Land of Demons
Southeastern border.
The guards stood atop the watchtower, searchlights illuminating the night sky.
They diligently patrolled the area.
On this peaceful night, aside from the sound of the torches burning, it seemed there was no other sound to be heard.
Just as the guards thought tonight would pass as peacefully as usual, an explosion suddenly erupted in the distance.
A cloud of explosive smoke roared into the air.
"Hey! Look! What's that?"
A guard atop the watchtower turned around and called out to his companion, who was monitoring another direction.
He ran over, and the two of them looked toward the distance together.
Another explosion rang out.
At the same time, something dark and massive was drawing closer to them.
"What is it? An enemy attack?"
After seeing vague figures in the distance, the guard turned around and shouted toward the camp:
"Enemy attack!!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the explosions and shock waves, the enemies that crushed rocks and toppled trees finally revealed their true forms.
They were Stone Terracotta Soldiers that looked much like sculptures.
Golden light flickered in the eyes of several thousand Stone Terracotta Soldiers.
Moving in orderly steps and strict formations, they charged toward the camp with various weapons in hand.
Every step they took produced a thunderous boom.
The earth trembled, and the buildings shook.
Although they moved slowly, they were incomparably resolute.
The puppet army controlled remotely by Mōryō... silently marched forward.
"Everyone, attack!"
The guards resting inside the camp quickly put on their uniforms and grabbed their weapons. Using the steps, they rushed up onto the Wooden High Wall.
"Prepare—"
The signalman raised his arm. The archers nocked their arrows one after another and aimed at the enemy.
Once the puppet formation entered their range, the signalman immediately swung his