“What... what is this?”

The massive wall of fire had completely encircled the enemy forces. They couldn’t advance, and they couldn’t retreat. The sudden appearance of the flames left everyone in shock and confusion.

Victor was the first to regain his senses, shouting at the mages beside him, “Break this spell! Dispel it, now!”

But the mages stood frozen, their eyes wide in disbelief.

“We... we can’t dispel this,” one of the mages stammered.

“What? You’re mages! What do you mean you can’t dispel it?”

“This... this is beyond our level,” one of them muttered, his voice trembling.

“Look closely, …