Ch27: The Siegebreaker Assault Beast
After walking to the bridge that would lead us to Arreat Crater, our group began to slaughter our way through Azmodan's many different troops with supreme aplomb. It was after going halfway across the bridge that I got a message on my cell phone from my mom. "Yes mom? What's up?" I asked her as I continued attacking a Blood Clan Occultist by spearing him right in the chest. "Well, Adria is hungry and she said that she doesn't want us to feed her," mom sighed. "Tell her to suck it up. If she wants to eat, she can either accept you feeding her, or no food at all," I frowned into the phone. "Okay. I'll tell her that," mom said. "Is that all?" I asked back. "Well, the stone is still dormant. So that's a plus." "Good to hear. Now if you'll excuse me, we're almost on the other side of the bridge leading to the crater," I said as I hung the phone up with a frown.
"Tough, but fair, especially considering what she would've done to Leah and us," Serena frowned at me. "Yeah, now that that's established, let's continue down this path and continue our slaughter," I said as I continued leading the charge towards the edge of the bridge, making it to the other side in only a few more seconds. "Whew! We're finally at the other side! Now let's take the fight to Azmodan's giant lard of ass!" Lilith smirked like a sailor.
When we entered the first part of the crater, Tyrael saw that the only obstacle in our way was a giant gate with a demonic seal on it. "El'Druin's light will be able to destroy the seal on this gate," Tyrael spoke as he slashed his sword against the ground and let loose a giant flash of light at the center of the gate. After it hit, the gate crumpled into scrap metal as a giant beast came pouring out from its other side. A beast that was one of the most powerful of any in the army of Hell. The Siegebreaker Assault Beast!
"Looks like they're sending out the big guns guys! Be careful!" I exclaimed as I took my stance and began to shoot Disintegrate at the monster, finding out the hard way that this beast was built to withstand this kind of stuff. My Disintegrate did do damage to him, sure, but it only left giant burn marks on its armored skin. The beast roared in pain at this and began to rush forward towards me, making me roll out of the way to avoid getting trampled to death. Lilith then took the fray and, when the beast had to turn around from running in a straight line, she rammed the giant monster right in the rib cage, which managed to destroy the armor that protected that part of him!
"Aw HELL YEAH! My time to shine!" Serena exclaimed as she rushed forward like a ninja and slashed furiously at the exposed flesh, only stopping when she punched through the skin and ripped the beast's heart right out of its insides! That was the killing blow as the Beast fell to the ground and began to rot away into ash. "A mighty foe vanquished once more! You girls were awesome!" I smiled at Serena and Lilith. They smiled and winked back at me as I got a call on my cell phone again. I quickly answered it without hesitation.
"Hello?" I asked into it. But I was gobsmacked as to who was on the other line. "Azmodan is summoning demons from his realm with Sin Hearts found within Arreat Crater. Find them and destroy them. Only then will you be able to defeat him," said the voice of Adria the witch. But before I could ask her anything else, she hung up the phone, making me baffled and confused at the same time. I had to use Maghda's powers to look at them telepathically.
When I appeared before the group in telepathic mode, Adria simply scoffed as mom had the phone in her hands and apparently had to hold the phone to the frozen Adria's head. "Okay, why are you being cooperative now? A simple answer is all I need," I frowned at Adria. "Hmph! I'm not talking to you anytime soon," Adria huffed as she spat right in my projection, making me grossed out. "Besides, the moment you let me loose from this icy prison, I am going to give you a world of hurt that you will not soon forget!" "Until then, I suggest talking to your daughter for a bit. Maybe if you had a heart to heart and actually begin to care for her, you may change your tune," I frowned back at her as I ended the communication.
"Well, now we need to go into Arreat Crater and destroy the Sin Hearts that are summoning these unholy terrors," I said to the group as I led us towards the entrance to the depths of the crater. But it was then that I happened to see something sitting near the edge of the exit and Serena gasped upon seeing it. "I-Is this... IT IS! This is our ticket for getting rid of the Black Soulstone forevah!" Serena exclaimed as she picked the strange object up with a smile.
Tyrael looked at it as well and was also gobsmacked. "By the Heavens! It's the Anvil of Annihilation! Anything broken upon this device is said to be lost for all of time immeasurable!" Tyrael exclaimed. "Really?! Then what are we doing just eyeballing it?! Tyrael, I ask that you return to the Keep with this anvil with great care, alright?" I asked Tyrael. "Very well," Tyrael smiled as he activated his own Town Portal with the important artifact in hand.