Just as Rex moved, the Infinite Dragonflight member fighting him began to move as well.
Just as Rex had seen through the Infinite Dragonflight's strategy, his opponent had also discerned Rex's intentions, so he had prepared early to stop Rex from coming to the rescue.
The moment Rex shifted his footing, the dragon appeared in his path.
With a cold sneer, he swung his weapon, making his message clear: if Rex wanted to help, he would have to defeat him first.
But if Rex had been strong enough to defeat him, he would already have finished him off. Why would he need to go to anyone's rescue?
Seeing his rescue attempt thwarted, disappointment flashed across Rex's face. His hands did not slow, however. The Ashbringer erupted with dazzling holy light and swept forward, intercepting the dragon's attack.
Rex refused to accept defeat. Once again, he moved to rescue the archmage, this time using the Ashbringer's dazzling light to obscure the dragon's vision, sting his eyes, and force him to close them.
This trick usually worked every time, but it failed now. With his wealth of combat experience, the dragon knew all the techniques used by classes such as Paladins and Priests.
Seeing his rescue attempt fail again, Rex showed no disappointment this time, because he suddenly realized that the dragon's swift reactions were not entirely an advantage. They were a strength, but also a weakness.
As Rex saw it, his repeated attempts to rescue the archmage forced the dragon to keep intercepting him, changing the rhythm of their battle.
Rex now held the initiative, and the dragon had fallen into his rhythm.
Whenever Rex made a move to help, the dragon had to block him and cut him off.
Rex realized that, judged by his attempts to rescue the archmage,