The remaining lesser demon primates quickly untangled themselves and fled from the scene. Keth considered pursuing them but Dreu called him back. Two primates, one isolated earlier and the other taking the brunt of Keth’s charge, were dead and the fel spider was safe. Not knowing what else was waiting out there, Dreu didn’t want the demon beetle to head out there, even if Keth was a summoned unit. After the primates departed, tranquility returned to the scene. The demonic children and Zog went back to their training with the magic dummies. Unlike earlier, they tried harder and their energy was contagious.
Watching our small wins must’ve lit a fire in their hearts.
With the biggest smile he’s had in awhile, Dreu turned his focus over to Xig. With Keth taking the spotlight earlier, he completely missed Xig’s and Dar’s evolutions.
< Lv 1 Demon Hornet (Xig):
Description: This hornet-like creature is another evolved form of demon worms. Through evolution, the demon hornet gains wings for more maneuverability, a terrifying stinger as a weapon, compound eyes for better capacity to detect moving targets and two spells to add to its arsenal. While combat experience as a demon worm doesn’t translate well directly to a demon hornet, the experience can still come in handy, though a demon hornet will need time to adjust to its new body and abilities. Once adjusted, a demon hornet is a fierce offensive focused specialist.
Recommendations:
-Stay close and personal with the enemy
-Use the stinger to inflict damage
-Avoid summoning this unit against foes it cannot handle
Evolution:
-???
Skill:
-Venomous Sting (Lvl 1): Passive. Whenever the user hits a target with the stinger, venom is injected causing paralysis or even death. Venom may be exhausted and require a full day to replenish.
-Rage (Lvl 1): Passive. If anything or anyone deemed precious by the user is attacked, skill triggers and user becomes very aggressive. +50% attack but user will disobey all orders.
Status:
+15% attack and defense from veterency.
+20% movement from wings. >
Dreu’s body shook slightly at the sight of the giant hornet. He knew this was Xig but his past encounters with normal sized hornets left a bad impression. Hornets were known to be very territorial so, if one ventured too close to their nest, they became extremely aggressive. Given that hornet nests weren’t always obvious, it wasn’t hard for Dreu or any of his playmates to miss the nests until they were pursued by the hornets. After he was stung that one time, Dreu got very ill for several days.
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I wish seeing Xig didn’t bring back all of those bad memories. I know he isn’t to blame for what happened then but…
Xig hesitantly moved closer to the young man but he stopped short of making contact. After taking several deep breaths to calm himself, Dreu reached out with his hands and held Xig close to his chest. The hard exterior felt cool to the touch and naturally the demon hornet lacked the cuteness that Ilveroz and Aggich boasted. Still, Xig was special in his own unique way and, despite the recommendations and skills Xig possessed, Dreu knew the little fella would never intentionally hurt any of them. Thinking back, the young man never recalled any incidents with hornets that ventured far from their nest unless they were attacked.
Maybe these guys are just misunderstood.
With Xig still in his arms, Dreu turned to Dar.
< Lv 1 Demon Butterfly (Dar):
Skill:
-Healing Wave (Lvl 1): Active. When casted, five allies with the lowest % health are healed 5% of their max health. Limited to 10 uses per day and allies must be within 10 meters of the caster.
-Heal Aura (Lvl 1): Passive. Allies within 10 meters gain +3% health regeneration buff when below 35% health.
Status:
+15% attack and defense from veterency.
+25% movement from wings.>
Dar was content sitting atop the fel spider like a mother hen watching over her chick. The spider remained very tame and simply stood there. Then, Dreu remembered the notification claiming he gained ten fel spiders.
< Lv 3 Fel Spider (Ror):
Description: This spider-like creature is very common in the Demon Realm. It possesses venomous projectiles it creates and shoots out of its mouth. The projectiles are effective against lightly armored targets. When faced with a heavily armored opponent, the fel spider is known to flee.
Recommendations:
-Only fight lightly armored targets
-Avoid close combat encounters
Skill:
-Venomous Projectiles (Lvl 2): Active. The caster needs time to produce a projectile before firing it at a target. Venom may be exhausted and require a full day to replenish. Each projectile drains the user’s stamina.
-Fel Flame (Lvl 1): Active. Release a wave of chaos flame in a cone where the user is facing. The cone has a range of 2 meters. Unlimited uses but the ability has a low cost of mana per use.
Special Status:
-This fel spider is currently carrying nine fel spider eggs (Note: Once a creature or being becomes a summoned unit or creature, reproduction is no longer possible. Existing eggs and offspring will still be given birth as usual.)
Status:
+25% attack and defense from veterency. >
Fel spider eggs? No wonder the notification mentioned ten fel spiders.
Hello, Dreu! I am Ror. Dar said good things about you so I joined.
Good to have you joining us. If you don’t mind me asking, don’t fel spiders normally travel in groups?
I’m an outcast. My group kicked me out so I was traveling alone.
Despite Ror not being very upfront with the reason, Dreu didn’t push her. He was content with the eventual nine new additions to his team. He also knew that the fel spider would share her stories eventually.
Regardless of the reason, I’m happy to have you here. Dar appears to be very protective of you already.
One would mistaken the demon butterfly to be the one carrying offspring.
Dreu and Ror looked at Dar but the demon butterfly pretended she didn’t hear a thing. Ror said one more thing before Dreu walked away.
By killing two of those lesser demon primates, I fear we may have incurred the wrath of demon primates or even greater demon primates.
