[Jean] Chapter 18: Hostilities

[Throndir]

You teleport behind the huge-sized mech, after unleashing your Weight Control, the 30-ft. towering mech suddenly creaked as all of its limbs drooped down at a resting position, and shortly after that, the joints of the huge mechanical contraption were compressed down as if under a large weight.

Dalina cast a wind shielding spell around you.

Alyona unleashed a lightning blast towards the huge mech, the mech couldn't get out of the way due to the weight and was blasted with the ability directly. With that, the mech was only slightly injured. Gust maintained his position, being in a total defense.

"Blast it, it ain't workin'!" The dwarf inside the cockpit said as he endured both the lightning and his mecha suddenly not being able to move.

Charles, with his flaming spear leading the way, jumped into the portal as well, and stabbed the mech with it, the mech was still only slightly injured.

The two large-sized mechas, aimed their weapons directly towards you. The chainguns attached to each of their arms began firing a spray of bullets. Both mechas hit.

Viridio unleashed the pillars of green fire, one engulfing the huge mecha, while the other engulfed one of the large ones. The huge mecha took the full brunt of the damage, but the large mecha was surprisingly able to fire off thrusters at the last moment to dodge most of the damage. The huge mecha was now injured, while the large mecha was only slightly injured.

The medium mechas all targetted towards you as well, even though most of your comrades were starting to pour in, they seemed to specifically target you. Three of them hit, while the other two missed. Sprays of bullets came careening towards you. You were now badly wounded.

Captain Ash cast a spell, as his weapon began to glow red with elemental fire. Olga, moved through the portal with Captain Ash on her back.

Lili moved forward, and attacked the huge and disabled mech. She hit her target, her weapon cleaving through the metallic mecha.

Karn seeing you were being targetted, cast a spell, and your skin started to take a stone-like hue.

Jean to take turn.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Dalina 20, Alyona 17, Huge Mech, Charles 12, Large Mech, Viridio 7, Medium Mech, Ash 6, Olga 6, Lili 5, Karn 5

Log
Round 1:
Jean moves in, uses weight control on Huge Mech
Dalina casts Wind Shield on Jean
Alyona uses lightning on Huge Mech deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Gust Total Defense and stays near Dalina
Charles moves into portal, attacks mecha
Large mechs fire chain guns at Jean and hit.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechas attack Jean.
Captain Ash casts weapon fire enchantment spell.
Lili attacks.
Karn casts defensive spell on Jean.

Damage Taken
Huge Mech: 98
Jean: 75
Large Mecha 1: 21
Large Mecha 2: 0

[close]

[pringerbeam]

     The onslaught of bullets while managing to only deal minor flesh wounds and not perforate any vital organs or arteries was still painful and was making it harder for Jean to keep fighting. Hoping that they were near the end, he pushed through. "Summon Tentacle! Weight Control!" Jean summoned a tentacle for each medium mecha to keep them engaged before using his powers to disable the undamaged large mecha as he closed in on the other mecha that Viridio had damaged, aiming to catch it in a moment of vulnerability when they next tried to fire on him.

Standard Action: Summon 5 tentacles that are 100 ft long each next to a medium mecha.

Immediate Action: Use Weight Control on undamaged large mecha to increase weight 5 steps

Move action: move to within melee range of damaged large mecha

[Throndir]

You summoned the five gargantuan tentacles, and they immediately began attacking the mechs. You felt the drain of mana from the summoning, and were now sleepy. The mecha you targetted had it's movements slowed, though surprisingly it wasn't completely disabled. However, you could tell that the dwarven pilot was having a lot of trouble moving it, aiming its weapon, and were fairly certain that it wouldn't do very well with dodging anything.

Towering 100 ft. tall each of your tentacles struck out towards their target. They each attacked twice. Among the 10 attempted strikes, only 4 managed to hit. The rest weren't able to damage the hard plating of the mechs.

Dalina cast her Air Strike spell but missed.

Alyona attempted to attack the huge-sized mecha. Out of 6 attacks, only 2 of hers hit. One of her claws and one of her wings. The mecha was still only damaged.

