Selthia had already tested several countermeasures against the rogue corpse variable, and each failed skirmish taught her something deeply unsettling.
The first learning was a matter of raw numbers: throwing five Platinum mutants at the abomination was woefully insufficient.
During their initial encounters, the reanimated puppet actually displayed a degree of caution when faced with multiple corrupted enemies. It hesitated to engage a pack head-on because the energy reaction between the two forces was mutually destructive.
The purple corruption aggressively burned the golden hyphae, and the golden network aggressively dissolved the corruption; in a direct physical clash, both sides suffered systemic damage. Because of this volatile chemistry, the puppet initially retreated, preferring to isolate stragglers and fight one-on-one rather than risk being overwhelmed by a group.
