"Do not cut those tethers," Vella said, leaving the cleared cart while violet mana climbed both wrists, "I need the path they are using."
Golden threads remained stretched from her left hand toward all six wounded militia, following their frames along the irrigation cut.
The apex dragged itself against the portal while purple roots repaired the throat Loccy had opened.
Four winged survivors climbed from Juna's fallen ridge behind it, pulling damaged bodies toward the clinic route again.
Juna lowered her claws without releasing any Wings, keeping the survivors inside Vella's chosen angle.
Hajin shifted Aegis across the portal mouth, stopping the apex from leaving while its corruption lines remained exposed.
"How much of the network can you reach from here?" he asked, watching Vella approach the nearest root.
"Whatever is still sharing tissue with this one," she replied, placing two fingers against the pulsing growth, "keep it attached until I remove the wrong bodies."
