But even through his exhaustion and relief, Ren couldn't help feeling a stab of irritation at needing rescue at all.
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Julius observed the Shadow Mimic exhaling its last breath of life, pierced through by stakes made of his overwhelming earth elemental control. With 750% base control, (a level Ren could reach with his maximum fusion tripling his base 250%) Julius had a strong specialized element.
But it wasn't his base control that Julius had used. When he fused completely, his numbers tripled to 2250%, a power that turned the earth itself into an extension of his will.
The creature hadn't had any chance whatsoever. The minerals had violently separated its body.
He turned toward Ren, who remained on the ground, breathing heavily, his energy reserves almost completely exhausted.
The expression on Julius's face was complex: relief, annoyance, and something that could have been understanding.
But Ren's expression...
