Storm's Blizzard Legion activated, manifesting twenty-seven ice constructs that swarmed the Phantasm Hydra from all directions. Each construct possessed its own tactical intelligence, forcing the creature to divide its attention between multiple threats while Storm continued his lightning-fast hit-and-run attacks. But the Hydra's Phase-Slip Reflex allowed it to avoid several potentially fatal strikes, its bioelectric fields partially ghosting it through Storm's electrical attacks.
Nyx had begun systematically dismantling the Cinderheart Behemoth's defenses through sheer persistence. Each exchange of thermal attacks raised both creatures' core temperatures, but Nyx's draconic physiology gave him the advantage in sustained high-heat combat. His Volcanic Roar shattered the Behemoth's concentration and stunned it repeatedly, preventing it from achieving the focus necessary for its most devastating attacks.
