Terry was a bit anxious, "Diane! can you cast another batch of fireflies and let it float a bit higher?" "O…kay" was her response. Diane's fireflies now float several meters from the ground and when it reaches the top, screeches which echoed in the cave can be heard. Jake looked up, " So the gnome bats are all here?" Terry finger flick twice to the area where they came from and notice a half footprint then whispered to Jake, "It seems that some rats manage to follow us all the way down here." "Jake nodded and whispered, " Let them be but be cautious, one of them is using concealment magic that is why it is difficult for you to locate them." Terry flinch then nodded.
"Be careful guys their fang is enough to cause you to bleed and have a small chance of making you petrify." Annael Explained. Annael uses the skill shout: this skill usually works when the enemies intelligence is lesser than the user, the enemy is being sneak up, enemies are confused or less morale. After he uses the shout, it makes the enemy concentrate on him as the target, 30 plus 1-foot size gnome bats gliding and screeching at the same time. When the bats are about a meter from Annael, Annael uses cleave but the bats just dodge it. "Shit!" Annael screamed. Every time Annael uses cleave the bats just masterfully dodge it. Few of the bats now realized that Annael is not the only person in the cavern, 100 of bats from the above now glided and focus on Diane, when Jake noticed the event, he realized that creatures who where akin to dark property even though their sense of mana detection is not yet open or good enough, they have this instinct to avoid or kill first those people with strong holy property. Even though Jake has that Acolyte class it does not mean that he has that holy property. He is just a person who can use an acolyte skill. In the game forum, it meant the soul origin, there are several people whose soul property is akin to a certain class. Basically, Diane's soul origin must be related to holy essence. One of the advantages of one's origin which akin to the class is the ability to use the full effect of the class skills. For example, the healing touch of Jake's CT is 10 secs while Diane's healing touch CT is approximately 3-5 seconds.
Jake shouted towards Diane to cast Fireflies. Diane immediately cast the spell and the fireflies surrounded her, the bats' screech in unison and fly away from Diane. Diane was surprised. Jake shouted again and told Diane to cast Fireflies and let it float to the rest of the party. Diane did cast three times and the bats distancing their selves for about 4 meters away from the floating light.
The team walks closer together. Annael frustratedly said, "Those shits! are difficult to hit!" Jake face Terry, " Don't you have any ability for long range?" Terry seems sad, " I do have one but only the throwing knives, but I only got 10 of those. I am not sure if I can hit them if they are this fast. Jake nodded. Jake suggested a plan for them to follow. Diane nodded nervously, " I m not sure if I will be able to control all of them but I will try." Andrew and Terry Step back and Annael steps forward and Diane is located in the center. Jake shouted, "Now!". Diane immediately dispels the fireflies that are floating around Annael. The moment the fireflies disappear, Annael uses shout and immediately almost a hundred of bats glided to his direction, when the bats are about 3-4 meter above from Annael, Diane cast firefly behind the bats, the moment the light appeared at the back, several bats that did not glide towards Annael direction screeches and the bat near Annael seems in chaos. Annael dash forward and uses cleave twice and almost all the bats was cut in half, blood spurts all around as some of the bats' screech before dying. Most of the fireflies came in contact with Annael's sword were dispelled.
About two hundred bats are now screeching and they are been flying all around. Diane was just seating on the ground looking at the bats. Jake shouted towards Diane but she seems not responding, the screeches continues then Jake realized, " Haze!?" Jake remembers that Haze is not something like a skill that can be used by one person, It requires several requirements: 1. A caster should be all for one, its needs number with emotional connectivity, some said that haze can be used by the same specifies and 2. Haze can also be used by a collective emotional response by a certain group of living things. Haze causes the mind to become feeble and also cause delirium.
Jake saw that some of the fireflies ruptures and immediately shouted to ran towards where Diane is. Jake shakes Diane's but she keeps staring up and talk to an indistinguishable language. Annael was looking towards Diane in worries, " What happened to here!?" Jake took a deep breath, "This is a group affliction skills called haze, it makes the person who will get affected to become feeble minded and can also inflict delusions." " Ahm..this is the first time I heard about this." Annael was skeptical. "Jake the fireflies are continuously dispelling," Terry Calmly ask. Jake nodded, "There are several ways to bring her back to reality but none of us can do it except maybe one act. What did you guys eat earlier?" Annael got mad, " This is not the time to do this shit," Terry interrupted, " I ate a lot of onions, I like the taste of it." Andrew handed him the bandage, "Soak it with your urine." Terry looks at me with disbelief but still did it and went a bit furhter at the back and not facing us, he went back for a few minutes" Jake smile, " Now, let Diane smell it." Annael now burst out, " What the fuck! Don't you ever do it! Or I will slice you in half." Jake calmly look Annael, " do you have any ways to help her," Annael did not say anything and just pat his sword letting Jake know that if it will not work, Jake will be cut in half.
Terry immediately places the urine soaked bandage on Diane's nose. Jake saw that the last 8 fireflies are now dispelled. Jake can her screeches coming towards them, " Terry!" Earlier Jake asked Terry if he has yellow sand or sulfur. The resident of this world called it yellow sand, instead of sulfur. He did have it because he usually uses it to repel some monster who doesn't like that smell so Jake told him to make 3 sulfur ball.
A ten cm diameter was thrown above and Jake cast a fireball and hit it causing to explode in small proportion, most of the bats got caught of the explosion died and the others fly away from the point of impact. It took a few minutes when the bat starting to fly to their direction but several balls of light is now floating around them. He turned around and saw Diane's disgusting face.
Terry smirked, " I never thought my urine is useful!" Annael glared at him, then suddenly a half-eaten live bats fell down followed by a liquid drop from above. The moment it was drop to the half-eaten bats, the bats looks like it dissolve or melted. Diane Looks and with a horror expression.