Nearby, a group of Warp Howlers phased into visibility, their keening howls distorting the air. A mage soldier extended her arms, conjuring a swirling barrier of light that distorted their approach. She threw her hands outward, and the barrier expanded like a shockwave, sending the Howlers tumbling backward. A gunner behind her took the opening, unleashing a hail of precision plasma bolts that struck the Howlers mid-phase, their bodies shimmering before collapsing into motionless heaps.