They were hunting...
Hunting Narg.
Their mouths expanded unnaturally, cheeks ballooning outward as if air were being force-fed into them, and I felt it immediately, a violent buildup of compressed energy vibrating in the space above us.
No time.
I activated [Warp] and appeared beside Narg in an instant.
I couldn't stop three of them from attacking simultaneously, not while Narg was still stabilizing Deathroot, and there was no room for hesitation.
The priority was simple: get him out.
For a split second, the thought of tanking the attack with [Mana Shield] crossed my mind.
But even before the idea fully formed, I dismissed it.
It wouldn't hold.
The pressure alone, the density of that gathered energy, told me everything I needed to know.
Trying to block it head-on would be reckless at best and suicidal at worst.
So instead, I placed both hands firmly on Narg's shoulders and chained the skills without pause.
[Swap].
[Warp].
The world twisted violently.
