Chapter 256: Perks of Being Max’s Friends
“How did that pick you up? Why didn’t your armor’s ability keep you from moving?”
“I have no idea,” their warrior stated, color finally returning to his face. “One moment I felt like I was stuck to the ground, the next I relived that dwarf on ice moment.”
Fowl didn’t want to discuss his recent ride any more as he washed off with a few flasks of water.
Max and Tanila studied the head that had been cleaved off, seeing a system of gears, pistons, and a jewel inside the metallic head.
“What else are we going to face?”
Max sighed as he picked up the head and stored it.
“I do not know. Until the previous floor, I didn’t know one could do this with engineering or whatever this is,” he replied, motioning at the ants with metal legs. “Everything about this feels weird, and Everett and Tom both said that nothing like this has been reported before in their records.”
“Which means it has to do with just you.”
Bobbing his head, Max frowned.