Erik quickly realised Meilin had been holding back before. When she charged him again, swords raised and expression twisted in anger, she also conjured several magic circles… but not pointed at Erik.
The magic circles spawned as far away from Meilin as she could manage, and quickly started unleashing a barrage of Frostvein shards at the barrier. Erik grimaced a little, but then shook his head and scoffed, choosing to focus on Meilin herself.
Though countless razor-sharp shards were pelting the barrier, Meilin couldn't provide the singularly powerful blow that could shatter the barrier immediately at this point. Though the barrier was under heavy assault right now, draining the Enkarian 'batteries', it was draining Meilin as well.
Finally, she'd realised which of them was most affected by the tyranny of time in this confrontation. She knew the longer this went on, the worse her chances would be.
