Alarms blared throughout the canyon.
The imperial soldiers shouted and opened fire with their rifles, pouring bullets and shells toward the invaders like a torrential downpour.
From among the invaders.
A tall figure suddenly charged out.
She was a young woman, yet she stood taller than many men.
She wore a strange diadem woven from thorns, and armor made of pure light materialized around her.
The light also formed a one-handed shield and gathered around her longsword, turning it into a greatsword.
With a loud shout, the woman plunged her greatsword into the ground.
A wall formed from Dawn immediately rose in front of the invaders.
Shells and bullets struck the wall, bursting into flames and sending ripples across it, but failed to break through.
The imperial soldiers stared, dumbfounded.
Then the invaders returned fire. A fierce hail of bullets sent blood spraying from the imperial soldiers, who ducked their heads and scrambled for cover.
After that round of defense.
The woman pulled out her greatsword, charged forward with long strides, and slashed it fiercely ahead.
The howling light formed a storm. Wherever it passed, the ground shattered, cover collapsed, and bodies were hurled through the air.
It cleared an empty, fan-shaped swath.
The invaders seized the opportunity to push deeper into the canyon and spread their formation to either side.
At the rear.
Alment Eggers watched with twitching eyelids.
Another demigod!
While the front of the canyon came under fierce attack.
An equally intense battle was raging at the rear.
The Beyonders of the Sailor Pathway were led by the two elders of the otherfolk, Merinda and Lina.
After one bombing run, they briefly landed, then rode the gale back up for another.
Against these Beyonders flying in midair and constantly unleashing Wind Blades or lightning arrows.
The imperial