The three bug-creatures lunged out of the shadows.
Clicking mandibles.
Hairy legs.
Shiny carapaces.
The skittering of nightmare fuel.
Alicia froze.
"…b…bugs?"
Then—
She SCREAMED.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Fire exploded out of her staff in a massive wave.
BOOOOOM!!!
The entire tunnel lit up like she had detonated a small sun.
Chitin and legs flew in every direction.
The walls scorched black.
Even dust particles evaporated.
And Alicia—
in full breakdown mode—
was flailing her staff wildly like a chainsaw made of magic.
"DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!"
Explosions. Flames. Thunder mana sizzling. Wind pressure surging.
I ducked behind a rock as molten bug-goo rained around me.
"HEY—! CONTROL YOUR OUTPUT!!"
"I CAN'T!!! I DON'T WANNA SEE THEM!!! I DON'T WANNA TOUCH THEM!!! I DON'T WANNA BE NEAR THEM!!! BURN!!!"
A massive plume of fire engulfed another section of the cave.
CRAAAAASH!
The dungeon ceiling cracked.
I stared at her.
