Damon stood fearlessly with the enemies standing ahead of him, His aura was booming violently but strangely it didn't change a thing about the expressions on the faces of the enemies. He had stolen their chance and destroyed their ritual magic with his death magic, he also broke the barrier preventing people from leaving with just that one act but he soon realized something.
No sacrificial magic would come with a formation that prevents people from sensing its diabolical energy, which meant that his howl right now was in vain. Someone somewhere was still fueling the formation to prevent his aura from leaking, meaning the archmage won't be coming to his rescue any time soon.
This explains why the fox spirits didn't look flustered after everything that has happened!
He was too naïve to think every part of their plan would be invested into one barrier which can be broken