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- A...? - was all Myco managed to say.
It wasn't painful, just unbearably bright, a little hot, and nauseating from the smell of burnt monster corpses.
After the "celebration," all that remained of the local "organic life" were melted, scorched remains and unrecognizable skeletons of the floor's inhabitants.
When she had said something like, "It would be best to bomb this cave with magic" before the operation, she was partly serious, even though she understood the ineffectiveness of such a method and the lack of any real possibility of doing so given the presence of hostages. However, having witnessed such an event at the closest possible range, she experienced a primal fear – an emotion she hadn't felt in a very, very long time – and a sense of monstrous wrongness.
Surely, some minds, considering themselves great or at least rational, would decide that something like this could be put to good use in a technologically progressive way. However, no matter how happy she was that all her friends and allies had gotten away with it relatively unscathed in this difficult situation, the mere thought that, in a corresponding hypothetical scenario, the Rhemic tyrant could easily give the exact same order to attack, for example, a peaceful, or even armed, population of Nihon, made it clear that something like this should not exist, neither on Anush nor anywhere else.
With great difficulty, she suppressed the cough that gripped her throat, which brought tears to her eyes, and could only mutter:
- I hope this... will never... be used... on people.
- This is it... - Hugon muttered to himself, descending after the other squad members and witnessing what had happened. - If we use something like this outside of Margel, then our culture, way of life, and well-being will be forever protected from the encroachments of lesser peoples...
- There is nothing more for us to do on this floor, - the commander announced, - Yun, the safety of Iraola and Riikumer is your responsibility, everyone else, follow me, this time without reconnaissance - let's not tempt fate.
Without wasting time, the squad descends into the dwelling of the Dakini - or what remains of it.

The huge monster stared at the intruders with seven eyes - one large one and six smaller ones. There were no traces of the wounds on the bodies of the members of the coven and their slaves who had been defeated earlier, but their situation was no better because of this - Midori and Adrian had to poke their mysterious fleshy things into an equally fleshy and shapeless mass against their will, and Dystopia, Cleona, Altina, and Lyfa were subjected to a mysterious attack by tentacles. From the seven-eyed gaze of the abomination, it became clear that it wanted to subject the new guests to the same fate, but... it failed.
[spoiler=Monster of Passion]
Health: 129020*
Accuracy: guaranteed hit
Evasion: 10%*
Critical Chance: 50%
Will: 500
Spell Points: ∞
Magic Power: 1000*
Initiative: total opponent initiative / 5 (149)
SP: 0
Defense +50%*
- Immunity to lethal attacks.
- +1 to health for each unit of health of absorbed opponents
- Evasion +10%
- Steals the target's turn (will).
- SP and initiative are twice as high.
- +50% chance to resist any type of negative effect except damage.
- 90% chance to activate an additional turn.
- +100% to health.
- +120% to damage.
- Defense +74%
- Immunity to negative effects.
- Critical hit from the opponent is not activated.
- Additional turn from the opponent is not activated.
- 20% chance to parry an incoming attack.
Tentacle-1 deals 7332 units of cosmic damage to a random character
Critical: additional attack.
Range: 15
Tentacle-2 casts a negative spell.
Tentacle-3 casts a positive spell.
Spells
Cosmic Arrow
Damage: 100% (cosmic)
Critical: the spell can be used again in the same turn.
Range: 15
Kills refresh the character's turn.
Hardening
The caster receives 50% defense (does not stack) and attack type: "dishonor"
Removes the opponent from the battle.
Accuracy: 80%
Living Wall
The character changes the landscape in 1 cell, creating an obstacle. The strength of the walls is equal to the caster's SM, physical damage to it is reduced by half. The walls have the attack type "dishonor".
Range: 5.
Hypnosis
Forces the selected target to perform the caster's commands (range: 1). Will check.
Range: 1
Mass Exhaustion
Reduces the will of all opponents on the map by 5, stacks.
Critical: reduces will by 10.
Monster Summon
The caster summons a random monster to a cell adjacent to himself.
