The tree-beast, Inga, is surrounded by root monsters who formed a protective circle around her. Inga kept her beast form hidden in her tree; she didn't consider Lucian and his team a worthy opponent to show herself to.
Lucian cursed; he wasn't getting anywhere with his attack. Using magic against Inga was a calculated risk; he could already feel her corrupt mana invading his mana stream, and with the amount of magic he was letting out, it was only a matter of time before the corrupt mana got to his core.
