Aiou and Yucali did not need to expend strength to suppress Snocks, because Snocks's Sealing had already been altered. Even without suppressing Snocks, they could not break free from the Sealing.
The problem was that Copy Aiou's power was unified to Perfection, while their power was divided three ways.
Monster Shamans were very strong. As long as they encountered a sufficiently powerful monster willing to become a Monster Shaman's strength, even a level-one Monster Shaman could utterly crush most professions.
But this profession was not without weaknesses. Its control over power was far inferior to professions built through one's own effort.
Of course, talking about proficiency while setting time aside was simply hooligan logic. Given a Monster Shaman enough time—even enough to become one on the level of the soul—they would not be weaker than those professions.
The prerequisite was time!
Aiou and Yucali had known each other for a long time, but they had had few chances to fight side by side. Though they trusted each other, Aiou and Yucali still could not become one in spirit.
Besides, there was another problem now: Snocks.
Snocks would absolutely never coordinate with them. Becoming two as one was already enormously difficult; becoming three as one was more than twice as difficult.
"Snocks, if you don't want to die, you'd better join hands with us and work with us to defeat the enemy before us," Aiou said to Snocks on the spiritual level.
Snocks sneered. "Once you die, I'll flee at once. Wouldn't that do?"
"Don't tell me you still haven't figured out the situation?" Aiou said speechlessly. Then he continued, "The three of us are one now. In the eyes of the enemy before us, all of us are targets that need to be eliminated. Whether you want to or not,