Along the city wall stretching fifty li, the armies in different sections fought in different ways.
In some sections, demon barbarians had already reached the top, forcing the armies there to attack the endless stream of enemies clambering over the wall.
In other sections, the armies were exceptionally fierce, firmly suppressing the demon barbarians climbing below and denying them any chance to reach the top.
Besides the soldiers dedicated to combat, there were auxiliary troops who did not fight, but whose role was vital. They constantly carried away the corpses and wounded of both demon barbarians and humans, ensuring that bodies did not choke the battlefield and that wounded soldiers received immediate treatment.
Besides the humans fighting on the ground, more than twenty Grand Academicians hovered in midair atop Walking the Blue Clouds. They fought continuously, primarily attacking the Demon Kings and Barbarian Kings capable of flight. Occasionally, they summoned large numbers of war-poem soldiers, placing them atop the wall or outside it to hinder the climbing demon barbarians.
The mechanisms, the officers and soldiers on the ground, and the Grand Academicians in the sky formed the basic defensive force on the Boundary Mountain City Wall.
Fang Yun noticed three Great Scholars in purple robes on the southern side of the wall. Some sat and others stood; some quietly gazed ahead, while others rested with their eyes closed.
The sight of those three Great Scholars put Fang Yun considerably more at ease.
Fang Yun continued surveying the wall.
Behind the mechanisms, many officers and soldiers were warming up, their numbers almost equal to those fighting at the front.
As they walked, Jie Bingzhi explained, "Recently, combat on the Boundary Mountain City Wall has been divided into three rotating shifts. Each army is split into thirds, with each contingent fighting for