Setting aside the power of the Formatting Domain itself, its abundant, lively energy environment represented countless possibilities. Yet its core was governed by strict rules. When it held back without firing, it truly possessed an intimidating presence... so long as the energy structure behind it did not fall apart.
That was Cat's Eye's impression.
In fact, Fris was also a capable field commander. Not only had he been through countless battles, but more importantly, he was serious yet adaptable, flexible enough to respond as needed.
Under his control, the spread-out Formatting Domain blazed with overwhelming momentum. It instantly ignited the aberrant flying insects surging in like dense fog, yet it never deliberately expanded its gains. Instead, it maintained a relatively restrained posture, charging forward at full speed without lingering anywhere for long.
The aberrant swarms judged to be "dispersing in large numbers and fleeing" were not limited to those flying insects. Most of the aberrant species they encountered along the way also proved that assessment accurate.
They brushed past one another. Friction was inevitable, but as long as your "mass" was large enough, you would not be knocked down and trampled.
The Combat Team advanced even faster than planned. They crossed dozens of kilometers of swampland crawling with aberrant species in just over half an hour.
Ahead, they could already see the "geological activity" caused by the collapse of the nearby underground cave, which had sent large quantities of swamp mud and water flowing back. Amid that "reverse-flowing" sludge were scattered aberrant species, some conspicuous, some hidden. They were loosely distributed around the underground cave, with some still circling about, drawing near and then retreating.
They seemed uneasy, yet curious.
And when those aberrant species, whose strength could not be clearly judged, all focused on the Underground Cave Zone at