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Fingers Crossed!
Woods Behind Campus
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Myaaah... All these monster team attacks are wearin' me out. |
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Supply points provide goods that give the discoverer an advantage in the game... But they're also prime locations for an ambush. |
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And while Deucey did a great job as bait, I don't think he took out a single guy. |
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We're likely to be swarmed with enemies before we can even reach the harp in the coliseum. |
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No kidding. And for some reason, this area in particular's just crawling with 'em! I think we're up the creek without a paddle, folks. |
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Myah?! But we just got started! I don't wanna lose right out the gate! |
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Welp, guess it's time for Cay-Cay to take his bean blaster on a scouting run and see if I can find you lot a safe route through. You guys keep a low profile and make sure the monster team doesn't spot you. |
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All right. [MC], Grim, the three of us will be sitting tight for a bit. |
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Okay, BRB! This seems like the noisiest area right here. Holy moly, that's a lotta monsters! And they're facing... ONE farmer?! |
Monster A |
It's Malleus! And he's completely ungeared! |
Monster B |
If we can capture him, we'll have this game in the bag. Bag him, boys! |
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My, my. Dozens of monsters against one farmer? Isn't that the opposite of what happened in the tale? |
Monster C |
Argh, I can't grab him! |
Monster A |
He keeps slipping through my fingers! |
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Whoa, look at those sick moves! He's so nimble, it's basically cheating. Guess that explains why all the monsters are here. They wanted to go after Malleus. Makes sense, too—if they DIDN'T actively take him down, he'd yoink the harp in no time flat. Well, I've cracked the case. Too bad that doesn't improve my prospects at all. One slip-up, and I'm guaranteed to get spotted. I really need to get back to the rest of the group, though. What if...? Yeah. That should do the trick. Ahem. Guys! GUYS! There's a bunch of farmers coming, and they've all got bean blasters! We gotta scram! |
Monsters |
Uh-oh. Fall back, everyone! FALL BACK! |
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There we go—poof! No more monsters. Am I a genius or what? |
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Is that you, Diamond? |
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Oh. You, uh, noticed me there, Malleus? |
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I could tell someone was hiding in the bushes. I only recognized it was you by your voice when you scared the monsters off. I must say, it's rather unusual for a human to side with me. Were you hoping for a reward of some kind? |
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Naw, not really. But hey, if you're offering one, I won't say no. See my armband? We're both on the same team here. It's common sense for us to help each other out. Anyway, you gotta play it smart in competitions like these, Malleus. Wouldn't you have it easier if you avoided the opposing team? Y'know, since you're unarmed? |
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Hm. Is that how you're supposed to play? |
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Yeah, pretty much. |
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And here I was enjoying a rare bit of excitement. |
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Well, as long as you're way far off from the rest of us, go nuts! I gotta get going. |
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All right. |
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I'll keep my fingers crossed that you survive to the end! In fact, let's snap a pic for good luck—whoop, never mind. He's gone. Sheesh, he moves fast. |
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Could Cater be taking any longer? Do you think he's gotten monster-nabbed? |
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BOO! |
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MYAAAGH! C-C-CATER?! You made me jump half outta my fur, yellin' behind me like that! |
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Maybe you shouldn't badmouth me, then! What kinda wimp do you take me for? You wound me. Boo-hoo. |
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So, did the recon turn up anything useful? |
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Yup. Turns out all the monsters were out in full force to capture Malleus. |
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Ah. They wanted to overwhelm a powerful opponent with sheer numbers. |
| Malleus? | That's...the Diasomnia housewarden, right? |
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We'd be sittin' pretty if he was in our group. Ya bozo! You shoulda invited him to join us! |
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I think there would've been too many cons. He's strong, but the way he stands out, we'd get way more enemies on us than we would otherwise. Which would be fine for Malleus—he could totes get away. But the rest of us would have a way harder time. |
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Huh. So it ain't enough to just be stupidly powerful in this game. I gotta remember that, what with me bein' in the same boat. |
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You're a clever guy, Grimmy! Anyway, we should probably shake a leg. If we head for the coliseum from a different direction as Malleus, we'll be way safer. |
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I agree with Cater's assessment. |
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Then it's settled. We're takin' the scenic route! |
| All right. / Yeah, sure! |
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