Tentacles
Immobilizes and stuns the target. The caster cannot move until he holds the target.
Mass Sleep
Opponents on the map must pass a will check or fall asleep (inactivity until an aggressive action is applied to them). Will check.
Fire Shield
Damage received by the character is returned to the attacker in the form of fire.
Critical: gives immunity to fire damage.
Range: 5
Stone Skin
Protects the character from (200%) incoming damage.
Range: 5
Healing
Removes negative effects from an ally.
Critical: additionally gives immunity to them for three turns.
Air Shield
Ranged attacks must pass a will check to deal damage.
Critical: will checks are twice as weak.
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What could have turned into an epic confrontation between the heroes and the monster ended in a moment - Ahuri accelerated Sonata, and she struck it down with her "flowers of the night". Moments later, the abomination's body began to evaporate, and the prisoners lost consciousness.
- Mission accomplished, - said Sonata, picking up the red stone that remained from the monster. - All that remains is to return home.
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After doing this, she carefully, but not getting too close, visually inspected both the prisoners and the captors - had they really survived such harsh treatment? And were there any unaccounted-for female prisoners in the cells, as well as the monks and fairies who had been cleared out beforehand?
- No, Hein, you can't. We'll take this to the princess, and she'll decide what to do with it. - Hmm... And what are we going to do with them? - he asks about the three cultists. - Jelez, what do you say?
- I'm afraid that's beyond my expertise, - the doctor replied, finishing the examination, - I'll need the help of a sorcerer to establish a diagnosis...
Kayasa and Jilo determine the following:
The victims become vegetables for 50 years - 1 year for each unit of their spirit.
Curse of Hopelessness: 12/31/975
A vegetable at 40 years old.
- A little bit of Aiyano energy for you..., - she grumbles, without explaining the mysterious and utterly incomprehensible motivation for this action to ordinary mortals.
- Well... - he scratches the back of his head in front of Linetta. - Hmm... Yes... Well, what can you do? It turned out the way it did, - he throws his hands up. - We'll certainly go through it again, maybe we'll find something, but there wasn't much loot to be found. Maybe you found something on the third level?... But nevertheless! I felt better knowing that you went with us. And although this hope will be somewhat implicit, however... - she paused. - Oh, never mind, it's not the time for that now. Please forgive me.
She says to the parents and son:
- Yes, it would have been... extremely difficult without you. Please accept my deepest gratitude for your help in this difficult task, - she bows at a 90-degree angle, then looks around distrustfully. - But it's too early to relax; I won't rest until we are safe. Besides, Dakini is still at large... For now, it's hard for me to imagine what this will ultimately lead to. There is a tiny hope that she will decide to end it and leave us all alone, but I don't believe it. So we'll have to keep looking over our shoulders.
She says to Ahuri and Ahuli:
- Apparently, we have fulfilled our duty to Anuzish and erased this, um... "bdeligm" from its surface, - she remembered the fashionable word from the princess's vocabulary. - We would not have been able to do this so effectively and safely without your help. Arigato gozaimasu, oniisan-tachi. I hope we can leave this place without any further surprises.
She says to Sonata's students:
- For a first time, it was quite good. I had minimal doubts, but you all turned out to be very capable. Satisfactory performance in unexpected conditions on the first level, and simply excellent - on the golems. Well done - nothing more, nothing less. Thank you all for your courage and discipline. Keep it up, and you will reach great heights. However, don't relax until we get out of here. I really hope that you won't have to learn this harsh lesson today, but know that extraction from the mission is the third most dangerous stage after the active phase and the start. Be vigilant!
She says to Sonata (first and foremost, before anyone else):
- All of these need to be tied up and immobilized right now - in chains or something... And preferably with gags, I don't want them to corrupt the minds of the young with their madness. Besides, they are casting spells, that needs to be taken into account. Even the fainthearted ones need to be arrested, - she tries to detect the presence of curses on the slaves. - Who knows what kind of tricks all this devilry is capable of? Maybe Dakini is capable of possessing their bodies? What about her in the end? Where did she go, the guys must have seen? I'm afraid she's going to do something nasty. And was anything else found on the third level? Besides... - she looked around their current hall. - We should also inspect everything here, if anything is left, but it's dangerous, there are probably curses, enchantments, and mechanisms that trigger the self-destruction of the cave. Although... the last wave would be just right, if only we have enough time to get out. And besides all that... It's too early to go home. We still have to find the sword.
