>>5597437Coin after coin kept pelting your bruised cheeks. You put up your arms to try and deflect them, but that just ended up with you bruising your arms instead. Yeesh- why were these things so strong??
You needed some way to fight back. You're a Meditite- you're part Psychic, right? So you can probably do Psychic things...
How would you do that.
Maybe just... concentrate...?
You tried to see past the coins. To look directly at the weird guy in the chest. Out of the corner of your eye, you glimpsed Erna struggling against the same deal- though she did seem to dodge a bit more deftly than you had- before refocusing on the enemy...
A bit of a headache followed. Ignoring it did little to help it leave, and soon you managed to make out a purplish-pinkish glow around the enemy...
You strained a bit further, trying to force your eyes to open as your hands instinctively reached for your head, and-
BAM!
The enemy was hit with... something! The glow you saw earlier dissipated, leaving nothing but a struggling tipped-over chest flailing its arms and throwing coins up in the air... and onto its face.
The Buneary next to you was quick to mention her newfound glee. "Indie! You did it! I-I don't really know <span class="mu-i">what,</span> but you beat that thing!" She threw her arms up in the air and started running forward, throwing up a kick and sending the poor chest flying into a tree.
A toothy grin soon met you, and the Erna gave a thumbs-up. "Now we can keep on going! Thanks!"
You give on glance back to the pile of coins where the stranger once stood... and start forward.
Your partner follows soon after.
Returning to the circle once again, you realize you're running out of time. You still don't know where Dennis is, and most of what you've done so far is meander. And now you have a mild headache on top of that. Gotta think... which path looks the most promising for your goal?
>Go down the first path, the one directly in front of the stairs. It remains slightly brighter than the rest.>Go down the fourth path, the crossroads.>Go down the fifth path, with alien noises continuing to belch out of it. 