At sunrise on the second day after reinforcements from the various nations arrived at Twilight Fortress, the long-inactive defenders of the Eighth Defense Line finally made their move.
Cheng Yu also found himself getting up earlier than he ever had since coming to this world, though he had no time to be grumpy about it.
When he arrived at the Main City, he found the three Wisdom units already in a Co-Link state. Perhaps he was imagining it, but the robots seemed rather grim.
When Cheng Yu looked at the large screen, he saw that the defenders of the Eighth Defense Line were doing something different from before. As for what had changed, the troops inside now included orcs, elves, and that bunch of useless slackers.
And they were mobilizing. Mobilizing? Why were they mobilizing when I hadn't even attacked?
The answer was obvious: the enemy intended to strike first!
Sure enough, troops began filing out through the walls of the Eighth Defense Line.
The Wisdom units seized the initiative. A Shuttle Fighter that had long been ready began accelerating, hurtling toward the Eighth Defense Line.
But just then, several Mage Towers along the Eighth Defense Line unfurled much larger Magic Barriers covered in more intricate patterns.
Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes. He had already demonstrated the power of the Shuttle Fighters when he breached the Seventh Defense Line. The enemy could not possibly be unaware of it. Yet they had clearly deployed a superior Magic Barrier now. Did they really think they could intercept a Shuttle Fighter's kinetic strike?
Facts spoke louder than words. Only a practical test would reveal the answer, and the Shuttle Fighter's strike arrived.
Whoosh-BOOM!!!!
When the dust cleared and Cheng Yu saw the Magic Barrier still standing strong, he knew trouble had arrived!
Meanwhile,