70 degrees was a very high altitude. At least in the imagination of normal archers, no one would use a bow like this unless they were shooting at the enemies in the air.
However, the 70 degrees that Peja said was obviously not aimed at the two Flying Knights in the air. They were still quite a distance away from them.
Peja didn't draw his godly weapon, Poison Dragon Bow. Instead, he quietly observed from afar. Even the people of Zither City didn't know the true ability of the commander of the long-range attack legion. Apart from being a godly weapon, he also had a special ability that ordinary people couldn't reach. That was eyesight.
Peja's eyesight was even better than that of the best elven archers. At the same time, his eyesight also included calculation ability. He could calculate the exact position of the enemy within a range of five kilometers and adjust his position with his bow and arrow.
This was his most powerful ability. Therefore, with the Poison Dragon Bow, he didn't have the slightest bit of fear even when facing the attack of a giant dragon.
"Release –"
Along with Peja's loud shout, tens of thousands of long-range attack legion warriors released the bowstrings in their hands. After going through special craftsmanship, the longbows in the hands of these warriors could send the diamond arrowheads 800 meters away. This distance could already be compared to the javelins of the Treant Druids, which showed how terrifying it was.
The scene of tens of thousands of bowstrings being released at the same time was terrifying. Countless black arrows rose into the sky like a huge battle formation. The movements of the warriors were uniform. When tens of thousands of people released the arrows at the same time, the sound of the bowstrings sounded like it was released by one person. It was just that the buzzing sound was slightly louder.
However, the reactions of the Faran Knights were undoubtedly very fast. Whether it was the Pegasus Knights or the Devil Condor Knights in the sky or the Mammoth Knights on the ground, they immediately reacted when they heard the large number of bowstrings being released.
A dark yellow light appeared on the Mammoth Knights, and the unique petrified skin of the Mammoth Giant Elephants was immediately attached to themselves and the knights. It formed their strongest defense.
At the same time, the Pegasus Knights and the Devil Condor Knights in the sky flew higher. They also released a magic light to protect their bodies. Although they knew that the distance of 1,000 meters wasn't something that could be reached by arrows, they treasured their lives even more.
After all, the training of every Faran Knight required a lot of resources and time. No Holy Knight would allow his men to risk their lives.
When Gerrard ordered his Pegasus Knights to fly higher, he had already noticed that something was wrong. He was stunned to see that the rain of arrows was still quite a distance away from the position of his army. Not only was the height not enough, but the deviation was also a little too much.
Was this the extent of Qin City's archery skills? This was the first question that came to Gerard's mind. Tens of thousands of archers couldn't even hit a single target. It was really a wonder how they trained.
Below, the Mammoth Paladin Shaquille had the same feeling as Gerard. When he saw the arrows being shot towards the sky, he couldn't help but reveal a disdainful smile. If it were the Pegasus Paladin or the Magic Condor Paladin, they would be easily injured by the arrows. They were no longer fit to be a member of the Faran Knights.
However, the Mammoth Paladin Shaquille and the Pegasus Paladin Gerard's disdain didn't last long. This was because they soon discovered the root of the problem, as well as the true purpose of the Qin City archers.
They rose a full eight hundred meters. After exceeding the attack range of ordinary arrows by three to four hundred meters, the large amount of arrows began to fall from the sky. Under the influence of the feathers, the tips of these arrows that were more than twice the weight of ordinary arrows turned. Like a meteor chasing the moon, they fell from the sky almost vertically to the ground.
The height of eight hundred meters was extremely terrifying. Coupled with the height of the Qin City wall itself, when the arrows fell from the sky to the ground. They were already nearly a thousand meters away from the ground.
This distance caused the gravity of the arrows to continuously increase, even producing a loud whistling sound. These arrows falling from the sky naturally couldn't threaten the two Order of Faran Knights in the air, and their target wasn't the Mammoth Knights with terrifying defense, but the position of the arrows falling from the sky. It was right at the back of the Mammoth Knights, where the mages were firmly blocked by them.
This was Peja's true purpose. Through the arrows. This increased the gravity of the falling arrow to the maximum. After his precise calculations, these ten thousand arrows just happened to cover all three thousand mages. According to his calculations, not a single arrow had fallen within the range of the Mammoth Cavalry Regiment.
