>>6326204Your ears are bombarded by the crackling sound of thunder as the bolt lands squarely atop the owl. The sheer brightness causes you to avert your eyes, lest you go blind. However, as you sneak a look, your eyes shielded by your hand, you notice that the bolt of lightning is being held at bay, as if it’d hit an invisible wall between it and the owl.
That was magic. A Bolting spell to be exact, and it could have only come from one person. If this thing hadn’t been resistant to magic like Gyles had said, Leonora might have stolen your kill right then and there. But her lack of inside knowledge comes to your advantage. You knock the arrow once more, and fire, hitting the owl in the heart and putting an end to the Floor Guardian.
>Level Up>Tristain d’Rusalka>Level 42 Wyvern Lord (EXP: 20/100)HP: 56/76 (130%) + 2 = 78
Strength: 41 (75%) + 1 = 42
Magic: 32 (50%)
Speed: 29 (40%)
Defense: 32 (70%) + 1 = 33
Resistance: 27 (50%) + 1 = 28
Luck: 29 (65%) +1 = 30
“Floor Guardian 30 has been defeated. Merit badges have been awarded to Tristain, Crowley, and Gyles.” Kosmas announces.
>Merit Badge Obtained!>“Shit, they’re he-”The world explodes around you as a powerful explosion of magic destroys a book shelf and sends it flying towards you and the others. You are sent flying back towards the other side of the room. While you avoided the worst of her spell, you were unable to avoid the occasional bit of shrapnel.
-4 HP (Tristain: 52/78)
-4 HP (Crowley 60/60)
-6 HP (Gyles: 60/66)
You throw a broken piece of shelf off you, helping Gyles to his feet. The man looks at you and points towards the warp panel out of here. He then holds his hand out, all five fingers pointed up, and then finally points towards the malevolent auras of Arios and Leonora, who were slowly approaching you. You were no expert in sign language, but you believe he was asking you to hold them off while he tinkered with the panel.
>“Can’t we just go to the next floor and try there?!”Gyles shakes his head vigorously. You got the feeling that his tinkering was required to occur on this floor.
“Are we really doing this?” Crowley laughs, unable to comprehend how he got in this situation. “Cause if so…I think I’d rather take the blonde guy.”
>A): Hold off Arios for one turn.>B): Hold off Leonora for one turn.>C): Fuck this, escape through the warp panel.>D): Try to distract the two of them with conversation. (LCK: 30% Success) 