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Chapter 739: 491: Fortress Defense Battle (Part 1)_3
Chapter 739: 491: Fortress Defense Battle (Part 1)_3
Chapter 739: Chapter 491: Fortress Defense Battle (Part 1)_3
Next, Leo Ray’s gaze moved and fell on a row of archers behind the heavy infantry.
These archers, with quivers full of feathered arrows on their backs and bows drawn, were clearly prepared for battle.
Behind the archers was another row of shield-bearing heavy infantry, and so it continued in a cyclical pattern.
The nearly three thousand-strong force had filled more than half of the city wall and all the towering arrow towers.
Of course, a large number of positions were still left empty, reserved for the hidden magic cannons.
As for the large group of mages, they were divided into two parts.
Apart from the three middle teams of artillerymen, the remaining mages, together with the majority of the priest group led by Joshua, were responsible for supplying magic power to the buffer defense barrier from a hidden area behind the city wall.
Seeing this, Leo Ray nodded in satisfaction.
In this way, the survivability of the fortress city wall soldiers could undoubtedly be maximized.
After all, according to Lord White, the more magic power supplied to the buffer defense barrier, the stronger its ability to counter the opponent’s attack.
As for the giant city gate of the fortress and the giant sluice gate serving as a second insurance, both were made of special magic-resistant materials. Coupled with the buffer defense barrier covering them, ordinary magic attacks would hardly have any effect.
Therefore, before the internal defense barrier of the fortress failed, or in other words, before the mages exhausted their magic power, the Saint Night Army, with a maximum of Tier 4 magic experts, would not be able to break through the city gate.
At the same time, the other two legions stationed at the city walls began to change formation as soon as they heard the urgent attack horn.
Under the pale moonlight, a large number of black magic cannons emitting a dark glow were pushed out by the soldiers, with the cannons being aimed high as if positioned for a mortar.
Needless to say, attacking the Coldflame soldiers defending the fortress before the defense magic barrier is depleted is more cost-effective.
After all, no one would sit and wait to die, watching the fortress gate being shattered.
At this moment, Leo Ray, who was on top of the fortress, noticed.
The Saint Night Army had pushed out more than two hundred magic cannons. In addition to the more than two hundred teams of mages supplying energy, there were a large number of longbowmen and other mages lined up in rows.
At a glance, there were countless, densely packed figures.
“Just as Lord White said, their long-range power is at least the size of ten large teams. As for the others, they are basically defensive heavy infantry units, and like us, they are distributed in various places.”
At this time, Leo Ray couldn’t help taking a deep breath of the cold night air.
It must be said that the scene of ten thousand people waiting to strike under the fortress was extremely awe-inspiring.
However, it could be seen from the formation that the other party was very cautious, always moving around the depression near the theoretical range of the fortress’s attack power.
If the situation turns bad, they can naturally hide in the depression behind them, significantly reducing casualties.
In this way, it would be impossible to completely annihilate or severely damage the other party.
Even if the fire-type magic cannon has a longer range, it would still have most of its damage power neutralized by the natural depression.
“Is this really the case? This depression is not only an excellent barrier to divide the enemy’s forces, but also their natural trench.”
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Leo Ray soon revealed a smile that was within his expectations.
Regarding this point, he had naturally been prepared for a long time.