Chapter 54: Akul, Metropolis of the 5th Floor
The first time a kaiju spotted William Oh, it fainted from sheer terror.
- Elijah Hammond, level 25 hunter.
“Probably because you were poisoned.” Loth said.
“The aftertaste on the meat was odd, but in a good, spicy way…and sweet old ladies don’t poison people.”
“That’s pretty much exclusively the demographic that poisons people.” Loth said. “Males just beat each other to death.”
“Huh.” Will grunted. “Well, either I’ll get over it or I’m already dead. No sense worrying about it.”
Will had more important things to do, which included debriefing his Party, seeing what everyone got for their Ability Upgrades, (if anything) and informing them that they would be trying for the fifth floor, since their levels were capped out for the floor. Two levels over the cap, actually, because they’d fought a raid boss, whose rewards weren’t under any kind of restriction.
June gathered everyone together, and Will took stock of his Party.
Reggie, the enormous Tank, capable of soaking up damage meant for others.