The native soldiers under his command immediately placed themselves in front of Jack who was still lying on the ground, shielding him from further attack. Jack was rather touched by their actions. But he immediately got up, he was not going to just cower behind. He cast Barrier.
The mage officer completed his spell. It was the Lightning Strike spell. The lightning struck from above, rendering the protection from the soldiers who put themselves in front of Jack useless. The thickness of this lightning pillar looked smaller than Garland's but thicker than Blackhole's one. Either way, Jack knew he won't escape unscathed.
But before the lightning pillar hit, the earth around Jack churned up. It formed a protective shell above Jack. The lightning strike hit this earth shell. The might of the lightning couldn't penetrate this shell.