The dwarf in the huge mech began to press buttons in his cockpit, and you saw steam coming from the cockpit window, however, nothing else happened. "Durn it!"

Charles followed up with another two strikes of his fiery spear. However, even though the huge mecha wasn't moving and didn't dodge the strikes, Charles' attacks couldn't penetrate through its naturally thick hull.

The two large mechas fired at you again. However, you the one you applied the weight control to was having trouble aiming, and it was easy to avoid its attacks. The other mecha would have hit you if not for both the combined spells from Dalina and Karn which increased your defenses.

Viridio repeated her flame pillars. One aiming for the huge mecha, while the other, the large one. The huge mecha wasn't not able to get away at all being completely disabled by the extreme weight on its hull, while the large one, while putting an effort, wasn't able to avoid in time. The huge one was now badly damaged, while the large one was damaged.

The medium mechs, with the tentacles on them, switched into melee, brandishing large hammers. When the dwarves struck at the tentacles, you could tell that their mecha, much like Lili's gauntlet, helped increase the overall strength of the individual.

Ash, still riding Olga, swung near the huge mecha's cockpit area and attacked with his now flaming sword. He attacked twice, both attacks hit, though his second one managed to actually critically slip into the cockpit area, damaging the dwarf inside. The huge mecha was still badly damaged.

Lili attacked twice, you noted that her gauntlet seemed to slightly glow, and her attacks seemed more ferocious. Due to the fact the mecha was still disabled, both of her power attacks hit. Combined with the technomagic of her gauntlet, she managed to leave it critically damaged.

Karn moved up to the mecha, placed his gloved hand on it, and a moment later, metallic spikes pierced into the cockpit. Although the magic still triggered, piercing the dwarf inside, Karn frowned. "Their metal is a bit harder to work with."

Jean to take turn.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Tentacles, Dalina 20, Alyona 17, Huge Mech, Charles 12, Large Mech, Viridio 7, Medium Mech, Ash 6, Olga 6, Lili 5, Karn 5

Log
Round 1:
Jean moves in, uses weight control on Huge Mech
Dalina casts Wind Shield on Jean
Alyona uses lightning on Huge Mech deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Gust Total Defense and stays near Dalina
Charles moves into portal, attacks mecha
Large mechs fire chain guns at Jean and hit.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechas attack Jean.
Captain Ash casts weapon fire enchantment spell.
Lili attacks.
Karn casts defensive spell on Jean.
Round 2:
Jean summons tentacles, weight control on large mech (5 steps).
Tentacles attack Medium Mechs
Alyona attacks Huge Mech, hits and deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Charles attacks and misses.
Large mechas attack Jean and miss.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs attack tentacles
Olga moves closer
Ash attacks huge mecha
Lili attacks huge mecha.
Karn attacks huge mecha. Mecha saves vs. his spell for half damage.

Damage Taken
Huge Mech: 244, weight control heavy 10 steps
Jean: 75
Large Mecha 1: 58
Large Mecha 2: 0, weight control heavy 5 steps
Medium Mecha 1: 16
Medium Mecha 2: 10
Medium Mecha 3: 7
Medium Mecha 4: 12
Medium Mecha 5: 0
Tentacle 1: 18
Tentacle 2: 13
Tentacle 3: 19
Tentacle 4: 16
Tentacle 5: 0

[close]

[pringerbeam]

     The most threatening enemies now hindered, Jean took the chance to unleash a flurry of spear thrusts at the mech next to him.

Full Round Action: Full Attack Large Mecha 1
Attack 1

Rolled 1d20+29 : 13 + 29, total 42

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 3, 3, 6, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 3, 3, 6 + 23, total 66

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 5, 3, total 8

Attack 2

Rolled 1d20+24 : 17 + 24, total 41

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 2, 6, 5, 2, 1, 2, 1, 6, 1, 5, 5, 1 + 23, total 60

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 5, 3, total 8

Attack 3

Rolled 1d20+19 : 6 + 19, total 25

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 5, 2, 1, 4, 5, 1, 4, 6, 3, 3, 1, 5 + 23, total 63

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Broadcast Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Mid-Afternoon

The mechas were quite durable. It took two of your strikes to leave the dwarf in the large mecha dying, cutting huge swathes into the mecha. But it was your third strike that left him dead.

