The Artromus attacked from every possible angle, their patterns impossible to fully predict. Each strike was a masterwork of precision, their divine weapons leaving trails of elemental energy in their wake.
Elio leaped from point to point, his four-elemental sword blocking lethal attacks while his mind worked frantically searching for a solution. Blood continued dripping from his eyes as he pushed his perception to its absolute limits, trying to track ten simultaneous threats.
"On the right!" Kriz shouted, intercepting an attack aimed at a group of soldiers. His winged rabbit summon strained to match the incredible speeds they faced.
Valeria and other warriors who had opted for speed combinations moved as best they could between critical points, but the artromus's aerial superiority forced them to remain constantly defensive. Their movements, though impressive by human standards, seemed almost sluggish compared to their opponents' fluid grace.
