Being the focal point of the entire scene, Pei Yan's every move naturally drew the enemy's attention. Aleister, upon seeing Pei Yan land, recalled the information the Council City had gathered about him and turned to shout to the mage responsible for the city's defense magic array, "Increase the level of the defense magic array inside the city to prevent ground-based vibration attacks!"
Just as Aleister issued the command, the mage responsible for initiating the second round of forbidden spells above Council City also completed the deployment of the forbidden spell. As a large amount of elemental energy rushed out from the scroll, changes began to emerge on the earth outside of Council City. After a series of violent tremors, rows of ground spikes over three meters long rose from the earth, sweeping across the battlefield in a formidable march.
