Now that I'd figured out my plan for this fight, all that was left was to actually carry it out. The Renegade Praetor swung at me with its massive drill, tearing the walls and floor apart, but thanks to my own agility and Qing Yue's speed boost, I was able to evade all of its attacks—not with ease, of course.
Thankfully for me, the Renegade Praetor's programming was especially very strict, even amongst the Hex. Once it got into a battle, it would not stop until it destroyed that opponent, before going for someone else. In other words, the girls were completely safe from the Renegade, and only had to deal with the Healer.
Suddenly, the Renegade Praetor stopped mid-attack, and its entire body froze up. I stopped moving as well, thinking it had finally overheated and gone into its 'sleep' mode. But just as I was about to approach it to make sure-
"WRRRRRRRR!"
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