Commander Han looked at the sky and immediately gave his orders. "All available ranged ability users should gather near the western wall. Do not allow those machines to reach the evacuation grounds."
Nearly fifty ability users moved into position.
Fireballs, lightning, ice spears, and wind blades rose into the air when the guardian units entered their range.
Several machines were struck, but their metal bodies were protected by thin energy barriers. Most of the attacks only slowed them down.
The machines returned fire.
Thin red beams fell toward the base.
Leng Pan spread her mist across the western section and condensed it into a water barrier above the streets. The first beams struck the water, turning part of it into steam.
The barrier weakened but remained intact.
"Those attacks are heating the water too quickly," she said as she replaced the evaporated section. "I cannot block all of them if they continue firing together."
