C75- Reload (3)

"Noah, you are going to explore the nest to make the map with Acherie, right?"

"Yeah..?"

"I want you to explore everywhere you can. Add two more days to your plans and bring me a map that is as detailed as it can be."

"Sure. But can I ask something?"

"What?"

"Why are we adjusting out plans now?"

"Well... I am not confident that I can carry all of us outside after being exhausted from fighting. There may be much more bugs than we think in the nest as well. Inevitably, there will be a bug that will go pass me and enter the Queen's room to stop Kharon and Acherie. That may cause their deaths."

"I see..."

"So, we aren't going to fight the Queen. Instead, we will just blow up this mountain."

"I see- WHAT?!"

"You heard me."

"Yeah, I did but, do you know how hard it is to get rid of a mountain?"

"We can do it, I think. Most of the inside of the mountain is weak because of the nest, and the Twin Peaks are one of the smallest mountains inside the Werga Mountains. If we place enough explosives in the right places, we can cause the mountain to crumble under it's own weight."

"...I thought those explosives were only to give us time to escape..."

"That is not exactly wrong."

"Also, are you really thinking about what will happen afterwards? What happens if the Emperor decides to execute you because you collapsed an entire mountain?"

"Ugh... We can just blame that on an earthquake."

"...Who are going to set those explosives off then?"

"That's why I want a detailed map from you! Me, you, Acherie and Kharon are going to guard the explosives and set them of when the time comes. Amy and Clair are going to wait for us around here."

"How are we going to time them and why are Amy and Clair waiting for us?""

"...I can be at the bottom and fly my way upwards. If we use a long fuze, it will take time for the bombs to explode which will give me time to fly and pick the next person up. Amy and Clair are going to wait here because... Well that's just because I can't fully trust the people here to take care of them good enough and I don't want them to use their emergency guns. They aren't that accurate without my magic either."

"...When did you come up with this plan?"

"Just now..."

"How do you come up with these plans this fast, I still don't understand..."

"Aren't you the same?"

"In what way?"

"I have never seen you plan ahead about what you are going to paint. Don't you also come up with those paintings on the spot and somehow end up with an amazing piece?"

"...Now that you mention it, other artists do think about what and how to paint before putting the paint on their palettes, don't they?"

"You didn't realize?!"

"...No..."

"You are amazing, aren't you Noah?"

Noah struck a proud pose.

"Of course, I am!"

*****

The following days of the escape preparations went the same, except the drawing of the map by Noah and Acherie took two days longer. The more detailed map that was made for Corvin was better than what he expected. Activating the map created a three dimensional map inside Corvin's head, and he checked the best places to fill with explosives to deal the most damage to the base of the mountain. At the end, five rooms were selected.

Explosives were made out of mushrooms and the monster wax collected inside the nest with Amy and Clair's magic. The amount produced by the two was increased by Corvin, resulting in three times more explosives. The explosives were seperated into five piles the size of four people each. Each of them were carried to where they were going to be used by Acherie. She used her matter magic to shrink the bombs in size and used her unique magic to place the explosives without being caught by the bugs.

When the day of the escape came, the people in the nest all went to the butchery room and were seperated into groups again. While they were waiting; Acherie, Kharon, Noah and Corvin went towards the bomb they were going to set off.

At the bottom of the nest, closest to the Queen's room, was Corvin's bomb. The next closest to the Queen's room was Acherie's, and then Kharon's. After that was Noah and then the kitchen room where Amy and Clair were.

Corvin entered the room where the explosive previously placed by Acherie was in. He put a pill inside his mouth and swallowed it with some water. 

"I already had one, but whatever. I would rather pass out for a few days after all this than let anyone die here..."

He picked up a flint and a piece of steel. He smacked the two together and created sparks. The fuze in front of him caught fire after a couple of tries. He quickly got up and left the room. While flying towards Acherie's room, he used his magic to inform her of the start of the plan. His sound echoing in the corridors alerted the bugs since he was so close to the Queen's room.

Acherie lit up the fuze in front of her as well and stepped outside the room. Many bugs were ignoring her and rushing towards the bottom of the nest. Suddenly, she felt her weight get lower and she looked up. Corvin, who was shining green was flying forwards. Corvin pulled her closer with his magic and he informed Kharon as well.

BOOOM!!

The nest shook as the first explosion echoed in the nest. The bugs that were rushing down slowed as they realized their enemy was running away. The bugs started going after Corvin and Acherie. Corvin smiled in excitement and picked up Kharon, who had also set off his explosive.

BOOOMM!!

The next explosion echoed inside the nest and the mountain shook. The structure of the nest had been damaged too much, and it started to fail. The walls started to crumble and crack. Noah lit up the fuze after hearing Corvin's voice. He got outside the room and held his violin tight under his chin.

Just when Corvin pulled him from the ground, he started playing his music. The green light around them darkened a little bit, as they got faster. Corvin's nose was bleeding, but he could still go on. Another explosion echoed in the cave after Corvin told Amy and Clair that they should light up the fuze.

Soon after the girls got out of the room, they were also picked up by Corvin and started flying outside.