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And so, the mystery of the mutants' invincibility finally came to an end. Thanks to Hunley's skills, I was able to analyze the situation and understand the requirements for defeating this mischievous liquid. This is certainly good news… at the same time, I'm shivering without stopping.
The idea of remaining trapped in this nightmare of pain… it's an eternal punishment for those who were a hindrance for our society. Except, good Squids are facing the same treatment. Disgusting. Will they ever have any consideration for other's innocent lives?
"Why do you have that face, Mirii?" Hun's eyebrows were up, his mouth was downturned. "Are you still worried about me…?"
The girl's head was tilted up, her eyes were staring at the leafs, her feet were walking.
"… I'm just baffled about the Stingray's whole plan." Her head lowered to neutral level, turning to her right. "You have to be a really cruel person to send anyone into a loop of pain."
Hun's eyes were still seeing the girl, as his mouth was sealed.
"Yeah, I actually agree with you."
Mirii's head turned forward. Grina was walking in front of Hun, as her arms opened and her head shook left and right.
"Not only those fiends are cruel, but they are also full of stupidity!" Her right forefinger rose. "Do you have any idea how many friends you could make by just acting all nice and cool? It's like they are wishing so hard to appear as annoying as possible!"
"Girl, I think those idiots just want to kick our butts out of the city." Bars' head turned to his right. "They ain't owning anyone until I'm around, that's for sure!"
"I would force those fools to be victims of their same poison." Mirii's head rose a bit. "They would print that torture on their brains."
"I can't believe they are ruining those peaceful fields…" Hun frowns a bit. "How can you even enjoy this forest, if there are endless rivers of terrible liquid?!"
The Inkinators' feet were stepping on a light-brown road: it passes the trees, extended towards the horizon, now surrounded by a sea of plain, short grass. A loud, distortion-like noise was coming from the top-right corner, below the road. Mirii's ears rose.
"Hunley, have you been around here?" Her head turns to her right.
"I even remember this place!" He smiles, turning his head to the left. "Once we reach the tip of the hill, I want you to just stop for a moment and take a great look around… even taking some breath of fresh air!"
Mirii smiled, while giggling with her mouth closed.
"Admiring the beauty of nature…" Her eyes closed. "The truth reward for any living being."
"Hopefully, there are no liquid around… or even Stinkrays!" Grina's hands moved around.
Bars bursts into a loud laugh.
"Girl, booyah to that!" His forefingers pointed at her, while grinning. "We need to use that term more often!"
"You can bet on your Roller, we'll call them in such way from now on!" Her head turned to her left, as her eyes closed while grinning. "Darn Stinkrays are using stinkin' tactics this time around!"
The two Inklings stop with their heads pointing a bit down.
"Speaking of some panoramic view…" Her hands were on her hips. "… the scene is rather revolting."
Hun stops near Grina's right side, while Mirii walks to the right stopping near Hun's right side. Their eyes were tracking hills covered in grass and small roads, with large dark-blue liquid ponds formed around some houses in the distant and generally scattered on the hills. A small waterfall was resting on the hill, surrounded by white rocks.
Very small mutants were standing still in the distant, near each pond… the air had a strong, awful smell. Hun's face gradually frowns, as his fists clenched.
"… they even ruined the best view you could have from here…" He inhales from his nose, loudly. "No… this has gone too far!"
He took three steps forward, turning behind.
"Everyone! We must get rid of this liquid, once and for all!" His right forefinger pointed behind him. "The fields and the people are suffering because of it!"
"Hunley, it would be useless to focus on the liquid." Mirii's arms folded, her head rose a bit.
Hun's eyes expanded, as the boy bended forward while his shoulders rose.
"That's not!" He steps forward once, still frowning. "We know how to defeat this menace! Who could possible hold us back from doing so?!"
"The Stingrays." Her eyes squeezed a bit. "They have planes, capable of covering a great portion of the area with such putrid substance. In order for us to clean this mess, we need at least 10 minutes… count also the presence of Stingrays bearing weapons full of the same liquid, which can deploy in large quantities in a matter of seconds."
Hun groaned a bit.
"I can't stand watching those fields getting polluted like nothing!" He stomps the ground. "I can't stand seeing those desperate people being affected by the liquid!"
"I perfectly understand your request…" Mirii's eyes closed. "But our efforts would become a waste, as soon as another plane takes off."
"Don't say that!" He snorted. "You are making it appear for real!"
"Hmpf, don't believe in such superstitious beliefs." Her eyes opened, her head turned to her right. "You don't deserve committing the same mistakes as a weak Squid would do…"
Her irises shrunk, her mouth opened wide.
"EEEEEH?!"
The other three Inklings turned their heads in the same direction: their irises shrunk.
CLATUNK!
The Inkinators jumped a bit, while the ground was shaking a bit.
CLATUNK!
The same event repeated.
"… wh-what the shell…" Grina's forehead was blue, full of sweat, her eyebrows were down with the right one twitching.
"Whoa…" Bars' mouth was slightly open, with the forehead covered in sweat and his irises which were just circles. "… dasquid is that…?"
4 metallic feet were each stepping on the grass, all connected to thin metallic legs with a round-shaped object in the middle. The tips of the legs were inside small holes, located under a ship of steel which top had a turret with several cannons sticking from each side.
CLATUNK! CLATUNK!
The turret slowly turned clockwise… one of the cannons from the right rose a bit.
TUM!
A large blob of dark-blue liquid went flying at full speed, passing a forest and a couple of houses… landing on a hill slope, splatting down into a large stain of liquid.
"… who's the madman that conceived such ridiculous, yet dangerous vehicle?!" Mirii's jaw dropped.
"Someone who has an ego as large as this… thing!" Grina shook her head quickly, as her eyes blinked multiple times.
Hun sprinted, diving down while turning into a Squid: he slides on the ground, leaving a path of ink behind him. Mirii gasped, as her eyes almost popped out.
"HUNLEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Her eyebrows skyrocketed on her forehead.
She dives on the ink, as she swims rapidly.
TUM!
"STOP YOUR FRANTIC RUN! WHY ARE YOU REFUSING TO LISTEN?!" Mirii emerged a bit, as her eyes were a bit downturned.
Hun kept sliding towards the ship, as the ship's metallic feet were slowly moving and a cannon from the left was tilting up a bit.