Chapter 135: Desert Monsters
"Are we in a sauna? We must be in a sauna..." Luna grumbled while airing her armor out to the best of her abilities. Gamer girls were not meant to endure the scorching desert heat.
"At least you’re wearing light armor... I’m gonna die," Nyx decreed in a matter of factly tone. She and Kaiden were the only ones in medium armor.
"Come on, girls, it’s not that bad..." Aria said cheerily, attempting to help the mood. Instead of achieving her goal, she only succeeded in eliciting two heads snapping in her direction. Nyx and Luna scoffed in sync when they saw the comfy mage robes that adorned her body.
"Hypocrite Princess..." they cursed under their breaths in perfect unison.
"Would you like some water?" Elara asked as she reached into one of the four bags strapped to her. The largest bag, which was nearly as tall as she was, hung on her back. The second was slung across her stomach, while the final two rested on her sides.
The two girls gratefully accepted the bottles of water and gulped them down eagerly. After finishing, they poured what little water was left over their heads to cool off.
Thankfully, they didn’t need to be sparing with water because not only did the guild have magically cooled containers full of water at the camp, but the oasis acted as a freshwater source as well. Lack of water would only be troublesome once they left the oasis behind as they could only bring what they could carry on them, forced to leave the large coolers behind.
"You’re really strong, Elara. What’s your Strength stat?"
Kaiden’s question met with her usual adorable "Umm..." sound before she gathered her bearings to reply properly. "24."
"Hoh? I’m surprised. No wonder you carry those big bags so easily."
Before she could address his words, it was Nyx who spoke up. "Are you from that company? What was their name again? Titanforge?"
"Yes," she nodded.