The insect forest

The Guardians scan over it and nod, "We were told to support the Alchemist of the hand when he came by, so Major Warin We're at your Service."

He enters the forest, the whispers about bringing a child with them beginning, Aria riding atop Alexander, as the Wolf Gorilla Growls.

the enormous Forest of Oak tree overshadows the Sun Clicking and chirping reverberating throughout the old Oaks. an underbrush.

Of thick foliage trailing the ground. The limited trail in front of them all that seems to remain of old logging roads for trucks destroyed vehicle.

throughout the woods as if just consumed by the trees in an instant, he gaze across them the unmistakable pattern of alchemic transmutation present across every one tree.

Aria notices it as well as Tendril of metal erupt as a shield shot back over the platoon, thousands of ticks raining from the trees.

"YOU BROUGHT FLAMETHROWERS!" The Platoon unable to react as the shield forms a dome around them, Aria jumping back as the tendril of metal disconnects from it.

The platoon protected. Alexander also jumping back "major blaze?" Christopher hand shots back. "I'm more concerned about the giant blood sucking butterfly."

a flare beam erupts, turning the giant insect into a bubbling steam pot as its veins burst from the overheat, collapsing to the ground.

The ticks swarm in a wave towards them since they can't pierce the Dome shield, "hey Aria," she nods. "Null" his blade glows.

Bursting apart into a claymore of Infernal fire. he lifts the blade, stabbing it into the ground. "billion stakes." The ground tremble erupting as hundreds of spikes pierce through the Ticks Carapace.

Fire Shot across the Land, scorching the rest of them, the first trap done, "now how in the world is he controlling these insects?"

he gaze at the ones he impaled Circuit carved onto their abdomen , observing it the circle trace across the midsection to the head.

"That not how he's controlling them. You soldier, Take Nina and get out of the woods. He's probably got way more than we can handle well protecting others."

The dome Fades fleeing, a few ticks getting on them, but not enough to completely slaughter them, Alexander hurls Nina to another one.

The little witch screams as she catches throwing the soldier back, they get out, closing the gate off , Christopher smiles as his growl reverberates.

Alexander shot forwards Aria, mechanical tentacle shot into the tree crackling with lightning. It burst and scorched every insect inside that as the crown falls apart.

Every tree on their path witness to this as an enormous death toll occurs to the insect of the forest "do we have any insight on the larger one Christopher?" Aria says.

He Ponders "A blood sucking butterfly, a parasitic Wasp, and hundreds of ticks," he grumbles "These are all insect that use blood to some degree that means that he's storing probably for Esken"

Aria Nods in his direction, gazing ahead, a rumbling occurrence, tremors rushing through the ground. Christopher looks ahead, enormous Bettles rushing towards them.

"an entire army. Of giant Bettles, huh" his hand glows as he starts to write in the air, "The carapace is probably hyper resilient."

lightning crackles from it, shooting across the ground, it burst up in a monstrous lightning snake, cracking against the Carapace popping reverberates.

The Bettles Howling in agony as it's cooked alive from the inside, running to a tree, it slams its carapace against it repeatedly.

Trying to crack it to release the heat inside its flesh. slowly collapsing as it grows tense pass tense the thick stench of cook flesh.

Permeate the Air not good scent as it stinks ups the other battle. Still suicidally rushing into him, he blurs appearing above One his Sword Plunges into the battle.

Easily cutting its carapace like butter, the heavy armoured beetle trembling being a titan beetle, its body starts to bloat with heat.

Trembling Violently It implodes, Aria mechanical tendril Dismantling the beetle limbs, the other one falling only on a torso and head remains as Aria pets it menacingly as its brain is stabbed into replacing bits and pieces of it with cybernetics.

Aria smiling cruelty, before replacing its legs Christopher seeing her finish, the cybernetic beetle gets up naturally, he smiles "I'll walk, thank you." He does indeed charge.

The beetle keeping up as they rush past practically every defense. A praying mantis arm swings out from behind a tree near impaling Christopher.

He dodges it grabbing the Part, it's destroy a scree erupting from the mantis, the sword slashing across its head toppling the mantis. Easily.

before appearing back beside Aria beetle snapping, its claw mouth around another of its kind, encountering a fascinating concoction.

blood bombs buried little ways under the ground triggering upon stepping on it, the bombs exploding like mines, hurling the mechanical legs off the beetle Aria growls.

her eyes changing as metal Tendril Launch her off the beetle relieved of its duty as her machine servant, they stop, "hmm." the blood Alchemist in front of them.

"My guess was spot on" the blood craft alchemist and a pretty hot her Exuding vibes of a matured Military woman as she Gaze solemnly at him.

"and she does have a scar across her face. Looks like an alchemy scar," the girl finally talking "What else do you know, alchemist of the hand Warin Blaze?"

Christopher put on a mad grin towards her. "Simple, really. Your uninterrupted execution, of course." His blade already hot from the black Fire ready to Scorch anything in its paths.

"you'll have to wait since I have a truly large some to do before my Death." Christopher stares at his blade "Then let's cut it short as an unexpected passing if you will."

He blurs unlike the bug Esken, capable of predicting it as Christoper is very limited in his power, missing her a blood spear shatter against his leg.

"you wrecked my clothings," his leg not even scratched by the attack only his pants damaged, Eskan jumping back from him "monster."