Subversion was a technique often employed by the Guardian, and it was incredibly rare that one would think it wise to attempt it in on him. Corban was a knower of all, yet master of few, and of those masteries he made it a point to punish those who would challenge that mastery or try to subvert him in predictable ways. If one were going to defeat Corban, they'd need to think far outside the box... In hindsight, guarding was probably not the best option to take against a guardian.

~Projected walls of force, hm? It's either a spell, or some kind of telekinetic barrier. We've seen both before.~

<Then we can deal with it the same way.>

~Precisely. Why work on a case-by-case when you can have one technique good for many uses!?~

A percentage of the buckshot would be successfully deflected in sparkling arcs that would pockmark the ground with steaming, hyper expensive rhinestones as opposed to skewering Corban. A strange thing, indeed. The missing numbers in that equation would punch through his barrier like bullets through water. His crystals were insulated against magic and its subsidiaries from the outside, yet highly receptive from within. The larger fragments would not be deflected, but pass through to pierce and pepper the man within with crystalline bullets. Upon impact, the flechettes would rapidly decompose, creating more exacerbated, spread wounds. If he did not protect his face, he'd find that there was an incredibly large chance that hed come out of his little cocoon blinded by diamond shards, as well.

At the same time, Corban primed the barrel of his rifle, aimed for the man dealing with a crystal buckshot -and wherever he may relocate to-. The inner spell-circuitry lead like the roots of a tree to the crystal nexus that lay at the center, inscribed with complex arcane algorithms. The trigger was pulled and the spell-crystal was triggered, releasing a highly compressed stream of abjurative, sky-blue energy.

When met with physical or magical opposition, the Disruptor beam would implode into a blast arc. When met with thicker material such as earth or steel, the beam would produce an arc and then a thinner secondary beam. More focused piercing power would penetrate the thickest defenses. When met with something soft like aerogel, the beam would widen into a wide '>' shape that would wash over the material like a wave. If his barrier was still up, he'd find it turned against him two-fold. If not, he was still in clear sight, in the middle of the street, and thoroughly occupied with armor-piercing, rapidly decomposing crystal shrapnel.

"I don't think so. I still haven't even begun thinking two steps ahead, yet."

[hider=Relevant info!]
1. Guardian profession: Corban is capable of divining magic, especially barrier magic, on cursory glances. 

2. Crystal insulation: Corban's crystals are not immune, but tempered against magic. Armor -and barrier- piercing rounds.

3. Disruptor[2]: A combination of Dispel and Disintegrate. Disrupts both magic and physicality in equal measure. Two preps accumulated.[/hider]