Rewinding the clock a bit...
"By the way, Abbott, I suggest you clear out before you get caught in the fallout," Smoking Mirror told Abbott Longhorn verbally, while subtly handing the old monk a piece of stone with a message cloaked in aether.
"What the—oh.'
Once he received the message, Abbott Longhorn merely nodded his head before making himself scarce.
"As you wish, honored ancestor."
Evidently, he had made the right decision in heeding Smoking Mirror's warning. Shortly after he had left, Zhen Liu's Kaijin came crashing down like meteorites and began unleashing a barrage of attacks against Smoking Mirror.
When this started happening, Abbott Longhorn wanted to immediately activate the contingency he was just handed but stopped himself once he realized that there was no opening to do so without possibly getting his arm sliced off, a hole punched through his torso or having his ear drums implode.
