Ves wanted to palm his face.
Although most people wouldn't have thought about it, he had never let down his guard towards his mother.
He had learned through many hard lessons that she rarely abided by her promises and always sprung unpleasant surprises to him. This was why he always felt reluctant to call upon her help.
If he hadn't been forced by circumstances this time, then he would have never given his mother an opportunity to screw him over yet again!
Perhaps he should have called upon the help of another design spirit such as Helena or the Phase King.
No. They had no way of recognizing the true nature of those Krytak Class A Seashells.
Whatever empowerment these alternative spirits could bestow to the blast lance would probably get blocked by the abnormally resilient raiment.
Perhaps the brute force of the charge attack might eventually overwhelm the defensive capacity of the nearby seashells, but by then not much attack power should be left.