All the Temple Federation soldiers standing on the walls looked somewhat dazed at that moment.
They had never seen such a sight. Even Ninth Order magic known as forbidden spells could hardly produce a scene on such a vast scale.
The volleys of Fixed Soul Cannon Shells lighting up the entire sky were flying toward the fortresses along strangely curved trajectories.
Watching the flight paths of these Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, many soldiers could not yet grasp what they meant. They only knew danger was coming.
But the veteran soldiers, those who had long used Magic Cannons, and the powerhouses at each fortress all realized something as they watched the trajectories of the Fixed Soul Cannon Shells overhead.
None of them dared leave anything to chance against this attack.
"Activate the defensive Magic Arrays immediately! All mages, build Magic Shields at once! Everyone, take cover..." Almost simultaneously, the commanders on the walls of the six great fortresses shouted as loudly as their Ninth Order strength allowed, rousing every soldier to mount a defense.
Beams of light rose from several locations within each fortress, immediately forming a curtain of light overhead. From a distance, it looked like a giant umbrella had opened above each fortress to protect it below. These were large-scale defensive Magic Arrays established to counter attacks by flying members of the Demon Race.
However, these curtains of light could only shield the skies above the fortresses, not cover them entirely. After all, the consumption of such large-scale defensive Magic Arrays was staggering, and the fortress walls lay outside the protection of these Magic Shields.
The walls held extensive fortifications and Magic Cannons, along with numerous magical traps, all essentially prepared to block the Demon Race's advance and inflict as many casualties on its troops as possible.
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