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…”
“I’ll do it!”
The Kryons then attacked Alisa, who ran out to the front lines. They came around and circled, slashing her with their sharp claws! (-1 HP)
Enduring the pain, Alisa cut the neck of the first monster. While the enemy was dazed, she then sliced through its wings. A Kryon without wings was no longer a threat; the remaining two soon fell to Alisa’s blade.
“Hehehe, there’s a lava pit up ahead. You’re all going to die there – gahhh!”
“What an idiot, letting the enemy know about impending danger,” said Alisa, sheathing her sword after delivering the final blow. (+1 CP, +1 MP, +200 MESETA.)
“Well, if it’s that dangerous ahead, there might be something up there,” said Lutz.
The Marshmen ascended from the lava pit and came up to the surface.
Alisa began charging towards them.
“Wait, please. Somehow, it appears that their target is not us.”
It was just as Lutz had said; the fish-men were not approaching them. They were after the man from earlier — they caught him and then restrained him as he struggled, bringing him back into the lava pit area.
The man’s pitiful screams flooded Alisa’s ears for what seemed like eternity. However, there was no way for her to chase them all the way into the lava pit.
“ He might be just a refugee…”
Alisa and her comrades reluctantly went down to the lava pit area.
Alisa and party ran up to the man. However, on their way, a large squadron of fish-men appeared in the lava pit area. They were monsters that looked similar to Sharkins; they were Marshmen!
“So this was a trap, after all?”
Squadron of Marshmen: 19 + BP (1-F)
Alisa & Party: CP + BP (2-A)
Without approaching the man, Alisa and party left the lava pit area. They suspected the man probably transformed into a monster as part of a trap.
