396 Cornered (Part 2)

There was no time to seal the opening with a third wall. From outside the temple, Treius grinned as his spell invaded the small space between the pillar and the conjured walls.

'It's too late to Blink away. With the walls around him and the incoming attack, he can't visualize an exit point. Checkmate!'

His smug expression disappeared when he noticed that the Ranger was taking to damage. Wave after wave, the lightning ring surrounding the main temple faded away, yet Lith was unscathed.

'After the orc shaman used the crystal to unleash real lightning against me, I knew I had to come out with a solution. Luckily, a Faraday's cage is as cheap as effective.' Lith thought while inside a bell shaped copper mesh large enough to give him some person space.

'This doesn't make sense. How can metal protect from lightning?' Treius couldn't believe his own eyes. The flimsy grate had withstood all of his attacks.