The flow of mana suddenly picked up in intensity, shocking Oberon out of his focused state before the system message had a chance to. He opened his eyes, blinking rapidly as they readjusted to the bright sunlight before he read the notification he had receiving, confirming that he had indeed learned the skill he had seen the Wisp use earlier. With this he would be less at risk of running out or mana while outside the cave, though the fact he couldn’t use it during battle meant he would need to be careful not to run out of mana during a fight.

Speaking of which, as Torrent was digging out the plants he had asked her to retrieve the Wurm was suddenly attacked by an obscenely large insect that erupted from the ground. The rounded shape of its carapace and its four long mandibles made it look like some kind of beetle, though whether it was called that or not in this world was up in the air. He rose from the ground, wings flapping as he lifted into the air, when a large and strangely coloured Wisp rushed in to tackle the insect, shouting something in a voice that sounded a lot like Mourningstar’s.

Taking in the suddenly chaotic scene, Oberon used both Monster and Magic Analysis on the beetle and the evolved Wisp as he considered what to do. He was going to just fire a Mana Dart at the creature, but Mourningstar’s attack put her in a position which meant there was a risk of hitting her instead. He could try using Mana Orb; the description of Mana Dart implied it was the more accurate of the two but he had a feeling that was only because it was larger and therefore more likely to hit, which was actually a detriment in this case. He also wasn’t sure if the blunt magic would be able to pierce through the beetle’s chitinous armour in the way the dart would.

With a sigh the Sprite flew forward so that he was closer to the fight, casting a Shield III on the Corpselight for good measure, before raising his hands and lining up an attack on the exposed portion of the insect’s body. [color=f49ac2]“Mourn! Hold it steady and don’t move.”[/color] Once he was sure he wouldn’t hit his friend by mistake, he let fly with Mana Dart.

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Used "Monster & Magic Analysis" on Beetle
Used "Monster & Magic Analysis" on Mourningstar
Cast "Shield III" on Mourningstar
Cast "Mana Dart I" on Beetle
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