The appearance of the snown took many by surprise.
Everyone felt that after such a long ti preparing a powerful strike, for this to be the result was quite unexpected.
They had encountered these snown once before. Everyone present, except for Kadi, Igor, and Hustace, was familiar with them, hence their resistance when these snown reappeared.
This resistance didn't necessarily stem from loathing or fear. Primarily, it was born of regret.
These people were accustod to fighting on the front lines. They possessed a fervent passion for battle, and it was instinctive for them to focus on their opponents, ever vigilant of their attacks.
Therefore, they wouldn't attack carelessly. Weaklings couldn't withstand their onslaught; only stronger foes truly thrilled them. During lulls in combat, they would conceal their own weaknesses while eagerly anticipating their opponents' next move, believing that only a more powerful technique could awaken the dormant power within them.
They would much prefer a stronger enemy, rather than sothing they had already defeated…
But now, they had no choice. The enemy constantly held the initiative, leaving them to passively defend.
However, their high level of combat expertise made them respect every opponent. Therefore, despite the disappointnt they felt upon seeing these snown, they still adopted a battle stance.
The snown ford quite rapidly, and with snow covering the entire landscape, it would be of no avail even if the enemy intended to win through sheer numbers. After all, Milo from the Alchemy Workshop was present; his explosive abilities could decimate a well-trained army, let alone these re snown.
The defensive formation they created covered all angles, yet the snown didn't surge in from every direction. They assembled in a single orientation, slowly taking their positions amidst the blizzard.
"These snown have a very limited attack pattern; there's nothing particularly special about them."
"Their fatal weakness is their heads. If you can shatter their heads, you can destroy them completely."
"Once defeated, the snown don't vanish imdiately. They can potentially be summoned again, so don't lower your guard even after successfully striking their heads."
These soldiers, who had lived life on the edge, were sharing their combat experiences. This was an invaluable asset, and at this mont, they were all willingly contributing this precious resource.
They believed this could save ti. Everyone had their own thods for defeating the snown, but at this juncture, they had to share them to conserve ti.
They couldn't afford to waste too much ti or energy on these snown, adversaries they had faced before.
This necessary sharing would consolidate all their collective advantages, allowing them to handle these snown with far greater efficiency.
Only by doing so could they hope to encounter the true enemy's new abilities.
The enemy lurked in the shadows, rendering the seemingly secure defense precarious.
Guru Mountain had so many formidable monsters, each a master in their own right; it was hard to imagine they would end up in such a predicant.
What was even more puzzling was that they knew their opponent was a Dark Wizard and even knew when he had ascended the mountain, yet they simply couldn't find him…
There is no absolute fairness in this world; Equivalent Exchange had already been pushed to its limits.
Everyone understood this principle, but when the imbalance affected them directly, they found this reality sowhat difficult to accept.
Not everyone could face this imbalance with equanimity.
However, reality would not change according to their desires.
When the snown launched their assault, they had already established their defensive lines. Regardless of the enemy, they had to protect this location; otherwise, everything would deteriorate further.
It had to be said, their efficiency after sharing insights was markedly improved. Stan Sol alone had already demolished most of the snown. His Battle Pet Fiery Blaze, like a fire dragon, loyally executed its master's command, exclusively targeting the snown's heads. In no ti, three or four snown were reduced to re bodies. Due to the intense flas, these remaining forms even began to slowly lt...
Everyone gazed at this man from the Sol Family, and deep down, a single thought echoed through their minds: Monster!
They were clearly astounded by Stan Sol's abilities.
Igor and Kadi had considerably less to do at this mont. Though they were within the protected circle, there was truly no need for them to engage the snown; they could only stand by and observe.
But Igor was not one who could remain idle in body or mind. He watched as countless snown charged forward, wave after wave, only to be swiftly decapitated by Fiery Blaze. The scene was, to say the least, impactful.
However, Igor's focus was always different from others. At this mont, he wanted to know what thod the enemy was using to transform these snowflakes into these animate figures.
"Is this an Exchange Spell?" Igor asked the Golden Seats of the Alchemy Workshop at this mont, never caring whether the ti was right.
The people from the Alchemy Workshop were not familiar with Igor, so they didn't imdiately reply, instead casting strange glances his way.
This world was such that, although it generally appeared to operate in balance, imbalances were prevalent most of the ti.
For instance, the way the Alchemy Workshop regarded Igor was distinctly different from how the creatures of Guru Mountain viewed him.
The forr saw him as a simpleton; the latter, as an adventurous youth.
The formation of these divergent views wasn't due to an intrinsic difference between the monsters of Guru Mountain and the Golden Seats of the Alchemy Workshop. It was entirely because the Alchemy Workshop had no prior contact with Igor…
It was because the Alchemy Workshop didn't understand Igor as a person that they judged his current behavior from an ordinary, everyday perspective.
To ask such a vexing question during a collaborative effort against the enemy—if that wasn't being a simpleton, what was?
And all of this stemd from information asymtry.
An unequal understanding of Igor led to these differing perceptions and, consequently, to an imbalanced judgnt of him…
Similarly, because of Igor, these people began to consider a more serious problem.
Wasn't their current passive state also a result of information asymtry?
This current imbalance existed entirely because they knew nothing about their opponent!
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