Wiping the sweat off their brows, the group trudged on through the lava pit area. They were being careful not to touch the actual lava itself, but their bodies succumbed to fever (-1 HP).
“Let’s get out of here soon. ―What’s that? It looks like someone collapsed over there.”
“He looks human. No, wait, his hands are different. He’s got some scales growing over them…”
The Centaur cast his shield aside and reached for a beam gun!
Crammed into a small space, their numbers gave them a disadvantage. Alisa and her comrades were showered with beam blasts.
The Centaur then reared up its front legs and then swung his sword at them. (-2 HP)
Alisa and party quickly escaped the cell, locking the door behind them.
The monster once again flew up. Tyrone swiftly swung his ax, but he missed! Because the Werebat stopped midair, the timing didn’t match up.
Seizing an opening, the enemy managed to scratch up Tyrone with its claws! (-1 HP)
However, the Werebat lost his balance and came tumbling to the floor! Myau had managed to injure its wing during the previous attack.
“You’re finished, now!” Tyrone swung his ax and split the Wereman in two. (+1 CP, +30 MESETA)
“Tyrone, somehow the door behind us is shut now,” said Alisa.
“At any rate, let’s see what lies further down,” he replied.
The Serpent spit flames at them. Its target was Alisa.
By just a hair’s breadth, Lutz was able to shield her from the flames with his mantle.
“Goddamned snake bastard!” Tyrone came in from behind and swung his ax, severing the Serpent’s head! (+1 CP, +50 MESETA)
“Lutz, you’re hurt.”
“It’s just a small burn. I’m not very good with physical labor,” admitted Lutz. (-1 HP)
“But you were great back there. A second later and she probably would have been toasted,” said Tyrone.
“It was just a fluke. Okay then, once we get through these woods, we’ll be at the village of Gothic.”
“Die, you fools!” yelled the Cyborg Mage as he put his palms together and blasted them with fireballs. He managed to land direct hits on both Alisa and Tyrone! If they hadn’t been wearing their armor, it would have meant instant death for them. (-1 HP, -1 CP)
“Oof… he’s using Flaeli — an esper skill.”
“Who cares if he’s an esper or whatever he is — it’s not like he’s immortal. Let’s all attack at once!”
The spaceship Luveno traveled through space and safely landed on the planet Motavia. Instead of landing at the usual spaceport, they landed directly next to the village of Uzo, located south of Paseo.
(It is possible to go visit the hospital in the village here. For 20 MESETA, you can increase HP by 5).
According to the other villagers, there’s a nearby village called Casba where a monster is said to dwell.
“Shall we go check out the village of Casba?”
“Well, actually there is a certain cave I’d like to go to,” said Lutz.
Since Alisa and party didn’t have ranged weapons, the fight was pretty much one-sided. They were all getting shot at by beam guns, but the actual beams themselves were not very strong; the most damage it could do was leave a slight burn. However, with so many opponents, it managed to leave some damage. (-2 CP, -1 HP)
Alisa and the others were being pushed towards the edge of the cliff. The ground below was littered with what resembled a burial mound.
When they edged closer, the Motavian natives suddenly disappeared.
“Damn it, we’ve been tricked! Hurry, we’ve got to get out of here!” yelled Tyrone.
But it was too late. The burial ground below suddenly hollowed, and from the bottom of the cliff an enormous army of Antlions appeared.
Alisa slashed through the air; her sword collided against the enemy. The Skull Soldier’s neck cracked and its head rolled off concurrently with its blade slashing through the corner of Alisa’s shoulder. (-1 HP)
“Cut my skin and I’ll break your bones,” said Alisa. “Don’t worry,” she continued, gripping her blood-stained shoulder. “It isn’t as bad as it looks.”
The party retraced their steps and headed back towards the corridor they came from.
The Machine Guardian began firing a beam gun at them. A beam pierced through the darkness and grazed Alisa’s arm. (-2 HP)
“Ooh, no you didn’t!” Alisa, without flinching, stood defiantly before the robot. Dodging the next beam, she drove her sword into the camera on its head. Tyrone then severed its head with his ax, for good measure.
“Are you okay, Alisa?”
“Yeah. It’s just a scratch. —Oh, look out, duck!”
The Machine Guardian began shooting out blue sparks, and then exploded. (+1 CP, +1 MP)
“Phew — thanks to that, there’s a hole in the wall. We can get out from there,” said Tyrone.
The two Green Slimes came flying at Alisa’s head and latched onto her face.
Alisa, unable to breathe, struggled and squirmed before falling over. (-1 HP)
However, because she fell forward, she managed to crush the Green Slimes. It wasn’t a body press; it was a face press.
“Oh, yuck, I hate this! Whoever’s responsible for this better come out!” Alisa was the type to get emotionally worked up and attack. “On top of that, I’ve reached a dead end already… I’ve gotta turn around.”
