Chapter 991: True Sentience

Chapter 991: True Sentience



Screeches of pain erupted in the cavern as the fireball coming from the kobold caster suddenly veered off its path and slammed into a group of kobolds sneaking up to the party's right.

*Shaaa!*

The lizard caster looked at the group, Kary stepping forward toward him with a wide grin. "Did you think you were the only one who could control flames in here? Did you not notice how many of your kin are burned beyond recognition?" she mocked.

Her voice seemed so weak in the background of the charging kobolds in the room, growling and hissing, with the sudden clash of steel swords against what melee weapons the group had. But to one creature, it was like a thunderous roar.

The kobold caster hissed at her with rage, angry that she had used his power against his brothers and sisters.

"You insignificant human," he growled.

"If you think you know what flames are, you are kidding yourself. We'll see how you deal when we meet in the antechamber of our lord," the kobold seethed before a flaming portal opened behind him and he stepped through.

Kary's grin vanished, annoyed that he had fled.

"Whatever. I'll deal with him then," she mumbled, looking around the room.

"Kary! Behind you!" Alex's voice shouted out to her.

She felt a ping of mana suddenly appear behind her, coming in way too fast for her to react. Panic rushed into her mind as she jumped forward, trying to buy herself even a single second to react, but she heard a grinding voice behind her snickering.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Shishi shishi! Too little too late, human!"

The gleam of a dagger rushed toward her back, Kary gritting her teeth in preparation for the pain, but all that came was the *Clang* of steel against something hard.

He quickly kicked, slashed, and punched the group back, only killing two out of the six instantly, the others flying back with heavy wounds, but still standing back up.

"On it!" Kary shouted back, rising above the ground with flames under her feet.

A shadow moved toward her at incredible speeds as she did, only for Jonathan to fly between her and the shadow, another grinding of steel against hardened wind grating everyone's ears. "Your opponent is me, you arrogant lizard!" Jonathan growled, kicking the lizard in the chest. The daggers in the kobold's hands slashed down at Jonathan's leg, trying to trade blows, on to grind against a burst of wind, pushing him back toward the wall, where his feet and one hand stuck, leaving him stationed there, hissing at the boy.

"Fine, insect! I will deal with you first!" it hissed in anger.

"I got him," Jonathan said to Kary, without looking back.

"Thanks, Jonathan. I'll make sure no one gets in your way," Kary replied, smiling at his back.

Even though Jonathan's small figure was far from impressive, the confidence he exuded right now would make anyone at his back feel like his back was the safe place to be. She could tell he wasn't going to let the kobold near her.

Her eyes focused back on the enemies on the ground, and from her new vantage point, she could see every minute movement and change in formations. Already, her mind started working like a chess master, and she started barking orders.

"No more sub-groups! Casters and ranged attackers to the center of the room! Alex! David! Winston! Triangular defence, counterclockwise rotation!" she shouted, making sure everyone could hear her.

"Aye aye, boss!" David called, jumping back toward the casters.

He instantly turned his head toward the pile of dead kobolds behind them, a grin stretching

on his lips.

"I guess if they want to go with numbers, two can play this game," he grinned devilishly.

His hand rose toward the cluster, and his lips parted, a wave of mana bursting out of his hand.

"Awaken."