Chapter 302: I'll Knock You Flying [bonus]
Three Reductos in succession, same direction, same angle, hammering into Regulus's Protego.
The first struck and the silver barrier shuddered violently, ripples radiating outward from the impact, the entire spherical shield trembling.
The second crashed in right behind it. A crack split across the barrier's surface, branching outward from the point of contact with a sharp snap.
The third arrived and Regulus didn't feed magic into the repair. Instead he let the shield's shape change, dimpling inward like a saucer.
The third Reducto hit the concave surface, deflected at an angle, and sailed across the hall to detonate in a far corner. Half a wall collapsed in a roar of rubble and dust.
That was the ceiling for his standard Protego. Without weaving in Bellatrix's guardian aspect, three full-power Reductos from Bella was the limit of what he could absorb head-on.
Enough.
If Bella was hitting at this level, her magic reserves were burning to match.
His Protego cost a fraction of what her attacks did. Defense was always cheaper than offense.