Immediately after Paul, Baku, and Simon reached halfway down the passage, two winged beasts lunged down, attacking them.
In a desperate movement, Baku grasped his two-handed
—Crack!
The moment the first wyvern's body crumpled from the impact of Baku's blow, Paul's hands snapped three barrier runes, tossing them ahead to block the second.
"Paul, pull back into the barrier!"
—Woosh!
A burst of wind and sharp stones flung at the barrier from the second beast's wings flickering rapidly the moment before it crashed into the barrier with a loud thud, cracking the first purple sphere with one hit.
"Damn... what the hell are these things?!"