Assimilation

'Oh shit!' That was my thought before a visible change in atmospheric pressure seemed to come closer and closer.

I forced myself into absorbing more mana, therefore, increasing the cracks on my body.

Several hundred barriers were created in the span of 10 seconds before taking another 25 seconds to reinforce the barriers around me to make them even thicker than they were before.

It only took a few more seconds for the shockwave to finally reach me before being followed by the sound of shattering glass the instant it came a distance of 50 meters from me.