Katata continued, "The gap between Earth Saint Masters is also very large. The difference between a First Cycle Earth Saint Master and a Sixth Cycle Earth Saint Master is like a Saint Master facing a peak Great Saint Master. It's basically impossible to win. If my brother and I were to work together, we would only be able to fight a Third Cycle Earth Saint Master with our Second Cycle Earth Saint Master strength. If we were to meet a Fourth Cycle Earth Saint Master and above, we wouldn't be their match at all. Furthermore, our opponent is a magical beast."
Hearing Katata's words, Jianchen's expression became extremely solemn. Only now did he understand that the gap between Earth Saint Masters was so large. The difference between a First Cycle Earth Saint Master and a Sixth Cycle Earth Saint Master was like the difference between a Saint Master and a peak Great Saint Master. At the same time, Jianchen's heart began to faintly worry. He didn't know if Wake City would be able to successfully withstand this wave of magical beasts.
Although Wake City wasn't his home and he didn't have any feelings for it, Jian Chen really didn't want a city with a population of several hundred thousand to be conquered by a group of magical beasts.
Wake City had already closed its gates long ago. As for the caravans that were hurrying on their way, they had already received news of the magical beast horde. As a result, the caravans either took a long detour or went to a nearby city to rest and recuperate, waiting for the magical beast horde to end before continuing on their way.
In the distance, countless magical beasts were marching in unison towards Wake City. Aside from the sound of heavy footsteps, not a single magical beast let out a roar. This strange scene really did seem like a group of well-trained soldiers.
"Roar!"
At this moment, a loud roar suddenly rang out from the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. The sound was so loud that it seemed to have the power to shatter stone. It reverberated in the air for a long time.
This sudden roar caused the tens of thousands of Magic Beasts to tremble as a rare trace of fear appeared in their eyes. Almost at the same time, all of the Magic Beasts stopped in their tracks. At this moment, they were only five kilometers away from Wake City's walls.
Looking at the large group of magic beasts five kilometers away, Katata sighed and said: "The Class 5 magic beast hiding in the Magic Beast Mountain Range is either very intelligent, or it has been through too many battles with us humans. This distance is just outside the range of the magic crystal cannons. It is very familiar with the range of our magic crystal cannons."
As he spoke, Katata glanced at Katafei, who had never spoken a word, and said, "Katafei, the enemy's strength is beyond our expectations. It's too late to ask for reinforcements from Royal City. Whether or not the city behind us can be saved depends on us."
Katafei nodded slightly. His expression did not change at all. His gaze was still fixed in front of him. His heart seemed to be as cold as his appearance. Other than the one sentence he said in the garden of the City Lord's Mansion, he had not spoken a second sentence.
"Put down the armor."
At this time, City Lord Yun Li suddenly shouted. Immediately, rows of armor made entirely of steel plates were slowly lowered from the top of the city walls. From afar, it looked as if the walls of Wake City were covered in a thick layer of armor.
The armor was made up of countless one-meter-long steel plates, and they were tightly connected by thick iron chains. Each steel plate was a foot thick, and with such thickness, it could easily withstand the attacks of Class 3 Magical Beasts.
Looking at the huge steel plates hanging from the top of the city walls, Jianchen was once again amazed by the sturdiness of Wake City's walls. With so many one meter long and half a foot thick steel plates hanging from the top of the city walls, just the weight alone would be terrifying. Yet Wake City's walls could easily withstand such heavy objects. From this, it could be seen that the rumors of Wake City's walls being as sturdy as a first grade city were not false.
"Begin charging the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons!" City Lord Yun Li's voice echoed from the top of the city walls.
Hearing City Lord Yun Li's words, Katafei who was standing beside Jianchen couldn't help but be surprised. He said, "I never thought that Wake City would have Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons. Haha, as expected of a city located near the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons have a range of ten kilometers and are much more powerful than Elementary Magic Crystal Cannons. They can already attack the Magic Beasts in front of us."
As soon as Yun Li's voice fell, some of the soldiers on the wall began to get busy. The magic crystal cannons were charged with magic cores. Through a special device, the magic crystal cannons would absorb all the energy from the magic cores and then fire it out in one shot.
On the Tian Yuan Continent, Magic Crystal Cannons were divided into three grades: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced. Elementary Magic Crystal Cannons were usually powered by Class 1 and Class 2 Magic Cores. Depending on the power of the cannon, the number of Magic Cores used would also vary. Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons were powered by Class 3 and Class 4 Magic Cores. As for Advanced Magic Crystal Cannons, they required Class 5 Magic Cores.
Elementary Magic Crystal Cannons had a range of three kilometers, Advanced Magic Crystal Cannons had a range of eight kilometers, and Advanced Magic Crystal Cannons had a range of twenty kilometers.
