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I found the next sentence:

```

    魔物が防御に徹するかのように動く。
    
```

And when I searched the word 防御 I found out that this word works only as a
noun and as a のadjective, hence my doubt regarding the use and meaning of に in
this particular sentence.

My question is, is it working with a "aim" meaning? or is it working with a
"-ly meaning (like "defensively" or something like that)"?
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meaning particles particle-に nouns sentence
Ｗhat does a noun + に mean? How does the particle に work here?
In answer to your title question, noun+に has no special meaning at all. You
should think of this に as working with the verb 徹する. This verb means "devote
oneself **to** ". The thing you are devoting yourself **to** is marked with に.

> 魔物が防御に徹するかのように動く。  
>  The monster moves as though devoting itself **to** defense.
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