Four Guardians Against One

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Earth Central....

Dark Forest........

Talon crouched behind a thick oak tree, rapidly weaving vines around his arms. With a forceful thrust, he sent the vines snaking towards the rampaging sabertooth mother. But before they could ensnare her, the beast lithely dodged aside.

"Polar Ravager, freezing wind!" Talon commanded. The massive polar bear guardian inhaled deeply, its icy breath crystallizing the air. It then released a howling gale of freezing air and ice shards straight at the dodging sabertooth.

The freezing attack hit its mark, encasing the sabertooth in a sheath of ice. Or so Talon thought, until cracks spread across the icy shell. With a mighty roar, the frozen form burst apart, revealing it was just one of the sabertooth's clones!

"So its active skill is clone spawning..." Talon realized. "Then hmmm, I think David might benefit from this ability."

Before he could ponder further, the Venomtail Centurion charged forward, its barbed legs clawing the ground. It