CHOMP!

I wasn't expecting the mouth to open like it did, I just bit down when I saw the chance. I wasn't expecting to taste the metal, yanking back with my teeth, my mask making sure I didn't catch any flesh while the metal armor he wore SCREECHED and tore apart! I immediately felt some of the damage I'd taken being healed, wounds closing even as I felt my energy return to me. My mask and head pulled back, the metal being yanked and torn off Smythe's body, followed by a shriek that I honestly couldn''t tell if it was from him or Jinx... Anyways Mammoth had managed to smash the legs of the Black Widow Spider Slayer, making it an easy target for Jinx's attacks. Kyd was dodging the Scorpion Spider Slayer as best he could, meanwhile Private was using his shield to block as he dodged the attacks as best he could.

I swung my axes at Smythe, he was so shocked from the bite that my axes sliced and dug into his chest, one cutting into where his lungs would be, while the other sliced into his stomach area. Chunks of health vanished off his bar, he was so stunned as I YANKED the weapons out of him, I watched an ENORMOUS amount of health from his bar just, SHATTER. My next swings took off the arm I'd ripped the metal off of, he tried to knock me away in response only for another bite to shred his armor apart. This time as the screech of blades scratching along sheet metal sounded out that my bite took away more armor, I'd realized it was HIM shrieking at the sight. My next swings sent his health nose diving and finally put an end to him as a boss fight.

Unfortunately the Spider Slayers didn't vanish, they would still need to be beaten as well. The Black Widow Slayer was spraying out some sort of acid attack, but with it's legs broken or crushed it couldn't turn around well enough to reach those attacking it from behind. I went ahead and swung into it's back with my axes, surprised to see the metal shred open once again, exposing the area where the acid was stored. One slash later and the bot was melting itself to **** and I was able to help the others. Next up was the Tarantula one, it kept wrapping up Mammoth in some kind of cables, firing missiles every so often at the group and some sort of ice weapon from it's mouth. Meanwhile the Scorpion was fucking FLYING around shooting and attacking Kyd as well as Private.

I worked with Mammoth and Jinx to break down the Tarantula bot, Mammoth's strength helped break it's legs, Jinx's attacks turned it's systems against itself while my axes helped to slice parts of it off. This Slayer was easier to beat, simply due to the numbers difference. With the Tarantula bot destroyed everyone fought against the Scorpion one together, tearing it apart not long after we were able to ground it. The entire boss fight against the group of Spider Slayers though only took a little over 20 minutes, due to the sheer amount of health the 3 robot bosses had to them. Finally being done with them most of us were just exhausted, I was the only one not running on fumes at the moment. Jinx spoke up at that point. "There's still 20 fucking FLOORS of this?!" I couldn't blame her, I was able to check the level of the bots, they were each around level 300, Smythe only being around 180. On our side though, Kyd was BARELY level 100 and without his power would have definitely been seriously hurt if not beaten out of the training area. Private Hive was sitting at level 140, with Mammoth and Jinx each being at 180 and 150 respectively.

"The plan WAS to reach floor 100, but we'll head out here. We've got a week to get stronger, so we can try again at this once we get stronger." The others looked quite happy to hear that, a doorway opening for us to leave through. We ended up going to rest and relax while we had the chance. Spending the rest of the day with everyone trying to just de-stress. Meanwhile I vanished to remove my mask and return to my normal attire, coming back out to congratulate everyone on their training. It was Mammoth that responded first. "It's a lot more intense than our usual training, but I don't really feel all that differe-" He was caught off as everyone suddenly felt a SURGE of strength. The XP had finally hit them as I replaced Devourius in the party and cashed in the experience that had been gained. Mammoth's body actually grew a bit taller and wider, becoming bulkier even as his muscles reached a new level of definition. Kyd grew a bit taller as well, his body gaining a bit more athletic muscle to it as his outfit was strained some. Next was Private Hive, his body taking on a MUCH more athletic look, his muscles being enhanced further as he took on more of a... Super soldier kind of look. Finally was Jinx who had been just far enough away that I think I was the only one to catch sight of her transformation, her body gained some height yes, her body taking on more of a gymnast's level of tone. Her outfit however was fucking STRUGGLING to contain her now, her curves stretching her clothes with new growth, thick thighs with a fantastic amount of squish at the top of her thigh highs, an ass that had widened and thickened up even further than it's previous size becoming a real bubble butt that she was DEFINITELY gonna have to go shopping to be able to cover up. Her chest had filled out quite a bit as well, now there was a set of particularly gravity defying, well rounded FF cups that she was gifted with. In short ALL of them were trying to hide themselves as best they could, surprised at what had just happened to their bodies.

"W-what was that?!" Private Hive almost yelled out, I raised my hands to try and calm them. "THAT was the EXP taking effect on your bodies, though I've never seen it have such a profound effect on a person before. Needless to say you'll all likely need some new clothes, thankfully though there's a vehicle downstairs we can take without being seen by others. I'll pay for the trip, call it my apology for the suddenness of this... side effect." With that I brought them down a more hidden way to a parking lot. From there we headed out to get them new clothes, stopping at the mall where I entrusted Kyd and Jinx with particularly large bundles of cash. Kyd would go with Mammoth and Private while Jinx handled her shopping WITHOUT the boys around. Each of them were covered up with the largest coats I could bring for them, so they weren't being ogled or anything like that of course. While they got their clothes in peace, I went to the food court, grabbing something to eat while making a few calls.

One by one they returned, most of them wearing normal clothes now, with Private explaining that they'd need to have Gizmo help alter their combat gear so they could wear them again without issue. "No need for that, I can help you. Before you ask, no. I'm not gonna charge you for it. This was a side effect I'm mostly to blame for after all, regardless of having not been aware of it. Oh! That reminds me, the training you went through brought up a few screens after the EXP you all received." I explained, before showing them what I was seeing. Several screens that offered personalized rewards, one of which was a book on magic that could help Jinx to learn FAR more about what she could do, another was a couple blueprints for a weapon for Kyd and and new Shield for Private. Mammoth received a large amount of those protein bars, an entire crate of the stuff. Alongside that came the money that would be their bonus, that I set aside in the inventory so that I could bring it back to the rest of their group first.

From there we left the mall, heading back to a location where they could return back to where they were currently staying, Kyd deciding to back out as he wasn't particularly built for combat. Jinx later informed me that Gizmo and Billy would be joining for the next training in place of Kyd. That would only leave Kyd and See-more back to help keep the job site protected, but Jinx decided bringing Gizmo for this training would be better for the time being. Apparently she really wanted to reach that 100th floor and beat it. From there we mostly called it a night, the others intending to be ready the next day for more training. I had my dinner before heading off to bed, looking forward to the challenge of the tower, but also to the rewards should we win.