By the edge of the city wall lay moaning, fallen giants, their weak defenses pierced from within, leaving these giants with blood-soaked faces, too horrifying to behold. Their shattered cheeks gasped like punctured bellows, the mountain winds whistling eerily through their wounds, chilling the hearts of those who heard.

Except for a few miserable souls who were unlucky enough to be engulfed in Demon Fire, most of the attacked giants did not suffer fatal wounds. After enduring the initial agony, the giants rose again from the ground, their anger inflamed, charging toward the city head.

Kodwen no longer bothered to question whether the warlocks had completed their duties. Gazing at the approaching giants, he prepared for a second attack. Just as he was about to issue the command, a deafening explosion erupted. The charging giants were suddenly hit hard, stumbling backward in a near-collapse.

Before Kodwen could comprehend what had happened, thunderous artillery fire roared over his head. The rapid and relentless barrage not only created a fiery sea before the city wall, stopping the advancing army dead in their tracks, but it also sent the heavily injured giants tumbling down. Many of them couldn't withstand the incessant bombardment, their knees buckling as they crashed to the ground.

"It's Mr. Shitang! It's Mr. Shitang's fire support that's arrived!" Kodwen, clutching a longsword in one hand, smashed his fist excitedly on the railing from the watchtower, declaring loudly. He then looked down at the fallen corpses of the giants against the city wall and commanded, "If those warlocks have completed the Anti-Air Array, have them clear these giants' corpses! Let the soldiers on the city head take this chance to rest for the upcoming battle, and replace them with a fresh batch!"

"Sir, but Samikina's orders were for the warlocks to withdraw after setting up the Anti-Air Array and releasing the Demon Crocodiles. They might not...," the guard beside him said, troubled.

"Just tell them it's my command! I'll hold them here! If Samikina has any issues, he can come to me. I'll take full responsibility, as long as I'm alive after this battle!" Kodwen shouted fiercely at the hesitant guard beside him, "Now go!"

"Yes, sir!"

Watching the soldiers orderly changing defense positions on the city wall and the continuous artillery bursts on the battlefield, a tense Kodwen finally felt some relief. At this moment, the rumbling cannon fire in his ears seemed like beautiful music. How did the people from the Foundation Plane create such far-reaching and powerful weaponry? Is this the science they speak of? Ah! If I survive this battle, I really want to record this cannon fire with a light and shadow ball to listen to every day, it would bring me comfort.

"Report! The allies from the Investigation Bureau have completed the final defensive measures. Miss Liang has left for the next battlefield to set up the last line of defense, Miss Xia and Mr. Ye are standing by, and a newly arrived ally is here to assist the Legion Commander."

The messenger's words snapped Kodwen back to reality. Hearing this news, he was overjoyed and quickly said, "Quick, invite them in! No, I will go myself!"

"Commander Kodwen, there's no need, we're already here!" Speaking as they entered were Xia Yu, Ye Ruozai, and Catherine, who had just arrived from Berniehu's position, ascending the watchtower.

"How's the city wall I set up according to your instructions working for you?" Xia Yu asked, looking at the battlefield of Asura Hell, smelling the burnt stench of corpses, fighting back nausea, she smiled and said.

"It's extremely useful! If not for this wall, we would have paid a hefty price in the first round of attacks!" Kodwen said, rubbing his hands together, pleading, "We were inadequately prepared before, but now I want to set up a row of spikes outside the city wall to prevent the giants from approaching, can Miss Xia still do this?"

"No problem!" Xia Yu said, glancing at the cleared ground below, agreeing, then stepping aside to point at Catherine behind her, and said, "This is Ka—," she stopped awkwardly, forcing a smile, "Miss Ka."

"You can just call me Catherine!" Catherine stepped forward and introduced herself, then she saw Xia Yu's puzzled eyes and in perfect Mandarin continued, "Didn't they say that as long as we don't reveal our full names? Don't worry, my full name is long!"

Thinking of the long full names of the ELS people, Xia Yu nodded knowingly and continued, "You should have seen Miss Catherine's abilities during the meeting, she is specially sent by Mr. Shitang to assist you in battle. In times of crisis, she and I will evacuate together, for specific combat matters, discuss them with her." Finishing her words, Xia Yu nimbly leaped off the watchtower. Beside her, Ye Ruozai nodded slightly at Kodwen and followed suit, his duty being to ensure their safety.

After glancing at the two who floated gracefully off the city wall, Kodwen turned back to Catherine and asked, "Miss Catherine, can you unleash the attack like that day?"

"Yes!"

"Can you control the range of the bombardment?" Kodwen asked again, having received a definite answer.

Catherine shook her head and pulled out a walkie-talkie from her coat, tossing it to Kodwen and pointing at the numerous drones vaguely hovering in the sky, she said, "I'm not the one directing this artillery attack. If you want to target something, you can directly issue commands into this dedicated walkie-talkie. On the other end is Shitang's mechanical avatar, which will direct the artillery coordinates with precision."

Holding the walkie-talkie like it was a treasure, Kodwen, after being taught how to use it by Catherine, roared into it excitedly, "Extend the artillery into the thick forest for continuous, unrelenting assaults on the giants within!"

After roaring, seeing that the artillery continued to fall on the original spot, Kodwen thought he hadn't been clear enough and shouted three more times into the walkie-talkie.

"Stop shouting, the other side is a machine, it heard you perfectly! Changing the artillery coordinates takes time, just wait a little!" Watching Kodwen shout like a fool into the walkie-talkie, Catherine rolled her eyes and reminded.

"Alright!" Kodwen held back, wide-eyed and waiting patiently. Moments later, when he saw rounds of artillery landing accurately in the forest, he couldn't help but clutch the walkie-talkie tightly, excitedly commanding, "Order the city's trebuchets to coordinate with allied artillery and continue launching Shadow Source Insects for more devastating blows to the giants!"

"Yes, sir!" At this moment, the morale of the Demon Race soldiers soared with the newfound artillery support, they responded in unison, when suddenly Kodwen felt a faint tremor beneath his feet. Leaning on the railing and looking below, he saw sharp dark spikes erupting from the ground outside the city wall, overturning the fallen giants continuously pushing outward.