Dark clouds blotted out the sky. The howling gale had eased considerably at some point.
Massive crossbow bolts tore through the sky. Before they even fell, they split apart into countless smaller bolts nearly a meter long, which streaked toward the enemy army.
The enemy soldiers charging forward with loud battle cries fell in droves. The moment the splitting bolts pierced their bodies, countless ice crystals burst forth. Just two seconds later, the condensed ice exploded, attacking everything in a wide radius.
Blood mixed with shards of ice and rained down. After the volley from more than a thousand massive crossbow carts, a large portion of the enemy army in the distance had fallen. The casualties looked heavy, but compared to the enemy's overall numbers, they were nothing.
More than a dozen serpentfolk operated each metal crossbow cart. Three of them worked together to turn the winding wheel and reload the crossbow, while the others began loading the bolts.
These massive metal crossbows were weapons of war unique to the Northern Border. No other faction could replicate them. Building the giant metal crossbow carts was actually not difficult. The key was that no one else could produce large crossbow bolts that split apart in midair and carried ice energy.
At this moment, more than a thousand crossbow carts were positioned deep in the rear of their own formation. Hundreds of demon beasts scouted the sky above. The moment they spotted anyone suspicious, whether friend or foe, they would immediately swarm and attack.
Compared to the rear, the center of the battlefield was the most brutal area. The Empire soldiers and flame demons in the front ranks had already begun fighting at close quarters. Furthermore, the two armies were gradually intermingling. It was only a matter of time before they became