Retreat?
The battle at Nareumajel had been a roller coaster. After the two sides reached the peak of their standoff, where the fighting was at its fiercest, it had quickly plunged downhill.
With the powerful gravity field completed, the weakness in the Shuriman United Army's upper ranks—their lack of powerful fighters—was laid bare.
They had Ascended, and plenty of ordinary soldiers and equipment, but their shortage of Transcendents left the Ascended and ordinary troops badly disconnected. Without their cover, even Nasus and Renekton couldn't withstand a siege by more than a hundred Transcendents entrenched in the city.
In the end, the Shuriman United Army was forced to retreat in utter disarray beyond Nareumajel's walls. Though they maintained their encirclement, they had no choice but to suspend their siege.
Karya had heard that the Laquor people had raised a miniature Sun Disc, so Azir naturally knew about it as well. The Shuriman United Army therefore had a good idea of where the powerful gravity field had come from.
But the problem was that they didn't know which river or underground canal the Laquor people were using to channel Ascended Power. Unless they could completely cut off every tributary and underground flow of the Shurima River west of Nareumajel, knowing the source of the powerful gravity field would be meaningless.
And setting aside how difficult it would be to cut off the Shurima River, even if the United Army could manage it, they couldn't bring themselves to do so. The Shurima River was not only a symbol of immense importance, but also Central Shurima's most vital shipping route. If its flow were reduced, would the United Army have to rely on people and Skarrash to transport their supplies?
Considering how tough Nareumajel's defenders were, their own logistics would probably collapse before they