"They used an ability to shrink themselves..."
"The reason you couldn't find those Celestial Soldiers was because they used this ability."
"This was an ability from the 127th generation of survivors, called Mutation."
"Those who possessed Mutation could alter the size of their bodies, but during the alteration, their forms would become distorted—for example, their heads might swell, their limbs might shorten, or their torsos might bend. These side effects would not harm the holder's body, but they would affect movement."
"For humans, changes in shape made movement difficult, so holders of the Mutation ability could not use it excessively. They could only enlarge or shrink their bodies within a certain range, using the ability without impairing their mobility."
"But this movement-impairing side effect was practically nonexistent for the Celestial Soldiers. Their forms were already irregular to begin with, so no amount of mutation would affect them much. They did not rely on limbs to move either, so distorted forms would not hinder their movement."
"Therefore, they could use Mutation to their hearts' content, allowing their bodies to expand or shrink without limit. Once they shrank to a certain extent, of course you wouldn't be able to see them. Though they became smaller, they naturally had other detection abilities to assist them and could still control the battlefield."
"Just now, they happened to land at the archway, so your attack destroyed all the Celestial Soldiers at once."
"That was also the price of shrinking. Once they were hit by an area attack, their entire force would inevitably be wiped out."
Listening to Wang Chuan's explanation, Mo Ling was utterly shocked. He had never expected the Celestial Soldiers to hide themselves in such a way.
Shrinking was indeed a method of concealment that was difficult to detect.
But weren't the side