He stepped forward, moving straight through the barrier as if it were nothing more than air.
This was not just a figure of speech. Alaric used a special technique: as his strike landed, the demon's body instinctively tried to absorb and spread out the impact, relying on its natural defenses. But Alaric's willpower traveled ahead of the physical force and slipped inside, interfering with the very process that would have protected the demon. The body tried to react, but the command could not get through. Something blocked it from inside, leaving the tissue unable to respond the way it always had.
So, instead of the force spreading out safely, it hit all at once, with nothing to soften the blow.
