In the fields, withered yellow reeds formed a rolling sea beneath the afternoon breeze, rustling softly like the breath of the sleeping earth, peaceful and calm.
"Buzzz—!"
At that moment, the charging hum of the distant artillery array shattered the wilderness's silence, startling several waterbirds from the faraway reeds.
Atop the walls, four devices inlaid with Spirit Stones suddenly lit up. Their intricate patterns flowed rapidly as though life had been poured into them, gathering into four increasingly dazzling silver-white spheres.
"Magic Crystal Cannons?!"
Grumg's murky pupils narrowed slightly.
This highly compressed form of pure energy immediately reminded him of the Legion Magic Crystal Cannons he had seen from afar in Golden Radiance Valley.
Yet the texture of this energy was far more violent, carrying an unsettling savagery that did not match the magical craftsmanship in his memories.
"Fire!"
"Blast that big bastard!"
"Whoosh!!"
At the instant the beam was about to erupt, the ogre's instincts caught the scent of danger. His expression shifted slightly as his massive body leaped sideways and backward, his broad mage robes whipping up a gust of wind.
A blazing beam swept past where he had just stood, its terrifying heat instantly vaporizing the ground into a deep crater.
"Damn it!"
Alarm and suspicion flashed through Grumg's yellow vertical pupils.
"What the hell is that? It looks like a Magic Crystal Cannon, but it isn't a Magic Crystal Cannon..."
Was this the strange Magic Crystal Cannon mentioned in the intelligence?
These Slimes truly were not as simple as they appeared.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As though the previous shot had merely been a warm-up, the four Artillery Arrays paused for a second before pouring out tremendous energy. They tore through the air with shrieks sharp enough to rupture eardrums, striking the Goblins' densest formations with