At Raymond's command, the defenders began their attack.
The two heavy ballistae on the city walls, still in relatively good condition, were the first to roar to life. Giant crossbow arrows, as thick as a child's arm, howled through the air, streaking straight for the high platform.
Meanwhile, Raymond waved his own Magic Staff, and a bone spear shot forth, aimed directly at the spell-casting Catastrophe Mage.
The Mages and archers also unleashed a volley of Fireballs, ice cones, and arrows with all their might, providing ranged suppressive fire.
However, the Blue Scarf forces, being the attackers, were well-prepared for such a response.
Elite heavy-shield soldiers immediately moved to block the Catastrophe Mage and the high platform. With a great roar, they slammed their man-high, iron-clad shields into the ground and onto the platform, rapidly forming an impenetrable wall of steel.
