At this time, except for a few lurkers forced out by the Earthquake magic, most were still releasing their attacks.
These blood red blades composed a forest of blood, raging wildly within the vanguard legion.
Swarms of soldiers screamed as they dodged, but they were powerless against the attacks that could emerge at any moment.
Although the overall direction of the attack was a straight line, it was very difficult to predict.
And the impact of the banelings' wave had almost torn the defenses on both sides apart.
After a few volleys, only 4 of the artillery's 16 magic crystal cannons were still capable of attacking.
At this moment, the zerglings positioned in the forest launched a charge.
The legion commander, his face ashen, shouted to the mage unit: "Defensive magic, release!"
The mages quickly cooperated, erecting the protective shields Xia Jin hated around the army.
"Catapults, launch the magic crystals directly!"
Twenty large catapults further back, which had not been targeted, let out a roar, launching magic crystals weighing dozens of kilograms.
These crystals had ignition devices; upon touching the ground, they instantly ignited and produced a startling explosion under the pressure of the impact.
Although their power was not as great as the magic crystal cannons, they could still kill many zerglings at once.
"Fortunately, I habitually have the insects spread out."
Xia Jin checked the losses; in just this short time, many zerglings had already died.
Two lurkers died from the Earthquake, and one died from a magic attack while relocating.
The banelings had died in their suicide charges.
Overall, the results were satisfying, but the strength of the kingdom's legion was indeed beyond imagination. After enduring these waves of sudden attacks, they used the brief time provided by the magical shields to quickly restore their formation.
As the swarm of zerglings at the front line charged in, the sword and shield phalanx composed of soldiers quickly stepped up. Every man roared as they collided with the terrifying insects.
Flashing blades and terrifying claws engaged in a bloody melee.
The battalions in the rear spread out, and two hedgehog phalanxes of 300 men each ran out. They all held metal spears over three meters long, forming a sharp network as they lunged toward the lurkers on both sides.
The brain bug immediately controlled the hydralisks lying in ambush on both sides to release acid at them.
The magical shields were soon broken under the attack.
Two squads of mages cast haste magic on the phalanxes, causing them to triple their speed. They instantly covered hundreds of meters, looking as if they were about to catch up and clash with the hydralisks here.
The nearby lurkers immediately provided assistance with their blood red blades.
But at that moment, more than ten Earth Spike spells flew from the rear.
Each earth spike was seven or eight meters long, like spears. They slammed deep into the ground and then exploded.
"Lost two more lurkers."
Xia Jin immediately had a small number of nearby lurking zerglings rush forward to block the opponents, and then ordered all hydralisks to focus their attacks on the enemy mages.
It could be said that the reason the swarm suffered such heavy losses was entirely due to these mages.
While a single mage did not cause as much damage as a magic crystal cannon or a catapult, once their numbers increased, the boost they provided to the army's strength was absurd.
"It seems I still underestimated these guys a bit."
Xia Jin exhaled and looked at the thirty archers beside her.
"So, there is one Tier 7 and three Tier 6 among you? Help me pierce the shields on the other side. Target the mage unit."
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the order, the four elven girls immediately leaped into the trees, reaching a spot two kilometers from the front line, and drew their bowstrings.
Countless elemental energy gathered in their hands, finally condensing onto a pitch black arrow.
These iron arrows had trace amounts of mithril on their surfaces, which could greatly enhance magical power.
With a release of their arms, four beams of light shot into the sky like shining meteors, quickly traveling three kilometers and slamming violently into the rear of the enemy line.
Boom!
The first Tier 6 magic arrow directly pierced the shield and slammed down hard below.
A violent explosion instantly dealt a heavy blow to this entire squad of mages. A fierce elemental storm formed a brief fire tornado, tearing apart the bodies of dozens of people on the spot.
The second!
The third, the fourth!
With several consecutive roars, nearly half of the mage unit collapsed.
"As expected of elves."
Xia Jin was a bit dazed.
Although she knew elven girls were suited for single target attacks, this level of power still left her feeling exceptionally surprised.
In this wave, over fifty mages died.
Among them were quite a few Tier 5s.
"Queen, do we need to continue the attack?" the leading green haired Tier 7 elf asked cautiously.
"One more wave. Attack the remaining mages."
Xia Jin knew that mithril was extremely precious. Even the elven race did not have many of these arrows; using them now was like bringing out their trump card.
The elven girls quickly drew their bowstrings a second time.
With a release, four iron arrows flew out, slamming hard into their targets.
Relying on her Zerg enhanced vision, Xia Jin saw that most of the other part of the enemy mages had also perished.
The reason they were not all killed was because the other squads were relatively scattered from each other, located in different parts of the army formation.
Although there were still about twenty mages left, they could no longer cover the entire battlefield.
Thus, taking advantage of the complete collapse of the shields, Xia Jin had the zerglings at the front intensify their offensive and diverted 1,000 insects to circle around to the enemy's right flank, preparing for a flanking assault.
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