Shorter than Expected

[Caretaker, are we done yet? I think I'm about to run out of drool here...,] the Corpse Doll quietly whined in Zhen Liu's mind.

'Soon, Corpse Doll, soon. After this is over, I promise to get you something tasty.'

[Tasty how? Tasty sweet or tasty savory?]

'Depends, would you rather we buy it, make it, or harvest it?'

[Options make my head spin...wait...Caretaker...something feels...off...]

[I concur, Executor,] Blazejudicator piped up.[It feels like...weaponized serenity.]

...That something off...

"Hmmm. I suppose I should put an end to this now," Elder Phanra said to himself as he gazed at the surrounding madness.

Angry monkey aether beasts, and even angrier Hellfire Honeybees, were attacking unwitting hunters due to the machinations of some outside force. Technically speaking, the latter hunters had the advantage and could very well slaughter all of these attacking beasts and be done with it.