Chapter 201: A game of questions
"Alright, warn me if you see any Nyzir or Pale Imps," Irwin said as he gazed at the mass of Imps below them.
If it had been any other kind of enemy, he'd never have considered what he was about to do. Now, all he could think about was how much his flame had strengthened since he'd last used it on large numbers of Imps.
"What are you going to do?" Jort asked as his face turned pale. "Look how many there are!"
"Don't worry, my cards are practically made for fighting these guys," Irwin said as he snuck forward. "Make sure you keep hidden in case some flee past me."
"Flee…?" Jort whispered in disbelief.
Irwin ignored the rest of his muttered worrying as he continued forward. His aim was to get as close as possible, then rush forward and flame as many of the small Imps as he could. Then he'd go for the Brutal Imps and hammer them using the Kinetic energy. Taking a look at the two massive Brutal Imps, both so big, fat, and muscular that they made the other imps look like children, he was surprised to see that they were wearing a skirt, the bigger one even having a harness of leather.
Weren't the other ones without armor and garments? he thought.
He inspected them for a few moments as he continued, but there was nothing else odd about them that he could find, and he turned his attention back to the masses of Imps.
The constant giggling and shouting from below reminded him of the first-ever portal he'd gone in, and he grinned evilly. Even back then, most imps had feared him after one encounter. Now? Now, they wouldn't know what hit them.
He reached halfway down the slope, much farther than he'd expected to come when he was spotted.
One of the Imps looked up from where he'd been tossed by a larger one in what was either relentless bullying or training. As its eyes widened, Irwin rose and, at the same time, exploded forward by using a part of his kinetic energy.
He shot through the air, away from the slope, then down, drawing on his flame. A rippling mass of fire covered him, expanding rapidly, and only then did the imp manage a startled warning scream.