It took Alice only a fraction of a second to identify which spell the wizard was trying to cast.
In the next second, as she watched the barrier rise into a trembling dome of bluish mana, she had already mapped out fifteen weak points in its structure.
In the third second, her own mana extended like translucent arms, gliding silently through the air toward the fifteen targets.
In the fourth second, upon reaching each point, she forced the mana to condense into small, dense cores and detonated them.
In the fifth second, the barrier collapsed completely, shattering into a shower of sparkling fragments that dissipated in the wind.
"Now, Veronica!" Alice commanded, raising both hands above her head as dozens of ice spears materialized in the air, glistening like sharpened crystals beneath the sun.
Behind her, a huge magical rune spun slowly, pulsing with a strong glow that amplified the spell's power.
Veronica didn't hesitate either.
