Mary Miller
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After retrieving the object from the chest, a portal opened up in front of the four. At first, they thought it was more Ghosts spawning in, but then realized there was no hostility. “Uh… Fanatic? A portal just opened up in front of us. Can you check to see where it leads?” Octane asked through his earpiece. “Don’t be alarmed, the portal is safe,” Fanatic replied. “From what I can see on the map here, a similar energy signature opened up back in the broken church, where Tarot should be…-
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Hearing Iris’s instructions, the team immediately went to work. Reaper and Octane worked on clearing out the minions since they excelled at taking on multiple opponents at once, while Finn and Iris focused on the large one. Once they slayed it, Iris would take the orb and dunk it on one of the terminals. Each time she did so, the platform would stop rising for a moment and spawn in the next wave of enemies while Synia shrieked in pain, disturbing her chanting. When they were on the third orb, however,…
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Finn and Iris stood on the single pillar that wasn’t a trap while the latter glanced around for any clues. There has to be a way for us to tell which pillar is the right one She muttered. If there wasn’t whoever set this up might as well have just made all five of these pillars traps. That is true but Finn trailed off letting Iris focus. However a question still lingered on his mind. ‘If this is truly a Dungeon manifested by Ghosts then why would there even be a solvable mechanism involved almost…
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As the Phantoms spawned in there was no time to waste. Finn and Iris immediately readied their weapons and began attacking the Ghosts while Reaper and Octane did the same. SKREE! Two Phantoms attempted to trap Finn and Iris in a pincer attack but Finn merely slashed the one in front across the face while Iris took care of the one sneaking up behind with a direct bullet to the head. Hey! There’s a big one here! Octane called out as he leaped out of the way of a devastating smash attack that sent the…
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The members of Squadron 154 walked through the corridor cautiously, keeping a keen eye on their surroundings. Iris kept her Angelica’s radar on at all times, and the group kept silent which made it easier to hear any sign of movement. After a while of walking, however, a strange sound came from up front. It wasn’t the familiar noise of the Phantoms scraping their feet on the ground, or their low-pitched humming that only Finn could hear. No… this was some sort of mechanical sound that signaled a…
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“The Dungeon’s mechanism, huh…” Finn muttered, furrowing his brows. “There’s an opening here!” Yun Xin called out, standing above the left corner of the church, pointing down. “It seems to be leading down…” “That should be correspondent with the swooping falcon symbol,” Tian Long analyzed. “If that’s the case, then…” He rushed over to the other corner across from this one — and indeed, found another hole. “Yep, there’s one over here too. It also seems to be be…
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After Finn recovered from that incident, Qi Ling constructed a new ice slide for herself, Yun Xin, Reaper, and Jim, their leader. It connected to the backside of the island, which everyone else was now on. Qi Ling shot Pang Zi and Tian Long a cold look as she passed by, but didn’t say anything and instead worked on creating a new bridge over to the next island below. Words may not have been spoken, but the disappointment was evident in her purple eyes. Both Pang Zi and Tian Long were unable to say…
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After Jim cleared out the first island of Phantoms, the rest of the team jumped down as well, each using their own method. Finn and Iris used their wings, though the former was still somewhat awkward with them unlike the latter who had pretty much mastered the art of flying already. As for the others, Qi Ling constructed a slide of ice for them, allowing them safe passage down. “If ya got armor but don’t have it on yet, I’d suggest gettin’ it on now,” Jim said, peering down at the next island…
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With no time to waste, the Big Five and Squadron 154’s members set out after dinner, led by Jim — Tarot, the Cardmaster. The mission was deemed Operation Piccolo by Lei because… he liked piccolos. After some driving on the street, the group got out of the van and looked around for any sign of civilians. A devastating storm that covered the entire District had already been conjured beforehand by Lei, so there shouldn’t be anyone around, but it was still good to make sure. As for Lei himself, he…
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Elder Hua led the group to the Main Hall of the squadron, where Lei, the patriarch, was waiting. “… Oi, what’s goin’ on here, old pal?” Jim asked without a care in the world. “What’s this I hear ’bout a bloody emergency?” “It’s regarding the Baron Hunt,” Lei replied darkly. “I’m afraid… it will have to be moved up.” “… How come?” Qi Ling asked, frowning in confusion. “I just received news that multiple Outbreak portals have opened up all across the District.…
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