130. Contesting the Second Line of Defense

The three thousand bear clan mages, under the guidance of Mo Fei and the sixty other mages, had further honed their magical comprehension. Now was the moment for them to showcase their skills and put their recent training to the test.

With the massive army flanking them on both sides, Mo Fei led them to a strategic high ground. The enemy forces had already seized this elevation, knowing that holding the vantage point would allow them to inflict heavy damage upon the Imperial army. Mo Fei was determined to prevent large-scale casualties from the very outset. He intended to personally reclaim this key position as the signal for a full-scale assault.

Mo Fei’s magic was a straight-line attack, which was less effective in the highland battle compared to the bear clan mages' expertise. Thus, he delegated the offensive task to the lead mage — the one capable of conjuring instantaneous explosive fireballs.

The enemy’s landing troops possessed few ranged weapons, mostly just thrown javelins. Perhaps they believed their overwhelming numbers alone would intimidate the defenders, as had been their usual tactic. Mo Fei arranged a squad of giant crossbow-wielding berserkers to shield the mages; any enemy daring to show their heads would be met with a storm of arrows far superior in range and precision to the javelins.

Checking the fading light, Mo Fei gave a decisive signal. The lead mage raised both hands, and a massive fireball descended from the sky, crashing down upon the enemy atop the high ground. Instantly, all the mages began chanting, with several who had grasped the essence of these spells alongside Mo Fei summoning fireballs in the same manner. Hands lifted, fireballs rained from the heavens.

For a moment, both sides witnessed a breathtaking spectacle, but while the enemy saw devastation, the Imperial forces saw triumph.

The entire hilltop was leveled by the relentless magic assault. More than half the enemy defenders were killed or wounded, and the survivors fled in disarray. Thus, Mo Fei and his mages reclaimed the high ground, and from their commanding position, the retreating enemy tasted the full force of Mo Fei’s wrath.

Barely had they secured their stance when Mo Fei’s ice arrows screamed through the air toward the fleeing foes. Coupled with the bear clan mages’ continuous fireballs, many enemy soldiers were obliterated utterly. A breach suddenly tore through the enemy’s defensive line.

The all-out counterattack commenced. On the left flank, the Magic Martial Empire’s combined beast and human forces surged forward. As though obeying a hidden command, they sought to demonstrate their valor. The enemy, having never faced such monstrous attackers, had assumed that blades and spears would easily fell these beasts. Yet the ironclad creatures were impervious to such weapons, tearing through foes with relentless ferocity. The Magic Martial Empire’s forces were the first to break the enemy’s defenses, seizing the forward positions.

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