Seeing this scene, Gerard in the air couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He realized that this Qin City really wasn't that easy to deal with.
The two Holy Knights noticed that something was wrong. Sloan, who was in the center of the Faran formation, naturally also noticed it. After a brief moment of shock, he immediately gave the order to defend.
The colorful magic shield immediately flashed. Helpless. The Faran mages had to give up the incantation they were chanting and quickly used the instant magic to trigger the energy in the magic array to form a huge protective shield above their heads.
Bang bang bang bang bang … The dense roars continued to sound. Countless ripples of light appeared on the colorful rainproof shield. As the tens of thousands of arrows fell. The piercing attack caught the Faran mages off guard. The magic shield was like a small boat in the sea in the storm.
It wasn't that the Faran mages weren't strong enough, but everything happened too suddenly. They didn't expect the enemy to have such an attack. Even Anya, who was inside the Tree of Ancient, didn't expect this. The Qin City's long-range attack army actually had such an ability.
Putting aside whether or not this round of arrow rain would be able to harm the Faran mages. Just interrupting the enemy's incantation had already bought the Qin City warriors a lot of time. In the decisive battle, even a small change could affect the entire battle. It was obvious that the Qin City side had the upper hand.
However, the attack wasn't over yet. After the first round of arrow rain, Peja didn't even look at the arrows that were shot out and immediately gave the second order. Before the first round of arrow rain reached its peak, the second round of arrow rain had already been shot out.
Then, it was the third round.
The longbows of the Qin City's long-range attack army were specially designed. Even though the Qin City warriors had been training for a long time, they still needed time to adjust after firing the bow three times. After firing the bow with all their might, the warriors' arms would go numb for a short period of time.
At this moment, apart from Peja, there was another commander of the Qin City on top of the city wall. It was Oliveira, whom Ye Yinxiu respected.
Perhaps the other higher-ups of the Qin City didn't know the strength of the long-range attack army, but as the commander of the Qin City's warriors, there was no way he didn't know. When Peja ordered his men to fire the third round of arrow rain, Oliveira's order was also issued.
As the three volleys of arrows rose into the air, the 300 Goblin Rippers took a step forward at the same time, sticking close to the back of the long-range soldiers. Their huge crossbows were already drawn, and with a clanging sound, the heavy bolts were aimed downwards.
The Tree Demon Druil also moved. When the third round of arrow rain rose into the sky, Oliveira gave the order to fire.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang … … The concentrated sound rang out for the third time. Even though the instantaneous magic cast by 3000 blue mages was quite powerful, especially with the enhancement of the magic formation, under the continuous bombardment of three rounds of arrows with diamond essence arrowheads, the power of 30,000 arrows stacked together was still very terrifying. The rainbow-like light obviously dimmed a lot.
The arrows that could reach a longer distance with the help of the back shot caused a slight change in the hearts of all the mages. They didn't expect that the enemy could still attack them from such a long distance.
At this moment, the first thing that the mages thought of was to increase their defense. Therefore, under Sloan's order, their incantations were no longer to attack, but to defend. In a situation where their lives were threatened, everyone would subconsciously activate their strongest defense. This was also human instinct.
The more powerful the incantation, the longer the chanting time. At this moment, a strong buzzing sound rang out again. This time, even though the buzzing sound was a little uneven compared to before, the sound waves were much louder than before.
The super heavy crossbows in the hands of the 300 Goblin Lacerators were fired. Bows and arrows couldn't reach a distance of 1000 meters, which was not suitable for these heavy crossbows. With the huge bodies of the Goblin Lacerators that were 10 meters tall, how much power could they exert?
In their hands, those heavy crossbows could be fired at a distance of more than 1,500 meters. Coupled with the slight tilt, when the first round of heavy crossbows was launched, a total of 2,400 heavy crossbows were like a dark cloud, directly passing over the Mammoth Knights and replacing the long-range army towards the Mages at the back.
At the same time, 2000 Tree Demon Druil also moved, and made their first throw. These Tree Demon Druil's target was not the Faran mages.
Even though their throwing distance could also reach 800 meters, their throwing spears didn't have the ability to extend the attack distance of arrows like bows and arrows. This round of attack was directly aimed at the sky.
