Chapter 2747 Long Way to Go
Leonel got an overlook of the situation in an instant and then turned to Eamon. He had already memorized Goggles' position and a large portion of the maze. As expected with most things related to Dream Force experts, even Leonel couldn't memorize the whole maze at once, nor did he want to waste the time he would need to do so.
Eamon was already moving forward, and there was only a split second left for him to decide his coming path. This was obviously done on purpose to not let them rest for too long.
The thing was that if he gave Eamon a directive that helped Goggles, he would go down a more dangerous path. But if he chose the safer path for Eamon, then Goggles would roll further away from the exit.
This was obviously a different thing to balance especially when this challenge had a Twist. Leonel already saw through it.
There was a second Force Art in Eamon's control center that shouldn't have been there. After analyzing it, Leonel realized that it was a teleportation platform.
Under the usual challenge, if Eamon went down the wrong path, the control center would be buffeted by Dream Force, weakening its defenses. The more danger Leonel put Eamon in, the more the Dream Force would weaken the control center's defenses until it crumbled entirely.
If this happened, it would be their loss and they'd be teleported out.
However, clearly the Twist in this one was that Eamon would have to face off against the Dream Beasts personally. That teleportation platform should allow the beasts to enter the control center.
Once that happened, the path that Eamon was on would pause and Leonel wouldn't be able to affect change for Goggles until Eamon defeated the beast.
From what Leonel could tell, though, he could help Eamon fight against the beast, it just had to be through changes in the Force Art. And, once again, he could only relay orders.
'Interesting... there's a ton of variables to consider, and each layer makes it more complex.'
If he helped Eamon too much, Goggles would roll further and further away from the exit. But if he didn't, then Eamon would have to fight battles he might not be prepared for.
The last hidden layer of complexity was that not all threats were created equal. There was a wide range of beasts of different power levels that were present on the paths.
"Get ready Eamon, first one is coming."
Because of Little Tolly, when Leonel activated his Divine Armor, it was like his entire body had become a talisman, and his drawn Force Arts were on an entirely different level.
He quite literally had an Infinity Beast by his side, he could casually create as many "teleportation platforms" from thin air as he wanted.
But again, Eamon and others didn't have such abilities....
Normally, that was.
Leonel wanted to open Eamon up to an entirely new world. Talismans were great, but they were ultimately single or finite use items that would eventually wear away. What would Eamon do if he ever ran out?
As for whether he would be able to take that step... well, it would be up to him.
Eamon's eyes lit up as he pressed a foot down.
"Wow!"
Gorgeous runes danced and the golden Force Art seemed to become three dimensional.
Quickly, countless runes coated Eamon's body, forming an armor that protected him. By the time he was finished, the Starry Tailed Fox had already lunged at his throat.
It bit down on a flustered Eamon, but it ended up shattering its teeth on the defenses.
Leonel watched this matter speechlessly. If Eamon had just directed those runes at the Starry Tailed Fox, it would have never gotten the chance to attack him.
He rubbed his temples. It seemed that Eamon still had a long way to go.
A chuckle left Leonel's lips.
