The situation continued to escalate, the death throes of the twin Aboms heard by their brethren, whipping the rest into a fury. With a thump of its chest, the axe-wielding ape kicked off, another white expanse bursting up to practically blanket Muu, before it shot off like an arrow towards Oscar. Slipping past the Brawler, the weathered ape scooped up the spear that had so fully penetrated the shield-bashing Abom and bounded up the hills to descend up Oscar. Blood had to be answered with blood, and a flurry of swings fell upon Oscar: a lunging spear thrust that covered the remaining distance in the blink of an eye, followed by a crushing chop of the stone axe, while the thick prehensile tail of the white-furred monstrosity sought to whip out and wrap itself around the Ranger’s feet.

Things looked similarly dire for Siwon. Though Renauld’s magic had succeeded in stalling the ape’s movements, and the Fiend Knight’s own fleet feet allowed him to dodge easily telegraphed swings, the furious thrower was not without its own bag of tricks. Or, in the absence of true wit, not without its own animal ferocity. The boar spear, far from reaching its mark, was thrown wholly off-course by the open palm of the ape, slapping it aside with a full swing that almost disarmed Siwon just like that. With its other hand, the creature reached out beneath it.

Obnoxious flatulence resounded loud and clear throughout the plains, the stench of beastly refuse hitting Siwon like a physical object. Somewhere nearby, the yellow demon was laughing its teeth out, but only Siwon could hear it. Both the mirth and the warning underneath: that he’d forever be a laughingstock if the ape’s next projectile struck its mark.

Feet still bound by ice, the Abom hurled shit at Siwon with such ferocity that the singular ball broke up into a smattering of dark, stinky pellets.

It was at that moment that Katya burst her head out of the snow, shaking it out of her puffy curls. Looking about frantically at the chaotic, multi-front battlefield, her eyes went from Muu to Ettamri to Siwon to Argen before finally settling onto the silver-eyed Phalanx. [color=6ecff6]“Renauld,”[/color] she said, shaking the ice mage by the arm, [color=6ecff6]“We’ve gotta help him!”[/color]