759 759 Emperor Claudius Attacks

Cassie and Ella began to fire, and on the other side of the portal, shields began to shatter, throwing charred bodies through the air and leaving dismembered soldiers howling in pain.

But the moment that the barriers were breached, a group of soldiers in the back, wearing long robes inlaid with spell circles, began to rebuild a shield in front of the advancing armies.

Cassie and Ella were joined by other members of the Pentacles, who came running with their rifles and their Familiars when they realized where the Portal had opened.

Some of them were staying to defend residential areas, but Wolfe managed to get six of them at Rank Four, which was enough that the barrier erected by the mages was flickering and the leadership of the invading army began to stare Wolfe down, wondering if he was going to flinch, or when these witches would exhaust their auras.