Chapter 52: Chrysalis 2 (1/2)
Chapter 52: Chrysalis 2
Fler'Gan stood right beside Aldrich, enveloping hi smaller, focused blasts like [Fire Bolts] at the ever-approaching stomach walls Stella tackled the opposite side of the sto out punches and kicks with focused detonations that blew back the stomach wall as much as possible
"ORA! ORA! ORA! ORA!" Valera ht, her strength significantly boosted by the red aura of her [Berserker's Rage] Each of her punches gouged out significant craters in the wall, but it was like putting a dent into Styrofoam - the holes just bounced back and sealed over as quickly as they were made
Ten seconds
Aldrich watched as his undead tried their best, but the walls continued their approach through volleys of flame and explosions and punches
Twenty seconds
By now, everyone was corralled back-to-back The ressed, the less effective Fler'Gan and Dynamite Girl became as they did not have space to unleash their area of effect If anyone had claustrophobia at this point, they would probably have fainted as a living cave tried to crush them whole from all sides
At this rate, they would not be able to hold on until Aldrich had inflicted the full ten stacks of the [Gaze of the Watcher] debuff on the Chryalis ston Stone in his other hand
"Master, no I will take care of this You can rely on me as you always have and alill" Valera put a hand on Aldrich's shoulder She squeezed his shoulder ever so gently with a co nod A nod that showed that out of everyone here, out of anyone, really, Valera cared for Aldrich the most
Cared for hi to make him happy
Valera took in a deep breath and then said with resolution "Everyone, huddle around reaves, and put her hands up As the walls closed in, she stopped theth, pushi+ng back against theroaned and creaked as her body tree] boosted her physical stats, helping her push back, but she was going against an immense amount of solid pressure fro sound of her leg and ar
She buckled down onto one knee, her back rounding under strain, but she held on, using her undead body to weather through her broken bones
And the e] beca like a veil of flames
"I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TOUCH MY MASTER!" shouted Valera as she held on with all her immense power
She held on and on until -
Thirty seconds passed
Aldrich wasted no ti Gaze] with his lantern The eye suspended in glea amber fluid within the lantern opened up instantly, blood shot and ready to kill, and fired its bean Stone in his off hand nervously He did not know exactly if this would work
His theory was that because the stomach was linked to the ic cast on its stomach would transfer to its brain as well After all, that hat happened with nors Just because instant death was struck on say, their foot, did not mean they did not die
All he could do atch and wait
The beam fired into the stomach walls and turned what it hit into a petrified white state ready to crumble into ash at anyall of the stoer crushed against Valera, giving her so Blood pooled froauntlets, probably because broken bone had torn through her flesh and led her limbs
Stella wrapped an arm around Valera to support her Aldrich did the sa, Val," said Stella She smiled down at Valera Aldrich could tell that despite their petty squabbles here and there, they had a special caether Almost sisterly "Can I call you that?"
"…I suppose," said Valera
"I agree" Aldrich nodded to her He paused for ato sacrifice so much for me"
It meant even more because unlike the undead Aldrich arose, Valera did not have a pre-programmed drive to be loyal to Aldrich She did this all out of her own volition Her own free will