Glancing back, he realized that Archmage Elric, who had been shouting in fear moments ago, was actually now focusing intently on casting spells to help the other mages slightly widen an opening in the barrier, allowing the container of the biochemical agent to be dropped in precise locations.
Even the mages clinging to the wolves' backs were putting all their effort into maintaining the barrier, but unlike Archmage Elric, who had two free hands and his staff while dangling from Levi's jaws, most of them could only barely contribute, their focus split between holding on the backs of the wolves and sustaining the magical barrier. Elric was carrying the weight of the spellcasting, orchestrating it all with remarkable precision under impossible conditions.
