General Adrian raised his longsword high, its tip pointing straight at the sky, and roared until his voice cracked,
"First defensive line-raise shields!"
"Hoo-ha!!!"
Five thousand Elf heavy infantry roared in perfect unison, slamming their heavy tower shields into the ground with a thunderous crash.
A silver wall of steel formed in an instant.
The shields fitted together without a gap, like an impassable mountain range!
"Second defensive line-nock arrows!"
Eight thousand archers, their eyes cold and muscles taut, drew their Compound Bows in unison and took aim.
The cold gleam of their arrows joined together, forming a river of death beneath the dim sky.
The Wood Elves had already summoned towering treants.
With the powerful treant summoned by Elder Muyu at their center, they formed the second defensive line, allowing some of the Elf archers to stand atop them and attack more easily.
The treants could also help the Elves defend against the Demon Clan's ranged projectile attacks, such as catapults, great axes, stone spears, and so on.
They were the Elves' best support!
"Third defensive line-elemental mages, begin chanting!"
Five thousand Elemental Elf mages raised their staffs high, and magical elements of every color began humming violently and gathering in the air.
In the sky, the remaining two thousand Elf aerial knights rode Griffins, giant eagles, and other flying units, already locked in a savage battle with the Demon Clan.
The occasional screams and falling demons and Elves added a tragic note to the already heavy atmosphere.
"First volley-loose!!"
General Adrian swept his sword down.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-!!
The instant eight thousand arrows left their bowstrings, the air itself seemed to have been sucked away.
It was not a rain of arrows, but a moving dark cloud, a cloud of steel and death that silently descended upon the