「Oi, how long is that support magic going to take?!」

One of the men somehow managed to block a swing of Bone Bear’s front paw that was powerful enough to break his shield, another had his basic swordsmanship skill【Single Brandish】avoided by Bone Monkey, and the last was shouting at the Mage that seemed to be taking forever to cast his support magic without turning back to look at him.

「O flames, gather forth in my hand… It’s no good! My magic, my Mana is being absorbed so I can’t use magic!」

The Mage was clearly chanting a spell, but every time he drew his Mana forth from inside his body, it was taken away from him. That was the effect of Vandalieu’s【Magic Absorption Barrier.】If one attempted to use magic within the barrier, the Mana was stolen away before the spell could be completed.

To overcome the effects of such a barrier, one must release a sheer amount of Mana that the barrier simply couldn’t absorb, use an anti-barrier spell or simply move at a speed at which the barrier cannot follow him. But only a master Mage would be able to overcome the Barrier that Vandalieu had poured an overwhelming amount of Mana into.

Of course, it was impossible for this Mage with his current mana pool and magic.