Your gargantuan tentacles continued attacking the medium-sized mechas. Out of the 10 strikes, 6 of them hit.

Dalina cast air strike again at the huge mecha but her attack bounced off the huge mecha's armor.

Alyona unleashed a fury of attacks, but none of her natural weapons were able to further damage the mecha.

Charles struck out, both of his strikes were critical hits. His spear pierced into the openings being created from everyone, stabbing into the dwarf inside. The dwarf in the huge mecha was now dying.

The last large mecha who was still under the effects of the weight control, attempted to aim at you, but missed due to the heavier weight.

Viridio who had been blasting both the huge mecha and one of the large mechas with her green pillars of flame, switched targets, and was now blasting the remaining mecha, and one of the medium mechas. Both the mechas weren't able to dodge in time, and took the full brunt of the damage.

"Dingy th' tentacles, murdurr th' blasted hero!" One of the dwarves called out, and from that, the 5 medium mechas instead started to shoot towards you again. Each of your tentacles took the opportunity to attack, though the dwarves stoically took the damage if they were hit. Out of 5 strikes, 2 of the tentacles hit. However, the distraction proved too much, and the dwarves all missed.

Ash with his flaming sword attacks the remaining large mecha, and hit. Olga unleashed a full round of attacks herself. Out of 6 attacks, 4 of hers connected. The large mecha was now badly damaged.

Lili emboldened by Charles, Ash, and Olga's offensive strikes, continued to slam her axe, powered up through technomagic and her own techniques. Although Ash and Olga's attacks were impressive, Lili managed to critically hit with her first strike, then his again with her second strike. Apart from your own attacks, that was probably the most damage you've seen any of your companions deal out. Surprisingly the dwarf managed to still be alive, even though Lili's attack sliced into the cockpit, leaving deep wounds on the dwarf.

Finally, it was Karn, who, casting another spell, drove a metallic spike into the poor dwarf's head, killing him instantly.

Jean to take turn.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Tentacles, Dalina 20, Alyona 17, Huge Mech, Charles 12, Large Mech, Viridio 7, Medium Mech, Ash 6, Olga 6, Lili 5, Karn 5

Log

Spoiler

Round 1:
Jean moves in, uses weight control on Huge Mech
Dalina casts Wind Shield on Jean
Alyona uses lightning on Huge Mech deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Gust Total Defense and stays near Dalina
Charles moves into portal, attacks mecha
Large mechs fire chain guns at Jean and hit.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechas attack Jean.
Captain Ash casts weapon fire enchantment spell.
Lili attacks.
Karn casts defensive spell on Jean.
Round 2:
Jean summons tentacles, weight control on large mech (5 steps).
Tentacles attack Medium Mechs
Dalina cast air strike and misses.
Alyona attacks Huge Mech, hits and deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Charles attacks and misses.
Large mechas attack Jean and miss.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs attack tentacles
Olga moves closer
Ash attacks huge mecha
Lili attacks huge mecha.
Karn attacks huge mecha. Mecha saves vs. his spell for half damage.
Round 3
Jean attacks and kills large mecha 1
Tentacles attack medium mechas
Dalina casts airstrike and misses.
Alyona full round attacks but misses all.
Charles attacks and critically hits twice.
Large mecha attacks Jean and misses
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs take AoO, attack Jean but all miss.
Ash attacks and hits.
Lili critically hits.
Karn kills huge mecha.
Round 4
Jean to take turn

[close]

Damage Taken
Huge Mech: 276, weight control heavy 10 steps, dying
Jean: 75
Large Mecha 1: Dead
Large Mecha 2: Dead
Medium Mecha 1: 59, damaged
Medium Mecha 2: 31, damaged
Medium Mecha 3: 36, damaged
Medium Mecha 4: 37, damaged
Medium Mecha 5: 24, slightly damaged
Tentacle 1: 18
Tentacle 2: 13
Tentacle 3: 19
Tentacle 4: 16
Tentacle 5: 0

[close]

[pringerbeam]

     The tide clearly starting to turn in their favor, Jean smiled with glee as he was spayed with arterial blood from the mecha's pilot. "It's too late now!" He roared as he dodged the hall of bullets. "Your fate is to die here!" He said as he charged the nearest medium mecha and thrust his spear.

