Against such an inhuman monster, there was no time for pleasantries. Battle erupted immediately.
Though Vivian felt somewhat unsettled by her first encounter with such a twisted monstrosity, Greg's guidance kept her from falling behind.
"Ice Wall! Block the front! Three steps right, dodge the earth spikes!"
Greg's commands rang out, sharp and clear, through the empty Prayer Hall.
The Throat of Longing's enormous throat abruptly contracted. Several dark red spikes of flesh, coated in slime and tipped with sharp points, shot out of the floor toward where Vivian had just been standing.
But Vivian had already slid to the right the instant Greg spoke. At the same time, she swept her left hand outward, raising a thick, curved Ice Wall to her front left, just in time to block an arm covered in bone blades sweeping in from the flank.
"Now! Ice Crystal Spike, aim for the gap on the left side of the third fleshy ring at the base of its throat!"
Vivian's gaze sharpened. Almost as soon as Greg finished speaking, the ice-blue magic circle beneath her feet blazed with light!
Dozens of reinforced, hardened ice spikes shot out in a conical barrage. Most were deflected by the flesh covering the monster's body, which was remarkably effective at dissipating force, but seven or eight struck the exact spot Greg had indicated.
A slightly darker fold lay there-a weakness Greg had created by using a bottle of potent corrosive acid to eat through its outer defenses!
"Squelch! Hiss-!!"
The ice spikes sank into flesh, producing an entirely different response from their previous attacks!
They slid in like a hot knife through fat, accompanied by faint sounds of tissue freezing and shattering.
The Throat of Longing's enormous throat spasmed. It let out a roar of pain and rage, its