Zog was furious, vowing to show Furin what he was made of, but he'd fallen for the cunning Golden Dragon's trick. Although he gained a slight advantage during a short burst of power, the Dragon unfortunately recovered far too quickly.
He unleashed his full combo to slay the boss, only for it to revive and enter a second phase.
In the end, as Furin looked on with an amused smile, Zog insisted it was a narrow loss—he'd just been careless. A tale as old as the tortoise and the hare...
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As night fell, the Sutton Royal Legion arrived before the city walls.
They didn't even make camp. Instead, they immediately formed up, clearly having no intention of fighting a war of attrition with the Northern Legion.
Sutton VII understood that while the enemy only occupied the Northern Domain and a few southern towns, their industrial production and ability to manufacture Magic Items surpassed all other parts of Sutton combined.
