"Beat them until they stay down, you said?" Seline asked, one eyebrow raised and a half-smile on her lips. "Have I ever told you I don't like hitting people?" Her playful tone belied her fierce reputation.
Lian gave her a strange look. Aren't you called 'Miss I'll Smash You First'? he thought before nodding. "Yeah, otherwise they'll escape. After all, they're about to evolve."
"Evolve?" Seline tilted her head, ready to ask more, but Lian was already moving.
His mana condensed into several fiery projectiles, all slamming into the worm before him, a barrage of controlled destruction. Watching the scene, Seline didn't hold back. Chanting her usual formula, sharp, destructive jets of water launched at the worm that had absorbed her attack, her precision a match for his intensity.
"Not too hard!" Lian shouted, panting. "They need to stay alive until they evolve!"