"It looks like...they're just attacking at random," Frowned Kilella, as she flew out and called down to us.
Wait, don't tell me...
"When I tore out the core, the glow of the orb completely faded. Do you think it's possible that, assuming the glow represented the amount of XFE it had remaining, that it transferred what it had left to the left over vines in order to have them run amok?" I suggested with a grimace.
"I hate to say it, but that seems plausible...it must have set aside a number of vines for this, in the event that it was defeated. It must have decided to inflict as much damage as possible if it failed," Responded Kumar warily.
"Sorry, everyone, but...I think I'm gonna have to tap out. I'm completely out of XFE, I can barely move," I replied with a frustrated clench of my fists.
"Just leave it to us, you've done plenty already," Remarked Ciel, as she walked over and patted my shoulder.