Don’t take it for granted

Being microorganisms, the spores lacked intelligence and strategic thinking. They operated based on instinct, making them susceptible to tactics that exploited their inherent limitations.

The group looked a bit troubled after recalling Branden and Esmeralda… they had forgotten about them for a few weeks already since they had been too busy. It couldn't be helped, but they felt really bad about it.

Regardless, Rain while Rain was worried about his friends, he didn't have time to waste just thinking about them and wondering about what-ifs. With that in mind, he began to work on analyzing the cores and turning them into paths. As one would expect, his first goal was the giant spider queen, but the analysis and growth of a single part of her body was taking some time… since her core had some resistance against mana-absorbing skills.