Sigils cracked and shattered as the rebounding leader's attack overloaded essence containment patterns. Cascading failures rippled through the entire ritual and, this time, the interference that struck the whole area directly targeted the spirit-sensing arrays that formed the core of the research apparatus. Master Jevri and Wohjat both watched helplessly as delicate instruments flickered and died.
"No! The data! We're losing everything!"
His cried words were like music to the Voidling leader as it unleashed another, stronger pulse of spiritual energy meant to gain control of the battlefield. Lesser entities surged in greater mass toward the weakest points. Identified much quicker than the Intermediates were capable of.
