The attack was so sudden and well timed that they only sensed it once the griffins were less than five hundred feet away from them.
For Tier 14s, that was a distance they could cover in less than a blink.
Still, the four of them were fast and well-trained by their respective coaches.
Matt flew forward and cast [Bulwark], ramping up the mana he sent to [Cracked Phantom Armor] as he swung his blade with a [Sword Twin] empowering the blade as much as he could manage.
Unfortunately, he was too slow, and the lead griffin dodged his attack while using its [Wind Blade] to cut through his half formed [Cracked Phantom Armor].
Blood flew as he was cut in his side, but it never reached the ground. Liz grabbed it immediately and merged it with the blood from her glove that flowed out in a wave.
