Chapter 788: Tza'Orbias (5)

Holding the silver ring above our protective barrier, the raven headed Tza'Orbias cackled maniacally as it began to absorb the mana around us, though as it did so I was counting down the seconds, timing the duration of the rune's appearance and mentally noting just how long it lasted, before starting a new time as the blue orb began to sputter out.

The barrier held thanks to the sheer quantity of mana around us, the work of Ammit, Leone and Cali anchoring it with such potent magics whilst the other Cimeriesa mages aided as well, creating a veritable lake of mana that the Fiend tried to eradicated with ten seconds of absorption.

If I had to quantify how much mana was taken, I would say around a third was swallowed up, but it was being replaced swiftly as we all restored the barrier, staring at the Fiend silently, whilst I mentally counted down towards the next activation.

"You lot are a tougher set of nuts to crack than I gave you credit for..."