Chapter 77: Round Two
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Chapter 77: Round Two
With all but one of his previously matured insects already dead, Sage was deciding whether he should escape now, or make one last attempt. Hed only exhausted two of his preparations so he still had a few more options available.
While he was contemplating whether or not he should take the plunge, the Demonic Plant locked onto him. That huge vine whip swung directly away from him. While it might seem like it was heading in the opposite direction, Sage immediately recognized it as a wind-up for a whip attack. Hed practiced with whips quite extensively so he understood that motion preempted an attack directly where he was hiding.
It has me in its sights might as well go for broke!
Sages coiled serpent tail suddenly exploded with motion. Starting with the tip of his tail and smashing it down towards the ground. Every one of the multitude of muscles along the tail added their strength to the motion and launched him forward off the wall. Leaping out into the air to close the distance between his body and the place where the first Centipede had been killed. While falling through the air, he quickly pulled out a scent bottle and drew in a deep breath. Qi circulated within his lungs and created such powerful suction that it acted as a pulling force, accelerating his motion in the air.
Sage watched with anticipation as the Vine passed over the first set of four Formation Plates. The first one it passed didnt seem to do anything, but as soon as the Vine was over the other three Plates they started to glow brightly. From each Plate a forest of vines erupted. Sage had chosen to fight fire with fire. Or in this case, vines with vines. The Grasping Tendril formation was a 2 star array used for trapping and capturing. It had no offensive or defensive power to speak of, but the entangling vines could trap a target quite well to interrupt an attack or set the target up for a strike. The Vine was far more powerful than the Grasping Tendril array, but Sage had a row of three set up like a wall. Since the formations were all the same they didnt interfere with each other and the number of vines attempting to bind the Demonic Plants huge vine multiplitied.
Unfortunately, the first set of Formation Plates were not enough to stop the huge vine. They only served to slow it down. At this point the huge vine reached the second set of Formation Plates adding another set of three Grasping Tendril formations into the mix. With six sets of glowing tendrils grasping the huge vine it was slowed down to a trickle. Finally, it was moving slow enough for the fourth Formation Plate in each group to activate.
Sage had set the Grasping Tendril formation to activate by proximity, using his outer trigger plates that were made to check for proximity of a few feet with the exception of himself or Spirit Insects. The other two Formation Plates were actually set to trigger only when something was in its proximity for a few seconds. The idea was to set a trap with the vines and then if the target was captured for long enough the fourth plate in each group would trigger the real attack.
These countdown traps were set without any target or targeting so their excess energy could be channeled into improving the power of the array they activated. In this case the two Formation Plates were loaded with the formation Cloying Flame. It was a simple rank 2 array just like Graping Tendril. It wasnt all that impressive in volume or temperature, but it was known for being hard to extinguish. Sage liked to think of it as Qi powered napalm. With the extra power from the trigger array, the two plates exploded upward with a campfire sized burst. It was far from defeating the huge vine, but just like the other tricks hed used the idea was to cause a delay!
The sudden burst of fire made the vine rear back in fear, while the Emerald Dragonfly buzzed off at maximum speed, doing everything that it could to escape from the Demonic Plants reach!
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Chapter 77: Round Two
With all but one of his previously matured insects already dead, Sage was deciding whether he should escape now, or make one last attempt. Hed only exhausted two of his preparations so he still had a few more options available.
While he was contemplating whether or not he should take the plunge, the Demonic Plant locked onto him. That huge vine whip swung directly away from him. While it might seem like it was heading in the opposite direction, Sage immediately recognized it as a wind-up for a whip attack. Hed practiced with whips quite extensively so he understood that motion preempted an attack directly where he was hiding.
It has me in its sights might as well go for broke!
Sages coiled serpent tail suddenly exploded with motion. Starting with the tip of his tail and smashing it down towards the ground. Every one of the multitude of muscles along the tail added their strength to the motion and launched him forward off the wall. Leaping out into the air to close the distance between his body and the place where the first Centipede had been killed. While falling through the air, he quickly pulled out a scent bottle and drew in a deep breath. Qi circulated within his lungs and created such powerful suction that it acted as a pulling force, accelerating his motion in the air.
Sage watched with anticipation as the Vine passed over the first set of four Formation Plates. The first one it passed didnt seem to do anything, but as soon as the Vine was over the other three Plates they started to glow brightly. From each Plate a forest of vines erupted. Sage had chosen to fight fire with fire. Or in this case, vines with vines. The Grasping Tendril formation was a 2 star array used for trapping and capturing. It had no offensive or defensive power to speak of, but the entangling vines could trap a target quite well to interrupt an attack or set the target up for a strike. The Vine was far more powerful than the Grasping Tendril array, but Sage had a row of three set up like a wall. Since the formations were all the same they didnt interfere with each other and the number of vines attempting to bind the Demonic Plants huge vine multiplitied.
