The Powers of the Behemoth (Part 1)

The burning magic on the war puppet did not kill a single insect. It was only Grade 0 magic, and like the Fire Washing spell, its effects were best shown when dispersing toxins or heating up food.

The insects immediately pounced on the body of the puppet and began chewing on it, their razor-sharp teeth biting through the puppet’s armor. The war puppet waved its sword around and started bashing them randomly with its shield, each strike killing dozens of insects. However, there had been at least hundreds of thousands of insects near the puddle, and it did not take long before an entire layer of armor had been gnawed off of the war puppet.

The burning magic stopped the corrosive toxins of the insects but could not stop the attacks from their teeth.