Oh, you stupid fuck. You grabbed her crystal instead of your own? Rookie move.

Babs, Wes, you heard the lady. Both of you, dive for a leg while he's disoriented. Snap into them like a slimjim. He might be a demon possessing someone, but he's possessing a fragile dweeb and a scholar. His body shouldn't, physically, be too tough.

>>1071904
>Oh, you stupid fuck. You grabbed her crystal instead of your own? Rookie move.

Pretty sure Ona's is still implanted.

>>1071915
Yeah I realized it was Pendle Actual on a reread.

>>1071874
KNEECAP THE FUCKER, NO KILLING, OUR BOY'S STILL IN THERE.

>>1071565
PLEASE WAKE UP ONA!
...Please

Wes 2023/09/07(Thu)19:22 No. 1071937 ID: 46e818
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"B-Babrakus."
>"Huh?"
"Can you r-r--rread?"
>"Not really."
"Can you r-read t-t-t-tt-t-Tislomer's stuff? Do you know her s-station?"
>"Pretty good."
"Run inside, g-grab citrus f-f-ffruit acid, milkwood sap, needles, some mixing bowls, a thin knife, and a g-gl-glass gl-glass funnel if you c-can ffffind one."
>"Got it. You sure you don't want me to stay and fight? Wait for Tislomer to do it?"

"Ona's on borrowed time. Go."

Wes 2023/09/07(Thu)19:23 No. 1071938 ID: 46e818
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"P-Pendle, buddy.

I guess yyy-y-you're r-really in there.

S-so I'm sssorry for how this is g-going to go down."

>>1071938
Make it quick and make it clean as you can… Sorry Pendle.

You got this, Wes. Pendle is cheering for you right now. It's go time.

>>1071938
He will try to grab you or grapple you to secure a bite, hammer any limb that gets close to you.

Careful with faints, if his head gets close, aim for the mouth.

Multiple arms means higher center of gravity. Trip him or knock him over and then break his legs.

>>1071951
Oh yeah, this dude is really tall and lanky. It should be easy to trip him
>>1071938
Do a sick spin and use your gigantic unsightly tail to sweep his legs!
If you do it hard enough it might even break them.

>>1071938
Vibe check upon his knees!

Keep him alive if you can but don’t sacrifice your life or Ona’s to do it. Do whatever it takes.

Feint with hammer, hard kick to leg, shatter knee with hammer, attempt to render unconscious.

Babrakus, did Tislomer manage to create potions of speed, agility or something? Were there some in the haul boss and Ashedel brought back from Sepia?
If yes, you might want to take one for yourself, you will need to be as fast as possible.

We're going to try to do stuff on our end. Might not work in this dimension, but we've rewritten the fate of entire empires...

[Entity: State True Name[
[Pendle: Enter Cyberpsychosis]
[Wes: Kereznikov Effect, 1 Minute]

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:06 No. 1071984 ID: 46e818
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He comes in hot, closing the distance faster than I thought.

Hammer finds chitin. Doesn't slow him down.

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:07 No. 1071985 ID: 46e818
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Fighting gets close. The hammer sees more use.

Pain shoots through me. I can feel him cracking under each blow. I wonder if he can feel anything.

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:08 No. 1071986 ID: 46e818
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He's tall. He's close.

Headbutt tackle to the center. Drop him to his back.

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:08 No. 1071987 ID: 46e818
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I bring the hammer down.

Clang.

There goes the fang.

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:10 No. 1071988 ID: 46e818
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Clang.

Strike. Temper. Draw.

Clang.

Strike. Temper. Draw.

Clang.

Strike. Temper. Draw.

Wes 2023/09/08(Fri)16:11 No. 1071989 ID: 46e818
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Pendle. I guess you're still in there.

Clang.

I'll keep you alive.

Clang.

I meant what I said.

Clang.

I'm sorry for how this had to go down.

Clang.

Uh, Wes, it's fine if he can still crawl... Wes?
Man, Ona's gonna kill us when she wakes up if you aren't already dead.

>>1071989
Metal.

How are you feeling? We saw that bite hopefully it takes time for whatever it was to take effect. If we can switch over to Babrakus we'll tell him and Tislomer to prepare two batches. One for Ona, one for you.

Well time to crucify this bug

this will look very bad for us(wes) if ona wakes up after getting the antidote and she wakes up seeing him all bloody but at least we have an excuse for it
by the way if he's stopped moving for now, pocket *both* fangs and then check up on ona

My word, that's... a lot of blood. You holdin' up okay Wes?

>>1071989

Rein it in man. I don't think he's going anywhere any time soon.

>>1071989
Well, Muschio won't be the only one missing limbs after this, at least. We can start a support group.

You got him, Wes. Slow down. More activity pushes the venom through your body faster, and you got bit. If he already bit Ona then you got less of a dose, but you gotta take it easy until the antidote gets here. You got his legs. That's enough.

Uh... damn. Nice going? I guess?

We'll uh, make a recommendation to get you some better quarters or something like a case of some good smokes and booze for your heroics.

Also, if there's any cloth around you might want to wrap up Pendle so he doesn't bleed to death. Then sent us over to Tislomer or Babrakus

Okay, once you're done with his limbs, put the hammer down and let Donpag arrest you. We'll explain the situation.

...Oh, and rip his torso exoskeleton off. That sigil might be some kind of cognitohazard, but it's our only lead on whoever Karved Pendle.

Do we have anything to bind him? Y’know, so that you don’t have to break all of his limbs. Just a suggestion.

You'll make him a wheelchair later. Good work Wes.

Don't go overboard, but make sure the job is thoroughly done. You're bit, you'll be passed out shortly.

If you're about to pass out, send us to Babrakus.

>>1071989
Whatever you do, don't fall asleep.

if we can teleport to tislomer or babs, we should probably tell them to grab double the ingredients for wes now

tangle him in the bedsheets.

We really need to switch, gotta see what can be done on the other end.

Wes 2023/09/09(Sat)20:41 No. 1072075 ID: 46e818
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That's enough.
He's not in any shape to fight.

Babrakus will be back soon with the ingredients. I'll mix them up myself. Can't be that hard.
I don't like needles, but I'll make do.

Wes 2023/09/09(Sat)20:42 No. 1072079 ID: 46e818
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Just gotta hold on a few minutes.

Cavalry's here soon.

Wes 2023/09/09(Sat)20:44 No. 1072080 ID: 46e818
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Nice night.

We won, right?

Muschio, Pendle's neutralized but whatever was infecting him got to Oona and Wes
grab Babrakus then get to the lab
Milkweed Sap and some Lemon or Lime or whatever and a syringe
sour fruit you can grab, 66% sap 33% lemon
Babrakus knows where to go
Inject in Oona and Wes they're infected
Hurry hurry hurry

There is so much more at play here than the czar and the false king. Muschio, an aura of darkness pure lingers wherever you go, and despite your motives changing, you are touched by something much darker. The paladins might be zealots, but Ridder had no such proclivities when he told you about what he sensed within you.
Some say it came from beyond the sea. Some say it was born in fire.
What do you think?

>>1072082
Wait!
when did Chapter 27 even started??

>>1072095
You know what? Let's just call this Ch 26+27
My proposal for the title of Ch 27 is
Protrusions and Chamfers

>>1072101

>Next Chapter
https://questden.org/kusaba/quest/res/1072212.html