With everyone working together, a crude defensive line was quickly set up.
The Earth Wizard Apprentices used the [Rock Shaping Technique] and [Earth Spike Array] to create a circular defensive position roughly three hundred meters in diameter.
The Rune Masters bustled about both inside and outside the low walls, multicolored streams of light flowing from their fingertips as they engraved Warning Runes, Anti-Invisibility Runes, and Energy Interference Runes onto the rock surfaces.
The Blacksmiths took parts out of their Dimension Bags and quickly assembled three ruggedly built Rune Cannons. Their barrels were inscribed with blazing red patterns, and their muzzles were as wide as bowls, requiring two Apprentices to work together just to turn the bases.
A tense and oppressive atmosphere filled the air.
No one spoke. There was only the sound of heavy breathing, the sharp clang of metal on metal, and the subtle hum of runes activating.