Hearing the diagnosis, the priestess only sighs heavily, then forcefully pats Bajena on the back and embraces her in a bear hug, or rather, a newborn bear cub hug, given her strength. Fortunately, she had long since taken care of herself and no longer suffered from the smell and traces of mysterious ammonia solutions on her body and meager clothing.
- A little Ayano-energy for you... - she grumbles, not explaining the mysterious and utterly incomprehensible motivation for this action to ordinary mortals.
- This... - she scratches the back of her head in front of Linetta. - Hmm... Yes... Well, what can you do? It turned out the way it did, - she shrugs. - We'll go through here again, maybe something was missed, but there wasn't much loot to be found. Maybe you found something on the third level?... But nevertheless! I felt better knowing that you went with us. And, although this hope will be implicit, however... - she paused. - Although, never mind, it's not the right time for that now. Please forgive me.
She says to the parents and son:
- Yes, it would have been... Extremely difficult without you. Please accept my deepest gratitude for your help in this difficult task, - she bows at a 90-degree angle, after which she looks around distrustfully. - But it's too early to relax; I won't rest until we are safe. Besides, Dakini is still at large... For now, it's hard for me to imagine what this will ultimately lead to. There is a tiny hope that she will decide to end it and leave us all alone, but I don't believe it. So we'll have to keep looking over our shoulders.
- Yes, yes, - the witch agrees, - if you ever need anything else, don't hesitate to contact us.
She says to Ahuri and Ahuli:
- Apparently, we have fulfilled our duty to Anuzish and erased this, um... "bdeligma" from its surface, - she remembered the fashionable word from the princess's lexicon. - We would not have been able to do this so effectively and safely without your help. Arigato gozaimasu, oniisan-tachi. I hope we can leave this place without any further surprises.
She says to Sonata's students:
- For the first time, it was quite good. I had minimal doubts, but you all turned out to be very capable. Satisfactory work in unexpected conditions on the first level, and simply excellent - on the golems. Well done - nothing more, nothing less. Thank you all for your courage and discipline. Keep it up, and you will achieve great heights. However, don't relax until we get out of here. I really hope that you won't have to learn this harsh lesson today, but know that extraction from the mission is the third most dangerous stage after the active phase and the start. Be vigilant!
She says to Sonata (first of all, to her):
- All of these need to be tied up very tightly and securely right now - in chains or something... And preferably with a gag, I don't want them to corrupt young minds with their madness. Besides, they are casting spells, that needs to be taken into account. Even the faint-hearted need to be arrested, - she tries to detect the presence of curses on the slaves. - Who knows what kind of tricks all this crap is capable of? Maybe Dakini can even possess their bodies? What about her in the end? Where did she go, the guys must have seen? I'm afraid she'll do something nasty. And was anything else found on the third level? Besides that... - she glanced around their current hall. - We should also check here, if anything is left, but it's dangerous, there are probably curses, enchantments, and mechanisms that trigger the cave's self-destruction. Although... the last wave would be just right, if only we have enough time to get out.
- Ayano-sama, - the newly appointed servant of Sonata joins in, - without the power of the alien element, Dakini can no longer transfer her mind into other bodies, so she is no longer as great a threat as before.
- If she's not stupid, she'll stay away from all of you, - added the second one, - so don't worry about it unnecessarily, because new enemies can always do it for you.
- Or other unforeseen circumstances, - agreed the fair-haired sister.
- That's good news, - Sonata nodded, before turning her attention to the priestess, - we have already destroyed almost everything that was found on the third and fourth levels, but just in case, we will ask Kayasa to cause a collapse when we get out. Then I think we should send everyone back home, and we and our new friends will visit Krait Adalbert's workshop, what do you think?