As the most powerful offensive and defensive weapons, the existence of the Magic Crystal Cannons was undoubtedly welcomed by all the large and small countries on the Tian Yuan Continent. Among them, the elementary and intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons were more common, and all the important cities were equipped with them. On the other hand, high level Magic Crystal Cannons were extremely rare, and were usually only equipped at the border fortresses of every country. Moreover, there were not many of them. After all, using a Class 5 Monster Core to charge the cannons and firing them in one shot was a requirement that ordinary countries could not afford. As a result, no country dared to use high level Magic Crystal Cannons unless it was absolutely necessary.
This was because every time a Advanced Magic Crystal Cannon was fired, it represented a large amount of money.
As the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons were charged, an extremely large and unstable energy was emitted from the Magic Crystal Cannons. It gave people the feeling that this energy could explode at any time. If one did not have a certain amount of courage, they would not even dare to approach the Magic Crystal Cannons while they were charging.
In fact, on the Tian Yuan Continent, there had been many cases of Magic Crystal Cannons going out of control during the charging process, or exploding when the energy exceeded the limits of the Magic Crystal Cannons. However, the Magic Crystal Cannons were still extremely powerful, and many nations were willing to take the risk to use them.
After about ten breaths of time, the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons finally finished charging. With a command from Yun Li, the four Magic Crystal Cannons on the walls opened fire at the same time.
"Peng!"
With a loud sound, four balls of energy shot out from the Magic Crystal Cannons. They flew through the air at an extremely fast speed, and in the end, they violently slammed into several areas eight kilometers away where the Magic Beasts were most concentrated.
"Boom!"
With a deafening sound, the area where the Magic Crystal Cannons had hit was suddenly filled with smoke and dust. A strong energy wave exploded, and in an instant, all living things within thirty meters were annihilated. A large number of Magic Beasts were blasted into the sky and scattered in all directions.
The power of the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons was enough to instantly turn a Class 3 Magic Beast into a crippled body. Even Class 4 Magic Beasts would be severely injured under the bombardment of the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons. If they were hit directly, even Class 4 Magic Beasts would be blown into a pile of minced meat. Perhaps only Class 5 Magic Beasts could ignore the power of the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons.
The four Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons fired simultaneously, taking away the lives of more than thirty Class 3 Magic Beasts, and many of them were injured. This sudden turn of events caused the Magic Beast army to be in an uproar. Every one of them was restless, and from time to time, they would let out a low growl from their mouths.
"Continue charging the Intermediate Magic Crystal Cannons. After charging, immediately fire at the high level Magic Beasts behind us!" Yun Li stood on the wall and commanded loudly.
"Roar!"
At the same time, a deafening roar came from the depths of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. This time, the roar was even louder than before. Even though it was almost twenty kilometres away, when it reached the ears of Jianchen and the rest, it was like a sudden clap of thunder.
Following this roar, a group of Magic Beasts seemed to have received an order. They all let out a roar and charged towards the walls of Wake City.
Tens of thousands of magical beasts galloped, creating such a huge commotion that many of the people on the city walls paled. Even standing on the city walls, they could clearly feel the slight tremors coming from the ground.
"Prepare the crossbows!"
Yun Li gave the order with a serious face.
Suddenly, at the corners of the city wall, many square holes about a foot long suddenly appeared. The holes were densely packed, and at a glance, there were as many as hundreds of them.
Immediately after, huge arrows as thick as an adult's fist and flashing with a threatening cold light shot out from the hole. The tip of these arrows was completely made of hard steel, and the body of the arrows was also made of a kind of ironwood that was as hard as steel.
Each of these arrows was over two metres long, and weighed a terrifying fifty kilograms. They could only be fired with a powerful crossbow, and could easily pierce through the body of a rank three Magic Beast. Even if a rank three Magic Beast's defense was extremely strong, it would still cause great damage.
When the tens of thousands of Magic Beasts were three kilometres away from Wake City, Yun Li gave the order again, "Fire the Elementary Magic Crystal Cannons at will. Fire as hard as you can."
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Following a series of dense and muffled sounds, the dozens of Magic Crystal Cannons on the city walls fired at the same time. A large amount of powerful energy waves tore through the sky and landed where the Magic Beasts were the most concentrated. With a loud bang, the smoke and dust that filled the air immediately covered the tracks of the Magic Beasts.
After a few breaths of time, the Elementary Magic Crystal Cannons were once again fully charged. Following a series of muffled sounds, a large amount of Magic Beasts exploded in the midst of the Magic Beasts. At that time, a few of the smaller Magic Beasts were blown far away, mixed with some blood and bits of Magic Beast flesh.
After a few rounds of bombardment, the Magic Beasts were only five hundred metres away from Wake City's walls.
"Fire the crossbows!"
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