[Negi holds the shield enough to make sure that Rachel and Blaine make it to the stairs. He's going to need as much magic energy as he can, just in case. His illusion spell drops, leaving him in the child form he's stuck in, but the shield spell remains.
And it's a good thing, too; as soon as he drops his illusion, the zombie tears around the corner and into his barrier. The barrier holds - it's like hitting an invisible wall, and the only thing that can dispel it is magic. Negi grits his teeth, pumping more energy into the shield, strengthening it. His only chance here is if he can fuse an attack spell with the defense spell. Lightning, maybe; a glorified electric fence. If he drops the shield now to bind the zombie, it will just open him wide for attack. And he doesn't have his Pactio with Kotarou anymore. He can't use Al's armor.]
Rachel! Blaine! Get upstairs, stay away from the barrier! Don't touch it!
[This may burn a hole in the floor, but it's better than someone getting killed. As soon as they're clear, he surges a mid-level lightning spell into it. It's enough to bring down a full-grown adult, and should paralyze the zombie long enough to bind him.]
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And it's a good thing, too; as soon as he drops his illusion, the zombie tears around the corner and into his barrier. The barrier holds - it's like hitting an invisible wall, and the only thing that can dispel it is magic. Negi grits his teeth, pumping more energy into the shield, strengthening it. His only chance here is if he can fuse an attack spell with the defense spell. Lightning, maybe; a glorified electric fence. If he drops the shield now to bind the zombie, it will just open him wide for attack. And he doesn't have his Pactio with Kotarou anymore. He can't use Al's armor.]
Rachel! Blaine! Get upstairs, stay away from the barrier! Don't touch it!
[This may burn a hole in the floor, but it's better than someone getting killed. As soon as they're clear, he surges a mid-level lightning spell into it. It's enough to bring down a full-grown adult, and should paralyze the zombie long enough to bind him.]