The war went on, with the enemy's tens of thousands of forces approaching the walls, more than a thousand of which were past level 20.
They were rained on by cannons or arrows, though it was notable that the cannons were usually absent where elements flew.
Fargo sneered, thinking Alterra was still too soft.
For a while, it was like this: attack and receive. Some were taken down—their life and deaths dependent on their levels—and some would get past these attacks and enter the shielded areas or the areas near the elementlaists.
The elementalists would continue to protect their own side, sending their own long-range attacks towards the walls. Similarly, Basset's main archers would rain down arrows from their distance beyond the scope of the sentries.
They would hit the occasional Alterran or mercenary. Oftentimes, their level or equipment was still enough now that they were still in the early stages of the war, but sometimes they'd fall backwards due to the force.
