"We are so screwed"
Marco muttered as he saw Ken's fire wall disappeared. He held on controlling the three shadow bombs he managed to create as they continue to grow. Unfortunately, the wave of mutant rats are already upon them.
SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK
The moment the wall of fire vanished, the swarm of mutant rants descended upon them like a tidal wave, drowning them among the sea of mutant rats. Their body sinking under the pile of rats gnawing at their body.
-22 Damage
-24 Damage
-24 Damage
-22 Damage...
"F*ck! I'm not gonna die here!"
Marco release the trigger and like a murderous symphony, the balls of energy exploded. Creating a big wave of continuous explosion in the room. Marco's body is caught in the blast as he was thrown in the air, smacking against the wall.
- 45 Damage
Marco spit blood and acquired a bleeding status. His already low HP continued to drop to the fatal line.
"Damn!"
The rest of the team, having also been caught by blast , turn their wary gaze at the disintegrating mutant rats.
"Did it work?"
Unfortunately, despite decimating a huge chunk of them, another wave of mutant rats appeared.
"Shit..."
Shaira waved her sword relentlessly only to be swept away, screaming curses at the monstrous pests. Marco meanwhile luckily managed to drink a health potion before being attacked by them.
Angelo watched them got swallowed by the wave of rats. Ken meanwhile stared focused at his skill tree, his eyes darting around for a suitable skill.
"Shit Ken! If you have any ace up your sleeves right now, now is the time!"
Ken didn't answer him but instead looked at his status panel.
"Just a little bit more..."
"Shit..." Angelo stared at the huge tidal-like wave of mutant rats coming closer to them and everything next is a blur.
Pinching pain...
Seeing Marco struggling and killing the mutant rats...
A searing heat erupting beside him and everything is darkness.
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ROOOAAAAR!
A flicker of flame landed on Angelo's cheek, awakening him in his slumber.
"W-what?"
Blearily, he dazedly gazed at his surroundings until his mind snapped awake at the sound of a thunderous roar.
"What the?!"
Angelo looked down at the burning swarm of rats below. He watched as a long neck covered in scales appeared within his vision. A glowing long orange whisker flowing lazily in the air rub against him. Suddenly, a stream of fire shot out of the fiery creature's mouth. He can feel the heat coming from it.
An eastern dragon made out of flames scorched the mutant rats below. The fiery creature lay its waste as dragon fire continued on.
Inhaling sharply, Angelo glanced at the tinted-orange claw wrapped around him. He looked around and saw Shaira and Marco still unconscious at the dragon's other claw.
"Where's Ken?"
Using
"This..."
Ken have done it. But with their situation, it still didn't look good.
Despite Ken's dragon's fiery onslaught, the mutant rats didn't seem to decrease. Instead, the mutant rats, as if in a retaliation, continued to grow in numbers.
Dismissing the accumulated notifications while he's unconscious, Angelo immediately focused his attentions below. Using
There!
Angelo's eyes widen as he saw a portal opening up under the burning rats and immediately a new wave of mutant rats emerged.
What? No fair. What's with the Transcenders for designing this shit in their instance! He needed to stop this...but how?
Dying embers flows down the dragon's mouth and as he watched this, a different flicker of light catches his attention.
"What's that?"
There, hiding among the ordinary mutant rats, is a mutant rat with a crystal bead on its forehead.
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It is definitely it...he can feel it in his gut.
"Ken blast that area!"
As if by his immediate command, the dragon roared and shot out a blaze of dragon fire near the mutant beaded rat. Angelo quickly noticed its bead shine for a bit before another portal opened again.
Unfortunately, as the dragon attacked too close to it, the beaded rat immediately surrounded itself with the other mutant rats. It squirrelled along the pack of rats, seemingly vanishing among them.
Fortunately for the miracle party, Angelo never took his eyes from the beaded rat. He held a slingshot with his right hand and a pebble in the other.
Maneuvering against the dragon's claw, Angelo took aim. A red line of trajectory tracking its way to the beaded rat's head.
FWIP!
54 Damage
Crack
Startled, the beaded rat squeak in panic. A line appeared in the bead in its forehead. The beaded rat quickly darted away, all the while summoning another wave of mutant rats.
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"Ken, I found it! Burn that area!" Angelo yelled , his aim missing as the beaded rat nimbly dodge his attacks.
The fiery dragon flickered for a bit before following Angelo . It let out a deep roar and a huge stream of fire landed at the mutant rats.
SQUUUUEEEEAK
35 Damage
32 Damage
28 Damage
24 Damage
The beaded rat squeak in pain as it bashed itself against the wall , trying to put out the fire in its fur.
18 Damage
13 Damage
11 Damage
<< Mutant beaded rat lvl 35 >>
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Unfortunately, the fire didn't kill it. It still have some HP left. Angry, the beaded rat let out a long squeak and the bead in its head shine, its crack splintering more.
A portal appeared in the ceiling.
In an instant, hundreds of mutant rats descended right at them.
"That little-!"
Ken's dragon quickly reacted and send out a blast of fire at the descending rats.
While the dragon is not in move, Angelo quickly aim again for the beaded rat's bead.
This time, it shot true.
45 Damage
The beaded rat let out one last squeak before vanishing into air. Leaving behind another wad of cash.