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They came upon a four-way crossroad.
The Golem reached both hands out in an attempt to smother Alisa. She dodged it and then quickly thrust her sword into the monster’s chest! It collapsed to the ground with a thud.
“Aw, that went by too quickly. ―Ahhh!”
Suddenly, a spike of severe pain shot through Alisa’s ankle. The Golem’s fingers dug into her skin. Using only its fingertips and its super strength, the monster flipped Alisa upside down and sent her flying across the corridor. Tyrone nearly caught her, but the two of them ended up getting slammed against a wall! (-2 HP)
As the Golem tried to get back to its feet, Lutz tapped it on the forehead with his staff. Upon doing so, miraculously, the creature ceased all movement. Apparently Lutz targeted a major pressure point.
“I hope I never get on Lutz’s bad side…” said Alisa, getting back up to her feet.
The group returned to the previous passageway, continuing their search for La Shiec.
The group arrived at the top. The landing had a curved passageway that bent north, immediately followed by a crossroad. The shutters closed behind them. Now there was no way for them to go back down.
Alisa and her comrades ascended the staircase. They continued going up for quite a long while before finally arriving at the top. The landing had a curved passageway that went north, immediately followed by a crossroad.
While they were deciding where to go, the shutters closed behind them. Now there was no way for them to go back down.
“Yahh!” Alisa and Myau leapt up high!
Feigning an attack from the air, they landed behind them. Just as they hoped, the Ice Men did not notice.
“Now!”
Alisa struck the giant’s feet with her sword. Its entire body began to crack and fissure before completely crumbling and falling over. So the feet were the weak spot.
Armed with this knowledge, the fight was now theirs. Lutz and Tyrone finished off the last two. (-2 MP)
The group discovered a treasure box in the back of the banquet hall. Inside it they found a special armor made of Laconia. (Obtain item LACONIAN ARMOR. Write it on your item list and add +5 CP)
“Wow, it’s so strange that this armor fits me so perfectly. ―Who’s there?” Alisa noticed someone standing behind the treasure chest.
“W-wait, p-please don’t kill me,” the Dezolian said in a panic as he got up to run. “I came here to pick laerma berries, and then I got caught by the thugs in this tower.”
According to the villagers from Aukbal, there should be another tower to the north. If that’s the case, then there’s no choice but to head that way.
The party returned to the village and then departed again. This time they’ll take the Ice Digger!
Dark Falz’s eyes shined and grew in an ominous manner. It was a paralysis spell!
Before they could react, Alisa and her comrades were struck by the attack. Alisa and her comrades could no longer move their own hands or feet; not even their mouths could move.
Tyrone glanced down to see that the Laconian Pot had fallen out of his pocket. At once, Myau jumped inside the pot and nibbled on the laerma berries that were in it.
Suddenly, Myau began to glow as a dazzling light wrapped around him.
“Myau!?”
Then, in a flash, he transformed into a marvelous beast with great big, beautiful wings.
“Wait, so is this the special phenomena that we heard about, the one that only happens when a musk cat eats a laerma berry? I guess Myau was a musk cat all along!”
“Wow, Tyrone, you’re his owner and you didn’t even know that?” said Alisa in disbelief.
<More importantly, everyone, hurry and get on my back! We’re going for a ride!>
By the time the monsters had made it to the rooftop, Myau was already up in the sky, far above Baya Malay.
A humongous castle suddenly emerged in the once empty sky. This was the Air Castle, the stronghold of La Shiec! The castle only appears when a musk cat takes flight and approaches it. In fact, that is the whole reason the laerma berry became a forbidden item.
Upon learning of their impending arrival to the Air Castle, La Shiec dispatched a special minion to greet the group. It was a Gold Drake, and it was a dragon of gargantuan proportions — the biggest one they’d ever seen!