Adykon and Mazdak prepared another charge when Ophion suddenly teleported in next to them.

"Gahh! By the gods, can you warn us when you're gonna do that?!"

"Sorry, Mazdak. Anyway, I've conferred with the other mages. We've come to the conclusion that the best way to beat this thing is to wear it down until it just runs out of power and collapses. It can't regenerate forever, and once it falls, the lesser beasts accompanying it will also fall."

"A crude tactic, but it works" Mazdak remarked.

"Yeah, yeah. Just keep hitting it. What do we do?" Adykon inquired.

"For now, just let the kobolds do that their, then we hit it if it doesn't fall. Then we keep pulling in whatever forces can be spared from fighting the other creatures, and repeat the process" Ophion said.

"And if it doesn't work? I have men under my command you know. I can't be profligate with their lives" Mazdak added.

"Then we'll formulate another strategy involving magic" Ophion told him. "Just be glad the kobolds are taking their turn at the abomination right now."