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There was a squeal as Alja crashed her flail into the dire rat's chin in an epic uppercut, spraying out a shotgun blast of icicles into its neck and head for good measure. It staggered for a moment, then backed unsteadily away from her, squealing and hissing. She raised an eyebrow. A huge slash across the side by Graves (still bleeding). Slammed into a wall by Rael's thunder magic. Shoulder and chin popped hard by Glacier Chain, with some hefty weight in front of it. And yet somehow, it was still standing. In fact, it was still fighting, as it darted forwards, biting at her shin hard enough for her to actually feel the pressure through the metallic shell of her armor. Her eyes widened fractionally. This thing was [i]denting[/i] her heavy armor with its [i]teeth.[/i]

[i][color=d1fffc]Yeah, I'm about done with this.[/color][/i] 

She shook the damned thing off of her leg, then stomped on the ground once more, putting a little bit more of her magic in it this time. A dull pain began to build in her temples. A moment later, a spike of ice nearly two feet across and needle-sharp pierced from the ground beneath the dire rat, impaling it and pinning it feet off the ground. It twitched once more before falling still. 

She inhaled deeply, letting her Frost Armor, the ice spike, and the wall that divided them from the other group dissolve, returning their magic to her. Then, somewhat rejuvenated, she turned to Rael, a grim smile on her face as she nudged the rat with her foot. "[color=d1fffc]Rat as strong as that, we gotta be gettin' close to the nest. Can't be much farther now.[/color]" Her eyes roved further, playing over her group, as well as the inexperienced adventurers that had gotten themselves down here. "[color=d1fffc]Is everyone okay? Anyone seriously injured? Are the four of you good to get yourselves back to the surface? Shouldn't be any rats between you and sunlight now.[/color]" 

She rolled and popped her shoulders and neck. She was...discomforted. That rat was a hell of a lot harder to kill than even the dire rat bosses had been before the hack. Players of their levels should be able to pretty much one-shot [i]anything[/i] in the Thorinn sewers. Her mouth hardened to a grim line. [i][color=d1fffc]I've got a bad feeling about this.[/color][/i]