60: powerful catapult

Hearing this, the Minotaur Chieftain, Kote, turned to look at the wound on his shoulder, which had stopped bleeding, his expression somewhat gloomy.

But then, remembering something, he actually smiled:

"Flynn, let's forget about what just happened. You and I both know that neither of us will gain anything from fighting each other.

Since that's the case, let's not waste our energy!"

"Oh, are you saying that you beastmen are retreating?"

Seeing Kote's insincere expression, Flynn couldn't help but tease him.

Hearing this, Kote's huge Minotaur head showed an incredulous expression:

"How is that possible? I mean that there's no need for us two to fight, but everyone else can rely on their own abilities!"

It turned out that Minotaur Kote saw that, apart from the two of them, the beastmen had an advantage in other areas, so he came up with this method.

However, Kote didn't expect Flynn to agree; he was just probing.

But he didn't expect this to be exactly what Flynn wanted, as Flynn had come to Initial City precisely to hold him back.

He originally thought it would be another fierce battle, but it seemed it wouldn't be necessary now.

So Flynn, with a smile, replied under the surprised gaze of Minotaur Kote:

"Alright, I agree. But to prevent you from playing any tricks, the two of us must fly above the battlefield and watch each other during their fight!"

To perfectly complete the mission of containing Kote, Flynn also proposed his small request.

Kote thought about it briefly and felt it was nothing; flying wouldn't consume much energy, so he nodded in agreement.

When the two spoke, they were not far from the ground. Ordinary people might not have heard clearly, but those with a certain level of strength all heard their conversation.

Arthur, at the Silver stage, was no exception, and neither were the beastman officers outside the city.

Thus, the atmosphere between the two sides instantly became several times more tense.

Afterward, beastmen two thousand meters away began to take out siege Sharp Weapons from their storage equipment: catapults, siege ladders, and so on.

Due to the preciousness of storage equipment and the precision of siege machinery, the beastmen stopped after taking out two hundred catapults, each thirty meters tall.

Three hundred siege ladders and other tools were also brought out.

After all, Initial City was fifty meters high. At such a height, even Gold Knight level powerhouses could only barely jump up.

Needless to say, for others, so the beastmen needed corresponding tools to attack the city.

Two hundred catapults meant fifty for each city wall.

These catapults could suppress the defensive forces on the city walls when used, allowing their own soldiers to suffer fewer attacks and causing damage to the soldiers on the city walls.

Seeing the beastmen take out such Sharp Weapons, David and the others on the city wall couldn't help but change their expressions.

Someone exclaimed:

"Although beastmen are not as good as us humans in manufacturing, these catapults are an exception, capable of launching ton-heavy stones two thousand meters away!

With such weight and distance, if it relied on human strength, perhaps only a powerhouse among the Earth Knights could achieve it.

But fortunately, the launched stones are still much less powerful compared to an Earth Knight directly launching a Battle Qi strike at close range.

Our city walls can withstand Earth Knight attacks, so they can naturally defend against catapult stones.

But even if our city walls can withstand such an attack, the defending soldiers will likely suffer heavy casualties!

This will be a tough battle!"

"We don't have weapons that can attack such a long distance. Are we just going to be passively beaten?"

Mages can attack from long distances, but the strongest Magister in Initial City is only at the Magister level.

And a thousand meters just exceeds the casting range limit of a Magister; only a Grand Magus can cast spells from several thousand meters away.

A Legendary Mage can cast spells from dozens of miles away; otherwise, wouldn't they injure themselves when casting powerful Forbidden Curse Magic like Meteor Shower?

Of course, David and the others also brought some ballistae to Initial City, but the power of those ballistae couldn't reach two thousand meters away; fifteen hundred meters was their limit.

Calculated this way, it seemed they could only passively take a beating, which would be a huge blow to morale and unfavorable for their city defense!

Just as the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy, Arthur said:

"Have you forgotten my two Mountain Giants? They are the most natural catapults!"

"That's right, with the size of a Mountain Giant, throwing a ton-heavy stone two thousand meters is more than enough.

They can even throw it more accurately. So, we have the power to fight back!"

"As expected, we still have to rely on Baron Arthur!"

Hearing this, everyone quickly reacted, their spirits lifted, and some even began to flatter Arthur.

Arthur did not become arrogant from the flattery of others; instead, after some thought, he said:

"There are only two Mountain Giants, but the beastmen's catapults are attacking all four city walls simultaneously.

So, two city walls will have to endure catapult attacks for a period of time. You must pay attention to the morale on those two city walls.

Once the Mountain Giants finish dealing with the catapults outside two of the city walls, they will immediately go to support the other two city walls."

"Understood!"

Seeing Arthur's steady demeanor, everyone's excited emotions immediately calmed down, and they replied seriously.

After Arthur deployed the latest orders, the beastmen's catapults outside the city were also set up.

Of the two Mountain Giants, Zog came to the North City Wall where Arthur was, while Zoffy went to the West City Wall on the left.

Since the beastman soldiers would only fire catapults and not attack directly, Arthur's defending soldiers could hide behind the city wall to avoid damage.

So, the beastmen did not fire two rounds first, wasting energy.

Instead, accompanied by a deep attack horn sound that spread across the battlefield, the beastman soldiers began their assault, and at the same time, the catapults launched two hundred ton-heavy boulders.

Immediately, cries of agony filled the city walls of Initial City. A single volley from the catapults injured hundreds of people in Initial City.

This greatly boosted the morale of the beastmen, and the entire battlefield was filled with their excited howls.

But their joy lasted only a few seconds. Two subsequent whistling sounds that tore through the sky attracted the attention of many.

Those two whistling sounds originated from the Initial City walls and disappeared at the catapult positions behind the beastmen.

Afterward, there was only the tearing sound of shattering catapults and the dust kicked up by giant stones hitting the ground.

Before the beastmen could react, those two terrifying whistling sounds were fired from the Initial City walls at a speed of almost once every five seconds.

This was much faster than the catapults, which could only fire once every two minutes.

It was then that some beastmen realized that these terrifying whistling sounds were caused by the Mountain Giants on the city walls throwing boulders.

The boulders thrown by the Mountain Giants were specifically condensed by Earth Elementalists, making them extremely round and greatly improving the Mountain Giants' accuracy.

As Zog and Zoffy continuously threw boulders,

The beastmen outside the North and West city walls heard rumbling sounds coming from their rear from time to time, and the wails of the beastmen operating the catapults, causing their morale to drop at a visible rate.

Even their charging speed slowed down.