The three sites under attack didn't have anyone above level 100.
There was Elun, and even if he was alive, he would be about Level 104 at best.
The reason for mentioning this is very simple.
The concealed Circle pattern Arachnoforms just unconcealed themselves.
———
In the central part of the Javelin forest, a Red and a Gold bird fought.
They were really small, so appearing ferocious was very hard for them.
Soon, both of them stopped fighting and flew upwards briefly, before transforming into two spheres of brilliant flame, and ready to get out.
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*RRROOOOAAAARRR*
*DONG*
The red ball of flame was struck like a bell by a phantom of a white tiger,
*RRROOOOAAAARRR*
*CRUNCH*
The gold ball of flame was swallowed by a phantom of an Azure Dragon.
[WARNING]
[HOSTILE PARTY LOCATED NEARBY]
Both Karat and Elfane stopped.
[ABSORBTION HALTED UNTIL NEARBY HOSTILITIES ARE RESOLVED]
The Amber colored Meneric snapped all 3 heads towards the glaringly obvious red Hysuan.
Karat swung his weapon lightly, all four beads glinting against the golden thread.
Having someone with similiar powers is nice, but both of them knew that the other was an enemy.
And enemies are to be dealt with like an enemy.
Both of them retraced their steps.
Well, Karat retraced faster because that unease just spiked very quickly, and he felt restless.
Elfane however, retraced for a different reason.
There was no bounty on Karat, yet.
Elun was a fairly important figure, and there is no way his killer gets to live peacefully.
———
At the Southern part of the Marble Flatlands, overlooking the Ocean and Jeju islands to the South East, the sandy beaches, littered with marble in between, just experienced a tide higher than a man on a diet of crack.
That tide drenched all the sand, and littered the beach with small fishes and medium sized demi Hysuans, with Blue skin and shark tails.
All of them suffocated soon.
———
All the Menerics of the two camps now knew despair.
With no one to fend off the 4 Arachnoforms above Level 100, everyone stopped watching each other's backs and began focusing on their fronts.
One Arachnoform with 16 sandy circles on her brown body was being held by the Red and Green Menerics, fire and wind combining to restrain the Arachoform.
Even as the Arachnoform made barriers of Earth to block their combined assault, the battle seemed to be in the Meneric's favor.
Nearby, in a surprising display of teamwork given the instant panic, 12 Menerics had formed a circle, and were taking turns to attack a Grey Arachnoform in the center, with 2 Black circular patterns, who sat in the center with his eyes closed. Unfazed.
One of the other two Arachnoforms was out for a hunt, killing every Meneric that escaped the encirclement.
With most of the lower levelled Arachnoforms dead or ordered to retreat, the last high level Arachnoform was fighting the remnants.
Well, he was just tying them up in his silk and playing with them.
"Yo, Gardenia, Defence guy, you guys need some help? I'm almost done here."
He sounded very bored as he wiped claw scratches off his White body.
The Grey Arachnoform, who was being bombarded by 12 Menerics taking turns on, just shook his head.
"Fuck off, these guys are fun to fight."
The Brown Arachnoform shouted back, just as she slapped aside a swipe from the Red Meneric and thrust one arm at the Green one.
"The wannabe assassin should be back soon. Hurry up."
He said casually. And then stood up abruptly, not before tying up two Menerics together.
"Remember the new girl I told you guys about?"
He didn't sound bored now.
"I saw her before you."
The Grey Arachnoform spoke.
It felt like the air became warmer when he spoke.
From the surrounding forest, a patch of green, blending with the grass, scuttled quickly, and stopped near the White Arachnoform.
"Hello, Sia."
"You've got to hurry, the Target is fighting the assassin guy."
Sia said between pants, as she sat down on the ground.
The White Arachnoform shot out many nets of silk,
"Gardenia, Gren, deal with these guys an-"
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AAA
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RRR
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The scene at the Hysuan side was less grim.
Even with 11 Arachnoforms over Level 100 left.
10
The Captain managed to crush one's skull with a wierd swing, and is now going to another Arachnoform.
The thing is, the Hysuans managed to call for help, and 2 Hysuans with horns longer than 11 centimeters appeared with reinforcements.
With 4 of the 10 Threatening Arachnoforms out, the other six were beseiged by 100 Hysuans between level 50 and 100.
The curious part was that all of them were similiar, Red with patterns in muted tones.
The Captain whipped at his enemy, hitting the Arachnoform with the barbed sphere and the sharp string.
The Arachnoform was clearly a close combatant, and against the Captain's weapon, he had to eat losses.
A similiar scene played out with the Vice Captain and her opponent.
Being barraged with Metal Nails from the strings that looked like a torn flag and strikes from the staff, the Arachnoform was battered.
But the Arachnoform was not the only thing battered.
It had chipped the staff, slowly shortening its length, until The Hysuan gets close enough to be killed.
The other two Hysuans had a much easier time, and were close to killing their opponents, because of the smaller gap between levels.
That roar from before didn't go entirely unnoticed.
Well it did but—
*CRASH*
A large Phantom of an Azure Dragon crashed on the Arachnoform fighting the Vice Captain, and then swung at the Arachnoform fighting the Captain, Killing one, and almost killing one.
While they looked like Phantoms, in reality, they were fully physical constructs with
"There's the fucker,"
Said the Captain as Karat finally appeared, and then immediately went towards the crowd fighting the 4 Arachnoforms, With The Vice Captain and Captain ganging up, they would join the fight soon enough.
"Karat, Be careful!"
The Vice captain shouted, and Karat thought that she was just telling him to be careful, But he was dead wrong.
The last thing he saw was a res Arachnoform suddenly appear above him.
" <6 Blades of Slaughter, Star Cleaver> "