It turned out that the Pegasus Knights and Devil Condor Knights in the sky had already reacted after sensing that the enemy had threatened their most important mage army. A total of 20,000 aerial troops descended from the sky with unparalleled momentum, and rushed towards the city wall. They believed that as long as they got rid of these archers, the mages would no longer be threatened.
However, the Pegasus Paladin Gerard hadn't communicated with the Dragons before. If he had known what the Dragons had encountered after entering the Zither City, he definitely wouldn't have given the order to attack from the sky so hastily.
As the two aerial troops rushed down, the first thing that met them was the Tree Demon Druil's throwing spears.
How could the power of a spear throw be comparable to that of a normal bow and arrow? It must be known that throwing the spear was the only ability of the Tree Demon Druids. They were able to rank above the Horned Eagles because of this skill.
Of course, the Pegasus Knights didn't think that these 2000 spears would have any effect on them. They reached down with their long dragon spears, and with their tyrannical strength, green, cyan, blue, and even purple Combat Energy exploded from the Pegasus and Devil Condor Knights. They didn't let their mounts use magic at all, because this was the only way to fly as fast as possible. They wanted to use their own strength to deflect these 2000 spears. According to the calculations of the Pegasus Paladin Gerrard, the races that threw the javelins only had the ability to attack for one round. As long as they could block this round of attacks, they would be able to escape. As long as this round of attack was blocked, it would be the end of the enemy. He had reason to believe that they could completely clear the obstacles on the city wall in the shortest time possible.
Even if the enemy still had those majestic-looking steel puppets.
However, the Pegasus Knights and Devil Condor Knights still underestimated the ability of the Tree Demon Druil. As a Druil, the Druil only had one attack method. Would their throwing spears be that simple? The answer was no.
The spears shattered in front of the tyrannical Combat Energy. However, their powerful impact still slowed down the speed of the Pegasus Knights and Devil Condor Knights.
Then, something that surprised the two Order of Faran Knights happened. The shattered spears released a layer of light green gas, and it spread at an alarming speed. It was almost in the blink of an eye. The green gas emitted by 2000 spears had already enveloped the two Order of Faran Knights in the air.
Poison gas? This was Gerard's first reaction. An angry roar came from his mouth, and with his powerful Purple Rank Nine Combat Energy, it spread across the battlefield. "Protect yourself with Combat Energy, be careful of the poison gas."
The quality of the Faran Knights was indeed terrifying. When they heard Gerard's shout, they had already reacted subconsciously. Not only did they use their Combat Energy to protect their bodies, but they also protected their mounts.
Unfortunately, this was their first time fighting against the Tree Demon Druil. They knew too little about this race that they had never seen before.
The light green gas wasn't poisonous at all. When the light green light spread rapidly, it was clear that it was not poisonous at all. Every Faran Knight flying in the air found that their bodies had become slower. Not only themselves, but their mounts were also the same.
Although the Devil Condor Knights and Pegasus Knights were Level Seven Magical Beasts, they were not immune to the slowing effect of the Tree Demon Druil.
The originally thunderous momentum suddenly stopped, and at this time, they were only less than 500 meters away from the city wall.
Last time, after enduring the attacks of 800 adult dragons, even though the Zither City had an overwhelming advantage, the Zither City still had the upper hand. But after that, Ye Yinxiu and the higher-ups of the Qin City had carefully analyzed the gains and losses of that battle.
The Dragons were not Qin City's strongest enemy. Their strongest enemy was the Faran Knights. The Faran Knights did not have huge bodies like the Dragons. The Magic Cannons only needed simple aiming to achieve glorious results.
Once the Faran Knights were scattered. Then, the power of the Magic Cannons would definitely be greatly reduced.
After discovering this problem. Ye Yinxiu, Oliveira, Anya, and the others had carefully analyzed the drawbacks of the Magic Cannons.
Every weapon had its own advantages and weaknesses. The ultimate goal of their research was to maximize the advantages of the Magic Cannons and minimize their weaknesses. Thus, they had come up with the strategy for today's battle.
