Ilea felt the heat of the exploding fireball to her right, dozens of beasts scattered as their limbs were ripped off, their bodies unable to withstand the pressure. The Old Blooded in front of her withstood the blast, burns showing on its malformed and corrupted skin. It crouched and snarled at her, the wounds regenerating slowly. It jumped aside to avoid the ashen limbs, two of them still slamming through its body. Ilea used the limbs to pull it closer, another five of her ashen tendrils ripping through the beast and killing it. ding Your group has defeated [Corrupted Old Blooded lvl 352] For defeating an enemy thirty levels or more above your own, bonus experience is granted. Downside of having the mages help. Ilea thought, blinking towards another cluster of monsters nearby. A powerful stream of wind knocked her aside, making her spread her wings to stabilize before she blinked into the group. Ashen limbs slashed through the snarling creatures before she looked up and saw the distant moth unleashing another wind magic spell. Ilea watched as a set of ice spears impaled it, making the beast tumble in the air before it dived downwards, focused on the mage that had attacked it. Annoying. Ilea thought, at least a dozen of them flying above, way too far away for her to effectively fight them. She could go to them but Ilea was much more effective on the ground, killing dozens of monsters in the time it would take her to hunt down one of the moths. It seemed the Veramath in its approach had formed a more direct tunnel to deeper layers of the Descent. The moths were certainly annoying but Ilea enjoyed fighting the new beasts that had shown up. [Corrupted Needlebear lvl 324] She dodged out of the way as the massive creature rolled past her, coming to a stop with a roar. A three meter tall bear with bone like needles sticking out from its back, both used in its rolling attack but also at range. Alright, lets do this. She thought, looking at the beast with a deep gash on its belly, orange puss oozing out. Four ashen limbs slammed into the ground behind her. The bear jumped and curled up, rolling at her with increasing speed. It impacted with a heavy thud, the needles digging into Ileas ash as the movement was stopped completely. She held onto one of the spikes and slammed her fist into its back, some of the needles splintering as her mana was pushed into the creature. Her limbs slashed into the bear from the side, adding to its injuries. They were surprisingly durable, especially those without many previous wounds. Ilea kept it in place and continued her assault until the noise resounded in her mind. She turned her head as a root slammed into her face, scratching past her ash before she grabbed onto it. [Corrupted Night Forest Spirit lvl ?] Still below five hundred. Ilea noted, glancing at the floating spirit with an owl like wooden head. She let go when another Needlebear slammed into her, jumping up when a Blood Carrier crashed in from behind, dodging both with the movement. Both creatures were stunned for a moment, allowing her to unleash her Heart of Cinder, disintegrating them entirely. Ilea spread her wings and rushed at the spirit, dodging the wooden spears and roots rushing at her before she impacted, slamming her fist down onto its head and chipping away at the wooden form of an owl nearly her own height. With a last crack, the head was ripped off and the creature died. ding You have defeated [Corrupted Night Forest Spirit lvl 438] For defeating an enemy one hundred and twenty levels or more above your own, bonus experience is granted. The numbers were thinning out a little, mostly because the dark one mages had insane area spells taking out dozens of the lower leveled monsters with each attack. Ilea wasnt slacking either, her ashen limbs and Heart of Cinder incredibly effective against groups. With the new species showing up, it took a little longer to kill them. Many survived the area spells too, creating spaces where only one or two corrupted monsters remained, stronger than the ones from presumably higher up layers of the Descent. Ilea let another powerful gust of wind with mixed in air blades flow over her, the magic slightly digging into her ashen armor but mostly just providing a little bit of mana and a sliver to her next level of Wind Resistance. Two corrupted Old Blooded rushed at her with lanky long limbs, their movements a little uneven due to the corruption running through their veins. Ilea sighed, her limbs at the ready when a barrier suddenly formed between them, cutting into their flesh before two purple beams slammed into their heads. Wooden spears crashed into the creatures, ending their lives. You made it. Ilea said and looked up. Maro grinned down and nodded. Quite a massacre youve created. Cant believe theres still more with all the dead. His helmet appeared before he lifted his arms, a surge of power fanning out over the area. Dozens of dead corrupted beasts twitched and slowly stood up, readying their fangs and claws. My kind of battlefield. Maro sighed and floated down, the monsters rushing past Ilea and towards the corrupted. She just looked on with amusement before she nodded at Elfie floating closer. Neiphato, Seviir and Heranuur joined too, weapons at the ready. You have called and we have arrived. Elfie spoke. A battle unlike most. A corruption has caused these beasts to rise up to the upper floor? Close to your evolution. Ilea said with an acknowledging nod. Thank you for coming. I think we can use every capable mage and warrior we can get. It does seem very fun. Heranuur said and walked past. Neiphato, lets stay close together in case one of us gets injured. Of course. Neiphato said and followed, giving Ilea a smile as he passed. Seviir rushed past with claws extended, joining the creatures Maro had raised. The demonic skeleton they had found in the Taleen city was leading the charge, clawing into the corrupted with a ferocity comparable to their own. Efficient. Ilea commented as she watched the dead fight the corrupted. Certainly. Though they are weaker, it will help protect our own and it will let the mages shoot spells without worry. The necromancer said. Niivalyr crouched and grabbed some of the orange sludge with a gloved hand. A threat, to all life. A little dramatic. Ilea commented, glancing around to see where she could join the fight again. To her surprise, there were no monsters immediately close to her. The elves had moved a couple dozen meters farther ahead as well as the raised undead. Corrupted raised undead. How many times can someone raise them? Ilea didnt think further on the specifics. Perhaps. Yet you should not underestimate such corruption. Worse perhaps than even demons and mages of death. Niivalyr commented as he shook off the orange goo. Ilea was surprised that Maro didnt have anything to say about that. The necromancer just moved past and raised more of the dead creatures. I got Lucas too. Hes fortifying the defensive position you formed. Terok is helping with that as well. Ilea nodded. Thanks, hell be quite useful with his wood creation. As is Neiphato. Niivalyr said, smirking at her. Of course. A healer especially. Ilea said and smiled back. Ill have to talk to you about something later, Elfie. Met a bunch of Cerithil Hunters back south. You did? I am intrigued. First however, let us deal with these creatures. The elf replied. Ilea nodded and flew up, turning to face the enemy hordes. The line of mages had moved up, taking out the moths one by one as the warriors on the ground got some time to breathe thanks to the arriving elves and Maro who was adding more and more undead to their numbers. Ilea counted at least eighty to a hundred, quickly dying but more arriving to join at the same time. Their levels were lower than the corrupted creatures had been before but most still above two hundred. Dont fight a necromancer amidst piles of corpses. She smiled and flew ahead of the line, coming down with wildly twisting ash, impaling ten beasts at once. Some were dead on the spot, others she threw at their corrupted brethren. Heart of Cinder was released after a blink into the thickest mass of bodies she could find within her sphere. The ash remaining from the disintegrated corpses condensed into spears that were released at another group running at her. Some of the beasts released spells that slammed into her ashen armor, providing some mana for her next attacks while shielding the resurrected creatures behind her as well as the elves. Their auras gave off a different feel than those of the corrupted, allowing her to differentiate between them. Ilea was glad her limbs were so effective, reserving Storm of Cinders and Absolute Destruction for the stronger beasts among the groups, effectively allowing her to fight near indefinitely. The constant sources of mana from various spells was just icing on top.
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