Chapter 152: B2: C52: Chimera Tyrant Lair 2
Zarian was almost tempted to bring in the full party after reading the expanded details. This was one hell of a lair crawl, and it connected to Corma’s lore.
Ruvaria was already a terrifying figure of history, but apparently there was always more to learn. Had she left this orc alone on purpose? Or had the Star System interjected to use the orc as a challenge?
Nonetheless, Zarian figured Naomi wanted this lair mostly for herself since the others had already benefited from the fight against the Arch Cherub. Besides, despite the unique challenges, this was still a more manageable battle compared to Metatron.
Ruvaria had set him up to face this before she officially became his dear teacher.
The warp energy infused with the landscape that was messing with teleportation efforts was nothing new. He’d faced warp energy while crawling Hannah’s artificial dungeon. He’d faced it again while crawling the hyperbolic time dungeon to prove his worth to Ruvaria officially.
Ruvaria predicted this day would come and had me trained so I wouldn’t be caught blindsided, Zarian thought. However, I think I’m going to have an easier time than even my teacher would expect. Just like every other monstrous person with lots of power, I bet she underestimated how stupidly determined Naomi Washington can be.
Finally, the bombardment wiped out the last dregs of their cover. Another crimson bolt the size of an intercontinental ballistic missile flew straight at them.
Zarian and Para didn’t bother defending themselves. They let Naomi take over in that aspect. With one step forward, the Rumble Psion became a human streak of power, both psychic and physical.
She punched the crimson missile so hard that all the shockwave from the eruption moved away from her and Zarian. Then she kicked off the air using her Psychokinesis +2 and punched another crimson missile that tried to fly past her.