Nephis could survive almost any wound, and as long as she was alive, Sunny was not going to die either. No matter what kind of dreadful injury he received, she could heal it in a matter of minutes — even for wounds dealt by especially dreadful foes, a few days was enough to completely erase them.
That did not only mean that they were difficult to kill in a battle. That also meant that their wounds did not accumulate, weakening them more and more as the expedition stretched. Their longevity as combatants was unmatched.
However, here in the Underworld, the advantage of Neph's miraculous flames was not as great as it seemed.
That was because death was not the worst thing facing them, by far.
The stronger an enemy was, the more insidious their powers were. Abominations this powerful, this ancient — there was no end to ways in which they could threaten Sunny and Nephis apart from mundane physical attacks.