Oliveira had fully implemented Ye Yinzhu's strategy. The Magic Cannons' attack speed was very fast, but it was not absolute. The distance between the Magic Cannons. Then. The possibility of dodging would be lower, but they couldn't get too close either. That was because the shockwaves from the magic cannons' attacks would harm them. After careful experiments and calculations, the Zither City's upper echelons realized that the range between 500 to 800 meters was the best range for the magic cannons. It was also the range with the most terrifying power.
Without Ye Yinzhu around, Oliveira became the person in control of the situation. When the Faran Army appeared, he started to analyze the situation calmly. Seeing that the Faran Army was about to attack, he also received Anya's order and started to prepare.
Attacking the enemy's mages was undoubtedly their first target. After all, Faran's strongest force was their mages. But at the same time, the Qin City's airspace had to be defended. Only then could the thick city walls be effective.
From the moment he saw the Pegasus Knights and Devil Condor Knights, Oliveira started to plan. He could totally let the Goblin Ripper attack the sky, but he didn't because he wasn't sure if the Goblin Ripper could cause real damage to the enemy. If it failed, it would alert the enemy.
Therefore, he set up this killing trap. While most of the attacks were directed at the enemy mages, he also created a trap for the Faran Air Force.
When the Pegasus Knights and Devil Condor Knights charged, they maintained a tight formation. This way, they could defend against the long-range attacks of the Qin City's army more effectively.
Therefore, when they were slowed down by Druil's attacks, their formation was still tight. At this moment, an earth-shattering explosion sounded.
The black cannons that silently protruded from the various mountains and city walls were already filled with terrifying elemental energy. Countless light beams converged from all directions and shot toward the 20,000 air forces in the sky.
Beautiful light beams drew a stunning rainbow in the sky. After this period of repair, the Qin City was no longer the Qin City when the Dragons first arrived. Compared to then, the Qin City now had a much more terrifying defense.
If the Faran Army fought against the Qin City on an empty plain, even all the forces of the Qin City combined might not be able to contend against them.
However, it was different here. This was the Qin City, the defensive fortress that Anya, Ye Yinzhu, and the various races of the Qin City had worked hard to build for a long time. Only in this place could the Zither City's battle strength be unleashed to the fullest, especially the Magic Cannons. Once the terrifying power was activated, the effect could be described as devastating.
There were more than 200 magic cannons, and when 200 dazzling light pillars soared into the sky at the same time, even the sunlight paled in comparison. The air that was supposed to be cold instantly became scorching hot, and all the energy burst out in an instant.
Paladin Gerard and Paladin Kong felt that something was wrong almost immediately. However, at this moment, the slowing effect that Treant Druil gave them hadn't ended yet, and it was impossible for them to escape from this area.
Fortunately, they had just fully activated their combat energy and faced the attacks of the magic cannons with their strongest defense. However, could their defense compare to the attacks of the magic cannons?
As the ultimate weapon of the Qin City, the power of the magic cannons was extremely terrifying. Almost all of the highest-quality magical cores that the Qin City had were from them.
Most of the 200 magic cannons were equipped with magical cores that were above level-8. Once the energy that had been brewing for a long time exploded and bombarded the same place at the same time, the terrifying power immediately caused a chain reaction.
Sloan's expression changed. When he saw the massive 200 light beams, his expression turned extremely grim. He could completely feel how powerful the energy was when it gathered together.
It was an attack that contained the power of forbidden spells. The energy beams shot out by every magic cannons reached the level of forbidden spells. When so many forbidden spells collided, the terrifying power was almost indescribable.
Although the defense of the pegasus and magic condors wasn't bad, they were far inferior to the huge bodies of the Dragons. The physical conditions of the dragons were top-notch among magical beasts, but they still couldn't resist the attacks of the magic cannons, let alone the magical beasts whose defenses were far inferior to the Dragons.
Wherever the magic cannons struck, the pegasus cavaliers and devil condor cavaliers vanished from this world. All they could do was use their defensive Battle Qi to weaken the terrifying impact of the magic cannons. Only the magical beasts' magical cores and weapons could barely be preserved, but their life imprints were completely wiped out.
What was even more terrifying was yet to come. When the attack power of 200 magic cannons condensed in the air at the same time, a terrifying chain explosion occurred. It was the most direct and terrifying energy storm. It was like a huge colorful halo that spread in an instant. The massive mana swept across the entire sky, and thousands of Faran knights in the center of the explosion turned into ashes immediately. Even the knights who were lucky enough to escape the impact were swept up by the violent energy turbulence. In an instant, the two Faran Air Legions were in chaos.
