A loud crack echoed across the ravine as one mighty stone arm was shattered into nothing more than pieces. The creature sensed the Hunter with the twin Zweihanders and gathered up a mighty boulder in its one remaining arm. Gripped in its pronged hand, it hurled the thing like a plummeting meteor at the one who had crippled it so.

Luckily, the creature’s aim was interrupted slightly as Tatsumi leaped into the air with a shimmering sword of black. With a heave, he brought it down on the Monolith with one swing, an arc of darkness leaving the blade’s wake. Unfortunately for him, he had not counted on the lack of force behind the extended length. Still, the action alone was enough to anger the foul beast.

The massive monster roared in a plume of fire and brimstone, smacking its arm against the side of the ravine in an attempt to knock yet more rocks and debris onto the new Hunters. When it was becoming apparent that the group was surviving longer than expected, the Monolith sprayed a stream of lava down its own torso, the hot liquid pooling downwards its body with a trail of lingering fire falling behind. Now it truly was a walking, rampaging volcano.

The lava was fast approaching and if the Hunters didn’t react fast, it would coat the Monolith’s body completely, leaving it practically invincible to their weapons now. Only Akame knew that the soft folds lying just between where the joints connected to the main torso was its sole weak point. Binding its hard exterior together was a layer of soft rock that could easily be cut and torn. The problem was the lava flowing down, soon sealing up those vulnerable points forever.

That being said, it didn’t look like Akame was in any mood to give out that information so freely, if her mood with the others was to be noted.

Back in White Wolf Tavern, Maribel only rolled her eyes at Donny’s continuous nicknames along with his carefree attitude. Before she could answer his question about a budget though, the Hunter was already out of his seat and loitering off somewhere else, saying something exploring. Sighing to herself, the young girl went back to her bloody mugs. After all, the only one who collected taxes and due finances in Iredele was the mayor of course.