Ren was calculating a victory that would come slowly but inevitably, a scenario where the Mantis would remain even if in critical condition from exertion but where the Amphibian would fall first under the assault of constant drainage that would eventually exhaust even its Gold-rank reserves.
The Amphibian's reserves would hit less than 40% capacity, at which point the explosions would fail. The healing would slow. The defensive options would collapse.
And then the Mantis, despite being at 20-25% reserves itself, would finish the Amphibian through the roots that the weakened beast couldn't adequately defend against.
The arena will still be full of wood element growth.
It would be the ideal result that would leave Min with considerably reduced chances for the subsequent confrontation thanks to his second beast also receiving some attacks from the Mantis before it was destroyed or withdrawn.
Advantage maintained going into the Luna confrontation that still waited.
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