Nie Li took a step forward of his own accord.
Then Ye Zong moved beside Nie Li to shield him, the two acting in perfect unison.
"Exactly. Just us."
The Snow Feather Ice Phoenix stared at the little brat standing atop the city wall, barely old enough to have dried the milk from his lips.
It could not understand why it had run into one obstacle after another on the way here. It had started with nearly ten million Demon Beasts, yet barely over a million remained by the time it arrived!
Damn it! Each of those tricks was more underhanded than the last!
The Shadow Image Inscription Magic Array, combined with Bright Bamboo that drove Demon Beasts berserk, had made the beasts slaughter one another inside the array.
Earth inscriptions combined with deadly poison inscriptions had sent more beasts tumbling into enormous pits, where the poison dissolved them.
The tricks had come in an endless stream.
The vast ranks of cannon fodder had suffered the worst losses across those first few defensive lines.
The Snow Feather Ice Phoenix raised its head and let out a phoenix cry toward the heavens.
As though receiving an order, all the Wind Snow Demon Beasts charged forward, whipped into a frenzy.
"Everyone, keep up the catapult barrage! Fire the repeating crossbows!"
Nie Li issued another order.
The catapults continued furiously hurling rocks wreathed in roaring flames.
The repeating crossbows atop the wall also began firing a furious barrage.
Nie Li had modified them himself, allowing each to fire fifty bolts in a single volley.
Warfront inscriptions had been carved onto the bolts, and their heads were even coated with deadly poison.
Not only did they pierce deep, but their poison was terrifying as well.
Tens of thousands of bolts rained down, instantly turning