The married couple continued their advance through the planet, fending off pack after pack in an opposition that truly felt endless.
Khan kept testing and fine-tuning different spells, while Liiza continued to offer her guidance. She also fended off her fair share of mana beasts, too, not wanting to leave that burden to her husband alone.
Nevertheless, there was a limit to how much Khan could improve in a short amount of time. Also, the mana beasts were too weak to offer any challenge, failing to corner the couple in any meaningful way, never applying the pressure often necessary for enlightenment.
Moreover, despite hearing the Nak's call, Khan didn't know how distant that destination was, and a planet remained a planet. No matter how quickly Khan and Liiza advanced, they might be looking at weeks or even months of travel in the middle of endless battles.
