The Watchers' appearance completely changed the course of the battle.
When a colossal creature emerged from beneath the abyss and hovered over everyone, gazing down at everything with its dreadful single eye—an eye devoid of emotion, filled only with the purest curiosity and hunger—even the most steadfast warrior would feel fear welling up from the depths of their heart.
In this situation, Lux was both impressed by the Shuriman Empire's discovery of a way to fight the Watchers and relieved that the Watchers had chosen the Frostguard Citadel as their first target.
That was right. After rising from the Howling Abyss, it paid little attention to the allied forces' base. Instead, it immediately set its sights on the three ancient Freljordian deities.
Judging by the tentacles it was waving around, its second target seemed to be the sturdy Frostguard Citadel on the other side. Its dangerous gaze swept past the three ancient deities from time to time, while its tentacles kept clawing at the citadel's walls.
With its True Ice shell, systematic defensive magic, and large force of professional defenders, the Frostguard Citadel was like an oversized toy in the Watcher's hands. It barely had to move its tentacles to toss aside the stone blocks, each weighing over ten thousand pounds, as carelessly as a spoiled child dismantling a LEGO set. Some were even flung away, falling into the Howling Abyss; a long while later, a muffled "thud" rose from below.
At first, the Frostguard Priests atop the citadel still tried to fight back.
One Frost spell after another struck the tentacles, but none did any meaningful damage. Even when an ice spear pierced one of the Watcher's tentacles, it only had to give the appendage a shake—or even deliberately shed a section of it—to continue tearing the fortress apart.