A volley of magic cannons had directly reduced their numbers by more than a third, and this wasn't counting the injured.
What kind of terrifying energy was this? The pegasus paladin Gerard's eyes had already turned blood-red. He relied on his level-9 mount and his strength as a rank-9 purple-tier to forcefully block the bombardment of three magic cannons. Even so, he was only one person, after all. Watching his subordinates, who had gone through thick and thin with him, perish under the might of the magic cannons, the sudden blow drove him crazy. He yelled frantically and gave orders.
"Take off, take off …"
This was the only order that Pegasus paladin Gerard and Magic Condor paladin Kong could give. However, how many Faran knights could still maintain their flying speed?
The tree demon Druil's second round of attack rose into the sky at this moment, but this time, the Faran knights could no longer maintain their previous leisurely posture to resist. In the turbulence of energy, be it the pegasus or the magic condor, they had temporarily lost their magical abilities. Their defense was reduced to the lowest level, and under this situation, their bodies couldn't stop the tree demon Druil's spears at all. Another thousand Faran knights fell from the sky.
The quality of the Faran knights was indeed amazing. Under the sudden attack, although they were flustered, they were much better than the Dragons. But compared to the dragons, they were in a much better situation. The surviving Mage Knights were executing the orders of the Holy Knights, desperately injecting their aura into their mounts. They flew into the sky with their mounts. They knew that if they wanted to survive, they had to escape from the enemy's attack range first.
Qin City once again used their actions to prove to the world that the airspace of Qin City was not to be violated.
When Pegasus paladin Gerard and Magic Condor paladin flew more than 1500 meters in the sky with their subordinates. With just a rough glance at the number of people remaining, their faces had already sunk to the point that it was almost dripping water.
Two legions, these were two legions of Faran knights. There were less than 12,000 of them that could still fly in the sky. More than two-fifths of them had died. Moreover. Even the surviving Faran knights were all injured to varying degrees by the turbulence of magic.
This was such a tragic situation. Ever since the establishment of the 12th Faran Legion. They had never suffered such a heavy blow before. This was due to the shocking defense of Qin City, but it was also due to the contempt in their hearts. If they had reacted earlier, perhaps they would have had a higher estimation of the tree demon Druid. Perhaps the situation would have been different. Even though the concentrated attacks of the magic cannons wouldn't have such an effect on them, the two paladins couldn't accept the fact that the aerial forces lost half of their combat power.
The Faran air force suffered a heavy blow. On the other hand, the Faran Legion was equally shocked. Just a moment ago. Just a second before the magic cannons were fired, the Faran Legion also suffered unprecedented pain.
When the tree demon Druil threw his spear, the Goblin Ripper also fired their super heavy crossbows. A total of 2,400 heavy crossbows shot towards the Mage camp. Even though the crossbows couldn't aim due to the interference of the magic barrier. However, when they arrived, Ye Zichen was stunned. It still dealt a huge blow to the Faran Legion.
The forging of heavy crossbow bolts was much more difficult than the forging of ordinary bows. At the same time, because of their huge size. These crossbow bolts could be forged in a way that ordinary bows couldn't. There was a small and crude magic array on the arrowhead of each crossbow bolt, but this magic array was carved out of mithril. Although the amount of mithril used was very little, it was still enough to make them magic weapons.
The attack power of the heavy crossbows was already very strong. When designing the magic array, the elite Goblins in the laboratory naturally wouldn't make a fuss about it. Hence, the effect of the magic array on the arrowhead was very simple, which was to break magic.
Even the defense of the Dragons would be terrified by these heavy crossbows, let alone ordinary humans.
The 2,400 heavy crossbow bolts tore the thin magic barrier apart almost immediately. In the next moment, they descended into that space.
Screams of agony could be heard. Not to mention Blue Mages, even Purple Mages wouldn't dare to use their bodies to block these heavy crossbows!
Even though Sloan's reaction was fast, and with the help of the two Holy Knights and Angie, the four of them tried their best to stop the heavy crossbow bolts, they were still unable to stop all of them in their shock.
