[Celestial Academy — Side Corridor — 11:24 AM]
The creature charged with both things at once.
Physical limbs from the front.
Spiritual limbs from the flanks.
The threat assessment system, updated after the damage to the rear zone, had produced a simple conclusion: attacking with everything simultaneously was more efficient than sequencing.
Raven went left.
Marcus went right.
The physical limbs passing between the two.
The spiritual limbs reaching the flanks.
Raven with [Shadow Meld] active — the spiritual limb passing through the shadows without finding resistance.
Shadows had no presence.
Marcus with the containment shield.
The spiritual limb from the right flank hitting the shield.
[Marcus — shield — MP: 110,635 → -4,800]
The shield held.
But MP he couldn't replenish in active combat.
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"The rear zone," Raven said from the shadows. "How much has it regenerated?"
