Their charge slowed down a little as they watched the rain of destruction approach from above. While those bolts individually weren't very powerful, there were a lot of them, and there was no way to dodge.
If they hit, Alice would definitely die, and if Emma and Emily failed to use aetherium to defend themselves, their lives would be in jeopardy as well. Only the second-rank Runebound under them would presumably survive with heavy wounds.
Clearly, Alexandre didn't mess around with the protection of this house. But they knew that already.
"Dammit!" an annoyed Seraphina cursed, as she looked up. "Now what's your plan, genius?!" she then exclaimed furiously towards Erik, while quickly taking up position in front of the Ashcroft sisters in an effort to protect them.
To her surprise, however, she was the only one that panicked.
Erik glanced at her with amusement, "I appreciate the effort, but I'm perfectly capable of protecting my own family."
