The Jumper's Solution
The golden quest was just around the corner. If I got such heavy losses, then I'd have no hope to compete at the golden quest.
Least he knew that I had another world with a time difference, a way to get more races, warriors, and humans from the Petals' impact.
He didn't know the true might and full capabilities of me.
I felt that this attack aimed to lure the jumper to hasten his steps towards the capital. If he passed the New York gulf, then he would be trapped between the Hectors at south and the forces of that bastard at north.
He would get screwed! Especially when the rest of my forces in the region were already fighting desperately to keep the capital safe.
I wouldn't be able to assign any help for him. So the best simple move to ruin all this was to let the jumper wait south that gulf.
He wouldn't set foot inside that trap, or let himself get surrounded.
[Damn! I'm pretty damn sure I didn't do anything to this bastard anytime before in my previous jumps!]