The corrupted forces were not mindless.
That became obvious quickly.
Monster Emperors coordinated the attacks.
Some tested formation edges rather than charging directly.
Others attempted to drag defenders away from protected zones.
A few deliberately released miasma behind weaker monsters, trying to force purification teams to divide their attention.
Lucien adjusted the response.
He did not dictate every movement.
That would only replace one weakness with another.
Instead, he intervened where command structures could not see enough.
A warning here.
A repositioning order there.
One Split Body destroyed a Monster Emperor that had concealed itself beneath the sea and nearly reached a teleportation anchor.
Another crossed several kilometers in an instant and caught a wounded Celestial before a corrupted claw tore through his chest.
The Celestial stared at him.
Lucien pushed him back toward the medical line.
"Pay attention."
Then he vanished again.
