Doomsday Roulette

Divine Artisan City has been in a passive state from the very beginning.

Being schemed against is naturally a significant aspect. After all, the second and third mechanical legions, along with the Jinmu and Bashan legions, have gone to other Survivor Fortresses, while the fourth mechanical legion and the Iron Lantern and Falling Hammer legions are stationed at Sijiekaer City, Dante Spaceport, and other locations to consolidate their defensive territory and deter other races.

Within Divine Artisan City, only the first mechanical legion, the special mechanical legion, and the divine artisan imperial guard remain. The rest mainly consists of logistics troops and reserves.

The first mechanical legion is fully staffed at 500,000, the special mechanical legion is also at 500,000, and the divine artisan imperial guard has 100,000 troops. This is the main force currently in Divine Artisan City, accounting for only about a quarter of the total military strength.

This number is still fewer than the beastman troops brought in this phase by Cloud Summit, not to mention the Alliance of Small Races and the Su Clan Alliance that are participating in the battle.

Of course, the fourth Iron Lantern and Falling Hammer legions, also stationed at this Survivor Fortress, have held back a significant number of attackers, resulting in the attacking side's biggest advantage being the rebellious dragon clan.

However, even with this, Divine Artisan City's military strength appears somewhat stretched.

There’s no way around it; every layer and every location requires a large number of personnel for defense. Although the city defense equipment is highly modernized and can operate fully automatically, this era is not solely a technological one. Ultimately, it is still the era of fuleira, and these devices need fuleira infusion to achieve maximum effectiveness. Therefore, not only can the number of users for each piece of city defense machinery not be reduced, in many cases, it needs to be increased, with some machines requiring dozens of people to operate together.

The combination of the machinery's inherent capabilities and the infusion of many people with fuleira creates the significant power of the city defense equipment, which poses a threat to the rebellious dragon clan.

So when the beastman troops assault the city, only a part of the first mechanical legion, around 100,000 soldiers, can meet them.

In terms of defending the main gate, this number is indeed insufficient, rather, it is very few.

Some personnel need to operate the machinery, and even fewer can truly engage flexibly in defense.

But these dwarf warriors and warriors from other races show no signs of fear. As they face the increasingly menacing beastmen, they begin their counterattack.

First comes the overwhelming assault of city defense facilities: arrows, giant crossbows, energy cannons, and ranged skills, among others. In siege warfare, the defending side inherently holds an advantage, not only in terms of superior vantage points but also in timely command.

The dwarf commander constantly adjusts his defenses based on the direction of the approaching beastmen and the thickness of their assault formations.

The clash of metal and flesh evokes a mix of fear and excitement, a rush of blood, in any era.

Many beastmen are struck by arrows, their bodies nailed to the ground, with many dying instantly. Those who are not immediately dead let out cries that catalyze excitement on the battlefield.

Even more terrifying are the giant crossbows and energy cannons.

The former, powered by mechanical energy, can severely injure even a giant dragon. Once these weapons strike the beastmen, their bodies are shattered.

The dwarf commander is somewhat astonished, not because of the troop shortage, but due to his confusion.

To dare to attack Divine Artisan City, gathering so many human and material resources, and expending effort to pull away a significant portion of the defending forces while bringing in the fearsome rebellious dragon clan for assistance, logically suggests that victory is assured and that it is a fight to the death.