Bab 45: Just A Humble Otherworlder

"Run faster!" Malia shouted as she heard the Crawlers' roars rapidly approaching.

Apparently not all the monsters had pulled up to Ballabyne.

"Dammit!" Asselin cursed as he massaged the stitch in his side after decapitating a wolf-sized Crawling.

Unlike Malia and Ikaris he was not a super athlete. Zaos clearly had Drow blood in his veins and therefore benefited from the reputed Elven nimbleness. The soldier was also a First Class Body Apprentice Sorcerer about to be promoted and his physical attributes were excellent.

In contrast, Asselin was also a First Class Apprentice Sorcerer, but his specialty was not long distance running. His training was more to make him an assassin or a duelist than a tireless warrior. He had other skills, but they were of no use to him here.

In spite of his whining, he was still able to keep up with them unlike Ellie who could only let Ikaris carry her or she would be caught by the monsters in no time.

"Moooooo!"