Watching the alien army appear on the horizon, then glancing at his own troops, Rackel suddenly frowned.
There simply had not been enough time. They had only barely managed to reorganize the routed soldiers, with no time at all to train them. Forget about commanding them with any precision.
With the Supervision Team keeping watch, they could barely be used to defend the city. If given any other combat mission, they would probably collapse the moment they left the gates.
"Pass down the order: have the Magic Crystal Cannons fire a volley at the enemy camp!"
Rackel sighed.
Their own strength was lacking. Unable to launch a surprise attack before the enemy had gained a firm foothold, they could only use the Magic Crystal Cannons to give them a show of force.
The results did not matter. What mattered was boosting their own men's courage. One look at the soldiers atop the walls made that clear: before the enemy had even attacked, some people's legs were already trembling.
The thunderous cannon fire marked the beginning of the battle.
The incoming shells exploded, spraying mud all over the giant commander's face. That thoroughly enraged the general leading the troops.
The enormous creature, eighteen meters tall, swung a boulder one and a half meters in diameter and hurled it at the city wall, roaring, "Return fire!"
The giants in the ranks immediately sprang into action. Some swung boulders, while others uprooted trees... and flung them straight at the city wall.
A boulder falling from the sky smashed directly into three defending soldiers, instantly turning them into a bloody pile of flesh.
As if some primal memory of terror had been awakened, many of the defenders tossed down their weapons and tried to flee the battlefield. Rackel was so furious that he drew