The Three-Legged Walker That Spits Golden Light

Wilshire was leading his squad around patches of glittering ground in different shapes, each one piled with gems the size of an ordinary person's palm.

One glittering gem after another shone with tempting radiance beneath the purple light.

Not a single black-armored warrior picked up the gems. Like the enormous armored lizards around them, they skirted the areas where the gems lay.

The Organic Spire grew tendrils, and purple light surged up from its base as energy accumulated over thousands of years erupted.

The light swept outward like rolling waves, and bloodlust appeared in the eyes of the herbivores.

They immediately crashed into one another and began tearing at each other.

Flesh splattered everywhere, and blood dyed the ground red.

An armored lizard as vast as a Hive City dome suddenly reared up, then slammed its forehooves heavily into the ground, triggering a violent tremor.

The gentle herbivorous lizard opened its gaping maw and swallowed an entire herbivore colony in a single bite.

Hissing sounds came from beneath its hard, horny hide.

Pink sprouts of flesh, like tender bamboo shoots breaking through the soil, tore open the armor-like hide.

The fresh, soft flesh sprouts reached out like tentacles, coiling around the herbivores slaughtering each other nearby.

The flesh sprouts oozed bright, nauseating mucus, wrapping and covering the herbivores' bodies.

As the herbivores' bodies dissolved, the flesh sprouts swelled, split open, and bloomed like flowers.

A musky stench hit them in the face, and Wilshire's head swam.

Notary sensed the evil aura spreading around them, and his spirituality surged out.

Golden light welled up around Notary, growing purer and purer until it finally evolved into a seal-like projection.

In Dunnish, Notary shouted, "Notarize, Solar Halo!"

The golden halo spread rapidly, enveloping the nearby guard members.

When the Lord of Light saw