Chapter 7: Chapter 6: Another Evolution

Lia looked at the block of bait on the ground in front of her. It was…well, it looked just like a normal bait block that would be put in a mouse trap, a small rectangular cyan block of some sort of…bait stuff.

Now, to poison it. She maneuvered herself so she was positioned closer to the bait, then stung it, and began using her stinger to pump as much venom as possible into the block. Once the venom stopped being absorbed and was visibly leaking, she stopped, withdrawing her stinger and surveying her handiwork.

It was…slightly larger and now had a hole on the top, but that probably didn’t compromise the effectiveness of it. So, she put it into Dimensional Storage, and set off for the marketplace once more.

It didn’t take her long to find another patrol. It was the as same the others she’d seen since her first kill, two goblins, one of which had a lantern. Fortunately, things weren’t quite as bad as she had first thought. The goblin that held a lantern had no weapon, and the lantern wasn’t a particularly good one, only shedding light about fifteen feet away from the goblin.

She maneuvered herself to the front of the goblins, and placed the bait block about thirty meters in front of them. She then proceeded to hide a short distance away, choosing not to activate Active Camouflage until the light reached her.

It never did. Once the goblins reached the bait block’s area of affect, they both dropped what they were holding and rushed for the bait block. They clambered over each other, and, once they got to the bait block, turned on each other. It turned into a full-blown fistfight as they tried to take the bait for themselves.

Lia moved to take advantage of their scuffle, but by the time she had reached them, the result had been decided. They split the bait evenly, and both bit in. The result was immediate and striking – both goblins fell to the ground, the poison taking hold and numbing their bodies.

Sensing her opportunity, Lia struck. She climbed onto the nearest goblin and stung its eye while taking a bite out of its face, watching in satisfaction as it just sort of…stopped moving.

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