Unfortunately, the first set of Formation Plates were not enough to stop the huge vine. They only served to slow it down. At this point the huge vine reached the second set of Formation Plates adding another set of three Grasping Tendril formations into the mix. With six sets of glowing tendrils grasping the huge vine it was slowed down to a trickle. Finally, it was moving slow enough for the fourth Formation Plate in each group to activate.
Sage had set the Grasping Tendril formation to activate by proximity, using his outer trigger plates that were made to check for proximity of a few feet with the exception of himself or Spirit Insects. The other two Formation Plates were actually set to trigger only when something was in its proximity for a few seconds. The idea was to set a trap with the vines and then if the target was captured for long enough the fourth plate in each group would trigger the real attack.
These countdown traps were set without any target or targeting so their excess energy could be channeled into improving the power of the array they activated. In this case the two Formation Plates were loaded with the formation Cloying Flame. It was a simple rank 2 array just like Graping Tendril. It wasnt all that impressive in volume or temperature, but it was known for being hard to extinguish. Sage liked to think of it as Qi powered napalm. With the extra power from the trigger array, the two plates exploded upward with a campfire sized burst. It was far from defeating the huge vine, but just like the other tricks hed used the idea was to cause a delay!
The sudden burst of fire made the vine rear back in fear, while the Emerald Dragonfly buzzed off at maximum speed, doing everything that it could to escape from the Demonic Plants reach!
Chapter 77: Round TwoWith all but one of his previously matured insects already dead, Sage was deciding whether he should escape now, or make one last attempt. Hed only exhausted two of his preparations so he still had a few more options available. While he was contemplating whether or not he should take the plunge, the Demonic Plant locked onto him. That huge vine whip swung directly away from him. While it might seem like it was heading in the opposite direction, Sage immediately recognized it as a wind-up for a whip attack. Hed practiced with whips quite extensively so he understood that motion preempted an attack directly where he was hiding. It has me in its sights might as well go for broke!Sages coiled serpent tail suddenly exploded with motion. Starting with the tip of his tail and smashing it down towards the ground. Every one of the multitude of muscles along the tail added their strength to the motion and launched him forward off the wall. Leaping out into the air to close the distance between his body and the place where the first Centipede had been killed. While falling through the air, he quickly pulled out a scent bottle and drew in a deep breath. Qi circulated within his lungs and created such powerful suction that it acted as a pulling force, accelerating his motion in the air. Sage watched with anticipation as the Vine passed over the first set of four Formation Plates. The first one it passed didnt seem to do anything, but as soon as the Vine was over the other three Plates they started to glow brightly. From each Plate a forest of vines erupted. Sage had chosen to fight fire with fire. Or in this case, vines with vines. The Grasping Tendril formation was a 2 star array used for trapping and capturing. It had no offensive or defensive power to speak of, but the entangling vines could trap a target quite well to interrupt an attack or set the target up for a strike. The Vine was far more powerful than the Grasping Tendril array, but Sage had a row of three set up like a wall. Since the formations were all the same they didnt interfere with each other and the number of vines attempting to bind the Demonic Plants huge vine multiplitied. Unfortunately, the first set of Formation Plates were not enough to stop the huge vine. They only served to slow it down. At this point the huge vine reached the second set of Formation Plates adding another set of three Grasping Tendril formations into the mix. With six sets of glowing tendrils grasping the huge vine it was slowed down to a trickle. Finally, it was moving slow enough for the fourth Formation Plate in each group to activate. Sage had set the Grasping Tendril formation to activate by proximity, using his outer trigger plates that were made to check for proximity of a few feet with the exception of himself or Spirit Insects. The other two Formation Plates were actually set to trigger only when something was in its proximity for a few seconds. The idea was to set a trap with the vines and then if the target was captured for long enough the fourth plate in each group would trigger the real attack. These countdown traps were set without any target or targeting so their excess energy could be channeled into improving the power of the array they activated. In this case the two Formation Plates were loaded with the formation Cloying Flame. It was a simple rank 2 array just like Graping Tendril. It wasnt all that impressive in volume or temperature, but it was known for being hard to extinguish. Sage liked to think of it as Qi powered napalm. With the extra power from the trigger array, the two plates exploded upward with a campfire sized burst. It was far from defeating the huge vine, but just like the other tricks hed used the idea was to cause a delay!The sudden burst of fire made the vine rear back in fear, while the Emerald Dragonfly buzzed off at maximum speed, doing everything that it could to escape from the Demonic Plants reach!
