Quatach-Ichl dropped the disintegration beam, but before he could do anything else, Xvim thrust his hand out, and the dark green shield surged forward like a battering ram to crash into the ancient lich. Quatach-Ichl was forced to take a step back, but was otherwise unharmed. On the other hand, this momentary distraction allowed an entire barrage of offensive spells from the rest of the battlegroup to reach him. Quatach-Ichl’s movements became a blur as he cast shield after shield. Every spell was blocked, sidestepped, or even reflected back to the caster. He then stomped his foot against the ground, causing a massive sheet of rock and gravel to rise from the pavement and fly towards the battlegroup. A combined wave of force from numerous mages managed to blow most of the sheet away be

