"Attack the city!"
Following the commander-in-chief's order, countless Beastfolk raised their siege ladders and charged toward the walls on trembling legs.
"Rumble~~"
The Magic Crystal Cannons on both sides roared to life, beginning a bombardment duel as smoke filled the sky.
The Beastfolk soldiers charging through the artillery fire became the greatest victims. Not only did they have to endure enemy shells, but they could also be hit by their own Magic Crystal Cannons.
A squad of Boarmen had just set up their ladders when they were struck by one of their own Magic Crystal Cannons, their flesh and blood blasted through the air.
The reason was simple: poor accuracy!
With the Orc Empire's productivity, managing to build Magic Crystal Cannons at all was already a miracle. How could anyone expect accuracy?
Of course, the Alpha Kingdom's Magic Crystal Cannons were just as pitifully inaccurate. At a distance of several miles, missing by ten or twenty meters was commonplace.
Aside from suppressing each other with artillery, most of the firepower was poured into densely packed areas. No matter how low the accuracy was, as long as the general direction was right, it could still be effective.
The defensive Magic Array inside the city had already been activated. Unfortunately, the magical barrier had limited interception capabilities and mostly just weakened enemy attacks.
An attack with a force of ten outside would be reduced to one or two by the time it struck the walls. But no matter how much it was weakened, it could still kill.
Two defending soldiers holding boulders over their heads, preparing to throw them down, were unfortunately struck by artillery fire and had half their bodies blown away.
The brutal battle continued until nightfall.
Inside the commander's tent, Crown Prince Daniel, once again serving as the army's