CRACK! The walls of the labyrinth resisted, their magic jolting back, crackling like lightning as it pushed Arad back.
Arad smiled, "Crack open! I only need one tiny crack." The void coursing from his body to the barrier drill pulled matter out of the labyrinth's walls with the mana alongside them, quickly draining the walls of energy to resist.
Even though Ann had all of Merlin's magic and mana. she didn't seem to be able to unleash it at a powerful enough stream to sustain the labyrinth while fending Arad's magic. It barely got there. A small opening appeared.
From the cracks, a black rat poked his head into the labyrinth. The moment its front foot landed inside, the whole place pulsed.
"He got inside! Stop him at all costs!" Ann shouted at the top of her lungs.
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