The impact hurt. Fortunately I have not suffered a concussion. The dashboard is lit with warning lights. That is new. The windscreen has gone opaque. It shows cracks. Karolina is sprawled against it. At least she is breathing. Though I doubt any humanoid should breathe with a bubbling sound. Pavol is fiddling with my magic stick with his left hand, looking disoriented. There is a strange look on his face, his right hand firmly, in fact in a death grip, grasping the control orb.
What am I to do? There is a thumping sound on the side of the vehicle. We must have hit some animal or monster. I am not going to let something put even more dents into a priceless item. Besides, if it went for the windscreen, it would already be inside. I do not want to fight a monster in the confines of this vehicle. I would teleport outside, but I cannot see through the windows. They have gone opaque, too. It seems like some kind of safety feature. Well, I cannot sue the manufacturer for failing to include a manual.
P: Pavol!
He does not react. I have to do it all by myself. I am extending an antenna while chanting for {Cornucopia]. I’ll keep the biggest guns in reserve. This has become a situation of sinkng or swimming. Hence the smaller option comes out with all add-ons.
Ouch! Do you know those videos featuring people exercising on bars with the aid of an elastic band, which then slips off their foot to impact places you do not want to get slapped? OK, I may be exaggerating a bit but my vehicle is very good at reporting damage. I tell it to drop the roof. I find myself looking into eyes mounted on stalks above a snarling mouth filled with multiple rows of teeth.
My trigger finger needs no further incentives. The monster makes a sort of klicking and honking sound, while I am showered with fragments of shattered teeth. Something speeds towards me. I am a bit too slow, so it hits me only on the shoulder. Something breaks. Pavol screams and covers his ears. My weapon is not as loud as a real assault rifle. Still, this cannot be nice. I teleport.
Some people say that I like to look down on my enemies. They are right. Now, I have wings, but they need time to unfold. Hence I am falling from 5 meters above ground level. There is a slight possibility that a crushed shoulder and a desire to be outside pincer range combined with a wish to not abandon my companions, has led to a decision that could be questioned.
This is exactly the situation you want to resort to gas warfare in. Indeed the chirping becomes a whole lot more like the sound of ceramic plates being smashed, the monster starts shaking and its eyes start bleeding. That is not conducive to a soft landing, even if theoretically you know techniques for such a situation. My right ankle really hurts.
At least it wants to get away now. I grab it by an eyestalk. That is a mistake. My shoulder starts healing thanks to the health I am draining by firing at point blank range, so I can hold on. The weak point turns out to be something else. Again I feel catapulted through the air and this time I am holding a severed eye stalk in my hand. I have to risk it. I am firing [Hyperkinetic Cannon]. Have I mentioned that my antennas fold in grooves on the side of my head? That makes them hard to injure. Hard to injure does not mean impossible. I hit a rock directly with an antenna socket. Blackness.
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Somebody is pouring water over my head. My antenna burns. I am quite sure Pavol’s scream was manlier than mine. I am past caring.
PN: She is dying. I need a potion.
P: What?
PN: Give me a potion from your inventory!
P: What potion?
PN: A healing potion.
What does he want? Something from my inventory. I produce stuff. I hear a happy sound. I need to remember something. Yes, there it is. I trigger [Immortality] just before I pass out again.
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How many bottles of water is this man carrying? This is getting old. However, I am actually thirsty and I start licking. Have I mentioned that my transformed tongue can rival a giraffe or a certain rock musician?
Pavol is not looking good.
P: You look like you really need a potion.
PN: Very few left. I just need to rest a bit.
And then he sort of folds himself. His breathing is regular, though. I feel fine, except for some monster pieces still clinging to me. I cannot have been out for very long then. I loot it. Better something bad while I still have my antenna folded rather than have it turn to coloured smoke at an indeterminate time.
I put up a sunscreen over their sleeping bodies and check on my vehicle. Six days of repair time and practically all my coins needed. That is not good. Still, there is no alternative. This endeavour has turned into a failure. I will teleport us back to base.
Have you ever experienced running away while some strap of your clothing is stuck? I just got the magical equivalent. I cannot teleport them. Great, just great. I install the robotic outlook and start meditating.
Gun: [Tools of the Magister] Special Ability Iron 2 (83%) [Joy of Sustained Fire] Blood Special Attack Iron 2 (88%) [This is my Gun] Myriad Special Attack/Conjuration
Iron 3 (19%)
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[Chemical Warfare] Defiance Special Attack/Conjuration
Iron 1 (93%)
[Hyperkinetic Cannon] Gun Special Attack/Conjuration Iron 1 (90%) Vast: [Giant Form of the Ancestors] Special Ability Iron 2 (18%) [Immortality] Tree Special Ability Iron 3 (1%) [Nebelwerfer 42] Focus Special Attack/Conjuration Iron 1 (25%) [Arsenal of the Mad Scientist] Magotech Special Ability Iron 2 (53%) [Eldritch Eyes] Water Special Ability & Attack Iron 1 (47%) Dimension: [Teleport] Special Ability Bronze 0 (0%) [Dance by my Will] Dance Aura Ability
Iron 3 (42%)
[Eternal Moment] Reach Special Ability Iron 2 (0%) [Path in Time] Hunt Perception Ability Iron 3 (2%) [Wrath of the Magister] Corruption Special Attack/Spell Iron 2 (0%) Battlefield: [Equip the Army] Special Ability Iron 3 (60%) [Robotic Servant of War] Magotech Special Attack/Conjuration
Iron 2 (86%)
[Pipes of War] Unity Special Ability Iron 1 (75%) [Cornucopia] Feast Special Ability Iron 1 (41%) [Feast of Decontamination] Light Special Ability Iron 1 (7%)