A whistle cut through the air, and a Fixed Soul Cannon Shell struck the inner city's wall and exploded. Then a barrage of Fixed Soul Cannon Shells came hurtling in, and the explosions began to drown out the Magic Cannons.
Large numbers of Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights began setting up defenses. Every Magic Cannon that could be pushed into cover was moved inside; those they could not move in time were left where they stood.
A Fixed Soul Cannon Shell exploded directly against the inner city wall. The nearby Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights immediately raised their shields to protect the allies around them. Then the flames of the explosion spread, as though about to swallow them whole.
The tremendous explosion caused a brief spell of chaos on the wall. Then the nearby defenders of Imperial Dragon Pass immediately began helping their comrades. Many had been wounded outright by the blast, and some had had their limbs blown off. The burning sensation from the intense heat had yet to fade.
Without the defenses of the Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights, the situation would have been even worse.
The priests immediately cast healing spells to stabilize their injuries, and the others hurried to carry them away.
Just then, a girl holding a staff looked around in panic, searching for something...
The surroundings were already a wreck. The masonry on the wall had been stained red and black, and Magic Cannons had been hurled up by the explosion and sent crashing down below.
The girl kept looking around in panic, searching for something in the crowd, but she could not see that figure. At last, at the edge of the wall, she spotted the shield that person should have been carrying. Beside it was a gap smashed open by a Magic