Chapitre 527: Leshendary...

Arie examines the roots enveloping the room, wondering outloud where the Endrega are, "This is obviously their den, so where are they?"

Reima shrugs, "Probably setting up another ambush in the next room."

Arie "Well, let's not keep them waiting" he mutters as he downs two more potions, causing his skin to go pale and clammy while the black veins crawl across his face. He shudders for a moment before finally stopping and nodding at the duo, Nerissa gives him a concerned look but ignores it after noticing Reima's lack of reaction.

The entrance to the next room is big enough to let four people in, though only unique thing about it is the roots attached to the walls like some sort of hedge maze. Arie sticks his sword in the floor, and uses a Quen sign to create a shield around himself that glows dimly before moving forwards, no one noticing the root touched by the silver is quickly retreating into the ground.

As they enter they notice a big bulbous sack on the far side of the room, it pulsates with strange noises which would unnerve regular people. However Reima already knows what this is, judging but the legs hidden under it, it's the Endrega Queen, probably in the process of making more eggs due to the "Surplus" of food it'd partaken in, as is obvious by the mostly eaten corpses strewn around the room.

Arie "A Queen this big? Strange." he mutters, however he's shaken from his thoughts when the roots behind them seal them inside. "Shit."

From the wall and ceiling Endrega warriors and workers burst out, one of the former almost land on Arie, though he just swipes upwards with Reima's Silver Sword and bisects it easily, covering him in even more purple blood than before.

Nerissa leaps forwards and conjures two mist daggers in one hand with which she throws at a nearby worker. They pierce it's carapace but don't go deep enough to be lethal, however the silver blade continuing through it's abdomen obviously is.

Reima's about to get involved but is surprised to find the roots under him and from the entrance trying to entrap him, he tears them away easily but they keep coming from the floor, walls and ceiling. By the time he decides to use fire against them he'd already been prodded into the other room, where a huge Leshen awaits.

The creature stands around 12ft, the roots comprising it's form looking significantly denser than the one he'd fought before. Even the skull-like head looks more menacing, and that's not even mentioning the strange antlers it's got on it's head. It steps towards him, revealing that the roots underneath it's feet moves with it... One thing that was confusing Reima however was the strong magic it was giving off, it's body even shimmered in a similar way that Arie's did after casting Quen.

Reima "Alright you big.. Barksterd... No?.. Ok..." he mutters.

The Leshen points towards him with it's large vicious looking claws and begins to speak, it's voice a groaning, echoing mess of unrefined sound. "Tre-eeessss-passsss-errrrr!"

Reima scatches his head for a moment before pointing towards the Leshen and mimicking it's voice, "Treeeeee."

However Reima doesn't get the laugh he'd hoped, instead the roots under him shoot up and try to stab at him. He dodges to the side but everyone where he goes the roots comprising the floor follow. The Leshen disappears leaving behind black particles and appears behind Reima while slashing down at him.

Reima stops dodging and throws his hands up, grabbing the arm of the Leshen and trying to tear it off, only to find himself shot away by a Quen shield break explosion? He rolls backwards and springs from his hands to his feet, the roots under him stabbing yet again, not doing much to his armour but bruising the unprotected area's like his joints. It's not dangerous but just annoying as the bruises heal in a couple seconds, but, these roots are actually stronger than steel weapons...

The Leshen slowly walks towards him yet again, however Reima's finally had enough and retrieve Arcell. Immediately enchanting it with Chaos Blade while casting a Great Combustion at the ground which clears some of the roots in his vicinity, though he can't help but notice that most had just retreated back into the earth.

He blinks behind the Leshen and cuts at it's thick wooden neck, finding not all that much resistance as it passes through and drops the creatures head onto the floor. However he's confused to find the head of the Leshen being absorbed back into the ground while it's body continues operating. It turns and flings it's claws arm towards him, only to have it cut off with ease as well.

His brows furrow at this, he conjures a Chaos Whip with his off hand and flicks it at the Leshen's body, enveloping it and setting fire to most surfaces, the Chaos Flames doing horrific damage to it. The Leshen's body collapses to the floor still burning, however it's as if the ground opens up and swallows it... As unfortunate as it is even Chaos Flames require oxygen to function, roots start coalescing in the corner, creating yet another body for the Leshen which looks identical to the one he'd just destroyed.

Reima "Bro, this is bull shit! Just die already because this is getting old!" he says.

The Leshen doesn't reply this time, only throwing it's arm out and causing a veritable tsunami of roots to shoot towards him. Reima blinks behind them and bisects the Leshen, it's two halves falling against the wall and being consumed by it.

Reima "What is this Leshen!"