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The Commander
[Blood Skitter C-Tier]This one was built differently from the others.It was larger and heavier, and unlike the Blood Midges—which moved in thin, erratic bursts—this creature carried itself with a compact, deliberate structure, its body dense beneath layered plates of hardened chitin. Its limbs were longer and more defined, tapering into blade-like edges that looked less like natural growth and more like something shaped for precision.Its wings beat slower, each movement producing a low, vibrating hum that carried through the tunnels, steady and oppressive in a way the others never were.Its presence alone shifted the swarm.What had been a chaotic movement moments ago began to tighten, the scattered motion of the midges subtly aligning, not through any visible command, but through something far more instinctive.Cain's heart began to pound as he stared at the text hovering above it."C-Tier?"This wasn't the boss… so why is it C-Tier?In rift dungeons, things usually followed a pat
C-Tier
"Ah, well, that's because he can suppress his rank. Drop it by a tier."Cain went quiet for a moment as he tried to process what he had just heard, his mouth slightly open in disbelief."He can lower his rank by a tier?" he repeated, as though saying it aloud might confirm it wasn't real. But Ava didn't deny it.Cain let the information settle for a brief moment before speaking again."Then...why is he raiding a C-rank rift instead of one that matches his actual level?"Ava gave him a look, like the answer should have been obvious."I mean… if you can walk into a lower-rank rift where your chances of survival are much higher, wouldn't you choose that?"The logic was simple enough. Practical, even. And in most cases, it made sense. But Cain's answer was 'NO'. He would not choose that.With the system he had, choosing safety over growth was never even something to consider, because if he ever stepped into a lower-rank rift, it wouldn’t be for comfort or ease, but purely for progression,
Failsafe
"No… what's left in there is probably just decayed pus," Cain said, his voice flat. "And I doubt you'd like it if that thing bursts and splashes on you. Would you?"Ava shook her head immediately."Yeah… no thanks."Behind them, Avery stiffened, her expression twisting as if she might throw up just from the idea of it.Ava studied the eggs a little longer before speaking again."We should get rid of them. They're starting to unsettle me.""Why?" Cain asked, a faint teasing edge to his tone. "They're not beautiful anymore?""They contain decayed pus," Ava replied with a frown. "What part of that is supposed to be beautiful?"Avery clamped a hand over her mouth, her face going pale."Please stop saying that," she muttered, forcing the words out. Then, after a second, she added, "We should probably ask the captain before doing anything.""Right," Ava said, glancing toward Barrack, who was seated a distance away with Adel, tending to Quasi.She paused, then shook her head."Yeah… no."The
Abandoned Nest
"What is happening, Adel?" Barack demanded, dropping to one knee beside Quasi, his voice edged with urgency as he leaned in closer. "His condition is getting worse.""It's the venom," Adel replied, her voice tight despite her effort to remain composed. "The portion that had already spread through his system is reacting.""Then do something about it.""I've already done everything I can," she said, frustration beginning to creep into her tone. "What's already inside him isn't something I can simply extract. At this point, forcing it would only drain my mana for no real effect."Barack's expression darkened immediately."Do you hear yourself right now?" he snapped. "This is Quasi we're talking about, the one who's carried this team through half of these fights."Adel hesitated, clearly torn."But if we're attacked again," she said, her voice lowering, "and someone else gets injured, I won't have enough mana left to support them. I have to think about that too."Barack's gaze hardened as
Black Veins
The corpses of the blood midges lay scattered across the ground, their massive bodies piled in uneven clusters, wings torn and limbs twisted, the aftermath of a battle won through coordination and strain. Yet despite the victory, none of the eight members of the party looked relieved.Their leader was on the ground.Quasi sat slumped against the cave wall, one hand gripping his shoulder where the blood midge's stinger had pierced through his armor. The broken pincer lay discarded nearby, but whatever it had injected into him was no longer visible. It had already entered his body.They didn't know what it was. But they knew it wasn't good.Adel knelt beside him, her hands glowing with a steady green light as she worked, carefully guiding her healing energy through his body. Her expression was focused, but the slight tension in her brow gave her away.The others stood around them in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.Losing Quasi here wasn't an option. But there was nothing they
First Casualty
Cain turned toward Hera, caught slightly off guard by the remark. Of all people, she wasn't someone he expected to hear that from."Ah… well, thank you," he replied, the response coming out more awkwardly than he intended."I suppose that's to be expected, considering you're a mage," she added, her tone neutral as ever before she turned and walked away without another word.And just like that, the twins closed in on him again.Cain let out a quiet breath, already bracing himself. Mostly because of Ava."That was quite thrilling! Weren't you excited?" Ava asked, practically bouncing in place, her energy completely out of sync with the situation."No."How could I be? I could've died."Good job...surviving," Avery said calmly from beside her.That, at least, was easier to respond to."And you…Too," Cain replied, matching her tone."Did you see my moves?" Ava jumped back in without missing a beat. "I went whoosh, and then bam, and then bodies were just dropping everywhere.""Yeah… you we
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