On the battlefield, when you could no longer hold out on your own, the wisest course was to find one or several powerful backers to shelter you.
Saine had understood this principle as early as his days as a Formal Magician, when he first took part in a war in an Alien Plane.
On this chaotic main battlefield between civilizations, where the fighting was exceptionally fierce, Saine clearly regarded the Capricorn Empire's several unrivaled Cosmic War Fleets as just such backers.
In particular, those vanguard fleets frequently unleashed medium- and long-range technological strikes comparable to a blow from a level-eight being.
That made Saine move even faster as he led the Reverse Mutant toward them to seek support.
A shriek and a muffled groan of pain from the Reverse Mutant made Saine turn back.
He saw that she had become increasingly battered during their breakout.
Not only was her body covered in bloody marks and gaping wounds, but most of the Mechanical Armor Saine had equipped her with had also been shattered or torn away in battle.
The Reverse Mutant was a Dominator with exceptional talent for combat.
Although she did not seem particularly bright and was rather single-minded,
her combat instincts impressed even Saine, a battle-hardened True Spirit-level Magician.
Her refusal to use her dominator omnipotent soul to heal her injuries quickly was probably an attempt to get the most out of her strength.
Perhaps she had already sensed that using her precious omnipotent soul to heal now might make things easier in the short term, but would leave her too depleted later, making escape almost impossible.
By conserving as much strength as possible, however, she might find another chance to survive later.
Clearly, this deranged creature had not given up either.
In the Star Realm, Dominators from large