Full Round Action: Charge Medium Mecha 1

Rolled 1d20+31 : 17 + 31, total 48

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 2, 5, 6, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 6, 2, 6, 1 + 23, total 60

   Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Broadcast Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Mid-Afternoon

Your spear thudded into the mecha. Piercing straight into the cockpit. The dwarf managed to stay conscious, but was critically damaged. That soon changed however, when your tentacles decided to finish the job, attacking and soon enough killing the dwarf.

You leveled up.
You are now level 64.

The rest of the tentacles attacked their own targets as well. Out of 8 attacks, 3 of them hit.

Dalina cast air strike against one of the mechs. However, her spell wasn't able to get through the mechs armor.

Alyona moved closer up as well, then unleashed her lightning breath. She managed to aim her breath to hit 3 of them. The dwarves attempted to move out of the way, though they all took the full brunt of the damage.

Charles charged as well with his fiery spear. He managed to score a hit.

Viridio unleashed another set of swirling green fire pillars. The mechs were able to dodge enough out of the way to avoid full damage.

The mechas stepped back, some triggering an attack of opportunity from your companions, though they continued to fire on you. Out of 4 attacks, 3 hit you. You were now critically wounded. Alyona managed to successfully hit with an attack of opportunity, damaging one of the dwarves as he fired upon you.

Ash, following Charles charge, attacked his same target, and flanking with the other captain. However, his attack missed.

Lili charged as well, scoring a hit of her own.

Lastly, Karn placed his hand on the asphalt-like road, and soon enough the ground itself turned into spear-like weapons, shooting towards one of the dwarves. His attack scored a hit.

Jean to take turn.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Tentacles, Dalina 20, Alyona 17, Huge Mech, Charles 12, Large Mech, Viridio 7, Medium Mech, Ash 6, Olga 6, Lili 5, Karn 5

Log

Spoiler

Round 1:
Jean moves in, uses weight control on Huge Mech
Dalina casts Wind Shield on Jean
Alyona uses lightning on Huge Mech deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Gust Total Defense and stays near Dalina
Charles moves into portal, attacks mecha
Large mechs fire chain guns at Jean and hit.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechas attack Jean.
Captain Ash casts weapon fire enchantment spell.
Lili attacks.
Karn casts defensive spell on Jean.
Round 2:
Jean summons tentacles, weight control on large mech (5 steps).
Tentacles attack Medium Mechs
Dalina cast air strike and misses.
Alyona attacks Huge Mech, hits and deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Charles attacks and misses.
Large mechas attack Jean and miss.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs attack tentacles
Olga moves closer
Ash attacks huge mecha
Lili attacks huge mecha.
Karn attacks huge mecha. Mecha saves vs. his spell for half damage.
Round 3
Jean attacks and kills large mecha 1
Tentacles attack medium mechas
Dalina casts airstrike and misses.
Alyona full round attacks but misses all.
Charles attacks and critically hits twice.
Large mecha attacks Jean and misses
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs take AoO, attack Jean but all miss.
Ash attacks and hits.
Lili critically hits.
Karn kills huge mecha.
Round 4
Jean attacks medium mecha 1.
Tentacles attack.
Alyona attacks medium mecha 2, 3, and 4.
Charles attacks medium mecha 2.
Viridio attacks medium mecha 4, and 5.
Ash attacks medium mecha 2. Misses.
Lili attacks medium mecha 3. Hits.
Karn attacks and his medium mecha 4.
Round 5

[close]

Damage Taken
Huge Mech: 276, weight control heavy 10 steps, dying
Jean: 125
Large Mecha 1: Dead
Large Mecha 2: Dead
Medium Mecha 1: Dead
Medium Mecha 2: 86, badly damaged
Medium Mecha 3: 93, badly damaged
Medium Mecha 4: 105, critically damaged
Medium Mecha 5: 77, badly damaged
Tentacle 1: 18
Tentacle 2: 13
Tentacle 3: 19
Tentacle 4: 16
Tentacle 5: 0

[close]

[pringerbeam]

     Jean took the brunt of the hail of the bullets and looked at the growing number of wounds weeping trails of blood down his flesh. He knew he was close, so close to the end of this conflict. He needed only to make it just a little further.

