Chapter 32: Assertive Female (18+)
The morning light filtered through the greenish leaves with caution, as if the world hesitated to begin another day. The makeshift camp still smelled of damp earth, exposed roots, and residual tension. Each breath seemed loaded with unspoken decisions. And, as always, Eren Vale was already awake long before any other sign of life.
Sitting on a smooth stone, legs crossed, elbow resting on his knee, and chin firm on interlaced fingers, he stared at the invisible interface that only he could see.
[Group: 3 Active Bonds]
[Shared Status: 75% Maximum Efficiency]
[Composition: Slime (Nyssa), Lycanthrope (Kaela), Arachne (Morwynn)]
"This composition... works. But barely."
He squinted, mentally projecting combat scenarios.
Nyssa.
"Good at support. Excellent regeneration, versatile alchemical properties. Can corrode materials. Can sustain allies with warmth, moisture, base energy. But... offensively? Nothing. She just melts enemies slowly. Slowly."
A mental image formed of an opponent jumping back, escaping from a burning slime.
Eren frowned.
"What if the enemy has some unstable property? Explosive? What if someone — or I myself — have a condensed magical artifact and she decides to touch it?"