NOVEL NEXT 50. Dalia’s Battle
Sabjab continues climbing the Walk, trying to not arouse suspicion.
Dalia begins to make her move, having readied the Stone plate.
The Spider-looking Dungeon Master notices how the surroundings Stone begins to morph.
There is two Meter distance between him and the closest lift of contact to the Stone that gets elevated.
Or whatever you call it by a Wall one is walking on like crawling on the Ground.
He isn’t outdone yet, not having shown how fast he can go.
It didn’t even take a second before Sanjay is over the tiny Stone Wall.
As he goes over them, he notices something Strange.
The Stone didn’t morph when he is near it.
He wants to continue to observe the Phenomenon, but he needs to hurry.
Since the Ethereal made a Move, he can’t dilly-dally here, he needs to report what he saw.
Sabjab readies himself to jump, concentrating on his Goal.
But instead of the Door, he saw something weird.
He can barely discern it, but it’s moves. And gets bigger.
As Sabjab determines that standing here is a bad Idea, he notices how bad it’s really is.
Behind him is already a Stone wall, being so smooth he shortly hesitates is he can even walk on it.
It’s also leaned in his direction, strongly.
Normally, he would jump over it, but he can’t do that while being on a Wall.
How should he even predict that he would have to face a Wall while climbing a Wall?
For Sabjab, it’s too late.
The thing slams on the Wall, forming a ceiling, if the Wall is the Floor.
He is caged. And he doesn’t know if he can escape.
He doesn’t know if it can get any worse.
Never mind, the Walls began to move.
At least he can confirm that the Walls near him are unaffected.
Nor much of a blessing, since he is still caged.
Oh Gods, the Stone near him also began to move, even though not as fluid as the part that already moved beforehand.
-Goragler’s Perspective-
“Sabjab is down.
Caged in Stone and slowly getting pressed together.”
”Caged? I am pretty sure he didn’t Avoid the massive Stone that came flying at him.”
”Yeah, it seems the Stone was supposed to be a Ceiling and not an improvised swatter.”
“Oh, so you still have a Connection to him?”
”Yes, he also seems to think there is an Ethereal orchestrating all this?”
”Ethereal, is it? Well, Sabjab is good at such things.”
”He seemed unsure, considering some kind of Mutations or influence of the Monster Creator.”
”Good, he keeps such things for himself, enjoy in it when other suffer through that.”
“Should we continue? He discerned a form of Weakness, but seemed unsure if we can breach the defence.”
”What weakness?”
”Direct Manipulation of what is close to someone.
Range is probably 20 centimetres of one’s body, armor or weapon, when his theory is right.”
”Our Magical Tools, which claims the surrounding space?
Can that really work?”
”Sabjab thought so, and I too, think it’s likely.
The Protection also blocked my attempts to connect to someone’s mind, unless I touch him.
Now, with the tool, I need 20 centimetres or 40, depending if the other side also has one.”
“Oh? Having fine to spy one some people now that you can?”
”I take my Duty seriously, so please refrain from making fun of it.”
”So yes.”
”Ugh.”
”Never mind, connect to Lucaros, maybe Hafly too.”
”Understood.”
What a Boomer.
Why do I have to go through all that.
I was just a bit heated in the Moment, and now I have to do so much Work.
Lucaros is such a Pain in the Ass.
Holding his head so high that one can see his Nostrils.
And an *sshole to.
Hafly at least has some Technique trained on, not being a Brute.
But she demonstrates her “Superiority” with every step she takes, as if she would die by not doing it.
And changes mood as fast that I can’t even discern what set her in her previous mood.
As Goragler makes his Way to the one that can steadily Fly, nineteen in Total, with fifteen of them winged, he keeps a neutral Face.
Not that many can interpret the Expression of an Mindgorger, who looks always sinister.
But he wears his Heart on his Sleeves, so on can easily see his mood.
“What are you doing here?”
”Ethan wants to meet you Guys.
We need someone who can fly, and that good.”
”Well, and why are you speaking to Lucaros?
That Brute can only keep himself afloat by punching the Air hard enough.”
”Because that’s how it’s done, you Birdbrain.”
”See?”
”He wanted to see you both, I think also Lucaros exactly for the Reason that he is so strong.”
”Haa, then why don’t you wait here, and I, the Strong and flying One, managed that?”
”Never in my Life!”
How vexing.
Ethan exactly knew that I read his Mind.
Why is he born with such a stupid Mental Structure!
So that his Mind isn’t his weakness?
Why shouldn’t they give him a Weakness!
I am weak, and I too, was created by the Creator God!
The only Way I am a Dungeon Master was through attracting enough Attention and selling Myself.
In the End, I got a bad deal.
I am sure to die if all that continues.
And is this really a Way to solve it?
Argh! My Mind was messed with, but I couldn’t resist it one bit!
The Promises were to tempting!
Even though my rational part even admitted that it would be stupid!
Well, it also said that it’s my only hope and so on.
But it at least told me to wisely present myself and how much I present of me!
Ahhhh, I don’t go anywhere with such thoughts.
Let’s watch Hafly. She has less destructive Impulse.
Ohhh, the Wall can be destroyed pretty easily.
Or not. Sorry Sabjab, we won’t forget you.
Heck, I don’t think even most remember him.
I didn’t even knew who he was, before he was send to go scouting.
And Hafly solved the Mystery if the Darkness!
What the Heck? Who has so much Dark Magic Stone Dust?
At least she used her Mind Magic to clear it from the Air.
But the Ground seems now like a bottomless Pit.
Hey, there is Benjamin! He is only unconscious, it seems.
Could have sworn he died from the Fall, wasn’t a Lie that Bullrogs are though as Nails.