>>5572174You’re afforded hardly any time to command your troops as corpse warriors pour in on your position from all around. Your instinct compels you to throw yourself in the midst of battle and target the archers first, so you charge them with your spear extended. Along the way, two of the projectiles miss you while a third manages to scratch your cheek.
>-6 HP (Blair: 49/55)You thrust your spear forward at one of the archers, plowing all the way through his midsection. You’re surprised to find that while the attack should have produced a tremendous amount of gore, only a small black trickle runs down your spear. The foul looking liquid is too syrupy and thick to be blood, you note, before ripping the weapon upward and through the archer’s top half. More of the disgusting substance finds its way onto you, along with something new. A thin purple gas begins seeping from the corpse, and all you can do is cover your mouth lest you wretch.
>15 xp! (85/100)Next to you, Shelley and Diana have taken care of their own respective targets with minimal difficulty, and by now have also discovered the foul surprise waiting for them.
“What is this stuff?!” Diana exclaims. “It feels like it’s sapping the strength out of me!”
“You’ve discovered the toxin!” Diogenes says, voice booming through the room. “I wasn’t sure how good these fighters would really be, so I thought it would be interesting to add a contingency plan. When my warriors are cut up or taken apart, they release a special toxin that hampers the fighting ability of those nearby. And it seems to be working wonderfully! Though…in hindsight…you did take apart those warriors a little too easily. Perhaps I need to readjust the ratio of poison I used. A good note to make. You’re already proving to be most helpful!”
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