Selthia now knew Ren had flown south…
She was fully aware that this northern front was free of humanity's most dangerous weapon.
That tactical calculus was the exact reason she pushed her heavy offensive chips into this specific sector.
It was the only guardian where she stood a realistic chance of securing the prize before Ren or a danger like Liora could sweep the board.
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Breaking the defense would be a monumental task…
A dragon with such profound mastery over ethereal magic presented a logistical nightmare for any conventional army.
The physical strikes launched by the Diamond mutants, creatures that theoretically operated on the same power tier, barely scratched the guardian. Heavy claws, charges, and solid projectiles simply passed straight through the shifting light, finding virtually no solid tissue to tear apart most of the time.
Its inherent resistance to magical damage was equally phenomenal.
