Static crackled in their comms before a stern voice cut in.
"You must kill the Sky Whale now, before it regrows its barrier again!"
Leo barked out a sharp laugh, his tone dripping with sarcasm even as he wiped ichor from his cracked exoskeleton.
"Oh, brilliant advice! Why didn't I think of that? Maybe because every time we strike, it counters with an endless goddamn supply of energy?"
Julian exhaled slowly, his gaze locked on the raging colossus above. His voice was calm, but edged with disdain.
"City Lord... we're taking a moment to breathe and set our strategy. The coward with fresh stamina is distracting the beast just fine. For once, he's actually proving useful." His eyes flicked to Rafael, still straining to keep the magnetic barrier up.
From the gates below, Noah's polite voice broke through, strained with desperation.
"Sir Julian… I beg you, please protect my lord!"
Julian's lips curled into a faint smirk, his reply flat and merciless.
