Well, he is evidently unarmed now. Still, time to move on. I nod at Archer, before continuing to head towards Shinto, assuming he doesn't decide to start asking impertinent questions.
As you spoke, for a shortest moments Archer does looks like he is going to say something, but almost instantly decided against it. Instead, he gives a brief nod which looked like it was adressed more to himself than to you, and then continues to move toward the battlefield.
Very soon, you reach the outskirts of Shinto; and here, Archer stops only to take position at the highest yet-to-be destroyed building.
"I will stay here, and provide fire support. Have fun down there." He says, as he discards his robe, summons his bow and prepares to fire.
A second later, a drill-like arrows appears in his hand...
"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost do I bless all who stand against this evil! For the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, for victory is the Lord's!"
[Deus Vult] used!
(All non-evil aligned allies gain a Smite Evil based damage bonus)
As you cry out, your injuries heal and the familiar, holy power starts to course through your body and that of your allies alike.
The baleful eye stares at you, angrily - but it's light is weaker than that which seared you skin, a pale shadow incapable of truly harming your quickly.
As you allies and you continue to stand against the slowly strenghening tide, for a second it looked like it would be able only stare at you helplessly... And then, a shadow covers you.
A massive thing of stone and metal, now covered in hideous corrupted flesh, the mauled form of the former Hyatt Hotel is coming down at you.
As my main hull speeds its way to the location of my drones, I ponder the worsening situation. Perhaps it may be time I finally bring the Hellbore, which has yet to be used, to bear on the enemy.
The unknown enchancement proves to be effective - incredibly so. Despite the abomination's new armor, you newly improved firepower is as effective as it was before.
However, the pressure does not lessens; the monsters still throw themself into your fire with a wild abandon, fully disregarding their lives - and for every monster you slay, more come to take it's place.
The main frame will arrive to Shinto in a less than a minute. However, it has a clear view on the massive of a tree right now; firing Hellbore cannon while avoiding colleteral damage is possible.
hopefully a decent distance away from the ever-increasing horde.
The firepower your allies and your own grenades do the trick - the tide is currently held back, and nothing besides smoldering remains is left near the trajectory of yours descend.
However, as you land a shadow darkens the ground below you.
I take control of the air around me and Lancer, and go up.
"Um, you guys might wanna keep your distance, I'm gonna try to burn the rest of the tentacles." Oh god I still can't believe I sound like a little kid.
The woman with a spear sewers them as you speak, as the skeleton on whom she holds unto succesfully keeps more of them from coming near.
"Done. Can you take us away from here, please?" Lancer asks you in a dissonantly polite and calm tone of voice for a woman who is hanging over the abyss with unspeakable monsters below, while trying to fend off vile advances of tentillums and holding on a flying skeleton like on a lifeline.
For now, you wings are free - but you success seems to have managed to attract attention; titanic branches squirm, and the Hyatt Hotel, which the pair escaped just a few second ago suddenly comes flying like a mere rock thown my child; it misses you by only a few dozens of meters, continuing the flying down below, into direction of the fighters below.
And then tentacles continue to move again... In your direction. Slow for now, as somehow left unable to move after holding the weight of Hyatt for so long - but faster with each passing moment.
