Laweier still had not figured out how the Gatling Gun from the game had appeared in reality.
By the time he came to his senses, the city wall had already been occupied by a large number of strangely dressed people.
The key was that Laweier knew all of them: Ghost Squad, the Holy Song Thugs, the SloLin Gang, the Dead Eye Execution Team... They were all characters from Strife.
In the blink of an eye, they had appeared atop the city wall, making Laweier feel as though he had somehow been transported into the world of Strife.
"General Laweier! Is General Laweier here?"
The shout from behind brought Laweier back to his senses. A messenger hurried up onto the wall and handed him an official order.
"Withdraw?"
After reading its contents, Laweier saw that the order had been personally issued by the King of Frost Country.
He was to immediately lead his soldiers back to the logistical base in Black Shell City.
"If my troops leave the wall, will there be enough people left to defend it?" Laweier asked the messenger as he folded the document in his hand.
"There will be. His Majesty said to leave it to these special soldiers."
The messenger pointed at the oddly dressed soldiers on the wall. He did not seem to have played Strife.
"Leave it to them? Since when were there so many of them?"
When Laweier turned to look at the edge of the wall again, the area around it had already been filled with terrorists, mercenaries, special forces operatives, and all manner of other characters from Strife.
The Frost Country soldiers originally stationed on the wall were all at a loss over the sudden appearance of these troops.
"I will obey His Majesty's command and return to central Black Shell