The reckless descent had cost the creature significantly more mass than it had originally calculated.
Well over twenty percent it had thought it would lose, closer to forty percent of its outer armor was incinerated in the exchange. To force its colossal frame through the narrow opening quickly, it had to project two of its stolen ruin artifacts forward, utilizing them as a hardened spearhead to widen the tunnel alongside the shockwave.
By shifting those indestructible shields to the front, it left more of its fleshy torso exposed. The Hydra capitalized instantly, slamming the absolute last dregs of Ren's previously transferred draconic ether directly into the unprotected mutant meat.
Compounding the heavy damage it had inflicted upon itself with the initial directional blast, the mechanical dragon crashed into the subterranean vault actively bleeding thick, corrupted power from a dozen gaping wounds.
Yet it simply did not care.
