Dungeon Builders Harem Book 04 Ch 40

Chapter Forty

Lana Fulmine fired her lightning at Sulanga Stormfury. The enemy dungeon builder soared up at her, using Wind magic to fly. His body burned with the Flamebody spell.

He'll have Static Aura, too.

She already built her next attack when he vanished in a burst of electricity.

Her lightning blast swept through where he had been. Lana Fulmine gasped. Shock rippled through her. He had just vanished. She didn't understand how he could do that. Her head whipped around, searching the skies before her.

"A gout of flame,"

chanted behind her,

"let the breath of Lord Gibil burn!"

She barely had a chance to whirl around to see Sulanga floating behind her before the fire bursting from him engulfed her body. She screamed in agony as she blazed like a torch. Her skin cracked and peeled. Everything was orange.

Then the pain vanished.

"Shhh," the motherly voice of Souleen hushed, hugging Lana Fulmine's soul as she floated in the Void.

"How did he get behind me?" Lana wailed as sleep fell on her. The lullaby of rest that the Soul of the Void Crystal hummed dragged down Lana into waiting sleep.

Would she wake up this time?

* \ * / *

Mrs. Zoe Baldwin stood ready at the gate. The howls of the werewolves were so loud. They were right outside, ready to break through the gates and rampage through the city. Her toes flexed, ready to grow into roots and seize the enemy.

Flames roared above. Lana Fulmine screamed.

Everyone looked up to see Sulanga Stormfury flying in the air above them, his flesh made of fire. He stared down at the monster girls. A dagger of ice shot up at him, thrown by Crystal. He dove for the ground, the attack flying over him.

He hurtled for them.

Mrs. Baldwin prepared her roots as he swooped out of his dive and landed with grace before her. His flaming gaze locked on the gates. The dryad sent her roots growing. She would not let this bastard anywhere near her son.

They surged at him and struck an aura of static protection. Sparks crackled. Her roots sizzled. Pain shot through them. She stumbled back and hit the window. The other monster girls turned to attack him as he thrust out his hand at her.

"Wind blows, let the might of Lord Anu slash!"

he roared.

The wind slashed at her, the air compressed to white. The blade struck Mrs. Baldwin across the torso and slammed into the building behind her. She gasped as she fell to the ground in two pieces, the cut so clean, there wasn't even pain.

The world vanished from Mrs. Baldwin.

* \ * / *

"NOOOOO!" Crystal shouted and threw another dagger as her mother's body split into two and fell to the ground.

The dagger hit the flaming body and melted.

Fire roared from the salamanders. Engana, Malvada, and Horca bathed the dungeon builder in their flames. He vanished beneath their fury while the basilisks rushed up to close the distance to petrify him. But his voice rose from the inferno, crying out with such power.

"Howl and rage, let the winds of Lord Anu gust!"

From the fire, a mighty wind slammed forward and struck the basilisks. They were both flung back. Mastab struck Morana, blowing her over before she could shriek. She landed on her face, her mist spilling over her.

Crystal conjured ice dagger after ice dagger, throwing them at the flaming man. So did Snezhinka. Their attacks struck his fiery body. His flames spurted where they did. Hope flared in Crystal. They were weakening his protection.

"Arrogant pissant!" she cried.

"Lightning crackle and hiss, gird me in the love of Lady Uttu!"

he roared. Static Aura crackled around him once more.

"Don't let up!" Crystal cried.

* \ * / *

Ms. Rosa Trueno drew in a breath and roared at Sulanga Stormfury.

Her shriek slammed into his body. Static charge burst around him, but the force of her shout still threw him to his feet. He rolled. The teacher drew in another breath and rushed forward. They had him. Kill him, and this would be over.

"Lightning arcs and sizzles, let the fury of Lord Enlil spread!"

he roared.

A blast of lightning shot from Sulanga as he gained his feet. It slammed into Engana as she charged in, too, her sharp teeth dripping with hunger. The blast threw her back and arced from her into Malvada. Her wings fluttered as she screamed, flung to the ground. The spell arced a third time, slamming into Horca before she could throw herself at him.

She burst into motes. The spell then shot for Ms. Trueno.

The thunder sprite dove for the ground. It hissed over her and slammed into the gate behind her. The teacher gasped in shock. All three salamanders were killed with a single spell and nearly herself. A more advanced Lightning spell than Leo could cast.

The gates exploded behind her.

Werewolves howled. Lightning crackled.

Ms. Trueno pressed herself up to see the flood of the enemy pouring in. Their ambush ruined.

"Vilkas, take five werewolves and find the entrance to the dungeon," growled Sulanga.

The treant hopped off the lightning wolf. She snarled and charged past Ms. Trueno. Five werewolves followed, rushing out into the dungeon. The others lunged and attacked the monster girls knocked down by the wind.

Fear swept through Ms. Trueno as she rose to stand before Sulanga.

* \ * / *

"Terra," Leo gasped.

The golem staggered to him, in so much pain. It hurt so much to walk, but she had hurried here. She had to get back in the fight. The enemy was at the gates. They would need her to fight. She reached him, his arms enfolding her.

"I have you," Leo said. "I—"

"Leo, Vilkas, and five werewolves are searching for the dungeon!"

Ms. Trueno shouted.

"The gate's lost. Sulanga is too powerful for us to hold!"

Leo's face grimaced. Terra understood. Monster girls were dying.

"Graven wounds pulse in pain, let the healing of Lord Dumazid flow!"

he chanted

His magic flowed into her. She gasped as the porcelain melted back into clay. Her arms began regrowing. She regained most of her left and all of her right from his spell. She shuddered, the pain vanished from her body.

"Thank you," she groaned.

He nodded and cast it again.

He would need her at full fighting form. There were too many halflings. The fight would soon move into the dungeon. Their worst fears were about to be realized.