South Wantina Territory's Southern Border.
The blood moon hung high overhead, casting the summer night into a battlefield ablaze with war.
The dense jungle outside the city-state and the winding river seemed unusually restless amid the brutal battle, constantly shuddering up and down from the impacts.
"On my command, support High Priest Loren!"
The border troops across the Southern Border displayed their determination to hold the line. They showed no fear of the terrifying creatures attacking them and did everything they could to assist High Priest Loren.
After urgently evacuating the civilians, the elite troops provided as much support as possible from the rear, taking care not to interfere with Loren. The Magic Rift Cannons of South Wantina City-state gathered mana as vast as the stars and, upon reaching their peak, fired ultra-long-range energy beams capable of tearing the sky apart, striking Somerset Marquis with pinpoint accuracy.
Although the cannons could only be supplied with mana by numerous elite mages now that the energy stations were no longer operating, greatly reducing their firing frequency, the integrated attack of the Magic Devices, whose control strength reached Tier 7, could still pose a slight threat to Somerset.
The heavy knight legion formed the Azure Shield Array, a defensive formation maintained jointly by spell barriers and martial techniques. It created an indestructible protective field like the firmament, blocking wave after wave of physical shockwaves.
Behind them, the Goddess of Fate Church's priest corps linked their divine arts into a gigantic protective barrier. The curtain of starlight covering the city continuously absorbed and reflected the battle's aftershocks, easing the pressure on Loren's rear.
Even if Somerset Marquis wanted to force his way through, it would still take him some time.
"High Priest, keep going!"
"Mr. Loren! Don't lose!"
The people's shouts seemed to turn