Every Flame Magic Arrow newly developed by the Xinfei Merchant Guild triggered the miniature explosive flame array engraved inside it upon impact, unleashing power equivalent to a third-level fire spell.
Although a third-level fire spell was nothing compared with the eighth-level Azure Guardian, and a single one might pose no threat to it, the combined power of ten, a hundred, or even a thousand such spells was an entirely different matter.
At Xu Yi's command, Hart and the other guards continued loading their Magic Repeating Crossbows with Flame Magic Arrows and firing, their dense, fiery trails streaking through the night without pause.
A seemingly endless stream of Flame Magic Arrows struck Azure Guardian's barrier, setting off a relentless barrage of explosions. Like fireworks, bursts of fiery red and pale blue magical light kept blooming over the darkened plain.
At first, the mage could maintain the barrier with his considerable mana, but a mage's mana had its limits. Powerful as he was, he could not withstand such a rapid, concentrated bombardment of Flame Magic Arrows.
Azure Guardian lasted less than half a minute before the rain of arrows battered its light into a dim glow. It clearly could not hold much longer.
Faced with such a ferocious rain of arrows, the cavalry only dared advance under the barrier's protection. Their pace naturally slowed to a crawl, and in that half minute, they covered less than fifty meters, never even reaching the edge of the camp.
Now, under the ceaseless bombardment of Flame Magic Arrows, Azure Guardian's light finally began flickering.
Xu Yi snorted, suddenly raised his hand, and swept it forward.
Crackle!
An exceptionally dazzling bolt of electricity appeared out of thin air before Xu Yi. It tore through the night like lightning and struck the barrier directly.
The barrier shook