Northern city wall.
It had originally been guarded by Priest Ilombei, the head of the Night Church branch.
The vanguard of the enemy's first wave did not include any Mythical Bodies.
Brimming with confidence, Ilombei took advantage of the city's defensive terrain and joined forces with the entire congregation, using Dark Magic to bombard the troops advancing outside the city.
It was effective at first.
But he quickly noticed something was wrong.
A bizarre mechanical entity withstood all magical damage. No matter what form the attack took—even when a clergyman sacrificed himself to grow a massive tentacle from his abdomen and drive it straight into the target—it remained completely unmoved.
It marched straight to the base of the city wall.
The next second, an enormous explosion that shook the entire city erupted.
The northern gate, capable of withstanding a Mythical impact, was blasted to pieces, while a hundred meters of wall structure on either side collapsed completely.
Amid the smoke-filled ruins, the still-shaken Ilombei tried to report the intelligence to headquarters. The next second, both his head and body were annihilated, leaving only two lower legs twitching on the ground before they eventually transformed into a puddle of black water.
Night Church Headquarters
While Father Leisos observed the situation in the north through the "London Eye," he was interfered with by a magnetic field and could not see the details clearly.
The war had only just begun.
Aside from the King-level battle erupting in the sky, the siege had only launched its first wave. The enemy Mythical Bodies stationed within the Spatial Crystals had yet to make a move.
Leisos did not understand why the northern gate had been breached.
"Could it be... that the Great Demon's speculation was correct.
"A King is secretly operating in the shadows using