"Dark flame orb!"
Following his whisper, a sphere of dark flame materialized at the tip of his fingertips. Gabriel channeled a whopping 50 more mana points, and just when it seemed like it would explode in his face, he finally released it.
FWISH! BOOM!
The orb exploded right in front of the entrance to the settlement, raising a cloud of dust and debris into the air.
"We're under attack!" one of the guards shouted. "Attack!"
FWISH! SWISH!
A rain of deadly arrows sprayed toward the front of the settlement. The archers were firing blindly, hoping their arrows would somehow strike the enemy.
The barrage continued for a while before it eventually stopped. The defenders watched their surroundings with cautious eyes and tense grips on their bows.
"Hey, do you see anything?"
"No, nothing."
"Could it be a beast?"
"Hey!" Suddenly, one of them pointed to the left, further from the main entrance. "There's movement there."
