Although the first wave of Champions of the Root released during the initial confrontation had been overwhelmed by Amara, Zephirax, and Uriel, that victory had come under highly favorable conditions.
Back then, the Champions had been forced to manifest within the Matrix of the Universe, a domain whose fundamental principles weakened them. Even if that had not been the case, the threat Cain now witnessed was on an entirely different scale.
There were eighteen cocoons in this layer alone—eighteen Champions of the Root—far more than the five supreme powerhouses of the Sacred Race could hope to confront together, even with their newly acquired treasures and their improved mastery of the cosmic laws.
