Lyra shouted back,
"BECAUSE WE'RE IN A HIGH-LEVEL REGION NOW!"
Caria was already charging straight at the Warden.
Rhys yelled,
"WAIT—DON'T GO ALONE—"
Too late.
Caria leaped and swung her axe at its knee.
The blade hit the stone armor…
TANG!
…and bounced off like she'd struck a mountain.
Caria blinked.
"…Huh."
The Warden casually backhanded her.
Caria flew across the platform, screaming,
"RHYYYSSSS—!"
Rhys dashed forward and caught her before she skidded off the edge.
Caria groaned,
"Okay… maybe don't let me do that again."
Aria sent a strong wind barrier to push the Warden back for a moment.
"Everyone spread out! This thing controls the whole field—we need to break that!"
Sophia nodded and raised her staff.
"I'll try weakening its mana pressure."
She cast a spell—freezing air swirled around her, lowering the surrounding density.
The platform felt slightly less crushing.
Puddle floated higher, trembling but determined.
"Puddle help too!"