"Come back safe..."

     Words that were years ago echoed through his mind. He had failed once. He will not fail here. "RAHHHHHHHH!" He howled as he looked to the cavern ceiling. He reached out to that power source, the one he knew was not his, the one he knew only drew him closer and closer to enslavement and he let it flow through his body like ice cold water.

Spending 1 Hero Points to partially refresh HP

     His wounds shrank and healed before his eyes but rather than marvel at the miracle happening to his body, Jean dashed to the next medium mecha to thrust his spear.

Full-round Action: Charge Medium Mecha 2

Rolled 1d20+31 : 1 + 31, total 32

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 3, 2, 3, 2, 6, 1, 6, 4, 6, 5, 4, 1 + 23, total 66

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 4, 4, total 8

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Broadcast Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Mid-Afternoon

Your wish is granted.

The notification lingered for a moment as your wounds visibly closed. You struck out with your spear, but from either sheer luck or skill, the dwarf just narrowly managed to maneuver his mech out of the way from your spear strike.

Your tentacles attacked, however, only one of them managed to get through the mechs armor.

Dalina cast her spell again, but was not able damage the mecha.

Alyona, focusing on a single target, unleashed a fury of attacks. Only one of her attacks got through.

Captain Charles managed to hit with his first strike, taking down the medium mecha. With his second jab, he pierced into the dying dwarf, killing the dwarf.

Viridio fired off another set of flaming green pillars. The dwarves attempted to get out of the way but failed. One dwarf was now dying, while the other was critically damaged.

The mechas continued to fire on you, even while being surrounded by your allies. One of your allies took the opportunity to attack and another mecha was now dying. You were hit by a bullet, though the other had missed. The last two dwarves, realizing that they weren't going to take you down, attempted to retreat in different directions.

Ash, still on Olga, took chase on one of the dwarves, he attempted an attack, but missed completely. Olga had rushed in to bite the escaping dwarf but she missed as well.

Lili chased after the other more damaged mecha. Her axe hit, dealing a devastating blow. The dwarf was now dying.

Karn, seeing one of the dwarves attempt an escape, called upon his alchemy again, as grasping earth began to enrwrap itself around the mech's legs as it attempted to escape. The mech wasn't able to free itself.

Jean to take turn.

Combat

Initiative: Jean, Tentacles, Dalina 20, Alyona 17, Huge Mech, Charles 12, Large Mech, Viridio 7, Medium Mech, Ash 6, Olga 6, Lili 5, Karn 5

Log

Spoiler

Round 1:
Jean moves in, uses weight control on Huge Mech
Dalina casts Wind Shield on Jean
Alyona uses lightning on Huge Mech deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Gust Total Defense and stays near Dalina
Charles moves into portal, attacks mecha
Large mechs fire chain guns at Jean and hit.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechas attack Jean.
Captain Ash casts weapon fire enchantment spell.
Lili attacks.
Karn casts defensive spell on Jean.
Round 2:
Jean summons tentacles, weight control on large mech (5 steps).
Tentacles attack Medium Mechs
Dalina cast air strike and misses.
Alyona attacks Huge Mech, hits and deals damage.
Huge Mech can't do anything (0 DEX)
Charles attacks and misses.
Large mechas attack Jean and miss.
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs attack tentacles
Olga moves closer
Ash attacks huge mecha
Lili attacks huge mecha.
Karn attacks huge mecha. Mecha saves vs. his spell for half damage.
Round 3
Jean attacks and kills large mecha 1
Tentacles attack medium mechas
Dalina casts airstrike and misses.
Alyona full round attacks but misses all.
Charles attacks and critically hits twice.
Large mecha attacks Jean and misses
Viridio uses flame pillars.
Medium mechs take AoO, attack Jean but all miss.
Ash attacks and hits.
Lili critically hits.
Karn kills huge mecha.
Round 4
Jean attacks medium mecha 1.
Tentacles attack.
Dalina casts airstrike and misses
Alyona attacks medium mecha 2, 3, and 4.
Charles attacks medium mecha 2.
Viridio attacks medium mecha 4, and 5.
Ash attacks medium mecha 2. Misses.
Lili attacks medium mecha 3. Hits.
Karn attacks and his medium mecha 4.
Round 5
Jean uses hero point, attacks medium mecha 2
Tentacles attack, one hits medium mecha 2
Dalina casts airstrike and misses
Alyona attacks medium mecha 2 and hits once out of 5.
Charles attacks and kills mecha 2.
Viridio attacks medium mecha 4, and 5.