The fact that the magic-breaking crossbows could be shot so far showed how powerful their mechanisms were. When they were shot, only a mirage could be seen in the air, and even the air was slightly distorted. Such a fast attack wasn't something that could be stopped by humans on a large scale. Even Sloan wouldn't be able to do it if he wasn't prepared.
More than five hundred mages had lost their lives to this round of anti-magic crossbow bolts. This kind of crossbow bolts didn't even need to hit a vital point. As long as they hit the body, it would definitely cause penetrative damage. A large amount of blood loss in an instant was enough to deprive a mage of their fragile life. Therefore, the number of casualties was much lower. Only the extremely lucky ones were only grazed.
Almost in an instant, all the spells that the mages were chanting were destroyed by this sudden attack. Even more than a third of the magic formations on the ground were damaged to varying degrees.
Killing the mages was equivalent to destroying the foundation of the Faran Army. Such a huge loss wasn't something that Sloan could bear. Before coming here, although he knew that the Zither City wouldn't be weak, he didn't expect them to be so powerful as to directly attack the Faran Army. Such a ferocious battle caught the high and mighty Faran Army off guard.
Sloan was enraged. He was truly enraged. He had naturally noticed the changes in the sky. In a single exchange, the so-called invincible Farlan Legion had lost nearly ten thousand men, almost one-sixth of their combat power. Sloan was furious, truly furious. How humiliating was this?
Not only was Sloan angry, but all the Faran people were also enraged. The attack of the Zither City didn't dispel their battle intent. Instead, it made them crazy and furious.
Mammoth Paladin Shaquille let out an angry roar. "Zither City, do you only know how to sneak attack? If you have the guts, come out of the city and fight. "
Oliveira cast a disdainful glance at Mammoth Paladin Shaquille and shouted in a deep voice, "You've invaded my Zither City, and you still want a fair duel? Isn't this the biggest joke in the world? No matter who you are, those who dare to invade my Zither City will be killed no matter how far away you are. "
Under Peja's command, the long-range army warriors directly used three rounds of arrow showers to express their determination to the Faran Army. However, they didn't achieve any glorious results this time.
Sloan, who had come to his senses, wouldn't give Zither City another chance. As Fa Lan's commander, he finally joined the battle. He rose from the sky and floated in mid-air. Along with him, a black cloud rose. All the arrows that entered the cloud disappeared like clay oxen entering the sea. Sloan's cold gaze pierced through the sky and looked toward the top of the Zither City's city wall. A huge pressure surged out.
The real battle was about to begin, but Oliveira had already disappeared from the top of the Zither City's city wall. At this moment, something that shocked the Faran Army happened again. In the sky, three thousand light spots rapidly flew over. Their target was the Pegasus and Devil Condor Knights who hadn't stabilized their footing yet.
Those were three thousand short arrows, but they were shot by the elven archers. The three thousand Horned Eagle Knights had already flown out of the Brenner Mountains when the magic cannons were firing. After shooting the first round of arrows, they confronted the enemies from afar.
Zither City definitely had all kinds of military units. These three thousand Horned Eagle Knights were mostly used for reconnaissance in the past. This time, they were finally going to step onto the battlefield against a strong enemy.
The Horned Eagle Knights only knew some wind magic, so they didn't have much attack power. However, when these wind magic were added to the arrows shot by the elven archers, the effect was completely different.
Accuracy and penetration were the special skills of the elven archers. Although the Faran Knights reacted fast enough and didn't die, many Faran Knights still had a few wounds on their bodies.
The real battle had just begun. Pegasus Paladin Gerard had already calmed down. He stared at the Horned Eagle Knights in the sky from afar. He didn't give the order to attack. Instead, he and the Devil Condor Knight quickly retreated with the remaining two flying knight groups. They left the Zither City's territory and coordinated with the rest of the Faran Army in the sky.
After the previous blow, the Faran Knights needed time to recover physically and mentally. Gerard's choice was undoubtedly the best.
Sloan pointed at the top of the Zither City's city wall. "Mammoth Knights, charge."
The Mammoth Paladin Shaquille had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Under Sloan's command, ten thousand Mammoth Paladins began their terrifying charge. They let out deep roars and rumbles as they charged towards the walls of Zither City like an earthquake. They raised their battle axes high in the air.
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