Chapter 44: Floor 4
Leeches once stole a few drops of William Oh’s rarified blood. They couldn’t handle its raw power and were transformed into miniature flaming versions of him, which went on to swarm the insects themselves, shooting them out of the sky in droves and giving them a taste of their own medicine.
- Jason Salazar
When he swung his tomahawk, the entire blade turned partially see-through thanks to his new cloak, and the sound of it whistling through the air was muffled, except for the eerie debuffing chord, which sounded even creepier when not obscured by grunts and the hiss of slicing air.
Still, an invisible rapier would be better because it had a longer reach and a more unpredictable attack pattern at the tip, which would lean into the partial invisibility. Will assumed that beyond 100 Acuity, his attacks would turn completely invisible, but that was still a ways off.
The Salamander seemed to disagree, thrashing his direction, opening it’s gaping maw to reveal a white-hot furnace inside its mouth, which drove Will to leap backwards.
Travis took his turn jumping in, hacking at the monster’s legs. When it turned to him, dozens of arrows peppered its side, causing it to flinch, giving him the freedom to escape while opening an opportunity for Will to jump in again.
Around them were dozens of dead salamanders, slaughtered where they had been lazing around the Key Site, absorbing the Miasma as it was pumped up into the upper floors.
Alicia Zodiac made things easy, which was a double-edged sword. Easier fights meant more safety for the Party, which Will was totally on board for, but on the other hand, if they got used to easy and wound up biting off more than they could chew…
Will remembered the state of the rest of her Party, frozen into the ice of the 2nd Floor. Total wipe save for Mark Wyrd, who was apparently indestructible and had thorn Abilities for days, the freakin’ wyrdo.