[close]

Damage Taken
Huge Mech: 276, weight control heavy 10 steps, dying
Jean: Injured
Large Mecha 1: Dead
Large Mecha 2: Dead
Medium Mecha 1: Dead
Medium Mecha 2: 136, dying
Medium Mecha 3: 93, badly damaged, chased by Ash, held in place by Karn
Medium Mecha 4: 143, dying
Medium Mecha 5: 137, dying, chased by Lili
Tentacle 1: 18
Tentacle 2: 13
Tentacle 3: 19
Tentacle 4: 16
Tentacle 5: 0

[close]

[pringerbeam]

     Jean chased after the dwarf bound by Karn and thrust his spear into the back of the cockpit, hoping to finally end the fight.

Full-round Action: Charge Medium Mecha 3

Rolled 1d20+31 : 10 + 31, total 41

Damage (Piercing)

Rolled 12d6+23 : 1, 1, 3, 5, 2, 5, 3, 2, 5, 5, 1, 1 + 23, total 57

Damage (Fire)

Rolled 2d6 : 2, 1, total 3

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Broadcast Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Mid-Afternoon

With the last dwarf going down, the broadcast station was now unguarded. Your summoned tentacles went ahead and brutally finished off the dying dwarves. With the actual death of the dwarves, a level up notification appeared.

You leveled up.
You are now level 65. Spend your unallocated points.
You have gained a new title『Efficient Porter』
You have gained +2 MAG

[pringerbeam]

     Jean breathed deeply at the vanquishing of the remaining dwarves. He grinned at the hot wet tang of blood wafting through the air. He held up the dungeon core. "Well 31 I hope you can open up reeeeal wide because I have some special gifts for you. I hope you can accommodate this massive load." He said as he went about sending the slain dwarves and their mechs into the core. That business done he turned to the broadcast station and headed up to the front door. He stopped before it and knocked, waiting a second before kicking in the door as hard as he could.

STR check to burst the door

Rolled 1d20+11 : 12 + 11, total 23

[Throndir]

Kherngolarr - Broadcast Station
Day 10 (Jean), Day 12 (Rosalie) - Time: Mid-Afternoon

"Ooooohhh!" Dungeon Core 31's voice echoed from the orb, lighting up everytime she spoke. "Thank you for this food!" The dungeon core had said once you had finished feeding all the dwarves, their mechs, and their gear to it.

You bust down the door. Inside, you were greeted by a room that looked akin to a reception desk, with a set of stairs further back that lead upwards.

"Mah men 'ave this block guarded. Shuid be safe." Goldroic called from behind.

"Th' system shuid be oan th' top floor." Lili said as she moved towards the stairs.

Dalina tagged along behind you, while Alyona reverted back into her human form to follow you through. Gust shrunk down to hover around Dalina, while Viridio shrunk down to a flaming green bird. The rest of the group remained either in the first floor, or kept a watch outside the building.

Perception requested

[pringerbeam]

Perception

Rolled 1d20+17 : 5 + 17, total 22

[Throndir]

Perception: 22
Though there was an attempt to conceal it, but you saw some bits of wires exposed at various intervals on the staircases that lead upwards. It wasn't a very thorough job, and given how orderly everything else looked in the room, the wires were obviously out of place. There was a small device attached further upwards the stairs, and you immediately recognized it as a similar device to the proximity mines you had first encountered on your way back into the dwarven city.

The wires more than likely signified another explosive trap; Lili was headed straight for it.