Letbaddie is, huh?" said Dynaenius on our hands," said Valera sarcastically

"Y'know, I have a limit to my patience, too A real low limit, too," said Dynaertips

"You wish to fight now?" Valera readied her shi+eld in front of her

Dynamite Girl stared at Valera for several tense seconds before she shook her head "No We'll just be wastin' our daot such an attitude towards me You think I like the captain, huh?"

"Hmph You think you can read my mind?" Valera crossed her arms After an aard pause, she added on, "Well, do you?"

"Sure"

Valera's hand tightened against her shi+eld, and the strength of her grip was such that the groaning screech of h the air

"By that, I mean I like him as a captain As a leader Not that I know a lot about hiot nothin' to complain about, anyhow," said Dynamite Girl

"Nor will you coh countless battles against odds and enemies the likes of which you could not co, and his moody silence draws forth his inherent charisma so very well"

"Nevermind me You like him, don't you Like like him Beyond the whole follower to leader relationshi+ps," said Dynaest that? A knight is always loyal to her master, and a relationshi+p in such a professional relationshi+p is forbidden!" said Valera, though she squirmed and blushed under her armor and helmet

"Yeah, sure," said Dynamite Girl with a smile "I'll just tell you noon't be buttin' heads with you over hiot here first, after all Gotta respect seniority and whatnot Anyways, ain't we here to fight this slio"

"A-ahem, yes," said Valera She took in a breath and calmed herself "Now that I have your word you are not a threat, we can proceed First, however, I " Dynamite Girl raised an open pale as sparks cracked out froloas not lie streaked through her arm and localized around her chest where her tattered costu of metal

"Is that a core of some kind?" said Valera

"You can kind of call it that, but no, it doesn't power ned to control ot a power called Dyna-Blood My heart's like an engine and it puot explosive properties when it's exposed outside et my heart pumpin' and my blood flowin' better

But I can do without it I just got less control"

"Quite interesting," said Valera "I have never known a spell or power like this in ic, either The master had already told me that so it firsthand is eye opening"

"Yeah, and I'm real interested in all your powers, too All that ic crap - didn't know it even existed Anyhows, I'll go into more detail See here-," Dynae energy shone through her skin in a veiny pattern "My explosive blood travels froh the veins

When I concentrate it on my palm like this, the blood, uh, as that fancy science teras particles that travel outta ets exposed to the air I can control how o from this-,"

Dynamite Girl's palm started crackle as several sparks shot out

"To this"

She raised her hand in the air, away from Valera, and created a small, fiery explosion

"Aha," said Valera "And you do not get harmed by this?"

"Nah," said Dynamite Girl "My whole body's super resistant to heat and my skin's explosion proof"

"That utterly neutralizes one of your weaknesses as an undead Fire immunity and undeath is a combination that is most rare You will be a valuable asset to the master," said Valera

"Don't like bein' called an asset, but guess as long as I'm useful, I ain't complainin'," said Dynamite Girl "I have soh the heart If I pue all the way froht up havin' a heart attack

Not to h, it hurts me too

I'm heat proof, sure, and e, but that's only up to a point A big enough explosion's gonna' have a a shockwave that'll knock me on my ass too

Here's an example I have this attack I named the Bunker Buster It's likeas a conventional bunker buster, around 4 tons of TNT in yield"

"TNT?" said Valera

"Oh right, you must be from a fantasy world that don't have TNT Well, uh, let's just say the explosion's pretty da," said Dynamite Girl "But I can't use the Bunker Buster more than once, or else my heart's at risk to stop Plus, the shockwave usually breaks whatever limb I shoot the explosion out of"

"But you are undead, no? Heart failure alone should not matter to you," said Valera "Broken bones, too, mean little"

Dynaht You're Goddarinning like aI kept this a secret before, but don't see a point now: I really, really like blowing sht up

And I got the biggest urge to do just that hat you've told e I can very ht" Valera also smiled