Kadrian carefully surveyed the whole of Twilight Gorge.
The Seventh Defense Line had vanished outright. Apart from its walls, every building in the sixth defensive line had been destroyed by the shock wave. Even those walls were covered in cracks; they might not collapse at a push, but they were close.
The Eighth Defense Line had suffered little damage. Its walls were built from magical water mixed with enchanted metal, along with rock and soil unique to the Besthear Mountains that possessed excellent magical conductivity. Defensive magic circles were also inscribed on them.
Some soldiers on the walls had been blown off by the shock wave, but their powerful physiques as professionals had kept them from suffering much harm.
Kadrian's expression was exceptionally grim.
"A deity-level attack..."
Now Kadrian finally understood how the Deep Sea Empire had been defeated. The price paid this time had been rather steep as well: not a single person in the first seven defensive lines had survived.
The only consolation was that the enemy's attack was geared toward mass destruction. Otherwise, not only would the last five defensive lines have fallen, but even Kadrian would probably have paid a terrible price...
Yet as Kadrian surveyed the scene, Kadrian discovered that the enemy had stopped at the Seventh Defense Line.
Kadrian's eyes narrowed. Why had they stopped? Had their main force not arrived yet? Or were they plotting something else?
Still, Kadrian would hold steady and respond to whatever came. If the strength the enemy had displayed was all they had, Kadrian was confident they would never breach Twilight Fortress.
Cheng Yu stared dumbfounded at what the Conductors had done. Wait, Purger 0-4 hadn't even made an appearance, and you just fired one—no, two Space-Based Weapons at them?
The Conductor noticed Cheng Yu's confusion and