'Marcus how are things going inside of that thing?' Mrazivý asked once she was close enough to form a telepathic connection.
'I'm holding out, but I've got four people in here that I can barely protect. I possessed the first guy that arrived so that I can use my own stats and skills to protect him, but defending the other three is proving to be a losing battle. I can keep it up for a while longer, but eventually I'm going to run out of mana. If you could hurry up and beat this thing, I'd be pretty grateful.'
Unfortunately, Mrazivý had only bad news to relay to Marcus. She quickly told him about Lilia's failed assault and the Cauldron Bloom's powerful defensive ability. So far only Lilia had been able to breach its spatial barrier, but she was out for the count for at least a day.
'I hate to suggest this, but perhaps it will be easier to attack it from the inside. I haven't been able to test how effective that would be thanks to having to protect the caravan members, but if one of you allowed yourselves to be eaten, you might find more success.'
Mrazivý grimaced at the idea, but it was better than continuing to attack the Cauldron Bloom only to have their attacks reflected back.
Still, Marcus' description of the inside of the monster's stomach was far from pleasant. There was a ceaseless vortex of mana spinning around that swept up everything inside and slowly cut people and beasts alike until it had drained them of all of their blood.
If an assault from the inside failed, whoever jumped in would be in serious danger. Marcus was the only one that could turn intangible and escape without any resistance.
'Are you sure that there's no way you can try attacking it from inside?' Mrazivý asked.
'I could, but I'd have to let three of the caravan members die. I'm not ready to give up on saving them just yet.'
After receiving a far from positive respond from Marcus, Mrazivý clicked her tongue and racked her brain for how to deal with the current situation. She really did not want to be eaten but attacking from the outside had proven ineffective so far.
Mrazivý was contemplating the best method to attack the Caldron Bloom when Aurelia finally caught up with them.
"I thought that you were going to stick with Lilia?" Mrazivý asked.
"My master wanted me to offer my aid in beating this monster. She feels ashamed by her failure and wants me to continue fighting in her stead."
Shrugging her shoulders, Mrazivý was willing to take whatever help she could get.
Nevertheless, as powerful as Aurelia was, adding her to their force did not seem to be worth much. None of their attacks had been effective except for Lilia's. It did not matter how strong they were if nothing they did got through to their enemy.
"Aurelia, what is the Supreme Skill you got from the special dungeon? Mine just makes me stronger, so it's not going to be much use in this situation. I likewise know what Blitz and Roxene are capable of, but I've never heard what you can do." Mrazivý said, fishing for something else to try before slamming their heads into a brick wall and hoping to bust through.
"I'm sorry to disappoint, but my Supreme skill probably won't be of much help. It's just a support type called Thirteen Braves." Aurelia said apologetically.
She then went on to explain the specifics of her Supreme Skill.
"Well, it can't hurt to have. If you wouldn't mind using it on all of us, that should at least give us some extra protection against this thing."
Nodding her head, Aurelia activated her Supreme Skill, and a red glow enveloped her, along with Mrazivý, Roxene, and Blitz.
"Now I think I'm ready. I'm going to let that thing eat me, and I want the three of you to hit it with your best attacks from the outside while I cause havoc inside of it. If we're lucky, that will be enough to bring it down."