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The goal is to buy time. Allow me to demonstrate. PanelOut, battlechip in, download.
*A hole appears in the floor*
RockCube, MachGun3, Elecpanel, Guardian, Anubis, Timpani, battlechips in, download!
*A stone cube, a machine gun, a statue, an anubis, and an instrument creature appear on the level below as the ground becomes electrified and poisoned*
My point is that crowd control is simple.
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I see what you mean. If this is so, then we only need to hand these devices, one to each "crowd control" fighter, and have them defend until the device completes its work, and meanwhile prepare for a large assault on the spire. But we need a contingency in case our defence fails.