The putrescent dragon was nicknamed 'The Affliction', and amongst the disaster beast, it was not only the largest of them, but also the craftier, as having been raised in the ways of manipulating rot and thanks to developing its draconic aspects, it had acquired many different ways to attack and defend, but having so many different options also meant that it had to develop a high level of intelligence to make proper use of them all.
And it was well aware that slaying the Emerald Herald would be a tough job, it's size was great, and unlike Loimos, it could not manipulate the shape or form of its body to a great extent, so pinning down such a small enemy and one as fast as Ioleznta would require a fair amount of luck, especially considering that even now, the full capabilities of the heralds and priestess remained uncertain.
