Outside the airship, Lyra braced one hand against the edge of the metal hatch and gripped her knight's sword tightly with the other. Sparks from the violent collisions before she ignited the air below, while the cold, dry currents at high altitude surged past her ears with an endless series of sharp crackles.
If this offensive continues at its current intensity, the defensive array will shatter within half a day. Once that happens, the defenders of Kelvis City will lose the protection of their magical barrier. Surrender will become their only option.
This was the first time magitech airships had been deployed on a conventional battlefield, and the results were truly gratifying.
Her gleaming silver bracer trembled with the vibrating hatch. Within her field of vision, the attacker whose every escape route had been sealed by the mages' restraining spells was completely exposed beneath the cannons.
