The battle raged on, each strike team fighting desperately to disable the remaining war machines. Nadia's team had managed to take down their target, but not without heavy casualties. Clara and Claudia were still locked in combat with their respective guardians, their contracts struggling to hold the line against the relentless onslaught.
Kain and his team reached the next closest war machine, its guardian still engaged in combat with Claudia's group.
The high-level Abyssal was a towering figure, its body covered in jagged armor that seemed to absorb the light around it. Its golden eyes glowed with malice as it swung a massive, serrated blade, cutting through a spiritual contract with terrifying ease. One of the guards, likely its contractor, immediately collapsed in pain and emitted gutwrenching screams at the sensation of having his contract broken.