Chapter 836 Chapter 835: Terracotta Grottos (3)
?Spittle flew past my face as the last remaining Goblin - what I now knew was the evolved variant called an Ogre, albeit a weak example of the evolution - roared at me, its wooden armor splintered and cracked everywhere as blood trickled through the myriad puncture wounds that peppered its body. Dive into Stories, Embrace Enchantment: N♡vεlB¡n.
Despite the disgusting wave of hot, repulsive, putrid breath that was blasted against my cheeks, I was grinning as I danced to the side, pleasure rushing through my body as the Ogre swung its gigantic gnarled tree trunk club straight at me again, though the power behind it was severely lacking thanks to the many wounds I had already inflicted on it.
My Khopesh remained silent as I relied on my Tonfa alone, the spike of ice caked in the wonderful, beautiful red liquid that I had become addicted to, which dripped onto the floor to create some pretty patterns.
Panting and growling, the Ogre stumbled as the club missed me, only to grunt as I stabbed it in the gut again, piercing the Nature Mana infused wood armor on its stomach and putting another hole in the monster, causing more blood to splash to the pool below, widening it.
"Kat, come on! Surely that's enough?"
I clicked my tongue as I heard Jahi's exasperated shout from the lakeside, the others all waiting alongside her as they began to search for anything of importance, which was... rather annoying for me; I wanted to play a little longer, and yet...
Pouting, I looked towards the Demoness, who only shouted "Kat!" in response to my look, causing me to click my tongue again as I dashed into the Ogre's chest and stabbed the Tonfa into its Core, while my Khopesh sank into its ribs as I stabbed it again, ensuring it died here and now.
"Is that..? Oh~! Interesting~!"
I spotted something deep in the middle of the lake, and I gestured for Leone to come over, pointing it out and asking "Doesn't that look far too... unnatural to just be a piece of rock? Like... it's a stalagmite that grew far too perfectly, no?"
The Vampire leaned forwards and studied the area I pointed at, with a few Demons getting curious as they too looked into the lake, only for Leone to nod as she said "It does look just a little too perfect... slight arc one direction, jagged, splintered branches off the 'trunk' of the stalagmite... I would bet that that is a monster of some kind, hidden beneath the rocks."
"Indeed. Shall we find out? Quickly? Efficiently?"
Ammit approached us with a innocent smile despite the electricity that was crackling between her outstretched hands, causing me to inadvertently chuckle at the Demoness, who tilted her head at the sound.
Satanya chuckled as well, the Beliali woman nodding her head as she said "That's smart, Ammit. Think you have that kind of power though? Spark up this entire lake?"
The gold skinned Demoness furrowed her brow and looked at Satanya with a slight frown, like she was insulted that the woman would question her ability to turn an entire lake into a deadly pit of electricity infused water.
"Go ahead. Everyone get ready I guess... see if this is actually a monster, something like that would certainly be strong, what with it being all hidden in the middle of a lake and all that..."
Jahi was also amused as she stared at the perceived horn, clearly hoping that this out of the way, hidden 'monster' would be strong enough to provide more of a fight than the Goblins and their few evolutions did.
Huffing, Ammit flicked her sleeves as best she could as she turned away from Satanya curtly, the Demoness 'offended' by her friend as she approached the shoreline and knelt on the gravel beach, beginning to trace out runes for a gigantic Lightning Ritual Circle and preparing to fry this entire lake of any and all life that was lingering inside its clear depths.