Chapter 170: Blue Flame in Germany
The masked figure flicked his wand forward. The motion was light, but carried weight.
At the same time, the other two had been fighting their way backward, step by step, until they stood at the cliff's edge. No words passed between them. They retreated in unison, launched themselves into the void, and vanished into the dark. Below, the heavy slap of bodies hitting water echoed upward.
They were gone. But the invisible attack they'd left behind was not.
It surged toward Regulus and Freya.
It struck his mental barrier and spread instantly.
Once inside the barrier, it didn't attack. It searched.
It moved like a living thing, spreading along the surface, probing for gaps, thin points, flaws. Anything it could exploit.
There were none. His barrier held seamless and whole.
Then it changed tactics.