"Teacher, why don't we just take the opportunity to attack?" A young man who was a little shorter asked modestly as he put down the binoculars in front of him.

"Huh? Offensive? Do you really think our magic cannon will work against those demons?" The old man replied calmly.

"Isn't it useless?" The young man asked with a confused expression.

"Haha." The old man smiled, and instead of answering directly, he told the story: "Once, there was a novice researcher like you, after being told to reduce the power of the magic cannon, not only did he not reduce the power of the magic cannon, but also doubled the output, and lowered the angle of the magic cannon by a few degrees, changing the target of the attack to the main camp of demons. Outcome...... Guess what?"

The clever young researcher could hear the meaning in the teacher's tone and replied, "Definitely... Didn't win, did you?"

"Yes. But it's not just that we didn't win." The old researcher let out a long note meaningfully, "Just as our magic cannon was about to hit the demon camp. A black barrier suddenly appeared. The next moment, our magic cannon was reflected back."

"W-What? Reflection?!" The young man was so shocked by the word 'reflection' that his mouth opened wide. The eyes are also wide, but because of the sunglasses, outsiders can't find out.

"That's right. Fortunately, our protective barrier was strong enough at that time to avoid a catastrophe. So since that incident, the city lord has completely forbidden the matter of 'high-powered magic cannons attacking the demon camp'."

"Original, so it is......" The new researcher's sideburns left a cold sweat. The fear of the demons that Pommai City was going to fight was growing in his heart.

Magic Reflex is a high-level magic, a high-level magic that is difficult for the Red Devil to touch for a lifetime.

"I didn't expect the demons on this side (of Pengmai City) to use a reflective barrier... Tsk..."The new researcher smacked his tongue in his heart and complained, "Hmm, I want to go home......!" ”

……

While the master and apprentice were chatting here, over there, the Red Devil Clan and the Demon Clan had already started a confrontation.

The necromancer brigade on the demon's side began to shake the bone staff in their hands, outlined a pitch-black magic circle, summoned countless black-purple fireballs and lasers, and began to attack those soldiers in front of the northern gate of Pengmai City. The demons of the other troops also began to raise their hands one after another, casting their own dark elemental magic.

Tens of thousands of magic balls are thrown from high in the air in the form of parabolas.

Thousands of dark elemental lasers also came from the ground and slammed in.

Hundreds of black-purple sword qi also flew out with the magic ball and laser, or galloped close to the ground, or drifted in an arc.

On the battlefield under this 'night', face this dense attack like a plague of locusts. Pomp Mai City did not go on the offensive in the same way, but went into full defense.

The soldiers who were in the front row of the battlefield activated the level 3 single barrier and the level 2 delay barrier that they had negotiated in advance.

In an instant, a huge red-gold semi-arc barrier with a height of 3 meters completely enveloped the soldiers lined up in a crescent moon formation in front of Pengmai City. And then blocked those sword qi and lasers that came from the ground outside the barrier.

At the same time, the soldiers in the middle of the crescent moon formation also activated their own barriers, and the pale red barriers of different levels and like water waves quickly wrapped the sky over the entire unit. Blocking, the magic bullet that fell from above.

The soldiers behind the crescent moon formation are relatively idle, mainly responsible for replenishing the barrier holes in time.

And in addition to these soldiers who were responsible for defending the barrier, those ordinary combatants also began their 'offensive'.

However, the target of their attack is not the demon on the opposite side, but is responsible for meeting the attack of the demon's side. (The barriers on the Red Devil's side are one-way, and you can attack the outer barrier from the inside)

Even the 5 magic cannons erected on the north gate of Pengmai City are operating in 'air defense' mode. (The mana cost of anti-aircraft mode is minimal, and a normal level 3 Red Devil soldier can make it run for 10 minutes.) About 40 rounds of anti-aircraft magic bombs are fired per minute. Each shot can intercept about 20~40 magic bullets. )

That's right, at this moment, Pengmai City is being beaten unilaterally no matter which way it is viewed.

(The soldiers, who served as scouts and messengers, did not move.) It may seem like paddling, but in fact, these two soldiers have already started their job - 'detection'. )

But that's what happens at the end of each year. If you keep it, you can continue to live a stable year for a year, and if you can't keep it, you will GG.

At the same time, this situation of being able to defend only is a normal manifestation of all the borders of the Red Cloud Empire. A city like Huaying City that dares to take the initiative is the only place in the whole country.

The sky is full of black and purple**, and the dark elemental lasers and sword qi that rage on the battlefield continue to attack without mercy.

Some of them crashed into the smoke area of the anti-aircraft magic bullets fired by the magic cannon and were slowed down, and then melted.

Some smashed directly into the soldiers' barriers, and there was an explosion.

Others were resisted by the warriors' magical attacks, and then exploded.

At this moment when the city of Pengmai is completely obscured by black clouds, it looks like fireworks are really set off from a distance. It's just that the color of the fireworks is very cold, dark, and there is no sense of festivity.

Two thousand warriors, all of them were so upright that they didn't even want to speak in order to conserve their strength. All of them are trying their best to use their defensive barriers, or use their own attacks to weaken or counteract the demonic magic.

It's a defense that has no fairness at all, and it can even be said to be a one-sided sadism of demons against humans.

Most warriors will be left unusable for days, if not weeks, after these ten days of defense. In severe cases, they may even fall into a coma or even die.

But there is no way, Pengmai City is an important fortress of the Red Cloud Empire, and it is a place that must not be missed, so almost everyone is desperately guarding it.

Although among the more than 2,000 people outside the city, some of the adventurers came for money, and some of the soldiers because it was difficult to disobey military orders. But more people are guarding their homeland with a truly patriotic heart.

(Once the defense is no longer enough, the magic cannon on the wall with enhanced parts will enter a high-power anti-aircraft mode, and 'consume a lot of mana' to fire a map cannon to clear the field.) )

……

However, how could the demon's attack be so monotonous.

Just after the demon's attack lasted for 10 minutes, their attack density began to drop to 80% of its initial level.

This means that demons will use magic that can directly invade the inside of the barrier - ranged construct or ranged fixed-point magic.