The courtyard continued to tremble as the Two Headed Void Loach slammed itself against the teleportation channel again. The translucent walls warped like stressed glass, rippling with spiderweb patterns of spatial distortion. The group watched with deepening worry, each tremor stronger than the last.
Daoist Chu held his breath as he examined the barrier. "The damage is spreading. I can see the stress points forming and the nodes straining to hold it."
Lin Mu nodded grimly. "It is focusing on two opposite spots. The heads are aligned on the left and right sides of the channel. They are biting in synchronicity. If they keep this up, the barrier will not hold."
Meng Bai rubbed his arms nervously. "Then we just attack it. Hit it from here."
Cattaleya tried first.
She gathered violent crimson energy in her palms, shaping it into a blade of condensed force. She slashed at the point where the creature's mouth was pressing against the channel wall.
The attack never reached the loach.
