As they approached the clashing elemental planes and clearly drifting miniature elemental planes, The group took a more defensive arrangement. Su also prepared two of her stronger twin shields that had higher resistances for all manas rather than specific manas.
This was not because they were unprepared or not taking things seriously before. This was simply because they understood that they were genuinely approaching a dangerous and changing area.
Their gut senses told them that there were not any dangerous monsters that could eradicate them if they desired around. This was just their innate senses which were strengthened through years of being adventurers now. But it was also their generally strengthened senses that came with being stronger and well trained.
Besides this, Midnight and Onyx were sniffing the mana around noticing the changes and flow of everything.
